Take Her Breath Away with a Custom Anniversary Ring

An anniversary ring should commemorate your special relationship and milestone. Whether its your first or fiftieth anniversary, the perfect ring should be made special and unique, just for the couple celebrating. My favorite part of the jewelry business is helping my clients discover their perfect ring.

There are many special and unique things you can do to create your own special anniversary ring. Trust me on this, shell appreciate and cherish the ring you put thought into, so much more then the out of the case from your local mall jewelry store or Internet overnight piece of jewelry. And it doesnt have to cost an arm and a leg! Its a misconception that a custom piece of jewelry is more expensive.

How to get started.

First, think about her style and the jewelry she currently wears. Will she prefer a prong setting or channel setting? Gold or Platinum? Round stones or princess cut? Pay attention to the details of her everyday jewelry style. Is she traditional or designer?

Second, think creatively, how can you make this ring your own? What anniversary are you commemorating? Do you have children? What is her birthstone, your birthstone? Her favorite stone or color?

From here you can begin to create your special ring. Youve chosen the metal, style, number and type of stones. A good jeweler can work with you to design the piece and even provide a CAD design rendering of the design to allow you to make changes and modifications until it is exactly as you want it. Typically jewelers who work with CAD design systems are far more advanced then youll find in a jewelry store and because they are independent jewelers their prices are not inflated with the overhead of having a store and inventory. Learn more about CAD design processes.

I worked with one of our clients who was struggling to create his special ring. After discussing the above questions we designed a ring for his 15th anniversary, it was a channel set band, with 15 stones, alternating 8 round brilliant diamonds (his birthstone ) and 7 gorgeous rubies (her birthstone), all set in platinum.

His wife was more than impressed. The ring was unique and special, and really represented their relationship. The thought he put into it made all the difference for her on that special day.

Some other great ideas include, adding the kids birthstones, the number of stones for the number of years, special engraving, or an eternity ring to replace the wedding band.

You dont have to be a jewelry designer to create something special. Work with a jeweler who specializes in custom design and watch your ring come to life. Visit the Diamond Design Co. Photo Gallery to get some ideas.

Jacqueline Hull is the President and CEO of Diamond Design Co.(DDC), a high end jewelry company located in San Francisco. DDC designs and manufacturers custom engagement, wedding and anniversary rings. Ms. Hull has been working with jewelers and clients since early 2000 and has written numerous diamond education pieces for Beyond the 4Cs and Diamond Design Co.

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