r/EngagementRingDesigns

I recently customized my engagement ring. It’s a 2.5ct oval. My finger is size 5.5. My band is size 6 tho. I don’t know I just feel it looks small on me.

Hello! Please excuse my crude drawing and my ignorance to terminology. Please feel free to kindly educate or correct me in the comments. I appreciate anyone willing to take the time to read what I have even though it's long.

I would like a new wedding ring for my 20th anniversary.

I have some vague ideas for what I would like, but I can't seem to find anything that matches it from my searches on Google and Etsy. If there's a better source for looking for rings, please tell me!

Things I am pretty sure I want:

-Teal sapphire or London blue topaz (if you know another gem with this type of coloring, please suggest!) as the main stone in the middle. Then I would love accent stones on both sides that are alexandrite.

-I love the trillion and princess cuts the best. But a pentagon (I think that's what they were calling it online?) shape may be best suited for what I'm looking for, so I'm willing to consider it.

- yellow gold or rose gold with a thicker/wider band.

- Bezel set or anything without prongs that will scratch things. The ring needs to be ok for everyday wear. So lower setting too if possible.

What I'm unsure on and would love advice and ideas:

-I'm not sure what cuts would look the best for accent stones

What I'm not really considering right now:

I see a lot of talk about carat of the gems and K for the gold, but I'm not sure those matter as much to me as the design of the ring so I'm willing to consider anything that would help the ring.

I'm trying to keep my cost low, so lab grown is totally fine, and lower quality metal. Ideally my budget is 1k, but I'm willing to go up to 3k for the perfect ring. So yes, low budget

Now to address the pictures-

1st picture are the general ideas I have. Sorry for the bad drawing, I hope you can understand what I'm trying to convey

The rest are just some things I found that are close to what I'm looking for but just not right.

2nd- one of the only trillion styles I've found that resemble what I'm looking for. I'm not in love with the accent stones. But maybe if it were with the stones and metal I prefer then maybe I would be happy with something like this

3rd- Again, something kinda what I'm looking for, but not sure how I feel about the accent stones.

4th- I like the stone placement, but would prefer a wider band. But not sure how that would look.

Ok now that I'm done with the details, I'm looking for feedback on the ring I'm looking for (do you think the gemstones will work together? Do you think the bezel setting will be ok?), ideas on the side stones, rings you may know of that are what I'm looking for that I haven't found, or a different way to approach the whole thing.

Thank you so much for any help and kind responses.

I recently got engaged (yay!) but couldn't felt but feel let down by how my engagement ring looked. This was a custom ring and I was very involved in the design process, and I was really excited for the final product.

The reference image and the actual ring have very different proportions in terms of the stone and the metal work surrounding it. I feel like I'm wearing a shield on my finger, and the vibe is completly different.

I had also expected to be able to see more of the leaves on either side of the gemstone from the top down view just purely based off the reference picture. Instead they curve up - is this something I should have known?

I brought these concerns up with the jeweler and his response was: "It’s important to keep in mind that we were working on the design without the exact centre stone, and drawings aren’t always 1-1 with a finished, three dimensional piece. Once I had the centre stone cut and ready, I did my best to interpret the design to the best of my ability, and I’m very proud of the ring

Not being able to see the leaves is mostly due of the ring being curved around the finger, the drawing being a flattened version of that to show the band and setting at the same time.

I did provide [fiance] with lots of progress pictures while I was making it, I was under the impression that we were trying to keep it as a surprise as much as possible and didn’t want to ruin that.

If you would like, I would be happy to make some alterations to the ring for you to bring the petals above and below the centre stone closer to in, so they don’t take attention away from the sapphire?"

I do really like the craftsmanship, but I guess I'm just unhappy because I wish he had consulted me once he had the gem in hand instead of 'interpreting the design to the best of his ability'. He sent through a redesign suggestion (purple colour showing what he will remove), but it just still looks off and I really don't know how we can redesign it without redoing the whole ring at this point because the leaves on either side just seemed to be an important feature of framing the stone. Am I overreacting?

Hi everyone! I’m finishing the designs on the engagement ring for my girlfriend and have been nervous that the setting’s going to be too high. I asked my designer and she said the entire setting from top to bottom is ~7mm, with the center stone depth being 5.10mm.

The center stone is around 3 cts and I’m just worried it’s going to be this huge and top heavy ring that can slide easily.

What do you guys think? Is there space to lower it?

My girlfriend and I are designing her engagement ring. This is the exact concept we want with a 4 Carat marquise diamond. The band would start at 4.5mm at the bottom and taper to 2.5mm at the top( taper starts 3/4 of the way up to create a pinch look) Band height would be 1.7-1.8mm(14k gold). Some jewellers have told us this wouldn’t be strong enough especially with the gap underneath. Could everyone give me there thoughts and opinions on if it should be fine?

