Relationship Goals

JEFFERY BOLLING SAYS ‘I DO’ TO HIS FAVORITE PROPOSAL TRADITIONS

“You can have a beautiful window and leave it “What can I say; I’m old and like the tradition,” he says. Diamonds are impervious to perfumes, acids, and other forms of wear. Other stones, not so much: “There’s no way a sapphire is going to look as good as a diamond in 20 years,” Bolling says. Bolling always tells customers to purchase a simple ring then come back after the “OMG, yes!” to design another ring together. “That way, they can get exactly what they want,” he says. The vintage-inspired, eight-sided emerald is popular now, but the brilliant cut is “designed to allow the maximum amount of light to shine through,” he says. Translation: It’s the most sparkly option. The actual proposal should be just the two of you, but celebrate with family afterward. “You need all the support you can get,” Bolling says. “Cherish the ring!” he says. “Don’t put it in booze!” “If you make people travel, only the people who really want to be there will show up,” he says. “Platinum dulls over time,” Bolling says, “so you need to go get it polished semiregularly.” “If it’s in Colorado, definitely outdoors,” he says.