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‘Luxury Picnic Wedding Inspiration’ – An Outdoor Orange and Teal Celebration
Today’s styled shoot is full of fun and full of colour, as we head off...
8
Oct
2026
By Boho
Steffany and Kevin chose the lush setting of Terrazas Flamingo in Costa Rica for their destination wedding, bringing together loved ones for an intimate and vibrant celebration under the trees. Their invitations featured a thoughtfully hand-painted watercolor of Costa Rica — a sweet preview of the tropical story to come. There wedding took place on 8th February 2025. The ceremony took place under the trees, with the warm Costa Rican sun filtered through leafy shade. A broken floral arch framed the couple, with large, lush arrangements full of tropical greenery and vibrant texture standing tall on either side as they exchanged their vows. X-back chairs lined the aisle, and soft pink and natural details gave the space a romantic, grounded feel. The day was planned to perfection by Mil Besos Costa Rica and captured by Olivo Film.
7
Oct
2026
By Boho
If you are having your wedding bands made rather than picking them off a tray, the honest working number is six to eight weeks between placing the order and the wedding, and a little longer if you want engraving or a diamond setting. That window catches a lot of couples out, because a made-to-order band behaves nothing like a stock ring. There is no shelf to pull it from, and no quick resize the week before. The ring is built to you, and the making takes real time.
Here is how the process actually runs, and where the weeks go, so you can slot it into your planning without a panic in the final month.
How long custom wedding rings take to make
photo by Bacalao Films – full wedding here
Get sized when your hands are behaving
Finger size is not fixed. It moves with heat, salt, exercise, altitude and how much water you are holding that day. A measurement taken on a hot afternoon after a gym class can be half a size larger than the same finger first thing on a cold morning.
For a ring you will wear for decades, get sized when your hands are at a normal, settled temperature, and ideally more than once on different days. Tell the jeweller how wide the band will be, because a wide band sits more snugly than a thin one and usually needs a slightly larger size to slide over the knuckle. If you know your hands swell in summer and you are marrying in July, say so. The maker can allow for it rather than you finding out on the day.
Decide on metal and finish before you fall for a photo
Metal sets the cost and colour of the ring, and it decides how the ring ages, so make it early. Yellow and white gold are the common choices, with rose gold a warmer third option. Each comes in 18kt or 14kt, the higher number softer and richer in colour, the lower harder and more affordable. Platinum is denser and more hard-wearing, and it develops a soft patina over time that some people love and some want polished back out.
Finish matters just as much and is easy to overlook. A high-polish band shows fine scratches sooner than a matte or brushed one. White gold is usually rhodium plated for that bright white look, and that plating wears and needs redoing every few years, so it is worth knowing before you commit rather than being surprised later. None of these is the right answer for everyone. Pick the one that suits your hands and your daily life, not the one that looked best under studio lighting.
photo by onelove photography – full wedding here
6
Oct
2026
By Boho
At the edge of Narragansett Beach in Rhode Island, at North Beach Club House Ploy and Ryan hosted a relaxed wedding day on 19th July 2026, centered on the natural beauty of their waterfront setting. Making the ocean the star of the day felt like an effortless task. Cascading greenery and bright pink and purple flowers complemented the North Beach Club House, creating a colorful visual language that quickly became one of the couple’s favorite details. The ceremony was officiated by Ploy’s sister and included a Buddhist prayer reading shared by one of their best friends. Sunlight streamed across the wooden deck, where the altar was framed by the Atlantic Ocean. Ploy and Ryan’s happiest moment was seeing one another for the first time at the altar. Bubbles were released as the couple was pronounced officially wed. Nautical touches appeared throughout the celebration, from seashell artwork to an abundance of ocean blue details. At the reception, sweet, fresh bud vases in a mix of colorful vessels continued this airy, whimsical energy at the tables. The color story of pinks, yellows, and greens felt like a collection of sea glass gathered during a day of beachcombing. Ploy and Ryan dined at their own table, marked by a “just married” banner draped across the front, before the evening continued with a barbecue buffet and a first dance on the covered patio to Van Morrison’s “Sweet Thing.” The day was captured by Symula Media Group.
5
Oct
2026
By Boho
Best Places to Buy a Diamond Bracelet in 2026
Editor’s Pick: Shopping specifically for a diamond bracelet? Rare Carat comes out on top as the best place to buy a diamond tennis bracelet online. It’s the only name here that puts a bracelet through the exact same checks as anything else it sells, real certification regardless of price, an in-house look at every stone, and actual photos of the piece rather than a stock image. Gemologist access, a genuine refund window, and a lifetime manufacturer’s warranty round out why it lands at the top.
Diamond bracelets cover a lot of ground, from a single-stone bangle to a full tennis-style line of stones, and each style brings its own thing to get right. Here’s how five names handle that range, checked in September 2026.
photo by schankz
1. Rare Carat: Best Overall Online Destination for Diamond Bracelets
A bracelet’s diamonds get graded individually and checked in-house before the piece ships, laser inscription confirmed against the report under 60x to 110x magnification, backed by UV fluorescence testing as a second pass. That consistency check matters across every bracelet style Rare Carat sells, a multi-stone piece with mismatched stones is an obvious flaw the moment it’s on a wrist, and a single-stone piece deserves the same scrutiny regardless.
Rare Carat’s fine jewelry catalog runs past 5,000 pieces total, and bracelets draw from that same pool: diamond tennis bracelet styles, bezel-set lines, and stackable pieces, each available in yellow, white, or rose gold, plus platinum. The same three build paths for rings apply here too, order a design exactly as shown, swap one detail like the metal or stone shape, or start from a blank page entirely with a gemologist’s help. Certified and ethically-sourced natural and lab-grown diamonds both run throughout, not a smaller shelf carved out for either.
Pros:
- A comparison-powered, merchant-of-record retailer, meaning the purchase happens directly with Rare Carat rather than through a separate seller
- Every stone individually graded and checked in-house, not just spot-checked across the piece
- Over 2 million diamonds to draw from, all GIA, IGI, or GCAL certified
- Real HD photos and 360-degree video on the actual piece, not a stock rendering
- Free 100+ GIA-certified gemologist access, useful for matching stone consistency across a longer piece
- A 30-day return window, free resizing within that same 30 days, insured shipping, and a 100% money-back guarantee
- Financing and jewelry insurance both available at checkout
- A 5.0 average across 9,000-plus combined Trustpilot and Google reviews, including a “Best in Jeweler, United States” Trustpilot title
Cons:
- Crypto doesn’t make the list of payment options here
- Shipping stops at the US and Canada border for now
Photo by Fruit_Cocktail
2
Oct
2026
By Boho
Caroline and Mae were married on 20th June 2026 in Deerfield, Massachusetts. From the circular ceremony seating arrangement to the emotional acoustic set during cocktail hour, Mae and Caroline’s woodland wedding was all about bringing their community together and celebrating what makes them unique. They wanted to be surrounded by the elements and their favorite people, and the result was a lovely garden party that felt relaxed yet elevated. Their decor was full of dried floral and fruit accents, which created such a unique, colorful aesthetic. The day was captured by Ari Marie Photography.
