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Fairina Cheng
5 reasons to ditch the traditional engagement ring
“Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” the saying goes. But we disagree, and so do a growing number of women. The traditional solitaire diamond engagement ring is falling out of fancy with modern brides. Here are five reasons to consider alternative gems and designs for your engagement ring.
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Laila Raza
How to pull off a micro wedding in Vegas, baby!
Kat and Tarquin got engaged at a heavy metal festival in Germany, so their big day was never going to be ordinary. For their wedding, they rounded up 18 of their closest friends and family and tied the knot in Vegas. We chat about their big day and how to pull off a micro wedding!
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Fairina Cheng
AliDan – A real life fairytale engagement
Serial entrepreneur, Dan Norris, wanted a ring that told a story. And not just any story – a fairytale. So he wrote an epic storybook proposal that captured their journey from the time they met to that spectacular moment he popped the question!
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Laila Raza
An Icelandic elopement
This is the story of how Dina and Rob eloped to Iceland and got married, with an Icelandic poet as a celebrant and a Schnauzer as their witness.
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Fairina Cheng
A proposal in paradise: Sebastian and Mary’s engagement
Right from the first time I spoke to Sebastian, it was clear that Mary was special. He proposed on Valentine’s Day at a luxurious, eco-friendly resort in Mexico, with a ring that matched the blues of the sky and the sea that surrounded them. This is their story!
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Laila Raza
Handmade with love: Dina & Rob make their own wedding rings!
One of the best parts about having your wedding rings custom made in the Fairina Cheng workshop is getting a behind-the-scenes view into how your special piece came to life. Dina and Rob decided to take it one step further, and try their hands at crafting each other’s wedding rings from scratch.
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Fairina Cheng
How Marnie gave Dad a Christmas gift to remember!
Marnie likes her jewels to tell stories. And when it comes to gifts for the special people in her life, thoughtful wins over generic any day. Here’s how we, with the help of a local gemstone cutter, turned her first childhood rock into a stand-out Christmas gift for Dad, “Mark”.
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Fairina Cheng
“She said yep”: A tale of romance with a sprinkling of vengefulness!
How a couple’s desire to one-up each other ended with them celebrating their engagement atop a Hawaiian volcano.
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Laila Raza
Your engagement stories: When opposites attract
They say that “opposites attract” and this was clearly the case for Linda and Ben. Right from the beginning, it was clear how different (and yet how perfect) they were for each other. This is their story, beautifully told by Linda in her engagement announcement on Facebook.
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Laila Raza
How to design an amazing piece of jewellery when you have no idea where to start
Here’s how you can create yourself a one-of-a-kind bespoke jewellery design that turns heads and starts conversations. All you need is to do is follow these 4 steps.
