MINE TO SHINE
When Rebecca Slater and Rachel Zakhary decided to put a ring on it , the couple didn ’ t realize how unique their bond would be when they went hunting for their engagement bands . By going through Kwiat ’ s Mine to Shine diamond traceability program — now available at Fredric H . Rubel Jewelers in Laguna Beach — the couple was able to find a choice stone that could be fashioned into two separate diamonds for both rings . This was the first time Kwiat was able to do something like this . The happy couple ’ s ethically mined stone resulted in both a 2.52-carat Kwiat Cushion and a 2.51- carat Kwiat Radiant diamond , which were then mounted in platinum settings . From the moment of the diamond ’ s discovery until the rings arrived in individual keepsake boxes , the Mine to Shine program kept Slater and Zakhary regularly up to date with their stone ’ s progress . As an adjunct part of Kwiat ’ s commitment to clarity and honesty about the origins of its diamonds , with every ring purchased , the company makes a donation to a nonprofit organization that provides families in underdeveloped nations with clean drinking water . ( Kwiat : kwiat . com ) ( Fredric H . Rubel Jewelers : 949- 494-3513 ; rubeljewelers . com ) — C . B . /
Kwiat ’ s Mine to Shine diamond traceability program is now available through Fredric H . Rubel Jewelers .
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