Modern brides are ditching diamonds in favor of sapphires, some as much as $79K

Gallery: Room to expand: Patrick Mohs designs their rings to be stacked as occasions and budgets allow, creating an end result that’s one of a kind 18k gold sapphire and diamond rings $1,900-$2,700 each, Patrick Mohs Jewelry, Wayzata, patrickmohs.com. Gallery: Simple beauty: The color of this .91-carat oval blue sapphire could be one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes $2,900, Patrick Mohs Jewelry, Wayzata, patrickmohscom Gallery: A different blue: If your personal style says "turquoise," then this Patrick Mohs-designed ring has you covered.

the 1.22 cushion-cut Sleeping Beauty turquiose cabochon is surrounded by 16 pink sapphires totaling .51 carats.$4,400, Patrick Mohs Jewelry, Wayzata, patrickmohs.com. Gallery: On the light side: EC Design used a 1.26-carat light blue oval rose-cut sapphire for this solitaire, all set in 18-carat yellow gold EC Design Studio, Minneapolis, $1,390; ecdesignstudios.com. Gallery: Savoring tsavorite: Tsavorite, a variety of garnet, takes center stage as its surrounded by a diamond halo Crafted from 14k white. More