by Ken Morris
Antique engagement rings are a unique and beautiful alternative to a new ring. The tradition of giving separate rings for the engagement and the marriage started in Victorian England. The first DeBeers diamond minds in the late 1800s helped increase the popularity of engagement rings.

by Kathleen Terrana
There are many places to find an inexpensive vintage wedding gown such as: thrifts shops, yard sales, consignment shops, antique stores, and even on E-bay. Shopping on E-bay will require you to look at the seller’s feedback. Make a list of questions, and offer to speak to the seller by phone.

Buying an antique diamond ring—whether as an engagement ring, a wedding ring, or for personal satisfaction—is always an investment. Considered as “nature’s perfect gemstones,” antique diamond rings can be priceless and rare especially if they contain high-quality and high-grade diamonds.

Collecting Vintage Lily of the Valley Handkerchiefs Hankies
By Luanne Oda
Vintage handkerchiefs make a wonderful collectible. They are still readily available and for the most part affordable. If you want to narrow your focus down some Lily of the Valley designs are some of the prettiest vintage handkerchiefs.

Your wedding day should be one of the most memorable days of your life. Why not give it that extra oomph by arriving and leaving in a in a luxury antique/vintage car. It is one of the most important days of your life; as such you should have the best.

Selecting wedding jewelry is a very important process for the bride as she works on putting together her complete look for her wedding day. Many times she will have the option of borrowing pieces from her mom or grandmother to incorporate the “something old” into her wedding attire.

The first time I saw my grandparents wedding pictures, I fell in love with my grandmother’s dress. I told her that very day, I would wear her dress on my wedding day. Luckily, she had been preserving it. Her gown reminded me of a gown I saw on Audrey Hepburn in the movie Funny Face.