Taylor & Hart’s Blog

Dec 18, 2020

Love Through the Ages: Mary and Martin

Journalist Mignon McLaughlin said that “a successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” To get to the heart of what love becomes over time, we’re starting our new series: Love Through the Ages. We’ll be speaking to couples at every stage of a relationship—from newlyweds to those celebrating a Diamond Anniversary—to get a sense of what true love looks like in all its forms.

Dec 9, 2020

A year of self-expression: Our jewellery trend report for 2020/21

It goes without saying, but 2020 has been an unprecedented year. We're proud to announce our first ever Taylor & Hart Trend Report, complete with in-depth analysis of the last 12 months of jewellery design and our predictions for the future of human connection.

Dec 4, 2020

Mean Girls’ Jonathan Bennett & TV Star Jaymes Vaughn’s Grool Engagement Rings

Jonathan Bennett, known for his role as the Aaron Samuels from the iconic film Mean Girls, is engaged to his longtime partner, TV star Jaymes Vaughn. The engagement was perfectly planned by Jaymes, who even took the time to write his love an original song. The engagement came as a complete surprise to Jonathan, who 'began to ugly cry the ugliest cry anyone has ever cried.' We can’t help but feel our hearts warming when we see a personal, thoughtful proposal like this one. And the engagement rings were every bit as meaningful.

Dec 4, 2020

Jewellery Mavericks: An interview with Katerina Perez, jewellery insider and journalist

Given her passion and expertise when it comes to craftsmanship and design, we interviewed Katerina to gain some insight on what the future holds for bespoke jewellery.

Nov 23, 2020

“We had our first kiss… and it was like slow-motion, stop-traffic kind of stuff.”

Following a first date straight out of a film, Sarah and Mindy knew almost instantly that they had found ‘the one’.

Nov 17, 2020

Stacking Rings: Top Five Life Milestones to Commemorate With a Ring

Stacking rings each symbolise a memory, milestone, or relationship for the person wearing them, and together they tell a lifestory. To get you inspired about how to kick off your ring collection, we’ve put together a list of the top five life events that can and should be commemorated with a new ring stack.

Nov 16, 2020

“That day we started to chat and that’s how the magic happened!”

A self-proclaimed couple of the ‘COVID generation’, Astrid and Nicolas are discovering the newfound joys of having been legally wed this autumn but excitedly anticipating the day when they can go big on celebrations with family and friends. We chat with them about their snowy proposal and the magic of long-term love.

Nov 11, 2020

Top 5 Winter Date Ideas for Staying At Home

With so many of us staying safe at home to protect our communities, date ideas for the winter season are going to be a new and exciting challenge. We’ve put together five romantic date ideas—including options for long distance couples and those from different households—that will break up the work week and stoke the warming flames of love throughout the coming winter months.

Nov 5, 2020

Jewellery Mavericks: An interview with Beth Bernstein, from Bejeweled Magazine

A jewellery historian and expert with an unmistakable flair for period and antique pieces, Beth Bernstein is a tour de force in the industry. Founder of the online magazine Bejeweled, Beth is a journalist that has focused on fine jewellery for the past 20 years. For our next installment in our Jewellery Mavericks series we have asked Beth to share what excites her when it comes to custom designed pieces, and what are her most cherished bejeweled possessions.

Nov 4, 2020

“Catching an illness from dairy cows isn’t my favourite memory, but that’s when I knew he was the one.”

From long-distance yearning to dairy cow-inflicted illness, true love can withstand it all. Nobody proves that quite like Juliana & George, a Kiwi couple who continually show us that when you find ‘the one’ nothing can stand in your way. We chat with them to hear all about their unique love story.

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