That necklace you bought in Acapulco turned your neck green, and those pearls from your grandmother have sat coiled in your jewelry box since yearbooks were cool. Your engagement and wedding rings, however, will stay on your finger for a lifetime. So how can you choose just one? Good news: You don’t have to! With the popularity of stackable rings and eternity bands, your jewelry options have multiplied. Depending on what you’re doing, where you’re going and what you’re wearing, you can mix and match thick bands with thinner ones to complement your look and feel each day.
(top) For a design all your own, turn to Edina’s custom jeweler Robert Foote, who creates pieces such as this diamond and sapphire beauty ($4,850) to match your vision. Though his display cases provide examples, they serve more as inspiration than a one-stop shop. Fewer diamonds? More sapphires? Wider band? Foote tailors it all. “Come in and play,” says Kim Foote, Robert’s wife and business partner.
(top middle) This Swiss-made Furrer Jacot-designed 18-carat white gold wedding band ($4,750), available at Continental Diamond in St. Louis Park, is a stunning yet subtle addition to your left hand. Bead-set diamonds encircle the band, which gleams with a satin finish and can be worn as an engagement ring or wedding band.
(bottom middle) Five rows of unabashed glamour wrap around your finger with this 18-carat white gold band ($4,650), also from Continental Diamond, filled with 121 diamonds—46 .12-carat round diamonds and 75 1.2-carat princess-cut diamonds. But with a band this big, how can you pair it with a wedding ring? Brides with refined tastes can bedazzle their right hand as well: an engagement ring on one hand, a wedding ring on the other.
(bottom) If your fiancé feels struck blind at the jewelry counter, consider this understated number. A thick band gives this rock substance, adding class, not flash. This platinum 2-carat diamond solitaire ($3,295) from Robert Foote Jeweler is a popular choice for brides who like the style, but with a bolder band. Flank it with one or two eternity bands for an elegant, clean look. “You only have a few fingers on each hand to wear rings,” notes Kim Foote, so make the most of them.
(background) This eternity band ($11,900), another creation from Foote’s studio workshop, combines 102 diamonds for a total of 2.75 carats. Design your dream ring by fusing your vision with Foote’s jeweler capabilities: pair diamonds with colored stones, alternate shapes or devise your own borders.