Hello Dee, welcome to CDI!

About six months ago, I was roughly in your situation, and I decided to trust David with a couple of rings (one my fiancée and I chose together, and a small surprise). Both rings were custom made to extremely high standards, starting from the stones to the craftmanship of the metalwork. I have been collecting jewellery for about 10 years, including some pieces from pretty well known names, and I can assure you the attention to detail that David puts into his pieces is absolutely second to none. In addition, David is unfailingly attentive, responds to emails quickly (even when he's getting married himself) and is always willing to spend time talking through the most silly questions you can come up with.

Re: fancy colour vs. colourless - we wanted fancy colour, and that was the key reason we found DBL. It certainly is not traditional, and it does add another variable to what can be already a difficult choice, since I believe intense/vivid colours and lighter colours can both work well but require rather different settings/styles of jewellery.

How about mixing coloured and colourless stones like this:



or its inverse:



these two are among my favourites - and retain enough of the "traditional" feel while being original (and a few orders of magnitude better than a ready-made jewelry store setting).

Whatever you decide, keep us posted - you'll get to hear from others, but we are all photo addicts!

Best of luck

OMC

I couldn't say it any better myself!

Best of luck, Dee!

Mikla

Ummm . . . these are two of my favorites also!  I'm big into step-cuts and these are both fabulous!

Best,
Mikla

Welcome and congratulations on your impending engagement. Such an exciting time and even more exciting when you get to choose your dream ring.
I`m not going to offer suggestions because there are so many to choose from but I`m sure a certain ring or loose stone/s and mount will shout out to you.
I`d spend a long time looking at the You tube movies which David posts with almost every item and see which ones I keep returning to. Rest assured if it looks fabulous in the You tube, then it will look twice as fabulous in reality.
David won`t rest until you`re 100% satisfied with your choice and if anybody can create the ring you want, then it`s him. He`s a man who sure knows his diamonds !
Hopefully you`ll show us whichever one you choose and allow us to share the happiness of your engagement.
Lynne

Welcome to CDI ezellad!  I hope you have a lot of fun looking for the perfect ER.  We will all be happy to help or just plain happy to share in your joy - whatever you need from us, just ask.

Me, I'm rather partial to this darling..............YUM!

Hello ezellad,

I understand your dilemma re:  yellow or colorless.

The dilemma for me was more about the color of band, gold or platinum, primarily b/c I was thinking only in colorless stone. I always had gold, but I really liked the platinum which would seem to clash potentially w/ my current jewerly.

THEN, I discovered yellow diamonds.  Another dilemma.  For me however, I solved all problems w/ David's yellow center/white side stones set in platinum.  I had the platinum and gold (around the yellow diamond) as well as the combination of colorless and yellow stones.

Then you need to top that off with one of David's curved bands, check them out!!


Good luck and happy deciding! 

I know it's tough but once you decide, it'll be worth it.  Just a bit of time involved to decide, along with agonzing, pondering and thought provoking processes.  One thing for sure, it'll demonstrate who 'you' are and what you like.

 

Hi all...well, I found a stone. I decided on a light yellow (I prefer these to the darker, sunshine ones...but also wanted more bang for my buck). The stone is R2641...it is a beautiful radiant cut...I like the more square cuts. I am so excited! David and I are in the process now of working on my setting...I have it in my head and I know he can replicate it even more beautifully than I am envisioning it!

Thanks for everyones advice on the ring. I am not the traditional bride and I didn't want the traditional ring, so I chose a colored stone. The setting will be more "traditional" but timeless...I can't wait to show you all the finished product!

Thanks again!

BTW for some reason there is not a SOLD sign next to the stone...I may have to speak to David about that one   

Consider me "spoken to"....hehehe

Thanks for reminding me to mark it sold!

IT is a great looking rock.
I'm excited to see the finished ring.

that stone has everything i love in a yellow! i love the lighter ones as well and i have always been a sucker for that silhouette!  congrats and i can't wait to see the finished product!

Beautiful diamond! It's a wonderful lemony colour. I like it a lot and it will make a very fine looking ring!

Any idea when you'll have it on your finger? I can't wait to see the setting you picked out.

Jen

Great choice Dee!  I chose a light yellow myself for an engagement ring, and I've never looked back!

I doubt he won't. Wanna bet?