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Hi :)

I signed up for this site just to answer this question for you (though I've been browsing it for years). 

Please do yourself a HUGE favour and have a look at lauriesarahdesigns.com

She has a whole range of Morganite rings. I'm in love with her rings.

All the best with your decision making :)

Tanille xx

@libby328:  I have one, in rose gold.  I wanted one from LaurenKlein.com, that I found on Pinterest, but they started selling them on Amazon & got a really bad review.

At first my fiance and I went to several different jewelry stores, but it was going to cost in the $3K range to custom make one from a mold, and their suppliers couldn't find a morganite, so we'd have to custom-cut a pink sapphire to fit (that wouldn't fit, would be non-returnable, and which we couldn't see first).  Ummmm.....  No.

Finally I ended up looking on ebay for a setting and settled on this.  (copy & paste this if the link doesn't work: http://www.ebay.com/itm/30CT-Diamond-Engagement-Halo-Ring-14K-Rose-Gold-Setting-Semi-Mount-Cushion-Top-/350530412727?pt=Diamond_Solitaire_with_Accents&hash=item519d3da0b7).

Then we took it to a jeweler, who was a little unhappy with it.  He could order from the same supplier for a few hundred dollars more, which he did to compare, and his setting was a little less delicate looking- thicker prongs, slightly heavier gold.  This particular jeweler is a local guy who runs a family owned shop.  He prefers heavy, clunky, 80's looking gold and really cautioned me that the setting was very delicate and would probably loose a stone at some point.  I didn't care, I liked the delicateness of the setting, and I'm pretty gentle with stuff so I wasn't worried about it.  I suspect that the jewelry supplier really does sell directly to the public, like the ebay ad says, but that the "training" pieces, or those with a little thinner gold, or the ones not quite perfect enough to come through the supplier directly to jewelers they sell through ebay instead.

The hardest part was to find the morganite.  Our jeweler said that most of the morganite in the US comes in through one supplier in New York. He was having trouble finding a stone that would fit.  In our case, the setting is for a round 6mm diamond (about the size for one carat).  When I was starting to get frustrated with the concept of the jeweler not finding a morganite I searched the internet for it myself, and found a 6mm round portuguese cut morganite loose stone on etsy.  It was $68.  I emailed the listing to the jeweler first to ask his opinion, and he said to go ahead and order it.  We took it to him, my fiance handled it but I think it only cost about $100 for the setting.

I LOVE it.  I love the portuguese cut too- it's super sparkly (and unfortunately really hard to get a good photo of).  The only problem I've noticed is that if I forget and take a shower, or even wash my hands too many times with it on, it does start to look less sparkly and more cloudy, so I get it cleaned frequently.  My fiance has already mentioned that I need one of those ring cleaners for my next gift.

I even changed my wedding colors to go with the theme:  pale pink, gold, and beige.  The theme is rustic elegance, and we're getting married at an old stone lodge in my favorite state park here in iowa.

After we're married I'll post a professional photo, but here are some pictures: 

My advice?  Find a stone you want first.  Morganite is sold in mm's, not carats, so if you know you want an approximately 1 carat diamond size, you want approximately 6mm stone.  When you find it, take it to a jeweler (a local place that specializes in custom work will work hardest to please you - at least that was our experience), and explain you want a setting for it.  They'll either have paper or digital catalogs for you to look through, and they will be able to order a setting in rose gold or whatever color you want.  They'll have you come in and approve the setting before the stone is set.

@libby328:  I have one, in rose gold.  I wanted one from LaurenKlein.com that I found on Pinterest, but they started selling them on Amazon & got a really bad review.

At first my fiance and I went to several different jewelry stores, but it was going to cost in the $3K range to custom make one from a mold, and their suppliers couldn't find a morganite, so we'd have to custom-cut a pink sapphire to fit (that wouldn't fit, would be non-returnable, and which we couldn't see first).  Ummmm.....  No.

Finally I ended up looking on ebay for a setting and settled on this.  (copy & paste this if the link doesn't work: http://www.ebay.com/itm/30CT-Diamond-Engagement-Halo-Ring-14K-Rose-Gold-Setting-Semi-Mount-Cushion-Top-/350530412727?pt=Diamond_Solitaire_with_Accents&hash=item519d3da0b7).

Then we took it to a jeweler, who was a little unhappy with it.  He could order from the same supplier for a few hundred dollars more, which he did to compare, and his setting was a little less delicate looking- thicker prongs, slightly heavier gold.  This particular jeweler is a local guy who runs a family owned shop.  He prefers heavy, clunky, 80's looking gold and really cautioned me that the setting was very delicate and would probably loose a stone at some point.  I didn't care, I liked the delicateness of the setting, and I'm pretty gentle with stuff so I wasn't worried about it.  I suspect that the jewelry supplier really does sell directly to the public, like the ebay ad says, but that the "training" pieces, or those with a little thinner gold, or the ones not quite perfect enough to come through the supplier directly to jewelers they sell through ebay instead.

The hardest part was to find the morganite.  Our jeweler said that most of the morganite in the US comes in through one supplier in New York. He was having trouble finding a stone that would fit.  In our case, the setting is for a round 6mm diamond (about the size for one carat).  When I was starting to get frustrated with the concept of the jeweler not finding a morganite I searched the internet for it myself, and found a 6mm round portuguese cut morganite loose stone on etsy.  It was $68.  I emailed the listing to the jeweler first to ask his opinion, and he said to go ahead and order it.  We took it to him, my fiance handled it but I think it only cost about $100 for the setting.

I LOVE it.  I love the portuguese cut too- it's super sparkly (and unfortunately really hard to get a good photo of).  The only problem I've noticed is that if I forget and take a shower, or even wash my hands too many times with it on, it does start to look less sparkly and more cloudy, so I get it cleaned frequently.  My fiance has already mentioned that I need one of those ring cleaners for my next gift.

I even changed my wedding colors to go with the theme:  pale pink, gold, and beige.  The theme is rustic elegance, and we're getting married at an old stone lodge in my favorite state park here in iowa.

After we're married I'll post a professional photo, but here are some pictures: 

My advice?  Find a stone you want first.  Morganite is sold in mm's, not carats, so if you know you want an approximately 1 carat diamond size, you want approximately 6mm stone.  When you find it, take it to a jeweler (a local place that specializes in custom work will work hardest to please you - at least that was our experience), and explain you want a setting for it.  They'll either have paper or digital catalogs for you to look through, and they will be able to order a setting in rose gold or whatever color you want.  They'll have you come in and approve the setting before the stone is set.

I just got my morganite engagement ring (2c). I have been married before and didn't want to do the whole diamond thing again. You can really get more bang for your buck when you use a morganite. We eventually want to design the engagement ring but just couldn't find someone to do something on such short notice.