Whiteflash.com custom designed one-of-a-kind wedding bands for the upcoming nuptials of Adrianne Curry, winner of America's Next Top Model, and Christopher Knight, of Brady Bunch fame. The two met on the set of VH1's Surreal Life last year and have been heading toward wedded bliss ever since. Whiteflash.com, a diamond and jewelry e-boutique, was heralded by Kiplinger's Magazine as "Lord of the Online Rings." The company's world-renowned jewelry artisans handcrafted the famous couple's wedding bands.

Leviev, the new high end retail diamond jewelry effort by Lev Leviev, have opened a flagship boutique at 31 Old Bond Street in London. The first two floors of the five-storey listed building have been transformed into an 80 meter boutique. The rest of the building will become the company's UK headquarters.

Commencing Monday, May 22nd 2006, Online Diamond and Jewelry retailer James Allen (www.jamesallen.com) will start offering its customers more than 10,000 high quality photographed diamonds available exclusively on the James Allen web site.

Blue Nile reported slowing revenue gains and even slower profit growth for its first quarter ended March 2006. The question jewelers must ask is this: Is the bloom off the Internet rose?

With the Tesco supermarket chain offering affordable engagement rings, could the approach to romance spell the end of our love affair with pricey sparklers?