kefira
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2011
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A year and a half ago, my husband and I had a quickie wedding (not for the reason you are thinking!). We had been together about 6 years and semi-impulsively eloped one day. We didn't have rings, and we were fine with that at the time. At our one year anniversary, my husband decided that he wanted us to have rings, and so he began taking me ring shopping. I knew I wanted an old diamond, preferably a complete antique/vintage ring. After a couple of months, I found a ring I love, and decided I wanted to wear it as my wedding band (see terrible picture in my avatar). Because of the shape, I knew I'd have to wear my ering separate, on my right hand.
A few more months, and I found a ring that really interested me, on ebay. I was nervous, since the vendor photos were kind of terrible, but it turned out that I really love the stone and the setting. I then realized I could size my ering to my right hand, and then switch it my left hand during the warmer months, while my hands are bigger. I found a second wedding band to wear along side my ering - a more traditional shaped vintage french cut eternity band.
I had asked my husband to propose to me - despite it not really being strictly necessary, and yesterday he presented me with a very thoughtful proposal and my beautiful ring!
My new bauble is an art deco platinum setting with a 1.52ct I vs1 center stone, ring is sized to a 5. I had the prongs sturdied up, and the milgrain retraced when it was sized. Although my pictures really don't show its beauty, it has somewhat of a snoflakey pattern and a "poofy" crown, as I like to call it.
GIA report calls it a RB rather than a European, but I'm ok with that since it means I get all the angles on the report. It's a very fiery little pebble, and I'm sorry my pictures are so pathetic. I will try with something other than my phone camera soon. Whenever I try to take a picture, the black phone is reflected under the table, even though the stone is bright in real life - so frustrating! Bonus picture is of my eternity band, which will be sized down in the near future. I'm wearing it as a thumb ring for now.
A few more months, and I found a ring that really interested me, on ebay. I was nervous, since the vendor photos were kind of terrible, but it turned out that I really love the stone and the setting. I then realized I could size my ering to my right hand, and then switch it my left hand during the warmer months, while my hands are bigger. I found a second wedding band to wear along side my ering - a more traditional shaped vintage french cut eternity band.
I had asked my husband to propose to me - despite it not really being strictly necessary, and yesterday he presented me with a very thoughtful proposal and my beautiful ring!
My new bauble is an art deco platinum setting with a 1.52ct I vs1 center stone, ring is sized to a 5. I had the prongs sturdied up, and the milgrain retraced when it was sized. Although my pictures really don't show its beauty, it has somewhat of a snoflakey pattern and a "poofy" crown, as I like to call it.
GIA report calls it a RB rather than a European, but I'm ok with that since it means I get all the angles on the report. It's a very fiery little pebble, and I'm sorry my pictures are so pathetic. I will try with something other than my phone camera soon. Whenever I try to take a picture, the black phone is reflected under the table, even though the stone is bright in real life - so frustrating! Bonus picture is of my eternity band, which will be sized down in the near future. I'm wearing it as a thumb ring for now.
That is so sweet that he proposed again. So touching 
) Will you wear them together? Would love to see finger shots, if so!
I was excited to see some culet reflections in there, too!
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