Decision_Decisions
Shiny_Rock
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I wanted to share my upgrade journey because I've gotten so much knowledge & enjoyment from reading stories while on and off PS for 15 years. If you're not interested in the novel skip to the pictures!
For literally my entire adult life I have wanted a "big" diamond engagement ring. We were so poor when we got engaged that we used a half carat earring that my mom gave us as a center stone. I picked a flashy setting that I loved at the time to compensate for the small stone, with three sided pave and a million little stones. The setting absolutely swallowed up my stone.
I had two other stones between then and now. Each time the stone got a little better in cut quality, but I spent way too much in the process by staying with a local jeweler. I also kept using the same setting and the prongs were a mess by the end.
Fast forward to our 15th and I wanted to try upgrading yet again. I knew I wanted to work with a super ideal vendor with an upgrade policy and choose WF. I looked at stones and bothered Michelle on and off for months with questions and image requests. I was trying and trying to make it work but every stone I was looking at required settling on some aspect. It didn't help that I wanted a smaller(ish) table and fatter arrows. I already felt like I had settled every time previously. My dad passed this year, and that combined with how the pandemic personally affected our family just made me realize that life is short and sometimes hard and that I deserve to allow myself this extravagance. I have trouble treating myself and jewelry is my one "thing". So I way upped the budget and went for it!
WF was absolutely incredible to work with. So very patient with me at every step. And I didn't make it easy on Michelle! They even took in my old stone as a trade in. This way I could compare color and confirm that the new stone was a little whiter. Yes, I lost quite a bit since I had overpaid for it in my last trade in, but I didn't care. The security of knowing I have the upgrade policy was incredible.
So here she is, my new 1.95 J VS2 ACA in the Valoria Petite setting! Everything is perfect! The stone, the setting, the height, the prongs. They completely honored my requests and made a slight correction to a small imperfection that I noticed in the macro photos.
I had consider going with a lab stone but I'm so glad that I went with a natural diamond. I'm a one ring kind of gal and this just feels so special to me! I've spent a lot of time over the years feeling guilty and selfish that I wasn't happy with what I had. And it took my husband a long time to understand what this meant to me so there were complicated feelings there too. So it feels so good to have something amazing at the end of all that! To me this ring represents not just my commitment to my husband and our marriage, but also his patience, understanding & love for me, and my commitment to treat myself with love as well.
For literally my entire adult life I have wanted a "big" diamond engagement ring. We were so poor when we got engaged that we used a half carat earring that my mom gave us as a center stone. I picked a flashy setting that I loved at the time to compensate for the small stone, with three sided pave and a million little stones. The setting absolutely swallowed up my stone.
I had two other stones between then and now. Each time the stone got a little better in cut quality, but I spent way too much in the process by staying with a local jeweler. I also kept using the same setting and the prongs were a mess by the end.
Fast forward to our 15th and I wanted to try upgrading yet again. I knew I wanted to work with a super ideal vendor with an upgrade policy and choose WF. I looked at stones and bothered Michelle on and off for months with questions and image requests. I was trying and trying to make it work but every stone I was looking at required settling on some aspect. It didn't help that I wanted a smaller(ish) table and fatter arrows. I already felt like I had settled every time previously. My dad passed this year, and that combined with how the pandemic personally affected our family just made me realize that life is short and sometimes hard and that I deserve to allow myself this extravagance. I have trouble treating myself and jewelry is my one "thing". So I way upped the budget and went for it!
WF was absolutely incredible to work with. So very patient with me at every step. And I didn't make it easy on Michelle! They even took in my old stone as a trade in. This way I could compare color and confirm that the new stone was a little whiter. Yes, I lost quite a bit since I had overpaid for it in my last trade in, but I didn't care. The security of knowing I have the upgrade policy was incredible.
So here she is, my new 1.95 J VS2 ACA in the Valoria Petite setting! Everything is perfect! The stone, the setting, the height, the prongs. They completely honored my requests and made a slight correction to a small imperfection that I noticed in the macro photos.
I had consider going with a lab stone but I'm so glad that I went with a natural diamond. I'm a one ring kind of gal and this just feels so special to me! I've spent a lot of time over the years feeling guilty and selfish that I wasn't happy with what I had. And it took my husband a long time to understand what this meant to me so there were complicated feelings there too. So it feels so good to have something amazing at the end of all that! To me this ring represents not just my commitment to my husband and our marriage, but also his patience, understanding & love for me, and my commitment to treat myself with love as well.
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