Hi! I have a princess cut sapphire with a surrounding square of diamonds at the "base", the sapphire is set rather high, which is fun. It's cool since sapphire is my birthstone and diamonds are his :)
We, as in all the readers since the Bees have already done so, should post pictures of our rings (or necklaces, earrings, tatoos, etc) not to compare, but because it's always fun to look at jewelry
I don't think this is SO unusual but it is a bit more unique than the diamond solitare. I have a three stone ring, the center stone is a light blue sapphire and the side stones are diamond. All three are princess cut. Actually, I've never seen another princess cut sapphire in a ring so maybe... :)
This isn't "unusual" in fact I'm sure it's quite common other then my friend who's a jeweler, made it just for me - from scracth - I even have the wax outline that was used to create the mold for my ring :-)
I found a picture in a magazine and he and FI made me what I wanted with the added details FI put in himself.
Sorry it's A: such a big pic and B: a nasty knuckle shot...lol
Hi Yiska, how neat, I love your ring, it's gorgeous! Ok, here is the only shot I have of it that's hosted on a web page, and it is at a bad angle, sorry!
Mine isn't unusual at all, but i just wanted to show off my bling bling....jk, sorta not really. =)
NorcalBride, the secret of taking ring shot is to not use the flash (you need natural light). The stone will bounce the light from your flash back thus causing the blur whiteness. My brother took the picture below with his fancy dandy camera without flash.
NorCalBride--use the Macro mode on your camera, use zoom.. unfortunately, it usually requires A LOT of light and will only turn out if you use flash which may wash things or get a reflection.
MagnoliaDiva--If that's what you wanted then GOOD! I'm sure people ask to see the ring and don't understand at all when you say you don't have one. I contemplated not having an e-ring too but in the end I decided that I wanted one.... I've heard it can be incredibly hard.
Yiska - 99% of the time when you say you are getting married, people's eyes AUTOMATICALLY go towards your hand and when they see my left hand empty, they all day, "WHERE IS YOUR RING?!". I say, "I don't have one" and then just look at them like, "WHAT?!"
I am 36 and he is 45. We are really not concerned what others think. LOL...we'd rather spend that money on something else.
It isn't "hard" more sore so bucking the "norm"....... people are FUNNY and SO pretentious. A ring does NOT define a marriage......
MagnoliaDiva--You clearly have your priorities in order! :) It's something I'm sure many of us forget in the flurry of wedding planning--the important thing is the marriage, not the wedding.
Yiska - His name is TR Crabtree and he's based out of Wester Wisconsin right now, with a studio in Eastern MN (very close the the state border...as you can tell)
He used to be a room mate of mine a long time ago when we all rented a house together (me and 2 of his friends and an old boyfriend of mine...weird I know but I stayed friends witht he room mates after they left and I stayed) I loved hanging out in his studio, I'd have a martini to drink and a big fat diamond on EACH finger....lol Not to mention the stuff he brought home in his diamondpouch....oo-la-la
Thanks for the tip... I love all your rings. So sparkley! Did guys get to pick out your ring? I think my ring's usual. Didn't take me long to upload the pictures.
I did pick mine out. :) The whole "getting engaged" process was just that for us..a process. we're both kind of careful decision makers and there was less of a proposal than a mutual agreement. Although when people ask, we kind of tell the story where he gave me the ring. :)
yes and no. Fiance was spending months picking them out...then he met my cousin whose inlaws own a jewelry store (he works there too). My cousin didn't quite remember him and took him for a ride with his price...fiance left and no ring. It then dawned on my cousin that he looks like my bf, then called me and my mom to ask about it (which i didn't know about)...but of course, i was curious, so i asked and surely enough, fiance was about shopping around for that beauty up there. After being caught, he took me to my cousin to pick out the ring that I want. Only he ended up picking the center stone and having it set on the band that i had my eyes on for months without my input what-so-ever. To my surprise, its turns out to be the same ring that i admired from pictures for months. I never liked jewelry (my profession involves my playing with dirt, literally, so it was really tough for him to get something i would wear. He did good. I haven't taken it off since he put it on my finger!
Do any of you have a non-traditional ring? If so what? Pearl? Amber? Emerald? Ruby? No ring at all? Opted for tattoos instead?
posted by ThatGirl 9 posts 9 months agoHi! I have a princess cut sapphire with a surrounding square of diamonds at the "base", the sapphire is set rather high, which is fun. It's cool since sapphire is my birthstone and diamonds are his :)
We, as in all the readers since the Bees have already done so, should post pictures of our rings (or necklaces, earrings, tatoos, etc) not to compare, but because it's always fun to look at jewelry
posted by Natakie16 43 posts 9 months agoI don't think this is SO unusual but it is a bit more unique than the diamond solitare. I have a three stone ring, the center stone is a light blue sapphire and the side stones are diamond. All three are princess cut. Actually, I've never seen another princess cut sapphire in a ring so maybe... :)
posted by yiska 123 posts 9 months agoThis isn't "unusual" in fact I'm sure it's quite common other then my friend who's a jeweler, made it just for me - from scracth - I even have the wax outline that was used to create the mold for my ring :-)
I found a picture in a magazine and he and FI made me what I wanted with the added details FI put in himself.
