http://www.experiglot.com/2006/05/19/some-frugal-ideas-for-wedding-and-party-favors/ Because you shouldn't need an MBA to be savvy about finance and business Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:34:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.experiglot.com/2006/05/19/some-frugal-ideas-for-wedding-and-party-favors/comment-page-1/#comment-117331 Morgan Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:52:34 +0000 http://www.experiglot.com/2006/05/19/some-frugal-ideas-for-wedding-and-party-favors/#comment-117331 I love your site. And you're not an oddball. I have a lovely ring with an asha and lab alexandrites. Prettiest thing on earth and my fiance didn't have to sell an as-yet-unborn-child to afford it. If you do a page with recommendations for wedding jewelry, you should post links for Mcgivern jewelry (they sell wholesale to the public) and betterthandiamond.com (lab diamonds that really are better than the real thing--and don't support a war-torn Africa.) I love your site. And you’re not an oddball. I have a lovely ring with an asha and lab alexandrites. Prettiest thing on earth and my fiance didn’t have to sell an as-yet-unborn-child to afford it. If you do a page with recommendations for wedding jewelry, you should post links for Mcgivern jewelry (they sell wholesale to the public) and betterthandiamond.com (lab diamonds that really are better than the real thing–and don’t support a war-torn Africa.)

]]> http://www.experiglot.com/2006/05/19/some-frugal-ideas-for-wedding-and-party-favors/comment-page-1/#comment-535 When did diamond engagement rings become standard? » Tue, 23 May 2006 15:15:31 +0000 http://www.experiglot.com/2006/05/19/some-frugal-ideas-for-wedding-and-party-favors/#comment-535 [...] Since I’m writing on the topic of weddings and such, I decided to look into the whole history of diamond engagement rings. This topic piqued my interest a while ago, since every (woman) friend I have who’s gotten engaged received a nice sized diamond ring with the proposal. (I didn’t, but I’ve always been an oddball when it comes to being a girl.) Two of these friends have also assured me that my husband has a duty to buy a diamond for me sometime during our marriage, a belief I find very amusing. [...] [...] Since I’m writing on the topic of weddings and such, I decided to look into the whole history of diamond engagement rings. This topic piqued my interest a while ago, since every (woman) friend I have who’s gotten engaged received a nice sized diamond ring with the proposal. (I didn’t, but I’ve always been an oddball when it comes to being a girl.) Two of these friends have also assured me that my husband has a duty to buy a diamond for me sometime during our marriage, a belief I find very amusing. [...]

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