ETHICAL JEWELLERY AND WEDDING PLANNING BLOG

Happy Birthday Charleston, New Zealand!

by Laurel Hilton November 04, 2016

The Charleston beach where we get our ethical gold I heard on National Radio this morning that Charleston, New Zealand is celebrating it's 150th b...

Ethical Gold

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In Defence of Halloween

by Laurel Hilton October 31, 2016

This is going to come as a HUGE SHOCK to our American friends out there, but there is a strong and vocal anti-Halloween contingent in New Zealand....

family life

Hey! We Got Married!! Two years ago.

by Laurel Hilton June 22, 2016

Do you wanna know about our wedding? Do you love super photo-heavy blog posts? Do you have a super-high tolerance for narcissism and giggly, sappy...

family life

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A Sweet Night

by Laurel Hilton March 09, 2016

So, most parents have a sense of bedtime urgency that kicks in about halfway through dinner when the conversation has dissolved into shouting about...

family life

Winter Wedding Rings

by Laurel Hilton November 30, 2015

A little round up of my favourite winter wedding rings. Such a fun time to get married! Snowy, cuddly fires, men in suits, hot toddy's, all so de...

Weddings

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Our Epic Journey Finale: Hawaii

by Laurel Hilton November 11, 2015

I don't know if you know this about me (Laurel), but I've got some incredible friends. The kind of friends that you can be a total ass around and ...

family life

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Eco Friendly Wedding Decorations

by Laurel Hilton November 02, 2015

Tips! I love tips. Everyone loves tips. That's why Pinterest is so popular. I spend a lot of time hanging out in the world of internet weddings...

Weddings

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Holiday Ordering Information

by Laurel Hilton November 02, 2015

It's that time of year again! Merry Merry! So that we can enjoy the (far too short) New Zealand Summer, we dedicate this time every year to ...

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Our Epic Journey Part 3 - Texas!

by Laurel Hilton October 28, 2015

So, I've been trying for weeks to write this post, but it's hard ya'll, so I think we might just have to settle for a photo essay. Texas is big an...

family life travel

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Our Epic Journey Part Two!

by Laurel Hilton September 16, 2015

After selling our souls to Disney (or rather paying large sums of money to surrender them), we said our goodbyes to the best hosts ever and set off...

family life travel