I GOT THE RING! .55 D/IF in G&A tension setting!!!! Wheeeeeee!!!!

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/6/2007 1:21:19 AM
Author: KristyDarling
What an artistic, architectural ring!!! Very COOL!

I like it when people go outside the mold and express themselves in creative, unique ways! CONGRATS on your engagement! I can''t wait to see what kind of wedding you have in mind!!!

Haha! Thank you I love creative things like this....I think I really liked it cause it looks like something I''d probably design if given the chance!
As for the wedding, well, we were going to elope but decided to have a small one on a cruise Maybe have the ceremony on one of the stopovers, and then the party on the ship I want to incorperate many traditions from different cultures (as many as I can) and as for the wedding music (down the isle) we''re not using anything traditional. We''re using ''In All The Wrong Places'' by Ulrich Schnauss....not many would know this one! But it''s just perfect!

For the wedding bouquet and cake, we''re adding seashells (ahhh, a theme!) The only really REALLY traditional thing is the dress I chose. It''s a ballgown type dress, but I found it to be kinda unique....

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/6/2007 1:28:27 AM
Author: CrownJewel
Congrats! That''s such a cool proposal!! I''m with KristyDarling, the ring IS very architectural! It''s like a mini-Richard Serra sculpture on your hand. It''s magnificent!

Haha! Thank you I had to look that artist up!
Found some of his more rounded scuptures, and Bryan was like, hey, it looks like a big tension ring....hehe!

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/6/2007 3:49:04 AM
Author: Cehrabehra
wow it really is unique and gorgeous and modern and fantastic!! The main diamond looks very protected, but those melee diamonds the girdles are soooo exposed!!! Good thing they''re small and (relatively) cheap Beautiful! Amazing!

Thank you! And no kidding about the melee! I''m so nervous about chipping them, but hey, they are replaceable (Unlike my .55! EEEK!). I wonder if they''d have to be sent back to G&A....my guess is yes! So I''d better be careful....I''m clumsy too!

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/6/2007 8:04:10 AM
Author: Maisiebelle


Your ring is beautiful! I''m not surprised you love it so much!


The diamond looks very big on your finger - do you have small hands?


Maisie

Heya!
Thank you

My finger size is a 6 or 6.5 (depending on which hand) and my fingers are kinda long. The pictures actually make my hands look smaller and chubbier but they are not! (I have piano hands or so I''ve been told!)

I think it''s mostly the setting that makes the diamond look so big....it''s just a perfect size for this type of ring. I wouldn''t have had any bigger actually!

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/6/2007 5:27:36 PM
Author: lumpkin
Congratulations! What a great proposal, and the ring is so beautiful! How exciting it will be featured in an ad. Did they photograph it before your fiance picked it up or will it have to go in for a photo shoot?

Thank you!


They have already done the photos, so no need to go back in. I can''t wait to see it, I''ll have to get like, a million copies of the mag now
I had no idea Bryan was going to propose before it was out, so that''s funny. I was telling Jonathan from GOG that if I had to wait any longer, I was going to cut the picture out and attach it to my friggin'' finger!!!!

 

[AndyRosse]

It''s gorgeous!!! Congrats, what a wonderful proposal!

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/6/2007 7:10:15 PM
Author: kcoursolle
It turned out beautifully! Congratulations starspun!! I love that setting, very unique. The side diamonds make it a little more feminine than your typical tension setting.

Heya! Thanks!

We were originally planning on getting one of the plain ones (we hadn''t seen this one yet). Diamond Brokers Of Florida had this newer design in when we went to order, and when I saw it I was just like....WOW! That''s IT!

Thankfully they had it. It''s also easy on the fingers, unlike the older designs. It''s flat in between so you can close your fingers together....PERFECT!

 

[divergrrl]

Amazing ring, but wow, what an amazing proposal. You sound like you have a sweet fiance, enjoy your engagement and future together!

Jeannien

 

[anacgarcia]

Congratulations!!!! that diamond looks way bigger than .55.. oh and by the way the dress you chose is beautiful!!!

 

[lumpkin]

Date: 1/7/2007 12:27:53 PM
Author: StarSpun

Date: 1/6/2007 8:04:10 AM
Author: Maisiebelle


Your ring is beautiful! I''m not surprised you love it so much!


The diamond looks very big on your finger - do you have small hands?


Maisie

Heya!
Thank you

My finger size is a 6 or 6.5 (depending on which hand) and my fingers are kinda long. The pictures actually make my hands look smaller and chubbier but they are not! (I have piano hands or so I''ve been told!)

I think it''s mostly the setting that makes the diamond look so big....it''s just a perfect size for this type of ring. I wouldn''t have had any bigger actually!

