Rings made by a Fairy

Well, technically two fairies; Sandra and Evelyn.

Before we met /heard of Fairy's Inc, we narrowed our ring choices with 2 well-known brands; Bvlgari and Tiffany & Co. We knew what we wanted though. A thick, platinum band for Baobei because his not-very-small hand will look weird with a pathetic, thin band. As for me, a white gold with a small diamond in the ring (yes, not popping out/ not sure how to describe it).

Then, I found Fairy's Inc

So what do these fairies do? Sandra and Evelyn actually will have a chit chat session to get to know you. At this point of time, you need to have a budget in mind. If you come in to look see, I am sorry to disappoint you but they don't make 2 rings the same. You must also come in with a vision of what you want your rings to look like but if you don't, at least know what you like and don't fancy. Round or princess cut diamonds? Matte or polish finishing? Braiding or straight brand?

You can read how my/our journey with Fairy's Inc started here.

So long story short, be honest with how much you're willing to pay. Doesn't mean low budget means it can't be done. Maybe the bigger diamond you imagined will not fit the budget but she will offer you a range of diamonds that fits your budget. That's why the key is to be honest. And like my take about GIA certified diamonds, unless you're planning to sell your diamonds or carry the cert with you wherever you go, no one will care if it is GIA certified or not. At least I don't.

Okay, so this post is more of the outcome right?

Give me chance leh to still put up our wedding photos.

Well, when we made our trip down to Fairy's Inc to make the final payment and collect the rings, I actually screamed! Sandra and Evelyn had clients, so Sandra asked us to find our rings at the collection counter. Yup, when you enter the Fairy Paradise, the counter on the right are rings waiting to be collected while the left counter (where you do your chit-chat and planning, etc) are rings that they have done as showcase (not for sale) and ideas you can pick from here and there. So I was definitely pleased to see our babies sitting nicely

Super, duper pleased with our rings and Sandra's service/honesty, really.

Special thanks to Gold Coast's sand for making this happen HAHA.

So let's go into details about our rings:

Matte finishing

Braided

Hammered matte finish

All chosen by Baobei himself. 

Braided sides

Assher cut diamond in the center (not certified)

3 natural pink diamonds

Smaller diamonds around the tails suggested by Sandra

These babies costs us close to 6k in total, with initial budget was 5k. But we were happy to pay for something that we designed and is ours. In Sandra's words, "I will not see them until you come back to send them for polishing."

Well, my ring is obviously cheaper, though with diamonds because platinum is expensive. It is cheaper at the jewelry shops you see at shopping malls because they are mass made. Fairy's Inc bend and twist them okay? So with a harder material to work with, costs more. 

Sandra did mention that some of her Muslim clients have consulted ustaz about this particular material where it has a very, very small percentage of gold in it but mainly made of some other metal (sorry I can't remember much) who said that it is okay. However, we are not taking chances and I promised Baobei platinum. So do your own research okay? A cheaper alternative is silver. Depends on your future husband lor. For Baobei, wedding ring was the first kind of ring he wore/commit to and abang bomba kalau fight fire, ring tak melt hahaha. So I allowed him to decide in the end.

Also, we came back a month before collecting our rings because we found out that as muslims, it is haram to wear your wedding bands on left finger because orang khafir wears them on left. And you eat with your right hand and what with your left? Yup. This was clarified with an ustaz and you can read them online.

My ring was fully paid by Baobei as it was my mas kahwin, while his ring is a gift from me! Hey! He can get an expensive ring if he wants to, I'll pay. After all the hantaran $, which is his hard earned $, paid for our honeymoon flight & accommodation, and I am very thankful for that.

So if you're planning to hint to your boyfriends or want really cool wedding bands designed by the both of you, you know who to find right? Tell Sandra, Renny says she is awesome. You will never know if you get free little diamonds like I did.

