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Dine & Dish With Dawn: Robbins Brothers Evening of Design benefiting Wish Upon A Wedding

They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend.

Well, if that’s true, then I made a whole heavenly host of best friends when I hosted the Robbins Brothers’ Evening of Design event, a preview of some of the best looks from the upcoming Engagement Season, benefiting Wish Upon A Wedding.

In addition to my new - ahem - “best friends” in the form of jewels, I also invited a bunch of my real-life influencer friends to gather to indulge in trying on some serious ice with me (the aforementioned diamond best friends), eat a little icing (in the form of a beautiful and delicious Beverly’s Bakery cake)...

Pose for custom illustrations by my good friend, Courtney Coloring, that we got to take home with us...

Win a few raffle prizes (that I had the supreme pleasure of announcing)...

And, all while posting with a purpose: to raise money for the nonprofit, Wish Upon A Wedding - a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that grants weddings and vow renewals to couples facing serious illness or a life-altering circumstance.

In other words, as I always put it, a wish-fulfilling organization that grants wishes of love.

(See how you can get involved HERE)

My guests and I tried on our favorite designs and then posted on Instagram as we are known to do.

The best part? Just for doing what we love, Robbins Brothers donated $50 for each post posted to Wish Upon A Wedding.

A glimpse of what we got to try on?

Simon G.

Henri Daussi

Tacori

Coast Diamond

Michael M

Karl Lagerfeld

As you can see, just like in life, my new best friends are unique, shiny, colorful and utterly effervescent.

And, if you ask me, that makes for one HECK of a beautiful engagement ring.

Thank you for hosting this beautiful, bonding event, Robbins Brothers Costa Mesa! As much as you made one of my dreams come true tonight, through our partnership, we helped a myriad of dreams come true so for many in love out there, hanging their dreams upon Wish Upon A Wedding.

Til the next one...

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Wish Upon A Wedding, Making Dreams Come True

Tonight, I had a few of my own wishes granted as I had the honor of hosting and curating Robbins Brothers’ “Evening of Design” at Robbins Brothers The Engagement Ring Store, benefiting Wish Upon a Wedding - a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that grants weddings and vow renewals to couples facing serious illness or a life-altering circumstance. In other words, a wish-fulfilling organization that grants wishes of love. 💞 And, in further other words, my kind of party - one that makes a difference in this world. With some of my favorite influencers from Los Angeles and Orange County alike, we previewed and posted about the latest designs of the upcoming Engagement Season from featured designers at Robbins Brothers, including Tacori Engagement Rings, Wedding Bands and Jewelry HENRI DAUSSI Michael M Collection Coast Diamond Simon G. Jewelry and Karl Lagerfeld - all with the intention of raising money for @WishUponAwedding with every post we share. And, as if looking at all that ice wasn’t enough, we even had the pleasure of enjoying buttercream icing on one gorgeous and delicious 2-tiered wedding cake from Beverly's Bakery - making the evening taste just as sweet as it felt. Previewing gorgeous rings? Sweet. Previewing gorgeous rings with gorgeous, heart-centered friends? Sweeter. Previewing gorgeous rings with gorgeous, heart-centered friends eager to help turn wishes of love into realities? The SWEETEST.🍰 Thank you to each and everyone of you who came out tonight with hearts as big - if not bigger - than your social media following. I cherish you all.👯‍♀️ #SelfieForawish #robbinsbrothers #eveningofdesign#ddwdxrobbinsbrothers #dineanddishwithdawn #DawnMcCoyMedia 📷: Kimberly Luu — with Kimberly Luu and Jennifer Cella Williams at Robbins Brothers The Engagement Ring Store.

[mrscam776]

Just leaving @rb_torrance and I’m ready to Sparkle for Santa! #cleanringselfie #robbinsbrothers #bling #sparkle #diamondsareagirlsbestfriend #lifeofjasmine #jchronicles (at Robbins Brothers The Engagement Ring Store)

[darkprincesspirate]

Love this man, love this ring!!!! . . . . #photography #hands #engaged #engaged💍 #engagementring #soexcited #robbinsbrothers #handstogether #photographer #dallas #proposed #isaidyes #isaidyes💍 #love

[darkprincesspirate]

Just Got Engaged!!! . . . . . #engaged #engagement #robbinbrothers #robbinsbrothers #proposal #dinnerabdaflight #dinner #proposal #gettingmarried #dallas #dallasexecutiveairport #flight #greatidea #sohappy #ecstatic #bigring #platinum #diamond #beautiful (at South Dallas, Dallas)

[iglam]

Its Much more beautiful in person, I love you. Thank you for being amazing in every way. #henryhelix #heartnecklace #robbinsbrothers #jewlery #rosegold #diamonds #valentinegift #gift #family

[asrealasitgetsengagement-blog]

I like this photo from Your Mazzone Wedding Guru blog. What does Mazzone mean anyway? Is it another wedding term I need to know? - I’ll look it up later. However the one flaw in this photo is that it does not account for the other layers of stress that can be going on at the exact same time as wedding planning! 

I’ve dated my fiancé now for five years. We started dating in high school and have suffered through the growing pains together into young-adulthood. I’ve recently graduated from college with my B.A. and he is finishing up his last class. We’ve gathered about $13,600 in student loans total (which isn’t bad for five years in college for two people); but it adds to the burden on our shoulders. My beautiful engagement ring was bought from Robbins Brothers for about $3,600 and we are currently making the monthly payments for that just below $50/month. As for our current debt, it’s not as bad as it could be.

Another layer of our stress comes from our recent move. My family has relocated for work and my fiancé and I have made the decision to follow them into a new state neither of us have been to before. This decision was not made lightly, but we’ve adjusted rather well. We are currently living with my folks until we find our own place. APARTMENT HUNTING stresses me out so much right now because when we are making a budget for a wedding we need to include an apartment expense. We intend to pay for this wedding 100% on our own.

According to The Knot app I’m using I have exactly 501 days left until our expected wedding date. So I am very early in the planning process and I will keep this online journal to log my progress and setbacks along the way. 

I’ll post more soon regarding my wedding budget and maybe even vent about the incoming Mother-in-Law. 

I do not claim to be a perfect bride, or to have all of the answers to wedding or relationship problems. My goal for this online journal is simply to have a place to blog my wedding planning process and anyone who finds their way to my blog can learn to avoid my mistakes or improve my successes. And I plan to remain anonymous in order to have the freedom to be honest about my situation and real about my feelings.

If you chose to follow, I hope you enjoy.

[sheelagoh]

It's forever. . Photo @phinayi . . #fashion #style #blog #blogger #fashiondairies #ootd #mystyle #lookbook #outfitoftheday #wiwt #aboutalook #ootdsubmit #mylook #houstonblogger #40plusstyle #30plusblogs #houstonfashionblogger #texasfashionblogger #ifbootd #thefab40s #robbinsbrothers #robbinsbrothersrings #ImASimonGFan . . With much love to @RobbinsBrothers and @simongjewelry for the exquisite ring. Lipstick is Posie K from @kyliecosmetics Lashes by @angelakaldis