Your engagement ring/wedding set
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I don't have a ring, we agreed we didn't care to spend the money on it. And we didn't really get engaged anyway, we just went off to vegas one weekend to make it all official like (so we could be on the same account for car insurance).
How's that for romance?0 -
My husband and I pretty much knew we were going to get married as soon as we started dating (he was my best friend for seven years before we got around to dating). I let him pick out the ring because I wanted it to be from him, but I told him what my requirements were (ruby center stone, not ridiculously huge). He ended up picking a ring from Diamond Nexus, but showed it to me for approval before he bought it.0
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I was married and divorced in my early twenties, and I haven't seriously dated anyone since. I'm now going on 36 years old. I'd be happy just to HAVE an engagement/wedding ring as long as it's from the right man.0
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Picked it out together - that way we were both happy with style and price. However we are both pretty practical. :happy:0
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My hubby wanted my e-ring to be a complete surprise, and it was. I had dropped a few hints here and there about what I liked, but never was like "buy me this when we get engaged", mostly because he had told me that his belief is that the ring should be a surprise for me, and it would ruin the surprise if I picked it out. Luckily, he has good taste.
He bought a princess cut solitaire, so that it would be easy to match with different wedding rings or enhancers. We picked out our wedding rings together. 0 -
My husband knew I wanted a princess cut single stone. He actually went to a jewler hand picked the diamond and the setting. I was clueless, he proposed on a Thursday in our home when we were eating dinner. As far as our wedding bands, we went and picked those out together a few months before we got married.0
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I found a costume jewelry ring I loved when I as shopping for brides maid jewelry. (My bff was getting married) When I met my husband a few years later he asked what I would like. I gave that ring to him and he had it made to exact scale in platinum and diamonds. It is breathtaking, and insured.0
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We co-designed my first one, then a year later discovered I was allergic to white gold
A lot of it is mixed with nickel which is what causes the reaction, so if you buy white gold, ASK if it's mixed with palladium (YES) or nickel (NO).
-I picked out my replacement engagement & wedding ring set and my husband ok'd it. They're Tiffany & Co. 18kt. yellow gold, and the diamond is a modest .22ct in their Etoile setting. Both rings were bought post-consumer for a very affordable price. I love them! I gave my husband my late father's white and rose gold wedding band. It was better quality than most rings I have seen on the market plus the sentimental value is priceless.0 -
We went shopping together and tried on rings, but I did not pick one out specifically. I just let him know the ones that I liked. He took it from there and picked out the actual set.
So glad to say that I can wear them again. When I got fat, I outgrew my rings and could not wear them. I was just about to have them re-sized when I found MFP and lost weight. I can wear my set again.0 -
He picked my ring and I hate it. The diamond was too big for me. I am not a jewelery person. I had always told him I wanted a plain gold band like one of my teachers had in school. Plain and simple. But he bought this diamond. I asked him if we could downsize it, but he said then it wouldn't be the ring he picked. Turns out I ended up working industrial jobs after we got married and couldn't wear a ring at work anyway. Then when I stopped working I started getting arthritis and still don't wear it. We've been married 18 years and the ring sits in a box, not on my finger.0
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Oh gosh. I'm not engaged yet, but we've talked about getting engaged and it's more of a question of "when" than "if" at this point.
My boyfriend comes from a very conservative, old-fashioned family, whereas my family is a lot more modern and nontraditional. One night he overheard my cousin and I talking about rings/jewelry, and I was saying how I MUCH prefer white gold/silver/platinum to the classic gold color. Later that night he asked me about that conversation and he said he was kind of offended at how I was so against gold. He was all like, "Well what if I had already bought you a gold ring...how ****ty would I feel hearing how much you hate gold?" He said his mom, his grandma, etc all had gold rings and he always pictured getting me a gold ring. I told him that I'd love anything he got me, but I would be MUCH happier if he went the 'silver/white gold' route (he hadn't bought me a ring at that point loL). I guess he had just grown up seeing all of his maternal figures with gold jewelry and he had the conception that gold=engagement ring. Just recently when we were talking about rings again, he was like "You know what...you're right. Seeing all of our engaged friends...they ALL have silver...and I agree it does look better!" So...I am happy he changed his mind a bit 0 -
When my husband & I talked about marriage, he would ask me small questions about shape or color of the gold. We never really talked about it much though, it was always a given we were gonna get married and I just trusted him to pick it for some reason. We actually saw a commercial on TV for a diamond I really liked and I just was like, "ohhh, I like that!" I never mentioned it again. He surprised me with a proposal after picking the ring all by himself and it was perfect! I'm glad I didn't shop with him or go on about it too much because it meant he had to put thought and time into it all on his own. And he did a good job 0
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My husband picked it out on his own and then we picked out my wedding ring together. We had discussed what TYPE of ring I liked, more in a general sense. For example, I have very small hands and fingers and can't pull off a large ring and am more of a minimalist when jewelry is concerned. He picked perfectly!
