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Posted in Engagement Rings and Wedding Bands on Feb 11th, 2009
Turtle Love Committee is about emphasizing thoughtfulness and sweetness in our relationships. Wedding and engagement rings are important social signifiers, but the message should be about commitment, not about wealth.
The notion that an engagement ring should cost two months’ salary confuses the issue. (Check out this link from adiamondisforever.com for explicit details.) Yes, if you spend [...]
Posted in Engagement Rings and Wedding Bands, Literature on Nov 25th, 2008
Here’s an interesting take on the engagement ring traditions, taken from Emily Post’s Pocket Book of Etiquette, 1970. Check out the image below, if you want to read it “in the flesh”.
THE ENGAGEMENT RING
It is doubtful that the man who produced a ring from his pocket upon the instant that she said “Yes” often existed [...]
Posted in Literature on Nov 14th, 2008
Anne of Green Gables was a major source of inspiration for the Committee as it launched on its quest to build a collection of beautiful nondiamond engagement jewelry. Lots of kids (including several members of the Committee) have grown up reading of Anne’s exploits. Here’s what Anne had to say about diamond engagement rings, which [...]
