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Just a question... what engagement ring would you like to give/receive (within reason)?

:eek: mate, dont do it :D

Anything would be fine, so long as it's not pure Gold. I don't wanna have a green finger from wearing it all the time.

Anything would be fine, so long as it's not pure Gold. I don't wanna have a green finger from wearing it all the time.
I thought only impure gold gave green skin?

My dad used to sell the stuff, and he said that it's pure, 24k Gold that leaves green on your skin.

platinum + a sapphire, ruby or emerald.

I do not believe in the value of Diamonds and will simply refuse to give one as an engagement ring to any woman I wished to marry. What is the symbol and point in giving someone that special to you something that you feel is essentially worthless?

Honestly, I don't care. And my partner wouldn't wear a ring, so I think we'll have to try something different. The question is what?

Any suggestions?

Well... I like this one:
http://www.sndgems.com/3princesscutdiamondrings.htm

Though this is kinda nice too:
http://www.sndgems.com/threestonerings4.htm

Honestly, I don't care. And my partner wouldn't wear a ring, so I think we'll have to try something different. The question is what?

Any suggestions?

How about a hat?

How about a hat?
Well he does want a tam to wear over his dreads... :p

A tatoo?

"This person is the property of.... "

My fiancee and I exchange Claddagh rings when I proposed.

A plain silver band would be all I'd go for. Perhaps something meaningful inscribed on the inside. I'd rather have something that means something than an expensive and bulky engagement ring.

Overall I don't care much for wedding/engagement rings.

Well he does want a tam to wear over his dreads... :p

There you have it! Aren't I just wonderful?

I like the idea of tattoos...

I'd rather have something better than silver though, it tarnishes too easy!

Btw, for wedding rings... ~drool~
http://www.e-weddingbands.com/store/tungsten_rings.html

C'mon guys, you know you want one! :D

There you have it! Aren't I just wonderful?
Yes, you are wonderful! :D Although that's more of a birthday pressie than an engagement thing! I hate having a minimalist boyfriend! :p If only he was slightly more materialistic!

I've got it --- Engagement Sausage!

BRILLIANT!

I got my fiancee a 1/2 carat engagement ring with sapphires on each side, and each sapphire has a small diamond on the edge of it in the shape of a triangle. It's in white gold, and it cost me three times as much as my car did. This is coming from someone who didn't want to get married two years ago.

Yes, you are wonderful! :D Although that's more of a birthday pressie than an engagement thing! I hate having a minimalist boyfriend! :p If only he was slightly more materialistic!

My brother's a total materialist. Whenever he gets $20, he buys a new game. It's almost sickening, the way he wastes money...

I'm materialistic, but not nearly as much as he is. I actually know what saving money means.

I'd go silver, maybe an inscription, probably a ruby or an emerald definately not a diamond, al it is is carbon, it looks kinda cool but seriously the value is so inflated on those things, any single diamond mine produces weekly roughly more diamonds than are sold in all jewlery stores world wide in a year. theres a place in middle america (forget where xactly but I want to say south dakota) that you can go and find them scatterd over the ground you can go, pay a few bucks and walk around picking up diamonds, you can use whatever you want to find them provided its not electrically or gas powered (excluding things like flashlights and lanterns electric and otherwise)

This site looks good btw...

http://www.ringdesigner.com/


And again, silver gets tarnished too easily. I think platinum is the best!

Platinum seems to be the way to go.

But, never forget the Engagement Sausage. The look on the recipient's face would be priceless.

Just a question... what engagement ring would you like to give/receive (within reason)?

Give your mate a 50 cent ring. If your mate truly loves you, your mate will accept it. If your mate does not accept then the marriage would be doomed anyway but don't forget, after a week of being married give your mate a nice looking ring.

For the type of ring. I go for color, not by how much money it costs, because the ones that cost more look so damn boring.