Edited to add....we got engaged at Christmas....after he had the ring box sitting under the tree for 2 weeks! *kitten*.....:laugh:0 -
Ours is a bit funny. I picked out my engagement ring. It actually was a ring I've had for a long time, and it is a beautiful sapphire. (I'm not a diamond girl).
When he proposed, he was in Virginia, driving in his car back from a party while I was in Ohio studying because I was in school. (OH---we had been the best of friends and secretly in love with each other for about 5 years).
After the most adorable proposal ever, I went to look at rings. I found "THEPERFECT" ring. But it was rather expensive, so instead I settled for a simple white gold band...or so I thought...
Fast forward 3 weeks to our wedding...he slipped the ring on my finger, I didn't look, because it was the simple band...or so I thought! Right after the "you may kiss the bride"... he said "You didn't even look yet...look at your hand"....
Yep! It was "THEPERFECT" ring. He wanted our day to be even more memorable, so he surprised me.
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We had been talking about marriage and he'd asked what kind of rings I liked so when we'd shop I'd show him stuff in the windows. One day he said something like you know I want to marry you right so I want you to have something you like so we went to a nice jewelry store and did serious window shopping one day. He asked me to pick out 3 that were my favorites. We didn't buy that day he went back later and picked out a setting out the three I liked and picked out the center stone, size, quality, etc. all on his own. I had one I loved more than the others and he must've been able to tell because that's the one he picked. The proposal was a surprise and the ring I got a surprise but yet he knew I'd like it. Funny thing is I ended up being allergic to the gold so we changed it up a few years later and I did that all on my own he was fine with whatever I picked at that point.0
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I wish I had a romantic story to tell, but I don't - He proposed to me without a ring, later we went to a store that was having a jewelry sale (I had seen a ring I thought was beautiful and it was a good deal off). I had to put the ring on MY credit card (because he had no credit.... or money, really). The amount of the ring made my monthly payments WAY more than I had anticipated causing my credit to be destroyed when I couldn't make them on time. The credit card company finally had a large monthly amount automatically taken from my paycheck (WAY more than I would've ever agreed to pay as it made it hard to buy food and such) until it was paid off. NOT ROMANTIC - I try not to think about it.0
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We're not engaged yet but we plan to get married.
I would love to be able to wear just anything but my one issue is the ethical natural of the jewelry so my involvement in the choosing was kinda important.
We went to Brilliant Earth in San Francisco to view some rings we had already chosen from their online catalog. Once we saw it in person, we picked between two, they sized me and now have a file ready for him to choose the diamond and make the purchase.
So while I kinda know what the ring looks like, when and how it will happen is still a mystery to me. But I appreciate that he respected my beliefs about having a non-conflict ring and let me work with him.
Now to wait
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We went and looked at rings from time to time (we have been together 10 years, just got engaged!) and he asked me what I wanted as far as the cut of the stone and the band.
He went with our mutual best friend and picked out the setting and stone himself. The proposal was a complete surprise and the ring is beautiful and exactly what I wanted.
Were in the process of planning our wedding, so our wedding bands we are picking out together.
3/4 of a carat with 2 baguettes on the side.
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I actually got two rings. The first we had gone to look at some rings and I has told him that I wanted a sapphire instead of a diamond. He didn't believe me b/c he thought I was just saying that b/c it was cheaper than a diamond. (I really did want the sapphire lol). The ring he got was beautiful but I am really hard on rings and I ended up knocking out one of the small side diamonds and cracking the band.
Fast forward two years and we had set a date for the wedding. He surprised me on my birthday with a GORGEOUS sapphire ring on my birthday! I LOVE it!! He did a great job picking this one out and it will be my wedding ring also...there isn't really a way for a band to go with it. I am so excited about this new ring though I love the old one too if for no other reason than it was my original engagement ring :happy:0 -
I bought mine on ebay. GIA certified is the way to go. We paid less for the ring than the diamond is worth wholesale. do your research! http://www.pricescope.com/ is an incredible website for those just starting out in their search. I had the setting changed after purchasing the ring and I love it.
here is mine: GIA certified, E, SI1, oval cut, 2.05ct with another ct in the ring and another .5 in the two bands
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My husband picked out and bought my engagement ring on his own and surprised me with a sunset proposal on a mountaintop. Very romantic. I wouldn't have it any other way. Our wedding rings were actually his parents' wedding rings. I'm not one of those girls who is big on bling and getting my way in every detail, so no need for me to be there picking things out. It was his gift to give, wasn't it?
