A while back, your recycled sterling silver artisan loving friends at Turtle Love Committee posted an ad asking people about their unique engagement rings. We got some wonderful responses back, including one from our new friend Sarah-Jane who wrote, “My boyfriend and I are currently ring shopping and we’re looking for unique pearl ring settings for our engagement ring. Pearls are one of my favorite gems. I love the organic, natural feel they have . . . You wouldn’t believe the backlash I’ve gotten from my friends and family though! None of them think it’s a good idea to have a pearl engagement ring. I think culture and the mega marketing of jewelry stores have brain-washed everyone into thinking that diamonds are the only kind of engagement rings.”
We hear you, Sarah-Jane! And we’re super glad you ended up finding a pearl engagement ring that suits you perfectly . . .
Turtle Love Committee: What is your favorite place in the whole wide world?
Sarah-Jane: My family home, which is in the country in Central Texas. It’s got quite a large acreage, giant oak trees, and a lake.
TLC: Childhood ambition?
SJ: Which one? It ran the gamut from lawyer and librarian to geophysicist and actress!
TLC: Current ambition?
SJ: To start my life with the man of my dreams and serve God as best I can with all that is within me.
TLC: What would you do if you had a million dollars?
SJ: Buy a kayak, a few mountain bikes, and truck to haul them. After that, I’d donate the rest.
TLC: Who is your partner?
SJ: Matt Menefee! A truly wonderful, caring man who loves the Lord, and me. He’s an elementary science teacher with a background in outdoor education.
TLC: How did you and your partner decide to get married?
SJ: I knew from the day we started dating (again) that I wanted to marry him. It took us the next ten months to figure out all the other details.
TLC: What does your wedding/engagement/commitment ring look like?
SJ: It’s a pearl and white sapphire ring set in 14k white gold.
TLC: What do you think about your ring(s)?
SJ: I love it! It is beautiful and exactly what I wanted. I understand pearls are fragile – much like a newly wed couple starting out. Things of great beauty and personal value often require lots of care. I see it as a good reminder that though diamonds are hard and require little attention; a marriage is not like that. Like a pearl, a relationship develops over time with lots of work from both sides. And it requires great care to keep its luster.
TLC: Pets?
SJ: Matt has Mr. Skittles the Wonder Dog (a Beagle/Pomeranian mix) and I have Nutmeg the Cat (a Snowshoe Siamese).
TLC: What do you do for work?
SJ: I’m a higher education communicator specialized in writing, research, photography, graphic design and social media. I work at a college in the Marketing & Communications office.
TLC: What are you passionate about?
SJ: People.
TLC: What is the last book you read?
SJ: “Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances.”
TLC: Favorite beverage?
SJ: Coffee! No, hot tea! No, coffee! (No, both!)
I LOVE your pearl engagement ring. Its just gorgeous! Pearls are my birthstone and I’ve always looked at them with higher regards than diamonds. Anyone can wear diamonds, but only a truly classy, beautiful, intelligent woman can wear pearls! by your tastes I’m sure you fit the bill