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- Feb 14, 2019
- 2 min
Friends First, Love Forever
Friends first. They say that this is the key to finding love that lasts forever. For Holly and Korey, this is the secret to the success in their relationship. For years, Holly and Korey were friends. They loved to hike and rock climb, always doing active things outdoors, they were never at a loss for adventure and for laughs. He trusts her. She has an incredible sense of self and empathy--A sense of adventure and exploration. He found with time that she brings him out of his
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Original Eve
- Jan 2, 2019
- 2 min
EMERGENCY Engagement Ring
After a month of holiday orders, shows, and numerous custom projects nearing the finish line, my Spotify playlist "Beachy Bliss" was playing on repeat as my brain drifted to countdown mode for vacation in West Palm Beach. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems was interrupted by an incoming call from a friend in DC: "Eve, my friend, Anthony, has an emergency. He needs a custom engagement ring made with his girlfriend's grandmother's opal in one week! It's an Emergency Engagement Rin
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Original Eve
- Dec 14, 2018
- 3 min
Edgard & Edgardo
Over a year ago, I received an Instagram message from Edgardo (Eggie) with an image of an Egg-Sized diamond listed for auction at Christies: "Something like this should do the trick!" It's not everyday that I am asked to create wedding bands for two partners with nearly identical names. It's also not everyday that I meet two people who are as well suited for each other as Eggie and Edgard. After nearly 10 years of courtship, Eggie and Edgard decided to wed and an Egg-Sized di
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Original Eve
- Dec 3, 2018
- 3 min
25 Year Refresh
"I have met your husband". This was the sentence Debbie's friend Sarah said into the phone . She excused herself from the table to call Debbie and notify her, immediately, of the discovery. Debbie and Gil met shortly thereafter at another group event. The connection was instant. Within a very short period of time, Gil had convinced Debbie not to purchase a new couch because he had just bought a couch and he was fairly certain they would be living together in only a few months
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Original Eve
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
Worth The Wait
Every few weeks, I sent Don a message. Maybe he had just forgotten to tell me that he and Kelsie had gotten engaged? Maybe he was waiting for an event I didn't know about? Maybe they skipped the engagement and went straight to the altar? I sent Don the finished ring in April. Kelsie had been intimately involved in designing the ring with us... She must have been losing her mind still not having it on her hand! I was losing my mind waiting to be able to congratulate them on th
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Original Eve
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
Media Mention: InStore Magazine
InStore Magazine, the leading Magazine for the American Jewelry Store Owner, included Original Eve Designs in the Earth-Loving Bridal Customer Profile. This Bride says "I DO" to preserving the planet with jewelry and accessories made sustainably. The article features the custom designed Baguette Wedding Band by me, Original Eve Designs, along with earrings by Dana Bronfman, a sapphire trillion ring by Bario Neal, and a vintage inspired locket by Just Jules. Please read the di
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Original Eve
- Jul 25, 2018
- 2 min
Sapphire Stunner
Almost everything is set for their wedding: They have a date, a venue, and excited family members who are eager for the knot to be tied. But after being long distance (intercontinental) for nearly two years, the groom only moved from Paris to New York a few weeks before we sat down to discuss making Hannah's engagement ring. That's right: They were engaged and planning a wedding without THE key ingredient: The Rock! Hannah and David met in Paris while Hannah was studying abro
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Original Eve
- Jul 20, 2018
- 3 min
Wish Upon A Wedding
Unlike most of the couples for whom I make wedding bands, Karen and Rich are already married. In fact, Karen and Rich met at 17, married at 22, and their bond has become tighter and more meaningful over the course of their 24-year marriage. Last September, Karen was diagnosed with Stage IV Ovarian Cancer after experiencing strange pains in her shoulder. She's a spin instructor and is acutely aware of her body. Now that she is in remission, her eyebrows have grown back, and sh
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Original Eve
- Jun 25, 2018
- 3 min
Swipe Right For "I Do"
