In my extensive search of trying to find the best engagement ring retailer I knew I wanted to find a place that had existing designs that we liked, offered bespoke/custom design options, and were priced competitively. Taylor and Hart checked all the boxes, which led to me scheduling my free consultation with one of their designers to begin the process of creating a ring.
I had the pleasure of working with one of their designers, Aline. She did a wonderful job coming up with potential ideas that were very unique and incorporated the various aspects I mentioned that were special to my now fiancé. While some of the designs that were created did not really fit her style and personality, we finally landed on a design that was simple enough yet still special and unique. Aline accommodated nearly every request I had while the few that were not included were simply because it wasn't feasible due to the natural restraints of sizing and available space on the ring.
When the big moment took place, my fiancé exclaimed "YOU DID SO GOOD!" as soon as she saw the ring. She absolutely loves it with the fun hidden mickeys on the sides of the diamond, the engravings on the inner part of the band (one text and one emoji on either side of the birthstone), and the use of her birthstone on the inner part as well. I modeled the ring after the Cassia but wanted a taller cathedral setting, less pavé down the side so it only went about half way, and more roundedness to the twists.
All of this was doable and while it took several iterations to ensure the ring looked just how I wanted Aline had the patience and professionalism to accommodate all of these requests.
Finally, with the diamond I decided to get a lab-grown stone I found on another website as it was cheaper than what I was being quoted and from what I could tell was better quality as it was even rated for "hearts and arrows" indicating it's perfect symmetry. Aline reached out to her group and the retailer of that stone to see if they would be able to attain it and price match it, which they did. I was ecstatic and felt the ring was now complete and perfect.
Taylor and Hart did a phenomenal job as did our designer and we have gotten numerous compliments on the ring with people asking where it was from. It wasn't the easiest to pull the trigger due to other retailers I came across having bigger reputations and Taylor and Hart not having any physical locations anywhere near me, but I'm so glad I stuck with them. I highly recommend them, have nothing but wonderful things to say and we are even looking at possibly getting our wedding rings through them as well. read more