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		<title>A Diamond Ring Story &#8211; Mitch and Glenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love hearing engagement stories and proposals. This was very cool as it was an anniversary present and, well, the note and pictures speak for themselves. Hey Ron, I hope you are doing well!  I wanted to update you after this weekend.  The wife and I went down to Miami and hopped on a three [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We love hearing engagement stories and proposals. This was very cool as it was an anniversary present and, well, the note and pictures speak for themselves.</p>
<blockquote><p>Hey Ron,</p>
<div id="attachment_837" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.baltimorediamonds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/mitchandglenda11.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-837" title="mitchandglenda1" src="http://www.baltimorediamonds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/mitchandglenda11-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Happy Couple</p></div>
<p>I hope you are doing well!  I wanted to update you after this weekend.  The wife and I went down to Miami and hopped on a three day cruise with her family.  This was on Friday&#8230;the Saturday night, at an elegant dinner in front of all of her family on the cruise ship I told everyone that I wanted to take this opportunity to do something official that I hadn&#8217;t had the chance to do.  I got on one knee and blew everyone away man.  It was awesome!!  The ring couldn&#8217;t have looked more classy!  It was amazing!!</p></blockquote>
<p>We are happy to be a part of such a special moment and wish Mitch and Glenda the all the best. And for those of interested in looking at the ring, here it is &#8211; a beautiful <a href="http://www.baltimorediamonds.com/diamonds/sale/search.php" target="_blank">cushion cut</a>!</p>
<div id="attachment_839" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 148px"><a href="http://www.baltimorediamonds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/mitchandglenda21.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-839" title="mitchandglenda2" src="http://www.baltimorediamonds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/mitchandglenda21.jpg" alt="" width="138" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cushion Cut Diamond in Tiffany Setting</p></div>
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		<title>Engagement Stories: Jon and Megan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A beautiful diamond ring <em>and</em> a sleigh ride in the snow? The 'ice' wasn't cold this winter. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We love selling engagement rings and hearing about the unique ways our customers propose.  What makes this one even more special is that these customers are personal friends of mine.  After Jon made the move I got this text:</p>
<blockquote><p>The deed was done on a one horse open sleigh ride in Stowe, Vermont. It was snowing and beautiful.  Thanks so much.  She LOVES the ring.</p></blockquote>
<p>And then Megan sent over these great pictures with a note:</p>
<blockquote><p>Ron &#8211; I just wanted to say thank you for helping Jon put together such a beautiful engagement ring for me! He proposed to me yesterday on a horse-drawn snowy sleigh ride through the Vermont forest.</p></blockquote>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-438" style="float:left;margin-right:6px;" title="Cute!" src="http://www.baltimorediamonds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cute-300x232.jpg" alt="Cute!" width="270" height="209" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-439" style="float:left;" title="The Ring! (A round brilliant in a four prong white gold setting)" src="http://www.baltimorediamonds.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/rings-300x225.jpg" alt="The Ring! (A round brilliant in a four prong white gold setting)" width="270" height="203" /></p>
<p style="clear:both;">&nbsp;</p>
<p>This is why I love my job.  Congrats to my good friends Jon and Megan! Wishing you many years of health and happiness!</p>
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		<title>Why We Love Selling Engagement Rings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Dan and Christie! We wish the best for them and their future marriage!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We love to hear engagement stories and proposal ideas.  It&#8217;s what makes our job so gratifying.   Sometimes, we sell a ring and never hear about it again.  Other times, we <a href="http://www.baltimorediamonds.com/testimonials.php">hear how much our customers love their diamond</a>.</p>
<p>And every once in awhile, we get a story like this:</p>
<blockquote><p>Hi Ron,</p>
<p>I proposed to my girlfriend on Sunday the 8th, and she said yes without hesitation!  We went out on a mountain bike ride at Patapsco Valley State Park, down near Elkridge.  Took her up to the scenic outlook at Buzzards Rock, and asked her there.  And of course, she loves the ring.</p></blockquote>
<p>Dan included some pictures he&#8217;d taken of the event on flickr. We asked him if we could use them and he said:</p>
<blockquote><p>You can use them on your Facebook or blog posts, just don&#8217;t edit them in any way other than resizing.  Oh, and her name is Christy, just FYI.  Thanks.</p>
<p>Dan</p></blockquote>
<p>So without further ado we present the photos, unedited as Dan asked.</p>
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<p><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 250px"><a  onclick="target='_blank'" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmbaechle/4088581160/in/set-72157622804473470"><img title="What a Ring!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2652/4088581160_794e5dfc86_m.jpg" alt="Nice Stone!" width="240" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nice Stone!</p></div></td>
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<p><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 250px"><a onclick="target='_blank'" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmbaechle/4088580700/in/set-72157622804473470"><img title="How did they take the picture?" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4088580700_1089aace72_m.jpg" alt="Let's give them a hand!" width="240" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Let&rsquo;s give them a hand!</p></div></td>
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<p>Congratulations to Dan and Christy!  We wish the best for them and their future marriage!   Please comment and share your proposal story.  <a href="http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=13743875041&amp;topic=6691" target="_blank">Click here </a>to see some more on our <a href="http://facebook.com/diamondfans" target="_blank">facebook diamonds fan page</a>!</p>
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