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All you have to do is visit www.groomgroove.com and tell the world about the groovy way you proposed. Make 'em laugh. Make 'em cry. The future groom with the best story will win a free set of platinum wedding rings. Love lasts a lifetime, and so will your platinum wedding rings. Enter now!

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How to Remove a ring that is stuck on your finger

Most of us own and wear rings. It might be for fashion, or it may be your wedding band. Either way, you've probably gotten a ring stuck on your hand at least once, and you know how troublesome and difficult it can be to remove said ring. Some may just have large knuckles like myself. In any case, I have a few helpful tips to get that pesky ring off

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Groom chooses palladium for his wedding ring choice

Lainie Friedman recently married Scott Gutterman at Crystal Plaza in Livingston, NJ. The groom chose a palladium wedding ring from Novell. The bride, who prides herself on being a smart shopper, had this to say about Scott's selection - "We love the ring. I think it screams, 'I'm strong, stable, solid and forever- just like the man wearing it!' "

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Titanium Wedding Rings on Amazon.com

Strong, durable and hypoallergenic, a titanium wedding ring may be the suitable choice for the extremely active outdoorsman. The metal is very lightweight and can certainly take quite a bit of abuse. Its unique coloring also helps a titanium wedding ring stand out from the rest of the crowd.

Customize Your Wedding Rings - Why Settle For Ordinary?

From TransWorldNews.com:

Have you ever looked inside a jeweler’s showcase at wedding rings, and viewed a selection of styles that were close to what you have pictured in your mind, but not quite what you were envisioning? Wedding ring manufacturer Novell can help solve that problem. Almost all Novell wedding rings can be made wider, narrower, in different metals (platinum, palladium or gold), with different finishes, and much more. Their customization capabilities set them apart from nearly all other companies vying for a more visible position within the wedding ring industry landscape. Your ring can literally be made your way, and just for you within a relatively short period of time. So when you think of the word “custom” and are looking for a wedding ring with that special touch - think of Novell. Why settle for ordinary?

Novell Also Helps You Choose the Right Metal for Your Wedding Ring
Need help with choosing the right metal for your wedding ring as well? Novell has recently released its latest brochure - Choosing the Right Metal for Your Bridal Jewelry. This brochure is designed to help the average consumer decide which metal will be the best choice for their wedding or engagement ring, as it is not only a symbol of love and celebration, but can also be an asset to be treasured in the years ahead. Choosing the Right Metal for Your Bridal Jewelry is available as a free download on Novell’s website, and at authorized retailers nationwide.

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Just Men's Rings Adds Men's Titanium Diamond Rings

From PressRelease365.com:

DALLAS, TX -- In a move that will change the nature of men's titanium ring sales, Just Men's Rings of Dallas, Texas has brought forth a line of titanium wedding bands with genuine diamonds for under $100. Never before has a major ring retailer been able to offer high quality genuine diamonds set in aircraft grade titanium at this price point.

"We are excited to bring these rings to the market, now for under $100 a man can have a fantastic ring made of the finest materials with a genuine diamond. Men's Wedding rings are our business and we are looking to make everyone else work harder to compete against us." said company spokes person Catherine Pitts.

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A Wide Variety of Tungsten Wedding Rings on Amazon.com

Bling-Bling - Who's There? Tips For the Wedding Ring Purchase

Here are a few tips about buying a wedding ring, and wedding rings in general.

From Haaretz.com:

When did you begin?

"I got my first piece of jewelry for my fifth or sixth birthday, gold with a pendant with 'Mark' written on it. I've always been attracted to glittery things. When I was 10 we moved to Cleveland, and I used to stand for hours in front of the Macy's and Sears windows and stare at the huge displays. When we returned to Israel the period of leather bracelets began. When I was 18 I went to study fashion design in England, where I started to wear silver jewelry. That was the only time I dressed the way I wanted - showy and creative."

How do you choose?

"The ring has to be of a certain weight, to convey a type of masculinity. Not something mass-produced. When I go to Istanbul I keep my eyes open; last time I found a signet ring that's a real work of art. A ring can express softness or rigidity, femininity or masculinity. I prefer the middle road. I don't see any point in a ring that lacks presence. A wedding ring should be the most low-key and basic, but when you wear a ring as an adornment it should preferably have an additional emotional or aesthetic value - otherwise it's just metal in a certain shape. Every man should have a ring. If a man chooses one ring that reflects his character he doesn't need more than that. Over the years the ring will acquire sentimental value, and when he gives it to his son it will be part of him, of his personality."

