Wedding Ring Designs Illustrated: Part Two

Welcome back! In our first blog post, we discussed how exploring the various styles of engagement rings could help you during your research to find the ideal combination of features in a ring; one that symbolizes not only the unique love you feel with your significant other but also the one that best personifies your individuality. For our second post, we’ll detail another nine examples of the most popular engagement rings to complete our collection. Love the shape of one diamond but prefer the details of another? Head over to Ziva Jewels and design your own custom ring from scratch!

1. Yellow Diamond Ring

Cushion Cut Yellow Diamond
Engagement Ring With Halo

The rare yellow diamond ring offers a stunning golden dazzle that’s extremely eye-catching and purely optimistic. Once combined with a white Pave diamond halo, this unique engagement ring becomes unforgettable.

2. Eternity Band Diamond Ring

Eternity Engagement Rings With Diamond Prongs and Infinity Shank

Designed to represent the past, present and future of two people in love, the eternity band is a prized design for engagement rings. In this version, the eternity is created using Pave diamonds on a thin band supporting a classic solitaire diamond.

3. Bezel Set Diamond Ring

Emerald Cut Bezel Set Engagement Ring

Nothing is safer than a diamond in a bezel setting, but this secure mount offers beauty as well. Add a touch of vintage style with a two-tone setting and a mesmerizingly lovely emerald cut stone, and you have an incredibly unique look that’s timeless too.

4. Micro-Pave Diamond Ring

Emerald Cut Engagement Ring
With Pave Eternity Shank

Love tiny bands but also adore the keen sparkle of Pave diamonds? Micro-Pave diamonds make it easy to add elegance, brilliance and lasting style, not to mention femininity, without adding any bulk to an engagement ring.

5. Bypass Diamond Ring

Bypass Pear Shaped Engagement Ring

The unusually curvaceous bypass band engagement ring features a sinewy design that hugs the central stone. The curve is particularly flattering on the finger, and the band features an assortment of Pave diamonds for an additional sparkle.

6. Channel Setting Diamond Ring

Engagement Ring With Channel Set Rounds

The deep grooves on a channel setting are the perfect location to place a handful of Pave diamonds, not only because they’re securely held but also because they make a stunning linear design, and they offer a beautiful platform for a sizable central stone.

7. Pave Diamond Ring

Marquise Engagement Ring With Triangle Sides Bezel Set in Pave Halos

If you can’t get enough of the brilliant sparkle of those small and lovely Pave diamonds, why not cover the entire engagement ring with them? Choose a ring with Pave halos, bands and much more for a glittering style that will last as long as love, an eternity.

8. Cathedral Setting Diamond Ring

Cathedral Princess Cut Engagement Ring

Love is regal; love is bold. This cathedral setting engagement ring perches a stunning central stone high above the main band to show off every angle of its flawless shape in an appropriate throne. Below, there’s room for added decoration in the form of Pave diamonds.

9. Double Shank Diamond Ring

Square Halo Engagement Ring
With Two-Row Diamond Shank

A split-shank ring is lovely; however, a double shank is doubly as delightful. Two bands are permanently connected, like the bonds between you and your loved one, and feature decorative small diamonds that lead up to the main stones at the top.

It’s a big job trying to narrow down the thousands of options available to the single ideal engagement ring that you’ll wear forever, but hopefully these 19 stunning examples aided you in formulating a better idea of the perfect design. If you still need more examples (or you just love to look at pretty things), visit Ziva Jewels to see the full collection or design your own custom-made ring.

How to Add Vintage Touches To Your Wedding

Discovering the perfect way to distinguish your wedding and make it seem both personal and elegant requires more than just a single night’s research. Rustic, classic and vintage weddings are lately popular theme ideas for making the big day feel satisfying. But even if you opt for a modern or otherwise non-antique style wedding, there’s no reason you can’t add a few vintage touches to add drama and intrigue. Here are some easy ideas to get you started.

Antiqued Paper Menus

Oval Engagement Ring With
Pear Sides and Pave Trim

If your guests are sitting down to a catered meal, why not upgrade the menus. Rather than using typical white or colored paper, either stain your own paper (tea bags are said to work well) or buy aged paper and print the menu yourself. The key to a classic antique look is to have light brown and tan shades blending throughout, or simply age the edges.

Lace Runners

You can buy lace by the yard at a local fabric store and quickly and easily create inexpensive yet gorgeous lace runners that guests will heartily praise. While some shops charge an arm and a leg for runners online, buying your own and maintaining a rustic look is not only affordable, it goes with the rustic style so many brides are choosing this year.

