Green Lake Jewelry Works

n a whim after having mediocre experiences at other jewelers. Christine greeted us cheerfully and spent the next hour and a half enthusiastically showing us design ideas and stones. We never felt pressured at all, and instead felt like we were in the company of someone who was just so excited to share. Christine made the whole experience so incredibly fun, and the ring is more perfect than we could have imagined. The ring design process takes about 6-8 weeks from start to finish, and you get to be part of the whole journey - from the initial sketches to a wax model to the finished product, you get to see your dream ring come to life. Oh, and did I mention that they can make literally any ring you want? From a simple solitaire to a much more complex design, the sky is the limit here. Green Lake Jewelry Works (but especially Christine) gets 10 stars from us!

municating with us and helping us get the most amazing rings.

hey have a great selection of sapphires, and I found my dream stone pretty quickly. The ring came out beautifully!

a huge help in helping me design a beautiful, engraved wedding band that perfectly fits my engagement ring. I couldn’t be happier!

em and some confirmation phone calls. I am absilutley in love with my ring and I am so glad that I had these wonderful individuals to help me make it truly special!

favorite person is Gary , he is Phenomenal at what he does. GLJW is The Best of The Best Company in Jewlry industry and I love to go there.

ends that are engaged.

anted to be able to use both sides - Pia worked her magic & ensured this was indeed possible. She delivered it much before our agreed timeline! Now I’m the proud owner of the most beautiful pendant in the world - and I get compliments every time I wear it. Big hugs to Pia!!! Highly recommended xx

up a ring and helped me design a gorgeous engagement ring for my girlfriend. I could not have imaged a better experience. Everyone who works there is so friendly and helpful. Green Lake Jewelry Works is great whether you want a custom piece, something from their showroom, or just some information. They don’t pressure you into decisions or make you feel like you need to spend more than you’re comfortable with. Any time I need jewelry I will certainly come back to them!

y. They work with you every step of the way showing drawing designs through email, creating mock-ups of the rings to determine size and general design, and final castings. The rings turned out beautifully and exactly how we wanted. They were up front about any pricing changes throughout the process and honest about what could and couldn't be done. Fantastic experience.

reated a ring that I still stop to look at, even now that we're finally married! After he had such a great experience with Green Lake with my engagement ring, we knew we would be designing our wedding rings with them as well! This time I got to be a part of the designing process, which was really fantastic. Krista was amazing to work with, and incorporated all of our ideas and feedback into two perfect wedding rings. I can't imagine having gone anywhere else, and I'm so excited to be wearing two beautiful, personal, one-of-a-kind rings for the rest of my life! Thank you, Green Lake!

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lly with the ring! The price for custom had me a pondering the decision for a bit, but I am glad I went down this route as the quality is great and they were fantastic to work with.

were knowledgeable, friendly, and amazing from start to finish. They take you every step of the way and stay in contact. Sophia was my designer and I cannot recommend her enough. The jewelry upon arrival was amazing and the diamond she recommended was gorgeous for the engagement ring. Do yourself a favor stop looking and go to them and if you can, Sophia.

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as well!! Will definitely be back to make more pieces in the future.

2 custom bands before our wedding. We worked with Amber, who was great. Our first session we sat down and explained what we wanted, and what was closest to what we wanted that we could see in-store. We had a first fitting of wax molds. My husband's ring was perfect, but mine wasn't quite right to fit with the engagement ring. So she took measurements again, and about a week later we were back in there trying on my second mold. That one was perfect! We truly got perfect rings. The customer service was beyond top-notch, and we really felt like they were invested in making us happy. (The complimentary lattes don't hurt!) Even the day before the wedding, I took my engagement ring (not purchased through them), and they cleaned it for me for free. Before I had even purchased my wedding band there, I bent a prong on my engagement ring and they fixed it for free. They are such nice people, and so focused on their customer service. I can't recommend anything better.

of premade designs for someone to pick or you can have yours designed just for you. They are the perfect jeweler for anyone with a unique or particular taste in jewelry.

