Thanks for all of the kind comments. I am very happy with the diamond and the setting. As a first time purchaser of a diamond, I was nervous. I did a lot of reading (especially on this forum) and really appreciate all of the education provided here.
Very beautiful and far more striking than a round brilliant. If she doesn’t love it,......
nah, she is going to love it to the moon and back as she will you for going to the time and effort to create it just for her.
A family friend is in the business in NYC. After doing all of my research, I picked out the diamonds from him and worked with him to design the setting.