My engagement ring

As promised- here are the photos :)
The setting was made at a jewelry store called Salomon Jewellers.
And it's perfect!!!

Planning update

Engagement ring - check (we got it reset, and B picked it up yesterday- it's stunning!! I love it :) )
Place - check (Ein Yael)
Dress - check (I'm having it handmade for me, by Michal Taylor)
Jewelry - check (I'll be wearing things I already own)
Shoes - check (I just bought a new pair today, pic below!)
Makeup - check (I think- the plan is to go get it done by someone at MAC on the day of, by appointment)
DJ - check
Photographer - in the works...
More details to follow :)

My new ring

Not the best photo-- but you can get the idea.
It's from the same jewelry store as all the jewelry I own-- Turquiz, in Jerusalem.
It has a citrine stone in the center, with two tiny diamonds on the sides. 14K gold.

A little bit about Citrine

Citrine is known as the "success stone" because it promotes success, prosperity, and abundance. It particularly promotes success in business, earning it another nickname, "merchant's stone", and is said to bring business. Citrine is a stone of good fortune, although it brings good fortune in sometimes unexpected ways. Along with prosperity and good fortune, citrine imparts generosity, to share the wealth, so to speak.

Citrine dissipates negative energies of all kinds. It also does not absorb any negative energies from its surroundings, and thus never needs energetic clearing. Citrine can be used to clear unwanted energies from the environment. Family issues caused by negative energies can also be resolved and cleared with citrine. Since citrine eliminates negative energies, it helps generate stability in all areas, and is good for general protection.

In the mental area, citrine enhances mental clarity, confidence, and will power. It also increases creativity and promotes honesty.

Emotionally, citrine relieves depression, self-doubt, anger, and irrational mood swings. Citrine is a stone that brings happiness and cheer to one who carries or wears it. Citrine also reduces self-destructive tendencies. Citrine helps eliminate fears caused by others' ideas and suggestions. It can help one overcome emotional traumas and grief. Sensuality and sexuality can also be heightened by citrine.

In the psychic and spiritual realms, citrine is good for general psychic awareness and spiritual development. Citrine clears the aura of negative energies and influences. It is also very useful for meditation. Citrine is a stone of protection, removing or deflecting negative energies of all kinds. It is also excellent for dream recall and dream work.

Physically, in crystal healing and folklore, citrine is said to be beneficial for the digestion, stomach, eliminating nightmares and other sleep disturbances, thyroid, general health, heart, kidney, liver, muscles, strength, endocrine system, circulatory system, tissue regeneration, urinary system, immune system, diabetes, fibromyalgia. Citrine is also reputed to be good for removing toxins, and overcoming addictions.

Eco-friendly

There's a website dedicated particularly to eco-friendly weddings. 

One of the things that's featured on it: if you're looking for jewelry, Dawes Design uses recycled gold and responsibly mined stones. here are a few examples of rings--i think they're gorgeous.

Engagement rings in Israel...

If you're into the classic, traditional, non-artsy engagement rings...

You can find these at Scheffer.

  

  

Still looking for wedding rings?

If you're looking for an interesting, out of the ordinary wedding band, Sundance Catalog has some lovely options... here are a few of my picks:

Wedding ring

looking for wedding bands? here are a couple by Anne Sportun. She's a Canadian artist, and she has a store in toronto, among other places.

I think her stuff is great. a little off the beaten track, but still very classy. she's also got other jewelry, not just rings. check her out.

Wedding bands

This could be a lovely wedding band if you want something a little different. i love the design.

It's by Michelangelo Stanchi. Personally, i think it would also be great if you could get half (ie. just one of the bands)--i'd wear that as an engagement ring...

still looking for the engagement ring?

A quite classic solitaire with some more interesting detailed work...

Or you could go for vintage inspired...
Or a very sleek, almost steel-ey look. but still classic. This one is by Anne Sportun.

You could even opt for a totally out-of-the-ordinary two-stone with a champagne diamond artsy ring...

Totally up to you.