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No. I'm not getting engaged. At least I don't think. But I was wondering...
Did you and your SO go together to pick out an engagement ring? Did you just pop into a store together and window shopped? Or did you go and pick one out and he proposed in the store?
Did you leave subtle man hints (IE: Cut out pictures, sent him pictures, drew your ring out for him..)
Or are you the eternal romantic "I'll love whatever you get me because it's from you."
Discuss. I wanna know.
He knew I liked black diamonds and old looking things. My engagement was a complete surprise. He picked out the ring which was a black diamond in an antique looking setting. To be fair, his mom apparently helped him shop. My mother in law is a lot like me so she knew my style.
We picked our wedding bands out together. They don’t match each other. Mine matches my engagement ring. His is a plain white gold band.0 -
My husband took his buddy, who happened to be my ex-bf to pick out my engagement ring. The woman at the store kept trying to up-sell to something fancier. While my husband tried to explain that I liked simple things, his buddy had to turn away because his whole body was shaking--he was trying so hard not to laugh as the woman kept saying "all the ladies really love this one," about a ring I would have hated.0
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No. I'm not getting engaged. At least I don't think. But I was wondering...
Did you and your SO go together to pick out an engagement ring? Did you just pop into a store together and window shopped? Or did you go and pick one out and he proposed in the store?
Did you leave subtle man hints (IE: Cut out pictures, sent him pictures, drew your ring out for him..)
Or are you the eternal romantic "I'll love whatever you get me because it's from you."
Discuss. I wanna know.
He knew exactly what I wanted for a ring and didn't get it for me. He gave me his grandmother's set, which I actually loved the engagement ring and it's entirely different from what I thought I wanted. I'm not going to wear the band that came with it though, it just doesn't do it for me.
My E ring is on an ultrathin yellow gold band (I never ever thought I'd do yellow, but I ended up replacign the band to fit me right, and still staying with yellow!!) and the wedding band I ended up picking out is a rose gold with small diamonds (the colors are actually really similar so I wonder exactly what was going on with my e ring band when they did it... ) he was there when we picke dout the weddign band, from Zales, we jsut dropped in on a whim because I like looking at shiny things. Never thought I'd get my band from a Zales, we had been lookign for custom designers for our bands!
The proposal happened when I actually wasn't expecting it and the band of the ring was so huge and worn down that we had to have it totally replaced.0 -
He was going to buy a very inexpensive one because we didnt have the money for a super nice one. He showed his mom the ones he was looking at and then she said she had a very nice diamond ring she inherited and offered it to him! It is beautiful...and something we could have never afforded. He went and put it in a new band though
My brother did something similar for my sister in law. My grandfather had bought my grandmother a new set for one of their anniversaries years ago, so she had her original set just lying in her jewelry box. My brother had confided in her that he wanted to propose, but he didn't have the money to buy a ring, so she gave him her old set. He proposed on Valentine's Day 2011, and they got married this past April. They kept the original setting, but had it plated in white gold (the original was yellow gold) because they wanted it to match his wedding band.0 -
Did you and your SO go together to pick out an engagement ring?
Yep. One day my ex asked me if I wanted to go look at rings. So we did.0 -
My SO and I know we're getting married, though an official proposal hasn't been made. Our male roommate has graciously volunteered to take me shopping and help me pick out the exact ring I want and then take my SO to go get it. All that being said, I have a very specific idea of what I want, I'm allergic to gold (cry me a river - platinum baby!), and I don't want a ginormous ostentatious rock. Not my personality. My SO says, pick out what you want. He'd be happy to forgo the ring altogether and head down to the JP's office. I'm the one pushing for a "planned elopement" because I know he'll appreciate the fuss once we're there.0
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Got married in October wiith cheap bands I ordered of Amazon. Finally in July we got the wedding set I had been wanting forever, from WalMart with the change he'd been saving and the money he'd saved since quitting smoking. I wore it out of the store and spent 2 hours trying to take a nice pic of it for my facebook:happy: We're less than a month from our first anniversary.0
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Mine picked out my ring and completely blindsided me with a proposal. The ring he picked is a perfect fit for my personality and honestly would've been what I would've picked. We did agree to pick out the wedding bands together though so they will match 0
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My now Ex-Husband got the Ring, walked in the Front Door, tossed The Box and Ring in My Lap and said, "I guess You have a Wedding to plan now..."
He's an EX for a Reason... >.<0
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