Posted by the Satanic Priest, Lord Medivh

Give your mate a 50 cent ring. If your mate truly loves you, your mate will accept it. If your mate does not accept then the marriage would be doomed anyway but don't forget, after a week of being married give your mate a nice looking ring.

For the type of ring. I go for color, not by how much money it costs, because the ones that cost more look so damn boring.

Posted by the Satanic Priest, Lord Medivh
I'd only propose if I knew that she'd accept no matter what I gave her.

But I'd like her to have something pretty! :D

Since this is NationStates, I'll ask that all of you future husbands and wives make certain that your engagement ring does not use conflict diamonds. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_diamonds)

24k isn't pure gold. 48k is. The reason we use 24k is because pure gold bends a lot easier, so we combine it with nickel. Anyway, all a girl really cares about in an engagement ring is the rock. Pick out a nice simple gold band, then spend your entire life savings on a stone to put on top of it.

If I could have any enagement ring I wanted, I'd get a pink sapphire cabochon ring. The one I want is by Rosalina and is accented by diamonds and is in quartz. It's huge and gaudy. Just perfect!! The one I'm thinking about looks like the pink sapphire on the necklace in the center:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/oksana1781/sapphire.jpg

It looks like that but with a ring attached. It's ridiculously expenisve, $6,700. If I have to practical though, like Spaam asked, I'd have to say that I don't like daimonds and most gold. I also don't like most rings out there.

Give your mate a 50 cent ring. If your mate truly loves you, your mate will accept it. If your mate does not accept then the marriage would be doomed anyway but don't forget, after a week of being married give your mate a nice looking ring.

For the type of ring. I go for color, not by how much money it costs, because the ones that cost more look so damn boring.

Posted by the Satanic Priest, Lord Medivh

I couldn't agree more.
When I got 'engaged', there was no question of having a ring and my wedding ring only cost £10 (about $17.50 in exchange I think?)

I am now divorced and living with another, we don't intend to get married.
Shortly after we first met he bought me a ring that I liked, it is a twisted/hammered ring of silver, bronze and copper. deffinately not expencive, but different and given to me from the heart.
I now wear (on my wedding ring finger), a silver copy of the one ring, only it has written in elvish "One love to keep them all etc, instead of one ring. My partner and my daughter gave me that, saying that I was the one who kept the family together and was the 'one love who bound us'.
Again not an expencive ring, but one that will have to be cut off my finger for me not to wear it.

Think what I'm saying in a very long winded way, is it not what the ring is, but the reason it was given, nothing will ever replacethat ring, no matter how much it cost or how flashy it is...........

Preebs you and your partenr should get a short vow or expression oflove tattoed to your ring finger or wrist.

My partner chose me a silver ring with a light brushed matte effect, one tiny diamond and one large topaz, square cut, set into the ring.
Our wedding rings are titanium, matched bevels around the edges, his is 8mm mine is 5mm. Very unusual and extremely hard-wearing. ;)

I think the one common theme on this thread is that everyone has a very different opinion - and so will your partner!!

My partner wanted to propose with a Cheezel (a cheese ring snack if "Cheezel" is only the Aussie brand name) so that I could pick my own ring later. But Cheezels are inclined to rot if kept for many years. So he made a jewellery box out of the Cheezel box and then proposed with a VERY cheap silver ring. Once I accepted we chose my ring together but the Cheezel box and silver ring will always be cherished even if the ugly thing won't be worn!!

For the record, we chose a 0.85ct diamond with 14 tiny diamonds set in the band - 7 on each side. The tiny diamonds are basically free after paying for the bigger one! My wedding band has tiny diamonds that line up with my engagement ring.

And size isn't everything. My only rule when we started shopping was that I didn't want a massive solitaire with a plain gold band.

And never, never, never tattoo someone else's name on your body!

I've been married for a month so divorce seems impossible now but the facts are that more marriages end in divorce than not (at least in Oz).

