The 21st century is all about being yourself, and if you’re going to be yourself, then you’re going to want to look like yourself. And why shouldn’t you? We all have different styles and tastes, and at the end of the day, what does and doesn’t look good or “fashionable,” is extremely subjective. This is true for a pair of jeans you might own for a couple of years, but…

Celebrity engagement stories: you can’t get enough of them, and neither can we. Thank goodness that this month we’ve got another big one. Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank has gotten engaged to boyfriend Ruben Torres, a former pro tennis player turned tennis coach and financial advisor for UBS. “Went on a hike and this happened! I am so happy to announce the engagement to my dear Ruben,” Swank exclaimed…

  Let’s talk proposals. Specifically, let’s talk about your dream proposal. You’re only going to get one shot at this, so you better make it count, right? You have years of engagement and wedding talk in front of you, and when you recount how the man of your dreams bent a knee and asked the big question, you want to be able to tell everyone he did it in a…

  For most of us, there are three purchases that are among the biggest and most emotional of our lives: a home, a car and – you guessed it – an engagement ring. The ring is likely to cost less than those other two, but most are still far from “cheap.” After all, who wants to give or receive a symbol of their everlasting love that comes off as cheap?…

Something new, something old, something… actually, let’s stop right there. Let’s focus on something old for today’s blog post. Specifically, I’m talking about heirloom stones, those beautiful gemstones passed down through your family over generations. Whether a stone was your mother’s, your grandmother’s, your great aunt’s or belonged to any other number of family members, it means something extra special to you – something that no one but you and…

It’s not every day that you get engaged, so when you do, you might as well go all out, right? That’s certainly the mantra newly engaged Mariah Carey and boyfriend-turned-fiancé James Packer adopted last month. Mariah has long been known for wearing enormous diamonds and plenty of them. In fact, some people even wonder if she has more carats in her home than your average jewelry store has behind glass….

When you get engaged and  then married, you know what to do with your ring/band, don’t you? You put it on your fourth finger of your left hand – it’s just what you do in Western cultures. Why? Well, because it’s tradition and a symbol of love, of course. OK, but that doesn’t really answer the question. What made this become a tradition, and when exactly did it all start?…

Well, we’ve all done it – we’ve made it through yet another year together. Can you believe it? Well, you should at this point. Yes, 2016 is still relatively young, but we’re far enough into it that you can no longer get away with accidentally writing the date as 2015 without feeling completely ridiculous about it. But while 2015 may be gone and fading in the rearview mirror, that doesn’t…

Was it fun? Was it everything you always dreamed it would be ever since you were a little girl? We certainly hope your big day lived up to all of your expectations and was a real dream come true for you. Hopefully it wasn’t too stressful or exhausting either, but even if it was, at least all that worrying and working toward it is over – you’re married now!  But…

Are you planning an engagement party? If so, congratulations! Few things in life are more exciting than saying “Yes” when the person you love bends a knee. Here’s to a lifetime of happiness together! But there will be plenty of opportunities for the two of you to spend quality time together later. For now, let’s talk about the party! Want to put together the best, most chic engagement party ever?…