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#TBT It was in his guitar case!

BrightSpot

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As many of you know, my beau & I have been in the process of having a ring custom made for a while now. (Here's the thread in Rocky Talky on the subject.) I was fairly sure that my boy received it last week, but I wasn’t sure how long he was going to make me wait before he slipped it on my finger. I was getting pretty excited about the ring & would frequently check his pockets to see if he had a treat for me in there. (He later told me that, while it was initially amusing, he was starting to freak out thinking that I’d ruin the proposal by checking his pockets when he actually had the ring in there!)

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We were going on vacation with his family to Block Island last week, but I thought it probably wouldn’t happen during the trip because there would be so many people around. (Kaleigh disagreed, though! She convinced me that I should be prepared for a proposal.)

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So I developed an odd suspicion that he had packed the ring in his guitar case because he had placed his case by the door the day before we left. (He usually doesn’t pack this early.) As soon as we arrived, I bought him a Block Island bumper sticker for his guitar case, as he likes to collect stickers from every place he plays his guitar, & put it on his case. (I was good & didn’t look inside!

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) I asked him if there was anything different about his guitar case, mostly to see if he’d noticed his new sticker. Mostly…
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He told me there was nothing inside of it. I couldn’t resist the opening and told him that I had a feeling he hid the ring inside his guitar case, but maybe I was wrong. He told me that it had indeed come in & that it looked great, but was surprisingly big & heavy. (he said it weighed 12 pounds!) He said he was storing it in his safe, but when we got back from vacation, he’d give it to me. So I was a little disappointed as I’d gotten my hopes up, but was looking forward to getting it a bit later.



In the meantime, we had a wonderful vacation on Block Island. We stayed on his parents’ boat & had a great time exploring the island—biking, swimming, beaching, kayaking, mopeding, clamming, eating way too much, etc.

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After a day of clamming, which was tons of fun, but left my hands quite dirty & all of my nails ripped, we got cleaned up & went out for a fancy dinner with my bf, his parents, his little brother & his brother’s gf. After the meal, we wandered out to the yard of the restaurant, a farm with a petting zoo. We were looking at all of the animals—emus, camels, goats, llamas, etc., & the rest of his family wandered off. My bf started saying some very sweet things to me, which didn’t arouse any suspicion because he’s such a sweet boy & does this often. Then he reaches into his pocket & pulls out the ring! I was shocked as I totally wasn’t expecting it! We wandered back to see his family, who were shopping in the town’s many stores. We rounded them up & made our announcement, then split to spend some time alone.



I was happy, but in truth was just a bit disappointed that a) I wasn’t prepared and b) c’mon---llamas!?

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So, we walked over to the beach together & suddenly he stopped, got down on one knee, looked into my eyes & proposed again. It was perfect!!
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We hung out on the beach for a while & listened to the waves & watched the stunning orange moon. Afterwards, we walked up to a restaurant on the beach that had live music & dancing. I’d passed by earlier & the music didn’t sound very danceable, but as soon as we walked in, the band started playing swing music (we both LOVE to swing dance) so we ran onto the floor! We were the only ones dancing & everyone took our picture & applauded for us! We went for ice cream afterwards, then took the launch back to the boat.



I’m so happy & fortunate to have found someone so wonderful as a life-partner.

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Ok, now on to what you really want----pictures!



I’m so pleased with how the ring turned out! I can’t recommend Quest more highly!

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They’ve been so pleasant to work with—very friendly, prompt responses to my many emails & questions, timely delivery of the ring & it’s just exactly what I wanted! The details are beautiful & the craftsmanship is wonderful! (This is one heavy ring!) The halo, bezel & little side pieces were cast, but the rest of the ring was handmade.



I took these hand shots with my digital camera. I’ll try to get some better ones soon—this jewelry photography thing is harder than it looks!



I’ll post the images from Quest as soon as I receive them.



The diamond is a 1.23 carat RB, G, VVS2 & my ring size is 7. (I’m sorry I don’t have more details on the center stone—it was a family piece so I don’t have much information on it, which makes me a terrible PriceScoper!) The mounting is custom made in platinum from Quest Jewelers.



Thanks to everyone in my Price Scope family for all of your help, support & encouragement throughout this process! You guys are amazing!
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BrightSpot

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Ok, I''m going to pull a Reena & subject you guys to a couple of vacation photos before posting the ring pics!
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Here''s the beach on Block Island...

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belle

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argh! where are the pictures!?
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BrightSpot

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Here''s a picture of us at the marina. Can you see the ring?
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allycat0303

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BrightSpot,

That''s just mean. However, I''ve found a way to circumvent your evil ways, I saw the beautiful ring on the LIW thread. Congrats on a beautiful engagement.
 

