RFS Special Feature: Luxe Fete, a lovely Miami Event and Design Studio

Before meeting Nathalie, owner of Luxe Fete, we were confident we would be able to work together .  Now that we have, we had to feature her and share the beautiful work she does with each of you!

If you do not fall in love the moment you get to the Luxe Fete website and hear their music I suppose you should read on. But we were IMMEDIATELY hooked!  Luxe Fete is a full service boutique event planning and design studio.   The three words they use to describe themselves are, "simply elegant parties."  Luxe Fete's abilities are diverse for sure but the one common aspect of each project they take on is how they create and enhance all of YOUR wishes, dreams and style into an equally memorable and spectacular event!

Now to the good stuff... three questions I asked Miss Nathalie:

RFS: What was the defining factor to make the switch from practicing law to starting Luxe Fete (yes, she went to law school and practiced law for several years)?

Nathalie: I knew I did not want to practice law anymore when I noticed I had no issue staying up late working on events but could not do the same for working on briefs.  It's all about passion.

RFS: What was your favorite event you planned?

Nathalie:  My wedding.  It was at the Trump Sonesta with the beach as a backdrop and had so many personal touches.  I loved designing and creating an atmosphere that told the story of me and my husband.  It was magical for many reasons and I will always strive to create that same magic for all my couples.

RFS: Lastly, when you aren't putting on events for other peoples enjoyment, what do you do for fun in your spare time?

Nathalie: I love hanging out at the beach with my husband and daughters.  It's the perfect way to decompress and just have fun.

Send us your Men!!

The holidays are upon us, literally.  Here in South Florida, they sneak right up on you.

We want to let you know that after all the presents are opened, champagne bottles are popped, and leftovers are gone RFS is having a small get-together for those guys that didn't get their act together in time for this year's holidays.

Come, have some beer, wings, and settle down to a comfortable evening with (or without) your friends to learn about diamonds, and how the heck you go about choosing an engagement ring!
Devoted girlfriends, you are MORE than welcome to accompany your guys or you can simply send them to us so you can be sure he does it right.

                                  YOU ARE INVITED!

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS FOR THE MEN ONLY:

Did you run out of time?  We understand it's hard enough to Christmas shop for her but you want to propose and you don't know where to start.  You ask your other married or engaged friends where to go and end up with 7 different names, because everyone's "got a diamond guy".  Which isn't actually helpful at all.  You still feel COMPLETELY confused.  You've never bought jewelry, and this is a BIG one!

We have an EASY resolution for you AND your (semi-deliquent) friends that are in the same boat.  You should all resolve to get educated on engagement rings and start looking, NOW.  Face it, if you want it to be a good year...the easiest way is to make her happy!  You can thank us for your relationship bliss, later.

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS FOR THE WOMEN ONLY:

We are here to help.  If you sig other drops the ball through the holidays and by the new year you haven't picked up the title of fiance yet, send him to us!  No need to drop any more hints.  We will walk him through finding/creating the perfect ring for you.  We PROMISE to help.

Love is in Miami!

Oh wait, you live here? In South Florida?!  You saw the 'Love is in the Air' package and thought we forgot you?!  Don't fret my pet!  We, first and foremost, want to take care of you, that's why we moved to Miami!

We also offer a package called 'Love is in Miami' for those of you that will not be flying in from far, far away but we do want to make choosing the ring a special, very personal experience for you and your other half.

'Love is in Miami' offers you a luxurious suite in downtown Miami's Viceroy Hotel, bottle service alongside their infinity pool 50 floors up at Club 50,  meals in their fine dining establishments, treatments in their 28,000 square foot full-service spa, and a private viewing and design consultation with Tara Rose and the RFS team to create the perfect engagement ring in the privacy of your suite. 

Sounds like the perfect plan, right?  For additional information and pricing, please call (786) 888-4515.

Cait's Custom Ring

I was talking with my dear friend Cait today who recently got engaged (and got into Harvard for her residency! Congrats!) We made a completely custom engagement ring for Cait with admittedly very little direction from her. I'm not sure if she even knew what she wanted, but we were able to interpret her clues into a ring that she says is perfect, even though she wasn't able to describe it completely. She thought it might be helpful to other brides-to-be to see the process that we went through together in making her ring - so here it is.

She knew that she liked these two Tacori rings, but she felt like something was off about them. She liked the portion that holds the center diamond on the first one, and she liked the band on the second one.

So we drew up some sketches and settled on this one. We decided to add diamonds to the prongs, we extended the twist down the band, and we made the portion that holds the center diamond feel more integrated into the ring.

Next we made a model of the ring in wax to make sure that Cait liked the proportions of the ring. We later used this wax model to cast the ring in platinum.

And, Cait's final one-of-a-kind ring.