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Mark and Denise wanted a spectacular wedding, but one that was chilled out, full of games and sunshine – of course there was also the challenge of a second wedding….!

With St Valentine waiting just around the corner anxious suitors are getting ready to seize the day and pop that all-important question.
But what to pop it with? And what to tie the knot with once it’s been popped? How can we find engagement and wedding rings that share the love a little?
Well we can start [...]

Happy New Year! We hope you’re having a fun 2010 so far and not too put out by the snow if you’re in the UK.  At least it looks festive!
We’re kicking off the New Year with a special offer on ice of a different sort – the kind you might find sparkling on your finger. 
Yep, [...]

Robert Mugabe is using his army to take control of Zimbabwe’s diamond fields.
According to petitioning organisation, Avaaz, 200 civilians have been murdered in the process and the profits from these dirty diamonds – which could end up in our engagement or wedding rings – will help fund the ongoing violent political conflict in this troubled [...]

We have just had word from ethical jeweller extraordinaire, Fifi Bijoux Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit release 1996 the power of sex.mp3 that they are offering a new and – even more excitingly – FREE guide to choosing the perfect engagement ring.
Aptly titled ‘A Flawless Proposal‘ they’ll take you through [...]

This week’s featured supplier, Chocolate Couture, creates stunning handcrafted and bespoke ethical engagement rings and wedding bands for the socially-conscious couple.
But with the credit crunch biting, Gina of Chocolate Couture has some great news for the wallet-conscious couple too!
Special offer on engagement rings & wedding bands
To take advantage of this offer, all you need to [...]

The Proposal was a fairly lack-lustre affair. We had both been ill with a vicious flu-style bug, and off work for about two weeks. I was beginning to think I would never be well again, and if Toby whinged about feeling crap one more time I was going to kill him with my snot.
He started [...]

Our featured supplier this week is a familiar name to followers of ethical fashion.  Fifi Bijoux designs luxury ethical jewellery and features regularly in the weekend papers’ sustainable style guides (yesterday’s Times ‘Style’ magazine, for example) while also being recently shortlisted for an Observer Ethical Award.
Describing her products as ‘an intoxicating blend of conscience and luxury’, Vivien Johnston, [...]

Tim Rhode of Ingle & Rhode, ethical jewellery designers and our featured supplier of the week, shares some practical tips on choosing an engagement ring… over to Tim:
How to choose the right engagement ring?
Choosing a ring can be time consuming, expensive and stressful. So how do you find a deal that will leave both you and your [...]

For today’s post, we’re delighted to present an interview with this week’s featured ethical wedding supplier, ethical jewellery designers: Ingle & Rhode:
Name: Tim Ingle and David Rhode
Location: Piccadilly, London
Tell us a bit about yourself and your business
We offer ethical fine jewellery – engagement rings and wedding bands whose provenance we can guarantee. Our gold is [...]