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TriciaKirk

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My husband and I decided to upgrade my center stone. We started dating 13 years ago,were engaged 7 years ago and married 6 years ago - we didn''t have any money at the time and were trying to save for a house so we used a family diamond for the center stone and bought the setting ourselves. The family stone is .78 g/h vs2. It is a lovely diamond but I always felt that it was just a stand in for "our" diamond - not something that was ours. When I looked at it - I didn''t get that feeling that I am supposed to get - it didn''t make me think about "us". We decided that it was a good time to buy "our" diamond and started the process right after Thanksgiving. Well, after much deliberation, study on PS and looking at many, many, many stones - we found our stone. My local bench jeweler - who found us the stone - was able to use my existing setting that is so dear to my heart with a little work to the prongs to accommodate the larger stone. I love it - it is perfect for us and now when I look at my ring - it brings tears to my eyes. It is ours - represents us and our 13 years together (including dating). When we met, he was still in school getting his PhD - dirt poor and I never would have thought something like this was possible - and we did this...together and it means the world to me.


Of course - I could have never done this without you all and PS so thank you! So, the good stuff...the new stone is 1.21 H, SI1 with a great cut - checked the proportions here and had an excellent HCA. If anyone is interested I can post the specifics but I will have to go find the paperwork.

We turned the family diamond into a 3 prong pendant that I think looks really good - I will post pics of that also

Onto pictures:

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family diamond as a pendant

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Congrats! Love the upgraded e-ring as well as the yummy pendant you made out of the old stone!!
 
Lovely story and GORGEOUS new ring! I love the pics of the pendant on the soldier also!
 
Beautiful! I''m especially a fan of a three-stone with a plain wedding band. Just lovely. Congratulations!
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Thanks so much for the sweet comments. I forgot to warm everyone that I have ugly, ugly hands - pretty embarrassed to post the photos but we all need to see hand shots! I am 40 but my hands have always looked this way - from birth - oh well.. I am always so envious of the beautiful, youthful hands that are in the pictures posted! Thanks again everyone!
 
Gorgeous!
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Yay!!
 
It''s beautiful, perfect proportions.
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gorgeous!!!
 
Beautiful story and gorgeous ring and pendant. Congratulations.
 
That is one of the nicest 3 stone settings I have seen! It is great that you were able to adapt it for the new diamond!
 
What a beautiful setting, and how lucky it still worked with the new gorgeous diamond!
 
that looks perfect on your hand!
 
Oh it''s beautiful Congrats on such a beautiful set.
 
Lovely - both of them!
 
It''s just beautiful -- and so is the story of you and your husband. It''s fantastic that you have a ring that represents everything your relationship has come to be.
 
Beautiful ring and pendant! Congratulations on your upgrade~
 
Beautiful! I love the ring and the pendant!! Congrats on the upgrade!
 
Beautiful! Gotta love that fire. The pendant turned out lovely as well.

Congrats!
 
Congrats on your gorgeous new ring, and all that it represents!! It is absolutely beautiful - and the pendant looks terrific, too! Enjoy both beauties
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It''s gorgeous and I really love your three stone setting-it''s classic but still unique!
 
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