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For Buying Wedding Rings, Small Shops Can Help

From WashingtonPost.com:

Brides-to-be and their betrothed are expected to spend more than $62 billion this year on their wedding budgets, and small businesses are poised to participate.

Engagement ring spending alone is expected to total $6.1 billion in the United States for 2008 with an additional $2 billion spent on wedding bands, according to Wedding Report, a market researcher firm.

The Tiny Jewel Box in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of Tiny Jewel Box)Smaller and specialty jewelers are forging ahead while larger chains are sluggish, according to data from retail association Jewelers of America. Although across the board, 2007 wasn't as strong as 2006 for jewelers, designer and custom retailers saw a more than 6 percent increase from 2006 to 2007 while independent high-end retailers grew 3.5 percent and saw greater profitability.

There's always a story behind the data, especially when it comes to weddings. Some couples spend months agonizing about where to purchase their rings while others take a more spontaneous approach, like what happened to me.

The car was overheating as my fiancé and I were stuck in beach traffic coming back from North Carolina. We were bickering about our wedding plans during the nine hour drive back home to Virginia. The one thing, however, we agreed upon was that we needed to get our wedding bands pronto.

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Wedding Rings: 'Something Old' Becomes Something New

MAGNOLIA, Texas, Sept 11, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The longstanding bridal tradition of wearing something old is being reinterpreted through wedding rings. Ecological jeweler greenKarat ( http://www.greenKarat.com) is using old family jewelry to make personalized wedding bands.

Brides have long honored the adage "Something old, something new...," by wearing something old at the ceremony. It symbolizes the bride's continuity with her family and the life she is leaving behind. With greenKarat's program, that continuity is carried forward in the couple's rings.

Couples enroll in the myKarat(R) registry to collect unwanted and broken jewelry from family and friends. greenKarat refines the gold from that jewelry and uses it to make their new wedding rings.

The program provides an intimate connection for everyone donating gold, while providing the couple with heirloom keepsakes. The wedding rings, made with sentimental gold, are imbued with the love of their new extended family.

As an added bonus, they receive credit for the value of the gold which is gathered. That credit reduces the cost of the rings.

"Everyone has a piece of jewelry lying around which they don't wear," says greenKarat President Matthew White. "Recycling those pieces for a betrothed couple is romantic, eco-friendly, and financially savvy. We refer to that as A Marriage of Values(R)."

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New Wedding Ring Line Introduced by WeddingBands.com

A new line of contemporary wedding bands has been launched on WeddingBands.com, in 14K, 18K white and yellow gold, palladium, titanium and platinum or combinations of these precious metals.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) September 30, 2008 -- A new line of wedding rings artfully crafted to the finest quality with precious metal or a combination of metals is being introduced by WeddingBands.com. These wedding bands are made with 14K, 18K white or yellow gold, titanium, palladium, platinum or combinations of these metals. The platinum and palladium wedding bands are manufactured with 95% platinum or palladium.

WeddingBands.com displays thousands of artfully crafted women's and men's wedding bands and anniversary rings of exceptional originality and spirit. These beautiful wedding and anniversary rings are the dramatic result of these basic components: Perception, Design, and Fabrication.

Perception: A high degree of 'artistic acumen' for exacting and original design is reflected in this fabulous new line of contemporary wedding rings. WeddingBands.com's handcrafting of women's and men's wedding bands with classic overtones and precise refinement attests to the crowning achievement of the master jeweler's art.

Design: Wedding Bands.com, legacy of its extraordinary 'masterworks of design' is traced to the fabled and ancient city of Byzantium. Its heritage of inspiration and creativity forms the basis of preeminent jewelry expression that wedding bands.com has continued to this day. Given this creative context, WeddingBands.com's artisans have continued this unique and inspired method of jewelry fabrication.

Fabrication: WeddingBands.com uses the latest technology as well as the basic tools which have been used since the earliest and finest handcrafting of jewelry: high resolution multi-axis CNC machines and the hammer, the snipe and the file. Together they form the lintel of the exquisite crafting of WeddingBands.com's women's and men's wedding rings. Wedding Bands.com utilizes the highest quality of precious metals and diamonds. It forms the basis of all of its jewelry.

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Rose Gold Wedding Rings are out of the Norm but in Style

Rose gold wedding rings have not been very common over the ages. Driven by the passion to do something different many people are now increasingly being drawn to rings made out of rose gold. This is actually an alloy that is made of a mix of different metals

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