he got the diamond!

[peonia]

i found out last night (through a slip up from him and some probing from me) that he chose the diamond weeks and weeks ago!!

he is dealing with a seller from belgium (SO is french and has connections with him i think), and the seller happened to be in SO's city some weeks ago, and they met and SO saw and chose the diamond (as well as most of the smaller ones to be in the band).

he even showed me the certificate over skype yesterday the main specs are RB, 1 carat, E colour, very good cut, VVS1, excellent polish, no fluorescence. he said it sparkles like crazy and it was a particular favourite of the diamond expert as well

now it's safely back in belgium, where it will be used by the jewellers making our ring. i had a bit of a miserable day yesterday, so all this exciting info cheered me up no end! it really feels real that we are getting engaged soon now... so exciting.

haven't told anyone in real life and don't want to, so thanks for indulging me

 

[Enerchi]

Very exciting update! Great mental boost for you too, peonia! When do you see each other again? June wasn't it? Not too far away now

 

[madelise]

Eek! How very exciting!! What a way to end your weekend

Have you any clue how he's going to set it? Will he let you take a peak? And share away all your secrets! We all loveeee to indulge in bling stories !!!

 

[peonia]

thanks ladies! i'm actually seeing him in a few days (been a month since i last saw him) we live about a 2 hours plane ride away from each other. after this visit, the next time i see him might be THE greece trip, if he doesn't squeeze in a visit before then!!

as for the setting, i do know the basics of the design since we came up with it together (quite simple and classic, but i've yet to see anything in shops or online that has all the elements we want to put in it). he's seen other rings done by our jeweller and have really liked them, so we're crossing our fingers and hoping it comes out just how we want it although i got the diamond info out of him and we talked about the design together, he's being pretty hush hush about the ring making process so... i'm just sitting tight and being patient!

 

[audball]

OMG!! Congrats!!

 

[Mico]

eeee!!!! I can't wait to see what he's been plotting!

 

[pandabee]

whoo congrats!!!! I forget, have you shared with us what type of setting you are looking at?

 

[Phdecorate]

Ooooooh!! So exciting!!

 

[peonia]

thank you!

pandabee, it is being custom made so i can't say 100% how it's exactly going to turn out, but as far as SO and i have discussed, it will be set in a classic tiffanys 6 prong setting, with a thin pave band that tapers towards the stone (white gold). we're pretty particular about the delicacy of the band, the tapering and the thin prongs for the setting (elements we never saw all together in one ring when window shopping) so hopefully it comes out ok!

 

[Magpie09]

Oooo how exciting!! The setting sounds lovely can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[audball]

That sounds like it's going to be awesome peonia! Can't wait to see it!!