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Our goal is to make shopping easier and safer - smooth. That is why we take drastic measures to protect you as a buyer against fraud and unreliable online retailers. Whenever you see the Klarna logo in an online store, you can be sure that the store is trustworthy and meets our strict requirements.
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Klarna has been a “Trusted Shops Authorized Partner” since 2011 and as an “authorized partner”, Klarna's processes are perfectly adapted to the Trusted Shops quality criteria. The Trusted Shops quality criteria are based on national and European laws that are important for online shopping. They take into account the current judgments and requirements of consumer protection organizations or go even further. Read more about the Trusted Shops seal of approval here.
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Pay directly when placing your order. No credit card number, no extra passwords, no worries.
Only pay for what you like. Review your order first and then decide what you want to keep.
Pay your orders in installments and at your own pace. You decide how much you want to pay monthly.
Klarna is one of the leading payment providers in Europe and a licensed bank that is fundamentally changing the payment experience for buyers and sellers. The company, founded in Sweden in 2005, enables online shoppers to handle outstanding payments immediately, later or in installments quickly, easily and securely. Klarna works with more than 130,000 retailers such as Asos, Spotify, MediaMarkt and Deutsche Bahn and currently employs more than 2,500 people in 14 countries. In 2014 Klarna took over Sofort GmbH; In 2017, Billpay GmbH was acquired. The company's investors include; Sequoia Capital, Bestseller Group, Atomico, VISA and Permira. More information can be found atwww.klarna.ie
Definitely! Shopping online couldn't be more secure than with Klarna. In a store, you can always touch and check the goods you want to buy before paying for them. We believe that online shopping should be no different. That's why Klarna purchase on account gives you the opportunity to check your goods first and pay later.
Our goal is to make shopping easier and safer - smooth. That is why we take drastic measures to protect you as a buyer against fraud and unreliable online retailers. Whenever you see the Klarna logo in an online store, you can be sure that the store is trustworthy and meets our strict requirements.
Klarna is also certified by TÜV Saarland and Trusted Shops. Certificates give you as a consumer positive indications of the quality of the services and products. The associations registered under "the TÜV" are known worldwide and the certificates promote the highest international reputation. TÜV Saarland has concentrated on customer-oriented services outside the traditional official fields of activity. Every year, TÜV Saarland ensures that our business model is serious and that Klarna offers secure payment methods through a detailed investigation.
Klarna has been a “Trusted Shops Authorized Partner” since 2011 and as an “authorized partner”, Klarna's processes are perfectly adapted to the Trusted Shops quality criteria. The Trusted Shops quality criteria are based on national and European laws that are important for online shopping. They take into account the current judgments and requirements of consumer protection organizations or go even further. Read more about the Trusted Shops seal of approval here.
In addition, Klarna Buyer Protection protects you with every purchase from Klarna. This is an agreement between you and Klarna that allows you to shop online safely. To ensure that the Buyer Protection Directive applies, you as a consumer must make the purchase from an entrepreneur. Please note that the Buyer Protection Directive only applies to payments made with Sofort if it is expressly stated on the payment method selection page in the merchant's online store.
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It is law within the UK that every item of precious metal sold such as Platinum, Gold, Silver is stamped labelling the item with the type of metal it is. Platinum pieces which weigh less than 0.5 grams, 18ct Gold and Palladium pieces weighing less than 1.0 gram and Silver pieces weighing less than 7.78 grams are except from hallmark.
At Diamonds Factory all our products are hallmarked as per UK hallmarking law from London Assay Office (The GoldSmith Company)
The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office is the oldest assay office in the United Kingdom. It has provided hallmarking services since The Goldsmiths' Company was founded in the 1300s. The company received its royal charter in 1327 and ranks 5th in order of precedence of the 12 Great Livery Companies of the City of London.
Hallmarking dates back to the 1300s when Edward I of England passed a law requiring any item made of silver, which was offered for sale, to be at least of equal quality as that of the coin of the realm (silver currency). The wardens of The Goldsmiths' Company were tasked with visiting workshops in the City of London to assay (test) silver articles. If these articles were found to be below standard they were originally destroyed and the metal forfeited to the King. If they passed, each article received the King's mark of authentication - the mark of a leopard's head. By 1478, there were several hundred workshops and merchants manufacturing silver articles in the City of London. It was not possible for the wardens to visit them all so the merchants were ordered to bring their items to Goldsmiths' Hall for testing and marking and a permanent Assay Office was established in the building. This is the origin of the term hallmark - struck with the King's mark at Goldsmiths' Hall.
In 1544 the Goldsmith's Company adopted the King's mark as their town mark and the mark of the leopard's head is now internationally recognised as the mark of this assay office.
The Goldsmiths's Company Assay Office is still based at Goldsmiths's Hall and remains the oldest company in Britain to be continually trading from the same site. However, it also has two satellite offices; at Greville Street in Hatton Garden in the heart of the London jewellery quarter and within a high security complex near London's Heathrow airport. It now has a new off-site facility within the Dalston-based jewellery manufacturer, Allied Gold. This is the first time in the Assay Office's 700 year history that it has opened permanent hallmarking services on a customer's premises.
