The internet’s leading tungsten wedding band retailer announces the addition of the new tungsten ring styles and the start of their Spring Sale. Long Beach CA, March 31st, 2014 – Larson Jewelers (http://www.larsonjewelers.com) is proud to announce their 214 Spring Sale.  Our Spring Sale will be the kickoff of the 2014 spring wedding season.  This amazing sale will have sale prices on just about every single ring style.  Some of these beautiful styles will have their prices slashed from 40% all the way up to 70% off!  Couples can take advantage of these outrageous sale prices during this time to purchase a beautiful pair of tungsten wedding bands from Larson Jewelers.  Most of our styles come in both men’s and women’s widths and sizes, for those who prefer a matching wedding band set.  Even if your wedding isn’t until summer, or even winter, you should not pass up this chance...

The leading tungsten carbide rings and wedding bands retailer announces they have moved to a new location in Long Beach . LONG BEACH, March 26, 2014 – Larson Jewelers (http://www.larsonjewelers.com) is proud to announce they have moved to downtown Long Beach, CA. In order to best serve the needs of their customers Larson Jewelers has moved to 235 E. Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802.  They are at the corner of East Broadway and Long Beach Blvd. From their new location, they will still able to provide the same great quality service to their customers.  Now, with an even more spacious showroom, customers are able to view an even greater variety of wedding bands styles and selections for both men and women.  Our new and improved showroom sports original refurbished exposed brick walls adding character and charm to this historical art deco building originally constructed in 1922.  Their newly remodeled showroom...

Your wedding band is one of the few pieces of jewelry you will hopefully be wearing for the rest of your life, so choosing the perfect wedding band takes as much time and research as choosing a wedding dress, your wedding colors, the perfect flowers, and all of the other details that make your wedding special. Choosing your wedding rings may actually require more time and research because while you will remember your big day forever, you'll be wearing your wedding ring forever. I know how stressful this part of the wedding prep process can be, since I just did it. You want it to be perfect, and as a woman, I know I not only want to love my wedding band on its own, I also want it to look nice with my engagement ring. My fiancé and I were lucky enough to find the perfect rings without too...

Every diamond is different, just like the people who wear them - so how do you place a value on something as unique as a snowflake? In the mid-20th century, the four C's were created by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) as a way of measuring the value of a diamond. I'm going to break down this blog post by each of the C's and explain some of what is done to evaluate each so that you have a better understanding of how diamonds are valued the next time you are on the hunt for some new bling. Color The first of the four C's is actually a little misleading. Diamonds aren't valued by their color but by the lack of it. Most gem-quality, chemically pure diamonds have no hue at all, like perfect, pure water. Along with developing the C's themselves, the GIA also developed a color-grading system...

I've been dreaming about my wedding dress since I was a little girl. For women everywhere, finding the perfect dress is one of the most (if not the most) important parts of wedding planning. Your wedding will be one of the biggest, most special days of your life, so splurging on the perfect dress is expected. If things go as they should you will be spending the rest of your life happily married to your significant other. Stun them when you walk down the aisle in a dress that seems like it was made just for you. Some of the most popular wedding dress designers have become household names. Names like Vera Wang, Angel Sanchez, and the eight popular designers I'm going to discuss below. Carolina Herrera The stylish fashions from this designer have been worn by American First Ladies for generations. Known for creating sleek, traditional dresses with very...

I've been learning a lot about the gems and minerals that are used to make the jewelry I love and that I talk about regularly here at Larson Jewelers. I get asked a lot of questions about things like the hardness of gems or how brittle different minerals are, so I decided to talk about some of the hardest gems and minerals found on Earth. There are thousands of minerals - more than 4,000, in fact - that occur naturally in the world, with the most common class of minerals being silicates. One of the methods used to measure mineral hardness, and one that is regularly used to classify gems and minerals, is the Mohs scale. The Mohs scale was created by Friedrich Mohs, a German geologist and mineralogist, in 1812. The more minerals that can scratch the mineral being tested, the lower its number on the Mohs scale. Harder...

If you have recently been out shopping for wedding rings, but all of the bands that fall within your budget are so unoriginal you have no interest in buying them, consider this… a ring as unique as your relationship, that isn't going to cost you an arm and a leg. I'm talking about getting your wedding rings engraved with something as unique as you! My fiancée and I have discussed our own wedding band plans, and since we couldn't decide on a phrase or word we wanted on our rings we're going to have our rings engraved with our fingerprints with his print on my ring, and mine on his. I know that fingerprints aren't going to suit everyone so I've provided a bunch of tips for you below about various types of engraving. Hopefully this helps you if you are considering the purchase of an engraved ring! What To...

Everyone hopes that their love will last forever. They're so confident in that fact that they may go as far as to have their wedding rings tattooed on, instead of purchasing the traditional wedding rings (or in addition to purchasing them.) I can see the appeal of making the symbol of the love you share with your significant other permanent, but I can also see the draw backs to it. The main drawback being… what happens if, heaven forbid, your relationship ends? I'm not saying it will, but what if it does and now you have a permanent reminder of a failed relationship? It doesn't sound like an amazing idea to me. Some celebrities have gone the tattoo route for their rings and we know how well many of those relationships worked out. Let's talk about a few unfortunate wedding ring tattoos. Faded Tattoos Tattoos fade. It's a fact, but...

Ah, flowers. Any girl who has planned a wedding knows that one of the things that everyone seems to ask about is flowers. What flowers will be in her bouquet, the centerpieces at the reception, the decorations… finding a florist who can bring to life a bride's dream ceremony with beautiful bouquets is not always an easy task, especially if the bride isn't exactly sure what she is looking for. Does she want something classic? Unique? Well, if you want a little help deciding either way, feel free to use the list I've compiled below of the most popular flowers used in weddings. If you want something that has stood the test of time and remained one of the most sought after flowers for weddings, or if you want to know what to avoid in favor of something more unique, the following are listed in order of popularity, counting down...

The leading tungsten carbide rings retailer announces the huge sale for the end of winter. IRVINE, Feb. 28, 2014 – Larson Jewelers (http://www.larsonjewelers.com) is proud to announce they are having a huge sale for the end of winter, with prices slashed anywhere from 40% to 70% off.  They have also expanded the style offerings from their Thorsten Rings line. Recently, they introduced a crystalline finish tungsten ring style from Thorsten that was wildly successful.  Thorsten has now released a black tungsten version and a rose gold plated version of this style.  The look of the black tungsten ring with a sandblasted crystalline finish is simply amazing.  It gives the ring the look of volcanic rock.  The rose gold plated version looks extremely beautiful as well.  These styles come in 4 mm and 8 mm, for couples who prefer a matching set of rings. Thorsten has also created a beautiful and...