It is Anthony and I's first year wedding anniversary!
Today I want to share with you the process and inspiration of how I created Anthony's wedding band.
I wanted to create a ring for him that was modern, sleek, comfortable and different from the classic styles. First, prototype was created by carving a wax model.
I carved two different options to test the comfort of each style.
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This is my creation of a men's "past, present, future" style band with a European shank for comfort. I chose this unique modern style to match my engagement ring, a Art Deco past present future ring. The design was kept as a surprise so Anthony had no idea what his ring looked like till the wedding day.
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Sent the wax carving off for casting and this is what it looks like afterwards.
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Next step is filing, setting a 2mm diamond and polishing.
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To add on to this Forever Love Story, a diamond will be set into the ring for each anniversary.
For our first anniversary, I decided to add the gemstone on the other side of the ring so it can be worn either direction.
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Plenty of room to fill his ring with diamonds for many more anniversaries to come.
Hope you enjoyed today's story.
Until next time... Leave a little sparkle wherever you go.