We want like to take a moment to welcome you to Colucci's Jewelers - Folly Beach's premier jewelry store for more than 60 years. We are so happy that you decided to visit our website! We hope that while you're here, you will begin to get a sense of why so many customers choose Colucci's Jewelers over other jewelry stores Near Me Folly Beach, SC.
In an industry known for snobby salespeople and overpriced items, Colucci's Jewelers brings warm smiles and affordable prices to jewelry shoppers in the Lowcountry. Unlike other jewelers Near Me Folly Beach, the Colucci team focuses on providing customers with an unmatched jewelry experience, from the moment they pull into our parking lot to the minute they leave our showroom. We believe our customers deserve special attention, and our goal is to provide them with friendly, personalized service every time they visit.
As a certified jeweler with more than 50 years in the industry, Stefan Colucci has built his reputation on excellence and execution. With a wealth of knowledge and a passion for precision, Stefan pours his heart into every custom-made piece of jewelry, repair, restoration, and appraisal that he completes at Colucci's Jewelers. With consistent craftsmanship and impressive attention to detail, Stefan's ability to cater to all your jewelry needs will exceed your expectations every time.
While Stefan focuses on creating unforgettable custom jewelry for you or your loved one, his wife Summer specializes in customer service. Kind, patient, and knowledgeable in her own right, Summer will take all the time necessary to answer your questions and guide you through the jewelry selection process. Whether you're stressed out looking for the perfect diamond engagement ring or need to restore a priceless family heirloom, Summer will make sure you receive the attention you deserve.
When you shop at Colucci's Jewelry, understand that we will never try to pressure you into a purchase or provide you with lackluster service if you're "window shopping." We treat each of our customers with the same exceptional care, whether they are repeat clients or new faces.
Colucci's is a name you can trust - there's a reason we were voted Best Jeweler in 2019 by Readers Choice!
We offer several different jewelry styles and services Near Me Folly Beach, SC, from breathtaking engagement rings to extensive repairs. Keep reading to learn more about a few of our specialties.
Proposing to the love of your life is one of the most beautiful, memorable moments that two people will ever share as a couple. An engagement ring symbolizes love and acceptance; it epitomizes trust and commitment. While no two proposals will ever be exactly the same, there is one constant that will always remain true: the diamond engagement ring you choose from Colucci's Jewelers will give you a lifetime of pleasure and contentment.
We understand that choosing the right engagement ring is one of the most important decisions you can make. That is why we pair the finest engagement jewelry Near Me Folly Beach, SC, with one-on-one showings and helpful advice - to ensure that you discover dazzling rings at an affordable price. With the Colucci team by your side, we take second-guessing out of the equation, so you can focus on popping the question with confidence. After all, a diamond engagement ring is meant to be cherished for a lifetime!
We find that taking the time to give our clients as much information as possible makes their experience easier and more enjoyable. Before you visit our store in person, consider the following factors when choosing an engagement ring:
With regular care and maintenance, your piece of fine jewelry from Colucci's Jewelers will give you a lifetime of enjoyment. Whether your favorite emerald necklace needs cleaning or a small diamond in your engagement ring is loose, we are happy to help. With more than 50 years of experience as Colucci's Jewelers' in-house repair expert, Stefan Colucci will handle your jewelry with care and compassion. Stefan is also highly skilled at creating designer jewelry Near Me Folly Beach, SC. If you have a grand idea for a custom jewelry project, Stefan will consult with you one-on-one to turn your dream into reality.
In addition to the above services, Colucci Jewelers also offers:
Don't risk sending your jewelry off to another state or country to be repaired by someone you can't see or talk to - as the premier on-site jewelry store Near Me Folly Beach, SC we will handle all of your jewelry needs in person, with hard work and a smile.
If you need to get your fine jewelry appraised for insurance purposes, Colucci's Jewelers can help.
It's a great idea to get your jewelry appraised periodically. As the years pass along, the value of your precious metals and gemstones can fluctuate. If your last appraisal was more than two years ago, you could run into problems with your insurance coverage. If your jewelry is insured for less than its replacement value, you could lose a substantial amount of money if it is stolen or lost.
To help prevent situations like this from happening, our on-site jeweler Stefan Colucci will provide you with an up-to-date appraisal report based on your jewelry's current market value. That way, you can update your insurance accordingly.
We also specialize in estate jewelry appraisals, so you know exactly how much your old jewelry is worth if you are thinking of selling.
