Wedding Blog

Sorry, my BF just read my comment and thought I was being too political (as usual, LOL). Anyway, to be fair I know that all diamonds are not blood diamonds. In fact, my sister is looking into the background of her diamond engagement ring and it has not been too difficult so far. I’m proud of her…but sorry, folks, for getting carried away

and, honestly, a moisanite is still way better than purchasing a true blood diamond.

I have a 3 stone moissanite engagement ring, and I’m getting a moissanite & aquamarine band custom made by Bella Jewelry.

It was much more important to me that my fiance not go into debt when we got engaged, so I had asked all along for moissanite (I’m a materials engineer, so I know too much about diamonds and moissanite is very geeky!!).

I get comments on my ring all the time (it actually sparkles more than diamond because it can reflect more colors in the spectrum) and I’m honest about what it is because again - its geeky.

A lot of my girlfriends have moissanite rings now as well - but some people still have reservations getting away from diamonds. It really just depends on what you want and whats most important….

We had a ring made by Todd Reed… I think his stuff is SO gorgeous and totally unique. He uses raw diamonds as well as cut diamonds, all the stones are conflict-free, and he also uses recycled gold. I don’t have it yet, but I think it’s on its way to Mr.GV! Woo hoo!!! (I’m out of town for two weeks, so at least there’s a little element of surprise. I’ll try to remember to post a picture when I get it! It’s an eternity band of different raw diamonds (various shades) in a sort of matte yellow gold, with one princess cut diamond. We’re going on a trip together for work in two weeks (and over V-Day), but I hope he doesn’t wait that long… Ohhhh I can’t wait to wear it!!

I have diamonds, not moissanite, but my fiance had my ring made for me, and we are having our bands made as well. He felt that buying from a chain/ mall jewellry store would give me the same ring everyone else has. I love my ring - it’s got 3 diamonds held by bars not prongs (although it’s not a true tension setting because they are held around the bottom as well), and then 4 small diamonds down each side. It’s white gold and fades into yellow gold along the bottom (which sounds weird, I know, but it’s beautiful).
We are getting the bands made because again, we don’t want to have the same set as everyone else - I’ve got a one of a kind engagement ring, and I want a one of a kind wedding band

Very nice site! While I’m not getting married right now, I did just buy my mom a pair of moissanite earrings and I intend to buy my own pair very soon. I’ve done some research and really love this jewel! It’s not a phony diamond, it’s silicon carbide, and was discovered in the 1890s by a chemist in a meteor crater. It only occurs in trace amounts naturally, so a company creates it in a larger size to make it into a jewel. It has a similar look to a diamond because it’s nearly colorless, but it has much more fire than diamond, and as others have said, its a fraction of the price! I love my mom’s earrings (I’ve borrowed them)–they’re sparkly and also high quality. Plus moissanite’s getting really popular. Did you know Keira Knightley wore moissanite earrings in Vogue a couple months ago? Love it!!

My bf and I are looking around for rings now and although I have had a lifetime of priming to expect a diamond for my engagement ring, I find myself seriously thinking about moissanite. It’s a beautiful stone and the only negative thing I could think of was that it had a faint yellowish color when sat next to a colorless stone (but how often will that happen on your ring finger right?). Also it is SO much cheaper and now that I’ve gone back to school and money is tight, a cheaper ring would mean more money towards the wedding etc which is great! So now my only problem is this:
I would have NO problem with a moissanite ring at all but I don’t feel I can tell my family & friends that it isn’t a diamond. They would view it as a diamond ’substitute’ (even though it’s not) which connotates cheapness and I don’t even want to think of what that may imply about their thoughts on my bf. But I just don’t want to lie either. Have any of you moissanite engagement ring owners ever felt this way and how did you deal?

Oh, and a follow up for Phillymedgirl, some people said I would regret not having a diamond, but I ignored that comment, and when I told the rest of my family I explained all of the great traits about moissanite and why we wanted to do use it, and after that I didn’t hear any snarky comments. Most everyone was wowed at how nice the stone was (compared to a murky diamond we would have gotten at the price) so I think I sold them on it.