A Special Place for Special Rings
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
I had my now wife's engagement ring custom designed and hand crafted at Green Lake Jewelry Works at the north end of Green Lake. The jewelry designer I worked with patiently walked me through all of the steps and the bevy of options, taking about six hours to choose a beautiful sapphire and design a setting from just about scratch. Their staff continued to work with me throughout the construction of the ring, sending frequent e-mails with pictures to ensure the details were being properly handled. The engagement ring purchase can be an absolute nightmare from what I understand, but everything at Green Lake went completely smoothly from initial sit-down to delivering the ring. Even their boxes are stunning! I highly recommend Green Lake for any jewelry that needs to be extra special and not some cliched or impersonal chunk from one of the mall stores. Mindy Koblenzer was the person I worked with most and she is the absolute best. One of the most telling aspects of how honest and great these folks are is that we went OUTSIDE with the stones I was considering to see how they look in natural light as opposed to jewelry store light which makes everything look better. You will pay more here than you will other places, but you will end up with a completely unique, one-of-a-kind, not mass produced piece that comes from your own heart, not from a factory.