Anthony contacted us in October. He had been shopping at several internet companies and wanted to come in and meet with Brian and look at several Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows diamonds in the 0.80 – 1.00 carat range. After a couple of visits he selected a beautiful 0.918 H VS2 Brian Gavin Signature H & A. We then started discussing the setting and he wanted to know if we could custom make a diamond wedding set comprising a cathedral style fishtail pave setting with the Truth head and a matching fishtail pave band using our Brian Gavin Signature Melee. He e-mailed us the specs and some inspiration pictures and we set to work to create the CAD. Once he had approved the CAD, we cast the setting in 18K White Gold and set the F/G VS Brian Gavin Signature Melee. We set one "surprise" diamond and one "surprise" sapphire on the inside of the engagement ring shank. A few days after he had received the rings, his fiancee Erika e-mailed us this wonderful testimonial:

Hi Lesley,

This past Saturday on Dec 17th, Anthony asked me what I wanted to do during the day. I noticed that he was looking at his phone for the weather updated and said, "Oh good, it's sunny." I told him I wanted to go to the museum. He was opposed to that. So I thought of another idea-the Houston Zoo, which was one of our most fun dates ever since we've been dating. His reply was, "Actually I was thinking about that too." Sometimes I like to get all made up on the weekends. I curl my hair and/or wear my "weekend" outfits. As I was curling my hair, I heard Anthony shuffling in his study closet and I was a little suspicious that he was messing with the engagement ring. It was a beautiful and fun day at the zoo. I had the best time there. After a while, Anthony asked me what I wanted for dinner. I told him I wanted some hot pot, which would require us to go to Chinatown. He was not up for it. He asked me if I wanted Italian food. I was neutral about it at the time until I was starving a few hours later and didn't care where we were going. While he was driving, I asked him where we were going to eat. He played dumb and said, "I don't know where we are going?" I replied, "TELL ME!" He again said, "I don't know where we are going?" As he turned onto Ella Blvd., I knew right away where we were eating. He was taking me to our first date restaurant called Cavatore. As we walked into the restaurant, he asked the owner if we could sit by the live music. There was a live duet playing that night-a guitarist and singer who were a couple. Since it's around Christmas time, they sung Christmas songs. Throughout our delicious Italian dinner, I noticed that Anthony had his "thinking face" on. I asked him a few times if everything was okay. He just gave me a short, "yeah" reply each time.

After dinner was over, I had to run to the restroom before we left. I came back and Silent Night was being sung live. As I sat down, Anthony looked at me deeply into my eyes and said, "It's a silent night, isn't it?" I looked at him funny and said, "Yeah…sure is…" As he reached out for his glass of water, I then reached out for mine and noticed that the engagement ring was sitting right on top of an ice cube. I was shocked and said, "OH MY GOD!" I looked at him and he got down on his knees and proposed.  He made me cry. It was a very emotional moment. After I said yes to him I had to remind him that he had to put the ring on my finger (it was still in the glass after all this time). The live singer came up to us and told us that nobody has ever proposed while she was singing and congratulated us. Shortly after, the owner of the restaurant came up to us and congratulated us. He surprised us with some champagne on the house. We both told him we didn't think anyone noticed the proposal, but he claimed that everyone in the restaurant did. After dinner, we called it a night and left the restaurant as a newly engaged and very happy couple. =) Erika O.

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In June 2010 Shane contacted us to discuss his upcoming diamond engagement ring purchase. He was planning to propose to his girlfriend of 8 years and wanted to purchase a very high quality center stone and a magnificent setting. He selected the Platinum "Summer" 3 stone open basket setting with a 1.10 ct Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows diamond.

About a year later he contacted us to get started with the wedding bands. After much discussion he decided to order the Platinum Dream Half Eternity Band and a Palladium 6 mm Men's Three Textured Band. We set a "Surprise" Emerald and Diamond inside both bands and engraved a special note.

About 2 months before the wedding Shane contacted us for the wedding jewelry.  We created a magnificent Custom 18k White Gold Necklace set w/ 0.99 ctw F/G SI Brian Gavin Signature diamond melee for him and he added the 14k White Gold Leverback Huggies to his order.

The wedding was on Saturday, October 15 and we received this e-mail and the beautiful pictures below:

Hi Lesley,

Thanks for making stunning pieces of jewelry for my wife and I.

Your helpful advice helped us choose the perfect combination for our BGD wedding

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The rings look awesome and I have already received many compliments at work. They are a lot heavier than I thought they would be. They look so delicate but the platinum makes them feel strong. Really really  really impressed with the crazy detail on the engagement ring.

I think I have some serious issues but the one thing that I loved the most is the Brian Gavin fridge magnet. Don't ask me why. Maybe it's because it's the one thing I get to keep for myself. I don't know.

I asked my girlfriend today if she wants to see a video demo and when she said yes I sent her a video where I opened up the box and using the provided gloves I took out a paper ring we put in there instead of the real thing. She wasn't impressed. You can see it here (as well as my love for the magnet)

Thank you very much for all of your help Denise. You and Brian have made it pretty painless. The service was excellent and I'm very glad I made the choice to work with you guys to create these rings. I'll send you pics of the ring on her finger once it's on there. It will hopefully be very soon. Stay tuned. Mike

We will feature the ring pictures and proposal as soon as Mike has proposed. Stay tuned!!!

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Gwyneth contacted us at the end of August after she had seen her aunt’s beautiful 5 stone trellis band.