Would it look ugly / kitsch if I replace the central stone with a London blue topaz? Currently it is zirconia (very slightly blue?) on a silver ring with zirconia secondary stones. I plan to offer this to my girlfriend

Any concerns with this CAD? I went with a 5mm band but am worried it may be too wide underneath my finger or take away from the stone? It’s a 3 carat cushion cut. Size 7.5 finger.

I am exploring ring options with the goal of proposing to my girlfriend next year. I have an appointment at a local jewelers this upcoming weekend but I'm not sure what expectations I should have going into the appointment. I'm confident that I know what my girlfriend wants and have found a ring/bridal set that would be perfect, I've just heard negative reviews about Brilliant Earth and would like to go elsewhere for this design.

I'm wondering how well this design would hold up to daily wear and tear, what advice people have before I meet with a jeweler, and what a realistic budget for an engagement ring would even look like. Honestly, my budget would most likely be $5k or under but I don't want to walk into an appointment saying that if it's not even slightly possible. Any tips or advice about the design, talking to jewelers, or budgets would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!

This is an AI mockup of a ring design that I love. Im drawn to the shape, dimensions, and style of this ring.

But, is it practical? What do I need to be worried about?

It’s nice when the setting is bezel because the diamond takes on a totally new shape when it’s oval.

And then there’s the day today wear aspect less exposed vs. more of the diamond showing.

When thinking about wearing it every day, which one would matter more to you, the protection that comes with bezel or the open nature of the prong setting?

hi! it’s about that time to start shopping for wedding bands and i would love some ideas about what would suit my engagement ring. it’s set quite low (picture for reference) leaving me feeling stuck. thanks! :)

Hi, everyone

I am looking for advice on two engagement ring designs, as I am a complete novice. I am inclined at two concepts given by a vendor on nature-inspired designs, but with some custom adjustments. Images added are altered by AI to give as best visualization as possible. My main concerns here are:

1. Overall design. My partner and I love the nature theme. But I am not sure about the comfort and practicality of it - especially in her ring, which is more intricate (and also seems limited on resizing (?)). As for "my" ring, I am unsure about the size. It seems that, if the gemstone is 5mm or below, it would be too small. But if it is 6mm or above, it seems that it would make the ring/band too wide, which might make it worth reconsidering the design.

2. We also have a preference for lab grown gemstones. However, I am not sure if the colours and cuts above are possible to be obtained with lab grown sapphires? Tried took for alternatives, but closest I got would be for the second ring to use a dichroic moissanite. And unsure if the pear cuts / emerald cuts are suitable for the gems.

3. On a side note, it seems that certain jewellers have (quite a high) markup for gemstones, and sometimes even offer only commercial cuts for the desired colours. It makes me think if it wouldn't be worth to buy directly the gemstone from a gemstone high-precision cutter, and then ask for jewellers open to make a ring around the jewel (although I am afraid the "custom request".might eat up any savings from the gemstone purchase).

Any feedback and criticism would be very welcome. Thank you in advance!

Based in the UK, where can I get a wed-fit 5-diamond engagement ring? Struggling to find one that is in this style but also wed-fit! Or is not common for this type of style to be wed-fit? Help please!

Hi everyone! I’m so excited to share one of the final CAD designs for the engagement ring I’m building my girlfriend :) it has two engravings: “mahal” on the shank closest to the ring and then her name in my handwriting on the sizing bar.

Everything is almost perfect, but I just have a nagging voice saying that I should leave the sizing bar clean just in case she wants to resize in the future (although I do have her current ring size)— and I wouldn’t want her feeling bad about ruining the engraving. What have others done, and has anyone been in this scenario?

Thank you so much!

From,

An eager-to-propose boyfriend

I’m leaning more towards yellow, but wanted other opinions or suggestions.

Hi!! Currently designing a ring with Ouros and I need help articulating my criticism of the CAD design. I want a 3ct old mine cushion cut diamond with really soft rounded corners. I was hoping to do a two tone ring with a 14k band and a platinum faux bezel and claw prongs. I want the shoulders of the band to slightly widen when they approach the stone. And ideally the band would be thin and wide (like 2.5mm or 3mm maybe?) (not bulbous). I sent some inspiration pics and received back a CAD ring. I’m not sure if I don’t like it because it’s CAD or because it isn’t what I’m imagining. Pics included.

I am loving this cad but I wanted to take suggestions on how to improve the design in a way that does not alter the look so much. The final 2 additions I am planning are to thicken the petals where they meet so that they taper, and to deepen the setting of all the smaller diamonds so that it is all one continuous body, any other ideas?

I'm absolutely thrilled with my engagement ring 😍 I knew figuring out a band would be challenging when I designed it. Anyone have any ideas?

It's my 20th anniversary and hubby is buying me a ring , I came up with this design

Green saphie with diamonds on sides