Holiday Engagement

Christmas, Custom Jewellery, Engagements, Weddings

Are you planning a holiday engagement? Read on, you’re not alone! Winter is the time of year when proposals peak. During the festive season, Christmas Eve is the most popular day of the year, Valentine’s Day is next and Christmas Day is third in popularity. But it’s only the start of November you say, I’ve … Read More

What a Girl Wants

Custom Jewellery, News, Weddings

A well known bridal magazine “The Knot” thinks it knows what a girl wants: Here are some of the results of their annual survey, do you agree? Almost half of all brides use their mobile devices to browse and research ring styles prior to getting engaged Grooms are more focused on the style of the setting while brides are more … Read More

WedLuxe Summer Fall 2015

Fashion, Fine Jewellery, Inspiration, Weddings

WedLuxe Summer Fall 2015 is on newsstands now! Featuring Angela Betteridge Jewellery and Anne Sportun Rose Gold rings. Readers logging in to the webpage link shown on the ad will receive a very special offer on their Anne Sportun ring purchase. Take a look at the WedLuxe website for some fabulous wedding planning inspiration.

Canadian diamond

Canadian Diamonds, Custom Jewellery, Fine Jewellery, Gifts, Weddings

I recently assisted a lovely young man from half way around the world with a purchase of Canadian diamonds. I enjoy helping people and I always take great pleasure in sharing my knowledge of Canadian diamonds and their guarantee of origin. It’s a colossal process tracking rough diamonds through to polished diamonds and keeping standards up along the way, thankfully there are … Read More

Life and love

Custom Jewellery, Inspiration, News, Weddings

Spring is in the air, nature’s circle of life and love continues! “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote those words in 1835 in a poem about a soldier passing by the place where he spent his childhood. In reading the words of the poem, it still rings … Read More

Engagement Ring Survey Says…

Custom Jewellery, News, Weddings

The wedding publication ‘The Knot’ conducts an annual survey about engagement ring shopping and as I am curious type I have done a bit of my own research to corroborate their findings. I have been speaking with lots of great young men (and not so young!) about what’s important to them when shopping for their … Read More