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Take That fans met outside a famous church in a Scottish Highland village in a hope to catch sight one of thier idols, the singer Mark Owen as he marries his long term fiancee Emma Ferguson at Cawdor Village Church.
After a long engagement when Emma was presented with a stunning loose diamond for her to set into the ring of her choice, the couple spent some time planning where and how to marry.

The former Take That star planned a low-key wedding, with the couple refusing offers from a number of celebrity magazines to photograph the wedding in return for a large pay day. The couple and their children, Elwood and Willow Rose, were joined by a 50-strong wedding party, including fellow band members Jason Orange, Howard Donald and Gary Barlow.

Their wedding party was held at the nearby Cawdor Castle after the service.

The Highlands are known for high-profile celebrity weddings. In 2000, Madonna and Guy Ritchie tied the knot at Skibo Castle, and had their son Rocco christened at nearby Dornoch Cathedral.

Giving the perfect engagement (or wedding) ring to your sweetheart does not mean that you have to spend a lot. You can find top loose diamonds of lower price, which you can then design into the dream ring for your lady.  Today, learn a little more about diamonds, ‘feathers’ are something you should understand and know what to look for.

Diamond Tutorial: What are feathers?

Feathers: Feathers are are tiny fractures within the diamond. Usually feathers are caused by the incredible stress that the diamond can and likely has suffered during its gestation period underground. There are many cases where the feather begins and ends under the surface of the diamond. Sometimes the feather can start deep inside the diamond and extend out towards the surface. You will need to see this under 10x magnification since some feathers are transparent. In general , feathers have a white light appearance to them making them difficult to detect. Under magnification, these feather fractures often seem to have an disorganized feathery shape.

It may seem like a red flag if you detect feathers in a diamond, however, the reality is that with everyday wear and care most feathers do not add risk to the diamond’s stability or long term viability and value. You should bear in mind that these diamonds have survived their growth and their journey to the earths surface intact and then they’ve been through the rigours of the cutting and polishing processes before you get a chance to see them. With everyday wear most will likely survive the course of several human lifetimes.

Let’s face it. Going to a nice jewelry store, or browsing online for the perfect ring are probably the  most efficient ways to get a beautiful piece of diamond jewelry for your special someone. All you have to do is choose the pre-cut and pre-set piece that catches your eye more than any other, swipe your credit card, and present it to your girlfriend/boyfriend or wife/husband.

Of course, they will be unbelievably thrilled to be adorning such a beautiful diamond, and will show their endless appreciation for such a kind and meaningful gesture. But in reality, was the purchase as meaningful as it could have been? Did you really give a personal and honest effort into the diamond piece itself, making sure it was absolutely perfect and right for the one you bought it for?

This is why people choose to buy loose diamonds – here’s a chance to finally makes diamonds as customizable as possible, allowing you to make this diamond piece as special, personal, and meaningful as possible.

Say you don’t find the perfect diamond ring or diamond pendant in the store you are looking for. Yes, you see a lot of pretty things, but you haven’t found the one. You keep picturing the perfect bracelet in your mind over and over again, but that same image fails to ever pop up on the screen, page after page of searching. Next time, try searching for loose diamonds, where you can build your dream diamond piece, customizing the largest and smallest details of whatever piece of jewelry you have in mind.

It’s guaranteed, when you put this much time and attention into the diamond you give your loved one, the extra effort will be noticed. Your significant other will see you in the diamond, and every time you see them wearing it, you will feel a connection to the diamond, too.

Did you know ?

1. It is estimated that less than one percent of women will ever wear a diamond of one carat or more.
2. The word Carat is thought to be derived from the Carab Bean – an ancient unit of weight.
3. Diamonds were first mined in India over 2,800 years ago.
4. The largest diamond ever found weighed 3106 carats
5. The ancient Greeks believed that diamonds were splinters of stars fallen to the earth.
6. A diamond has a melting point of approximately 4,000 degrees centigrade.
7. 25% of Israel`s total export earnings come from Diamonds.
8. The tradition of giving a diamond engagement ring comes from Archduke Maximilian of
9. Austria who gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy in 1477.
10. The reason an engagement ring is worn on the third finger of the left hand dates back to the early Egyptian belief that the vein of love (vena amoris) ran directly from the heart to the top of the third finger, left hand.

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The Kimberley Process is an international scheme for the prevention of the practice of trading loose diamonds in order to fund conflicts, mainly in central and west Africa. Such diamonds are often referred to as “blood diamonds.” For many years, rebel movements in those countries controlled diamond mines and forced locals to mine loose diamonds in order to fund their conflicts.

The Kimberley Process was signed by 73 countries, and is a cooperation between governments and industry. A whole process is required of members in order to receive the Kimberley Certification for their loose diamonds.