Right-hand engagement rings aren't a random preference. Most of the time they follow the same cultural line as right-hand wedding bands, which puts the...
Lauren called me two days before her wedding, holding her engagement ring in one hand and her band in the other, asking what she was supposed to do with the...
Yes. You should take off your engagement ring when working out, at least for anything that involves gripping metal, lifting heavy, or catching yourself on a...
Yes, with a caveat: most ring holder necklaces are better at looking cute than at holding a ring. If you're going to wear a ring holder necklace, get one...
Most creative proposal ideas go wrong because they make the box the point. The ring becomes the backup singer. I've spent 22 years at the bench, and I've...
Daniel walked in with Priya on a Saturday morning in October, both of them smiling, both of them nervous. They'd agreed to pick out the engagement ring...
The symbolism clients ask about when they want different gemstone engagement rings is only half the story. The other half is whether the stone can survive...
Most engagement ring traditions are messier than the internet lists make them look. I’ve made rings for clients from maybe a dozen countries, and the one...
I’ve built maybe nine true tension settings in the last six years. I’ll do them. I’ll also tell you straight: a tension setting is safe for an engagement...
Most engagement rings I make for people who work with their hands end up being bezel-set or flush-set, not because the clients came in asking for that but...
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.