A friend has a husband who is about to pay $3000 to remove a tattoo that cost $30 because it has his ex's name on it.

My Ring (http://pic16.picturetrail.com/VOL651/2773567/5561793/90061690.jpg)


It was a pawn shop special, too.

My dad used to sell the stuff, and he said that it's pure, 24k Gold that leaves green on your skin.

The green stuff is oxidation (aka rust). Copper and otehr imputities in the ring react with chemicals secreted by your skin creating an oxide which is green in color. Pure gold doesn't reach with anything. However, not even 24k gold is totally pure.



For an enguagement ring, something custom made is great. It is much more thoughtful than a mass produced lump of metal.

And never, never, never tattoo someone else's name on your body!

I've been married for a month so divorce seems impossible now but the facts are that more marriages end in divorce than not (at least in Oz).

A friend has a husband who is about to pay $3000 to remove a tattoo that cost $30 because it has his ex's name on it.
Most people don't go into marriage expecting to break up. That's just horribly cynical. It's like people who tell someone who just got engaged to "get a prenup." Ugh.

C'mon, the Engagement Sausage is perfect!

C'mon, the Engagement Sausage is perfect!He doesn't like sausages! I could make an engagement curry? Or engagement pudding.

Give your mate a 50 cent ring. If your mate truly loves you, your mate will accept it. Hmm, dunno. I'd think if you were proposing you'd be wanting to show your commitment, not put them through a test.

If someone got me a 50c ring, I might wonder why they didn't go to more effort, and why if they are planning to marry me, are they testing to see if I love them?

Or Engagement Cheesecake, if he's into that sort of thing (I know I am!).

Or Engagement Cheesecake, if he's into that sort of thing (I know I am!).
That would be kinda cool... I could make one... And write something on it in caramel. Muahahaha.

Caramel... Hmm...

*ponders*

http://www.dynamicobjects.com/d2r/archives/the-one-ring.jpg

i got one once. it was a huge soemthing or other. but i wasnt getting married to a guy who wastes money, so i turned him down.
since i am covered in ink, and the guy that i marry will be also, it will most likely be a tattoo. although i would except a prenuptial agreement, also. ;)

A simple, 1 to 2 ct diamond solitare. No bigger, no smaller and if he managed to get it cheap (pawn broker or something) all the better. Jewellery shops just rip you off!

Well i ve been thinking of these since the year dot.
Burger Rings (http://www.anythingforyou.co.nz/products/photos/BurgerRings130g.jpg)
Onion Rings (http://www.appetizer.com/appetizer/images/battered_or.jpg)
Squid Rings (http://www.fratello-trade.com/images/kolutici.jpg)

Heh

Actually id like to go with a gold ring not white gold its evil!!!
Probably with a Diamond in the centre and green and blue stones(Gems silly)in four sectors surrounding it.

EDIT how did i forget
Shower Curtain (http://www.nmfoundation.org/shower_curtain_ring.jpg)

Well... I like this one:
http://www.sndgems.com/3princesscutdiamondrings.htm

Though this is kinda nice too:
http://www.sndgems.com/threestonerings4.htmI have to say, I think 3-stone engagement rings are pretty gaudy.

My personal fave is the Tiffany Lucida (square-diamond) ring (http://www.tiffany.com/expertise/diamond/rings/engagement_lucida_ring.asp?ring=lucida&).

Blue Nile (www.bluenile.com (http://www.bluenile.com)) also makes one that is very similar - and a lot less pricey.

And I think cut, clarity, and color are far more important than having lots of carats! Actually, about .6-.75 ct is a good size, I think (and I'm tall, so my hands are larger than most women's).

EDIT: Remember, too, that a woman will (presumably) be wearing the ring all the time, so you probably don't want something that will snag on things easily.

Just a question... what engagement ring would you like to give/receive (within reason)?none. engagement rings are dumb.

none. engagement rings are dumb.

Agreed.