Mara

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WHERES THE RING?!?!
 

curlygirl

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Date: 7/25/2005 2:07:27 PM
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BrightSpot,

That''s just mean. However, I''ve found a way to circumvent your evil ways, I saw the beautiful ring on the LIW thread. Congrats on a beautiful engagement.
Thanks for the tip--she''s being such a tease and I can''t stand the suspense so I checked it out on the other thread too! It''s gorgeous!! We must have more pictures. Come on girl, we can''t wait any longer!!!
 

BrightSpot

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LOL--you guys caught me!
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Sorry for the suspense...here are the ring pics...
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allycat0303

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Oh Brightspot!!!! The second pic was not in the LIW thread
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. It's so beautiful...AND HUGE! Congrats again! More pics wouldn't hurt
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BrightSpot

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One more. I''m sorry these are so blurry! Hopefully I''ll have better pictures soon...

Sorry for the suspense w/ the pictures. It''s truly taking me a long time to figure out how to correctly size & post these things! Really...
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Yeah, I have to say the ring is indeed sizable. (meaning that the setting is large, not that the center stone is a boulder...) It''s also very heavy, but comfortable. I had a momentary thought that the ring might be too big, but it passed pretty quickly.
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The shape of the center stone really does look octagonal, not round, because it has an octagonal bezel around it. Pretty cool.

I thought you guys might be amused to hear my FBIL''s description of the ring: "You know those ring pops you got as a kid? It looks like that. But clear."
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MissAva

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What a fantastic hiding place! Brilliant really. Congrats again on your new title!
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appletini

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What a sweet proposal! And your ring is gorgeous!!!
 

Kaleigh

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Congratualtions, that ring is awesome!!!!!
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I just knew he was going to do it on vacation. I just wish I had told you to wear rubber gloves when clamming to protect your nails!!!!!!
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belle

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wow! very nice! congrats!
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BrightSpot

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Thanks, everybody!
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Kaleigh, we went clamming again the day after he proposed--the ring stayed home & I wore rubber gloves!
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Here are the photos Quest took of the ring...

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Side view...

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The shank...

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Kaleigh

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Wow. Quest did an outstanding job!!!!
 

BrightSpot

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And a profile shot. (this is the last one.)

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Mara

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I love it! Posted in the other thread too but it really reminds of the old art deco rings that Fay Cullen has, I love those things, the sapphire and diamond ones are my eye-candy .... someday!!! LOVE the gallery on the ring...!

It looks great on your hand too. Lovely choice...congrats!!
 

curlygirl

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Oooh, I had to post again after seeing the new photos. It''s just stunning! I love it. And it''s definitely not too big! Girl, don''t you know there''s no such thing as too big when we''re talking about rings?!
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Congratulations on your engagement too!
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mrssalvo

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OMG, it looks AMAZING. Quest did do a fabulous job, the detail work is superb. It looks so beautiful on your hand and just the perfect size. i love the gallery work too. Congrats on your engagement and the pic you posted of you two is sooo cute.
 

AndyRosse

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Oh my!! I LOVE it!!!
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Congratulations!!
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Lynn B

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OHYEAH, THAT''S what I''M talkin'' about!
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I hope you don''t mind but I added your photos from Quest to my "Dreamin'' of HALOS" folder!
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I LOVE the octagonal halo surrounding the RB. *swoon* !!!

Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.

Lynn
 

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Oh, Brightspot....it's absolutely lovely!!!!
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I love everthing about it...

The triple shank, the marquise shaped sides that compliment the gallery (undercarriage?...I'm not sure of my terms), and most of all, the octagonal bezel!!!!

Just beautiful!
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And so Deco...my very favorite style...

And such a sweet proposal story...

Very very best wishes to you and that sweet guy!

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FireGoddess

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Congrats! It''s just GORGEOUS...so beautiful and such a statement all on its own!!!! I love the octagon bezel and the halo...so fabulous!!!
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canuk-gal

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HI:

What a stunner!! Great proposal too--congrats!

cheers--Sharon
 

kaylagee

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It''s stunning!! I love the octagons, the gallery..everything! Heirloomy and *perfect*! One of my favorites w/ La Reena, L''Art Nouveau and La Lovey
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Best wishes to you and congrats to your FI!
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Blue824

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BrightSpot -- Congratulations!!! Everyone else is using the term gallery, and I think that''s what I wanted to complement too! It is so unique, I really love that! It looks HUGE on your finger! Congrats again!
 

VAgal13

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Yay!!!! I have been waiting for you to post that it finally happened! Congrats!

I know you have been waiting in agony for a while. It turned out just perfect. Thanks for all the pictures. You know how much we love pictures.

Congrats again and enjoy that beautiful ring of yours!
Cheers!
 
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