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After months of engagement ring shopping...

burnsvet

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I was given this beauty!!

I lurked on threads (old and new) for about 8 months deciding what I truly wanted, changing my mind countless times along the way. I landed on an OEC from JbG and we had the setting made by BGD.

The stone: 0.9 ct OEC, 6.14-6.27 mm, GIA I VS1

I love love love this stone and am SO happy I decided to go with an OEC. All I see are giant flashes of pastel outside and crazy fire inside. Seriously- we just got new LED's in all the classrooms at school and I'm certainly guilty of staring at my beautiful stone instead of paying attention! I was surprised at how white it faces when I got it and adore it paired with yellow gold. Grace was wonderful at guiding me to this one out of my list of finalists I had come up with.

I went back and forth forever on the setting and honestly didn't make up my mind until we left BGD (!). I tried on a lot of different styles in a B&M store in my area and found that I was drawn to a plain solitaire but couldn't decide beyond that. I didn't know which metal to pick until trying them on at BGD and fell in love with the 18k YG. It's what my mother and grandmother wore and just fits me. The only modifications we made to the Elegance setting was thinning down the shank to a 2mm average and doing both the head and shank in YG. It looks incredibly delicate but feels strong in real life. You barely notice the prongs- they're so tiny and the perfect amount of pointy for me!

I can't say enough good things about the entire process and thank you all so much for sharing your pictures and knowledge! I'll shut up now so you can see the pics! Sorry there aren't many hand pics- they're not as much fun to take!

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Those colors!
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(Cheesy) The champagne cork from dinner that night:
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What I see most of the day:
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...because dog.
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togal

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beautiful!
 

marcy

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Beautiful ring. Congratulations.
 

Asscherhalo_lover

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I LOVE the all yellow gold and 18k or higher is the only way to go for yellow! It's just gorgeous and make sure you protect that delicate girdle!
 

gixxerbabe

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Very pretty! Love the doggy picture!
 

lorrissey

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Love the YG! This is gorgeous.
 

lknvrb4

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Beautiful ring and super cute dog!
 

the_mother_thing

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Extreme elegance! Congratulations!
 

kathley

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Your ring is beautiful...gorgeous OEC too!
 

MissGotRocks

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It is gorgeous - enjoy!!
 

motownmama

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Gorgeous stone - and I LOVE the all 18K gold, including the head - soooooo elegant!
 

VRBeauty

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Ah, a classic solitaire! :love: So elegant, and such an exquisite showcase for your OEC. Enjoy it and especially enjoy wearing it in your LED-lit classroom!

(Does your classroom have those LED strip-lights that they're using to replace fluorescent tubes? The installed those in the hallways where I worked, shortly before I retired. YOWZA! I wanted to convert all my lighting at home to those! I live in an older home missed the fluorescent box conversion trend, which used to seem like a very good thing but suddenly seemed like a real shame....)
 

mns12

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Beautiful stone and the yellow gold looks awesome on you! Congrats!!
 

tyty333

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So pretty...and the gold complements the stone beautifully! Congrats!!!
 

nycspring

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Congratulations! The diamond and setting are beautiful and the ring looks great on you.
 

Zizzy

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I love it all! Stone and setting! It really is exquisite, Congratluations to you both :appl:
 

Acinom

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Congrats with your beautiful ring!! A beautiful OEC in a classic solitaire :love:
Your ring looks stunning on your hand.
 

acaw2015

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Congratulations! I love this ring! :love: :love: :love: It is very similar to my ring that I will hopefully get next week, only mine has an OMB... :appl: Love the YG!
 

derbygal

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What a lovely ring. The yellow gold is perfect! :appl:
 

Tekate

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Very elegant..
 

junebug17

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Wow, that is a gorgeous ringl :love: :appl: Congrats, it looks really beautiful on you!
 

star sparkle

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I love it, congrats! :appl:
 

_lovesvintage_

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Beautiful!!! :love: Congrats!!! Love that you chose YG for that beauty. Looks at home on your finger, where it rightfully belongs. :) :appl:
 

Tuckins1

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Gorgeous!! :love:
 

JDDN

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Gorgeous stone and gorgeous setting!! Looks perfect on your hand.

LOVE the pooch shot, what a sweet heart!
 

Rockinruby

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Beautiful YG setting for your gorgeous stone! :love: Congrats on your engagement! Btw, I love the photo of your dog with the ting! Adorable! :appl:
 

KaeKae

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Gorgeous! Congratulations.

But, I want to know how you get the dog to hold still with your ring on its nose long enough to snap a decent picture. Mine would never!

Again, congratulations :)
 

rubybeth

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Lovely! And I love the photo with the dog. :love: :cheeky:
 

MC08

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Beauitful! Congrats!! I love the delicate prongs and yellow gold. And your pup is adorable. :love:
 

Stone Hunter

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BEAUTIFUL stone, enjoy it under those new lights at school! :appl: :appl: :appl:
 
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