Hunt for the Perfect Cocktail Ring

As I mentioned a while back, my ideal wedding-day jewelry would include dramatic, drop earrings and an equally bold cocktail ring, both in the purple-stone-in-gold-settings vein.

The search has begun, but I haven't found the right ones so far that we can afford. However, the purpose of this blog is not necessarily to talk only about affordable wedding-related items, but rather to talk about fabulous wedding-related items, right?

I would be in heaven wearing anything from Cartier's "Caresse d'orchidees par Cartier" line, which includes the following beauties.


Diamonds, rubies, pink sapphires, and rhodolite garnet set in pink gold; "price only available upon consultation with a sales associate," yikes!






Tourmaline in pink gold, my favorite, though it is priced at a cool $8,100.






Diamond in gold, another favorite, and a bargain at only $2,075.






Earrings with diamonds, yellow diamonds and rubies in platinum; I couldn't bring myself to look up the price. Although these are okay in platinum, I would love them in pink gold... not to be picky :)