The Meaning of Mare
Jewelry with meaning. Love with purpose.
Giving that carries it forward.
Mare means “sea” in Italian.
For us, the sea represents connection. The places that shape us. The people who make us who we are. The memories we carry. The love that can cross any distance. For us, the sea represents connection — between islands and shores, between generations, between the people we love and the memories we carry. It reminds us that no matter how far apart we may be, we are never truly disconnected.
Ari Mare was born from that connection: a mother and daughter, a shared heritage and love of the ocean, and the stories that shape who we are.
The Meaning of Mare is our way of carrying that connection forward.
Through this giving project, a portion of the proceeds from select Ari Mare pieces is donated to organizations and causes that are deeply personal to our family and close to our hearts.
Because we believe jewelry can hold more than beauty.
It can hold a memory.
It can carry a story.
It can honor someone we love.
And it can turn that love into something that reaches a little farther.
This is The Meaning of Mare.
The Alexis Collection
Some names become part of your story. Some become part of your heart.
The Alexis Collection was created in memory of a little girl who left this world far too soon, but whose light continues to live on in the people who loved her and in everything Ari Mare creates.
In Alexis' honor, Ari Mare will donate 20% of proceeds from every Alexis Necklace and Alexis Cross Earring sold to MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, helping support the children and families who walk through its doors.
The cross represents faith.
The pearl represents the beauty that can emerge from even the most tender places. And the name Alexis represents a love that time cannot take away.
Thank you for helping us carry her light forward.
The Tessie Necklace
Some women leave behind more than memories. They leave behind the love, strength, and stories that become part of who we are.
The Tessie Necklace was created in honor of Arianna's "lola" (grandmother), Tessie — Anna's mother — whose life and love remain woven into the heart of Ari Mare.
At the heart of the Tessie is a luminous pearl pendant, chosen as a symbol of a precious memory held close — a reminder of the moments we never want to lose and the love that remains even when memories begin to fade.
In her honor, Ari Mare will donate 20% of proceeds from every Tessie Necklace sold to the Dementia Society of America, supporting families affected by dementia
Because, even when memories fade, love remains.
Every piece in The Meaning of Mare begins with a story.
Some are stories of love.
Some are stories of loss.
Some are stories of heritage, resilience, and the people who helped make us who we are.
These pieces are our way of keeping those stories close — and allowing their meaning to reach a little farther.
