Phil Danforth is a family friend who has worked with my family for years. When my husband and I knew we wanted to get married we immediately went to him. My favorite stone is a sapphire, it's my birthstone and I just love the deep, blue color. ...My husband had some .75 round, brilliant diamond earrings that his mother left him when she passed away. With that we decided to create our own engagement ring/family heirloom. Phil knew exactly what to do and created the most gorgeous engagement ring I could ever imagine. Of course I saw the before stages but a year later was completely surprised when my husband proposed, the ring was phenomenal. We used a blue, cushion cut 2.2 carat sapphire as our center then placed the diamonds on the outside in a palladium band. I love it! Then we had Phil help create our wedding bands, I chose a pave diamond band and my husband chose a band with edging and brushed palladium in the center. We couldn't be happier. The pricing was on point, the quality is spectacular and the service was above and beyond!