http://offbeatbride.com/2007/05/diamonds-haven%e2%80%99t-always-been-forever Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:12:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/05/diamonds-haven%e2%80%99t-always-been-forever/comment-page-1#comment-923 Holly Fri, 25 May 2007 19:46:14 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/05/diamonds-haven%e2%80%99t-always-been-forever#comment-923 My fiance and I were against diamonds for the ring partially for political reasons but also because we're just not into the hype. I resent being pressured by all the ads and the magazines and the wedding industrial complex. He ended up finding me a lovely antique sapphire ring, and it was really cool to research and learn that sappires were a traditional engagement ring choice long before diamonds became the thing to have as a result of heavy De Beers advertising in the 1930s. My fiance and I were against diamonds for the ring partially for political reasons but also because we're just not into the hype. I resent being pressured by all the ads and the magazines and the wedding industrial complex. He ended up finding me a lovely antique sapphire ring, and it was really cool to research and learn that sappires were a traditional engagement ring choice long before diamonds became the thing to have as a result of heavy De Beers advertising in the 1930s.

]]> http://offbeatbride.com/2007/05/diamonds-haven%e2%80%99t-always-been-forever/comment-page-1#comment-918 Laura Fri, 25 May 2007 14:29:09 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/05/diamonds-haven%e2%80%99t-always-been-forever#comment-918 That's not fair. You CAN get conflict-free diamonds. For example, mine is a Canadian mined diamond..which means it came from Canada, no dismembered children involved. I understand the avoidance of diamonds because of where they can come from, but there ARE other places diamonds come from. That's not fair. You CAN get conflict-free diamonds. For example, mine is a Canadian mined diamond..which means it came from Canada, no dismembered children involved. I understand the avoidance of diamonds because of where they can come from, but there ARE other places diamonds come from.

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