Earlier this year Michael and I celebrated our 10th anniversary together! So crazy, right? I wanted a new band to add to my wedding rings stack (which includes my original wedding band and a band Michael got me for our five year anniversary). For this anniversary, I picked something out myself and I customized this beautiful ring in black diamond and yellow gold from Gemvara. I recently remembered that diamond (including black diamond) is the 10th anniversary stone, so that totally worked out!
I love the new the mix of stones and metals in my stack. Lately I’ve just been wearing my wedding bands alone and leaving my engagement ring for the days I’m not doing any hard labor. :)
Gemvara was kind enough to reach out and offer up a $1,000 gift certificate this week! So exciting, right? I was invited to curate a whole collection for their site. Below are a few of my favorites, and you can view the rest of my picks HERE.
Gemvara is wonderful company made up of NYC-based jewelry artisans. Each piece is hand-crafted and made-to-order in less than two weeks. Every style is available in over 20 different natural gemstones and nine different precious metals. They totally guarantee your satisfaction with their beautiful pieces – everything can be returned (even engraved pieces!) for 101 days! They really do a great job of making the whole process simple – I was choosing between a few band styles for my new ring and they have a ton of photos of every piece from all different angles that helped me to narrow it down. It took a lot of the guesswork out of buying jewelry online.
To enter to win $1,000 credit to Gemvara:
1) Click HERE to sign up.
2) Browse around the site.
3) Leave a comment on this post with a piece on the Gemvara site that caught your eye (how will you ever choose!?!).
The giveaway ends on August 27. Good luck!
ALSO! Gemvara is giving LGN readers 15% off orders placed in the next 72 hours! Click here for the discount, no code needed!
This give away was sponsored by Gemvara. Thank you for supporting the companies that help keep LGN running! :)
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Ahhhh! That was fun! I would choose two of the delicate stackable rings in 14k yellow gold – the princess solitaire stackable ring and the twine band! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win!
Great idea! I love your new band. I also love the simple gems by the yard…rose gold and black diamonds would be divine.
What beautiful pieces! I had a really hard time choosing, but I kept coming back to ~ http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/brilliant-oval-signet-ring/14k-rose-gold-ring-with-diamond/qx81s
Exquisite!
I'd love to own some emerald jewelry someday, since it's my birthstone. These emerald and diamond stud earrings and beautiful: http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/sparkling-stud-earrings/round-emerald-14k-yellow-gold-earrings-with-diamond/1ff4
In love with the Jupiter bracelet or any of the bangles! Happy anniversary!
I love the stackable rings and would love a new one to mix and match with what I have. The searchlight ring caught my eye. It is a gold textured band with alexandrite.
Love the Abbey Drop earrings!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/abbey-drop-earrings/round-sapphire-sterling-silver-earrings/vq6xx
Fun website.
Oooh the birds of a feather pendant is beautiful! The evil eye pendent is cute too, haha!
I love the heartbeat band! What a great giveaway!!
I love the rings by the yard.
I would love to win the linear bar necklace. So simple and pretty!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/linear-bar-necklace/14k-yellow-gold-necklace-with-diamond/yb45g
My sister's 30th is coming up and I know she would look stunning in the pure cushion medium drop earrings!
I love the Julianne ring!!!
All of the jewelry is so beautiful! I've been wanting to add a second wedding band in gold so I just loved the Zoe Band! http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/zoe-band/14k-rose-gold-ring-with-alexandrite–black-onyx/f5bby
OMG! The Halo Earrings! I would die!!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/halo-earrings/round-diamond-sterling-silver-earrings-with-diamond/1z6f7
Love your stack of rings! I would love to add the yellow gold rick and thin diamond band to my stack! Love the site!!
The 5-stone artisan band is very cool. What a fun site!
I really love the two roads ring…so elegant and meaningful!
You are so right, it was hard to choose!
I love the love letter necklace as well as Interlocking knot ring – just so beautiful!
love this beautiful necklace! http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/gemstones-by-the-yard-5stone-necklace/round-smoky-quartz-14k-yellow-gold-pendant-with-black-diamond-and-smoky-quartz/yggfm
I really love the Rich & Thin Eternity… My wedding band is a hand-me-down so would love to have something to celebrate our upcoming 9-year anniversary. http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/rich–thin-eternity-band/14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/hjty
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/pinnacle-ring/emerald-cut-emerald-14k-yellow-gold-ring-with-emerald/wmgk0
This 3 emerald ring makes me weak in the knees!!!
What a great site. I would love to buy the Lillian earrings in yellow gold with tanzanite and diamonds. They are beautiful.
