Perfect Antique Engagement Ring Designs
Posted by Sarah on 07 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Wedding Gowns |
When you propose you want it to be totally unique, original and special. You don’t want anything to go wrong. You don’t want your wife to be to show off her ring and have it look like every other ring on all the other engaged women’s fingers. You should choose a vintage engagement ring setting. This evokes memories of a bygone age where marriage was considered for life no matter what. This is what marriage is meant to be about, therefore choosing an antique engagement ring design adds that special touch and shows your level of commitment. First, you’ll have to find a jeweler who will be able to mold your ring into that special antique engagement ring design. Then, you’ll have to figure out how you want it to look. Then, your next task is to pop the question!
Finding a Jeweler
Finding a jeweler who is able to create your perfect ring is your next task. It may be necessary to check with a few jewelers to find one suitable of molding your ring into an antique engagement ring setting. Often jewelers work together in networks, so if one can’t help you they can usually recommend one that can. Be aware that when you have a ring specially designed, you are going to pay much more for it than if you were to buy a ring that you found in the display case. However, this cost is worth it as it will only make the occasion that much more special.
The Design
Choosing from a selection of antique engagement ring settings is now your next decision now you have found your jeweler. When deciding on your design one idea to consider is looking at the design of you grandmother’s or great grandmother’s engagement ring. Or, you could look through old photo albums or look up pictures on the internet of old wedding ring designs and kind of base your ring design off of those. If you want your ring to be unique, you can take several designs and incorporate them into one. Make sure, though, that if you have a jeweler specially make your ring and you find the antique engagement ring design you’re looking for, ask the jeweler to destroy the mold so that you’ll know your wife will be the only one carrying that ring on her finger.
