WATCH: Man creates engagement ring for girlfriend by panning for gold for MONTHS!

By Bob Unruh

Jack Vulcani (Video screenshot)
Jack Vulcani

Jack Vulcani wanted to make the engagement ring he planned to give his girlfriend, Joanne, special.

Others have wanted the same, and have gone to lengths to do that: By giving her the ring under an eclipse, by picking a special location, or incorporating some other unique element.

But Vulcani created a new standard: He panned Colorado rivers for months to collect enough gold for the ring.

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KUSA-TV in Denver reports Vulcani explained: “I just sat down, thought about it really long and hard, and eventually a thought just kind of popped in my head: what if I were to make the ring myself? And I just thought, you know, perfect,” Jack said of his gift for Joanne.

He got started and realized the process wasn’t quick.

“I was like ‘this is going to take forever,’ and for some reason that got me going, you know?’” he told the station.

Months of work passed, and he took what he’d collected to jeweler Zak Allen and asked about making a ring.

“Well, that’s a new thing!” Zak said.

A mold was found and a casting done.

Jack kept his plan a secret from Joanne, then took her on a hike and showed her a video on his phone explaining the project.

“At first, Joanne didn’t understand why he was showing her footage of himself along the river. Then she realized what she was watching,” KUSA said.

“I’m just watching this video of him gold-panning and I’m like ‘This is cute, but I don’t know why we’re doing this right now.’ And then halfway through the video I realized, ‘oh, this is the process of you making the ring,’ and I just started crying.”

She said yes.

Jack had enough gold left over to fashion a wedding band for himself.

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Bob Unruh

Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is currently a news editor for the WND News Center, and also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially. Read more of Bob Unruh's articles here.


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