I agree. Proportion is very important in the overall design of the ring. The diamond is perfect for that setting.

 

[WindyCitySparkle]

That''s a beautiful ring! Can we (please see some indoor shots?

 

[susi]

StarSpun, that''s the most uniquely beautiful ring, I''ve ever seen

 

[glitterysparkle]

Congrats starspun!!! Very unique ring

Wow, kudos to your man on a creative proposal Yeah, I felt the same way, about the proposal totally overshadowing the ringI''m pretty sure I glanced at it for a second...and then showed off my new sparkly these last few weeks! Enjoy your engagement!

 

[Maisie]

I really hope you weren''t offended by my comment about your ring looking big - I wasn''t implying its small. Far from it - its twice the size of my E-ring!!

I am looking to get a new one and I really want a RB but with my budget I thought I wouldn''t be able to get a decent sized stone......... After seeing yours (and your fingers appear to be about the size of mine) I am getting really excited now!!

Maisie

 

[IrishAngel7982]

Congratulations on your engagement Starspun! The proposal sounds so sweet and your ring is so unique and gorgeous!

 

[Liquiddazi]

What a gorgeous ring!!!! Congrats!!!

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/7/2007 5:05:03 PM
Author: WindyCitySparkle
That''s a beautiful ring! Can we (please see some indoor shots?

Sure thing! I''ll take some very soon and post them here!

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/8/2007 6:04:53 PM
Author: Maisiebelle
I really hope you weren''t offended by my comment about your ring looking big - I wasn''t implying its small. Far from it - its twice the size of my E-ring!!

I am looking to get a new one and I really want a RB but with my budget I thought I wouldn''t be able to get a decent sized stone......... After seeing yours (and your fingers appear to be about the size of mine) I am getting really excited now!!


Maisie

No, I wasn''t offended at all! Don''t worry!
I was quite surprised how big it looked on my finger, I thought I had big hands that would make it look smaller but I was wrong apparently!

I was actually kinda glad I didn''t get any bigger (my limit was .80ct). It wouldn''t have looked so pretty and dainty as it does now....
At DBOF, there was the same ring as mine, but with a diamond of over 1ct, and mine looked way better if I may so so myself....in fact Bryan actually disliked the other one with the larger stone....go figure! I guess that''s why they used mine in their magazine ad instead of the other....something about a ''smaller'' diamond in that setting!

I think with this design, anything bigger just looks too ''clunky'' and kind of overtakes the finger.

Good luck with your search....and don''t be afraid of going smaller In my case I picked quality over size....and of course, I''m soooo glad I did this

 

[RockDoc]

I got to see Star''s ring in person the other night. She, her fiance and I all went for Sushi dinner pig out.

We all ate so much - but it was good.

It looked really spectacular, and the setting of the stone in the tension ring just highlights the stone so much.

The size and style of the ring goes perfectly with Star''s hand size. The side stones really accent the ring well, and the center stone appears much larger looking than when it was unset.


Rockdoc

 

[Maisie]

I''m glad you weren''t offended!

I have been looking at around .70 ct and I will definitely go for RB. I think we will get a ''G''...... I will probably get a plain setting and upgrade in a couple of years. Yey!!!!

Maisie

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/19/2007 4:52:41 PM
Author: Maisiebelle
I''m glad you weren''t offended!

I have been looking at around .70 ct and I will definitely go for RB. I think we will get a ''G''...... I will probably get a plain setting and upgrade in a couple of years. Yey!!!!


Maisie

Yay!
That''s awesome. I love around the .70 range....I bet you can''t wait

 

[bling*diva*]

~~I love your ring!!!

 

[Officers girl]

Its beautiful!! I love how it is uniquely you!!

 

[Maisie]

I meant to ask - is your ring comfy to wear? Its such an unusual shape I just wondered how it feels. Do you wear it most of the time? I would lol - wouldn''t want to be away from it!!

 

[StarSpun]

Date: 1/20/2007 5:42:00 AM
Author: Maisiebelle
I meant to ask - is your ring comfy to wear? Its such an unusual shape I just wondered how it feels. Do you wear it most of the time? I would lol - wouldn''t want to be away from it!!

You''re right, I don''t want to be away from it! Haha!
This specific design is actually really comfortable. With a lot of the other tension rings in this style, the band would be really long/thick at the sides, and it was impossible to close your fingers. With this one, the ring is twisted there, so that it''s flat, if that makes any sense! I can close my fingers over it completely!

I''ll get some pictures up shortly, to show ya

 

[Carlotta]

Wow...very beautiful and uniqe ring!!! Looks like a bright stone!!!

 

[Maisie]

Ooooh yey!! More pics - thats what we like!!!