YORK JEWELLERS

Moments Everlasting

Jess and Maddi Love at First Sight

It sounds like something out of a fairytale, but when Jess laid eyes on Maddi, it really was love at first sight.

“I knew I wanted to marry Maddi the first minute I opened the door. I know it sounds really cheesy, but literally as soon as I saw Maddi I kinda just got this wave of emotion. It's almost like your life flashing before your eyes, but obviously in the most unexplainable way possible,” Jess confessed.

“It really was quite beautiful, and I remember it as if it was yesterday”.

It took only a year and half before both knew it was time to pop the question, but being a same-sex couple, there was one hurdle; figuring out who would do so first.

“I got hints that Jess was planning something and I said to my mum not long before that I was going to start doing the same. Everyone that I told said ‘Oh no, don't do that, just wait’. Everyone knew, but me, so she beat me,” admitted Maddi. “I had to get her off the market quickly, you see,” laughed Jess.

Originally from the UK, Jess wanted to propose with a ring that Maddi would love, and that captured the beauty of her new home in Australia.

For me, home is where the heart is, and Maddi is my home. I thought of having an Australian opal at the centre of the ring. Obviously all girls like diamonds, so we had to get diamonds everywhere around it too.” - Jess.

Finding the right jeweller was crucial to bringing this vision of the perfect engagement ring to life.

“It was quite difficult to find someone or some sort of jeweller that would be able to get exactly what's in my head on a piece of paper and design it,” said Jess.

“I went into York Jewellers and met with Bri about designing the ring”.

“Her energy was just really calming. It made the whole experience so much easier and less daunting. She was able to help me get what I thought I wanted and put it into a delicate design that would be perfect for Maddi”.

The finished product is a sight to behold, and allowed Jess to propose with confidence that Maddi would love her custom made engagement ring.

“As soon as I got down on one knee and I showed her the ring, you could see the pure surprise on her face. Perfect. So yeah, it was a very happy day for us. York Jewellers pretty much hit the nail on the head,” said Jess.

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