Sorry it's A: such a big pic and B: a nasty knuckle shot...lol
posted by Sweeney2Be 1,488 posts 9 months agoNatakie--I'd love to see yours!! I was writing my message when you posted so apparently I spoke too soon!
posted by yiska 123 posts 9 months ago
posted by Niki 432 posts 9 months agoHi Yiska, how neat, I love your ring, it's gorgeous! Ok, here is the only shot I have of it that's hosted on a web page, and it is at a bad angle, sorry!
posted by Natakie16 43 posts 9 months agoHow'd you guys get such nice shots of your ring??? Everytime I try with my camera it end up looking blurry.
posted by NorCalBride 307 posts 9 months agoMine isn't unusual at all, but i just wanted to show off my bling bling....jk, sorta not really. =)
NorcalBride, the secret of taking ring shot is to not use the flash (you need natural light). The stone will bounce the light from your flash back thus causing the blur whiteness. My brother took the picture below with his fancy dandy camera without flash.
posted by lanny9 160 posts 9 months agoNorCalBride--use the Macro mode on your camera, use zoom.. unfortunately, it usually requires A LOT of light and will only turn out if you use flash which may wash things or get a reflection.
posted by yiska 123 posts 9 months agoI don't have an e-ring. I just wanted a simple diamond wedding band. So, I don't get to wear a ring until May 31, 2008.
posted by MagnoliaDiva 27 posts 9 months agoSweeny--who is your friend that's the jeweler and where do they have a shop? That's so cool that you got a custom ring!
posted by yiska 123 posts 9 months agoWhoops.......here is the link.
posted by MagnoliaDiva 27 posts 9 months agoMagnoliaDiva--If that's what you wanted then GOOD! I'm sure people ask to see the ring and don't understand at all when you say you don't have one. I contemplated not having an e-ring too but in the end I decided that I wanted one.... I've heard it can be incredibly hard.
posted by yiska 123 posts 9 months agoYiska - 99% of the time when you say you are getting married, people's eyes AUTOMATICALLY go towards your hand and when they see my left hand empty, they all day, "WHERE IS YOUR RING?!". I say, "I don't have one" and then just look at them like, "WHAT?!"
I am 36 and he is 45. We are really not concerned what others think. LOL...we'd rather spend that money on something else.
It isn't "hard" more sore so bucking the "norm"....... people are FUNNY and SO pretentious. A ring does NOT define a marriage......
posted by MagnoliaDiva 27 posts 9 months agoMagnoliaDiva--You clearly have your priorities in order! :) It's something I'm sure many of us forget in the flurry of wedding planning--the important thing is the marriage, not the wedding.
posted by yiska 123 posts 9 months agoYiska - His name is TR Crabtree and he's based out of Wester Wisconsin right now, with a studio in Eastern MN (very close the the state border...as you can tell)
Here's a link to his site:
http://www.trcrabtree.com/
He used to be a room mate of mine a long time ago when we all rented a house together (me and 2 of his friends and an old boyfriend of mine...weird I know but I stayed friends witht he room mates after they left and I stayed) I loved hanging out in his studio, I'd have a martini to drink and a big fat diamond on EACH finger....lol Not to mention the stuff he brought home in his diamondpouch....oo-la-la
posted by Sweeney2Be 1,488 posts 9 months agoThanks for the tip... I love all your rings. So sparkley! Did guys get to pick out your ring? I think my ring's usual. Didn't take me long to upload the pictures.
posted by NorCalBride 307 posts 9 months agoI did pick mine out. :) The whole "getting engaged" process was just that for us..a process. we're both kind of careful decision makers and there was less of a proposal than a mutual agreement. Although when people ask, we kind of tell the story where he gave me the ring. :)
posted by yiska 123 posts 9 months agoyes and no. Fiance was spending months picking them out...then he met my cousin whose inlaws own a jewelry store (he works there too). My cousin didn't quite remember him and took him for a ride with his price...fiance left and no ring. It then dawned on my cousin that he looks like my bf, then called me and my mom to ask about it (which i didn't know about)...but of course, i was curious, so i asked and surely enough, fiance was about shopping around for that beauty up there. After being caught, he took me to my cousin to pick out the ring that I want. Only he ended up picking the center stone and having it set on the band that i had my eyes on for months without my input what-so-ever. To my surprise, its turns out to be the same ring that i admired from pictures for months. I never liked jewelry (my profession involves my playing with dirt, literally, so it was really tough for him to get something i would wear.
posted by lanny9 160 posts 9 months agoHe did good. I haven't taken it off since he put it on my finger!