Handmade Weddings: Diamond Setting
I love jewelry. I love designing jewelry, making jewelry, wearing jewelry, and looking at jewelry. And as a bride-to-be, I was so excited (and lucky) to have the opportunity to design a ring around the most beautiful diamond I have ever seen. I was initially drawn to "Cherish – precious topaz" by Al Krafcik aka …
Etsy Finds: A Gift from Groom to Bride
I have to admit that I had no idea that I was supposed to buy my bride a gift for our wedding — wasn’t marrying me enough? (No.) Thankfully for me, my father pulled me aside and told me that I needed to get a gift and that it was a great opportunity to add another memory to the wedding. My first instinct was to go with …
Handmade Weddings: Dispelling the DIY Myths
Sometimes your family just doesn't understand. Are you being pressured to avoid using DIY elements in your wedding? Khris Cochran, the author of The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects For Your Ultimate-of-a-Kind Wedding and its companion website diybride.com, offered to dispell some of the myths about DIY for …

