I need help from the pros. I wanted to buy my wife a nice solitaire for our 9yr anniversary and then together spend the next year designing a custom setting for our 10yr anniversary.
She keeps saying she wants a cushion but the problem is she wants something big. Close to 2 carats (her ring size is a 7 so she said it has to be big). We have 3 kids under 3 and my budget is NOT for a 2 carat cushion. I'm looking to spend $7-9k for the diamond. What is the biggest (in her words big and sparkling) diamond I can get for that budget? She mentioned just getting a CE stone and I nixed that immediately but I need help here on finding something that looks great and will give her the size she wants.
After doing a little reading on here I'm wondering if I can get something that looks bigger by going with a round. I know she wants a halo and I've seen the rounds in a cushion halo. Could getting a round that is less "round" be a good thing?
Is something over 7mmx7mm even possible in my budget?
Any diamonds you guys could recommend would be great.
She keeps saying she wants a cushion but the problem is she wants something big. Close to 2 carats (her ring size is a 7 so she said it has to be big). We have 3 kids under 3 and my budget is NOT for a 2 carat cushion. I'm looking to spend $7-9k for the diamond. What is the biggest (in her words big and sparkling) diamond I can get for that budget? She mentioned just getting a CE stone and I nixed that immediately but I need help here on finding something that looks great and will give her the size she wants.
After doing a little reading on here I'm wondering if I can get something that looks bigger by going with a round. I know she wants a halo and I've seen the rounds in a cushion halo. Could getting a round that is less "round" be a good thing?
Is something over 7mmx7mm even possible in my budget?
Any diamonds you guys could recommend would be great.