 “Hi Lesley!!! I recently visited with my dear Aunt Lynn and saw her new Brian Gavin 5 stone .33 diamond ring w/trellis setting and WOW!  Any chance of getting a quote of the SAME ring but in size 8.5? Platinum setting – same type of stones??

 Denise worked with her to select 5 magnificent 0.40 – 0.44 ct Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows diamonds to set into the Platinum 5 Stone Trellis II setting.

 I'm going on to a conference Sept. 21 – it would be cool to make my friends swoon! But if that's not doable – don't wanna rush ya! I can create jealousy at another venue!

 We shipped the ring in time and received the following e-mail a few days ago:

Denise, Sorry haven't written sooner but my ability to compose a coherent sentence has been hampered by the distraction this ring is making in my life! Even now I glance down at its sparkly goodness and stop typing amazed at the fire, the sparkle, the evident hearts & arrows of these brilliantly cut rocks sitting pretty on my hand! I could not be more pleased by a ring…it's everything I dreamed of and more! Here's a pic on my hand! Thank you again for such an easy and lovely buying experience for a lifetime of sparkly blingtastic fun! You're a doll! ~Gwyneth

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Rusty contacted us with a very special project. He wanted us to create a custom rose gold setting for an approximately 2 carat pear shape diamond with 2 matching diamond bands. He e-mailed us a worksheet of what he had in mind design wise and Denise set about helping him to find the stone. She sourced a 2.27 black pear shape diamond and we shipped it out to him for his approval. He then shipped it back and we set to work to create the CAD for the ring and bands. He approved the CADs and we caste the settings in 18K rose gold. All the diamond melee used was F/G VS Brian Gavin Signature melee. The result was spectacular!!!

Hi Denise, I just called you to tell you that I picked up the ring during my lunch today. There aren't any words that can express how excited I am about the ring. It is so beautiful. I can't wait to see it on Marie's finger. She is going to love it. Take care – Rusty

We received this e-mail a couple of weeks ago:

Hi Denise, OK wow! I have been so busy lately. It has now been 1 month since I popped the question and gave Marie the ring. She said yes . She absolutely LOVES it… I really appreciate the great customer service that you and your team provided. The ring speaks for itself. It is amazing. Everyone that see's it is just in awe. It truly is one of a kind. I hope all is well and I know your making other couples very happy – Rusty

The CAD and breathtaking gallery of Glamor Shots follow!

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Mark called in wanting to discuss a very special push present for his wife, Debbie. She had given birth to a baby boy a few weeks earlier and he had promised her a full eternity asscher cut diamond band.  Our challenge was to be able to secure enough asscher cut diamonds of exactly the same size, color and clarity. We decided to custom cut a matching line of 0.40 ct F/G VS asscher cuts and the total diamond weight came to approx. 6.5 carats. We e-mailed a picture of the diamonds lined up to our customer who was just blown away!!

Mark told us that Debbie wanted the diamond to be set as low as possible. We proceeded to create a custom platinum full eternity u-prong setting to house these beautiful stones. The CAD was e-mailed for approval and the results can be seen below. Needless to say his wife, Debbie, was speechless. She called in to speak with us and just could not believe how her husband had spoiled her!!

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In July of last year Khanh contacted us from Australia to discuss her push present. At the time she was 6 months pregnant and wanted to select her diamond band but wait until after the birth to make sure of her ring size. She selected a 1/2 Eternity U-Prong band and we then waited to make the band until February. During that time Khanh also purchased a Diamonds By The Yard Necklace and Sapphire Halo Diamond Pendant for her mother. Her friend Alex purchased a beautiful Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows diamond for his wife along with a 1/2 Eternity Bead Set Band. Everything was shipped out to them in March along with two Brian Gavin Signature Blankees and we just received this testimonial along with the pictures in the gallery below.

Jamie, I have some pictures for you with our BGD goodies! Apologies they have taken so long. Please feel free to photoshop the wrinkles and circles from our eyes Just some background info for you: with my ring (1/2 u-prong eternity), this was a push present from my husband for our baby Benjamin. When I showed Alex and Soan (who travelled with us to Las Vegas and Hawaii) the glamour shots of the eternity, they were so impressed, they just had to get one for Soan (1/2 bead set eternity)! Unbeknownst to me at the time, Soan was actually pregnant (she is due in mid October)! And also unbeknownst to both Soan and myself, Alex secretly bought Soan the BGD loose stone. Needless to say, when she unwrapped her package, she was extremely surprised! She was especially surprised that Alex was able to keep it a secret from her for so long as he is a big blabbermouth. We are all so impressed with our goodies. Our rings are so super sparkly and my necklace was very elegant and delicate. We could not stop looking at our bling during our trip. I then had to get something special for my mum too – hence the last minute purchase of the sapphire halo necklace. My mum kept commenting on how bright and sparkly the diamonds were, even though they were small. Thank you so much Jamie for helping both myself and Alex with our purchases. You have been so fantastic to deal with and made our experience so smooth and easy. Thanks to everyone at BGD for our gorgeous jewellery. I can't wait to receive our next pieces! Thank you! Khanh

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In 2009 WT called in inquiring about purchasing a fishtail pave engagement ring and Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows diamonds for his future wife, Nancy. We were always pleased to hear his voice when he called in getting closer to making his purchase. Needless to say, Nancy was thrilled with her beautiful new ring.

A few weeks ago they sent in the engagement ring to be checked and refinished and ordered the matching fishtail pave band. When they received the new set they e-mailed us a link to their wedding  website and we feature some pictures from it today.

Congratulations to our dear customers WT and Nancy on their upcoming wedding!!

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