I GOT IT! Tiffany Sola Yellow Diamond Ring!!!
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Sorry everyone. . .my camera is so complicated and not very user friendly (I took it to the Sony store and they agreed that nothing about the camera is easy to use!)
I think my fiance's cellphone camera is better than my actual camera!
I agree that the bands are already quite ornate on their own (I especially love the blue! Lynette, you are correct that the blue sapphire is really eye catching and perhaps draws your eye more to the band than the e-ring itself!). . .but something about the yellow sapphire is speaking to me. . .lol.
Lubird - they can totally make the yellow sapphire in wg (they mainly use platinum), but since it's going to be a brand new ring, the cost of materials will be more than the rings that are already made! (Yg: $1400; Pt: $1800) So the brand new ring will probably be $2k+ in pt and $1800 for wg. So I'm thinking I would buy one pre-made . . . But so far I'm getting a lot of mixed reviews!
More pics by lubird demand! (The SA sent me pics of the rings that I chose through email. It's from a store called Single Stone).
I think my fiance's cellphone camera is better than my actual camera!
I agree that the bands are already quite ornate on their own (I especially love the blue! Lynette, you are correct that the blue sapphire is really eye catching and perhaps draws your eye more to the band than the e-ring itself!). . .but something about the yellow sapphire is speaking to me. . .lol.
Lubird - they can totally make the yellow sapphire in wg (they mainly use platinum), but since it's going to be a brand new ring, the cost of materials will be more than the rings that are already made! (Yg: $1400; Pt: $1800) So the brand new ring will probably be $2k+ in pt and $1800 for wg. So I'm thinking I would buy one pre-made . . . But so far I'm getting a lot of mixed reviews!
More pics by lubird demand! (The SA sent me pics of the rings that I chose through email. It's from a store called Single Stone).
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I think you can do better Kohl. For some reason these look like costume jewelry to me... (don't hate me!!)
LOL I don't hate you! That is your opinion and you are justified in saying it! I guess they do look costumey. . .hm. I'll keep looking! Thanks
If you're thinking that you want a pop of color, I've always loved the Tiffany Celebration line with the alternating diamond and color gemstone design. I almost got the pink one (after thinking I was going to get the blue one) but then in the end decided that it took attention away from the main attraction (ering) so I stuck with the classic diamond half eternity.
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Look for the little flower on your camera, Kohl. That's the macro setting which will help when taking close-up pictures!
Hrmmmggh I don't know about these bands, I agree you can do better. What about eternity (or half) bands that alternate between yellow stones and white stones, like your Sola?
Hrmmmggh I don't know about these bands, I agree you can do better. What about eternity (or half) bands that alternate between yellow stones and white stones, like your Sola?
Thanks claypot! I'll make sure to press the flower icon next time I take a picture haha, I'm so camera/electronic illiterate.
I also was *this* close to buying a Love bracelet (can't believe it's jumping up $500 with the next increase!), but then my fiance warned me that we needed to save up for the wedding. . .so of course I couldn't buy it after hearing that!
haha, I'm so camera/electronic illiterate.I also was *this* close to buying a Love bracelet (can't believe it's jumping up $500 with the next increase!), but then my fiance warned me that we needed to save up for the wedding. . .so of course I couldn't buy it after hearing that!
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Thanks claypot! I'll make sure to press the flower icon next time I take a picture
BTW, I was shopping at the mall when I passed by Ben Bridge of all places and saw yellow diamonds!!! Of course I went in and took a couple of shots LOL.
The center is a 1.11 FY VS2 cushion diamond with 1.25 white diamonds in the setting. The basket and all sides of the setting and band had diamonds - it was super elaborate. The price tag? $16,195! It's quite lovely but the diamonds in the setting were not as white and brilliant as my own. Still, I'd rather go with Tiffany (of course) and I thought it was interesting how much this ring looked like the Tiffany bezet with diamonds:
I also was *this* close to buying a Love bracelet (can't believe it's jumping up $500 with the next increase!), but then my fiance warned me that we needed to save up for the wedding. . .so of course I couldn't buy it after hearing that!
I am loving that ring too Kohl but then I'm a sucker for a beautiful basket.
