Author Archives: Fabian Toulouse

For as long as the custom of marriage has been a celebrated human custom, there have been curious rituals associated with them. These rituals, at least concerning modern weddings, include such behavior as the groom providing an engagement ring, the bride carrying a handkerchief, wearing a veil, and wearing “something blue.” Even the very custom of the bride wearing white seems outdated to most modern couples. Where did these traditions come from? Continue reading →

When you think about fine jewelry and everything that goes with it, you might find that your thoughts go back in time! Despite more modern techniques that craftsmen in the past could only dream of, there is a certain charm to ancient jewelry. The time and patience that went into crafting a piece of fine jewelry in the past could create something that ever hundreds of years later, is still held in awe by the people looking at it. Continue reading →