Bridal Week: Part I – Jewellery Love Stories from Around the Globe

May 25, 2021

By Katerina Perez

8 min read

Bridal jewellery is all about atmosphere and drama, but also the subtler arts of romance, intimacy, love and commitment. The demand on engagement rings to live up to a lifetime of promises (and daydreams) could be crushing, but this selection of jewellers from across the globe have managed to rise above the expectations and create swoon-worthy pieces for all tastes. In celebration of Bridal Week on KaterinaPerez.com, here are four bridal jewellers with very different aesthetics, but equally beautiful creations for traditional, contemporary and avant-garde brides.

The best advocate for a bridal jeweller is a happy customer, which is why for Bridal Week, we’ve collated some charming real-life stories to share with you, courtesy of the brands described below. Whether it’s incorporating sentimental stones or proposing with a tin-foil ring, there’s a story here to tug on your heartstrings!

LX Antwerp diamond engagement ring

href=”https://www.gemmafj.com/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Gemma Fine Jewellery

Founded by Ori Vechler in 2013, Gemma Fine Jewellery has roots in Tel Aviv and a pathway that weaves through China and the luxury hubs of Hong Kong and Shanghai. Today, the brand specialises in extraordinarily proportioned diamonds for clientele in Asia, North America and the Middle East: think A-list engagement rings with an added splash of colour! Gemma Fine Jewellery designer, Trudy Chan, shares this story: “A client came to us wanting to surprise his wife with a pink diamond ring for their 10th wedding anniversary. They were the classic childhood sweethearts. They tied the knot shortly after college in their early 20s and are now living happily ever after in China with two lovely kids of their own. He decided on a radiant-cut fancy intense pink diamond and a timeless three-stone setting, with two heart cut side stones, which symbolized their two children.”

Gemma Fine Jewellery engagement ring and a pair of diamond earrings

Gemma Fine Jewellery heart-shaped diamond engagement ring

Gemma Fine Jewellery yellow and colourless diamond floral earrings

Gemma Fine Jewellery designs and creates bespoke diamond engagement rings, including this cushion-cut pink and colourless diamond trilogy

Gemma Fine Jewellery oval-shaped diamond tennis necklace

A trio of diamond rings by Gemma Fine Jewellery, including the green Zinnia ring

Gemma Fine Jewellery creates classic round diamond earrings for brides

A selection of yellow diamond engagement rings by Gemma Fine Jewellery

href=”https://www.instagram.com/miracle_jw/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Genuine Miracle 

Russian jewellery studio Miracle is continuing a long family tradition of creating bespoke pieces, like engagement rings and bridal suites, in collaboration with its customers. Miracle blends old and new, both in terms of its methods of craftsmanship and its take on design. Recently, the brand experienced a moment of fate in its showroom. A customer proposed to his fiancée with a foil ring and they both visited Miracle together to choose a piece. When browsing items in the brand’s ready-to-wear selection, the bride-to-be chose a beautiful engagement ring that was perfectly sized. Unbeknown to her, her fiancée had chosen the exact same piece some days earlier but hadn’t purchased it in case his beloved didn’t like it. Clearly, he knew her so well he made the perfect choice! When he got down on one knee in store, his bride joked that she would “have to think about it”, which made the Miracle team smile and added a touch of humour to a magical moment.

Miracle sapphire and diamond engagement ring

Miracle yellow diamond and colourless diamond halo engagement ring

Miracle diamond engagement ring and diamond-set wedding band

A duo of diamond-set wedding bands for him and her by Miracle Jewelry

Miracle bespoke bridal jewellery with emeralds and diamonds

Miracle wedding bands for him and her

Miracle sapphire and diamond bridal jewellery, including an engagement ring and matching earrings

Miracle bespoke wedding bands for him and her

href=”https://lx-antwerp.com/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>LX Antwerp 

Otherwise known as Laurence Bruyninckx Antwerp, LX has created an ingenious system of interchangeable rings that nest and stack together. Couples can choose bridal jewellery with their own combinations of diamonds, coloured gemstones, settings, styles and shapes to reflect their personalities. Perhaps also a good idea for the bride who can’t make up her mind! Laurence tells us the story of one of her most memorable customers: “Her fiancée purchased the ‘Bellona’ engagement ring and proposed. His bride-to-be was excited to find out my rings are named after Greek and Roman goddesses because her future husband was Greek! ‘Bellona’ was the ancient Roman goddess of war, which resonated with the bride as she served in the military police in the US Air Force. Now, this customer owns six of my rings and loves how she can wear a combination of rings stacked together with her engagement ring.”

LX Antwerp diamond engagement ring stack with princess-cut diamonds

LX Antwerp bespoke coloured gemstone and diamond engagement ring

LX Antwerp Juturna ring with a pear-shaped morganite paired with two Chloris diamond 'guard' rings

LX Antwerp specialises in diamond engagement rings and stackable creations for brides-to-be

LX Antwerp diamond stacking rings in white and rose gold

LX Antwerp diamond engagement ring

LX Antwerp diamond engagement ring with paired eternity ring or wedding band

LX Antwerp diamond and marquise-cut emerald engagement ring

href=”https://taylorandhart.com/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>Taylor & Hart 

 Taylor & Hart specialises in bespoke engagement and wedding rings that are designed in collaboration with its customers, whether at its showrooms in London and New York, or via a customisation process on its website. The brand has a ‘no limits’ policy when it comes to creating exactly what a couple wants, whether that’s diamonds, coloured gemstones or a remodelled heirloom. They’re also seeing a surge in couples shopping together, which means incorporating two people’s tastes and making something unique to them… no pressure then! Design Director, Kate Earlam-Charnley, says: “One of our customers had inherited a family heirloom that he thought might be perfect for his girlfriend but knew that the style needed updating. The antique ring had a wonderful presence with seven old European-cut diamonds in an opulent cluster design set in yellow gold. He knew that he wanted his girlfriend to be involved in the design process and they decided to honour the original design while still putting their own stamp and style on the ring. In the end, they decided to keep all the original diamonds and even added more. They also wanted to incorporate a snowflake pattern into the design and gave us creative license to come up with something wholly original.”

Taylor & Hart rose-cut diamond engagement ring with matching wedding band

Taylor & Hart bespoke rose gold engagement ring with a 2.52 carat radiant-cut diamond and split diamond-set shank

Taylor & Hart mixed metal wedding rings set

Taylor & Hart Elysium ring with a 2.57 carat royal blue sapphire

Taylor & Hart Purity ring with a 2.03 carat Asscher-cut diamond

Taylor & Hart Felicity ring with a 1.95 carat emerald

Taylor & Hart yellow gold eternity ring with diamonds

Taylor & Hart Divinity ring with 1.43 carat radiant bluish-green sapphire

I hope you will agree with me readers that the joy of bridal jewellery isn’t just in the jewel itself, but in the story that surrounds its creation, selection and, of course, the proposal itself. Discover Part II of this Bridal Week focus for more inspiring tales of happy couples.

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