Monday, July 11, 2011

My engagement ring!

Though I am an extreme lover of weddings, I will freely admit I'm not a connoisseur of engagement rings. There was never one particular style or shape I loved or hated, so I knew I wanted to try on a few different options before John or John and I settled on the final pick. Going into our "looking" trip, I thought I knew that I wanted a very thin, yellow gold band, I DIDN’T want a halo, and I was most interested in oval-shaped diamonds. Here are a few of the images I gathered in the days before our trip:











Credits, from top: oval gold engagement ring from Asprey, micropave cushion-cut engagement ring in platinum from Harry Winston, horizontal gold setting from Marvin Katz, photo by Kate Headley, photo by Whitebox Weddings

And, well, here's what I ended up with!





Surprise! I ended up with a halo, since it turns out I liked halos, just not ones that were bezel-set. Ovals just weren't my shape :)

As for the yellow gold? I LOVE it! All in all, I think my ring is sparkly, while still being classic and simple. I couldn't ask for anything more!

For those of you who are also yellow or rose gold lovers, here's a little more engagement ring inspiration...


"Loved" ring from Catbird


Photo by Tec Petaja via Once Wed


Photo by Nancy Ray


Oval white sapphire rose gold ring from EidelPrecious


"The Tiniest Pearl" ring from Catbird


Elisa Solomon 18K diamond ring from Stuart & Wright


Conroy & Wilcox 18K triple diamond ring from Stuart & Wright


Suzanne Kalan white rose ring from Sundance

What does your engagement ring look like?
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9 comments:

  1. JackieJuly 11, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    It is gorgeous and so you! John has always had great taste :)

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  2. kellyJuly 11, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    beautiful!!!! i'll let you know what my engagement rings looks like when i get one;) so excited for you and john!!!!!

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  3. Corrie AnneJuly 11, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    I always kinda pined for that "loved" ring. I ended up with a ruby - which was totally unique and chosen by my LOVE so I totally adore it. But now I only wear my wedding band which is a thin yellow gold band. It doesn't match my engagement ring at all. :)

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  4. AlissaJuly 11, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    Congratulations!!

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  5. Meredith PerdueJuly 13, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    It's absolutely perfect for you, Emily!

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  6. sheenu123July 15, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    very good designs of diamond engagement rings are given.i will let u know what my engagement ring looks like when i get one.nice post.

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  7. BetsyJuly 16, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Your ring is gorgeous! Congratulations and happy planning! :)

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Do you know who makes the third ring (down from the top)?

    Thanks!

    -Caitlin Ryan

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  9. EmilySeptember 5, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Hi Caitlin! That ring is by Martin Katz (martinkatz.com). It's beautiful!

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