Wedding Ring Shop introduces Tacori Boutique

Nadine Kam photos
From left, Jennifer Lieu, Lena Hanson and Lindsey Muraoka are dwarfed by a giant wedding ring display that marked the grand opening of the Tacori Boutique at The Wedding Ring Shop.

June is the traditional start of the wedding season, and if there's a summer wedding in your future, The Wedding Ring Shop has something new to offer.

The nearly quarter-century kamaaina company hosted the grand opening of the Tacori Boutique, the first in the nation, on May 13 with a private champagne and diamond celebration.

The shop-within-a-shop was designed by Tacori founder Haig Tacorian, in ‘Tacori Blue, and to mark the occasion, a larger than life boxed wedding ring was constructed at the ground-floor entrance to The Wedding Ring Shop.

On view were Tacori’s 2011 spring collection of engagement rings, wedding bands, and fashion jewelry, noted for the American jeweler's signature crescent silhouette design.

Naturally, there were many women browsing and trying on, and a few men there admitted to purposefully leaving wives at home, lest they decide they need an upgrade!

The Wedding Ring Shop is at 1181 Kapiolani Blvd. For more information, call 945-7766 or visit www.weddingringshop.com.

The Wedding Ring Shop's Michael Han prepares to cut the grand opening ribbon of the Tacori Boutique.

Shoppers, running the gamut of those already married to the happily single, tried on many an engagement ring.

A Tacori setting creates a halo effect that makes a diamond appears larger than its 1-carat size.

Shauna Goya tries on a diamond engagement ring.

Beyond diamonds, Tacori also had many pieces of semi-precious stone jewelry available for purchase.

The invite.