//I am left with 4 entries with The Kahwin Series with the last to wrap up about how I feel about wedding and money we spend on it, and most importantly what you will never wish to find out on your wedding day before we move on to Honeymoon and ....

The one where he bought me a ring to put on it...

Disclaimer: Please always remember that I am not the typical girl which translates to the most bochap bride, but that doesn't mean that I pick any Tom, Dick and Harry. I just pay what I feel that is worth my money. So you don't find me oogling over designer things. But hey! To each of her own wallet ok.

If you have not read the engagement post, you need to know that I don't care for diamonds. I have never taken interest in the size and the cost. So if you ask me about the diamond of my engagement ring, I have no idea. I just know this was the ring Baobei thought of when his mother put in on me.

So with that being said, it goes the same for my wedding ring.

People I know are very particular about their diamonds being GIA certified. So I, of course, wanted to know what the hype about this GIA certified about. Don't worry, I am not going to post a whole entry what it is and shit, you can read tons of blogs and google for that. I just wanted to know the reasons why people pay shitloads of money for that. 

"With a GIA certificate, I can trade in or sell to get a bigger diamond in the future. Simply put, it means your diamond has value."

Okay, before I continue, let me introduce behind the mastermind of our kickass wedding ring/band:

Fairy's Inc Diamonds

Sandra, one of the two owners, who is designing our wedding ring/band (I will explain in awhile why ring/band) explained reasons behind the GIA certified diamonds;

"You are paying for the colour and clarity of the diamonds, so you know the money you're paying is for a certain grade of these diamonds. So the more you are paying, the better clarity (shiny) and colour. Anyway, in Singapore, there are not many shops that take trade-ins. It is cheaper to get just a whole new one."

Here's my take why I did not care about the carat of my diamond, as well as why I requested for a non-GIA certified diamond:

1. I will not be trading in my wedding ring, ever. It is my WEDDING ring, there's no way I am going to alter it in any way. I will not be changing to a bigger diamond. If ada rezeki, I will get a whole new ring with fresh, clean slate for new memories. But this ring will forever remind the day when Baobei declared me to be his wife in Allah's eyes (and our close family and friends).
2. I am not the kind who looks at a ring and ask if it is GIA certified, so I am certain that the people I meet and be friends with, they will not ask such thing. It is like hantaran. I don't care, as long as I am happy. So the same thing should apply here. If not, please don't bother being friends with me okay or better yet, don't breathe near me.
3. I will not pay shitloads of money for a certificate ever. The only certificate that I will be paying is my education. Plus, it is not as if I will not be carrying the certificate in my wallet, EVER. You know like some people who find the need to validate the authenticity of their branded bags because people say it is from Pertaling Street. So if you think my diamond is from the machine that I put one dollar and turn turn the knob until a ball comes out, so be it. I don't need to validate the authenticity of my diamond. It is my fiancé's hard earned money. I know it, that is enough for me.
4. I can spend more money on making my wedding ring to make it even more chio than a simple design because most of the budget went to the certificate. (Which, if you continue reading this entry, you know that I did that.)

Of course, the same narrow minded people who commented same shit about TKKTKC Series,  will say, "If the guy mampu, why not?" Yeah, by all means spend tons of thousands on just a ring, it doesn't bother me really because I will never ask you how much your diamond ring costs. Haha, so maybe you can "story" to people who are just like you.

But in this entry is about girls who are obsessed with the need of a GIA Certificate. Nak sangat, download lah online and print HAHA. Okay, so anyway back to my entry.

I went to Fairy's Inc Diamonds sometime in August with Ean just to have a look see see because Baobei was at work and he was busy during that period. Sandra, one of the two owners, was there and showing me different samples that they have. Okay let me tell you what is very special about them.

• They design the rings from scratch. There is no such things as mass produce in their book. Sandra and Evelyn make the rings in their workshop. Yes, they are just damn talented like that. They do not design two rings similar. 

