This is my first Yelp review - I signed up specifically so I could write a review for Maurice and Morgan. I have in no way shape or form been compensated by them for this review, other than having some exceptional, original jewelry designed and crafted by them.
I let my fiancee design her own engagement ring, seeing as how we have radically different tastes, and it's her ring - she should truly enjoy it, right? She visited a couple of stores while I was deployed, and I checked out a few of them when I could get some internet time. MaMo jumped out at me, though I couldn't tell much from their minimalist site, and I resolved to check it out when I got back to the Northwest.
My fiancee and I looked at another jewelry shop (another high-end, local store) before going to MaMo, and the comparison was night and day. From the moment we entered the store, we felt very welcomed and on an equal playing field with both Maurice and Morgan, who both have a vast wealth of knowledge with regard to design and fabrication. While both are extremely professional, they are easy to talk to and very down to earth.
We brought along a few pictures of rings that my fiancee liked the look of, and Morgan immediately began sketching and asking a lot of questions to determine what my fiancee liked best about each design. By the time we left, she had figured out how to incorporate my fiancee's favorite aspects of each ring design into a sketch of the first draft of the ring. We had several rings cast in wax and slowly began an iterative and sometimes slow process of getting the ring exactly the way my fiancee wanted it. I was pretty adamant on buying a loose diamond online, and it didn't ruffle any feathers at all - we just brought it in so Morgan and Maurice could continue the design process. Despite the fact that my fiancee had never done anything creative like this before, and sometimes had a little trouble describing what she wanted, we ended up with a phenomenally beautiful platinum half-bezel oval diamond engagement ring.
We didn't stop there - they had done such a beautiful job that we ended up buying both my (now) wife's wedding band as well as mine here as well. I had been planning on just getting a band online, but the more I considered it, the more I wanted Maurice and Morgan to design something for me as well, and it came out beautifully (an 18k white gold band with thin, polished rails and a heavy hammered, brushed finish on the inside). We finished up by having a portion of our vows etched inside each band.
These guys are one in a million. Please don't hesitate to visit them if you're in the market for something unique. read more