A few weeks ago, I got a message through my website from someone I met about two years ago on Tinder. "I hope this isn't too awkward, but I'm in the market for an engagement ring..." Ok--So maybe I didn't really meet Bob through Tinder, though the app is how we became friends. Bob and I both attended the same small liberal arts college and our overlapping acquaintances and shared experiences in the idyllic Purple Valley make him an easy friend and an even easier client. Bob d
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Original Eve
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
Wedding Band Mania
Custom Wedding Band commissions have started 2018 with a bang! I love wedding rings, not only because they are the only element of the wedding to survive beyond the cutting of the cake and the hangover the next morning, but also because they embody the promises of marriage vows. Traditionally, a wedding ring is placed on the fourth finger, as this finger was believed to directly connect to the heart by way of the vena amoris, Latin for “the vein of love”. By encircling this f
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Original Eve
- Mar 7, 2018
- 2 min
Sweet Promises--Citrine Engagement Necklace
Not every engagement becomes official with a ring. Sometimes, the sweetest gesture of commitment and saying "yes" to each other comes in the form of a sweet thing... Having known the bride, Ko, for over a decade, the email from her partner asking for my help to make a symbol of his love absolutely warmed my heart. Ko is one of the most inspiring, intelligent, and kind people I have had the opportunity to meet. Throughout college, I admired her generosity and thirst for commun
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Original Eve
- Dec 31, 2017
- 2 min
From West to East: An East-West Setting
When I presented Sam with the finished ring, he leaned back in his chair and said a single word: Rad. Working with Sam was an absolute pleasure. He was trusting, relaxing, and genuine from the beginning--A sincere Southern California gentleman with a bushy beard and smiling eyes who just happened to fall in love with his boss. In many office environments today, boundaries can be blurred over community kitchen kegs and wall-less spaces. Regardless, there is a quiet understandi
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Original Eve
- Dec 12, 2017
- 2 min
Meet-Cute Engagement
I always love when my clients have a classic Meet-Cute--the moment when two people who are destined to fall in love meet in a zaney, unlikely, and unusual way. I am a bit of a hopeless romantic. I always cry when my clients text or call after they propose and receive a "Yes!". I'm not crying because I doubt the response or don't know the proposal is coming--I am always one of the few people who KNOWS what is going to happen. I cry because I meet amazing people and hear storie
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Original Eve
- Oct 13, 2017
- 2 min
Relationship Anthropologist
I am Eve: Gemologist. Designer. Relationship Anthropologist. For several years, I have made engagement rings and seen couples approach forever from many directions. It’s amazing to see the variety of ways in which people come to the same conclusion: This is my person forever. My job is to make symbols of people’s love. I make the jewelry she puts on when she wants to feel beautiful and the jewelry she wears every day as a constant reminder that she is loved by others and hers
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Original Eve
- Sep 12, 2017
- 7 min
Mini, Christine, & A Look Inside the Industry
We decided to get a drink at a trailer park themed dive bar. In folding chairs over frozen margaritas, one of my best friends of the past 20 years told me about the love of his life and I told him about the 4Cs. The illuminated pink flamingo over our table cast a glow of excitement over Mini (a nickname Sam acquired from me at the age of 10). This was better than take your child to work day! One of my best friends was learning about what I do and his enthusiasm was far from m
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Original Eve
- Aug 23, 2017
- 3 min
Eve Prime is Engaged
Dear Eve Prime, We have never met, but I have lists about who you are and what you love all over my desk. I even have images of you wearing your favorite blue dress in my Downloads, as well as pictures of you balancing a dime on your fingers in an attempt to display the scale of your slight frame. I know what you do, what makes you laugh, and what makes your blood boil. Over the past few months, I have been in long email conversations with your best friend and now-fiancé abou
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Original Eve
- Apr 17, 2017
- 4 min
"Party Trick" Ring
Every time I am asked to create an engagement ring, I feel an incredible flood of excitement. It is an honor and privilege to be asked to be involved in the moment two people commit to each other. As a single New York female, I am always amazed and in awe when I see two people come to a point where they want to declare their relationship to the world. With every couple, it moves me in ways that are hard to express, but no ring creation hit me quite as hard as the ring that w
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