VENTURA, Calif. -Things have changed since Marilyn Monroe sang about diamonds being a girl’s best friend.
Santa Barbara and destination wedding planner Percy Sales said they are also a boy’s best friend.
These days some Valentines and engagement ring shoppers have natural and lab grown diamonds to choose from.
Jewelry Couture sells both.
“I had a customer who picked up his ring this morning a five-carat lab grown diamond in a ring,” said Jewelry Couture owner Shahar Sehati.
While some jewelers are reluctant to sell them, others are meeting the growing demand.
“The demand became more and more and people
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