Mine's unusual - it's a band made up of little circles, of both yellow and white gold, with little diamonds in the middle. Sounds wierd and is weird for an engagement ring I guess, but I can't find a picture online anywhere. If you imagine these little diamond circles being all the way around (and the same size as the middle one) with a textured gold outline on each one, you're vaguely there.
I helped choose it (picked three similar styles, FH made the final choice which was luckily my favourite) and will be using it as my wedding band also. I like it because it's sparkly but not crazy blingy, sits flat on my finger so doesn't catch on anything, and best of all - because it's the same all the way around, it doesn't matter how much I spin it around (which is a habit of mine with all rings).
i have a traditional diamond but i think my setting is unusual. we picked the stone first then found the best setting for it. the setting had to be altered twice and he didnt proposed with the ring because it wasn't ready. its almost a tension set but now quite.
Most of these rings look traditional to me. Anyway, I ended up going traditional but in my search for a different ring I loved this san luis obispo jeweler: http://www.kevinmain.com/
Look through all the rings (the have traditional and non-traditional). Also THe Clay Pot in Brooklyn, NYC has really cool wedding rings.
We, like many others, chose to put our money elsewhere. I prefer flat or band rings, so I chose a wedding band for my e-ring. It looks much more $$$ than it cost.... it's the band on the left.
Although my ring is white gold with diamonds, I believe it's still somewhat unusual in style. It was designed by Frank Gehry forTiffany and Co, and the moment my FI saw it, he knew he had to get it for me :) Sometimes, he knows me better that I know myself!
Mine is similar to this ring, but lower profile. I needed a ring that doesn't stick up because I do too much where it could get scratched or snagged (dancing, skiing). I love the bezel setting. Elegant but bomb proof.
Like this one (same jeweler) but with round stone:
My husband got the setting without the center diamond because it has the same split design of my favorite necklace. It was made for a pear shaped diamond but he liked the marquee shape better. He got the diamond when he was in South Africa visiting a family friend. Diamonds are much less expensive when you buy them straight from the mine.
My husband also has a unique ring. It is tungsten carbide the hardest metal known to man. He wanted to be able to be rough with it but not have it get all scratched up. Plus, he is a machinist so the cutting bits are made out of the same material.
My ring was custom designed by Greenlake Jewelry in Seattle. The center stone is a spinel that we got from a gem collector (we are not really diamond people). It is platinum and gold with small diamonds and sapphire accent stones. It was really fun to work with a jeweler and have them come up with something totally unique. I have gotten a few comments like "is that seriously your engagement ring?" but it is easy to ignore snotty people.
NorCalBride– Your ring reminds me of one of my permanent pieces of jewelry, a ring my grandmother gave me when I was in high school. It was a gift from an old boyfriend, and unbeknowest to her {at the time} it was an engagement ring {photo below}. Apparently somewhere out there is a wedding band made of the three round diamonds in the leaf-like settings that fits around the top of it similar to yours. You can't tell from the photos, but the center stone sits really high which I think is kind of old-fashioned. When I say old-fashioned, I mean that in a good way! Retro settings are awesome.
My engagement ring is actual really traditional, although I've never seen an emerald cut diamond in person outside of a jewelry store. Photos of it are here on my blog. Love this topic, it's so cool to see other women's/men's choices of rings.
Gorgeous rings!!! I love all the colored stones. I wanted a colored stone, but my FI felt strongly about diamonds, so I have a yellow diamond. It is really clear lemon yellow, not canary yellow, so doesn't look like citrine or yellow sapphire... We really think its fun - people do a double take and ask what kind of stone it is. I don't have a good picture of it, but will see if I can't get one later tonight with all your tips on gem photography.
I love all those photos! Thanks for the picture taking tips, too. Granted, I've only tried to photograph my ring with my camera phone but when I finally use a regular camera, I'll hope to get a non-blurry shot. Anyway, my ring is unique and very us. On either side of the diamond, set into the band, are small squares of blue sea glass - that my fiance and I collected on the beach together. It's one of our favorite activities, and we have a cool jar with all the different colors and shapes of glass. So, he had the awesome idea to design the ring and it was a total surprise to me. It's all set in white gold, the size is perfect, and I love what it stands for. :-) I'm still thinking of ideas for our wedding bands - something that will complement the creative style and be meaningful for us.
I don't have a picture of mine, but my engagement ring is a cushion cut diamond with diamond accents on the side. The wedding band has alternating diamonds and sapphires all the way around. Not so unusual, but I always get comments on the cut of my ring, cushion cut isn't too popular. Also, mine is 18k yellow gold, so people notice it.
