Okay, so we’re sure that you’ve seen that blog post on social media, where a fiancée showed off how disappointed she was with her engagement ring. It was a wire of gold with a diamond that wasn’t any bigger than a grain of salt.
That’s a bad kind of tiny when it comes to engagement rings.
However! “Tiny” doesn’t necessarily mean “inadequate”! In the spirit of contemporary beauty standards, which valorize the excellence of minimalism, we want to show off different kinds of petite engagement rings that bring joy without bringing clutter to your bridal looks.
Solitaires
Solitaire rings are generally your best route for finding a tiny-cute engagement option. Because there aren’t any side stones to hold, designers will often make the bands and shanks for these engagement rings slender. The benefit of this simplicity is that creative and unexpected things can be done with the band and shank.
For example: Twisted shanks, rope-twined bands, and swooping shanks that transform into bezel settings are all things that you can find when you’re hunting for your ideal petite engagement ring among solitaires.
Milgrain Beading
If you’re trying to find a happy medium between sparkle and adorable simplicity, milgrain beading may be up your alley. Milgrain is a vintage method of putting hundreds of tiny precious metal beads on the borders of filigrees, settings, or shanks. They create a wonderfully textured look on an engagement ring, and serve to either mimic diamonds or add sparkle to pre-existing jewels.
Despite being a vintage innovation, many of our favorite designers utilize milgrain in their work, such as Tacori. Their Coastal Crescent collection may only use a few side-stones, but their elegance is amplified by the presence of gorgeous beading along the side!
Opting for Filigrees
If you visit your local jewelry store, you’re apt to find a lot of solitaires. That’s a given. But solitaires may not have the kind of elegance that brings you joy, which, in turn, may make you feel like you have to choose between cute minimalism and the kind of excellence a woman should expect from her bridal jewelry.
But that’s not necessarily the case! Other than milgrain beading, designers can add filigrees to their engagement rings, using carving and lacework in the metal itself to accentuate your diamond ring. The Zeghani Nature Lover collection, for instance, transforms slender wires of white gold into leaves, vines, and flowers. This opens up space within the shanks of the ring, accentuate its daintiness while never sacrificing the beauty of the ring’s presentation.
Petite Center Stone
Returning to Tacori engagement rings for a moment, we can see from the diversity of center stones how diamond shape can radically affect the overall daintiness of a piece. A one-carat princess-cut diamond may be the same weight as a one-carat oval- or emerald-cut diamond, but it will definitely look smaller thanks to the compactness of that weight.
Check out engagement ring collections like the Tacori Simply Tacori or Coastal Crescent lines to see how princess-cut center diamonds can play with the overall presentation of an engagement ring: Even with eye-catching elements like Cadillac-cut side stones or shanks littered with diamonds, the Simply Tacori collection’s slender bands and princess-cut center stones remain cute and ephemeral pieces of beauty.
We Want to Hear From You!
If you’ve got a passion for the tiny-cute look, let us know! We at Premiere Jewelry Designs are always thrilled when we can help a woman find the right engagement ring to fit her tastes. Keep reading our journals to discover more bridal chic that’ll wow you!