A Rainy Wedding Day in Wine Country at a Private Estate

Eli: We worked with a really incredible multidisciplinary designer, Christine from https://dear-survivor.com/ who partnered with us with imagining the design style from initial mood board, through gem selection, then casting the custom ring setting. She did a fabulous job, 10/10 would recommend. I wanted to surprise Hosanna with the engagement but, it was important to us that Hosanna knew roughly what the ring was going to look like, since she’s the one who will be wearing it for years to come. Christine did a great job of including both of us in the design process, but helping me keep little details a surprise, and I planned a big surprise engagement where I involved all of our friends living nearby. Since this was during COVID when most people were still being super cautious with group activities, we did a big meet at a park where everyone could come hang out and keep their distance while still toasting champagne, etc. Hosanna: +1 to what Eli said. All (and I really do mean all) of my family, friends, even friends of friends love looking at my ring and asking me about it and the story. I am immensely grateful to Christine for taking my very rough literal back-of-napkin sketches and getting to the heart of what Eli and I wanted. I will never forget when Eli surprised me with the design book for Valentine’s Day and a consultation call with Christine. Her vision and drawings perfectly captured us and our vision for the ring. She made the process fun and approachable. I’m never tired of telling the story behind our engagement ring and inspiring people to imagine a ring that speaks to the heart of their love.