Design Your Own Engagement Ring

Engagement rings depict eternal and everlasting love and the pleasant acceptance of a commitment for lifetime. This love and affection is usually expressed with a diamond. A colorless diamond is the traditional gemstone used for an engagement ring. and brings about a sparkle and glitter to the ring.

Every couple prefers a unique engagement ring and hence wishes to create an exceptionally designed ring rather than selecting a pre-set engagement ring. This uniqueness can be brought about by selecting the right diamond and the ring setting.

Selection of the right diamond:

Select the Diamond Shape – Every diamond shape cannot be fixed or look suitable with every available setting. Hence the process of choosing the diamond shape goes hand-in-hand with the selection of the ring setting. In addition to this, there have been shape preferences among to-be-brides as well. Although Round shaped diamonds are the most common ones, Princess cut diamonds are also liked by women. Oval and Marquise cut diamonds look suitable on short fingers.

Choose the 4C’s – The Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat of the diamond mutually determine its quality and hence its price.

Opt for Certification – All gemological laboratories provide a report for the selected diamond. This report certifies the genuineness of the diamond and mentions all its details.

Selection of the ring setting:

Select the Ring Style & Setting – The diamond shape and ring style together bring about uniqueness in the ring. Apart from solitaire rings, many other styles are preferred by couples including accent rings, three stone rings etc.
The widely used diamond setting in engagement rings is the Prong setting. Other settings include Bezel, Pave, Illusion setting and many more.

Choose the metal – Although yellow gold was most popular for jewelry, white gold and platinum are usually preferred for engagement rings nowadays, platinum mainly for its durability feature.

Since an engagement ring is a symbol of lifetime loyalty and trustworthiness, making it special would be every couple’s desire. And this can be done by designing and customizing it personally. With so many diamond shapes and ring styles, creating a unique engagement ring can be easier.