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Few things in life are created especially for you and you alone.
Your engagement ring is truly one-of-a-kind. Its uniqueness starts with the gem. Usually a diamond, but that's your choice. The most popular shape is round but that, too, is up to you. Princess cuts, emerald cuts, radiant cuts, and asschers are just some of the options if you are looking for a square shape. All the other shapes are possible, too.
You also have your choice of size, of color, of proportions and clarity: Each gem has a unique fingerprint of tiny inclusions that make it unlike any other.
And then there is the ring—not only made to fit one finger, yours, but in your choice of metals, whether platinum, 18k or 14k white or yellow gold, palladium, or any combination.
Side stones? Pavé? Engraved details? The design options are truly endless. You'll be surprised to find that rings today are as finely crafted with attention to every nuance as couture. And they are just as customizable.
Some even have special hidden details: small stones set in the inside or a side diamond meant to delight the eye of a wearer glancing down her finger as she types.
Your jeweler is your guide to making all the small choices that make your ring yours alone, marrying your choice of gem with your choice of setting for the perfect expression of your love.
And if the ring of your dreams can't be found, you can choose a custom design, created from scratch just for you. If you choose not to buy off the rack, but choose diamond and setting separately and have a one-of-a-kind creation made just for you, it will take a little longer.
But like true love, some things are worth waiting for.
author: Cheryl Kremkow