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#JOTW "Otterly" filled with joy: Proposal story & Octavia e-ring!

cygnet

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Well, PriceScope, this has been a long time coming...

I am pleased to announce that my partner and I are officially engaged! On Tuesday, September 3rd, he and I went to the aquarium on a date. In true Seattle fashion, it started raining as we were outside watching the seals eat and play. We didn't let the rain ruin our fun, though! We were most excited to see the otters, as we both adore them (my favorites are river otters, he prefers sea otters). We have several private jokes concerning otters and love to make otter puns, so I was hoping that maybe something would happen at the otter exhibit!

G did not disappoint, and sure enough, after we had had enough squeeing over how cute the otters were, he bent down on one knee and pulled a clam shell out of his pocket. He opened the clam shell to reveal my engagement ring (!) and asked me to be his "otter" half. You guys--- this was the cutest thing ever. His proposal was so thoughtful and adorable. I'm pretty sure the only thing that came out of my mouth for a few seconds was "eeeeeeeeeeee," but then I accepted his proposal and he put the ring on my finger. Totally overjoyed-- but he had to ask me not to cry ::)

Here are a few photos from our day at the aquarium!

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This tank is one of my favorites. See the giant clam? SO AWESOME.

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Cuttlefish! So cute.

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SEA OTTER FRIENDS!!

Here is the clam box he made for the proposal:

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And.... tada! Ring!

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Fire!

More pics to come in the next post. I know the ring is what you all want to see :tongue:
 

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Okay. Now for the ring.

Here are the specs:

1.23 ct SI1 J Octavia asscher set in a 14K unplated white gold Jeff Cooper "Naomi" mounting. My finger size is 7.25.

Here it is!

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I tried to get a hand shot with the river otters in it. You can see one in the background zooming by.
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In the car:
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Backyard photo shoot pics below--- now I fully appreciate why photographers spend so much dang money on equipment: taking decent photos was HARD.
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And finally:

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Thanks to everyone for helping us along in our long, long ring journey. It has been over 9 months since we started this process and we are thrilled to finally be engaged!
 

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Re: "Otterly" filled with joy: Proposal story & Octavia e-ri

It's gorgeous!
Who made the setting?
 

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GORGEOUS!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Love the Octvia and the otter story! So sweet!!!!!!
 

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MakingTheGrade|1378413634|3515195 said:
It's gorgeous!
Who made the setting?

Thank you! :D

The setting is the Jeff Cooper "Naomi." It has tapered baguettes and two tiny carres on each side and the tcw in the mounting is .41.
 

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So perfect!! Congrats!!!
 

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Gorgeous ring and super pictures!!! Love it! Congratulations and wish you and your SO the very best :appl:
 

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Thanks so much for the well wishes and congratulations! You guys are awesome and I'm thrilled to finally be engaged (and to be allowed to wear this beauty!)
 

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I love this!! Congrats!! :love: :appl:
 

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It is truly stunning! Congrats on your engagement and your beautiful new ring! Btw, I adore otters too, so your proposal was perfect imho!! ;)) Thanks for both the bling and the otter ****!
 

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Love otters and love your ring!
 
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Hoooooooorayyyyy!!!! Long time coming!!!! So glad that everything is finally finished and you are set with a gorgeous ring on your finger! Proposal was sooo cute!

Sortmon and I decided we need another Seattle gtg so that we can get our dirty little hands all over that Octavia!!!!
 

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Congratulations, cygnet!!! Its simply AMAZING!! just a gorgeous setting for your beautiful octavia!! It is "otterly" amazing!! (ok, weak but ... I tried!!)

Just stunning- and so gorgeous on your hand!! I'm so happy for you and what a wonderful proposal!! YAY!!! Loving your pics, too, btw - the fire shots are my favourite!
 

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It's otterly gorgeous! :devil: :lol: Congrats on your engagement!
 

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More :love:

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Somebody stop me!!!
 

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Congrats!!!
Your ring is stunning!! I love the gorgeous Asscher and the sidestones are such a nice complement for your stone!!!

Will you pair it with a band once you are married?
 

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Acinom said:
Congrats!!!
Your ring is stunning!! I love the gorgeous Asscher and the sidestones are such a nice complement for your stone!!!

Will you pair it with a band once you are married?

Thank you! Yes, I plan to pair it with a band. I'm leaning townards Jeff Cooper's "Helena" (in unplated WG to match) sans the milgrain. It's a carre eternity.

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@Catmom, Enerchi:

Otter puns! YAY!

Thanks for all the love. I otter kiss you all. :razz:

YT, you know I'm up for a GTG anytime! Just keep yer greasy paws where I can see them... I know you're planning on running away with my ring!
 

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Wow - that is such a sweet story and a stunning ring to go with it! Congrats!

I remember when you picked the stone - so nice to see the setting it ended up in - great choice!
 

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Otterly adorable! You otter get a nice band to go with it.




Aww, I found a picture of you two.

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JaneSmith|1378418527|3515256 said:
Otterly adorable! You otter get a nice band to go with it.




Aww, I found a picture of you two.


HAHAHA!!



Aww, Cygnet, I am so so so happy for you :appl: :appl: :appl: :appl: :appl:
 

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Too cute for words!!! I love your story! The ring is just stunning, enjoy!!! And here you thought it wouldn't happen :cheeky:
Congratulations on your engagement!!
 

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This was pretty much my face when he proposed:

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What a sweet proposal! And clever, and appropriate. He's a keeper! Oh, the ring's not bad either.... :bigsmile: Actually, it's absolutely beautiful. I have a huge soft spot for squares, and this is one stunning square. Well done. Congratulations! :appl:


Oh, and you should share that first fantastic pic that captured all that green fire in the fire thread. I "know" people would love to see it! ;))

[URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/the-fire-thread.77649/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/the-fire-thread.77649/[/URL]

Congrats again!
 

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cygnet|1378413438|3515194 said:

eeeeeeeee this is my favorite picture!!!!! all zoomed in and whoosh and BAM. in your face Octavia. glorious glorious windmills. I prefer the sea otters myself, they are so adorable! I superbly enjoy all the otter puns though. Seriously perfect. Have you seen the video of the otters holding hands while they sleep so they don't drift away from each other? It's an oldie but a goodie. :appl: :appl: :appl:
 

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omg!!! What a cute and sweet proposal!!! DH and I are also otter fans and I just love this story!! :appl:

and :love: :love: :love: look at that bling! and LOVE the band you're thinking of pairing with it.

and I'm loving all these adorbs otter photos. hehe.
 

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Beautiful ring and such a fun proposal! Congratulations!
 

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It looks amazing! I think the setting really enhances your beautiful octavia!!! :appl:
 

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Very sweet proposal! And the ring is gorgeous. Congrats!!
 

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Oh, that proposal story is too sweet for words -- congrats!
 

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how could he have managed to hide that clam in her pocket?! I love it of course! This was absolutely the right setting!
 
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