Catbird

ase during the appointment. Unfortunately for us, when we went to their main store to order the rings it was a very popular time, but that's entirely our fault. Their team was very responsive and they created and engraved the rings in about 3 weeks time. Thanks Catbird!

found it to be super modern, unlike what I would imagine some ring purchasing experiences to be like. I really, really wanted to support local jewelers (we live in Brooklyn), a women-owned business, and a business who is invested in sustainability (in an otherwise awful diamond industry)! I originally had visited Catbird’s wedding annex to find an engagement ring, and found a jeweler through them where I found the engagement ring of my antique/vintage/non-traditional dreams (Digby & Iona, for reference). However, Catbird also sells this brand – just didn’t carry the exactly vision for my engagement ring. Making an appointment both times was super easy. I found the engagement ring appointment to be nice and individualized/personalized. We were one of two couples in there and she didn’t rush us. The wedding band appointment was definitely hectic, though. I didn’t find that we got that much personalized attention even though we had an appointment, and I had to wait a while to get an attendant’s attention – I think they overbooked. I would just recommend they pare back appointments, since people are choosing between Catbird and in some cases big, impersonal retailers that don’t care about sustainability (and I want more people to support businesses like Catbird!). Another great thing about Catbird is that they carry a wide range of styles and prices, and we appreciated that as we were budget constrained (and I’m very picky). We ended up with two bands made by Catbird that fit within our budget (for reference, my husband’s gold, round band was around $1,000 and mine was a thing, simple twisted gold ring around $250 – which went perfectly with my ornate/antique engagement ring!). Overall, would highly recommend – please go support this fabulous, modern, badass business that is trailblazing the wedding industry!

bout three weeks for my ring to come in, just plan accordingly.

fferent business hours to look around and get price estimates. I don't know if the popularity of Catbird means that the staff doesn't have to work hard for you to like them, but I felt in all my interactions (especially the one where I was dropping nearly 1k on a wedding band) like I wasn't being valued as a customer. After hovering by the commitment jewelry section and making eye contact with the staff several times I had to physically walk over to the desk and ask for someone's help so that I could order my ring. After that, I wasn't very clearly walked through the process of what ordering entailed and when to expect my ring (in fact, it was about a week and a half later than my estimated time frame, but thankfully I'm local and it wasn't a huge deal). I've actually purchased a number of small jewelry items from them over the years and felt that in this major purchase should have perhaps been treated with a little more significance as, whether they realize it or not, their customers (and especially those who wear their bridal jewelry) are walking advertisers. Ultimately I love, love, love my ring, and I knew what I wanted going into it all. It is a perfect compliment to my engagement ring (Catbird offers such unique designs and shapes). I would like to continue to go to them for special jewelry purchases but would hope in the future their staff would be more inviting and helpful.