From engagement to eternity

An interesting journey

18k rose gold with marquise diamond

It's fun meeting people to discuss jewellery commissions. People are almost always happy, in fact my doctor once said she envied me because she only ever saw people when they were ill or upset!

There is always excitement tinged with apprehension when people 'pop the question' so I try and help them through the stages of what ring to present, the rest is usually up to their imagination.


The stories I get to hear about how proposals have been made could fill a book! There was the chap who pulled out a ring on a pier just at the very moment an enormous wave broke over them... from behind his girlfriend... she didn't see that coming!

Platinum, tanzanite and diamond engagement ring

Obviously these pictures are not all from one couple, they simply show how diverse the options are for the different occasions. Coloured stones or diamonds, yellow or white gold, platinum, or even rose gold. Rose gold has been really popular over the last couple of years, but so too has platinum, it depends on ones own taste and colouring.

Platinum and diamond engagement ring

Wedding rings: Plain or patterned, engraved, bi-colour, with diamonds or without, the options are endless.

18k Rose gold and palladium wedding rings

Silver and gold, and white gold wedding rings

The thoughts behind eternity rings is interesting too. Some couples decide to commission one after the birth of their first, second, tenth child. Others simply after a year of being together, or to mark 'X' years. The reasons are as diverse as the couples who come to see me. Should we get a half eternity, full eternity, or something unusual like the one above which will be worn on the opposite hand to the wedding ring.....

An unusual eternity ring with diamonds set in 18k yellow and white gold

I love my job as a designer craftsman, it's the best job in the world!