5/5 Michael M. 1 year ago on Google
Keswick
Jewelers
For
some
reason,
I
didn’t
think
to
ask
for
advice
from
my
married
friends.
I
thought
I
had
a
handle
on
this…
how
hard
can
it
really
be
to
buy
an
engagement
ring?
Then
you
walk
into
the
store
and
whoa.
That’s
a
lot
of
options.
My
now-wife
is
originally
from
New
Orleans
and
I
wanted
to
find
a
ring
in
which
they
could
engrave
a
fleur-de-lis.
After
looking
through
the
glass
at
dozens
of
rings,
and
quickly
doubting
my
ability
to
make
a
decision,
Caroline
suggested
that
we
design
a
ring
together.
“Seriously?
On
the
budget
that
I
just
gave
you?”
“Absolutely.”
Caroline
proceeded
to
sketch
the
few
ideas
that
I
had,
was
able
to
make
some
tweaks
that
she
suggested
(and
that
I
was
comfortable
with).
Minutes
later,
boom,
was
my
vision
for
an
engagement
ring
on
paper.
Caroline
and
Julia
continued
to
work
with
me
on
choosing
the
metal,
finding
the
right
diamond,
reviewing
a
3D
model
of
the
ring,
and
allowing
me
to
make
changes
whenever
I
had
second
thoughts.
But
what
mattered
most
is
what
SHE
thought
of
the
ring,
my
future
partner
for
life.
To
my
relief
and
gratitude,
it
was
“perfect”
(something
that
many
other
people
iterated
to
her
upon
seeing
it
for
the
first
time).
Leading
up
to
the
wedding,
Keswick
would
check
for
any
flaws
and
even
polished
it
a
week
before
the
ceremony.
Needless
to
say,
based
upon
on
the
experience
with
the
engagement
ring,
we
entrusted
them
to
help
us
find
wedding
bands
that
spoke
to
us.
In
my
mind,
virtually
everything
that
led
up
to
our
wedding
day
was
perfect.
And
it
really
started
with
a
stroll
into
a
downtown
Arlington
Heights
jewelry
store,
pretending
that
I
knew
what
I
was
doing,
and
then
gratefully
deferring
to
a
professional
to
work
WITH
me
on
something
special
rather
than
trying
to
just
sell
me
on
something
in
one
of
their
display
cases.
Caroline
was
a
creative,
patient,
and
supportive
part
of
our
wedding
process.
And
positive
experience
like
ours
is
something
you
just
can’t
get
on
the
internet.