[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/with-this-ring-i-send-a-message\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/with-this-ring-i-send-a-message\/","headline":"With This Ring, I Send a Message","name":"With This Ring, I Send a Message","description":"With This Ring, I Send a Message Jewelry designer Rony Tennenbaum chats with us about his LGBT engagement and wedding ring collections and commitment to...","datePublished":"2012-04-02","dateModified":"2021-07-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gay-wedding-rings-tie-the-knot-collection-rony-tennenbaum.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gay-wedding-rings-tie-the-knot-collection-rony-tennenbaum.jpg","height":206,"width":400},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/with-this-ring-i-send-a-message\/","about":["Style Watch"],"wordCount":645,"articleBody":" With This Ring, I Send a Message Jewelry designer Rony Tennenbaum chats with us about his LGBT engagement and wedding ring collections and commitment to marriage equality. By Brittny Drye Google \u201cgay wedding bands\u201d and you receive a list of rings designed with triangles and rainbows embellishments. While there is a time and place for these types of pride symbols, most couples desire something a little more sophisticated when it comes to expressing their commitment. Rony Tennenbaum, a New York City-based jewelry designer, realized this need for LGBT wedding jewelry and immediately made it his life purpose to give his community unique design options aimed with an equally unique message. \u201cI wanted to stay as far away from those types of defining symbols as possible, as I know my friends would never wear them on their wedding rings. I therefore created a more sophisticated, higher-end collection that would be timeless, trendy and feel cool,\u201d Tennenbaum tells us. The result is seven different collections boasting symbols that have never been used before in wedding jewelry.\u201cI love designs that have sleek lines and form simple shapes that no one has thought of or attempted before,\u201d he explains. And along with these never-before-seen designs are strong messages, as seen in his very first trademarked collection, LVOE FOREVER. \u201cLVOE holds a very special place in my heart. Everyone sees the letters and assume they read LOVE, which of course they do. The concept is \u2018Love is love, no matter how you spell it\u2019, and naturally, behind that thought is love is love no matter who the two people are.\u201d This statement collection is made in 14K gold with exquisite diamonds and highlighted with stunning bright enamel colors. \u201cA simple design, yet no one has ever attempted to create,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd best of all, the first of its kind was with the GLBT community in mind.\u201d He also has created options with \u201clove\u201d spelled in Hebrew characters, and is currently developing ones in French, Spanish and Greek.\u201cWhat I love about designing for my peers is the thought I am endorsing what I believe to be a human right. Everyone should be allowed to claim their love to whomever they want and granted equal benefits through marriage,\u201d he says. \u201cI love that designing for my community allows me to open creative doors and design looks in a jewelry industry that has been saturated for decades with boring styling. It\u2019s exciting to me that my new and fresh take on rings are sought out by everyone, gay or straight, yet developed for LGBT couples!\u201dAnd the public is taking notice. His flagship store in New York City is currently celebrating its second year with sales stronger than ever. His collections are also being represented at jewelry stores in Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey, and he\u2019s currently in talks with stores in other states amongst the Northeast, as well as Florida, and planning on a 2012 expansion to the Midwest, West Coast and Canada. Tennenbaum hopes that, through his rings, he can be a part of as many same-sex weddings as possible. \u201cI feel such a strong bond with people through my rings. They\u2019re such an intimate part of a relationship,\u201d he says. \u201cIt is powerful to think that I created something that a couple will symbolize as their bond.\u201d As we continue to fight for other states to pass the Marriage Equality bill, Tennenbaum encourages us to speak up, urging our legislators to pass the marriage equality bills. \u201cWrite and talk to lawmakers. Do not rest until you are granted the same human rights as any civilian in this country,\u201d he says. In the meantime, he commends celebrating relationships through ceremonies and engagements. \u201cI believe we will see more states follow suit in years to come. After all, love has no boundaries.\u201d Photo credit: Rony Tennenbaum "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"With This Ring, I Send a Message","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/with-this-ring-i-send-a-message\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]