Photographing an engagement ring for social media is mostly a problem of light and distance. The ring is small, the camera is close. Every mistake gets...
For an outdoor proposal, the ring stays in a zippered pocket until the exact moment you're on one knee. Not a jacket pocket with a button. Not a backpack....
Two sizes up and two sizes down. That's the clean, low-risk answer for a plain 18k or platinum engagement ring with a standard solitaire head and no stones...
6.5. That's the number most sources quote for women in the United States, and I've been muttering about it at the bench for years because it tells you...
Daniel walked in last March with a 1.68 carat oval diamond, GIA graded, loose in the breast pocket of a denim jacket. The date was set. The stone was real....
Left ring finger, if you're in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., or Australia. That's where most of my clients wear it, and it's the finger the ring I'm sizing is...
Men can wear engagement rings. I've made 23 of them in the last four years, and every single one was the right call for the client. The only people who...
Last spring a client named Marco came in with a $900 budget and no stone. He wanted a promise ring for his girlfriend Priya. The first sketch he pointed to...
Moissanite is a good alternative to diamond for a lot of engagement ring clients, but it is not a diamond, and pretending otherwise is where the...
I've set 23 blue sapphire engagement rings in the last two years, and exactly one of those clients asked me about symbolism before she asked whether the...
One essay, one object, one quiet recommendation — delivered slowly, the way these things ought to be.