Roman Jewelers is pleased to announce they have been selected as a 2013 winner inThe Knot Best of Weddings,a special section featured on TheKnot.com/BOW. TheKnot.com is the number-one destination for wedding information, and is themost trusted source forbrides.

Citrine Ring from Tacori 18k925 By Anna Sacca Every person born in the month of November has double the reason to celebrate. There’s not just one, but two gemstones associated as the month’s birthstones. So if you were born as a Scorpio or Sagittarius, rejoice because brightly hued topaz and citrine gems are your stones.

The picture is black and white, but the diamond is yellow! Yellow isn’t always an easy color to wear. But when it comes to diamonds, it is not only easy, but becoming a more popular trend.

From Scott Kay's Sparta Collection, avaiable at Roman Jewelers 5,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians were exchanging wedding rings. They believed that the vein in the fourth finger lead directly to the heart, thus making a perfectly romantic place for a wedding ring. The tradition was passed down from generation to generation, from culture to culture, to the extent that what once was known as the “forth finger,” is now widely known as the “ring finger.” Lovers around the world still feel the romantic connection of the wedding band’s location on the ring finger as a direct artery to the heart.

Engagement Ring Custom Designed by Roman Jewelers Did you or your fiancé-to-be have the luck to receive an engagement ring from your grandmother or a diamond wedding band from a relative in your family? Heirloom pieces carry a lot of sentimental value, but may not look exactly the way you would like. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to create a custom designed engagement ring with the existing center stone that you’ve received? Here is how to do it.by Anna Sacca What’s Your Style? The first step in the process of customizing your engagement ring is discovering exactly what you like. Solitaire, pronged, and halo are just a few of the options. Keep in mind that any setting you choose can be made to fit to accommodate your center stone. Whether you have an emerald, oval, asscher, cushion, radiant, or heart-shaped diamond or a beautiful colored gemstone, you will need to find the perfect setting to display your stone. Start by browsing for ideas online or download a jewelry app to your phone, such as the one from Simon G Jewelry. This app includes a “Try it On!” feature which allows you to upload a picture of your hand to see how different ring styles will look on your finger.  A window-shopping session at your local jewelry store will give you a hands-on experience that will really help you narrow down your search to discover exactly what you like. Remember this is a piece of jewelry you’ll be wearing on your left hand for the rest of your life so it is important to get it right. Set Up a Budget You’re in luck! Resetting a family stone to create a custom engagement ring isn’t as expensive as purchasing a new ring. So don’t stress too much about the old “two-month salary” standard to assess how much you should spend. A good jeweler will collaborate with you on the design and will use your stones and/or materials from your existing band to create the ring of your dreams while saving you money. Make sure to communicate your budget and vision clearly to your jeweler to ensure a happy ending in your ring shopping process. Keep the Wedding Ring in Mind  It’s customary to wear engagement and wedding rings on the same finger so you may want discuss with your jeweler how your two rings will fit together. Your jewelry designer will be able to sketch your dream rings to give you an idea of how they will fit together. Here at Roman Jewelers, we introduced a high-tech computer program that allows our customers to visualize their custom bridal jewelry. If you’re interested in working with us to create custom handmade jewelry, please visit our New Jersey locations in Flemington and Bridgewater and click here for more details: https://www.romanjewelers.com/page/custom-jewelry.html

Get a celebrity look, like this one, a classic halo from Tacori By Anna Sacca Did you fall in love with an engagement ring worn by a celebrity? Is it Hilary Duff’s 14-carat radiant cut diamond engagement ring, or perhaps Carrie Underwood’s flawless yellow diamond sparkler? Learn how you can get the look, too.

The September birthstone – sapphire – was valued by ancient mystics as the key to developing wisdom and spiritual progress. While blue sapphire remains the color most associated with the September birthstone, sapphires come in all colors of the rainbow — including green, violet, purple, yellow, gold, pink and light orange.

