Design Your Dream Wedding Rings: From Engagement to Eternity

The Perfect Book For The Bride Looking For The Perfect Ring

If you are shopping for an engagement or wedding ring, you have already discovered that not every ring looks good on every hand. There is a perfect ring for every hand shape and width. A make-or-break choice in your rings is how the ring style you're considering goes with the shape of your finger. You don't want just a pretty ring; you want a ring that makes your finger and hand look beautiful. In this book you will learn the secrets to creating the perfect match between your hand and ring.

This is one of the most important decisions you will make on your way to the alter. The ring you choose will be on your hand for life. Calla Gold has helped hundreds of brides find the perfect ring. And if you've ever dreamed of designing your engagement or wedding ring, this book will open the door to the possibilities and give you the knowledge and inspiration to see it come to life.

The statement you want your wedding ring set to make should last a lifetime. It should be personal. It can reflect your tastes, your style, and always your commitment to your partner. From Learning the Language of Rings to All About Your Hands, you'll see what you can do to make that statement through one of the most important jewelry selections of your life. And you'll learn what to expect from a jeweler, how to identify the right jeweler for you, and how to work successfully with your jeweler to make this experience a story you'll love sharing. With many colorful and sparkling ring pictures and examples of different styles and design details.

Design Your Dream Wedding Rings is a pleasure to read. It is laid out in sections that bring you along in your design journey successfully. The author includes quizzes at the end to assist you in keeping track of your dream design process. Design Your Dream Wedding Rings also has examples and stories of brides who thought they didn't have pretty hands or felt the rings they tried on didn't look good on them. You'll see how they ended up with everything from stunning but simple rings to rings that make a statement.

With this book, you will wed with the rings of your dreams!

With her background as a serial entrepreneur and her clear artistic vision, Calla Gold was destined to become a jeweler. Her last name is name Gold (really!), and she's often described as the problem-solving jeweler due to her talent for bringing to life neglected pieces of jewelry. She has helped countless clients create their dream jewelry with her decades of skill and understanding of everything that s possible in jewelry creation. For many clients, this can include re-purposing important family gemstones from old pieces relegated to the darkest depths of her clients jewelry box.

 
Calla established Calla Gold Jewelry in 1983, and she creates unique custom jewelry for her clients. She also teaches the process of jewelry making and maintenance, and helps her clients make their precious pieces last. All of her past entrepreneurial ventures prepared Calla for her calling. At sixteen, she started her first business, Rufflebums, where she resold gently used clothing. At nineteen, she started Cinderella Services, Housecleaning Extraordinaire, which she sold four years later. With the proceeds, she started Calla Gold Jewelry, which became her life s work and her personal passion.

 
Calla's husband, Jeremy, has worked side-by-side with her since the inception of her business. He's the yin to Calla's yang. Calla visits clients in their homes or at her private club, helping them create the jewelry they've always wanted. Behind the scenes, Jeremy manages the day-to-day activities that keep the company rolling and successful, and it keeps Calla free to focus all her creative energies on her clients needs.

 
Calla loves the beauty of nature, horses and everything she learned from working with them in her youth, and sharing her life with friends, family, and her wonderful son. She and Jeremy live in Santa Barbara, California. When she isn't working, she enjoys traveling, hiking, and anything that lets her energetic spirit run free.

She speaks at seminars and conventions on being an expert jeweler, designer, marketer, sales trainer, and on empowerment for women in business. In 2014, Calla won the Spirit of Entrepreneurship award, which recognizes the contributions of outstanding women entrepreneurs to the economies of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. She is a member of the Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MSJA).