Clients Eliza and Steve just want to get married all over again.
Together for over ten years, Eliza Blank and Steve Schlafman chose a custom Anna Sheffield design to mark their commitment. We sat down with the couple to talk DIY weddings, first dances, treasured memories and favorite stones.
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Eliza, tell me about your wedding.
Eliza: It was at Mass MoCA, the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Berkshires. One of the best days of all time. We talk about getting married again all the time.
Steve: It was relatively small too, which I liked.
Eliza: The party was small, but the venue was pretty big — an industrial space with installation art everywhere. We had our ceremony in one gallery, the cocktail reception in a second, and then we moved into this raw space for the wedding ceremony. Kind of a DIY wedding, at the end of the day.
Steve: It was, and Eliza did everything.
Eliza: Except he strung the lights, which we had not planned for. We were late to our own dinner because we were stringing lights!
Steve: It was a really special day — it honestly couldn't have been any better, and Eliza did all the work. I just enjoyed it.
Eliza: He got to just show up.
What was the song for your first dance?
Eliza: The Flamingos — I Only Have Eyes for You
Steve, tell me about choosing Eliza's ring.
Steve: Eliza was already an admirer of Anna Sheffield's collections, so that part was easy! But choosing just one piece for her to have for the rest of her life — that was stressful. In the end, I think I got it right. It was more important that she said, "yes!"
Eliza, do you have a favorite gemstone?
Eliza: I keep it simple — I'll take a dusting of diamonds over a colored gem any day. But mostly, I just wear my Rose Gold wedding band.
Any favorite pieces from our collections?
Eliza: My ring, of course! The Bea Three Stone Ring. My grandmother wears an Emerald Cut — so it reminds me of her. I am also in love with all the tiny stud earrings, the Bea Arrow and Pave Point, along with the Stacking Ring Suites — you really can't go wrong there.