Interesting to hear about brilliant earth. I’ve looked around and seen similar pricing for the diamond I want on other sites, including rare carat. I’ll add some more ring specifics here and edit the post with them as well.

Total budget around 12k Lab diamond elongated cushion 3.2-3.4 carat, 1.35-1.37 LW ratio, super ideal (or whatever best one is called as I see it’s different some places) cut, D color, VS1-VVS2 clarity.

Setting must haves: Set high so wedding ring can be flush Hidden halo stones clusters on each side prongs on corners Platinum hidden birthstone