In addition to hallmarking, the office has now expanded its range of services to support the jewellery trade and enforcement authorities. It offers a variety of specialist analytical services including nickel, lead & cadmium testing, antique silver dating, non-destructive compositional analysis, plating thickness measurement and a melt and assay service for scrap precious metal carried out in their fully independent on-site laboratory. Other services offered are a jewellery valuation service, laser marking, trading standards assistance, high quality photography and a comprehensive range of training and educational seminars, lectures and specialist events.
Weddings are full of magic moments. Walking down the aisle, toasting to the bride and groom, and signing the wedding guest book are all magic moments that can be heightened with Irish and Celtic songs.
Traditional Irish instruments coupled with folk songs that have been passed from generation to generation can create a serene and mystical atmosphere. Your wedding is sure to be special if you choose the right Irish wedding songs for the right moment.
We’re helping you pick the perfect pairing of Irish songs and memorable moments, so that you can make your wedding day extra special. Here are some of the best Irish wedding songs for those special moments:
Irish songs to prepare for the wedding
Perhaps you meet for a few tipples before the couple walk down the aisle, or maybe you’re getting ready with the bridal party. Those moments before the church are full of anticipation and excitement. These are some of the most beautiful Irish songs to take you to the altar:
Carolan's Concerto
Down by the Salley Gardens
Dúlamán
For the beauty of the Earth - John Rutter
Mari’s Wedding - Noel McLoughlin.
Mari’s Wedding is particularly emotive, conjuring up images of stunning Irish scenery with the lyrics:
“Step we gaily on we go
Heel for heel and toe for toe
Arm in arm and on we go
All for Mairi's Wedding
Over hills and up and down
Myrtle green and bracken brown
Past the shieling through the town
All for sake of Mairi”.
Irish wedding songs to walk down the aisle to
Is there a more powerful wedding moment than walking down the aisle?
If you’d prefer to use a traditional Irish wedding song as opposed to the classic "Bridal Chorus" by German composer Richard Wagner, then these are the more traditional songs that are suited to walking down the aisle:
My Lagan Love (beautiful on harp)
Carolan's Concerto (on harp)
She Moves Through the Fair. This is a haunting, beautiful song that mentions walking down the aisle.
Midnight Walker - Uilleann Pipes
Irish wedding ceremony music
Similarly, traditional Irish wedding songs are well suited to the procession. Listen to:
The Rose of Mooncoin
To Kingdom Come
Wild Mountain
Uilleann Pipes or Celtic Harp music
Si Bheag Si Mor
Irish wedding church songs
At a traditional Irish wedding, the songs played in the church will be hymns. Some of the most beautiful Irish hymns that can be played on the organ are:
All things bright and beautiful
Christ the lord has risen today
Be thou my vision
King of love my shepherd is
Morning has broken
Saviour of the world
Gaelic blessing: This John Rutter modern classic is particularly beautiful at weddings, featuring the lyrics:
“Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
Deep peace of the gentle night to you
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you
Deep peace of Christ the light of the world to you
Deep peace of Christ to you”.
Irish father daughter speech wedding songs
The father of the bride will often make a speech at a traditional wedding. This can be a very emotional moment as the father of the bride sends his blessings to the happy couple. Some of the most beautiful Irish wedding songs for this moment are:
Give Me Your Hand
Be Thou my Vision
Blessing, by Katie Moran Bart
Irish father daughter dance wedding songs
The father-daughter dance can be made even more special with a traditional Irish song. Take a look at these classics if you’d like an Irish song for the father-daughter dance.
When Irish eyes are smiling - Joni James
Daughter of mine - John McDermott
A beautiful wedding song that won’t leave a dry eye in the house. With lyrics that are perfectly apt:
“Dance with me daughter of mine
On this your wedding day
Dance with me daughter of mine
You'll soon be going away
I loved you since you first began
Now you've found a new man
But I love you so, and this you must know
That my love won't falter
So dance with me daughter
Beautiful daughter of mine”.
Irish wedding songs for the party
Moving away from tradition and towards the songs that people can boogie to, there are some great Irish songs that should be on any DJs playlist at an Irish wedding. These include:
Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrisson
Lewis Bridal Song (Mairi's Wedding) - The Irish Rovers
Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
C’est la vie - Bewitched
Breathless - The Corrs
Beautiful Day - U2
Best folk songs for Irish weddings
Folk songs hold a special place in any Irish person’s heart, and add a haunting and timeless touch. Some of the most popular songs include:
Raglan road
My lovely Irish rose of Clare
The star of the county down
Sweethearts in the Spring
I know my love
Celtic wedding songs when the party’s over
The Parting Glass
Honeymoon in Ireland
The secret wedding (theme from Braveheart)
Celtic wedding march
Amhrán na bhFiann
There’s always room for one or two Irish songs on your wedding day. They can make such a beautiful statement, and honour your ancestry at the same time.
But Irish wedding songs aren’t the only way to add a touch to your wedding, there are plenty of Irish traditions and customs to choose from.