Journal

My love language is giving gifts   We each have a unique way of expressing our love. My love language is gift-giving. It’s how I show affection. You may always be there with kind words or a thoughtful deed when someone needs it. Or perhaps you know someone that always gives the best hugs. These […]

Does the thought of designing your own engagement ring fill you with angst? I get it ~ it’s something I hear a lot. As the lead designer and owner of Diamonds Forever, I have spent the last 18 years refining the design process to make it enjoyable. Often there is some anxiety before custom designing […]

The Proposal David proposed to Jessica in February. She thought something was up because he had planned a 3:30 a.m. sunrise balloon ride in Temecula. “He never plans – I’m the planner in this relationship . . . It was just the two of us, no other people. When we were above the clouds, it […]

The Wedding Julie and Doug got married in the fall of 2020.  The most memorable moment for Doug was when the sun came out. “It was forecast to rain all day and I was a nervous wreck. I was also the DJ for the wedding [he is DJ and artist]. As I set up, I […]

The Proposal Caleb proposed to Jenna last summer when in Temecula one weekend with friends. “We made reservations at Lorimar Winery and when we showed up the waitress told us she was going to seat us at a table overlooking the vineyard. So we started walking through the whole restaurant – walking and walking. And […]

The Wedding Jennell and Johnny were married in 2016. The one moment they both will never forget from their June wedding is the daydream moment. Jennell’s father officiated their wedding. “As he was asking ‘do you take Jennell as your wife?’ Johnny was daydreaming. It was just quiet. And my dad said ‘well do you?!’ […]

The Proposal Wes proposed to Melissa on Christmas day while visiting family in Massachusetts. After Christmas dinner, the family gathered for a family photo. “Once we all got into position for the photo, Wes interrupted and proposed in front of my whole family,” said Melissa. “My immediate family knew he was going to propose, but […]

The Wedding Chiola and Eric got married in the fall of 2018. “We did a destination elopement,” said Chiola. “The setting was absolutely stunning. Walking toward him was so surreal.” They were married in the Wistman’s Wood, a remote ancient forest left to grow wild, in Dartmoor National Park in the U.K. It was both […]

The Proposal Matt planned to propose in July for their four-year anniversary during a family trip to a century-old cottage in Michigan, one that Charlotte had visited every summer of her life. When Matt discovered the trip wasn’t until August, his carefully planned Michigan scavenger hunt was scrapped for one that was local.  One Saturday […]

The Proposal Isaiah proposed the day after Christmas. After spending the holidays separately with their families, Patricia came home to hear Frank Sinatra playing. She then saw a box. One she opened to find an intricate Disney ornament. A fan of all things Disney, she was delighted and then so surprised as Isaiah knelt on […]