Gentlemen: of course you should buy the love of your life a diamond engagement ring. Then you can invest in diamonds as gifts for various anniversaries; a lovely bracelet for the tenth anniversary, a special diamond pendant for the twenty-fifth anniversary, or a pair of earrings to mark any anniversary in between.These diamond gifts don’t need to be extravagant or costly; the purpose is to mark those special occasions, and acknowledge how much you really appreciate your wife putting up with you for all those years. Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and birthdays are prime diamond jewelry occasions, too.
If the two of you make it to your 60th wedding anniversary, that’s the Diamond Anniversary. That occasion deserves a huge celebration for so many reasons! The 25th anniversary is remembered with silver, the 50th with gold, and the 60th with diamonds. Truly, a gift of diamonds on the 60th anniversary symbolizes the indestructible power of love.
There’s a trend among Hollywood husbands to give diamond gifts to their wives upon the birth of their children. These gifts are termed “push gifts” for obvious reasons, and are more than the common bouquet of flowers and bunch of balloons.
Push gifts are actually an ancient tradition coming out of the time of sultans, who gifted their favorite wives extravagantly when they gave birth to sons. The idea has just started to catch on again in these modern times, and celebrities give push gifts with real style and extravagance, worthy of sultans.
Dashing Pierce Brosnan gave his wife Keely three lovely bracelets when their son Paris was born, all three gold and diamonds, to symbolize each member of the family. He also threw in a trip to Bora Bora, but Keely probably wore the diamond bracelets for a longer time than she spent in Tahiti!
The trinity symbolism (Mom, Dad, and Baby) continues with guitarist Keith Urban, who gifted his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, with a very nice trinity ring at $73,000. The ring is symbolic on several levels. Its three rings are intertwined in three different metals, each metal a setting for dozens of sparkling pave diamonds. Yellow gold symbolizes friendship, rose gold symbolizes love, and white gold symbolizes fidelity in this designer piece.
It’s rumored that actress Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck’s wife, asked him to kindly return the diamond gifts he bought for her after the birth of their first child, Violet. She said they were too expensive. Later, Ben and Jennifer purchased a rather nice spread in Brentwood for a rumored $16 million. She may have a whole room dedicated to housing her diamond jewelry in that house, and she certainly has a jewelry box or two.
Not to be outdone, actor and musician Marc Anthony gave dancer and actress Jennifer Lopez a $300,000 canary diamond ring after the birth of their twins, Max and Emme. Canary diamonds are among the rarest colored diamonds, and the setting is exquisitely surrounded by white diamonds. The canary diamond centerpiece weighs 8 carats; a very nice thank you gift for J. Lo, and a great welcome to the world for the twins!
After the birth of Suri, actor Tom Cruise presented Katie Holmes with pink and diamond earrings to celebrate the birth of their daughter. These diamond drop earrings didn’t cost $300,000, but they are a thoughtful present, much like any man might give his wife on such a memorable occasion.
This trend coming out of Hollywood husbands is catching on with regular people, as well. Many designers now offer a very nice “celebration” ring for new moms, with pink sapphires and white diamonds for celebrating a girl, and blue sapphires and white diamonds for celebrating a boy.
A sweet present from Dad to Mom is a diamond-studded baby bootie pendant. The diamond pendant can be worn on a fine chain around the neck, or used as a charm on a bracelet.
The unique Mother and Child symbol created more than 25 years ago by Janel Russell is an enduring symbol of a mother’s cradling love. Accented with a solitaire diamond or a several diamonds, this lovely symbol could be a gift from Dad to Mom or from new grandparents to their lucky daughter.
There are even registries with top-name jewelers for expectant mothers to look over the “motherhood” collections and send email hints to their husbands. Brides shouldn’t get all the fun of signing up for a registry! These motherhood collections feature beautiful diamond rings, diamond pendants set with each child’s birthstone, and diamond watches so Mom can keep track of the time during her busy day.
If you really want to splurge, look around for an unusual diamond gift for baby, too. A brush and comb set bought to celebrate the birth day can become a wonderful treasure for that lucky child, and is a precious remembrance that could be handed down to grandchildren, too.
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