Organic Allure from Designer Simon G. Roman Jewelers has just returned from the largest jewelry show IN THE WORLD. Our buyers checked out the goods and we attended seminars to further our mission of why we got into this business in the first place–customers! We learned how to better our customer experience and we shopped the finest in gemstones, jewelry, and bridal to bring it all back to New Jersey. Read on to find out what we brought home.New Bridal–Brides in both our stores, in Flemington and Bridgewater, love a vintage look. So we shopped and found a beautiful collection of vintage inspired diamond settings along with some diamond and sapphire settings. Since the “royal” ring and but truly for centuries before that, brides and grooms have used sapphires in engagement rings settings because it is meaningful, unique, and a wonderful way to show off a center diamond stone, too. Gold Jewelry–cable-style bracelets are still very popular with jewelry lovers. They are affordable and great for stacking. The stacking look provides versatility and is perfect to accessorize any outfit–day or night–and our acquisition of some of these gold bracelets will make for some great gift giving, too. Ask about them when you come in to see us. Color–from colored diamonds to quartz gem slices, color runs a gambit of price points. So, whatever your desire, Roman Jewelers purchased the finest in color at the Vegas show. A very popular, affordable, and beautiful look are colored gem slices. These designs actually cut the colored stone into a thin slice and highlight the slice with a diamond bezel. The look is organic, because you can see the unique qualities of the gemstone, but also elegant. If you prefer a faceted colored stone, no worries. Big looks are on the way from Designer, Simon G. Diamond Jewelry–always in style, always beautiful, and always at Roman Jewelers. Vegas was filled with every girls’ best friend. Our buyers got to the diamond early in the a.m., making picking the best stones a priority for them at Vegas. New diamond pendants, bracelets and necklaces will be in our cases very soon–in all price points. Please call ahead if you would like to make an appointment. Tacori 18k925–the new Tacori 18k925 is HOT. Due to ship to Roman Jewelers in a few weeks, we will be sure to blog about this sterling silver line more and post to our Facebook. The look is really amazing and affordable and customers of all ages LOVE it! Simon G. Color and New Designs Organics, Simon set–our customer’s favorite designer is Simon G., so our buyers spent a big portion of the first day sitting with Simon and his Sales staff to pick our the finest color first. In addition, Roman Jewelers will be featuring more from his Organic Allure and Simon Set this year. The Simon G. line continues to grow and improve every year and our customers continue to embrace all that is Simon G. We can’t wait to show you.

Tacori Topaz Earrings available at Roman Jewelers We all know the traditional wedding rhyme – “Something Olde, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue”. Each item in this Old English verse represents a good luck charm a bride should have with her on the big day. We think jewelry is a stylish way to honor this tradition. Inspired by gorgeous blue-hued stones, jewelry with any of these brilliant blues will not only provide good luck but will add beauty and sparkle to any bride: Aquamarine According to the old traditions, aquamarine promises a happy marriage and is said to bring the woman who wears it joy and wealth. An ideal gem, for loving and married couples. From the light blue of the sky to the deep blue of the sea, aquamarines shine over an extraordinarily beautiful range of mainly light blue colors. Women the world over love it for its fine blue shades which can complement almost any skin or eye color. Its light blue arouses feelings of sympathy, trust, harmony and friendship. Good feelings. Feelings which are based on mutuality and which prove their worth in lasting relationships. The blue of aquamarine is a divine, eternal color because it is the color of the sky. However, aquamarine blue is also the color of water with its life-giving force. And aquamarine really does seem to have captured the lucid blue of the oceans. No wonder, when you consider that according to the saga it originated in the treasure chest of fabulous mermaids, and has, since ancient times, been regarded as the sailors’ lucky stone. Its name is derived from the Latin ‘aqua’ (water) and ‘mare’ (sea). It is said that its strengths are developed to their best advantage when it is placed in water which is bathed in sunlight. Simon G’s exquisite 18 carat earrings from the Passion Collection features an oval cut Aquamarine center stone, surrounded by round white Diamonds, and is perfect for the sophisticated bride. Blue Sapphire Although, sapphires come in other colors, there is good reason that blue is the favorite! The blue sapphire gives feelings of sympathy and harmony, friendship and loyalty: feelings which belong to qualities that prove their worth in the long term – feelings in which it is not so much effervescent passion that is to the fore, but rather composure, mutual understanding and indestructible trust. Thus the blue of the sapphire has become a color which fits in with everything that is constant and reliable. That is one of the reasons why women in many countries wish for a sapphire ring on their engagement. The sapphire symbolizes loyalty, but at the same time it gives expression to people’s love and longing. Sapphire and Diamond stud earrings from Roman Jewelers, have a real royal “look” since a design like this has been worn by Kate Middleton and Princess Diana and it will appeal to everyone, including a romantic bride. Blue Topaz The beautiful cool blue of the sky is captured in blue topaz. Because of its transparent nature, ancient people believed that this gemstone could help improve communication. The stone is believed to lift the mind to be more positive and less stressful. It is said to attract love and wealth. This pastel blue gem is a designer favorite since it is affordable and available in a wide range of gem shapes and sizes. Its bright and lively color looks right set in both yellow and white metals. Shown above, these double-drop sterling silver earrings from Tacori beautifully showcase the Topaz stone. Detailed with the signature Tacori crescents, this floating design would catch the eye of a bohemian bride. Please visit us online at https://www.romanjewelers.com/ to browse our full selection of bridal jewelry or come in to our Bridgewater or Flemington store to design a custom piece of your own.