As I watched our newly engaged San Diego customers, Marine Arthur Rabago and fiance Shayna Bradley, dance to Beyonce’s version of At Last at the recent Ball Gown Giveaway in Miramar, I became quite emotional. Not only was I extremely happy for the brand new engaged couple, but this particular song reminds me of the first dance President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama shared four years ago at the Inaugural/Neighborhood Ball. Beyonce did an incredible job with this song (originally recorded by the legendary Etta James), and you could just feel the couples’ emotions.

Ahhh I think I’ll have someone sing this at MY wedding! Think I can get Beyonce to do it??

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Wait.. 2008? That’s right. Beyonce was married three years ago and she JUST revealed a sneak peek of her wedding dress! No, it’s not a professional photograph, no it’s not even on a mannequin. No, it wasn’t a ten page feature in US Weekly. A few days ago, Beyonce released a very nostalgic video for the song, “I Was Here (Live at Roseland)”. The very moving Vevo music vid included very intimate looks into her life through home videos, monumental achievements, memorable moments and some are just the everyday life of Beyonce. One of the scenes included her fitting into her glamorous wedding gown (without make up)! Never to have been revealed before, here is a screenshot of it:

Now.. there’s something to be said here about how Beyonce handled her own wedding. Doesn’t it seem like every other celebrity has a televised wedding special? I’m starting to wonder if there is some sort of correlation between a televised wedding special and divorce. I seriously give Beyonce brownie points for not going down the cashcow route. What Beyonce did here was so raw, intimate and so.. REAL. Something that’s hard to find in Hollywood, now a days.

Anyway, with that said.. her dress? Sooo glamorous! Check out all that cascading fabric. The wedding of JayZ and Beyonce took place three years ago, in 2008 and details has never been revealed to the public (I think some celebrities need to take notes *ahem*..KimK *cough*). Watch the entire video of “I Was Here”, it’s so inspiring and amazing… What else can you expect from Beyonce? Be sure to grab a tissue.

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We need coffee ASAP….can you tell?! Up pretty late watching the VMAs and also on social networks listening in on people talk about Lady Gaga as a man, Chris Brown’s ‘flying’ performance, Kanye West trying his best to behave, another celebratory award for Britney Spears, and Beyonce’s pregnancy news! Congrats to Bey and Jay who are expecting their first child. Both were glowing at the show last night.

First she had a career, then she dated, then she became a wife, and now Beyonce prepares for motherhood which leads us to today’s topic. Do you think it’s more important to be a good wife OR a good mother?

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Finally! News that should quiet down the lingering Kim Kardashian post-wedding hype: Beyonce announced last night on the MTV Video Music Awards show that she and Jay-Z are indeed expecting! The mother-to-be looked radiant during her live performance, and daddy-to-be received hugs and high-fives back stage from fellow artists and celebs.

Congratulations from everyone at Robbins Brothers!

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What a gorgeous, show-stopping bride in her latest music video Best Thing I Never Had. You go Miss Beyonce! (I’m sure hubby Jay Z is one proud, happy man.) Just wondering, is the garter-removing moment in her video too sexy for a real ceremony? Let us know.

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The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday that a 507-carat rough diamond sold in London for $35.3 million, making it the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond. The rough diamond is the size of a chicken egg and weighed a whopping 3.53 ounces. Beyonce will appreciate the quality: the article stated it was one of the top 20 rough diamonds in the world.

Hong Kong-based jewelry retailer Chow Tai Food Jewelry Co. Ltd. purchased the diamond that was discovered in South Africa last September.

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Beyonce and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin perform a touching rendition of “Halo” during the fundraising efforts for Haiti.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the earthquake victims.

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As 2009 comes to a close, the Robbins Brothers Bloggers invite you to take a few moments to reflect on what really seems to matter these days: celebrities. Okay, all kidding aside, we  just wanted to congratulate those recently engaged celebs (Chelsea Clinton, Carrie Underwood) and look at pics of our favorite celebrity engagement rings. 

A big congratulations to everyone recently engaged and to those of you who will be ringing in the new year with a surprise proposal – and a diamond engagement ring – of your own! (As the song in the Robbins Brothers’ TV commercial goes, “It’s gonna be a lovely day!”)  

 (Photos courtesy of People and US magazines.)

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