Hello all, I have been lurking the forums for quite a while now, gathering all kinds of wonderful, extremely useful information for my upgrade. This is my first actual post, and the deed is done! Background: DH and I have been married for almost 12 years, and I''ve had a very inexpensive Gordon''s Jewelers set the entire time. DH recently sold his dirt bike and told me he wanted me to use the money to get myself a new ring! My budget was miniscule compared to what most of you here seem to have, but for me, considering what I have had the past 12 years, it was a dream! After going to the mall to see about trading in my old ring, I came home to do some research because I just didn''t feel that the rings they had were worth the prices they were charging. Turns out I was right!! 
But you guys already knew that.
Anyway, I knew I did not want a RB (I''m not a RB type of girl, and yes, I did enough research to know I sacrificed some sparkle because of that choice), and I knew I did want platinum. I don''t like YG on myself and I don''t like the maintenance on WG, plus I love the patina platinum takes on, so it was pretty simple for me to choose platinum. Although that did eat into my overall budget a bit! I decided to go with Whiteflash because I liked their selection and reviews here on the boards. Also that X-Factor was such a nice compromise on the typical princess. I love it! Big props to Sheerah at WF for suggesting it to me.
And I have you guys to thank for being able to get such a great ring on such a limited budget (well, and Whiteflash, of course, too!).
Attached is the final product....hopefully it shows up ok!
Renae
But you guys already knew that. Anyway, I knew I did not want a RB (I''m not a RB type of girl, and yes, I did enough research to know I sacrificed some sparkle because of that choice), and I knew I did want platinum. I don''t like YG on myself and I don''t like the maintenance on WG, plus I love the patina platinum takes on, so it was pretty simple for me to choose platinum. Although that did eat into my overall budget a bit! I decided to go with Whiteflash because I liked their selection and reviews here on the boards. Also that X-Factor was such a nice compromise on the typical princess. I love it! Big props to Sheerah at WF for suggesting it to me.
And I have you guys to thank for being able to get such a great ring on such a limited budget (well, and Whiteflash, of course, too!).
Attached is the final product....hopefully it shows up ok!
Renae
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