#Personalized Engagement Rings

[aidadiamonds]

Discover how to design your own engagement ring in Australia with our guide. Explore trends, customization options, and inspiration for creating a unique piece that reflects your love story.

[wjdexclusives]

Choosing the Perfect Gold Engagement Rings for Women: Expert Tips

https://www.wjdexclusives.com/blog/choosing-the-perfect-gold-engagement-rings-for-women-expert-tips/

Choosing the Perfect Gold Engagement Rings for Women: Expert Tips

Selecting the perfect gold engagement ring for the special woman in your life is a monumental task, one that symbolizes your love and commitment. At WJD Exclusives, we understand the importance of finding a ring that not only dazzles but also aligns with her unique style and personality. Here, Vahan, the founder of WJD Exclusives (@vahanplus on Instagram), shares expert tips to guide you through this significant purchase.

Understanding Gold Types and Purity

Gold engagement rings come in various types and purities, each offering distinct advantages. The most common options include:

Yellow Gold: A timeless classic, yellow gold is known for its warm, rich hue. It's the purest color and the most hypoallergenic.

White Gold: Popular for its modern and sophisticated look, white gold is a mix of pure gold and white metals like palladium or silver, often plated with rhodium for extra shine and durability.

Rose Gold: Increasingly popular, rose gold offers a romantic and vintage appeal. Its pinkish hue comes from mixing pure gold with copper.

Gold Purity: Measured in karats, with 24K being pure gold. However, pure gold is too soft for everyday wear, so it's often alloyed with other metals. 18K (75% gold) and 14K (58.3% gold) are excellent choices, balancing purity with durability.

Matching Her Style

Every woman has her own unique style, and her engagement ring should reflect that. Consider these factors:

Lifestyle: For women with active lifestyles, a lower-profile setting or a ring made with more durable gold like 14K might be preferable to prevent damage.

Fashion Preferences: Observe her jewelry preferences. Does she prefer classic, vintage, or contemporary designs? Take note of the metal colors she wears most often.

Personality: A bold and outgoing personality might favor a more intricate or statement piece, while a minimalist might prefer a simple and elegant design.

Choosing the Right Setting

The setting of an engagement ring can dramatically affect its appearance and security. Here are some popular options:

Prong Setting: The classic and most common setting, prongs hold the diamond securely while allowing maximum light to enter, enhancing the stone's brilliance.

Bezel Setting: A metal rim surrounds the diamond, providing excellent protection and a modern look. Ideal for women with active lifestyles.

Halo Setting: Small diamonds encircle the center stone, adding extra sparkle and making the center diamond appear larger.

Pavé Setting: Small diamonds are set into the band, giving the ring a continuous sparkle. This setting complements various center stones and shapes.

Diamond or Gemstone Choice

While diamonds are the traditional choice for engagement rings, colored gemstones can add a unique and personal touch. When selecting a diamond, consider the 4 Cs: Cut, Color, Clarity, and Carat weight. For gemstones, focus on color intensity and durability.

Personalizing the Ring

Adding a personal touch to the engagement ring can make it even more special. Consider engraving a meaningful date, initials, or a short message inside the band. At WJD Exclusives, we offer custom engraving services to help make your ring one-of-a-kind.

Budget Considerations

An engagement ring is a significant investment, but it's important to set a budget that you're comfortable with. WJD Exclusives offers a variety of payment plans, including Afterpay, Klarna, Zip, Affirm, Sezzle, and ApplePay, to help you manage your purchase.

Expert Consultation

Choosing the perfect engagement ring can be overwhelming, but you don't have to do it alone. Vahan and the team at WJD Exclusives are here to assist you. Visit us at 55 West 47th Street, #880, New York, NY, or explore our collection online. Follow Vahan on Instagram (@vahanplus) for the latest updates and inspirations.

