| He has popped the question. You have said "Yes!". | | | | settings as claws can be more prone to catching, |
| Before you phone the wedding planner and start | | | | and getting banged or bent. |
| searching for the perfect wedding dress, you are | | | | * Claws or cathedral. Claws, also known as |
| going to design your own engagement ring. There | | | | prongs, give maximum visibility to a fantastic |
| are many advantages to having a custom made | | | | glittering stone, allowing light to pass through from |
| jewelry engagement ring. Firstly, and most | | | | all sides. The claws need to be substantial enough |
| importantly, you will have exactly what you want, | | | | to keep the stones secure. A cathedral setting still |
| down to the finest details. | | | | uses claws to keep the stone firmly in place, but |
| * Vintage or contemporary design. After trawling | | | | it also has the two sides of the ring rising up to |
| through magazines, jeweler's windows, and | | | | the center setting, allowing for a more secure |
| possibly the net, you will probably realize that you | | | | setting. Both claw and cathedral settings involve |
| are drawn to a particular style. Some girls make a | | | | the center stone having a certain height or being |
| conscious decision to have their engagement ring | | | | raised from the band. |
| styled from a particular jewelry era and other | | | | * Pave settings are a fantastic way to way to |
| girls will want the very latest style. Many | | | | add glitter to any ring. Normally involving smaller |
| contemporary designs right now are very | | | | stones that are firmly inlaid within the band, this |
| reminiscent of the Art Deco style with the center | | | | gives a more subtle sparkle. Pave settings can be |
| setting or stone being square. The contemporary | | | | used to decorate the shanks of an engagement |
| twist to this is to have a modern cut diamond like | | | | ring and make for beautiful settings for wedding |
| an Asscher style. | | | | and eternity rings. |
| * Multiple stones or solitaire ring. A solitaire ring is | | | | * Channel settings involve the stones sitting down |
| a spectacular way to showcase a magnificent | | | | flush in a groove between the two sides of the |
| diamond. Solitaires are also great for girls who are | | | | metal. This is quite a modern setting, contrasting |
| into more simple styles. Having said this, a solitaire | | | | between metals and stones quite distinctly |
| stone can have many varieties to the setting | | | | * Raised or flat ring settings. Are you going to be |
| from understated to highly intricate. Multiple | | | | a lady of leisure or do your hands see a lot of |
| stones can be utilized in many ways. Many current | | | | action? Some girls find flatter settings to be more |
| styles are using smaller stones to decorate | | | | practical for active lifestyles. However, any well |
| shanks and bands. Multiple diamonds can also be a | | | | built ring should be able to withstand a certain |
| great way to get a sparkling ring at a lesser cost. | | | | amount of living. |
| A solitaire diamond is nearly always going to cost | | | | Saying to a custom jeweler "design my own |
| more than smaller diamonds added up to a similar | | | | engagement ring" is for many girls a once in a |
| weight. | | | | lifetime opportunity to have the engagement ring |
| Various engagement ring settings: | | | | of their dreams. Custom made jewelry not only |
| * Bezel. This is a practical setting, enclosing the | | | | allows you to have a unique ring but to have |
| stone in metal very securely, and drawing visual | | | | every tiny detail finished to your requirements. |
| attention to your stone. Some girls prefer bezel | | | | |