The phrase “bigger is better” has always applied in Texas, and it was no different when it came to the Fine Jewelry Auction hosted by Heritage Auctions in Dallas held this past December. The entire auction, which sold diamonds ranging anywhere from 3 carats to just over 18 carats, totaled $4.2 million, with many pieces…
People love to say that love is in the air around the holidays, and New Year’s Eve is a built in celebration; a combination that makes this past week the most popular time of year to get engaged. And so many celebrity couples followed suit this year, with a couple surprising announcements and some not-so-surprising…
There is nothing more New Year’s Eve centric or iconic than the Time Square ball drop in New York City, which symbolizes the end of the year gone by and helps to usher in the new one. Although it may look like a tiny flicker on your television screen at home, it is actually 12…
The year of 2010 is quickly winding down to a close, and with so many break-ups, make-ups, and shake-ups over the past twelve months, it is hard to choose the best events of the year. However, at Verragio we like to focus on the positive, so in honor of a Happy New Year to come,…
Like clockwork, wedding rumors pop up regarding certain celebrity couples, regardless of age, longevity, or depth of their relationships, ranging from the most reliable to ridiculous. However, no matter how implausible the rumors, they circulate for the simple fact that they are fun to speculate upon. So in the same fashion that top fashion designers…
Yesterday, Zara Phillips, granddaughter to the Queen of England, announced her engagement to English Rugby Player, Mike Tindall. And so begins the battle royale. Because Phillips is also the cousin of the newly engaged, and daily headline inducing, Prince William, who announced his engagement a scant 8 weeks ago. Today’s comparison comes just hours after…
It seems another royal wedding is in the works, as Zara Phillips announces her engagement to her longtime boyfriend, Mike Tindall. Phillips is the daughter of Princess Anne and Granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, but not a royal herself. Princess Anne decided not to bestow titles, such as Princess or her royal highness, on her…
Round cuts are an all-time classic when it comes to engagement rings, and Emerald cuts are fast becoming a new classic with celebrities like Eva Longoria and Heidi Klum, but there are still some people out there who think it is okay to be a square. There are a variety of cuts that can retain…
There were a slew of celebrity weddings in 2010, as well as a number of prominent engagement announcements. With the year shortly drawing to a close, here is a list of some of the more popular diamond engagement ring trends from this past year. Non-Diamond Rings In 1947 DeBeers created the slogan, a diamond is…
Shania Twain, famous for her love songs, is reportedly giving marriage another try, according to the publication The Daily Mail. Twain, one of the biggest Country to Pop music crossover artists ever, topped the charts for fourteen years with many songs written or produced by her then husband Mutt Lange, until the couple separated in…