WHERE TO SHOP FOR STUNNING, UNIQUE or EVEN DOWNRIGHT ODDBALL or WIERD ENGAGEMENT RINGS DIAMONDS ARE NOT THE ONLY OPTION!

Lots of modern couples prefer to bypass the traditional when it comes to choosing their engagement rings; they prefer something new and unique! These kids want to do their own thing when it comes to a ring whose purpose is to be the symbol of their undying love and trust for each other. Why should they have a ring that’s identical to thousands if not millions of boring engagement rings?
They want a unique engagement ring for their bling, if you will. The quest is on for a cool, cutting edge engagement ring that is theirs and theirs alone.

Here are some ideas for designing, creating or just going out shopping for a unique diamond engagement ring.

A ring that’s about heritage or culture might be something worth checking out if you’re into ancestry, genealogy and all that jazz. If your ancestors weren’t thoughtful about leaving your unique family engagement ring to you, that’s perfectly fine. There are any numbers of professional jewelry designers that specialize in cultural jewelry or buy a spectacular antique diamond ring on auction that looks just like your envied family heirloom. That will drive the cousin who has the real miner cut diamond out of her mind, won’t it? Tell everybody at the family reunion that SHE’S the one wearing a replica of the vintage engagement ring! Nobody will believe how cheap the glamorous ring actually was.

Diamonds are so mainstream, if you have a favorite gemstone why not work that into your ring? This is done in Jolly Old England all the time! Remember Princess Diana’s unique sapphire and diamond engagement ring? When we saw her ring on television, we were shocked! A real princess and she didn’t get a 10 carat diamond engagement ring and a tiara to match! I still wonder if Prince Charles was holding out on the royal diamonds, don’t you? But didn’t those sapphires make for a stunning and unique display? Even though it turned out badly for that royal couple, it bumped sapphires way up on the scale of popularity for engagement rings. Lady Di’s unique engagement ring was deep midnight blue, almost black in some pictures, but since the 80s I’ve seen rainbow sapphires, pink and even purple sapphires used in formal 18k gold settings.


Skipping right along and jumping cultural boundaries from the English to the Irish, in Ireland, emeralds and peridots are used in the occasional unique engagement ring design. The shamrock green colors are indicative not only of a couple’s love for each other, but for the country of Ireland and all its romance and mystery. The Celtic and Claddagh designs are very common there, but in USA they would still be rare enough to fit right into our definition of a unique engagement ring. You can certainly incorporate your own patterns of diamonds and gemstones into a Celtic knot or even a Renaissance puzzle ring if you want!

Lastly there are the unique engagement rings that mirror a couples social beliefs such as Save the Whales or dolphins, PETA enthusiasts, Eco, and even some dog or cat motifs.