I have a yellow gold oval cut sapphire with two diamond sidestones.. it's gorgeous and FI picked it out all by himself! Ok, well, I coached him a little beforehand, but I was not involved in the shopping process at all. :)
haselwand - your grandmother's ring is what I always envisioned if I could have any ring I wanted. It's neat to see it for real!
FI and I decided to keep things really simple. I can be a bit of a klutz and take off jewelry and not always remember just where it is.
My ring is sterling silver with a pink tourmaline stone. We found it at an art fair last summer, and the quest for it alone was a memorable story. We're really happy with it, because it's got a lot of character for not being what you usually expect with e-rings.
Mine is a white sapphire in a white gold "wave" setting that was designed and made for me by our good friend who is a jeweler. We live in Hawaii and spend tons of time on the water, and I love the symbolism of the wave - powerful and never ending. I am so cheesy!
My FI and I wanted something that was more socially conscious than a diamond. The sapphire is flawless and has lots of sparkle - it was also more affordable, and I love telling people how he chose it and helped design the ring. It is really low-profile too, which is perfect for my active life. Our jeweler friend is also making my wedding band, which will be blue and white sapphires in an organically shaped white gold band.
I wish I could post a pic, because I love showing it off!
I think mine is a bit untraditional for an engagement ring, but everybody says it's "very me." I LOVE pearls and think they're classic, so I told the FI that I wanted a pearl engagement ring, but still wanted diamonds involved in it somehow. Here's a link to it on my blog.
I think mine is a bit untraditional for an engagement ring, but everybody says it's "very me." I LOVE pearls and think they're classic, so I told the FI that I wanted a pearl engagement ring, but still wanted diamonds involved in it somehow. Here's a link to it on my blog.
Mine's unusual - it's a band made up of little circles, of both yellow and white gold, with little diamonds in the middle. Sounds wierd and is weird for an engagement ring I guess, but I can't find a picture online anywhere. If you imagine these little diamond circles being all the way around (and the same size as the middle one) with a textured gold outline on each one, you're vaguely there.
I helped choose it (picked three similar styles, FH made the final choice which was luckily my favourite) and will be using it as my wedding band also. I like it because it's sparkly but not crazy blingy, sits flat on my finger so doesn't catch on anything, and best of all - because it's the same all the way around, it doesn't matter how much I spin it around (which is a habit of mine with all rings).
posted by kangaroo 8 months agoi have a traditional diamond but i think my setting is unusual. we picked the stone first then found the best setting for it. the setting had to be altered twice and he didnt proposed with the ring because it wasn't ready.
its almost a tension set but now quite.
posted by bora 8 months agoMost of these rings look traditional to me. Anyway, I ended up going traditional but in my search for a different ring I loved this san luis obispo jeweler: http://www.kevinmain.com/
Look through all the rings (the have traditional and non-traditional). Also THe Clay Pot in Brooklyn, NYC has really cool wedding rings.
posted by IndianBride 8 months agoWe, like many others, chose to put our money elsewhere. I prefer flat or band rings, so I chose a wedding band for my e-ring. It looks much more $$$ than it cost.... it's the band on the left.
posted by misschickie 8 months agoAlthough my ring is white gold with diamonds, I believe it's still somewhat unusual in style. It was designed by Frank Gehry forTiffany and Co, and the moment my FI saw it, he knew he had to get it for me :) Sometimes, he knows me better that I know myself!
posted by echo 8 months agoMine is similar to this ring, but lower profile. I needed a ring that doesn't stick up because I do too much where it could get scratched or snagged (dancing, skiing). I love the bezel setting. Elegant but bomb proof.
Like this one (same jeweler) but with round stone:
posted by MissBanana 8 months agoMy husband got the setting without the center diamond because it has the same split design of my favorite necklace. It was made for a pear shaped diamond but he liked the marquee shape better. He got the diamond when he was in South Africa visiting a family friend. Diamonds are much less expensive when you buy them straight from the mine.
My husband also has a unique ring. It is tungsten carbide the hardest metal known to man. He wanted to be able to be rough with it but not have it get all scratched up. Plus, he is a machinist so the cutting bits are made out of the same material.
posted by FoxtheHound 8 months ago
My ring was custom designed by Greenlake Jewelry in Seattle. The center stone is a spinel that we got from a gem collector (we are not really diamond people). It is platinum and gold with small diamonds and sapphire accent stones. It was really fun to work with a jeweler and have them come up with something totally unique. I have gotten a few comments like "is that seriously your engagement ring?" but it is easy to ignore snotty people.
posted by kallisti 8 months agoNorCalBride– Your ring reminds me of one of my permanent pieces of jewelry, a ring my grandmother gave me when I was in high school. It was a gift from an old boyfriend, and unbeknowest to her {at the time} it was an engagement ring {photo below}. Apparently somewhere out there is a wedding band made of the three round diamonds in the leaf-like settings that fits around the top of it similar to yours. You can't tell from the photos, but the center stone sits really high which I think is kind of old-fashioned. When I say old-fashioned, I mean that in a good way! Retro settings are awesome.
My engagement ring is actual really traditional, although I've never seen an emerald cut diamond in person outside of a jewelry store. Photos of it are here on my blog. Love this topic, it's so cool to see other women's/men's choices of rings.
posted by haselwand 8 months agoGorgeous rings!!! I love all the colored stones. I wanted a colored stone, but my FI felt strongly about diamonds, so I have a yellow diamond. It is really clear lemon yellow, not canary yellow, so doesn't look like citrine or yellow sapphire... We really think its fun - people do a double take and ask what kind of stone it is. I don't have a good picture of it, but will see if I can't get one later tonight with all your tips on gem photography.
posted by suzanno 8 months agoThey're not ours, but these were the prettiest rings I've ever seen, obviously custom made.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/carpeicthus/544573962/
posted by cyshas 8 months agoI love all those photos! Thanks for the picture taking tips, too. Granted, I've only tried to photograph my ring with my camera phone but when I finally use a regular camera, I'll hope to get a non-blurry shot. Anyway, my ring is unique and very us. On either side of the diamond, set into the band, are small squares of blue sea glass - that my fiance and I collected on the beach together. It's one of our favorite activities, and we have a cool jar with all the different colors and shapes of glass. So, he had the awesome idea to design the ring and it was a total surprise to me. It's all set in white gold, the size is perfect, and I love what it stands for. :-) I'm still thinking of ideas for our wedding bands - something that will complement the creative style and be meaningful for us.
posted by meleven 7 months agoI don't have a picture of mine, but my engagement ring is a cushion cut diamond with diamond accents on the side. The wedding band has alternating diamonds and sapphires all the way around. Not so unusual, but I always get comments on the cut of my ring, cushion cut isn't too popular. Also, mine is 18k yellow gold, so people notice it.
posted by caliocteach 7 months agoI have a yellow gold oval cut sapphire with two diamond sidestones.. it's gorgeous and FI picked it out all by himself! Ok, well, I coached him a little beforehand, but I was not involved in the shopping process at all. :)
posted by December 7 months agokallisti - yours is too cool!!
haselwand - your grandmother's ring is what I always envisioned if I could have any ring I wanted. It's neat to see it for real!
FI and I decided to keep things really simple. I can be a bit of a klutz and take off jewelry and not always remember just where it is.
My ring is sterling silver with a pink tourmaline stone. We found it at an art fair last summer, and the quest for it alone was a memorable story. We're really happy with it, because it's got a lot of character for not being what you usually expect with e-rings.
posted by limesnall 7 months agokallisti-- I love your ring! beautiful!
my ring is very traditional, but i love it something fierce.
posted by Jayme-Lyn 7 months agoMine is a white sapphire in a white gold "wave" setting that was designed and made for me by our good friend who is a jeweler. We live in Hawaii and spend tons of time on the water, and I love the symbolism of the wave - powerful and never ending. I am so cheesy!
My FI and I wanted something that was more socially conscious than a diamond. The sapphire is flawless and has lots of sparkle - it was also more affordable, and I love telling people how he chose it and helped design the ring. It is really low-profile too, which is perfect for my active life. Our jeweler friend is also making my wedding band, which will be blue and white sapphires in an organically shaped white gold band.
I wish I could post a pic, because I love showing it off!
posted by ankile 7 months agoI think mine is a bit untraditional for an engagement ring, but everybody says it's "very me." I LOVE pearls and think they're classic, so I told the FI that I wanted a pearl engagement ring, but still wanted diamonds involved in it somehow. Here's a link to it on my blog.
posted by pattyb 7 months agoI think mine is a bit untraditional for an engagement ring, but everybody says it's "very me." I LOVE pearls and think they're classic, so I told the FI that I wanted a pearl engagement ring, but still wanted diamonds involved in it somehow. Here's a link to it on my blog.
posted by pattyb 7 months ago