At Forever Artisans, we feature real life stories to inspire your custom design. This is the true story of how Nick and Cassie designed their dream engagement ring.
![Nick and Cassie after getting engaged](https://assets.foreverartisans.com/forever_artisans/blog/2021/jan/1/1.jpg)
HOW DID YOU MEET?
In November of 2017, in Wilmington, NC, my roommate and her roommate at the time introduced us to each other at a small party.
![A custom wine bottle, perfect for a proposal](https://assets.foreverartisans.com/forever_artisans/blog/2021/jan/1/2.jpg)
TELL US YOUR PROPOSAL STORY
The original plan was to surprise her at a vineyard in the NC mountains, but due to the Coronavirus, I had to shake it up. My options became: Postpone or change location and scrap months of planning. I chose the latter. On two days’ notice, I told her mom that I still wanted to do it the same weekend, and we began to brainstorm. She said she could find a spot in the woods and dress it up really well and I thought that sounded nice. I had my aunt make a chalkboard sign, and the winery made a custom bottle. Her mom told her we were going to take family pictures in nice places out in the woods on their property. She was totally surprised.
![An image of Cassie's custom designed ring](https://assets.foreverartisans.com/forever_artisans/blog/2021/jan/1/3.jpg)
WHERE DID THE INSPIRATION FOR THE RING DESIGN COME FROM?
This was one of the rings on her Pinterest board. A few subtle hints pointed to this one in particular.
![Nick and Cassie on the day of their engagement](https://assets.foreverartisans.com/forever_artisans/blog/2021/jan/1/4.jpg)
DID WE MEET ALL OF YOUR EXPECTATIONS
Absolutely! It was better than I could have imagined.
![Close up image of a custom designed engagement ring](https://assets.foreverartisans.com/forever_artisans/blog/2021/jan/1/5.jpg)
OVERALL EXPERIENCE
I loved working with Forever Artisans! Missy was great throughout the entire process. It was super fun and awesome to see what they can do. I would recommend Forever Artisans to anyone engagement ring shopping!