Posts Categorized: Jewellery

Friday Five / Best Ring Boxes

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Safe guarding your wedding rings on the big day isn’t perhaps top of your priority list, but what about having somewhere as an adorable little keepsake for afterwards? I’m a total box/packaging hoarder so I reckon any of these would be such lovely mementos to keep for years to come. Here are my top five ring keepsakes [or for the gent who's looking to do some question popping perhaps!]

Chevron Custom Box – UrbanCollective / ‘YES’ ring bearer bowl – Paloma’s Nest / Apple Ring Box – Similar at Sapphire Lane Photo by Marianne Taylor / Pixie Faceted Wood Box – OhDierLiving / Macaron Ring Box – J’Adore Les Macarons

Tatty Devine – Cute & Kitsch Bridal Accessories

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I am a big fan of Tatty Devine jewellery, and always enjoy popping along to their super fun shop on Brick Lane. It’s choc full of colourful plastic accessories and is ridiculously kitsch and fun and my favourite item has to be their custom made name necklace (yes I have one!). Whilst their products may not be for a shrinking violet, this shoot by stylist (and dress designer) Zoe Lem shows just how you can make plastic jewellery work for your big day, and surprisingly it works so well! The bold and playful florals are great for a modern bride (loving the Caribbean Queen look above!) and for a more vintage inspired look there are more subtle and girly designs such as the Parakeet Bird Necklace below.

My love of bright colours, pretty flowers and name details are well and truly satisfied with these pieces above: Mexican Necklace (£84) Posie Bracelet (£72) Bride Necklace (£21). I’d happily sport any of these, and not even just for a wedding!

For more pretty and bright pieces visit their website – www.tattydevine.com

Styling and dresses/ Zoe Lem
Jewellery / Tatty Devine
Photography / Rhapsody Road

Eco Bridal Week – Lilia Nash Wedding Rings

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Whilst you may have your engagement ring sorted [or not, in my case, ha!] you might be looking for a well made but understated wedding ring. 
I love these sleek, simple but well made wedding rings by Lilia Nash. They are made to measure in a number of widths and finishes [matte, hammered, polished] but the best bit about these is that no new gold was used or mined to make them, and instead they are made from recycled sources.

To see more jewellery and details visit: www.liliandesigns.co.uk

Delicate + Unique Wedding Jewellery – RUST

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As you may [or not] know I am yet to be engaged* however as one does, I’m often to be found gazing through glass windows of jewellery shops, staring with intrigue at ladies’ fingers whilst on the tube and consistently trying on any of my engaged or married friend’s rings to find one that suits me. Feels me. Works for me. Looks great on me.
I have yet to find it [uh oh, if I cannot find the ring how the hell is he supposed to?!] mainly as I am not a ring wearer in day to day standards, and I’m also not one for platinum [though clearly, I would never look a gift horse in the mouth, but...]. There is a real lack of unique, quirky, non blingy, delicate and gold engagement and wedding rings – however RUST with their ‘traditionally unusual’ concept is definitely the closest I have come to the search. Hallelujah.
I first found RUST many moons ago, when I saw this pretty damn awesome wedding of two young creatives – Nao and Artemis [coolest names ever] who happen to run RUST. I was later kindly reminded by the fabulous floral queen Miss Pickering about them and I just had to share their beautiful designs with you.
All their jewellery is handmade in London [whoop!] and always stays true to the concept of authenticity and craftsmanship. Inspired by antique markets and history books they love finding treasures as much as they enjoy making them. And doesn’t it show. I love how they look old but are new – that I think is exactly the style I’d been searching for.
 

Just in case you were wondering which one I like. I ‘choose’ this one above. Let’s also not forget about the men either…

Take a look at their website for their jewellery collection and to shop the wedding collection online. And boys, if you aren’t sure – they even have a handy ring measurement guide. 
Thank you Artemis for letting me share your stunning creations!

*weird I know as I write a wedding blog, however I have been with MM for over 8 happy years so some might say it’s about time…