Conclusion

Finding the perfect gold engagement ring for your loved one is a journey that requires careful consideration of her style, the type of gold, setting, and your budget. With these expert tips and the extensive selection at WJD Exclusives, you're well on your way to making a choice that she'll cherish forever. Visit our store or contact us today to start your journey towards the perfect engagement ring.

[way-too-obsessed-gamer]

My personal take on the coalecroux official wedding rings (like they are dating and perhaps decide to do an actual wedding) is that they can look like anything but they must be enchanted. One always feels like the cold side of a pillow and the other always feels like a warm blanket. Yes the former goes to Gideon and the latter to Kremy

[mothsmolars]

wasn’t going to post these here initially but i decided to do so!! :))

hoffstrahm fanart <33 coffinshipping my absolutely beloved

close ups below!!

[savemebeel]

Beel nation…I’ve won… 💍🤲

[here-comes-the-moose]

I absolutely HAD to share a thought I had. So I was thinking about how I headcanon that Phee’s favorite color is yellow, and I’ve seen other share this headcanon as well, and I was thinking about oh she would look gorgeous in a long float yellow dress I had seen, but then it hit me.

Tech getting Phee an engagement ring with a yellow stone.

[lucradiss]

Existing in more than one fandom space is like having more than one group of friends but both of them being so wildly different that any overlap at all would be like getting shot in the head

[amaliaofnassau]

the mum of a close friend of mine has been battling cancer for a few years now, and sadly, she was admitted on monday to the hospital. Her health has been rapidly declining and she probably won‘t have much time left. While we all think of Kate in this very though time, I‘d be eternally grateful to you if you could keep my friend, her mum, her family and everyone who‘s currently battling with this hell of an illness in your prayers and send them all the strength possible <3

[zhongrin]

sometimes i forget how my friend is rich due to their down-to-earth nature and their tendency to be frugal, but then one day they would say stuff like "my chef praised my cooking the other day!" and i'd be like........ bestie you have a what-

[blushcoloreddreams]

The history of engagement rings and how diamonds became the norm

While today engagement rings represent a symbol of love and eternal commitment, historians believe the first engagement rings appeared in Ancient Rome - more as a symbol of a legal contract than love itself. But it’s only much later when we have the first introduction of diamonds for engagement rings.

The first diamond engagement ring known in history was given by Maximilian I, a Habsburg, in 1497. He traveled to meet his bride and brought her a diamond ring as a gift. This marked the beginning of the tradition of using diamonds in engagement rings. At that time, the only place to find diamonds was in India, making them extremely rare and expensive, something truly reserved for royalty.

As we move through history, we see a period when engagement rings fell out of fashion and were replaced by more elaborate, detailed wedding rings. Later, engagement rings came back into style. In 1840, with Queen Victoria's engagement, the tradition of the engagement ring became more consistent. However, the engagement ring she received is not the one that comes to mind today. Our imagination is filled with Tiffany's solitaire ring, often seen in movies. But Queen Victoria received a ring in the shape of a snake, as the snake was a symbol of eternal love. The main gemstone in the snake's head was an emerald, which is quite different from what we're used to. Why an emerald? It was the gemstone for her birth month, leading to another tradition: using colored gemstones in rings based on a person's birth month.

Returning to the subject of diamonds, we fast-forward to 1887 when diamonds were discovered in South Africa. This shifted the market away from India as the sole supplier, flooding the market with diamonds, and their prices dropped significantly. Something that had once been exclusive to royalty became accessible to the middle class, and diamonds became very popular.

In 1889, a company called De Beers emerged - which you may have heard of because celebrities often being seen wearing De Beers diamonds on red carpets - came to dominate the diamond market, controlling the supply. It established a monopoly in South Africa, and eventually, worldwide. To this day, only a few companies control the entire diamond trade, and diamonds remain so expensive not because they are extremely rare, but because the market is artificially controlled to prevent prices from dropping.

