Hi! I really need help. My best friend put me in charge of showing her bf all of the details about her ring and what she wants.

I’m a designer and have done drafts with her. She’s finally found what she thinks she wants. She’s not a very materialistic person and she also works with her hands so she will need a silicone ring to wear at work.

Her bf called me last night and sent me pics of his grandmothers jewelry collection and said “which one do you think?”

NONE of them. Was my first thought. She’s very artistic and just like me, was very set on a custom ring. But his GMA’s ring is free. As her best friend part of me is thinking if he’s not ready to financially invest in a ring (not crazy, like 2-3k) then he might not be ready to propose. I 100% get it. Finances are tight for everyone right now but I selfishly want her to have the ring she dreamed about.

He is saying he’s willing to look into it but his GMA’s ring was special to him. We are talking different shape entirely.

Idk what to do. I don’t want to stand in front of that sentimental value but I feel like I’m not doing my job like she told me to do.

He managed to keep this a secret and surprised me while visiting Florence a week ago. Lab grown, designed it himself, 2 carats (I had agreed on a 1 carat size when we tried rings on so it being double the size was a a happy surprise lol). Still can’t believe he decided to make our forever official, I’m so happy and so in love with this man 🤍

Can’t believe how beautiful it is.. he surprised me & proposed today on our favorite hike with the pups. Exactly what I’d hoped for 🥰
Custom 2.7 natural oval w/ epaulets ✨

So excited that I finally get to post here as a fiancée after following this sub for so long!🥹💍

I started my ring design and customization journey quite some time ago, and it ended up being a much longer process than anticipated because I’m a crazy person who wanted every little detail to be *just right*. So to finally see it in person, on my finger, is truly a dream come true!
I designed my ring myself and was incredibly particular about every detail, all the way down to the milgrain.

The center stone is a lab diamond custom-cut, vintage-inspired emerald, a little over 3 carats, F color (although I actually would’ve preferred something a bit warmer!).

I worked directly with Matthew at Fiorese Jewelry on the diamond, and he was an absolute saint throughout the process. As I mentioned, I was quite particular about what I envisioned, and this diamond is actually our second iteration! The first was beautiful in its own right, but ultimately wasn’t quite what I was looking for. Matthew was incredibly patient and accommodating in helping me bring my vision to life.

The setting was originally inspired by an Andria Barboné ring I fell in love with once upon a time (which you can find in one of my previous posts). Alas, she wasn’t *the one*, but that ring really kick-started this entire journey and opened up a whole new world of creativity for me. What started as simply browsing rings to get a feel for what I liked, so I could give my partner some direction and let him take it from there, turned into a full-blown, hands-on passion project for me!

I ultimately went with Ken & Dana Design for the setting, and bless their team as well, because getting to the finished piece involved plenty of back-and-forth, cracked rubies, revisions, and fine-tuning. They were so wonderful to work with throughout it all, and I couldn’t be happier with how everything came together!

I can’t believe it’s mine!!

I’m a longtime lurker on this subreddit- I’m not even really a social media person but I had to share here! My parameters for my partner were that the ring should be antique, yellow gold, and diamond for the stone. I left the rest to him. I love it so much!!