Thank you, thank you, thank you to the judges of JCK’s Jewelers’ Choice Awards for selecting my toi et moi ring for ANZA Gems as a finalist in the category of colored stone jewelry over $10,000. The JCK editorial team also got to choose five personal favorites, so a special thank you goes out to…
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Wendy Brandes Jewelry in the Press
Thank you to both JCK Magazine and National Jeweler for their recent coverage of my new Concierge program! I introduced Concierge just before the holidays last year, but it’s really blossomed with our third retail partner — Alexanders Jewelers in Columbus, Ohio. Excited to have @wendybrandesjewelry now on hand to show our VIP Couture clients….
Last Chance: Get Your Gold Conference VIP Code!
Here’s a reminder for you: I’ll be speaking on two panels at annual gold conference hosted by Initiatives in Art and Culture, which is taking place this Thursday, April 12, and Friday, April 13, in New York City. Use my VIP code — WENDYB — to get a discount when you buy your tickets through…
Wednesday’s Videos: Mangagement Rings and More
A big thank you to jewelry writer Amy Elliott, who gave me a shout-out in this Yahoo! News story on “mangagement” rings. I happen to be very proud of a gorgeous brown-diamond mangagement ring I made last year. Man's 18K gold yellow ring with brown diamond, shown next to my own platinum thumb ring. Custom-made…
Wendy Brandes Wedding Jewelry on Engagement 101!
As you might guess from the name, Engagement 101 is the site for everything you need to know about engagement rings and proposals. EVERYTHING! There are different proposal ideas for different seasons, a checklist, a schedule — damn! This is thorough! I’ve walked quite a few men (and women) through the proposal process, but from…
Thanks for the Instagram Love
Thanks to National Jeweler for showing some Instagram love to one of my ANZA Gems x Wendy Brandes designs! That time @wendybrandesjewelry and @anzagems wowed us with these beautifully cut stones in the loveliest setting. Can you guess what the gems are? #jewelry #jewelrylove #gems #showmeyourrings #lovegold #agtaspectrum17 A post shared by National Jeweler (@nationaljeweler)…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in the Press
Thank you to the people and publications who mentioned my work in the past few weeks. Amy Elliott of JCK included me in her “Jewelry Holiday Gift Guide, Naughty Edition,” declaring that my NSFW necklace in sterling silver is perfect for the friend who sends filthy emails. InStore Magazine’s December issue said that my pearl-and-tsavorite…
Wendy Brandes Wedding in JCK Magazine
A big thank you to Amy Elliott of JCK Magazine for today’s write-up of my recently announced Wendy Brandes Wedding collection! CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY. I love the way Amy describes my Queen of Scots tiara: “It’s glitz-free, feels more like a Victorian antique find than a newly minted design, and, as you…
Introducing Wendy Brandes Wedding
The solid-gold Queen of Scots snake tiara that I unveiled (ha!) last month on gorgeous bride Alyssa Brownell was the start of something new: The Wendy Brandes Wedding collection. Thank you to Brecken Branstrator, who covered the new collection for National Jeweler today. She was a nominee in the editorial category at last week’s Womens’…
InDesign and in the Times!
I’m so excited to share this news! The two-finger ring I did as a collaboration with ANZA Gems won first place in the colored-stone category in the InDesign Awards. The winners were informed of the results a couple of weeks ago, but we had to keep it on the down-low until the official announcement was…