PAGE 24, WHIIBY FRE P!RESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1990 .m VOGiUE !N VOGU! EN VOGUE EN VOGUE [N VOGU! Bridé's countdown to the sp ecieal day Two months prier te: Address wedding invitations. Choose gifts for your attendants. Buy a wedding ring and orde r en- New atgraving. 'A Make a date with your fiance to b<J get the marriage license. Plan recording and display of gifts. WWu One mionth prier te: Try different hairstyles and choose the way you will wear it for the wedding. Take care of final fittings for the bridesmaids' dresses and your own. Make arrangements for the time and place of the rehearsal dinner. Help out-of-town guests make reservations. Mail invitations. Plan.a special luncheon or party for bridesmaids. Two weeks prior to: Keep track of gifts received by mail and write thank you notes. Send announicement to local'paper. Assign seating for tables at reception. Process paperwork for name change (if doing so). Attend to details of moving if you'Il be living in à new home. One week prier te: Check in with caterer, florist and photographer to confirm plans. Confer with bridesmaids about as- sistance on the wedding day. Go over your personal trousseau for anything that may be missing. J UNES GABBO'S BOUTIQUE on Brock St. S. ini Dowtown Whitby bas recently been renovated after four and a haif years of operation. Pictured are (left) Margaret Amnn co-owner, and Margaret Battie, sflles clerk. Free Proeu photo How much. should a damond ring cost Today's engaged couples are older, better educated and have a higher combined income than ever before. They are looking for quaiity and value when they.make their diamond engagement' ring purchase. ..especiaily since this is usually the first major diamond purchase the couple makes. When these couples walk into -a jewellery store, 67 percent of al women and 50 percent of ail men have no preconceived idea of what they are going to spend on a diamond engagement ring. Information about fine jeweliery states that although 75 percent 'of ail couples_ shop together, the man and woman perceive the purchase of the diamond engagement ring differently.'. The 'man' strongiy believes in the tradition of the diaznond engagement ring and the importance of quaility of the stone. It is one aspect of the wedding process over which he has control. For the woman, the ring is just one aspect of the wedding process. She is concerned with the size and shape of the stone as a function of style, but is aise worried about their buidget. The symbolism of. the diazniond engagement ring is implicit, but she, tends to, downpiay the importance of size and price while he is ready to spend more for the best he can give her. In view of these aspects, te determine what you can best afford, a wise guideline te use is the two months' salary guideline. Research shows that this allows a couple te buy the best they can afford without breaking their budget. Diamonds are flot inexpensive, g 9pie- Your Weddîng Cake SPECM LIST 0 300 TAUN' talé " Custom Made Wedding Cakes " Fruit Cake Cut & Wrapped " Custom Cake Tops " Custom Cakes for Rhowers and Birthd*ys *Baking anj Decorating Supplies *Candy Maýing Supplies * We Cater fabulous Custom Dessert Trays ITON RD. E., (Ritson Centre) 579n2411 . but 'remember that while most purchases depreciate over the years, the diamond lasts long after the honeymoon and champagne are over. And, if you appreciate quality and look for it ieverything you do,. you'll want a diamond that is symbolic of the quality of your love. Once you've decided on a budget of two months' salary, quality shouid be your first consideration. In order te. understand quality in diamonds, *you must understand the four C's:- Cut. Colour, Clarity and Carat-weight. ,Cut: Diamonde ýare cut into number of shapes, depending on the nature of the rough.stone. A well-cut diarnond is better abie to handie light, creating more scintillation and sparkie. Colour: Diamonds are found with a range of colours; however, the best colour for a dia xnond is no colour. It is a totaliy colourless diamond that allows white light te paés through it and' be dispersed as rainbows of colour. Cia rity: Most diamonds containy very tiny naturai *birthmarks known'as inclusions. However, the fewer and the smalier the inclusions, are, the less likely it is that *they wili interfere with the passage ofIight through the -diamond, and, the more beautiful thé -diamond will be. SCarat-weight: This is the weight; of-a diamond measured in carats. One carat is divided into 100 "points." se, that a diamond of 75 points weights .75 carats. Ask your local jeweller to show you a selection of quaiity diaxnond engagement rings. You'll find a ring that's perfect for you and that fits your two months' salary budget. 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