De Beers Wedding Ring Winners
February 14, 12
(IDEX Online News) – When four couples say “I do” at the Empire State Building today, they will be doing it with the help of De Beers Diamond Jewellers. When the four pairs exchange their vows at the iconic landmark, they will do it with the help of De Beers’ wedding bands.
The Winning Couples at De Beers Diamon Jewellers
Prior to the big day, De Beers Diamond Jewellers hosted the couples at its Fifth Avenue Boutique for a champagne cocktail, during which the wedding bands were unveiled.
In order to win the wedding bands, and a private, personalized wedding ceremony created by celebrity event planner Colin Cowie, couples from across the U.S. submitted videos describing their love stories and why they should be chosen to marry or renew their vows at the Empire State Building on Valentine’s Day, the only day of the year that the building is open for marriages.
Sixteen semi-finalists were selected by a panel of experts, with the public voting for the winning couples. They are Phil Fung and Shawn Klein, who will become the first same-sex couple from New York State to marry at the Empire State Building; Stephanie Figarelle and Lela McArthur from Anchorage, Alaska; Angela Vega and Lubin Masibay from San Francisco, California and Paula Cubero and Enrique Catter, who are originally from Mexico and Peru but live in Connecticut.