My very own lovely little cushion!

[Cartwheel]

I can hardly believe that I''m posting in this forum!

We got engaged last Friday on the way down from Mt. Tallac in Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe. It was a tough, but gorgeous hike and I had absolutely no idea it was going to happen!

The ring:
Cushion Brilliant
1.1 Carat
G
VS1
L/W 1.01 (A little more square than I typically like, but it''s still beautiful!)
No Fluorescence
No Culet
GIA



Next up: PICS!

 

[Cartwheel]

I looooove my stone, but the setting needs some love. My fiance (how weird!) purposely got the most plain setting he could find with the intention that it wouldn''t be a big deal if I made some adjustments.

I have a family ring that has a bunch of small diamonds. It''s a style that I''ll never wear, so I was thinking of maybe using those. I''ll try to post a pic of that ring too.

Do you all have any ideas?!

 

[Cartwheel]

!

 

[Cartwheel]

Right after the proposal...

 

[marcy]

Congratulations. Very pretty.

 

[Dannielle]

Very nice, it is so icey!

 

[Cartwheel]

Here is the family ring. I think I can use the small diamonds along the band.

Oh, forgot to mention one caveat: Halos aren''t really my style.

I appreciate any ideas!

 

[Snicklefritz]

So Lovely! Congrats!

 

[starburst]

It''s beautiful!! congrats!

 

[Circe]

Oh, what a *gorgeous* stone! I quite like the setting it''s in now, but if you want to use your family stones ... maybe an eternity setting? Or a split shank?

 

[monarch64]

It''s gorgeous! Congrats on your engagement, Cartwheel! I''m with Circe, I think a split shank might be a great look if you''re not into halos. If you want something more sleek/modern, you could incorporate a single row of melee from your family ring into a thicker shank...you could even set the stone E/W instead of N/S for a different look. The stone is definitely more square than rectangular but I wonder if you had it set E/W if it wouldn''t look less square? Perhaps some photoshop-savvy PSr will assist you with some ideas! (Photoshop is not my forte, sorry!)

 

[Cartwheel]

These suggestions are great!

Monarch - I''m definitely a modern/sleek look kind of girl. I really do prefer simple and thought I wanted a very plain band, but now that I have it, I kind of want to add some spice.

I''ve been emailing with Lesley at Brian Gavin to get her feedback on a some ideas. I must say that I''m a big Tiffany Novo fan. I have no idea if we can afford something custom or what it would cost, but it never hurts to ask!

Thanks again for the great ideas! Keep ''em coming!

 

[hughsie]

This is pretty much exactly what I want in my future engagement ring, so of course, I love it as it is! It is so simple and elegant. But I think that a split shank could be very pretty. It''s a lovely idea to incorporate family diamonds.

 

[Luckyeshe]

Congrats on the engagement!!! It''s beautiful on your finger! Another idea is to scatter the family diamonds around the band a bit like in the first link. I''ve attached two other looks for you to see for a total of 3 ideas. Good luck!!

http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Styles/Diamond-Settings/Petite--Champaigne--Pave-Diamond-Engagement-Ring-by-WF_1120.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Styles/Diamond-Settings/-Divisi--Diamond-Engagement-Ring-by-WF_1068.htm#

http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Styles/Diamond-Settings/-Half-Bezel-Set--Diamond-Engagement-Ring_1167.htm

 

[beechezz]

Congratulations!

I think your cushion is to die for, it is gorgeous!!!!

I love the ideas that Luckyshe gave you, especially the divisi! You could use your heirloom diamonds and have a beautiful split shank!

 

[Tuckins1]

Absolutely beautiful! I really like the "Divisi" setting by Whiteflash for your cushion...

Can''t wait to see what you do!

 

[princessplease]

Very pretty!!! Congrats!

 

[luv2sparkle]

very pretty stone! It is truly lovely, cant wait to see what you come up with.

 

[D&T]

Beautiful Cushion! Congrats on the engagement

 

[papillon626]

I love your e-ring! Simple and ELEGANT! I would use some of those extra diamonds in a 4 or 5mm eternity wedding band, gypsy set. The look will go excellent with your e-ring.

 

[mitsui4]

Very lovely indeed.

 

[Nomsdeplume]

That is so gorgeous!!!

 

[mrscushion]

It''s really lovely. Congratulations on your engagement!

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 8/5/2009 11:25:09 PM
Author: cartwheel
Here is the family ring. I think I can use the small diamonds along the band.

Oh, forgot to mention one caveat: Halos aren''t really my style.

I appreciate any ideas!

Beautiful ring. The first thought that popped into my head is that I hope you do not make your ring into a halo! Even though I think that style is pretty, there are too many out there.

The extra diamonds would make for a wonderful wedding band.

Congrats!

 

[cellentani]

Congratulations cartwheel - what a beautiful cushion! I like the sentimentality of using stones from your family ring, but make sure they''re of similar quality to your cushion - you wouldn''t want I,SI2s in a band with a G,VS1 center stone.

 

[tlh]

beautiful stone, I can''t wait to see what your ring looks like!

 

[junebug17]

Oh my, that stone is just beautiful!!! I like the idea of a split shank as well, but in the meantime it looks gorgeous in the current setting, wow!!! And congrats!

 

[QueenB29]

Congratulations! And what a beautiful stone. I agree on the split shank. I have a ring with a split shank with diamonds and it looks great!