Our appraisal services include:
Selling jewelry from years past can be a hard experience. Estate jewelry, in particular, can have sentimental value attached and can be hard to sell. This is because jewelry is often a symbol of achievement or affection, such as your class ring from high school or your grandmother's wedding band. At Colucci's Jewelers, we understand the connection to old jewelry and appreciate the memories and value you have with these antique pieces.
In addition to the personal value, antique and estate jewelry can be quite valuable from a monetary standpoint. Estate jewelry is extremely popular in this day and age. Many Lowcountry locals are selling their vintage pieces to trusted jewelry stores Near Me Folly Beach, SC, like Colucci's Jewelers.
Many customers choose to sell their jewelry to Colucci's Jewelers because we offer an intimate, honest experience - something that you will certainly not receive if you list your jewelry for sale on an internet marketplace. We will be upfront with you every step of the way to help separate personal value from monetary value, and will present you with a fair offer to consider.
If you are interested in selling your jewelry, we encourage you to visit our showroom to meet our staff and get an accurate appraisal of your jewelry's worth.
We are proud and grateful to have served thousands of customers looking for quality jewelry and a relaxed, no-pressure atmosphere. We would love the opportunity to speak with you face-to-face so that we can learn what you're looking for and what you love about jewelry. Whether you're looking for a custom diamond engagement ring or need friendly advice about what looks right, we are here help.
PAWLEYS ISLAND — A Hammock Coast beach just netted a statewide honor for the second year in a row.Pawleys Island, one of the country's oldest seaside resorts, has been named “Best Beach in South Carolina” by the USA Today/10 ...
PAWLEYS ISLAND — A Hammock Coast beach just netted a statewide honor for the second year in a row.
Pawleys Island, one of the country's oldest seaside resorts, has been named “Best Beach in South Carolina” by the USA Today/10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards. It first won in 2024.
Three Georgetown County destinations — Huntington Beach State Park, Litchfield Beach and Pawleys Island — were among the beaches in the contest. Huntington (No. 4) and Litchfield (No. 3) also placed in the Top 5 again.
"It shows that you don’t have to be the biggest to be the best," said Beth Stedman, president of the Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce. "The natural beauty of our area and its history bring visitors here throughout the year and they return again and again."
To the north, Horry County also saw several winners. North Myrtle Beach and its Cherry Grove Beach also placed in the Top 5, and Myrtle Beach State Park came in at No. 8.
The remaining Top 10 included: Hunting Island State Park (Hunting Island, No. 6), Edisto Beach State Park (Edisto Island, No. 7), Coligny Beach Park (Hilton Head Island, No. 9) and Bloody Point Beach (Daufuskie Island, No. 10).
The list was narrowed from 17 initial nominees. It was part of a series to name the best beaches in South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, California, New Jersey and Michigan, according to tourism officials.
Other Palmetto State beaches in the running included: Myrtle Beach, Folly Beach, Folly Field Beach Park (Hilton Head Island), Isle of Palms, Kiawah Beachwalker Park (Kiawah Island), Sullivan’s Island and Surfside Beach.
The voting period ran from April 21 to May 19, and the beach with the most votes won. Winners were announced May 28.
"I couldn’t be more excited about this news," said Mark Stevens, the chamber's director of tourism development. "Clearly the Hammock Coast’s beaches are beloved by residents and vacationers. Our beaches are adored for their pristine shores and mild crowds, and we wouldn’t have it any other way."
Locations along the Hammock Coast have been featured in the USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards in previous years. Huntington Beach and Brookgreen Gardens have been nominated in several categories, while Georgetown topped the list for the Best Coastal Small Town in 2018.
Murrells Inlet placed sixth earlier this year in the contest for the Best Small Town in the South, according to the Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce.
Also, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club in Pawleys Island placed fourth this year in "America's Best Public Golf Course" poll from USA Today/10Best.
The USA Today/10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards highlight “top-notch attractions and businesses, providing readers with trusted recommendations,” according to a news release.
A panel of judges chose the South Carolina beaches in the running. The judges included travel writers Jamie Davis Smith and Marla Cimini and USA Today Top 10's coordinator Catherine Smith, according to USA Today.
Tomorrow's the kick-off for a three-day July 4th weekend, and you know what that means: Beach trips, cookouts with friends, sea turtles choking on a plastic string cheese wrapper and fireworks!The Post and Courier’s Rising Waters Lab focuses on impacts of climate change and related policies and practices. It is supported by donations and grants to the nonprofit Public Service and Investigative Fund, whose contributors are subject to the same coverage we apply to everyone else. For more information and to donate, go to ...
