Picking out wedding rings is a stressful experience. Add to this the fact that there is sometimes an expectation that they should match and the fact that there are a dizzying number of options to choose from and the newly-engaged couple will practically have a nervous breakdown as a result. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here is a short guide to matching wedding rings with any engagement ring.

Normally the bride will have a style already picked out or have a vague idea of what she is looking for. This is a good thing - it will save the couple time. The question is then whether the style will match engagement rings or not.

The first step is to make a budget just like was done with the engagement ring and for the same reason – it will make the selection process that much less of a headache and eliminate the grossly expensive rings that cost several thousand dollars.

Once you’ve done this, head over to the local brick and mortar jewelry store and see what styles are available and what is considered to be fashionable that year. Compare different rings and see how they look with your engagement ring. It is also the right time to decide if you will wear the two rings together on the same hand or on a different hand.

Before purchasing anything, look online because those retailers generally will give a better price for a similar piece of jewelry. Zoara.com for example, offers a 10% discount on all engagement rings, wedding rings and diamond jewelry if you type a code LUCID10 at checkout.

*** this is a sponsored guest post by Zoara.com

Lanvin jewelry necklace fall 2011

Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry fall 2011

Christian Dior jewelry Fall 2011

Style.com has just published best accessories fall 2011 guide with best fall 2011 shoes, bags and jewelry. Gorgeous photos, all on a seamless background so that we could see and compare and drool over all these fabulous accessories. Over 300 necklaces featured. Most of them statement pieces, lots of them with spikes, cords and feathers, stones and leather. The three necklaces above are my picks.

Well I’m proud to announce that 3 Lucid New York handmade jewelry pieces qualified for the choice and feature of the Man Repeller, who wrote about them on her blog. Here they are

frog cocktail ring, which is featured right next to an YSL piece, oh flattering this is

scissors necklace and bicycle necklace

Charm necklaces and just charms in general are one of my favorite things that exist. Those cute, lucky and clever ones, like the one above from Charm Co - love them all. I mean, how often do you find yourself with no wood around when you need to "knock on wood". Search no more!

They make a perfect gift - you can really show you know the person by getting them the perfect charm. Charms may sometimes have a different meaning and certain cultures can relate to certain symbols more than others.

One of the funniest examples that comes to my mind is the conversation with a client of mine from France. This is the question she asked when she saw the wishbone necklace.

- Qu-est-ce c’est?

what is it?

- C’est un os de dinde, le collier le plus vendu de Lucid New York

It’s a wishbone - a turkey bone, the best selling necklace of Lucid New York

- Un os?

A bone?

- Oui, un os.

Yes, a bone.

- Mais pourquoi quelqu’un voudrait porter un os sur son cou?
Why would anyone want to wear a bone on their neck?

Yes so the wishbone necklace didn’t get any love in France. Over there, the most loved was the high heel shoe necklace.

Looks like one of the IT bags this season is most definitely the Proenza Schouler PS1 bag. Coming is all shades of nude and the traditional black, the bag is one of the celebrities favorite and a talked about bag this season. Not to mention its cool name.

This is my PS1 bag of choice. I’d go for the pink suede one but since I love fashion meets practicality I chose this one.

Images from Barneys.com and that’s also where a bunch of the PS1 bags are available

My boyfriend gave me my promise ring exactly a year ago and it’s been my most precious thing I’ve ever owned. Not only because it’s so gorgeous, sturdy and extremely well made, not only because it includes the two world’s hardest stones - diamonds and sapphires but above all because of what’s behind the ring.

I think a promise ring represents something different depending on a couple. For us, the ring was an opportunity to promise something to each other. The ring marked the day, and it’s always been the reminder of the promise.

It’s sometimes hard to own such a precious thing, it can be scary. Especially at the beginning I was very worried not to loose it. I used to have dreams that the stones were falling off the ring. With time, I got more comfortable. It’s as if it started becoming a part of me. I decided to develop routines preventing the chances of it getting lost - washing my hands with it on, and basically generally avoiding taking it off.

I cannot express how happy this ring makes me. It’s something that’s with me all the time, something my boyfriend gave me, something I can cherish every day.

Initial necklaces have been in the Lucid New York collection for a while now and have been extremely popular. Especially during the holiday season, when it’s so tough to come up with too many original ideas we can possibly handle, or when we don’t really know a person that well, a tiny letter necklaces really seem like a good idea.

I love layering my A initial necklace as you can see how I wore them in my previous post from the New York Fashion Week. They’re definitely cute - not in your face, showing some identity, some personality in a discreet way.

Well now a new idea was born. One of my clients - Uncommon Goods asked me to transform the oh so popular initial necklaces into initial letter stud earrings. Why not, I said and here they are - tiny letters that you can put right in your ear! The letter earrings are sterling silver or silver dipped in 14k so no worries as far as allergies, etc. How can you get them? Well you can vote on Uncommon Goods, which will make them hurry up to carry them.

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One of the Lucid New York pieces - Jump Rope Girl Necklace is also in the competition. The necklace, next to the portable ping pong set, Tilly sandal socks and infant fortune cookie booties competes to be chosen as the next Uncommon Good.

Looking forward to seeing the results. You can help to get the girl chosen by voting on Uncommon Goods.