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Mine was just under $1000 from what i can remember & it has a matching wedding band. DF wanted to spend more, but i am happy with what i chose. I know its something special to keep forever, but to be honest i just wouldnt be comfy walking around with some thing that cost anymore on my finger.
Just because it doesnt cost $1000+, doesnt make it any less special
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Ok so I am totally different. I didn't get an engagement ring - I got an engagement piano. I figured that it is slightly more useful, is still beautiful and is really hard to loose LOL.
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I should of gotten a piano too!!!
I lost my first engagement ring....
It slipped off when I got hot and sweaty at a club with my ExH.
So I dont have it to give to DD. She gets my old wedding ring though, and DS gets his dads wedding ring.
I am very careful about where I wear my rings now...
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i just LOVE that idea!!!
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Thankyou so much for all of your replies and reassurance.
My DP realises that it is not about the money but he does want to be proud of what he gives me.
I heard that you are 'meant' to spend 2-3 months wage on a ring and may I say that it ridiculous (sp?), I would NEVER wear something worth that much on my finger, I wouldn't even wear 1 months pay!
You have all reassured me that I can buy a ring that I love regardless of the price, I am eyeing off 2 at the moment, just have to decide. One costs $599 and the other $899, they are similar but not exactally the same... decisions, decisions... there is no hurry though I don't need the ring on my finger to prove hes my man.
Thanks Again.
Deanne.
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couldnt have said it better!!!
As everyone else has said.. go with what you love!! I knew what I wanted right from the start and DH knew it wasn't going to be cheap. I absolutely LOVE my engagement ring and wouldn't trade it for anything! We crunched them on the price and ended up getting about 1k off. We spent WAAAAY more on my engagement ring than the wedding but we still had a gorgeous wedding at a beautiful venue!!
You will know when you find it... Good luck searching!!
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I absolutley agree with everyone else.
My DF brought my ring online for $300 about $2700 less than the valuation I had done (for insurance on the ring). It was the most beautiful thing i'd ever seen and something that no one else had. Everybody comments on how unique it is. You need to find something you both like and agree on the price for. Remember...it's not about the money but the meaning behind it. I wouldn't have cared if my ring was 50cents.. the fact that it came from my DF and there was thought put into would be enough for me. Good luck with it.
i say go ring shopping and pick out a ring you like..... then ecide if you want to spend that much!
personally, i wouldnt want to spend a lot on an engagement ring. my best friends ring was 5g! i almost died! i would be happy with a silver ring, with a pretty coloured stone in it, i reckon id find one for $200 or less!
i love jewellery, but just can justify spending up big!!
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I was so worried about spending too much of DH's money that I went for the cheapest set I could find - and have since regretted it. Don't get me wrong, its a beautiful ring, and I will always treasure it, but I want something.....nicer? I don't know what the word is!
Lately we've been going to a store called Sshhh....Secrets. They sell diamond simulants with a lifetime guarantee - not just CZ, these simulants actually have a carat rating as well. They're similar to the Hush range in Zamels, but I find they are a lot nicer! We're actually getting a new engagement ring made, as well as an eternity ring eventually, so I can wear all 3 as a set.
I'm pretty sure there's a website - believe me, you won't believe they're not real diamonds!
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We had no set price...and price wasnt something we worried about. Dh just wanted something i liked regardless of $ figure. I hated everything...but liked a bits and pieces off different rings, so we seen a jeweller and had it made. I picked the diamonds i wanted in it...of course i went for the dearest ones (without even knowing) and it ended up being over $4k....but worth every damn cent! I then had my wedding band designed too.....so all up....i carry alot of dosh on my finger!
You go with what you like and CAN afford...good luck!
OMG " sneakysparkle " my DP heard it was 2mths income - if he was to hear it could be up to 3mths i think i might be waiting until i'm an old lady for an engagement ring ... what am i saying i am old i'm 42 ... well, um 43 in January, LOL
Well, i'm the master of engagement rings as i have had THREE
Yes, engaged THREE times ... 1st at age 19, second at age 28 and 3rd at age 34
And yes DP jokes & tells me to get one out & put it on ... only thing is i kept the 1st one which is so dated & yellow gold which i don't wear anymore ... 2nd ring i stupidly gave back ... and 3rd one i never got to wear !!
I say don't sell yourself short ... GET THE RING THAT YOU TRUELY WANT & LOVE
My now DF brought a split wedder (engagement, wedding and friendship ring) for $200 but everytime he went to give it to me we would have a massive spat and we wouldn't give it to me.
So around xmas 2006 I was out shopping with some GFs and they suggested that we look at some rings! I tried this one ring on and it was a perfect fit so we got the details and they left hints for him at work (his work friends) a few months later we went back and brought the ring which he gave to me on bended knee in the rain at Crown casino on our Anniversary last year!
We spent $500 and it came with the wedding ring.
Spend what you like on it as long as you LOVE it, it shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks!
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