Hello!
I just registered with the site because I figured that all of you are the best source of knowledge for finding something high quality and beautiful. I've lurked in the colored stones forums for a while and have been consistently blown away by how helpful this community is.
My boyfriend and I have been talking about engagement, and he wants me to determine what sort of ring I'd like. Well, I fell madly in love with a particular montana sapphire, so now I'm trying to find the perfect setting to display it.
I am a massively indecisive person so I've been overwhelmed, thinking that I must have looked at every setting on the internet and nothing feels quite right. I'm having a lot of difficulty figuring out what feels like "me".
The things I think I know so far:
- The stone is cushion cut, and fairly dark, so I want to let as much light in as possible
- I want the setting to be platinum or palladium (his wedding ring is going to be titanium with an elder burl wood inlay, so a somewhat grayish metal is appealing to me)
- I love delicate fishtail prongs (I think that's the term? Prongs with three beads?)
- I don't want a halo
- I don't want pave
- I like the idea of surprise diamonds, a tiny one on each side of the basket (my apologies if I misuse a term, I'm still learning about jewelry!)
- I really like milgrain
- I've seen and loved engraved bands, but I think they might eventually feel too busy? So maybe a fairly plain band with a milgrain border?
- I love vintage and antique things, so a super-modern aesthetic is probably not quite right. I want it to feel romantic, but no hearts
- I don't want a bulky band on the ring. I'd like for it to feel somewhat delicate, if possible.
- I'd like to be able to wear a straight wedding band with it (meaning that the wedding band doesn't have to curve around the engagement ring)
- I don't think I want side stones, but if I did, I'd probably like them to be pear-shaped. But I'm leaning toward a solitaire.
- Since I have a stone mostly picked out, I'd like to be able to have the setting customized to fit exactly. I'm not sure how to go about this.
I'm a silly, sentimental sort of person, so I don't want to upgrade. I'd like to get it right the first time and that sort of pressure to not make a mistake is making me crazy!
Any help or direction at all would be absolutely appreciated.
Thank you for looking!
I just registered with the site because I figured that all of you are the best source of knowledge for finding something high quality and beautiful. I've lurked in the colored stones forums for a while and have been consistently blown away by how helpful this community is.
My boyfriend and I have been talking about engagement, and he wants me to determine what sort of ring I'd like. Well, I fell madly in love with a particular montana sapphire, so now I'm trying to find the perfect setting to display it.
I am a massively indecisive person so I've been overwhelmed, thinking that I must have looked at every setting on the internet and nothing feels quite right. I'm having a lot of difficulty figuring out what feels like "me".
The things I think I know so far:
- The stone is cushion cut, and fairly dark, so I want to let as much light in as possible
- I want the setting to be platinum or palladium (his wedding ring is going to be titanium with an elder burl wood inlay, so a somewhat grayish metal is appealing to me)
- I love delicate fishtail prongs (I think that's the term? Prongs with three beads?)
- I don't want a halo
- I don't want pave
- I like the idea of surprise diamonds, a tiny one on each side of the basket (my apologies if I misuse a term, I'm still learning about jewelry!)
- I really like milgrain
- I've seen and loved engraved bands, but I think they might eventually feel too busy? So maybe a fairly plain band with a milgrain border?
- I love vintage and antique things, so a super-modern aesthetic is probably not quite right. I want it to feel romantic, but no hearts
- I don't want a bulky band on the ring. I'd like for it to feel somewhat delicate, if possible.
- I'd like to be able to wear a straight wedding band with it (meaning that the wedding band doesn't have to curve around the engagement ring)
- I don't think I want side stones, but if I did, I'd probably like them to be pear-shaped. But I'm leaning toward a solitaire.
- Since I have a stone mostly picked out, I'd like to be able to have the setting customized to fit exactly. I'm not sure how to go about this.
I'm a silly, sentimental sort of person, so I don't want to upgrade. I'd like to get it right the first time and that sort of pressure to not make a mistake is making me crazy!
Any help or direction at all would be absolutely appreciated.
Thank you for looking!
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