Ring Pass

DG customers often celebrate milestones with us, it’s a huge part of why we love what we do. So when one family celebrated the engagement of their son and their 40th wedding anniversary within weeks of each other, and DG jewels were a part of each celebration, we knew it would be a year to remember.

Karen and Dick Davison met in the 9th grade and were high school sweethearts. “This year we counted 46 Valentines Days we’ve spent together,” said Karen. For the first 25 years they were married Karen wore Dick’s grandmother’s wedding set. Purchased in the 1940s in New Orleans, the gorgeous sapphire and ruby dinner ring and eternity band is now part of their daughter-in-law’s wedding set. For their 25th anniversary, Dick chose a round diamond solitaire. Karen enjoyed her diamond until she fell under the spell of an oval diamond just in time for their 30th anniversary! “I’ve had a revolving door of beautiful rings,” she joked. For their 40th anniversary Dick wanted to make sure she had something special she could wear often. His daughter suggested diamond jackets for Karen’s diamond studs he’d given her last summer for her 60th birthday. The idea was a hit and beautiful halo jackets custom made in the DG shop were the result. A celebration dinner with their children followed by champagne and wedding

Photography by Lauren Yezak Reagan

cake at their Riverside studio made for a perfect celebration of the blessing of 40 happy years together. “God blessed us richly with our children and grandchildren, we are so thankful,” the couple said.

The engagement and wedding of their son and daughter-in-law this year was another exciting blessing. Richard and Julie met in January 2013. It didn’t take long for everyone around them to realize their special bond. After a year of dating, Richard decided it was time to find the perfect ring to go with his great-grandmother’s wedding band. He decided on an oval center stone and a vintage inspired Precision Set ring.

“Once I had the ring in my hand, I just wanted to ask her as soon as possible,” said Richard. After a weekend with her family and receiving the blessing from her parents, Richard asked Julie to marry him Easter Sunday on his family’s ranch. “We want to build one day and when we got to the spot that I always thought would be perfect for our house, I got down on one knee.” Through tears of joy, Julie said “YES!” “I get to marry the man of my dreams, I am so blessed.” The happy couple married on November 8, 2014 in an intimate ceremony in Bryan, Texas.