Weddingbee Blog

When Mr. Caramel and I were dating seriously, we knew it was heading for marriage.  So we half jokingly discussed ring shopping together.  I definitely wanted a ring that no one had, so I tried looking for antique style rings.

The ring I ended up loving so much was from a cheapy website. I seriously didn’t care about carats or size or anything. All I cared about was that it was a beautifully styled ring! I showed Mr. Caramel the ring that I fell in love with, and he later told me that there was no way he could get me this truly crappy ring from an online source! I guess the quality was pretty terrible. Little did I know back then that the ring is often extremely significant for the male, sometimes even moreso than for the female!

So anyhow, this is the picture I showed Mr. Caramel:

I loved how it looked like a flower, and how the side designs didn’t make the middle rock look TOO bulky or big. I just think I would look ridiculous with too big of a rock on my finger.

During our serious dating, Mr. Caramel secretly got the ring custom made based on this picture. Many people in Southern California get their engagment and wedding rings in the jewelry district of downtown Los Angeles. The hard part is trying to find a vendor if you don’t know anyone at all. You want to rely on word of mouth, so here’s the contact information for the guy who worked with us:

Princess Jewelry
Thomas Kim
608 S. Hill St Plaza 1001 Los Angeles, CA 90014
213-623-6913

I was very happy with the results! FYI - If you pay in cash, he might give you a better deal but keep in mind that he’s pretty fair with his pricing already. He’ll be very honest with you!

Here is the finished product with some minor changes. They made the brackets different and of course, the quality of the ring is much better than the ring online. I was SUPER surprised when I opened the box to see this beauty. I had just assumed that Mr. Caramel had forgotten all about it! I like how the middle stone makes the round diamond look almost like a princess cut, since I had been debated between the two shapes anyhow.

Here’s what it looks like on my finger: