Engagement rings!

[Lea-le-Lea]

We haven't gotten engaged yet, although he just paid off the ring (I think, but I'm not supposed to know). We purchased mine for under $700 at a Michael Hill (Australia) Valentine's Day sale. It's super gorgeous, but super modest too. I'd rather the money be spent on a vacation (the honeymoon) or anything else that either isn't going to last a singe day (the wedding) or just sit on my hand and be a target for thieves. Sorry photo quality is so bad, only had my iphone, and the pics don't do it justice at all.

[Noodle]

Realized I never posted my ring! I have a purple addiction and I told him I wanted a purple ring, white gold, plus something not big since I work with my hands a lot and I didn't want it getting stuck places. I have to say my fiance did well for not 'knowing much about jewelry' as he said. ^-^

[sewbama]

Here's my engagement ring (pictures right after I got it - like a year ago). It's an antique we found online. I absolutely fell in love with it. It has one round oec diamond and two french cut sapphires. I LOVE the metal work and the way that it sits on my hand. Because of its shape, I wear my wedding ring on my right hand. Both my hands sparkle!!


And here's our rings from our wedding. His is an ancient viking ring - over 1000 years old!

[Ejoriah]

Heirloom rings are awesome, and yours looks stunning

[CaliforniasBride]

This one is mine! It's a family heirloom from his side, I think it's about 50 years old? 60? I treat it like it's 1,000 years old, let me tell you! (This is with the wedding band on xD The poor boy forgot to take it off before he proposed!)

[TaraMarie]

I wanted to show you my engagement ring too. I am in love with it.

Never expected to get a ring like that and he totally surprised me with that.

It's lovely! Unfortunately I broke my arm a few weeks ago while we were on a cruise. They had to cut my ring off...

[Alma]

I wanted to show you my engagement ring too. I am in love with it.

Never expected to get a ring like that and he totally surprised me with that.

[Lostviolinist]

None of this stuff is important to us. We aren't holding a wedding ceremony and neither will we have fancy rings. I had suggested at least getting some cheap steel rings but she refused and said we can just make our own rings out of grass. haha.

[merlinkitty]

All these rings are gorgeous, but I just can't help but thinking that I would never be able to afford two sets of rings! Definitely going to be a cheapo and stick with one set for the actual wedding once it comes to that. It's enough for me to feast my eyes on the pictures

The older I get, the less important this stuff is to me. Nevertheless, I still love to see the sparkly pictures!!

[differentcountries]

Got this for my woman in Dec. We are officially engaged! <3

Congratulations

[MissingMyDutchLove]

Did you know that in the NL engagement rings arent a big deal?
Usually guys just buy a nice looking ring for their SOs and I rarely see a big center stone.
Its good that you and him are having the same thoughts on it

Yes, I am aware that it isn't common there. I actually had to explain to him about engagement rings and all of that. He doesn't necessarily get the whole ring thing, but he wants me to be happy.

[Miasmata]

All these rings are gorgeous, but I just can't help but thinking that I would never be able to afford two sets of rings! Definitely going to be a cheapo and stick with one set for the actual wedding once it comes to that. It's enough for me to feast my eyes on the pictures

[VeraRyan]

Nothing like looking at other people's engagement/wedding rings to make you crave it for yourself! I also am realizing that what I want (and thought was modest compared to many other people!) is actually not modest in the slightest compared to many of you. Whoops! If this is a ring I'm wearing the rest of my life then I want something substantial! Just one caret white diamond and a simple band...that's not too much to ask for, right? My SO is insisting on at least a caret, which I wouldn't fight him on, but I also can't see spending a small fortune on jewelry!

Did you know that in the NL engagement rings arent a big deal?
Usually guys just buy a nice looking ring for their SOs and I rarely see a big center stone.
Its good that you and him are having the same thoughts on it

[VeraRyan]

My fiance bought me the most beautiful halo engagement ring.
But it turned in to a bit of a disappointment.
When I first got it I was visiting him for two weeks and he proposed in the second week.
Two weeks after being home a stone fell out of the halo.
I was shocked and afraid I didnt take good care of it (impossible, I treated it so well!)
SO was shocked too and I sent the ring back.
He brought it back the next time we saw each other which was December.
It was repaired and looked stunning! 2 days after my fiance left another stone fell out...
By this time he was really mad and I sent him the ring AGAIN and he returned it. Now he has a whole new ring picked out and I cant wait to see it in March!!!

[VeraRyan]

My fiance bought me the most beautiful halo engagement ring.
But it turned in to a bit of a disappointment.
When I first got it I was visiting him for two weeks and he proposed in the second week.
Two weeks after being home a stone fell out of the halo.
I was shocked and afraid I didnt take good care of it (impossible, I treated it so well!)
SO was shocked too and I sent the ring back.
He brought it back the next time we saw each other which was December.
It was repaired and looked stunning! 2 days after my fiance left another stone fell out...
By this time he was really mad and I sent him the ring AGAIN and he returned it. Now he has a whole new ring picked out and I cant wait to see it in March!!!