Now that 2-1-12 has passed, one of the next numerical milestones will be 12-12-12, and all the worry about the end of the Mayan calendar. The question is this – will the world really end before the end of 2012? Or will there be a series of catastrophic events that will illustrate that the end is near for all of modern mankind? Well, if you believe how the media interprets the meaning behind the end of the Mayan calendar, and if you are also thinking about getting married by the time 2012 concludes, now is the time to consider a wedding that truly is once in what may be a very short lifetime. In fact, you probably should think about Belize as the wedding destination of your choice. After all, if something REALLY bad is going to happen, then you may as well go out with style. Or by having the time and wedding of your life!

December 2012 will mark the end of the 5,126 year era in the Mayan Calendar. But instead of it being a sign of mortal finality and/or destruction, it probably should be thought of as a time of renewal, rebirth, renaissance and new beginnings. In honor of this historic and spiritual moment, thirty-six adventurous, fortunate and spiritually motivated couples along with two hundred and eighteen of their closest friends and family will partake in the unique Mayan Marriage of Many wedding celebration in Belize. This grand wedding event will be staged on an ancient Maya Temple at the 3200 year old Mayan City of Cahal Pech on December 12, 2012 (that’s 12-12-12). At the same time, in five other exotic resort locations in Ambergris Caye, five additional couples will each hold their own separate full court fairytale wedding nuptials event as well.

Package for the group weddings in Cahal Pech range from $14,030 to $24,030 for the Bridal Couple (depending on their chosen hotel and other add-on options) and includes a 5-night Mini-Moon, all receptions, day tours, etc. Packages for guest couples start at $5,030 for December 9-13, 2012, with custom mini-cations also available.

While in Belize, brides, grooms and guests will be able to enjoy an exciting choice of activities that the land has to offer including zip lining, Maya massage and other healing, arts medicine trails with Maya shaman, horseback riding, Caracol and other Maya site exploration, bird watching, kayaking, cave tubing, exploring ancient caves with human remains, museums, botanical gardens, a world class zoo, repelling, spelunking, scuba diving or snorkeling around the second largest barrier reef in the world, helicopter tours, mountain biking, yoga and more.

For additional information on wedding events, packages and resort accommodations go to www.2012weddingsbelize.com.

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Authorized Novell wedding band retailer John Greenan & Sons will be holding their First Annual Bridal and Re-Mount Show at their Silver Spring, Maryland location. Taking place on Saturday, March 31st from 9am to 4:30pm, be sure to stop by and see some of Novell’s latest as well as classic wedding band styles.

Visit GreenanJewelers.com for directions.

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One of Novell’s latest platinum engagement rings was the winner of a recent Brides Facebook Poll (during the week of September 19, 2011). Featured in the new Studio Platinum collection, SE2543-LC-3/4 is a vintage design single row pave platinum engagement ring pictured with a ¾ carat center diamond. This engagement ring style also has a matching platinum wedding band.

See more platinum engagement rings at Novell’s Studio Platinum website.

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Novell Design Studio has released a brand new QR Code for the new mobile website dedicated to Studio Platinum bridal jewelry. Starting in September 2011, Studio Platinum will be available at select Novell retailers throughout the US. Look for the new Studio Platinum advertisement in Bridal Guide as well!

What is a QR Code?
The Studio Platinum QR Code is a matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) that is readable by QR scanners, mobile phones with a camera, and apps available to most smart phones. All you have to do is point a designated lens or area usually found on the underside of iPhones, Androids and many other popular smart phone models found on the market today. The Studio Platinum QR Code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on white background – it looks like a funky take-off of a UPC scan code. These modules allow the scanner to get more information about the product, go to a designated mobile web page, enter a contest or many other functions the featured brand chooses to highlight. QR codes can be scanned from a magazine, counter signage, posters, billboards and even online.

See more uses for QR Codes at the QRAnywhere blog.

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Last year, Novell Design Studio introduced a very unique line of rings created in stainless steel. These new ring styles are inspired by actual tattoo and tribal themes, and most can be special ordered in Argentium Sterling Silver, palladium or even platinum – the premium metal used for wedding rings and jewelry. TATU wedding rings are currently being featured on WhereToGetEngaged.com, an innovative wedding planning website.

TATU rings are not your father’s wedding ring! TATU is a fashion statement or even a way of life. And since sterling silver TATU rings are affordable, you can have one for literally any day of the week. But if precious metals are your style for jewelry (as it should be), a precious metal TATU ring makes a strong statement! Visit an authorized Novell retailer for more information and pricing.

View Novell’s TATU rings on WhereToGetEngaged.com. Or view more rings on Novell’s website.

LIKE TATU wedding rings on Facebook.

