room is located in Grapevine with their fantastic vineyard,
Umbra Winery at La Buena Vida Vineyards Springtown,
located in Springtown. Established in 2005, the winery
is owned by John and Debbie Wilson, Umbra sports a
distinctly European flair to their aesthetic, having lived, trav-
eled and honeymooned in Europe. Their love of wine, food,
travel and culture is evident within the property and with
an 8,000 square-foot traditional Mediterranean villa-style
event venue, tasting room/patio; it’s a perfect place for a
dream wedding. With multiple spaces for private rent-
al accommodating 50-200, brides will be amazed at
the beauty and unique elements to this facility.
With an antique bell tower, fountains, fire pit,
estate barrel room and fully appointed groom and
bridal suites, Umbra Winery has thought of all
your big day needs and comforts. Overlooking 7.5
acres of mature grapevines, it has the most beau-
tiful sunsets you’ve ever seen for making memo-
ries. Choosing Umbra Winery will be a crowd pleas-
er.
An Engaging Experience-
Selecting the Perfect Ring for Your
Commitment —
Faux is not French for Big
Make a List, No. Make Two
Determine what are essential elements for a great
wedding (like a wedding cake, a photographer) and
put them on a list of priorities, then decide what you’d
like to have for your wedding (Mardi Gras beads on
the table, bottle of bubbles or boxes of mints engraved
with your name, an artist that draws caricatures of your
guests) and they belong on the second list.
Realize, You Can’t Do Everything Yourself
Saving money is great but know your limitations. If you
are a resident at the local hospital, time is your most
treasured commodity. Get a wedding planner, a good
one.
The only thing more nerve-racking than popping the
big question is determining the right ring to give to your
love as they accept your proposal. So many questions
need to be answered. What size diamond? What cut does
she like? How many accent gems or stones are too many?
And metal-yellow gold, white gold, platinum, or mixed
metals? The ring selection is endless.
A good place to start is with the show stopper itself -
the diamond. It should sparkle, but much about the qual-
ity of the diamond is relative to the buyer. A good way to
gauge the diamond tastes of your intended is to do a little
pre-shopping. We suggest visiting at least three jewelry
stores to compare prices and develop a good relationship
with the store you plan on purchasing the ring from. With
visiting different stores, the buyer will get a better under-
standing on who is fair and disclosing accurate informa-
tion.
We recommend Troy Vinson Jewelers to be your go-to
source from anything jaw dropping and sparkly. Family-
owned since 1971, they have made customer care a fami-
ly tradition with dedicated staff members on site to make
sure that you find the perfect creation for you.
Troy Vinson Jewelers imports many of its diamonds
from Antwerp Belgium and Israel, allowing you to find
the right diamond for your lifetime commitment and
specializing in distinctive, classic styles of jewelry. If you
can imagine a certain design, their expert jewelers can
select the perfect stones and create that special design
custom, just for you.
Once the perfect diamond has been selected, you
can now consider accent stones. More and more often
jewelers are seeing other types of stones added to engage-
ment rings. Rubies, emeralds, and sapphires are the
most common stones ideas in engagement rings because
besides diamonds, they can stand up to long-time wear
Whatever the final decision is on the ring, remember
that the engagement ring and wedding band are the most
important piece of jewelry a woman wears. It’s not about
how much it costs, it’s about what it signifies.
One popular trend is to use jewelry that’s been in the
family for decades and your engagement ring designed
expressly for you. Not only will it have a strikingly singular
look but it will have a special sentimental value.
Troy Vinson said, “You are all dressed up. You are
standing in front of your jewelry tray, you see absolutely
nothing your want to wear. Nothing gets you excited,
you ask yourself, “why do I have all of this old jewelry
and never wear it?” We, at Troy Vinson Jewelers are
excited to sit down with you, look through all of your
old pieces, collected or inherited and work with you to
come up with some new designs. We give you an esti-
mate for the production cost, we show you a realistic
picture of what the piece will look like when finished,
the actual wax that will be cast in the metal of your
choice. Our experienced staff do the casting of the gold,
filing and polishing of the metal right here! We weigh
and measure all of the stones, hand set each one in the
handmade piece and then we perform an insurance
appraisal.
“Our appraiser is in residence trained by the
Gemological Institute of America in California. He is
one of only four in Tarrant County. We are very excited
to present you with the finished piece you helped
design. It is a wonderful experience to see your vision
of what you wanted in a new piece of jewelry presented
to you in a beautiful green Troy Vinson Jeweler box!
The piece is a one of a kind piece, reflective of you and
your personal ideas. You can feel proud to wear and
enjoy the compliments you will receive when you wear
your custom made jewelry. We are always happy to
see you to help maintain your jewelry, by performing a
complimentary inspection and cleaning of your pieces.
Let us help you make your dreams come true, use the
many memories you have and create one memorable
piece to wear.”
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