Gifts and Jewelry are at the cornerstone of the wedding industry. As if the gift of love is not enough, we as guests give gifts to the couple getting married, or as the marrying couple, give gifts to the attendants who have stood by us as we took our vows or to one another as a token in memory of the wedding day. But despite this time honored tradition, the recession has caused many gift givers to become more prudent about giving.

Every woman can remember the first wedding she attended as a guest during her childhood. Filled with excitement and awe, I remember seeing the beautiful bride and the flowers that she carried, as she seemed to float up the cathedral aisle past me in the wooden pew.

Gifts and jewelry – they are central ceremonial pieces for the wedding participant or guest. Whether it is a groom looking for a small token of remembrance for their groomsmen, a mother and father of the bride giving a gift that their daughter will remember fondly for her lifetime, or simply the guest of the wedding, appreciative for the invitation to come and celebrate the couple’s special day, bearing gifts and good wishes.