Digitalism Magazine Whiteflash on June Pearls Bridal Jewellery
Article by Anuppa Caleekal published June 2007 ©, Digitalism Magazine © www.digitalism.ca
Digitalism Magazine plunges into June,Pearls and Weddings. As we enter the month of June the northern hemisphere is getting ready to depart from Spring and launch into the summer solstice officially 2007-06-21 at 18:13, marking the longest day of the year. Especially in the western world, June has become synonymous with marriage and the Roman Goddess Juno. Today, June is the catalytic month for weddings not only in the west but in many other parts of the world. According to a 2004 release Hallmark Cards showed 48 percent of Hallmark wedding cards being sold during summer months (May through August)with the wedding season rising in May and peaking in August and still maintaining high activity well into October.
source Updated 5/04:http://pressroom.hallmark.com/wedding_facts.html
Perhaps the rationale for June weddings stemmed from the ancient ritual of being married during the pre harvest celebration. Pearls represent those born in June and are also a popular choice for bridal jewellery.The natural pearl organic in nature, has been associated with marriage purity and wealth. Digitalism Magazine’s Whiteflash Campaign celebrates the entrance gates of the Summer month of June, with its associations to Weddings and Pearls.
Cleopatra,Queen of Egypt was said to have valuable and extraordinarily large pearl earrings, each was said to be the “value of 15 countries”. 
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(photo source cleopatra modern images from
http://sangha.net/messengers/cleopatra/Modern.htm)
To win the love of Mark Anthony and display her power and wealth as a politician and ruler it is said she dissolved one of the pearl earrings in wine and drank the potion. As part of the mysterious aura of pearls, and its natural organic association with love and marriage, Digitalism Magazine in celebration of summer bridal jewellery highlights the extraordinary one of a kind masterpiece by designer Carolyn Tyler.
Photo Source:http://www.carolyntyler.com (copyright)
The piece is entitled, “Cleopatra with rare rainbow-coloured Tahitian mabe pearls strung on a hand-woven 23k chain” Source (http://www.carolyntyler.com/
For more details on this piece visit Carolyn Tyler at http://www.carolyntyler.com/