Over one hundred years ago, Candy DeVodier and her family’s legacy has dedicated themselves to become one of the most trusted names in the jewelry business. From fine jewelry and custom designs to repairs and reinventing your treasures, Candy’s Jewelers can create something spectacular or even update your forgotten pieces from the past.

From their humble beginnings in 1917, when Candy’s grandmother, Angelina DeVodier began her pearl and bead stringing business in lower Manhattan, the goal has always been, to provide excellent service to her customers.

Following in the footsteps of her grandmother and father, Candy takes pride in her craft and proficiency as a professional jeweler. As Candy explains, “what my customers think matters” When a customer wants their precious stones mounted onto something, Candy understands the importance of their vision.

Candy shared with me her remembrance of collaborating with her father and grandmother and endless days of demanding work. “Those were my favorite memories, working alongside of them, as I learned the trade,” says Candy. As the story goes, once moving the business to a Seaford showroom, at the age of seventeen, Candy began ear piercing their customers children. “The infants I pierced 25 years ago are now coming in with their children, and that just continues to amaze me”, exclaims Candy.

As someone that has visited Candy’s jewelers many times over this past year, I have observed how she interacts with her customers. There is an undeniable passion and enthusiasm that goes into her work. As an integral part of the Farmingdale community, Candy’s Jewelry understands the importance of paying it forward. Whenever she can, Candy donates her time and talent to the local Chamber of Commerce, Women’s Junior League, soup kitchens and Ronald McDonald House. It’s her way of showing appreciation for all of the support she has been given, since opening in Farmingdale.”

Candy’s approach to serving the customer is the epitome of what small businesses are about. The ability to think about the customers first. To genuinely care and provide guidance to her customers in making the right choice that best fit their needs. This is the difference between big box and small business. In the world of the local brick and mortar, every customer is important and at Candy’s Jeweler’s, it certainly shows. Now celebrating their fifth-year anniversary in Farmingdale, Candy has immersed herself in a wonderful community that has evolved into a vibrant mini mecca