Engagement PendantJanuary 2013 Argentium sterling silver, 14 karat palladium white gold Before I proposed to my wife, she made it clear that she had no intention of wearing an engagement ringwhich is of course a perplexing statement to make to a goldsmith. So I jokingly asked "what am I supposed to give you, an engagement pendant?" As funny as it was, it got me thinking about what I could give her that would be an appropriate gesture. Naturally, I ran with the joke,

I decided that I'd combine the two cultures of her names into one piece of jewelry

which is nice

and then repeated that motif on the groom's ring with the chrysanthemum relief in place of the emerald

Kou is known to not impart any flavor to food prepared on it

reaching up from the lower rungs of existence to the highest

729 carats total) in a never-ending spiral of sparkle

In addition to being beautiful

When the light inside the globe is turned on

but by giving it three spikes it resembles the letter ש (shin)

Confidently

is a common theme in Hawaiian art and fashion due in part to its long

the carved shell of a pahu (a traditional drum used in hula and ha‘a)