t you want specifically. If it's not the model in the case, it's considered a custom design. Our designer was not very knowledgeable when we asked basic questions about jewelry. She was very nice even though we were not offered espresso or anything (we came for the jewelry, no worries!). She cleaned my engagement ring very poorly, it actually was not clean at all. And the worst part is that after spending all that time picking something out she went in back for about 30 minutes to estimate the prices for the two bands plus one option to reset my diamond. Then the pricing was all wrong, as in did not make any sense (and she tried to explain it saying that the larger band with more diamonds was cheaper because of less labor to set the diamonds), and finally we figured out she had swapped the two estimates. I'd never go back there myself based on this experience but I could see other customers got much smarter and faster service from the other designers. Finally there was a lot of pressure for us to create an account on their website, the designer must have asked us to do this four times before we finally just said no. I realize it makes it easier for them to track you but the last thing I wanted was a follow-up phone call.

which made it easy to find exactly the ring my husband was looking for.

stones, I came across Green Lake Jewelry Works and fell in love! I was so impressed by the work, and when I contacted them they were so quick to respond back with helpful suggestions. They said that I would be able to send them a loose stone and they could set it in a band that we could design. We went through several stages, and the person we were set up with (Shelly) was fantastic and so responsive throughout the entire process! We gave Shelly sketches of what we wanted, and she was able to come up with the most beautiful CAD drawing/rendering of what my ring would look like. She helped us through the process of picking out the perfect gemstone and then we went to wax modeling. She sent it to us and we loved it! Next thing we knew, we were getting engaged and when I saw the real thing for the first time - I was so shocked (after crying for a long time and hugging my fiance). It is the most beautiful, unique ring I have ever seen! I can't wait to see the wedding bands that my fiance is designing as well (best thing is that they will all have similar elements - something that you can't always do unless you design your own). The other great part is that the prices are SO reasonable! It only cost a little more than we were originally going to spend - and having a ring that we designed is totally worth it! Thank you Shelly and Green Lake Jewelry Works for all that you have done! The rings are phenomenal. I couldn't imagine anything better and I look forward to wearing it for the rest of my life.. because let's me real. When you get something this perfect you don't ever need to change it =)

look into something we'd seen somewhere else. The designer, Daniel, didn't try to talk us into buying the ring or convince us to stay. We ended up working with him when the other thing was a huge flop, and he was great! My husband doesn't like diamonds, and I wanted something unique, and Daniel didn't bat an eye when we said we didn't want a diamond solitaire engagement ring, or that we wanted it to be yellow gold. He recommended green sapphire--and then got in three separate shipments for us so that we had our choice of sizes, prices, and colors. He helped us design filigree for the ring that's unlike anything else (based off a Medieval tapestry), and helped us understand the whole process. The only snafu was that he accidentally called me when the ring was done, rather than calling my husband so he could surprise me. We went back about 6 months later to get our wedding bands. I wanted a shadow band to go with my wrap engagement ring, and my husband and I wanted something that would tie our rings together, so we decided to each do hammered yellow gold. Mitchell spent a lot of time with us, showing my husband different types and sizes of bands, and then making sure that the custom specs were right for my band. When we picked up the wedding rings, we were a little disappointed at the texture, which was barely hammered. They took the rings to the back, and it took the jewelers about 5 minutes to create the exact texture that we were looking for! Not only is the in-store experience really great and laid back (including coffee service and fresh cookies), but they have a really, really good online tool, which lets you manage your custom order, approve waxes, designs, and photos, and gives you a gallery of the project once it's done. And they'll never make an exact replica of a custom design, so you'll always be the only one with your ring!

chains, the family operated ones, and the antique specialty jewelry stores. As crazy as it may seem, I couldn't find a ring that I liked. Money had nothing to do with it either. I couldn't find a ring in any budget that fit me. I love antiques and anything unique. I am just not the solitaire kind of girl. I could find pictures online of ornate Edwardian and Art Deco rings, but my fiance was not into the whole online ring shopping thing (I can't blame him either). The few antique rings we did find that may have been a possibility in truth had lousy grade diamonds. They either had visible cracks in the stone or low clarity and color. We finally headed into Green Lake and were pleasantly surprised with what they could do. I pulled up a picture of a ring I had found online and asked if a ring like that was possible to replicate within our budget. To our amazement they said yes! The process took about a month or two, however, my husband is in the military and was off in training for a few weeks. We also live down south so we could only make the trip into town on weekends. The price of the ring is based off the weight of the gold and the price of the stones. Its that simple. No extra design fees or extra labor costs for more elaborate designs. You get to be as involved as you want in the design process. You also get to hand pick your diamond. Our designer, Emily, listened to us very well and created truly the most beautiful ring I have ever seen, and I am a pretty tough critic!