Tomorrow's the kick-off for a three-day July 4th weekend, and you know what that means: Beach trips, cookouts with friends, sea turtles choking on a plastic string cheese wrapper and fireworks!
Litter is an issue on Charleston's beaches and waterfronts year-round. But July 4th can be one of the trashiest times of the year, as crowds flock to the beaches for holiday festivities and leave behind piles of garbage.
"There's a direct correlation (between) spikes in tourism (and) the amount of litter that we find on the beach," said Zach Watkin, chair of the Charleston Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit that arranges beach sweeps.
The sheer scale of the garbage left behind can be overwhelming.
"Last year, two of our top volunteers actually started to cry when they arrived the morning of July 5th and saw the horrendous mess that had been left behind," Susan Hill Smith, the cofounder of the Isle of Palms Cleanup Crew, wrote in an email.
Linda Rowe, the lead coordinator of conservation at the South Carolina Aquarium, said some of the worst refuse this time of year is food and drink packaging. If it's not swept up, picked up or extracted quickly enough, that garbage can have a serious impact on local wildlife.
"Litter can degrade water quality, and we know for sure that it's being ingested by every animal at all levels of the food web," she said. "It's definitely a major threat to ecological health."
One of the most-beloved victims of litter are South Carolina's sea turtles. Nesting season for sea turtles runs May 1 to Oct. 31, which means they're present on the state's beaches and in nearby waters during all of the major, and most trashy, beach holidays.
Rowe said that in the roughly 25 years that the aquarium has been treating and rehabilitating sea turtles, they've seen about 45 that have ingested plastics or been entangled by garbage.
"That may not seem like a huge number, but the vast majority of them have been within the last 10 years," she said.
"So we know that it's a problem that has increased over time," she added. "And they're just a tiny fraction of the population, so it's kind of a canary-in-the-coal-mine situation."
Once litter gets washed out to sea or mired in a salt marsh, it's functionally impossible to completely extract it. In Charleston's brackish and salty waters, some plastic garbage can break down in as little as eight weeks, leading to a proliferation of microplastics that permeate the region's waters.
"South Carolina is blessed with some of the best beaches and rivers and creeks and marshes in the United States, and I think we ought to treat them like that," said Andrew Wunderley, executive director of Charleston Waterkeeper. "It's just a matter of respect, right? I don't come to your front yard and set up my lawn chairs and leave all my garbage in your yard, so don't do it in South Carolina's collective front yard."
So what can you do to help?
Hill Smith said the first step should be limiting what gets brought to the beach. It's likely that trash cans will fill up quickly with the surge of holiday beachgoers, so the key is to create as little trash as possible.
"As we say, 'pack in, pack out,' to make sure trash and other left-behind items, including toys, towels and clothes, don’t wind up polluting the ecosystem," she said.
Her group is planning a litter sweep on Isle of Palms from 6-7 p.m. July 7 at the beach walkover in the 1100 block of Ocean Boulevard. Charleston Surfrider Foundation is hosting a clean-up on Folly Beach July 6.
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — As turtle nesting season progresses, Folly Beach is experiencing a slower start than anticipated. Dave Miller of the Folly Beach Turtle Watch reported that the first nest of the season was discovered on April 29, marking the...
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — As turtle nesting season progresses, Folly Beach is experiencing a slower start than anticipated. Dave Miller of the Folly Beach Turtle Watch reported that the first nest of the season was discovered on April 29, marking the first in South Carolina. However, since then, the number of nests has decreased significantly.
As turtle nesting season progresses, Folly Beach is experiencing a slower start than anticipated. (WCIV)
"But since then it’s been kind of slow. Slow here and slow all around South Carolina," said Miller.
Last year's beach renourishment project resulted in a lower-than-normal number of nests, with only 44 recorded. Despite the slower pace this year, 38 nests have already been discovered, indicating a potentially promising season.
Miller expressed the group's unwavering enthusiasm for their conservation efforts, saying, "But when we see that crawl, something special, special feelings that this creature was here in the middle of the night, doing what it’s evolved to do over millions of years."
The turtle nesting season, which runs from May to October, keeps the group busy daily. Volunteers are dedicated to finding, marking, and caring for the nests, eagerly awaiting the hatching of the turtles.
"Rain, shine we’re out there at dawn every day. We’ve got seven miles of beach. Some fifty volunteers and we cover that seven miles every day," said Miller.
