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Love On Top Of Griffith Park Observatory, Lauren & Jonathan
Jonathan Moies arranged for Lauren Tyler’s friends to take a girls time trip to Griffith Park Observatory, where he secretly planned to propose to her. While there, he hid below a stairway where she was going. She saw him and...
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Time For An Upgrade
After purchasing their original wedding rings from us over 13 years ago, Pablo and Lilia decided since they'd grown their family by three children it was time for an upgrade! Lilia decided she loved the sentiment of her original engagement ring and...
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And Who Said It Couldn't Be Anymore Magical...?
Chris and Jolene are high school sweethearts, and after 10 years of dating enjoyed a common love for Disneyland. It is one of their favorite places on Earth! They were planning a trip there and Chris knew it was his...
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Keith And Cindy Bratberg Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary
50 Years ago Keith and Cindy Bratberg were married. Below is their Wedding Picture. 10 years ago they came into the George Thompson Diamond Co. and purchased a 3 stone, Past, Present, and Future ring to celebrate their 40th year of Marriage. The week before...
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A High Flying Proposal, Justin And Lucy
This is Justin and Lucy. Lucy loves wine tasting and has always wanted to ride in a hot air balloon. Justin decided to plan a very special surprise for her: a hot air balloon flight. They started their flight at...
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A Modern Love Story, Rocio And Kevin
Rocio and Kevin met on Plenty of Fish, a dating website, in January of 2016. Sparks flew when they started talking, and they decided to meet in person at Chili's in Oxnard. There was no denying the chemistry between them....
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A New Chapter Together, Annette And Jerry
Annette and Jerry met through a mutual friend, Jeff, at a hangout at his place. The spark was immediate, and they became fast friends, Jerry "knew from the moment he met her that he wanted to be with her". After...
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A Beachside Proposal, Sasha And Lauren
They started talking at a Halloween house party that Sasha's sisters dragged him to. His sisters wanted to go out afterward, but everything fell by the wayside once he met Lauren. Soon after, Sasha took Lauren out on their first...
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Bringing Together 3 Lives In 1 Marriage, Greta And David
A year to the day after moving in together, Greta and David had their wedding, on a bluff overlooking his childhood surf spot. After coming into The George Thompson Diamond Co. and working with Misty, Greta says "Misty was incredibly sweet and...
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A Proposal to Leave You Speechless, Dr. Wendy and Tim
One of the favorite things we get is the stories of how our rings can be a part of people's lives. Their engagement ring withthe Eiffel Tower. Hi George, I wanted to share with you my engagement story and let you know...
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A Destination Wedding With An Italian Flare, Rana And Ron
Rana and Ron were introduced by mutual friends on Avila Beach. Little did they know that they would be spending the rest of their lives together. They were friends first, then started dating, and after about four years they went...
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Love Comes To The Pharmacy, Vincent And Teresa
On Friday, Jan. 18th, Vincent Ybarra came into our store and was so happy and excited that he called a few of us over and revealed that the day before, on the 17th, he and Teresa Santana, got married at...
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Love At The US Naval Academy In Annapolis, Johnathan And Jackie
She met her future husband, Johnathan Hathaway, and they graduated from the Academy in the same year. Local scholar Jackie Loyola graduated from Pacifica High School receiving the rare, coveted and special Congressional Award for a full ride scholarship to...
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Finally, Nick Iscakis Met His Fiancé, Alissa Borsuk
On a blind date with his friend, 8 years ago, Nick Iscakis met his future fiancé, Alissa Borsuk. Nick felt it was time to get married, and had brought Alissa into George Thompson Diamond Co. to see what kind of exclusive engagement rings she...
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After Catching My Breath, Of Course, I Told Him ‘Yes’, Justin And Vanessa
Justin Lamar, who works as a plumber for his father at “Leo’s Sewer and Drain”, and Vanessa Ybarra, now Lamar, who is a Courtroom Clerk at Santa Barbara Superior Court, were married Dec 1, 2018. They sat down with us...
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Dressing Up For A Once In A Lifetime Event, Kayla And Jessie
Normally casually attired Kayla Ortiz couldn't understand why her boyfriend, Jessie Ramirez, asked her to dress up because he wished to treat her to a fancy dinner at the Beach Side Café in Goleta which is conveniently located near UCSB...
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Maddie and Micheal love the outdoors, and each other
Maddie and Michael met in their freshman year calculus class at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Maddie immediately viewed him as a friend. They stayed friends, if distantly, for the next few years.They met again their senior year at...
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Love is Fabulous, David and Evelyn
David is 91 years old and Evelyn is 90. Neither were embarrassed about revealing their age. Rather they were proud of it. Both are widowed, and 4 years ago, they came into The George Thompson Diamond Co. and chose a beautiful, 3 diamond...
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Fell in Love with the Classica. A Diamond Wedding Set, Eduardo and Karime Mendoza
Eduardo and Karime Mendoza with her showing off her new exclusive designed wedding ring from George Thompson Collection. Although they have been husband and wife by the courts for 25 years, it is this Saturday, July 23rd at the San Rafael...