16

Dec

2025

Bridal Style: How Lab-Created Diamonds Are Making Unique Engagement Rings More Affordable Than Ever

The journey of choosing an engagement ring should feel exciting. But the moment you start exploring your options, the numbers tend to climb fast, leaving you feeling overwhelmed.. That’s where lab created diamonds come in. They are changing the game in the most refreshing way possible. They’re giving couples room to dream bigger, design bolder, and get truly unique engagement rings without holding back.
And the best part? You can do all this without compromising on quality, beauty, or craftsmanship.

Let’s break down how lab-created diamond engagement rings make standout designs easier—and more fun—to say yes to.

How Lab-Created Diamonds Are Making Unique Engagement Rings More Affordable Than Ever

photo by  Red Eye Collection – full wedding here

The Freedom to Explore Unique Designs

When couples start shopping for diamond engagement rings, they often discover that their favorite designs involve intricate settings, distinctive shapes, or larger center diamonds. Traditionally, these custom elements came with a hefty price tag, which meant many people played it safe with simpler silhouettes.

Lab-created diamonds change that dynamic entirely

Because they’re created with advanced precision technology, they give you the freedom to explore more creative ideas, like oval halos, east-west settings, toi et moi silhouettes, or an elongated cushion design you’ve had saved on your Pinterest board for years. You don’t have to compromise your vision. You can actually bring it to life thanks to lab-grown diamonds.

photo by Doni Persada

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15

Dec

2025

‘Champagne and Hot Chocolate’ Modern Christmas Wedding Inspiration

With only 10 sleeps till the big day the blog has taken on a strong Christmas theme. Today I am carrying on the Christmas theme with this modern super stylish and sassy Christmas themed styled shoot. The shoot took place on 27th December in Minneapolis in Minnesota and features Jennifer and Rick our real life couple. This shoot was filled with stunning florals, champagne, a hot chocolate station and all things gorgeous. All captured perfectly by Samantha Burke Photography.

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12

Dec

2025

Cocktails for Every Wedding Season! – It’s a Merry Christmas Cocktail

If you are anything like me you will LOVE a cocktail! I just adore it when a bride and groom has their own signature cocktail at their wedding. A his and her cocktail is always a great touch and a great way to add some glamour and a bit of fun into your wedding reception. Christmas and cocktails go hand in hand, so the guys at Elmore Court have been kind enough to share with us some of their favourite cocktail recipes and pair them up to a season. No matter when your wedding is there will be the perfect cocktail for you. So get stuck into our selection of delicious cocktails, just call it wedding research!

It’s the most wonderful time of year, for a cocktail party! December is full of glamorous black tie weddings, candlelit Christmas ceremonies and sparkling new year’s eve cocktail weddings. Now weddings will be back to normal we thought we’d celebrate and get in the mood with a little cocktail party.

So pull up a seat at the bar and join us in taste testing the best wedding cocktails and signature drinks for all seasons…

Winter wedding cocktails 

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11

Dec

2025

Bridal Style: Why Rose Gold Engagement Rings Are the New Bridal Fashion Essential

Some trends go away. Others redefine what timeless beauty looks like. Rose gold engagement rings is definitely the latter. They’ve emerged as the modern bride’s favorite — a perfect fusion of romance, warmth, and individuality. From fashion-forward brides to lovers of vintage charm, rose gold offers something rare: a metal that feels classic yet utterly fresh.

Why Rose Gold Engagement Rings Are the New Bridal Fashion Essential

photo by Brandon Horn

A Hue That Speaks of Modern Romance

There’s something poetic about rose gold — it blends rich yellow gold with copper’s blush tone, resulting in a soft, rosy hue that complements every skin tone. It’s a color that feels warm, romantic, and effortlessly elegant. Unlike yellow gold, which leans more traditional, or white gold and platinum, which feel distinctly modern, rose gold offers the best of both worlds: timeless in its appeal yet trend-forward. And because of that balance, it enhances the diamond’s brilliance with a gentle, flattering warmth that elevates the entire design.

For today’s brides, that balance is exactly what makes rose gold so appealing. Rose gold doesn’t compete for attention; it lets the design and craftsmanship take center stage.

photo by avagyanlevon

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10

Dec

2025

Cory and Regan’s ‘Hallmark Christmas’ Winter Wedding by Adam and Becca

With only two weeks to go before Christmas Eve, I am getting the blog well and truly into the Christmas spirt. Today I have this delightful ‘Hallmark Christmas’ themed wedding for you, full or winter wedding touches and lots of Christmas cheer. Regan and Cory chose a cosy and intimate wedding day, choosing to share it with just their closest friends and family. A chilly but beautiful outdoor ceremony, followed by a cosy cabin reception complete with mistletoe, fir cones and lots of burgundy and navy accents. Big thanks to Adam and Becca for the lovely photography.

Not only was our wedding our dream come true but it was simply the perfect cozy winter day. The whole event was a Hallmark movie being played out!

Regan and Cory were married on 14th December 2023 (which was also their 4 year anniversary). The ceremony was at  Smith Rock State Park (Located in central Oregon’s High Desert in Deschutes County, Oregon) with the reception at Sunriver Resort (Sunriver, Oregon). ‘We are both originally from Columbus, Indiana. However, in 2021, we moved across the country to Bend, Oregon. We instantly fell in love with the area and wanted to share that with our loved ones. Smith Rock State Park was the first place that we went to hike when we moved there. We fell in love with the breath taking views and from there it was one of our favorite locations that we took everyone who visited to. Sunriver Resort offers so many special events and activities to their community that we quickly started to go to all of their holiday gatherings and special events that they had. There is something to do during all of the seasons so we would go as much as possible and try to do something different each time. The locations gave the perfect cozy outdoor cabin feel that highlighted the holiday season. The locations that we picked were both near Bend and in the same county. This was a very intimate and small wedding. We had two officiants who were both very dear friends of 10+ years. We also went with the tradition of having a maid of honor and best man. In the audience was Regan’s mother and Munch (Regan’s Family Dog) as well as Cory’s mother. One of the officiant’s husband and the maid of honor’s husband and 6th month old son. We were engaged for approximately 1.5 years (August 21, 2022). Since we wanted a winter wedding we choose to wait a little longer instead of trying to throw everything together. We enjoyed the long engagement as it gave us plenty of time to plan everything without any stress.’

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