My Marquise Solitaire E-Ring!

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Hello all,

I''ve learned so much from all of you on the forum. So in the spirit of contributing, I''d like to share my engagement ring from my wonderful proposal in August of last year. We actually picked out the stone and setting in July, so this baby''s been broken in! We are currently working on my wedding ring and have already chosen the oval center stone. In the meantime, enjoy the ring! This is my first time working with a macro setting on my camera so I may have taken one too many pics, I figured if anyone could be forgiving about excessive pictures, it would be you guys!

 

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Here''s the photoshoot!

 

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Oops, running into some setbacks uploading these. *Frustration* Will keep trying and post more asap!

 

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Success! We''re live..

 

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Care for a profile, anyone?

 

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She was a little camera shy at first.

 

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This is my surprise diamond! It comes from a small pair of genuine yellow diamonds that my fiance made me for my second hole when we first started dating. We''ve taken them out their settings and have used one for my e-ring and will set the other one in my wedding ring.

 

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Both of our birthdays are in September; mine is on the the 8th and his on the 18th. Thus, our lucky set of numbers engraved inside the ring.

 

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Promise to use natural light next time!

 

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I liked this angle!

 

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Finally some hand shots!

 

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Another..

 

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And one last, a profile of the "chevron" prongs! Oh! and I apologize for the wacky file names *embarassed*

 

[Circe]

Beautiful! Congratulations on your engagement. Your marquise is beautiful! I do love me a fat marquise, and the proportions on that one look perfect. It looks enormous on your hand ... would you be comfortable sharing the specs?

P.S. - I love the little surprise diamond - such a great idea!

 

[gwendolyn]

Oooh, very pretty! The surprise stone is so sweet--I love sentimental touches like that! Congrats on your engagement!

 

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Excuse me-how could I forget to post specs!

1.25
VVS2
H Color

I wish I had more numbers for you (so that we could figure out these proportions!) I will ask my fiance for more details. I will say though, it is often mistaken for a two carat, and while size is not as important to me, I am pleasantly surprised to hear it!

We did decide to do an oval for the wedding ring however, I guess the marquise is a bit of a dated look. I wish it would come back soon, its a sexy stone. And I obviously have a penchant for fancy cut stones!

 

[Rhea]

The yellow stone is a very cute touch. I think marquises are making a come back!

 

[marcy]

Congratulations. Very pretty diamond and a truly classic ring. Enjoy!

 

[lablover]

That is a beautiful ring....and I LOVE the surprise diamond (and the meaning behind it

) Do you have pictures of your new oval for your wedding band???? Can''t wait to see the finished product!!!!!

 

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Thank you for the compliments all, it means a lot!

Lablover-no pics of the oval yet. We are still deciding on the appropriate setting (which reminds me to ask the lovely psers for some advice). Its a 1.66, so a bit of a upgrade, mostly my fiance is crazy about the shape

 

[chiquitapet]

What a beautiful ring!! And what beautiful hands you have!!

 

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Date: 5/17/2008 7:37:19 PM
Author: chiquitapet
What a beautiful ring!! And what beautiful hands you have!!

you absolutely made my DAY! thanks <3

 

[coatimundi_org]

Wow, that marquise looks really pretty on you!

 

[Fly Girl]

Your marquise is a very beautiful, sophisticated ring. Such a classy look. I agree, they will make a comeback.

Enjoy, and thanks for sharing!

 

[ahappygirl]

Congratulations! It''s very pretty and looks beautiful on your hand. Elegant in the solitaire setting!

 

[Skippy123]

Congrats!!!!

 

[Love in Bloom]

When I was little I totally wanted a marquise e-ring

. Thanks for the eye candy!

 

[cnspotts]

It''s gorgeous, nice shape and it sooo white!

~ a <> lover myself

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Beautiful ring, it looks great on you! My good friend has a marquise around the same sixe and it looks huge...I call it her boat, lol.

 

[monarch64]

Your marquise is beautiful, SHC! I agree with you that it is a "sexy" stone! When you mentioned using an oval for your wedding, does this mean you will be changing your e-ring to an oval instead? I''m confused, please enlighten me? Sorry if I''m missing something obvious here, I don''t mean to be dense.

Congrats also on your engagement, and never worry that you are sharing too many pics here, there is no such thing as too many on PS!