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Valentine’s Jewelry: Toi et Moi Rings

February 14, 2022 by WendyB

I’ve been obsessed with “toi et moi” rings since 2013, when the diamond and sapphire engagement ring that Napoleon Bonaparte gave to Josephine de Beauharnais went up for auction. Embed from Getty Images But even before then, I liked the double takes that two-stone rings get, no pun intended. In fact, one of my earliest…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, diamonds, featured jewel, gems, holidays, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, Press, rings, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, weddings Tagged With: anza gems, bridal jewelry, engagement rings, toi et moi, wedding jewelry

Easter-Egg-Gagement-Versary

April 12, 2020 by WendyB

Ten years ago, to celebrate Easter, somebunny named John Muggenborg gave his gorgeous girlfriend Olivia an egg-gagement ring. I love the egg-hunt story, which John shared in a comment on an Instagram post I did last year. Happy egg-gagement-versary, John and Olivia! By the way, this the only time I agreed to do a temporary…

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Filed Under: diamonds, engagement rings, Jewelry, rings, Special Occasions, weddings

Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2018

December 31, 2018 by WendyB

For 2017, I was proud to be able to do a “What Wendy Wore” year in review post featuring 12 slow-fashion outfits. In 2018 — despite Henry David Thoreau’s famous “… beware of all enterprises that require new clothes” — some of my most notable looks did require something new. I mean, I normally don’t…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, clothes, designers, dresses, Fashion, homegrown vintage, outfit post, parties, pictures of me, travel, vintage, vintage designers, weddings, What Wendy Wore, year in review Tagged With: homegrown vintage, jacques tiffeau, slow fashion, time person of the year party, versace, zang toi

What Wendy Wore: Temple Fancy, Square Casual

August 31, 2018 by WendyB

When I mentioned last week that I’d been admiring the Egyptian jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I held back on what brought me to the museum.  This was not your ordinary cultural outing, but the fantastic wedding reception of Ben Cotton and Abigail Fisch, which was held in the museum’s Temple of Dendur….

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, outfit post, pictures of me, shorts, t-shirts, vintage, vintage designers, weddings, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: ootd, what i wore

Wednesday’s Video: My Wedding Band Has Gone AWOL

July 25, 2018 by WendyB

MrB and I celebrated our 17th anniversary on Sunday with a low-key local dinner.  I wore a t-shirt and denim shorts rather than the Gareth Pugh outfit I wore for our previous two anniversaries. Another thing I wasn’t wearing was my chunky wedding band. Why? Because I lost my own damn ring! I always give…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Jewelry, rings, video, weddings Tagged With: jewelry advice, jewelry insurance, wedding band

Throwback Thursday: Eryn Wearing Something Borrowed

December 28, 2017 by WendyB

My right-hand woman Eryn got engaged in this February and married in September. I previously mentioned that Eryn had her eyes on my opal lariat necklace for her big “something borrowed” jewelry, but wound up selecting a different design. Here’s a belated photo of her mom helping her with my one-of-a-kind Selene moonstone necklace. When…

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Filed Under: Custom work, earrings, engagement rings, Eryn Patton, gems, Jewelry, my designs, necklaces, rings, Special Occasions, stud earrings, Throwback Thursday, wedding bands, weddings Tagged With: nontraditional wedding jewelry

Jewel of the Month, Part II: Abigail’s Engagement Ring

December 14, 2017 by WendyB

Every day, I get three or four emails in which someone claims to be a “big fan” of my blog and offers me $50 to publish a guest post (which often includes the dreaded “infographic”). Of course, anyone who truly is a big fan of this blog might have noticed that I haven’t had a…

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Filed Under: customer of the day, diamonds, engagement rings, featured jewel, gems, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, platinum, wedding bands, weddings Tagged With: engagement ring inspiration

Wednesday’s Video: Jewel of the Month, Part I

December 13, 2017 by WendyB

The Jewel of the Month post for December comes to you in two parts this time. Our topic is the sapphire-halo engagement ring that I created for my dear friends Abigail and Max. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve already gotten a sneak peek. A post shared by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, diamonds, engagement rings, featured jewel, jewel of the month, Jewelry, Special Occasions, video, weddings Tagged With: engagement ring inspiration

Congratulations to Eryn and Donnie!

September 2, 2017 by WendyB

My right-hand woman Eryn is finally wed to her right-hand man, Donnie! Check out Eryn’s beautiful non-white gown. Stay tuned for more and better photos of the dress … and the Wendy Brandes wedding bands! In the meantime, here’s Donnie working on his duckface. His pout is coming along nicely!

Filed Under: Eryn Patton, Special Occasions, weddings Tagged With: nontraditional wedding gown, wedding day

Here Comes the Bride!

August 4, 2017 by WendyB

Woot! We’ve got the official photos of our beautiful bride, Alyssa Brownell, wearing my 18K gold snake tiara as her “something borrowed” at her wedding last month in Manhattan. These were taken by my own wedding photographer, Bill Fredericks, for Heathwood Photography. In addition to the tiara, Alyssa wore my Cleves swan earrings in 18K…

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Filed Under: dresses, gold, gorgeous friends, hair, Jewelry, my designs, Special Occasions, weddings Tagged With: tiara, vera wang, wedding gown

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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