PW Reader Ring: Erin & Mario!


Erin's ring!

Erin’s ring!

The couple: Erin Kowalsky and Mario Candelaria, from North Wales.

The ring: My ring has a natural ruby center stone set in yellow gold with a diamond halo. I had let him know that I didn’t want a diamond as a center stone. I’m not a huge fan of them, and everyone has one, which I feel takes the uniqueness away.

So I went online to Angara and designed a ruby ring—I love rubies, and it’s both of our birthstone. I showed him a picture of it, he took a mental note, and then bought it some time in the next six months!

The proposal: This fall, we rented a house in Los Angeles overlooking the Hollywood Hills for our 10th anniversary. It was morning, at sunrise, and we were awake from jet lag. I was sitting on the deck just watching the sunrise. He came up behind me, got down on one knee, and asked me to marry him! I was a little caught off guard, but I knew it was going to be this vacation—I just didn’t know when. And then we went to Disneyland!

The band: Definitely yellow gold with some sparkle!

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