A positive development this season is the increased compliance with turtle safety rules, particularly the "lights out" policy on beachfront properties. Miller noted, "We’ve seen a large improvement. Decreased number of lighting violations. We have a number of beach front homeowners who now going to the city asking how can I comply."
As for when the hatchlings will emerge, Miller suggested it could be in the next few days.
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - A ranking by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving Folly Beach homeowners the second-highest discount for flood insurance.About 1,500 communities nationwide voluntarily participate in the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System. The program works to lower flood damages to homeowners, renters and businesses by encouraging floodplain managem...
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - A ranking by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving Folly Beach homeowners the second-highest discount for flood insurance.
About 1,500 communities nationwide voluntarily participate in the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System. The program works to lower flood damages to homeowners, renters and businesses by encouraging floodplain management practices across communities.
The program cycles communities through a ranking system every three years on a scale of the highest class ranking from one to 10, with 10 being the lowest. Each class gives flood insurance discounts to community residents.
The City of Folly Beach received a Class 3 ranking in the program, which is the second highest in the Lowcountry. The ranking falls under Charleston County, which received a Class 2 in October of 2023. A Class 3 rank offers residents in the area a 35% discount on flood insurance policies.
City Flood Plan Administrator Eric Lutz says their rank comes from the city’s work towards flood prevention, such as adding pervious material to driveways and revising the flood damage prevention ordinance in 2021.
“Increased our freeboard requirement, which is four feet above base flood,” Lutz says. “Out here, [it] used to be two. That means all the houses out here are elevated a little bit higher. That helps along with marsh regulations, protecting the marsh, protecting open surfaces.”
Lutz says flooding events happen more frequently as the years go by, which impacts areas such as marshes and homes around the back of the island.
“Basically, we have king tide flooding on a regular basis now, we have rain bomb flooding, what we call like sunny day flooding,” Lutz says. “There’s a lot going on, and sometimes when those combine together we have worse flooding, a lot like downtown Charleston, where we’ve got the rain and the tides working together to really flood everything out.”
The city administrator says they are continuing to work on flood prevention efforts that offer these discounts to residents.
The policy is currently in effect for homeowners who get a new policy or renew.
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Surfers and enthusiasts gathered at Folly Beach Saturday to celebrate International Surf Day, an event organized by the Surfrider Foundation and other local groups. (WCIV)FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — Surfers and enthusiasts gathered at Folly Beach Saturday to celebrate International Surf Day, an event organized by the Surfrider Foundation and other local groups. The day was marked by a focus on community, inclusivity, and the joy of surfing.The day also featured a litter pick up walk around the beach, as well as free yoga s...
Surfers and enthusiasts gathered at Folly Beach Saturday to celebrate International Surf Day, an event organized by the Surfrider Foundation and other local groups. (WCIV)
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — Surfers and enthusiasts gathered at Folly Beach Saturday to celebrate International Surf Day, an event organized by the Surfrider Foundation and other local groups. The day was marked by a focus on community, inclusivity, and the joy of surfing.
The day also featured a litter pick up walk around the beach, as well as free yoga sessions for those who wanted to join.
"We're out here today to celebrate International Surf Day with Surfrider Foundation," said Theo Hair, who works with the nonprofit. "We take International Surfing Day to focus on the surfing element of that by making it more about the local community."
Sarah Butler, Executive Director of Waves 4 Women, emphasized the importance of creating a welcoming environment. "We really focus on building a community and making a space where every woman belongs," she said.
The Warrior Surf Foundation also played a significant role in the day's activities. "The Warrior Surf Program is a 12-week program. We include yoga, surfing, and wellness for veterans, active duty, and their families," said Clayton Merritt.
And for veterans like Merritt, surfing is a healing activity after getting out of the military.
"It was really beneficial for me and gave me surfing in my life and gave me a lot of clarity in my life. So it’s really cool to be able to pass that along to other veterans," he said.
Veterans like Joshua Suggs highlighted the sense of community that surfing provides. "It means more to us than it does most people. I mean we’re used to being around our friends all the time. Most of us lived in the barracks at some point," Suggs said. "When you move on from the military you don’t have that brother next door that you can lean on in times of struggle you can feel alone."
Suggs noted that the Warrior Surf Foundation helps reconnect veterans. "So showing up here on Saturdays and having 25-50 people that you see helps you either hold space for them," he said.
For those interested in joining, Suggs mentioned that the largest open surf groups meet on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Folly Beach and there is no experience needed.