Start Design Plan

Start your design plan.

Answer a few questions about the ring idea. Short answers are fine, and unsure details can wait for jeweler review.

Start Design Plan questionnaire

Start Design Plan

Welcome · Step 1 of 32

Let's start.

A few answers help us understand the ring idea before jeweler review.

Who will be wearing the ring?

Are you designing a ring for your significant other, or designing your own ring?

Who will be wearing the ring?

Are you designing a ring for your significant other, or designing your own ring?

Who’s the lucky guy or gal?
It starts with style.

Already know what ring style you’re going for, or are you not sure quite yet?

Select all that apply

Your center stone.

What types of center stones might you be considering for your ring?

Select all that apply

Set your budget.

If you have a specific price point in mind, let us know so we can help guide the first conversation around options that may fit your budget.

When’s the special day?

If you have a planned proposal in mind, let us know so we can keep that timing visible during review. If you don’t have a date yet, or you’re just starting to look around, that’s okay too!

Production timing is confirmed after design review. Needs owner confirmation before a public minimum timeline is shown.

Where will we be shipping your project?

Where in the world will your project be delivered?

How did you find us?

Whether you stumbled across us on your own, or heard about us from a friend, letting us know how you found your way to us will help us out!

Let’s get started!

You are now ready to start your design experience.

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Hi there!

Welcome to Diamond Shoal! Finding the right engagement ring is no small task. But relax - we are going to make it easier.

Before we continue: how familiar are you with Diamond Shoal? Heard of us before, or just stumbling upon us for the first time?

So it’s a blind date then! Let us introduce ourselves a bit better by giving you a brief overview of what designing a ring with us looks like.

We Do Rings A Little Differently

Instead of browsing for rings or going from store to store, you’re going to collaborate with our team to create a one-of-a-kind ring from scratch that feels right in every detail.

Bringing It To Life

We’ll gather some information and sketch out ideas that fit the direction you shared and the budget comfort you provide.

Once we’ve found a design direction you like, we can review renderings or design details so you can see how the ring is coming together and fine tune the details.

The Center Of Attention

Diamonds and colored gemstones can be tricky to shop for. We’ll help organize the options and questions so the review feels easier.

Our team can help compare center-stone paths and discuss which options may be a strong value for your project. Final stone availability and pricing need jeweler confirmation.

The Finishing Touches

Once all the design details are finalized, the next step is creating a ring just for the person you love.

And plus, you’ll have a pretty cool story to tell about how it all came together!

Let’s Talk Diamonds!

Next, we’ll ask a few quick questions that’ll help our team understand what kind of diamond direction may fit your ring.

You might be asking “Wait...I don’t search for the diamonds myself?” Not with us. Buying a diamond can be tricky and confusing, so our team helps organize options for review.

The perfect ring needs the perfect stone. Here’s how we’ll find it.

First we discuss budget and what’s important to you. Size? Color and clarity grades? Something else, like a unique shape or cut? Your priorities are our priorities, so we always start with a good understanding of what you’re looking for.

Sit back and relax while we search for “the one!”

Why should you do the heavy lifting? You’ll be paired with our team, who can search for options that best fit your needs and prepare a set of stones for your review.

It’s as easy as that.

Once you’ve chosen the diamond you love, our team can discuss the next steps for securing it and making sure the ring design fits it. Final availability, pricing, and payment details need jeweler confirmation.

Let’s get started.

Answer a few quick questions for us, and we’ll come up with some recommendations that our team will use as a starting point for the search. We’ll use your answers as a starting point - but don’t worry, you can always change your mind later!

Choose diamond shape(s).

Let us know which shapes you're considering for your center stone.

Most popular shapes and cuts

Additional shapes and cuts

Choose diamond size.

Big and bold? Less-is-more? Tell us what size center stone you have in mind.

I want my center stone to be...

Specific size (optional)

Are you aiming for a particular carat weight or stone size/dimensions? If not, no worries - we'll guide you toward a size to review.

Anything else?

Any other goals, special requests, or anything you'd like us to know as you search for your diamond?

Additional information (optional)

Some couples have specific color or clarity grades in mind, or examples of diamonds they've seen online. Others prefer to leave it to us! Is there anything else you'd like us to keep in mind?

What’s Their Style?

Before we start sketching out some design ideas, we’d like to learn a little about your significant other’s style - ranging from their personality, to any details or preferences they might have given you about the ring of their dreams.

Answer a few easy questions, and we’ll turn things over to our design team so they can draw up some ideas!

Ring style

Next, share what you know about the recipient’s ring preferences. Choose the set of images that best represents what type of ring you think they’d like most.

Classic or unique?

Clean or ornamental?

Delicate or bold?

Curvy or angular?

Ring features

Finally, we’ll ask about some specifics. This is just a starting point - you still have plenty of time to change your mind.

Center Setting

Select all that apply

Band Style

Select all that apply

Stone Setting

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Metal Color

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Setting Side Profile

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Lab or mined diamond preference?

Do you already have a preference for lab-created or mined diamonds, or would you like us to guide you based on your budget and priorities?

Matching band

If you want to ensure a snug fit between the engagement and the band, it helps design them together, even if you don’t plan to purchase the band until later.

Thoughts on a matching band?
Some Details To Share With Us?

Sounds like you might have some specific ideas already, or maybe your significant other has hinted at some specific rings.

If you have those details handy, you can share those with us now and they’ll be super-helpful for our design team as they’re getting started. If not, no worries - you can share things with us as we go along.

Design Inspiration

General details

Have an idea in mind, some details to share, or a specific request you'd like to make? This is the place to do it.

Inspiration images

Share any images you have - of rings, designs, or other sources of design ideas - and any additional details about the images you’d like to provide.

Inspiration links

Share links to any rings they’ve already pointed out, or anything else you like.

Pinterest profile

Put those pins to good use. Whether they have a board full of rings, or just some things that’ll help us get a sense of their style, Pinterest can help us out.

Where Shall We Begin?

We have all the information we need to get started! We can concentrate on picking out a center stone first, or start by working on the ring's design - which would you like to do first?