Model Alla Grigorjeva struck an unconventional bridal pose during this issue’s cover shoot. From her stick-straight decidedly un-bridal ’do to the bold and beautiful cabochon emerald on her ring finger, she embodies our celebration of unconventional marriage (see our cover story, “Inside the Same-Sex Marriage Market: Real-Life Couples Tell All“). Check out the online outtakes for lessons on how it’s done.
Photographs by Tom Corbett. Styling by Catherine Peridis. Market editor: Jennifer Heebner. Makeup by Alexis Williams for The Brooks Agency. Hair by Gusléne Bubak. Manicure by Angela Marinescu.
Stud earrings in 14k gold, $6,500, Leo Ingwer, NYC, 212-719-1342, leoingwer.com; Denali ring in platinum with a 10.57 ct. sugarloaf-cut emerald and diamonds, price on request, Valani, NYC, 212-702-9703, valani.com; dress: Greta Constantine.
Ring in platinum with a cabochon-cut emerald and diamonds, price on request, Robert Procop, Beverly Hills, Calif., 310-276-6041, robertprocop.com; earrings in silver with rock crystal quartz and white sapphires, $895, Monica Rich Kosann, Fairfield County, Conn., 203-972-3115, monicarichkosann.com; dress: Rivini by Rita Vinieris.
Ring in platinum with a cabochon-cut emerald and diamonds, price on request, Robert Procop, Beverly Hills, Calif., 310-276-6041, robertprocop.com; earrings in silver with rock crystal quartz and white sapphires, $895, Monica Rich Kosann, Fairfield County, Conn., 203-972-3115, monicarichkosann.com; dress: ERIN by erin fetherston.
Earrings in 18k gold with cabochon-cut tanzanites and diamonds, price on request, Takat Gems, NYC, 646-728-0151, takat.com; bracelet in 18k gold with rubies and diamonds, $80,000, pendant necklace in 18k gold with an emerald and diamonds, $45,000, Valani, NYC, 212-702-9703, valani.com; marquise cluster ring in 14k gold with diamonds and a cabochon-cut sapphire, $2,750, Leo Ingwer, NYC, 212-719-1342, leoingwer.com; jumpsuit: Angel Sanchez.
Earrings in 18k gold with lead-glass-filled rubies, pink sapphires, and diamonds, $7,116, Nigaam, NYC, 212-391-5801, b2bnigaam.com; ring in 18k gold with a heart-shape rubellite, rubies, pink tourmalines, and diamonds, $44,000, Robert Procop, Beverly Hills, Calif., 310-276-6041, robertprocop.com; bands in 14k gold with diamonds, $796–$1,287, Sylvie Collection, Plano, Texas, 214-472-9992, sylviecollection.com; dress: Anna Maier.
Marquise cluster ring in 14k gold with diamonds and a cabochon-cut sapphire, $2,750, band in 14k pink gold with diamonds, $2,500, East-West ring in platinum with a marquise-cut diamond on a twist shank, $10,000, Leo Ingwer, NYC, 212-719-1342, leoingwer.com; band in 14k gold with sapphires, $550, Spur, Brooklyn, N.Y., 917-538-4837, spur.nyc; bands in 14k gold with diamonds, $796–$1,287, Sylvie Collection, Plano, Texas, 214-472-9992, sylviecollection.com; earrings in 18k gold with white and brown diamonds and yellow and blue sapphires, $10,950, Kavant & Sharart at Mega Mega, NYC, 212-219-3793, kavantandsharart.com; dress: Cynthia Rowley.
Collar necklace in 18k gold and platinum with rubies and diamonds, price on request, Aspen Diamond, Los Angeles, 213-624-2088, aspendiamond.com; ring in 18k gold with diamonds and rubies, $2,970, Simon G., Glendale, Calif., 818-500-8595, simongjewelry.com; band in 18k rose gold with a ruby and diamonds, $1,620, Graziela Gems, Highland Park, Ill., 773-619-3999, grazielagems.com; band in 14k gold with diamonds, $699, Vera Wang, NYC, 212-228-8181, zales.com/verawang; dress: White by Vera Wang.
Snowflake earrings in 18k gold with diamonds, price on request, Aspen Diamond, Los Angeles, 213-624-2088, aspendiamond.com; Ventaglio collection bracelet in 18k gold with diamonds, $78,000, Miseno, Matawan, N.J., 732-689-2340, misenousa.com; bracelet in 14k white gold with diamonds, $5,200, Leo Ingwer, NYC, 212-719-1342, leoingwer.com; bands in 14k gold with diamonds and sapphires, $699 each, Vera Wang, NYC, 212-228-8181, zales.com/verawang; Jemma Morgan chevron cuff in 14k gold with diamonds, $3,520, Dana Rebecca, Chicago, 312-701-1773, danarebeccadesigns.com; ring in 14k gold with aquamarine and diamonds, $2,540, Effy, NYC, 212-944-0020, effyjewelry.com; suit: Theia.
Pendant necklace in silver with rock crystal quartz and white sapphires, $795, Monica Rich Kosann, Fairfield County, Conn., 203-972-3115, monicarichkosann.com; Red Carpet collection ring in 18k gold with diamonds, $32,730, Forevermark, Stamford, Conn., 203-388-3550, forevermarkdiamond.com; band in 18k gold with Paraiba tourmalines and diamonds, $62,000, Coomi, Secaucus, N.J., 866-867-7272, coomi.com; bands in 14k gold with diamonds, $2,303–$6,998, UNEEK Jewelry, Los Angeles, 888-238-6335, uneekjewelry.com; band in 14k gold with diamonds, $699, Vera Wang, NYC, 212-228-8181, zales.com/verawang; dress: Gustavo Cadile.