I think the love bracelet bug definitely bit us all will all the new posts. My bf saw me oogling and drooling all over my keyboard looking at it and asked me what it was. I told him that it's the bracelet i've been wanting since forever! I want the diamond and screw one but the I realized that it's not practical and I dont want it sitting next to my e-ring diamonds so now i want plain. He taunted me with saying that if i didnt upgrade my diamond we could have gotten it. argh! But we need to save for the wedding too! Even cutting the guestlist will still be a lot and $5k from this will go a long way for the wedding. And you are still planning on matching watches for the wedding present...so that's another combined $10k you need to save up for too. Don't worry, you'll get the love bracelet eventually and in a few years you'll have a better job and out of school so the price increase wont be too bad. Just think of what $5k can get you when you go wedding dress shopping!
But he told me that he'll buy it for me for an anniversary within 5 years of our wedding providing we are financially okay and settled. yay! hehe at least I know at some point in my life I'll get it.
Kohl, I realllyyyy like the rings from single stone, but I think they would look gorgeous as a RHR stacked like in the last picture. I also love the Tiffany celebration bands...maybe they would look better with your Ering since the stones are more fluid and don't draw as much attention as the other ones do. ah good luck! 
LOL yeah. . .god, it never ends!!! I also compared it to the VCA perlee bracelet and I was very impressed with the craftsmanship of the bracelet. That one is $4800 and only comes in rg or wg. If I get the Love bracelet, I would get it in yg. But the color of the perlee was so luxe!
Anyway, like your bf, my fiance told me ONE thing at a time. Since I JUST got my e-ring, getting the Love bracelet might detract from the occasion and specialness of getting my ring.
Sigh, I wish we could subtract from our wedding fund but we are having such a spartan wedding already that cutting anything back wouldn't make any sense at all! My fiance also told me to wait on the watches (I might just get him his watch now since he totally deserves it since he got me my e-ring and he will have to pay for the w-band as well).
Anyway, you are so lucky! Not only are you getting married soon (sooner than me!) that means you will get the love bracelet even sooner!! I have NO idea when I'd get mine (he also reminded me that we should get a new car soon) so that's another expense we have to think about . . . blah. Being grown up sucks LOL
Anyway, like your bf, my fiance told me ONE thing at a time. Since I JUST got my e-ring, getting the Love bracelet might detract from the occasion and specialness of getting my ring.
Sigh, I wish we could subtract from our wedding fund but we are having such a spartan wedding already that cutting anything back wouldn't make any sense at all! My fiance also told me to wait on the watches (I might just get him his watch now since he totally deserves it since he got me my e-ring and he will have to pay for the w-band as well).
Anyway, you are so lucky! Not only are you getting married soon (sooner than me!) that means you will get the love bracelet even sooner!! I have NO idea when I'd get mine (he also reminded me that we should get a new car soon) so that's another expense we have to think about . . . blah. Being grown up sucks LOL
Thanks Beril! I agree they do look more like stacking rings than wedding bands. I guess I got too carried away with the funkiness. I realize I shouldn't get colored stones in my band since I already have that pop of color I want in my yellow diamond.
Awwwww... he is just being responsible or trying.... I guess it's easier for us to talk because we didnt just drop more than $10k on a ring! yikes! I mean you can practically say you have your car on your finger. haha yea, we cut into our wedding fund a little for my upgrade but worth it! lol we both agreed that the money should be put towards a ring over the wedding. Even my dad said so too. Our wedding is going to be paid for on our own so we won't have any help from family which is also an easy way for us to keep it small and not offend people that we don't invite. I have a huge family and don't talk to half of them. Luckily we just bought new cars last year so it's not something we have to worry about. And the bf already has a place and I don't want to buy together until he sells because I don't want two mortgages.
As for wedding bands, since my ering is white gold, our bands will be white gold which makes it cheaper. I think we will probably buy each others or split it evenly. I want a 3/4 or full eternity band and he is going to get a plain white gold satin polish with two lines.
What are your wedding plans so far? small/big? local/nonlocal? chinese style/american style (this one is hard for us because we have grandparents here)? We keep switching back and forth but I think we for sure want the wedding and reception at same location. 1030 ceremony and lunch then everyone go home and nap! haha
LOL. That's good that you guys don't have to worry about too may "finances." My fiance has his own place now. . .so we're set on that. He also has a fairly new car but my car is dying. I've had it since highschool (it was new and cool when I got it but not so much anymore!)
As for wedding bands, all we have to worry about is mine - I got him a Tiff lucida diamond wg band as a promise ring and he loves it so much he plans on wearing it as his wedding band (what would a guy want with two rings anyway?
). I like how wg is the "money saver" option - platinum is just so darn pricey!!