If you think in terms of rarity, for example, a Paraíba tourmaline is rarer than a diamond. Diamonds can be found in various countries, but Paraíba tourmalines are only found in specific regions of Brazil and a few locations in Africa. They are not as widespread. So, the high value of diamonds is not due to rarity. That’s not to say diamonds aren’t beautiful—they have many desirable characteristics, such as their hardness on the Mohs scale. Many marketing campaigns have been built around this.

In the 1930s, De Beers launched a campaign to have celebrities wear diamonds on the red carpet. This was during a time of war and the Great Depression when couples couldn't afford diamonds and were opting for other gemstones in their rings. By showcasing celebrities flaunting diamonds, they rekindled the desire and made it seem like a good investment for couples. The campaign worked very well, with sales increasing by 50% in the following years.

In the 1950s, De Beers launched another campaign, one we still repeat today: “Diamonds are forever,” drawing a connection between the diamond’s eternal nature and the commitment a person makes at that moment in their life. The campaign was a huge success, and we still repeat the phrase today, with sales soaring again. All of this solidified the diamond in our imagination as the perfect gemstone for engagement rings.

In 1953, the movie Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starring Marilyn Monroe included that iconic scene with the pink dress where she sings and dances about diamonds being a girl's best friend. These are ideas we still repeat today, showing the powerful influence this has on our imagination. Movies often reinforce this idea, but I’m here to tell you that the value of diamonds is heavily influenced by market control, which limits supply to keep prices high, and by decades of marketing campaigns designed to create desire. I’m not saying you should stop liking diamonds—they remain a wonderful, beautiful gemstone with incredible brilliance. I just want you to know that they’re not your only option. If you like a colored gemstone that represents you, you can use it in your engagement ring.

Even looking at royal engagement rings, not just Queen Victoria's with an emerald, but also Princess Eugenie’s with a pink sapphire, and of course, the most famous engagement ring in the world, which belonged to Lady Diana and was passed down to Kate Middleton. It features a blue sapphire as the main gemstone, surrounded by diamonds and set in white gold. But what defines that ring is the blue sapphire. So, if you like a colored gemstone, feel free to put it in your ring without shyness or do you think Princess Kate is wrong or being tacky?

[galaxythreads]

Made cake at 11pm today to celebrate my engagement because my parents refused to be happy about it.There is perhaps a small amount of bitterness in me. Cake was good though. Even if it's kind of gray for some reason.

[crybaby-bkg]

Bakugou hates this fucking time of year. Mainly because of the cold and dreary weather, but also because of the holidays and the upcoming expectations of and from him. He’s a damn good gift giver—when he wants to be, and only because he listens, also when he wants to—but the part he hates the most about it?

Gift wrapping. It’s a damn obligation from hell. He’d rather go out and buy all the gift boxes and bags and bows and shit before he’d ever wrap a gift. Maybe he hates it because he’s not automatically good at it, maybe he hates it because it’s just fucking stupid and useless if you’re just gonna tear through the wrapping paper anyway!

But he does it, for you and only you. Only because you came home at the beginning of the month with armfuls of wrapping paper and bows and gift tags and tissue paper and—and too much red and green and white. You’re so excited, and he can’t deny how cute you look sticking your tongue out when you cut the wrapping paper around the gift you got for Mina.

He stares at the present he brought you months in advance, wonders what’s so hard about wrapping a tiny little velvet box? And discovers his hatred all over again for wrapping paper and tape and shear scissors and dumb sticky bows. But the face you make at him? When he hands you the hand wrapped gift hidden under the tree on a horrendously cold morning?

It makes him warmer inside than he cares to admit. You don’t make fun of his wrapping skills or how there’s too much tape and that one hole he made in it when he gripped it too hard. You only grin at him, tear into the gift with haste, whisper about how nice it is to get some hand wrapped from him knowing how much he hated it. But maybe—maybe he doesn’t hate it so much now. Not if it gets this reaction out of you every time.

[moongothic]

Honestly I think crocodile/dragon and crocodile/Doflamingo are only interesting when treated as failed relationships spinning off into increasingly petty grudges and instigations. Become a warlord to piss off one ex by working with his hated father only for the OTHER ex to ALSO become a warlord to drive you insane. Etc.