Oh my. How to choose, indeed! I do fancy the "Princess in the Round Ring" …
I would love to win this so I can create a necklace to commemorate the birth of my first child/son!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/pure-pave-pendant/14k-yellow-gold-necklace-with-red-garnet–diamond/52fgr
The Megan Ring is so beautiful and soft! http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/megan-ring/round-rose-quartz-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/xc5r5
August 27th is my birthday… it's meant to be! So hard to choose but I LOVE the linear bar bracelet in rose gold and black onyx.
Love this! I would love to get this bracelet with yellow sapphire- perfect to brighten my fall!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/linear-bar-bracelet/14k-white-gold-bracelet-with-yellow-sapphire/yb5qg
I love the gemstones by the yard using my kids birthstones.
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/gemstones-by-the-yard-3stone-necklace/round-diamond-14k-rose-gold-necklace-with-emerald/vfr2f
I love the brilliant intertwined knot ring. Thanks for the giveaway!
So many choices! But the nine slim with a colored stone ( blue or green) would be my practical pick. The Clara ring also beautiful maybe w a purple stone.
My 10 yr. anniversary is coming up, and I would love to have the Hopscotch Ring. I would add in sapphires though as it's my birthstone and favorite gem!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/brilliant-oval-signet-ring/18k-rose-gold-ring-with-black-onyx/qx7lx
I stopped and drooled a little bit when I first saw this ring. Gorgeous!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/reef-knot-ring/18k-yellow-gold-ring/bvlbr
I loved this "twist" on the "forget me knot ring". Fresh!
Happy Anniversary, Jenny! Congratulations to you two!
This giveaway is so great! I had a really difficult time narrowing the beautiful pieces down to just one. The solitaire necklace is just my style. It's so simple and classic! I'd do it in 14K gold with a black diamond:
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/gemstones-by-the-yard-solitaire-necklace-6-5mm-gem/round-rose-quartz-14k-rose-gold-necklace/t9h80
Thanks Jenny and Gemvara for the opportunity to win!
The Rich & Thin band would be a great anniversary band to complement my engagement ring. 17 years and going strong. Fingers crossed!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/rich–thin-band/14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/11srq
Happy Anniversary, Jenny! Congratulations to you two! I love the ring you picked out.
It was incredibly difficult to narrow all of Gemvara's beautiful pieces to just one! The solitaire necklace, though, is perfection to me! Simple and classic. I would do it in 14K gold with a black diamond-
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/gemstones-by-the-yard-solitaire-necklace-6-5mm-gem/round-rose-quartz-14k-rose-gold-necklace/t9h80
Thank you Jenny and Gemvara for such a great giveaway!
Want to buy this band for my fiance;
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/vise-ring-3mm-gems/mens-14k-yellow-gold-ring-with-green-tourmaline/79b4k.
It would be a nice surprise.
OMG! This is exactly what I have been looking for! I got engaged May 1 and we just bought a house and I am getting my real estate license so this would help our budget so much!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/rich-and-thin-eternity-band/14k-yellow-gold-ring-with-black-onyx/p1wn
Thank you,
Elizabeth Moody
I would love the searchlight ring and the strand band
Everything is so beautiful! I love the pinstripe eternity band with diamonds and black diamonds – http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/pinstripe-eternity-band/14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond–black-diamond/2pqy.
heartbeat band all the way!
What a wonderful giveaway! Thank you so much for the opportunity! I love that Forget Me Knot ring. I have been looking for a new sister ring for me and my sister forever and this one is perfect! And my birthday is August 27th! What an amazing birthday present this would be!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/forget-me-knot-ring/14k-rose-gold-ring/1r42h
I don't know how you would choose just one! But I really love the
5-stone Deco band….ooh la la :)
I love the princess in the round band!
http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/princess-in-the-round-ring/14k-yellow-gold-ring-with-black-diamond/3rc4
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Love the quintessence ring! http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/quintessence-ring/round-diamond-14k-white-gold-ring-with-diamond/7bsmy
I would love to have the Mothers Gift Ring with three gems!
I love the adele ring!
All of them!? So lovely, but I think my favorite is: http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/ovalcut-candace-ring-9mm-gem/oval-white-sapphire-sterling-silver-ring-with-rock-crystal/jzvmn
Love the slim pave band with blue sapphires and white gold! My 10th anniversary is coming up in November and my husband would love the help.
I designed the ring here: http://www.gemvara.com/jewelry/slim-pave-band/14k-white-gold-ring-with-sapphire/14hf
Thanks for such a great giveaway!