Month: March 2011

  • Diamond Discovery in Arkansas

    A local couple recently discovered a 2.44 carat diamond while digging at the Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro in Pike County, Arkansas.  The pair, Melissa and Kenny Oliver,…

  • The Royal Wedding Rolls Along

    The Royal wedding is chugging along towards it April 29th deadline, and so far we have learned a lot, some we wanted to know, and some we are still left…

  • Amethysts Hit the Scene at Auction

    Fashion reports have been forecasting that a more neutral hue is on the rise with a predicted demand for Champagne colored diamonds and orange gemstones, and while the future is hard…

  • No Wedding Plans for Minnillo and Lachey Just yet

    Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo, like most newly engaged celebrity couples, have had a lot of rumors spread about their upcoming nuptials since Lachey popped the question in November of…

  • Reese Witherspoon Getting Ready to Walk Down That Aisle

    Academy award winning Actress Reese Witherspoon is reported to be getting ready to exchange wedding rings with her fiancé Jim Toth this weekend at her farm house in Ojai, California,…

  • Elizabeth Taylor: February 27th, 1932 – March 23, 2011

    Elizabeth Taylor was a silver screen legend, humanitarian, lover of diamonds, and overwhelmingly, almost compulsively, liked to take the walk down the aisle.  She was as well known for her…

  • Another Successful Sotheby’s Auction

    Sotheby’s auction house had another fine showing last week, bringing in sales of more than $2.3 million at its London auction house Thursday.  It was at their annual spectacular jewelry…

  • The New Verragio App Has Arrived

    It is funny how smart phone applications have become so prevalent today that the term ‘app’ has become part of our cultural conversation.  With that thought in mind, we introduced…

  • Jennifer Lopez to Model Diamonds; Officially

    Jennifer Lopez has been making a bit of a comeback lately, despite die-hard fans claiming she had not hit a career slump, with her role on the kinder, gentler American…

  • Green like the Emerald Isle

    Perhaps the most interesting fun fact of the day is that the original color of St. Patrick’s day was blue, but blue is in the past (I’m looking at you…