I am now going to take his as an opportunity to rant about Dragodile because I unironically think it's an interesting ship if Crocodad Real and I don't think I'm ever going to find a better excuse to rant about it unprompted lmao SO HERE WE GO

But yes like. Dragodile is so fucking interesting to me

A marine and a pirate falling in love with each other is already some starcrossed lovers kinda BS. But then it's like, a FORMER marine and pirate who is WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT. That's EXTRA JUICY, it adds layers to the starcrossed lovers shit, and I am not immune to it, it's FACINATING, like what was the dynamic here

But also we don't even know when Dragon left the marines and when he and Crocodile first met, so for all we know it could've been some real enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies shit AND THAT'S SO INTERESTING

(Also the mere concept that Dragon could've been chasing Crocodile around kinda like Smoker tried to chase Luffy, only for Crocodile to become a Shichibukai and Dragon having to give up because they're on the same side now (kinda). Like. That is so fucking funny. And then he leaves the Marines to start a revolution. Or just out of spite dshgjdgs)

Then there's the absolutely hysterical part where Crocodile is the meanest, most intimidating, standoff-ish asshole around. So the idea Dragon was fucking into that is INCREDIBLE. THIS MAN LIKES BEING BULLIED DFSHFKGHFGJHDS (It's possible Young Croc might've been less mean but it's funnier if he wasn't)

And yeah. Somehow. In complete secret. A romance blooms.

And then there's a baby.

And Crocodile transes his gender.

And there's a divorce.

And 17 years later Crocodile has commited dozens of unforgivable warcrimes that are almost exactly the kind of things Dragon wanted to stop the government from doing to begin with.

Mind you, I don't actually think there's coming back from that, this relationship was burned to the ground and the ashes blown away by wind, there is nothing left

But could you imagine if despite the anger and the hurt and the warcrimes they still somehow loved each other

I would just

[kirstielol]

life updates / ramble post ✨

first, idk if i've shown any close up pictures of my engagement ring on here?? but i'm so utterly obsessed with it. it has a 3 carat oval lab grown diamond, high set with tulip prongs, everything 14k yellow gold. i had it custom made and i love it so much, i find myself just staring at my hand all the time.

but ok i'm finding the whole wedding planning thing so damn overwhelming. idk where to start, i just wanna do something simple and small. but as i look things up and calculate stuff, it all just snowballs. there's so many little things to consider. weddings be expensive yall 🫠

anyway, life continues to be busy as hell right now. we leave for costa rica in 16 days. we're spending 3 days at a lodge in the cloud forest, 4 days at a lodge near arenal volcano, then the remaining 5 days at more of a relaxing resort in the rainforest. the first two places will be hike and tour heavy. i'm hoping to see lots of wildlife. i'm soooo excited

yesterday i got the updated covid vax as well as the flu shot. so today my arms are a bit sore, luckily i didn't get any other symptoms though.

my fiance has a work dinner in toronto on thursday so i'm looking forward to having the apartment to myself for an evening. i'm planning on ordering takeout and watching a movie lol. then on friday we have dinner reservations at a fancy place nearby and we're doing another tasting menu. i'm looking forward to that!

so, lots of fun things coming up. but also stressed about other things 🫠

[romancestual]

it’s not such a big deal to be asked out or to be confessed to but whenever it happens it feels like i’m being violated for some reason like i’m being put on display or pushed onto a stage when i didn’t even realize i had any part or role to play. it always feels humiliating and degrading and i need to figure out why it makes me feel 🤏🏻 this small. most people ig would be flattered. i only think about ways i can discourage this type of situation from ever happening again.

[sugurouge]

genuine questions from someone who is grieving a relationship for the first time: how do you not lose yourself in this? how do you keep trusting in the positive in humans? how do you let go of not just the person, but the future and the promises that came along with them?