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Authorized Novell wedding band retailer Nagi Jewelers was recently interviewed by JCK Online. Nagi Osta, who started working at a seafood restaurant in Florida, suddenly had a vision to become a jeweler. While sometimes ideas like this die as a pipe dream, Nagi followed his heart. Initially he started small, but in 2002, he bought a three-story, 7,500-square-foot building in Stamford, Conn. Know for their famous annual Diamond Dash promotion, Nagi Jewelers is not only a well established family business, but also proof that the American Dream can come true.

Read – It’s All Relative: NAGI Jewelers on JCKOnline.com.

LIKE Nagi Jewelers on Facebook.

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Authorized Novell wedding band retailer Solomon Brothers Fine Jewelry (located in Atlanta, GA) is having a great jewelry promotion on Thursday, August 8, 2011. Visit Solomon Brothers Fine Jewelry to receive a $50 gift card that you can apply towards your jewelry purchase of $100 and more! To receive it, just mention you saw this promotion on the Novell website or blog! If you haven’t LIKEd the Solomon Brothers Fine Jewelry Facebook page, then please be so kind and do so. Feel free to help spread the word and join Solomon Brothers Fine Jewelry for this great jewelry deal! And be sure to take a peek at the Novell wedding bands.

Get directions to Solomon Brothers Fine Jewelry in Atlanta, GA.

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The Jewelers Vigilance Committee, an organization formed in 1912 to provide education and self-regulation to the jewelry industry, features platinum Novell wedding rings in The Essential Guide to the U.S. Trade in Platinum Jewelry. A trade-oriented publication, this edition of JVC’s Essential Guide explains the Federal Trade Commission’s 2010 amendments to the Platinum Section of the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metal and Pewter Industries. It breaks down the revised standards, and clarifies what they mean in practical terms for those who manufacture, promote and sell platinum jewelry.

The Novell rings featured are a set of classic hand-engraved platinum wedding bands, and new platinum styles from the TATU collection.

The Essential Guide also includes legal standards for platinum, glossary of platinum terms, frequently asked questions and two platinum tolerance charts, explaining how to stamp and describe both traditional products and platinum products containing a minimum 500 ppt platinum alloyed with base metal. The JVC website also has plenty of information and tips aimed at consumers.

Download The Essential Guide to the U.S. Trade in Platinum Jewelry.

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MJSA, a leading jewelry industry trade publication, featured news about Novell’s Great American Metal Exchange (GAME) – a special metal trade program designed to put more affordable platinum merchandise into jewelry showcases. The concept behind GAME is simple; qualified retail jewelry stores can trade in unusable precious metals for Novell’s new Studio Platinum bridal-classics collection. It’s a weight exchange with a minimal program fee. Acceptable precious metals for this special opportunity are platinum, gold, and palladium. Is there a better way and time to profit from your under-performing, broken, and damaged merchandise? The GAME is a meticulously planned and executed bridal jewelry stimulus package. It meets the challenges of the hard economy head on!

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The Great American Metal Exchange. Novell Design Studio in Rahway, New Jersey, is taking a unique approach to getting its line of entry platinum bridal jewelry into retail stores. Novell has developed what it calls the Great American Metal Exchange (GAME). It will offer its Studio Platinum Collection at a significant discount to qualifying retailers (they must be committed to the bridal business), and will take unwanted platinum, palladium, or gold inventory as total or partial payment. Novell’s goal is to stimulate sales of platinum bridal jewelry.

“Right now, retailers are apathetic about platinum, and we’re hoping to get them excited about the category again,” says Novell CEO Bruce Pucciarello. “Given the close relationship between gold and platinum prices right now, we think the time is right.”

Deadline for sending old inventory to Novell is July 1.

Learn more about Novell’s GAME here. And visit GAME on Facebook.

Novell’s GAME has been featured on The Jewelry Weblog, Trans World News, JQIntl.com, The Wedding Ring Blog, Yahoo! News via PRWeb.com, Your Engagement 101 and InStoreMag.com.

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InStoreMag.com, the official website for leading jewelry trade publication In Store, features Novell’s GAME in their Industry Announcements section.

“Novell Design Studio’s Great American Metal Exchange (GAME) program allows qualified jewelry stores to trade in unusable precious metals for Novell’s new Studio Platinum bridal-classics collection. It’s a weight exchange with a minimal program fee. Acceptable precious metals for this special opportunity are platinum, gold, and palladium.  Is there a better way and time to profit from your under-performing, broken, and damaged merchandise? The GAME is a meticulously planned and executed bridal jewelry stimulus package. It meets the challenges of the hard economy head on!”

Read more of Novell’s GAME Puts Affordable Platinum in Jewelry Stores.

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