I've never been able to get over the slight feeling of nausea I get when I see someone flashing a big old rock that says, "Oooo...looky...someone owns me, and he's willing to spend lots and lots and lots of money to prove how much he luuuuuuuuuuurves me." Puke. To me they seem silly, wasteful, sexist and tacky. If other people like them, that's cool, but for me? Ick.

My husband and I do both have modest wedding bands. That feels more egalitarian and well, right. It's a nice little way to carry a piece of each other, and not something to flash to the world.

Agreed.

I've never been able to get over the slight feeling of nausea I get when I see someone flashing a big old rock that says, "Oooo...looky...someone owns me, and he's willing to spend lots and lots and lots of money to prove how much he luuuuuuuuuuurves me." Puke. To me they seem silly, wasteful, sexist and tacky. If other people like them, that's cool, but for me? Ick.

My husband and I do both have modest wedding bands. That feels more egalitarian and well, right. It's a nice little way to carry a piece of each other, and not something to flash to the world.my wife and i spent a total of i think 28 quid (USD50 ish) on our wedding bands. i don't think they look any different from anyone else's

Agreed.

I've never been able to get over the slight feeling of nausea I get when I see someone flashing a big old rock that says, "Oooo...looky...someone owns me, and he's willing to spend lots and lots and lots of money to prove how much he luuuuuuuuuuurves me." Puke. To me they seem silly, wasteful, sexist and tacky. If other people like them, that's cool, but for me? Ick.

My husband and I do both have modest wedding bands. That feels more egalitarian and well, right. It's a nice little way to carry a piece of each other, and not something to flash to the world.
:p

I want my wedding rings to be nice and simple. But an engagement ring is something fun and pretty... I would never be able to buy her something big, but I want to buy her something beautiful.

My dad used to sell the stuff, and he said that it's pure, 24k Gold that leaves green on your skin.
The only ring I've ever owned that turned my skin green was one I bought in a gumball machine.


At any rate, I would like a solitare diamond (respectably sized) in a white gold or platinum setting.

I hate really big, flashy rings, my mum gave me her engagement ring that my dad gave her and i think it's really pretty:
http://img39.exs.cx/img39/6122/a1a13lm.th.jpg (http://img39.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img39&image=a1a13lm.jpg)
that's not a very clear picture, it's just a gold band with an emerald and 2 smaller diamonds, one on either side, i'd like something similar except with a pink diamond or an amethyst(sp?)

I hate really big, flashy rings, my mum gave me her engagement ring that my dad gave her and i think it's really pretty:
http://img39.exs.cx/img39/6122/a1a13lm.th.jpg (http://img39.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img39&image=a1a13lm.jpg)
that's not a very clear picture, it's just a gold band with an emerald and 2 smaller diamonds, one on either side, i'd like something similar except with a pink diamond or an amethyst(sp?)
Thats gorgeous...!

Will you marry me? :D

http://www.jewelryexpert.com/catalog/graphics/mainne3.gif

Thats gorgeous...!

Will you marry me? :D

http://www.jewelryexpert.com/catalog/graphics/mainne3.gif
that ring is horrible! (no offence)

that ring is horrible! (no offence)
None taken... I realised I found the wrong one :p

How about this?

http://www.hkjewellery.co.uk/images/rings/159_2.jpg

None taken... I realised I found the wrong one :p

How about this?

http://www.hkjewellery.co.uk/images/rings/159_2.jpg
better

I prefer this one:
http://www.graciaamico.co.uk/images/141x141/10gl009.jpg

better
Good enough for you to marry me? :p

Or this one?

http://a1114.g.akamai.net/v/1114/7644/12h/images.escalate.com/images/products/fm90117/000/013/000013788.jpg

Well... I like this one:
http://www.sndgems.com/3princesscutdiamondrings.htm

I like this one (your first choice).

Good enough for you to marry me? :p
of course! (but i prefer the one i posted)

If you want something different how about going antique?

