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I''M SO HAPPY!!!! WE''RE ENGAGED!!!!
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Guess I needed that manicure after all!

So he comes over after work with to-go Olive Garden. We first met at Olive Garden so it''s always been our favorite romantic restaurant. (yes, he lucked out with that one). I have the table set up with my nicest china and candles, the full bit. I really truly did not expect him to propose last night! He waited until we had salad (smart boy), and then asked if I wanted to open my birthday present. Of course I said yes since he was practically jiggling in his seat. He told me to close my eyes and went off and rummaged in his bag. (sneak, it was in his pocket the whole time!). When he sat back down, he told me to keep my eyes closed and I felt these bits of light across my eyelids.
When I opened my eyes there was a open black box with a diamond ring inside of it on his plate. As my jaw dropped, he looked at me with a gleam in his eyes and asked ''will you marry me?''. So of course I start shrieking ''YES!'' and I jumped up and flung myself around his neck and started kissing his face all over! I was so excited that it took several minutes of hugging, kissing, bouncing, and giggling before I even took a closer look at the ring!
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It''s GORGEOUS!! And even on my puffy size 7 finger the diamond looks huge! Thank God it fit even with my finger still swollen and sore, although it may not come back off again.
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For all those guys out there who worry that it won''t be a surprise, even though I knew it was soon and even suspected it might possibly happen on my birthday, and even though the ring is one of the approved options I sent him, I was still totally shocked and surprised!
I just simply could not believe it was truly happening, that it was real until I saw that ring. I''m so glad he waited until he had it to propose! What also helped the surprise is that I''ve been totally lurking on antiqueengagementrings.com and this ring is still marked as available. I had been slighlty dissapointed that none of the real antique rings had been sold, since in my heart of hearts I wanted an original antique not a replica.

Ok on to what you really want to know!
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here are the stats:
Platinum ring from the 1930''s
.57 carat Old European Cut
5.30 x 5.35 x 3.21
Si1 clarity
I color
with 4 channel set diamonds on the shoulders. My favorite style for accent diamonds!

To my eyes the diamond looks super bright and white. I''m so glad we went for an OEC not a modern brilliant cut since the diamond looks totally bright in all light including the ambient light on a rainy day. I always thought modern cuts look a bit grey under all the sparkle. It''s super sparkly and I can''t keep my eyes off of it! Even with my finger the way it is, the ring is so comfortable that I kept checking to see if it was still there!
He did good!!!
 
Congratulations!!! I''m glad your waiting is finally over. Your ring sounds lovely, I can''t wait to see the pics.
 
don''t worry, I''ll post hand pics later after my manicure but to keep you ladies happy for now here are the pics from the site:

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And it looks waaaaay better in person! I don''t see any scratches, just a lovely patina. The lines of the ring are crisp and have a lovely geometric flow to them, very art deco without being in your face. PERFECT!!

WHEEEEEEE!!!!!
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! Congratulations! I'm such an addict, I got back from vacation late last night, and am going to work late, so I thought I'd take a quick (yah, right) look at PS this morning. And this is the first thing I read!

Sooo...can you post the link so we can at least get a preview???

ETA: D'oh! Never mind!
 
Whooooo!
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Congratulations, I''m so happy for you! And the ring''s just perfect! Go get a manicure now, so we can see the handshots.
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YAY for you Indie!!!! Congratulations and best wishes to you both. I LOVE your ering. OEC"s are a fav of mine. It''s gorgeous. I can''t wait for hand pics!!!
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Oh yeah, happy birthday, and congratulations on being engaged, BTW. I love the ring, he done good. Very cool that it''s a real antique, too. Looks like a great stone! Good luck concentrating on anything non-ring related for the next few days!
 
The Ring!!

oh and the reason he got take out is because he wanted Olive Garden but knew I''d be squealing and didn''t want to deal with congratulatory waiters or anything. He''s a very private person.
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off to my manicure!!
 
Woo hoo!!!! Congratulations and happy birthday too!!!! I love that it was at home and not at the Olive Garden... that''s cool without being cheesy! And the ring is gorgeous!!!! I''m so happy for you!!!
 
Congrats! Love the OEC!! My hubby did the same thing. We had our first date at the Olivegarden during college, and instead of proposing at the same place, he actually COOKED, made the same dinner we had on our first date, and proposed! but after the meal, not after the salad like you:)
 
Oh, yay, congratulations! It looks gorgeous! I can''t wait to see hand shots!
 
What a lovely ring! Congratulations!
 
Congratulations! It''s lovely, and hearing your reaction is priceless!
 
Indie!! Yaaaayy!!! Congrats!! You''re now a BIW!! I''m so happy for you, after all that has been going on with the AER site selling your original lovey ring and all!! Happy Birthday, too! Dur.
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I''m so lame. YAY!
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yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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I''m so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Congrats!!!! the ring is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like my "classmates" are graduating! hahahaha!
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Congrats again!!!
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Indie! I am beyond thrilled for you! Congrats! I''ve followed your entire journey and it''s so wonderful. Enjoy this special time!
 
Congratulations Indie!!
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I love how excited he was to give it to you. That''s probably the thing I''ll remember most about our proposal moment, him just bouncing with excitment. It sounds like it was a perfect moment.

And your ring is just gorgeous! I LOVE OECs. I hope to have one myself someday, but for now I''ll (im)patiently wait for your hand pics
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YAAAYYYY Indie!!!
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Olive Garden and diamonds... a great combination! It is a gorgeous ring- and I bet you get a lot of... "ooohhh what kind of diamond is that?" Althought most of us on PS adore and LOVE OEC... I suspect most folks haven''t heard of them or seen one... how special you get to be unique AND have such a beautiful ring!!
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YAY FOR INDIE!!!
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I LOVE the ring - definetly WAY TO GO on the OEC... it''s Gorgeous!!
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Enjoy the birthday too (though really, those happen every year... how boring!)
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Aussiegirl : p
 
Yay! Congratulations!!! Love your OEC
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and I''m so happy for you!
 
Yay!!!!!!!! Congrats Indie... beautiful ring and such a sweet proposal... enjoy this wonderful time as a brand-new FIANCEE!!!!!
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beauuuutiful! I think I looked at that ring for a little bit once..
 
HAND PICS!!!

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Man, this is the world''s worst manicure, it''s got spots! And you can see how puffy my finger is, partic after that manacurist. The ring fits perfectly despite the way it looks. On the plus side, it''s certainly not going to fall off anytime soon!
 
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Hoooray! So happy for you!! I LOVE the soft patina & the art deco lines & the CLEAN look ... and the fact that it''s a genuine antique is an awesome bonus! The OEC is right up my chunky/yummy alley.

Looks great on you - a real classic.

I even peeped at it over on the site & there''s a wedding band that looks like it would totally match. Clean, platinum ... I''ll try to post the pix.

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HAPPY DAY
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Congratulations Indie! It''s gorgeous!
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It looks so classic and beautiful!!
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And happy birthday!
 
Congrats! Glad you got the antique ring of your dreams and you are engaged!!!!
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Yay! Finally! Congratulations, it''s just gorgeous!
 
Aw...congrats!!! What a nice birthday surprise.
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Indie, YAY! That is awesome news and I am thrilled you were still "surprised" and got to have the excitement! Congrats!
 
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