I was quite pleased about that because I am all for that. Sandra was telling me to find inspirations on Pinterest and we will tweak and make it more beautiful. I mean how is that possible but boy, did she prove me otherwise.

Went back like about 2 weeks back, this time with Baobei. When we left the shop, I realized we spend close to 2 hours just designing. I was actually feeling very dreamy about the rings we designed. When you go to Fairy's Inc Diamonds, you need to have a budget in mind. What's great is that they will do everything within their means to keep within your budget. And if you think your partner cannot surprise you, Baobei surprised me again. He designed his own ring, and I was amazed with his design since he went in the shop saying, "I just want something simple." There's nothing simple about your ring, baby. In this, we spend more time designing his ring than mine because I already knew what I want, and Sandra was just drawing what I was saying:

Amazing right? I, for one, can't draw for nuts haha. When Sandra was drawing, she kept saying "I have a suggestion", "Why don't I draw you another version" etc. And she kept drawing like many versions of my suggestion. I was impressed! I like the fact she throws a lot of ideas and make you feel like you want everything on the ring. HAHA very busy, but whatever. 

So after everything, we came with a 'finalized' design. My ring was within the budget but because Baobei's ring is platinum (which is expensive even at Tiffany's) and his ring size is huge, it was over the budget but Sandra said she will discuss with Evelyn and get back to me, since we are getting both rings from them.

And a couple of days later, we were back to confirm the final design, sizing and make a deposit. They waived off the $300 top up for Baobei's ring because the size is over 20, and they reduced his by a bit, so that I didn't have to pay a lot (we both are paying for each other's rings. My ring is the mas kahwin while his will be a gift from me) and they wanted to be fair when it comes to paying haha super cute!

Guess what lah friends. We spend over another 2 hours tweaking my ring because I had a sudden inspiration and Sandra drew like 4-5 versions just from the inspiration. It was so fun because I am not the asymmetrical kind of person, so weird it is the direction we are looking for. Finally Sandra said, "I have never done this kind of ring before. Yours will be one of a kind." Damn right, it will be. Haha, I have not showed anyone the final design except Azri because I was too damn excited, and he happened to be around. Anyway, I wanted everyone to see the final product itself instead of the sketch. Everyone else saw the first version though haha.

Now aren't you just as excited to see? Wedding day via IG (first) okay? I will not be posting it up even after picking them up in December. But what you need to know about our rings are:

• Mine is an asscher cut diamond which is something similar to princess cut. It is not GIA certified. I will also be putting in 3 natural pink diamonds. Like my hantaran, my obsession with the number 3 doesn't stop there. Sandra also added a few more things without bursting our budget (no extra costs although small little diamonds do cost money) because she is nice and wants me to have such a beautiful ring. I am also super nice hahaha!
• Baobei's platinum ring has 3 different finishing. That's all I am going to say.

This was Sandra lining up the asscher cut diamonds for me. I picked 2, or rather Baobei picked them because he says the insides looks like it was coming out. Though I think I know what he was talking about, I am not sure how to describe to you all. Maybe when I do an entry after the wedding lah huh. Sandra then weighed both diamonds and said "Take the heavier one okay. Bigger." Haha, oh I still don't know how many carat so please don't ask me. I also didn't ask. We also didn't ask. 

SO FUN LAH PLEASE. 

I was telling Baobei now he knows where to go for special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, thank-you-for-carrying-our-baby-for-9-months gift you know? Haha! I am actually planning to save money to design another ring for working hard all these years. Managed to convinced my 2 bridesmaids who are my primary classmates to have a friendship ring once it hit our 20th anniversary HAHA. 

Oh, guys who are planning to propose you can head down and design one of a kind ring without bursting your wallet. They have worked with many guys who wanted to propose, and you know I actually went to my guy friends after the second meeting and said "I know you don't have a girlfriend, but if you're planning to propose, go here!" Haha one of them thought I was crazy but when he saw their rings, he was damn impressed: 

And these babies that can be worn apart and together.