Something along these lines:

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings.html

of course! (but i prefer the one i posted)
Is the one I just posted after that better?

(Wanna make sure to do this right :p)

If you want something different how about going antique?

Something along these lines:

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings.html
most of those look really OTT

My personal fave is the Tiffany Lucida (square-diamond) ring (http://www.tiffany.com/expertise/diamond/rings/engagement_lucida_ring.asp?ring=lucida&).


I like this one too........something simple. You can always dress it up or down with the wedding band.

Is the one I just posted after that better?

(Wanna make sure to do this right :p)
ooooo! definately! i love it!

most of those look really OTT

Yes a lot are very garish, but there are some nice elegant ones too :)

EDIT: BTW there are 20+ pages to choose from :p

Good enough for you to marry me? :p

Or this one?

http://a1114.g.akamai.net/v/1114/7644/12h/images.escalate.com/images/products/fm90117/000/013/000013788.jpg
Wow that one's beautiful too........tough choice.

Yes a lot are very garish, but there are some nice elegant ones too :)

EDIT: BTW there are 20+ pages to choose from :p
yeah, i did see a couple of nice ones


and I know but there's no way I'm looking through all that!

After you pick out the ring........how are you gonna propose. Do you have a clue yet? Or are ya gonna keep it simple.

To do it right.........the ring........ask yourself, is she more into elegant, or simple or more flash or traditional or dainty (sp?).......do you know what she likes. Look at some of the other jewelry she wears or her favorites (that she picked out). Try to match her personality with it.

After you pick out the ring........how are you gonna propose. Do you have a clue yet? Or are ya gonna keep it simple.
Now now now... you are assuming 1) I have a gf, 2) We are up to that stage of our relationship, and 3) That I actually want to get married ;)
cos only 1 is true

Now now now... you are assuming 1) I have a gf, 2) We are up to that stage of our relationship, and 3) That I actually want to get married ;)
cos only 1 is true
Ok nuckle brain (just kidding) why are you looking at engagement rings then? Or are you just trying to think ahead or.............

yeah, i did see a couple of nice ones


and I know but there's no way I'm looking through all that!

ok ok then i'll compile some of the ones i like for ya ;)

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/c127r9d.html

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/a920r3ds.html

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/b627r8ds.html

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/b1001r3d.html

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/b1004r1d.html

Doh! Just realised these are antique style rings... would be much better to give an actual antique ring imo.

Ok nuckle brain (just kidding) why are you looking at engagement rings then? Or are you just trying to think ahead or.............
Hey, I didn't say you assumed wrongly though :p

ok ok then i'll compile some of the ones i like for ya ;)

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/c127r9d.html

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/a920r3ds.html

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/b627r8ds.html

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/b1001r3d.html

http://www.faycullen.com/engagement_rings/800/b1004r1d.html

Doh! Just realised these are antique style rings... would be much better to give an actual antique ring imo.
those are all absolutely stunning! except for the 2nd one

Hey, I didn't say you assumed wrongly though :p
You're nuts! Just try to think of her and what she may like with her personality. Try not to go overboard.........my ex bought me a huge rock and let me tell ya.......I didn't like it really, was too afraid I would loose it or smack into something with it and the rock would fall out.

After you pick out the ring........how are you gonna propose. Do you have a clue yet? Or are ya gonna keep it simple.

When I proposed I had a small aircraft drop off a "picnic basket" with champagne, some goodies and the ring in it (used a fake cutout of the ring which I switched surreptitiously once it landed - it was South Africa, u cant be too careful :p) while we were having a picnic on a gorgeous summers day.

