- A simple flat band works better for her than a more ornate band. The sparkly may be nice for a ring to wear out on the town occasionally, but it's both too distracting and ostentatious for an everyday ring for her.
- Cathedral seems to be her preferred setting, and a round brilliant cut catches her eye best.
- It's a rare four-prong setting that will allow the shape of the round brilliant diamond to show through.
- She needs a stone with at least an SI inclusion grade diamond; she would unconsciously rub her finger along the milky I grade diamonds, as if to clean them!
So, where do I go from here? Well, I doubt I was able to get her dream ring, but I hope it's something she likes all the same. I ended up with a custom order that I picked up on Valentine's Day. Certain compromises had to be made, but I hope it has the right mix of contemporary and vintage features to keep her smiling about it for decades. Guess we'll see in New York, won't we?
Ok - where the heck were you when I had to plan my wedding? You are SO on top of things!
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wow, Tosha's picky.
ReplyDeleteIf we're lucky, I will be wearing this ring every day for the rest of my life. Perhaps "selective" would better describe the process by which one goes about choosing something so meaningful.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was waaaaay overinterpreting her level of "pickiness" when ring shopping. I didn't trust myself to get something she'd like, even though she reassured me about my judgment and understanding of her taste multiple times. She's selective but reassuringly so.
ReplyDeleteNevertheless, the ring's a big decision (and chunk of change), and I likely put too much pressure on myself to have the perfect one when I should have known better. Who, me? Hard on myself? Noooooo....never!