If you’d like to share yours, email us!

Here is Holly’s story . . .

“Joseph and I had been dating a year or so when he finished grad school and moved eight hours away for a job.  We had casually discussed marriage and Joseph would always playfully say ‘I’m waiting for you to ask me!’  So I would jokingly pop the question. One weekend when he was back for a visit, after I had fallen asleep, Joseph slipped the engagement ring on my finger and waited anxiously for me to wake up.  When I finally did wake up the next morning (I’m a late riser!) I felt something odd pinching my finger and gazed sleepily over at my hand.  An excited shriek alerted Joseph (and the neighbors, I think!) that I was finally awake.

Best morning ever.

And he never even had to ask!”

What an amazing proposal story!  Too go to bed a single woman and wake up an engaged one sounds like something right out of a Jane Austen story!

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!)

If you would like to submit your super cool ring for our blog, we would love to hear about it!

Feel free to email us!

If you’d like to share your proposal with us, we’d love to hear it!, so please email us!

Here is Jessica’s Engagement Story:

“My partner, Matt, and I are in a long-distance relationship, and reading through your website together, albeit it three states away!, was a nightly activity for us over the last few months. Your quick, helpful responses to our gem-history questions were a huge relief – wonderful service, wonderful mission, wonderful product!

Thanks again!

Jessica”

Thanks to everyone who has submitted their stories!  If you would like to share your story too, email us!

Here is Alison’s Engagement Story:

“Hi there, saw your interview with Megan and thought you may enjoy my story.

I proposed to my hubby via phone. We lived together, but I decided while on my way to a friend’s house I wanted to marry him.

Being the compulsive person I am, I called him and told him (yes, told him) that I wanted to get married. We booked our venue the next day.

As for our wedding rings, we made them ourselves at (http://www.thedevilsworkshop.ca/workshops_weddingbandworkshop.shtml). I made his, he made mine. We had them hand-engraved.

Thanks for the taking the time to read our story

Alison”

While our initial inspiration came from the idea that wedding and engagement rings should be special, unique and represent YOUR relationship while not breaking the bank, we have expanded our collection of beautiful eco-friendly jewelry to be more friendly for the earth and inspire to you celebrate ALL of life’s special moments!

We search high and low to bring you jewelry that’s made in small workshops using recycled metals and/or environmentally-conscious practices. We’re working hard to get responsibly-sourced stones. We’re making our packaging smaller and smaller, and we use the United States Postal Service to take advantage of existing delivery routes. Even the address labels on our shipping boxes are made with recycled paper.

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