How cheesy is that? :D

It worked, she said yes, we never got married tho and split up 6 months later so maybe cheese isnt the way to go :p

You're nuts! Just try to think of her and what she may like with her personality. Try not to go overboard.........my ex bought me a huge rock and let me tell ya.......I didn't like it really, was too afraid I would loose it or smack into something with it and the rock would fall out.
And again, I didn't say you assumed right either... ;)

However the purpose of this thread was cos I was curious :p

When I proposed I had a small aircraft drop off a "picnic basket" with champagne, some goodies and the ring in it (used a fake cutout of the ring which I switched surreptitiously once it landed - it was South Africa, u cant be too careful :p) while we were having a picnic on a gorgeous summers day.

How cheesy is that? :D

It worked, she said yes, we never got married tho and split up 6 months later so maybe cheese isnt the way to go :p
wow.....I hope when someone proposes to me they'll do something cheesy like that

And again, I didn't say you assumed right either... ;)

However the purpose of this thread was cos I was curious :p
Alright, you did make me laugh though. When the time is right you will know.

wow.....I hope when someone proposes to me they'll do something cheesy like that
I like cheesy too. Like maybe rent a gorilla costume and show up at her work and propose.........I know dumb..........hmmmm

those are all absolutely stunning! except for the 2nd one

Hmm found some real antique rings, not replicas :)

http://www.topazery.com/pics_database/pics.php?item=rg1035

http://www.topazery.com/pics_database/pics.php?item=rg1026

With these its kinda hit and miss tho, gotta visit a bunch of antique stores before you find something that really feels right... of course any intelligent man will take his girlfriend shopping for a watch or something else non-ring-like and see her reaction (without giving the game away) to his choice which happens to be in the same store ;)

I like cheesy too. Like maybe rent a gorilla costume and show up at her work and propose.........I know dumb..........hmmmm

lol

well a friend of mines girlfriend had a fantasy about firemen (which woman doesnt these days :eek: ) so he arranged that her work had a firedrill and he commisioned an actual fire truck and a proper fireman suit and arrived sirens blaring outside her work with the ring. :cool:

lol

well a friend of mines girlfriend had a fantasy about firemen (which woman doesnt these days :eek: ) so he arranged that her work had a firedrill and he commisioned an actual fire truck and a proper fireman suit and arrived sirens blaring outside her work with the ring. :cool:
That one's awesome. Firemen work!!!

platinum + a sapphire, ruby or emerald.

I do not believe in the value of Diamonds and will simply refuse to give one as an engagement ring to any woman I wished to marry. What is the symbol and point in giving someone that special to you something that you feel is essentially worthless?

I did that one. And was told that Rubies were actually rarer than Diamonds.

I did that one. And was told that Rubies were actually rarer than Diamonds.

The song aint "Rubies are a girls best friend" tho :p

Hmm found some real antique rings, not replicas :)

http://www.topazery.com/pics_database/pics.php?item=rg1035

http://www.topazery.com/pics_database/pics.php?item=rg1026

With these its kinda hit and miss tho, gotta visit a bunch of antique stores before you find something that really feels right... of course any intelligent man will take his girlfriend shopping for a watch or something else non-ring-like and see her reaction (without giving the game away) to his choice which happens to be in the same store ;)
that first one is absolutely beautiful! i'm not as keen on the second one though

The song aint "Rubies are a girls best friend" tho :p
I'd be friends with a ruby anytime, and diamond, and saphire and emerald. Not all in the same ring though.

that first one is absolutely beautiful! i'm not as keen on the second one though

Yeah I also love the first one, the second one is a teeny bit chunky...

I'd be friends with a ruby anytime, and diamond, and saphire and emerald. Not all in the same ring though.

Alexandrite is rarer then all of those afaik and it is spectacularly beautifull too :)

http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/alex.html

My wife and I have found a jewler in Barbados, who sells one offs or limited editions. She costs me a fortune each year. But they are great rings/earings/necklaces/braclets etc. And it's all about 40-60% cheaper than here :D
I like it cos their funny and like to drink a bottle of wine or two each afternoon :)

I gave my wife a 1 caret asscher cut (very art deco) in a white gold setting, with a knife edge band. I designed it myself - which added to her love of it.

