At first I was apprehensive when my boyfriend said that he got approved for over $5000.00 worth of credit at Kay Jewelers and that was where we would get my engagement ring, mostly because of the reviews I saw here. I admit, I went in with a negative attitude. I had been doing my research and new what I wanted my diamond to look like. Round cut, 1 carat, colorless/near colorless, no visible inclusions. And I am SO happy to say that I got exactly that!

When my fiancé and I came in I went first to the case with the already set engagement rings; the rings with lots of tiny diamonds set around the big center stone. I was not impressed with them, there were visible inclusions, and they did not look classic or elegant. And they shouldn't have! The prices reflected the quality-as they SHOULD.

I moved down to another case and looked at a GORGEOUS solitaire diamond in a simple white gold band that was lovely- 1 carat, colorless, no visible inclusions and SO sparkly, just what I wanted. But I didn't see a band or an enhancer that I liked to go with it, to give it that extra WOW! factor. When I told that to the girls helping me they immediately told me they could create any ring I wanted. They showed me several wedding bands, and those were exactly what I wanted as my band. Rows of small, pave' diamonds (.5 carats). They explained that they could have several of the small diamonds removed and have the solitaire set in on prongs. It would look stunning. So that's what I got.

My boyfriend proposed on Friday, July 3rd and it was the most romantic day of my life. When he opened the box, down on one knee, the ring left me speechless and thru my tears I was able to get out "Yes! Yes!" when he asked.

The ring is absolutely stunning. It looks like it's worth much more than the $4,100 my fiancé paid for it ($3,100 for the 1 carat solitaire and almost $800 for the band, plus tax of course.)

And I think that people need look at the whole picture when complaining about what has gone wrong in with their Kay experience. When you spend 1000 bucks on a 1 carat diamond it's not going to sparkle as much, it will look cloudy and there will be inclusions visible to the naked eye. You get what you pay for. You may lose diamonds in a cheap band. You get what you pay for.

I am so thankful to Kay Jewelers and to Krista and Terrah at the Oxmoor store in Louisville, KY. They helped to make my engagement day perfect- the company gave my fiancé the credit he needed to buy my dream ring and those 2 girls helped me find it.

I know that many more of my fiancé and my kisses will begin with Kay. :)