Perfect for an engagement ring then wedding band.

(All images are taken from Fairy's Inc Diamonds)

And here's my wedding ring inpiration:

(Taken from Pinterest)

Inspirations means I took some ideas and tweak so my ring doesn't look like this though.

Okay, sigh. I am going to dream of my ring, and Baobei's that is a band for the next 115 days or so. Maybe just until the collection in December and secretly wear it sometimes to sleep hahaha.

Post note: If you do take up Fairy's Inc, ask for Sandra and tell her you know me (Renny, not MyPussyKatt) and I can assure you that you will be well taken care of, in terms of design and price. She's the best (I didn't work with Evelyn, but she is damn friendly too when she saw us at the store!)! Or you can ask me for her number.

Post Post Note: They do carry GIA Certified diamonds too, in case people get the wrong idea from my entry. And prices of the diamonds are the same as those big names too. But if you're like me, they bring in the best kind of diamonds that look amazing without certificates. They have good taste, so trust them!

Girls, go ahead: hint! 

The one with rings and friends since 2007...

The wedding plans are supposed to be on hold until October because we are both insanely busy, but something came and my schedule just lighten by a bit. Though this means our finances are tighter... but even after the wedding + honeymoon expenses, it is still manageable. Plus more time from now til September means more time to start studying for school (though exams are in November).

So anyway, yesterday was iftar with the poly mates. Baobei joined after he was done with his thing, so I decided to drag Ean to survey rings. So where's the best place to get customized bands at a reasonable price?

Fairy's Inc 

Located at Delfi Orchard #03-03.

Probably like stepping inside a fairy tale room because just look at it! So white and pretty. I met the owner, Sandra, who was nice both on the phone as well as in person. I came in with an empty mind because I just wanted to see what Fairy's Inc offers. We have already went to Cartier as well as Tiffany's but this is a private jeweler.

Sandra is a type of person who can explain a million and one things, but it doesn't matter because she can zoom in to what you need to know provided you share with her what your dream wedding ring looks like! So yes, the selling point of Fairy's Inc as compared to big companies is one of a kind ring. You design your own ring, and you will have the only one in this world (unless someone steals it). But she doesn't make the same design twice. Awesome isn't it?

Sandra then showed me some of her customers rings that are ready for pick up and she says that by next week, she would have new ones up for the next batch of customers. I like how honest she is, and how she is not pushy about the rings. Platinum is expensive in every jeweler shop. Sandra suggested that is to customize Baobei's ring is expensive, I should get it at the big companies that mass produce so it would be cheaper. I mean who does that? Every greedy person will try to persuade you to buy from them, but she is not. 

But one thing for sure that I know about what kind of ring I want;

Princess Cut

Not because I am a princess (haha) but because I like it to be very rigid and structural (read: square). Sandra says I should research on Pintrest and says we can tweak it to be even more beautiful. So ring homework starts now. Furthermore when she went on about the diamonds and different materials, I was lost! No idea such things can be so tedious. I just know it's a diamond on a ring but there's so much about it!

So iftar was at Ayam Penyet Ria and desserts at Marche.

(Thank you B for accompanying me to look see at rings even though you were more interested in the mirror and your OOTD. Love you nonetheless.)

(I don't know if you can tell but Baobei's eyes are closed! Very small this one. Asian, he says. Haha, let's hope our kids have my eyes lah. A bit bigger!)

My OH OH TEE DEE

My very handsome Baobei's OH OH TEE DEE.

All in all, I like Ramadan because we get to sit down and have dinner. Baobei gets a chance to meet and know more about my friends that are forever going to stay in my life. I know I keep saying that I am very blessed to have Baobei in my life, but I really am. I can't believe at 24 (well technically knew him at 22, dated at 23 and marrying at 24), I have found someone I am going to spend the rest of my life with. Through the good and not so good, the skinny and fat, til we are in Jannah together.

That's my du'a this year.