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Take Off Your Rings and Wash Your Hands

March 15, 2020 by WendyB

In December, when actress Emma Stone showed off the pearl engagement ring given to her by writer/director Dave McCary, my first thought was, “I have to write that ‘Pearl engagement rings are bad‘ blog post AGAIN? Nah … I’m not gonna.” A few weeks later, actress Michelle Williams was spotted wearing what looked like a…

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Filed Under: diamonds, engagement rings, Jewelry, rings, wedding bands Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, ring cleaning

Wedding Wednesday: Brown Diamond for a Dude

August 28, 2019 by WendyB

Two years ago, I shared this photo of a brown-diamond engagement ring that I custom-made for a man to wear. (It’s shown next to one of my own platinum styles.) View this post on Instagram Man's 18K gold yellow ring with brown diamond, shown next to my own platinum thumb ring. Custom-made for a gorgeous…

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Filed Under: engagement rings, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, video, wedding bands, works in progress Tagged With: brown diamond, engagement ring for man, man engagement ring, nontraditional engagement rings, wedding jewelry

Wednesday’s Video: The Wedding Band

March 6, 2019 by WendyB

Last July, I did a video about how I — a jewelry designer with plenty of secure places to keep jewelry — lost my wedding band. This was no store-bought ring, either: My wedding band and engagement ring were the first two pieces I designed, years before I got into the business. Recently, it dawned…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, engagement rings, Jewelry, rings, video, wedding bands Tagged With: custom engagement rings, custom wedding bands, jewelry vlog, nontraditional wedding jewelry

What Wendy Wore: Abigail & Max Got Married

May 25, 2018 by WendyB

It’s fun when I get to make the engagement ring and wedding bands for a couple and then attend the wedding. That’s happened a few times. (Whenever you hear someone stage-whisper, “THANK GOD!” when a wedding band smoothly goes on a finger, you know there’s a jewelry designer among the guests.) Last weekend, I had…

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Filed Under: customer of the day, diamonds, engagement rings, Fashion, favorite brands, gorgeous clients, gorgeous friends, Jewelry, my designs, outfit post, skirts, wedding bands, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: wedding, wedding dress

Wednesday’s Video: Engagement Ring How-To

May 9, 2018 by WendyB

People frequently ask me how to pick the right engagement ring.  In this week’s video, I offer my expert advice, based not only on my 13 years in the jewelry business, but also on my own personal engagement-ring story. Don’t forget to check out the related links in the video description on YouTube for some…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, diamonds, engagement rings, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, redesigns, rings, video, wedding bands Tagged With: engagement ring redesigns, how to propose

Jewels of the Month(s): Custom Wedding Bands in 18K Gold

March 27, 2018 by WendyB

I wanted to show these two custom wedding bands together, so I’m squeezing in the Jewel of the Month for March just in the nick of time — alongside the very belated Jewel of the Month for February. One of the great things about the jewelry business is that my customers often become good friends….

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Filed Under: engagement rings, featured jewel, jewel of the month, Jewelry, rings, wedding bands Tagged With: custom wedding jewelry, nontraditional engagement ring

Wednesday’s Videos: Mangagement Rings and More

March 7, 2018 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: Custom work, engagement rings, Jewelry, Press, wedding bands Tagged With: wedding jewelry

Wendy Brandes Wedding Jewelry on Engagement 101!

March 6, 2018 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Custom work, engagement rings, interview, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, pictures of me, Press, rings, video, wedding bands Tagged With: wedding jewelry inspiration

Year in Review: Jewels of the Month for 2017

December 29, 2017 by WendyB

At the end of the year, I tend to feel like I didn’t do as many new designs as I wanted to … via GIPHY … so it’s good to take a look back and appreciate everything that has been accomplished! While my Jewel of the Month posts usually feature my newest designs, I also…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Custom work, earrings, engagement rings, featured jewel, feminism, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, redesigns, rings, wedding bands Tagged With: anza gems, ethical gemstones

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

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