Bell Jar Decorations

Lever Back Diamond Earrings With Pave Halo

Glass bell jars add sophistication to simple decorations, like wildflowers or candles (they won’t stay lit if there’s no oxygen coming in, so electric lights work best), without being difficult to source or expensive to buy. You can even use them for home décor after your nuptials, so you don’t have to worry about spending money on needless items you’ll never use again.

Vintage Books

Visit a local bookstore that features old hardcover books. Don’t worry if they’re dusty, damaged or about uninteresting subject matter, that just adds to the appeal. These can be used as a centerpiece, or added in stacks around the tables and food serving areas. This is a particularly enchanting option for bookworms who want to include a personal element.

Old Fashioned Milk Cans

Pear Shaped Diamond Necklace
With Halo

One part rustic, one part vintage, old-fashioned milk cans work great alone or as flower vases as standalone decorations or as main centerpieces. They can even double as a location to include table numbers, guest names or spare pens for writing heartfelt notes. Though many milk cans are white, you can find or dye them a multitude of colors to suit your theme.

Vintage-Inspired Jewelry

No doubt you’ve already selected or received your engagement ring, but that’s not the only opportunity to show off some bling. If your dress has a vintage style to it, why not complement it with a vintage necklace or earrings? If they’re vintage-inspired, you’ve got your something new covered, and if they’re legitimately vintage they’re your something old.

Planning a wedding is both exciting and stressful, but when it comes time to choose your decorations and all the tiny elements that add style and grace to your marriage ceremony, it makes sense to want to include pieces that suggest romance and timelessness. Vintage décor and jewelry is an easy, often inexpensive way to do just that.

Discover Your Love’s Engagement Ring Style Secretly

It’s old fashioned, romantic and tempting, but surprising your significant other with a proposal (and an engagement ring) is fraught with difficulty. How do you know if the ring you pick will make her gush with pride or rethink her entire relationship? You do it by learning her taste well in advance. While some people think dating for a year or two or more should provide you with all the information you need to pick the ideal ring, it is rarely the case. To help you achieve your goal of surprising your true love with a stunning ring design she’ll cherish forever, here are five sneaky ways to suss out her jewelry preferences.

1. Enlist Her Friends

Bezel Set Engagement Ring With Pave Halo

The most popular way to discover your girl’s taste in diamond rings is to ask a friend or close family member, but you have to be very careful. Some friends aren’t always very good at keeping their mouths shut about a surprise and others don’t know her tastes as well as they think they do. Always ask the friend if your ladylove has specifically pointed out a favorite design or if she’s just going by her usual taste.

2. Look at Her Jewelry

Three Stone Engagement Ring in Bezel Setting With Diamond Halos

You may know she likes her coffee with four spoons of sugar and prefers to stay in rather than go out on weekends, but when it comes to jewelry you’re stumped. Go ahead and rummage through her jewelry box to get an idea of her likes. Remember, you’ll want to think about which pieces she wears regularly, not the ones she wears for special occasions. Does she prefer simple, classic and subdued for the most part? Chances are, she’ll want the same for her engagement ring.

3. Listen For Hints

Emerald Cut Diamond Solitaire

Many women know for years the style of ring they want, often well in advance of even having a boyfriend. Chances are, if you’ve been together for a while she’s leaving you hints about her taste in rings. Not so much? Wait until a newly engaged friend shows off her piece. Your girl will likely gush about its beauty then turn to you and honestly critique it moments later. Pay close attention to her appraisal.

4. Ask For Help

Antique Style Engagement Ring With Pear Shaped and Round Side Diamonds

No, you’re not asking for help picking out her engagement ring, you’re asking for help picking out a friend’s. Tell your beloved that one of your buddies is planning on popping the question and his girl has similar tastes as her. Ask what she’d recommend based on her preferences. This is brilliant if she never guesses, but you have to be incredibly smooth not to give away your intentions with this plan.

5. Go Custom Made

Large Sapphire Ring With
Triangle Diamond Sides

Lots of girls want something special that showcases how unique she and your relationship is to you. You can give her a ring that doesn’t require searching jewelry store after jewelry store for something specific, and it provides her with a ring no one else has. Custom rings allow you to take what you know about your lady and turn it into a one-of-a-kind design.

Surprise proposals are less common these days, because many women have very clear-cut ideas about what their rings should look like. But you can still propose the old-fashioned way with a ring she’ll adore by following these sneaky tricks and buying the design she’ll cherish for the rest of her life. Plus, she’ll have one more thing to brag about to friends and family.