Perfect Proposal Winners Announced!

I am thrilled to announce that the winner's of our 4th Annual Perfect Proposal Contest are, in the "Married" category, Myrla & Gary Pierson and, in the "Engaged" category, Chase Vincent and Hallie Moore! Click on the Contest announcement on the home page to see photos of the winners and their stories.

Each will receive a prize package valued at $5,000.00 which includes diamond jewelry from my store, dinner at Mahogany and Boulevard Steakhouse with limo service, a bottle of champagne, a portrait from Eric Gfeller photography and, for Chase and Hallie, and page in the Brides of Oklahoma Magazine!

Thanks again to all of our sponsors, everyone who entered, and the thousands of you who voted online! The proposals are always so inspiring! I wish we could publish them all!

Happy Valentine's to everyone!

Check it Out on Martha Stewart Weddings!

In 2008, we were priveledged to be a part of Carter Samis' wedding when her mother, Karen, commissioned us to make a custom necklace as a wedding gift for her daughter. The necklace, and a mention of Naifeh Fine Jewelry, is featured online at http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/photogallery/carter-and-fred.
Check out all of the details of this fabulous wedding and don't miss the picture of the necklace (a branch-like "C" with a small bird perched on it), hanging from the bride's boquet, about halfway through the photo gallery. Congratulations to both families and to our own designer,Jennifer Duell, who helped Karen and her husband, Mike, with this beautiful project!

Have you heard the news? I just saw it on Yahoo! Colt McCoy, that cute blonde quarterback (except when he's playing against OU & OSU!) for Texas has popped the question and she said "Yes!" For all of you football players out there wondering how to pop the question, here's a proposal idea...and if you've already proposed, you need to enter my Perfect Proposal Contest!
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Perfect Proposal Contest

Happy New Year! I've been away for awhile, mostly playing Santa Claus (or is that Missus Claus?!). I do appreciate everyone who allowed me and my staff to assist with their gift giving this holiday season. I especially want to thank all of you who found us online. One of our new clients is from the Los Angeles area; he found a picture his wife had printed off my website of some earrings I designed and had me make a pair for her. Very cool. Thank you!

Now it's time for our 4th annual Perfect Proposal Contest! I hope that all of you who are legal residents of Oklahoma will consider entering. It doesn't matter if you're married or engaged, we have a prize package for both! Every year we receive many inventive, heart warming, tear jerking, and good ole' fashioned engagement stories, making it very difficult to narrow the field to just 5 finalists in each catagory. In the coming weeks, I may just share some of my past favorites. This may give some of you men some ideas about how to propose! Lord knows my husband, Brad, wasn't that creative! He was so nervous about the whole proposal thing that he spelled my name wrong on the envelope containing a poem he wrote which was also a proposal! Thank goodness I'm "Valerie" and not "Valiere!" Oh, well, not to worry...I said "yes" anyway!

Perfect Pearls, Perfect Value!

This cultured pearl necklace by Mastoloni in 14kt yellow or white gold is only $235.00 and in stock for the holidays! The freshwater pearl earrings are a perfect compliment from my private lable collection at $399.00! Hurry while supplies last!

Perfect Stocking Stuffers!

What do you get your daughter or granddaughter this Christmas? I like these stainless steel and diamond rings with 18kt yellow gold from the Charriol Classiques collection! Due to the unique materials and construction they fit almost everyone and don't need sizing. Priced between $395.00 and $495.00 they will be an instant hit in a stocking or under the tree. We have earrings, necklaces, and bracelets in stock as well!

Monica Rich Kosann's byline is "Family is Always in Fashion." It not only applies to the exquisite black and white portraits featured in her latest book, The Fine Art of Family, but to the expertly crafted lockets and charms she fashions to hold memories of those who are dear to us.

Monica was recently featured in Town and Country Magazine and has her own boutique inside Manhattan's own Bergdorf Goodman. Like many of us in the jewelry business, crafting objects in precious metal was not her life- long dream. As a professional photographer, Monica was frustrated with the lack of quality frames and cases available to her clientele for housing the heirloom photos of their children and family members that she so lovingly captured. And so a new business was born!

Initially she manufactured handsome frames and keepsakes. But several years ago a client suggested they would like to wear their photos, but their were no lockets available of any quality or style. Bingo! A new collection of jewelry was born.

My favorite part of the collection is the Gate Series, which features a gate-like design in front of the first photo. These lockets can house 2 or up to 3 photos; perfect for mothers with more than one child or special pet. Until now, the only locket collection I have seen that could earn the title "heirloom," is a German line by Victor Mayer, famous for their license to make Faberge Egg replicas plus enamel lockets. Still, the Victor Mayer lockets are only made in 18kt yellow and white gold, and start around $1,400.00 for something very simple.
This is simply out of many people's price range for a quality locket.

Monica's lockets are available in sterling silver or 18kt yellow gold, so the price range is great, with single image silver lockets on a chain starting at under $210! The lockets come in a variety of finishes, including hand engraving, and they are solid and sturdy. Really built to last. The chains are of excellent quality as well, and I was pleasantly surprised how chunky the pieces are! No small, wimpy lockets or chains here. You're proud of your family and you're not going to hide them! (For those of you who don't like anything too oversized, there are plenty of diminutive pieces as well.)

We'll be putting out Monica's new collection this week, so stop by and take a look. In the meantime, you can check out more at www.mrkphoto.com!