It's that time of year!

No, not Santa Claus. It's wedding season and I'm lucky enough to be involved in both planning and attending some great affairs this spring and summer.

Lots of brides-to-be visit us for help with their wedding party jewelry, it's a lot of fun to meet the brides and bridesmaids, look at the gowns, check out the venue and pick the nicest jewelry for the affairs. Jewelry from robertachiarella.com is featured in current issues of The Knot, Bridal Guide and Brides magazines.

My jewelry also was featured at the totally fabulous wedding of Kim Solow and Adam Pomeranz, held at Temple Israel on Long Island a few weeks ago. My whole family was there to see this wonderful couple get married, and we had a terrific time.
 
Kim looked great, and so did the whole wedding party. I was thrilled to help with the jewelry, though you can't see much in these pictures, the bridesmaids were wearing some special items from my collection.

 The reception was unbelievable, the facilities were totally magnificent and the food was superb. They had a great band, which is so much better than a DJ, and we literally danced the night away while sending all our love and best wishes to the newlyweds.

Kim and Adam will be living in California, where there are plenty of great places to get married- but I am really glad they had their wedding here. You never know when you'll see so many cousins, aunts and uncles together again, it was a really enjoyable affair.

I just finished looking at some photos that another bride-to-be sent me to help plan her wedding at another great place, the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel. I think that's the most wonderful place, I've stayed there a few times and nearly every time the hotel was gearing up for a wedding. They have the most beautiful set-up high on a cliff over the ocean, and when there is an outdoor service it is so exquisite.

The bride wanted jewelry that would sparkle in the sunset- can you imagine how nice that's going to be! We're happy to oblige, I suggested the red carpet couture collection earrings, the crystals will reflect the lights and hopefully bounce the colors of the sky and the bridesmaids gowns for all to enjoy.

Another wedding we are working on is going to be held right in our own back yard, at Leonard's of Great Neck. Home of many family weddings, and the setting for a "Sopranos" wedding on TV, this over-the-top place is always a great choice for a wedding.

The bride has 5 bridesmaids, so we chose Lucy in the Sky hoops and a complementing bracelet and they got our wedding party discount! I hope they send me some photos and I'll post them so you can see the look. Hoops are one of the hottest trends these days, and they are not those giant things we wore years ago, new designs are elegant and sophisticated and almost anyone can wear these. If you're getting married give us a call or send an email, I love to help with your jewelry and any advice I can give. We offer appointments for consultations if you are in NYC, so feel free to take advantage of it. Ciao!

Oscar winning looks- look no further

Well, another academy awards show has come and gone, and the winners aren't all the same movies that I would have picked, but with 10 movies nominated for every category, it makes for more exciting balloting. One thing that we like even more than who wins is what the stars are wearing. At my academy awards party we check out every dress, every hair style and every bit of jewelry to see who is a best-dressed celebrity and who should have stayed home.

We're thrilled Precious won, it was a pleasure working with the folks on this movie. I was lucky enough to have been selected to supply some jewelry for not only some actresses publicity appearances, but for use on film too! At the Academy Award show itself, some actresses wore jewelry that is virtually indistinguishable from a piece from the Roberta Chiarella collection, look at ths shot of Sandra Bullock! We took one look at the earring Reese Witherspoon was wearing and realized we had all the crystals in-house to create our own version, so it is up on the website and ready for you to purchase! Some of these items have already been featured in the "get the actresses academy award look at an affordable price" shows and magazine articles that follow the show each year. I have to say, there are a few pieces that are so close it's amazing.

My good friend and emmy-award nominated TV personality Jill Martin will host a show tomorrow night, and you'll get to see some of our pieces as part of some red carpet ensembles. And, you will see, for the first time on TV, the RC2 Brava Bib Necklace! I love the way it looks on her, the turquoise color is really nice, and it also comes in Coral and Jade. It's up on the website now, at great introductory prices. Take a look at the collection at robertachiarella.com along with all the academy award look jewels we've featured on the site. Ciao!

"I'm so excited"

"and I just can't hide it" said the pointer sisters way back when. It's not every day a box arrives at the studio (well, actually a large crate) that's come half way around the world and contains our new jewelry collection. It really, really is exciting to be able to bring a new collection from sketches to real live jewelry so I hope you will like it too.

A lot of people love our HSN collection, and as some of the pieces were made exclusively for them, we don't sell them on the website, and retailers can't order them for their stores. I think its a trade-off, HSN reaches lots of people and it's so affordable, but people want new jewelry more than a few times a year that I'm on the network. There are other shopping networks in Europe and Asia that we obviously can't sell this collection on, as it is named for HSN. So, what to do? Why not make a new line, super trendy, super affordable and with the same quality you know and desire and sell it alongside our full jewelry line?

When I was asked that question, the answer was the same, why not! So, let me introduce to you the RC2 trend collection, featuring necklaces, earrings and rings made with the highest quality and ready for spring. The bib necklace comes in six colors, including coral and jade for spring. The earrings are just beautiful and are made from the same hand-poured resin that we love to use because it is light, has a real solid feel and beautiful color and shine. Resin is not like other materials, it is always shiny, needs no care and is not heavy.

The necklace is perfect for springtime, is so vibrant and makes you smile when you wear it. The earrings are perfectly sized and anyone can wear them, they are not heavy and hang nicely from your ears. If you are even remotely concerned if they might pull, then you'll want to try another product we sell, the Lobe Wonder. These little thingys make sure you can wear larger or heavier earrings with ease, they are really a miracle product that we all use with ease.

So, even though the new RC2 collection is not on the website yet, it will be officially launched in the next few days. I'm thrilled to be launching a new line, it's the first time we've done this as a web only collection although once retailers get their samples and style sheets it will be carried alongside our complete line of earrings and other jewelry. Keep your eye on the website, and be the first girl on your block to own some! And, by popular demand, it's time for Roberta's spring surprise- we'll send you a surprise gift from our collection when you spend $48 or more. Ciao.