You’ve been to enough weddings to see the good, the bad, and the “somebody take away their microphone.” The maid of honor gets up there, and though her intentions are great, you need a secret decoder ring to understand the stories she’s telling. It’s like a bad Drew Barrymore movie. And the best man doesn’t fare much better. He’s watched all of the roasts on Comedy Central, so he pretty much knows what he’s supposed to do. The groom picked this particular guy out of every guy he’s ever known, and what happens? Word vomit. His jokes fall flatter then your aunt’s at Christmas. Guys, watching Wedding Crashers on TNT the week before doesn’t count as research, but kudos for being able to recite the whole movie. There are a lot of things you should do during a wedding toast, like smiling and staying positive. On the flip side of...

Why Is Purple Heart Wood Purple? Purple heart wood is purple because of it's heartwood extractives.  Specific cells within the wood conduct sap and store nutrients and over a period of many years, the purple heart tree no longer requires the entire trunk to conduct sap and the central part of the stem begins to die.  Beginning at the core or pith, this central dead wood is called heartwood.  Transitioning from sapwood to heartwood is followed by a buildup of many deposits and materials that is commonly called extractives.  These extractives give purple heart it's very distinctive purple color. The same process occurs in other woods such as Ebony with it's very black color heartwood and also the beautiful brown of black walnut is caused by it's extractives as well.  The sapwood of almost all tree species is pale without extractives. We are proud to present one of the most...

If you didn't know yet, fingerprints are extremely popular engravings to get on the inside or outside of your wedding band.  We wanted to extend this unique kind of engraving and have added full handprint and footprint engraved rings to our collection.  We are now able to engrave entire handprints or entire footprints onto the inside or outside of a ring. Handprint or footprint engraved rings make perfect gifts for mothers and fathers.  How cool is it to have your actual childs entire handprint or footprint on a ring that can be worn and cherished forever?  Come check out our line of fingerprint, handprint and footprint rings today.                      

Some of the newest additions to our collection of tungsten carbide and black ceramic gemstone wedding bands are the CERULEAN and the KLEIN.  At first sight, these rings instantly capture your attention with their beautiful color changing gradient inlay.  The colorful inlay changes from beautiful blues to mesmerizing purples depending on the lighting and angle that the ring is in.  Offered in one of the most scratch resistant metals on Earth, the CERULEAN houses this color changing inlay in a tough polished and beveled tungsten carbide ring.  The KLEIN is the black ceramic version of the CERULEAN and is perfect for those that love the color changing inlay against a dark and sexy polished ring. Both the CERULEAN and KLEIN come set with a gorgeous matching Alexandrite stone.  Alexandrite is a rare gemstone that is named after the famous Russian tsar, Alexander II.  Alexandrite is the most perfect color changing...

The latest tungsten styles to be added to our diamond tungsten ring collection are the BLACKSTONE and the HARPER.  Both tungsten rings have an exquisite single diamond row center set with 9 diamonds in a silver inlay channel.  The Blackstone comes with dark and beautiful black diamonds and a polished flat design.  The Harper has a detailed brushed finish and a raised center design.  

Spinner wedding rings have a unique feature that no other wedding band contains, but the meaning behind the spinning motion is far more powerful than most realize! Spinner rings derive from the ancient religion of Buddhism where Tibetan Buddhist used metal spinning cylinders with sacred text engraved on outer surface to recite and perform their religious practices. The spinning motion is believed to naturally help calm the mind of Tibetan Buddhist while simultaneously increasing good karma and ridding of any bad energy as they recited there religious literature. "Wheel prayer" is the name given by the Ancient Tibetan Buddhists that perform these practices. Hundreds of years later, the same spinning methods are influential and sought after by modern consumers. The same practices apply to modern spinner rings, where the constant fidgeting of your finger against the spinning metal of the ring helps calm the mind. Several studies have shown that the repetitive motion of...

SIRIUS Tungsten Comfort Fit Wedding Band with Brush Center Bright Bevels and Deep Blue inside color - 8mm RIGEL Black Tungsten Comfort Fit Wedding Band with Brush Center Bright Bevels and Deep Blue inside color - 8mm   Here due to popular demand are these exquisite blue inside tungsten and black tungsten wedding bands, the RIGEL & SIRIUS.  These rings have a ceramic blue inside that is slightly shown when worn on your finger.  This ring is perfect for individuals that seek some vibrant colors in their rings, but don't want it to be too noticeable.  The deep blue inside color is designed with a brushed outer surface and a highly polished beveled edge.  This is a classic look with a unique flair and is perfect for those that love the color blue!

  Starting 230 million years ago, huge monstrous beings roamed the surface of the Earth.  Real dinosaur bone has taken 230 million years to be inlaid into the center of our new tungsten rings from our new dinosaur bone ring collection.  These dinosaur bone rings are made from one of the most scratch resistant metals on Earth, these bevel edged tungsten carbide rings come in a multitude of color tones and 100% authentic dinosaur fossil. The dinosaur bone tones offered include blue, red, pink and brown and all of these colors also come in a black ceramic version as well, for those that prefer a dark and sexy design.  The coloring of the dinosaur bone is due to minerals slowly replacing parts of the dinosaur bone over the millions of years.  The authentic mineralised fossil found in these tungsten rings have been precisely cut and polished to a gorgeous finish...

Larson Jewelers is now offering you the ability to create your very own unique wedding band.  Do you like diamonds?  Want to mix it up with a wood inlay?  Come check out the custom ring tool to create a ring for any occasion.  Create a special style for that special someone by choosing their favorite color of inlay and matching it with the same color gem.  The custom ring tool offers a wide selection of different inlays to choose from including carbon fibers and wood inlays.  There are thousands of combinations of wedding band attributes that can be produced with the custom ring tool. The custom ring tool is extremely simple to use.  Comprised of a set of drop down menus for the user to select the attributes that he or she would like on their custom ring.  You first start off by choosing a metal, the current selection includes...

One of the expensive items that a bride must pick out while planning her wedding is her wedding cake. Most brides and grooms make it a tradition to cut the cake and feed each other the first piece at the reception. But who says you have to have a traditional layered wedding cake to cut? Sometimes wedding cakes can be expensive, fragile, and take up way too much room at the catering table. We've all heard of the doughnut cake or beautifully set tiers of cupcakes, but there are many other sweet alternatives that you can serve at your wedding instead of an extravagant wedding cake. Photo by Taryn (Flickr) Cake Pops If you are looking for something that is just a simple bite or two instead of serving up a huge piece of cake, cake pops may just be the right thing. Cake pops are unbelievable tasty treats made...