For my wedding it'll definitely be local. My fiance has like 70 people alone for his family and family friends. On my side. .. family + friends is like 25 people LOL. We have a very small family. His family is also Christian so his mom wants us to have the ceremony at a church. . .blahblahblah. I was thinking just a small, quick reception of just immediate family at the ceremony (I'm probably not even going to buy a wedding dress!) and then a large reception for everyone else. It'll be most likely dinner - Chinese banquet style. Not very cool, I know, but it's the most economical way of feeding 100+ people! We are also probably going to pay for our own wedding so that's why we're going el cheapo.
I'm glad you spent more money on the ring - personally I think the wedding is just one day whereas the ring will be with you for LIFE! it just makes more sense to spend more on a tangible item than something so fleeting and momentary. Anyway, I'm so excited you got your dream setting and diamond - I can't wait for the reveal in 3 (?) weeks!!!
As for wedding bands, all we have to worry about is mine - I got him a Tiff lucida diamond wg band as a promise ring and he loves it so much he plans on wearing it as his wedding band (what would a guy want with two rings anyway?
). I like how wg is the "money saver" option - platinum is just so darn pricey!!For my wedding it'll definitely be local. My fiance has like 70 people alone for his family and family friends. On my side. .. family + friends is like 25 people LOL. We have a very small family. His family is also Christian so his mom wants us to have the ceremony at a church. . .blahblahblah. I was thinking just a small, quick reception of just immediate family at the ceremony (I'm probably not even going to buy a wedding dress!) and then a large reception for everyone else. It'll be most likely dinner - Chinese banquet style. Not very cool, I know, but it's the most economical way of feeding 100+ people! We are also probably going to pay for our own wedding so that's why we're going el cheapo.
I'm glad you spent more money on the ring - personally I think the wedding is just one day whereas the ring will be with you for LIFE! it just makes more sense to spend more on a tangible item than something so fleeting and momentary. Anyway, I'm so excited you got your dream setting and diamond - I can't wait for the reveal in 3 (?) weeks!!!
Oh well... we still have our fair share of finances! 
Mortgage is a lot and I'm also in grad school so still not really able to be working full time.
Well I think I was seduced into the gold option with that love bracelet! haha. My dad and him and I were all debating the metal and my bf initially wanted platinum and my dad and well I guess my whole chinese family is just all about gold. And so my dad said that my jewelry is all gold right now so why would i jump into platinum and throw it all off, he likes consistency. He put the image of my head of my trinity RHR, E-ring, and Love bracelet on my left wrist..... *DROOL*... And the tinge of the yellow that most people don't like might actually work better with my skin because that's how it's worked so far.... especially if I have a LOVE bracelet on that hand it will all blend nicely. hehehe so that won over and saving on the WG brings us $1k closer to my bracelet.
I actually broke down an excel chart a few nights ago of guests and his family is maybe 25 people because his dad's side is in Taiwan. My side is maybe 200 people. and then give or take 30 people for friends. UGH! We are torn between a chinese and american style because we want the wedding and reception at same location but then our grandparents wont appreciate non-chinese food. I told my bf that I've been to so many weddings that I don't want to have a wedding over 30 minutes. I'm a quick get to the point kind of girl and there is a high likelihood I will get impatient.
last week of march ring is expected. eeeeppp!!!
Mortgage is a lot and I'm also in grad school so still not really able to be working full time.Well I think I was seduced into the gold option with that love bracelet! haha. My dad and him and I were all debating the metal and my bf initially wanted platinum and my dad and well I guess my whole chinese family is just all about gold. And so my dad said that my jewelry is all gold right now so why would i jump into platinum and throw it all off, he likes consistency. He put the image of my head of my trinity RHR, E-ring, and Love bracelet on my left wrist..... *DROOL*... And the tinge of the yellow that most people don't like might actually work better with my skin because that's how it's worked so far.... especially if I have a LOVE bracelet on that hand it will all blend nicely. hehehe so that won over and saving on the WG brings us $1k closer to my bracelet.
I actually broke down an excel chart a few nights ago of guests and his family is maybe 25 people because his dad's side is in Taiwan. My side is maybe 200 people. and then give or take 30 people for friends. UGH! We are torn between a chinese and american style because we want the wedding and reception at same location but then our grandparents wont appreciate non-chinese food. I told my bf that I've been to so many weddings that I don't want to have a wedding over 30 minutes. I'm a quick get to the point kind of girl and there is a high likelihood I will get impatient.
last week of march ring is expected. eeeeppp!!!