Christmas Is For Lovers - A Guide To The Perfect Winter Engagement

With the nip of cold in the air and the coziest season upon us, it’s a picturesque time to pop the question. Christmastime has always been a popular season to get engaged. The smart suitor has just been introduced to the family at Thanksgiving and has deftly won over even the most discerning aunt with a family recipe and a charming smile. With the magic of the season in the air, the hallmark holiday movies embuing love and romance in every moment, and the gift-giving spirit, an engagement ring always seems like the perfect fit. Imaginations can run wild. Maybe he’ll get on one knee in a kaleidoscope of sparkling Christmas lights with a hidden cameraman, ready to capture the fairytale moment. Maybe he’ll drop it in a glass of champagne during a romantic wintertime night out. Perhaps he’s more predisposed to intimate moments and pop the question while putting up Christmas ornaments and listening to Nat King Cole’s Christmas Vinyl over eggnog. Whatever his particular proposal style is, the ring is the star of the show in any engagement. We’ve put together some enchanting engagement rings that will outshine even the brightest Christmas star.

True Blue Love

There’s nothing better for wintertime love than deep blue sapphire paired with icy diamonds. This engagement ring is on the perfect color palette for the season. The star of this show is the whopping 1.75 carat ASHOKA® diamond center, but the rest of this engagement ring only serves to highlight the magnificence of the centerpiece. Encircling the center ASHOKA® diamond is a sparkling halo of smaller, brilliant round diamonds that bounce light off of the center and create a full light show for the ring finger. This baby doesn’t only come with one halo, but two. A secondary sapphire halo made up of deep blue baguette-cut sapphires encapsulates both the brilliant round diamond halo and the ASHOKA® diamond centerpiece, leaving the wearer with a unique beauty for her winter wedding wishes. Set in icy platinum and accented with a diamond pave on the band, this ASHOKA® diamond and sapphire engagement ring from Kwiat will be sure to take her breath away.

Dualing Diamonds

Craving some color along with clarity? Look no further than the two-stone Diamond Fashion Ring by Norman Silverman. While a two-stone centerpiece is an unusual choice for an engagement ring, the symbolism can’t be matched. Like two souls intertwining in the commitment of matrimony, this ring holds two kissing diamonds – one a clear white diamond, and one a tantalizing yellow diamond. The unique combinations don’t end there. The yellow diamond is set in lustrous yellow gold, while the white diamond and the band are in pure, icy platinum, which gives a modern, mixed metal effect. The band bends and twists to fit the design and lay comfortably on the ring figure for years to come. To top it off, the band itself is outfitted with a row of baguette-cut diamonds that lead a path up to the diamond lovers in the center.

Modern Love

Take her to the stars. While engagements are a classic affair steeped in tradition, a modern girlie should be able to get her very own space-age engagement ring from the man of her dreams. The smooth, brushed rose gold band gives a sleek, modern vibe to this engagement ring and leaves a chic, pear-shaped cavity in the center that is filled to the brim with sparkling brilliant round white diamonds. The cluster of round-cut diamonds compacted in the pear-shaped cavity give this signet ring a shine like no other and the ridges along the top of the rose gold band add a touch of edginess to this contemporary look. Gift the Pear Shape Lovebright Essential Diamond Signet ring by Ashi this year and win her heart for eternity.

Forever and Ever

The double-band wedding look has been a classic for decades. Oftentimes, the engagement ring will fit snugly into the facets of the wedding band, giving a cohesive look to the entire marriage ensemble. Many couples choose to weld the engagement ring to the wedding band after the wedding – a symbol of the unending commitment to matrimony. Ashi has brought this tradition to life with the Double Row Lovebright Diamond Fashion Ring. With the two distinct rows of yellow gold and diamond, The ring gives off the impression of two rings stacked, but on closer inspection, the wearer can see the two pieces united as one. One row is a band of pure yellow gold with a brilliant round centerpiece on a single yellow gold shank. The parallel band hosts a pavé of white diamonds that creates a semicircle of sparkle and brings the whole piece together. Give her love and follow it up with a promise for forever with the Double Row Lovebright Ring from Ashi this year.