If you've never seen an asscher...it is a square cut with great depth.

http://www.truediamonds.co.uk/images/Asscher.JPG

http://www.truediamonds.co.uk/images/Asscher.JPG

My wife and I have found a jewler in Barbados, who sells one offs or limited editions. She costs me a fortune each year. But they are great rings/earings/necklaces/braclets etc. And it's all about 40-60% cheaper than here :D
I like it cos their funny and like to drink a bottle of wine or two each afternoon :)

You should have a look at South Africa, remember we are among the worlds biggest producers of gold, platinum and diamonds and the exchange rate aint bad ;)

We bought a very nice =anniversary= style ring for the engagement ring, and comfortable, plain 18k gold bands for the wedding rings.

The "engagement" ring was about CDN $800. The bands together were about CDN $200.

At about year seven or so she sold the anniversary ring to a pawn shop so she could give the $150 or so away to a travelling preacher.

At year ten she took off the wedding ring and hurled it at me -- for the last time.

At year eleven she gave me the boot altogether. I'm making my mobile home as comfortable as possible while she lives in my five-bedrooms, hardwood floors, hot water heat, fireplace, built in 1935 heritage home (while I pay the mortgage on it).

Bottom line for me: get something meaningful, sacrificial (my folks used to say it should cost three months' wages), identifiable (you want a public statement "I'm involved already, thanks") and personal to the two of you.

It would have to be platinum for me, I'm not a fan of gold (even white gold, ick).

I'd definately go a Tiffany setting, or a square/princess cut (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/engagement_fancy_emdsides1.jpg), with a wedding band that matched the engagement ring (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/weddingband1.jpg). Or a simple platinum band with no channeled diamonds, that would work too, heh.

When I first got engaged, my ex-fiance proposed with a 2.5 orange diamond (http://www.orangediamonds.co.uk/) in a platinum Tiffany etoile setting. I loved it. :)

It would have to be platinum for me, I'm not a fan of gold (even white gold, ick).

I'd definately go a Tiffany setting, or a square/princess cut (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/engagement_fancy_emdsides1.jpg), with a wedding band that matched the engagement ring (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/weddingband1.jpg). Or a simple platinum band with no channeled diamonds, that would work too, heh.

When I first got engaged, my ex-fiance proposed with a 2.5 orange diamond (http://www.orangediamonds.co.uk/) in a platinum Tiffany etoile setting. I loved it. :)

Expensive taste huh? ;)

Expensive taste huh? ;)

Ehhh, not too expensive :D.

Ehhh, not too expensive :D.

Never said it was a bad thing ;)

Never said it was a bad thing ;)

Well, I don't think its a bad thing at all, haha. :)

Anything would be fine, so long as it's not pure Gold. I don't wanna have a green finger from wearing it all the time.


you will only get a green finger if it's gold plated :P

Well, I don't think its a bad thing at all, haha. :)

*starts saving* :p

Anything would be fine, so long as it's not pure Gold. I don't wanna have a green finger from wearing it all the time.

Pure gold does not turn yrou finger green. Gold plate or fake gold turns your finger green. I wear gold all the time and my fingers are not green.

I'd actualy prefer a dot on my head like the Islams. Those dots rock! I could like, make mine blue and Jennifer neon green (Her favorite color.) and then like on the magic the gathering color wheel i could send pinkos back to another plain of exsistance or simply silence them (IE: counterspell.) and she could become really big and stomp Bible-thumpers into the ground and peoples would run in terror because blue and green were not meant to combine thier strengths and so begins a new and improved Invasion block bwahahahahaha!

*Sigh!* I've been playing magic the gathering too much.. still it'd be cool though..

Alexandrite is rarer then all of those afaik and it is spectacularly beautifull too :)

http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/alex.html


if you want something that changes color, go for opal...I personally love it, it's not only my birthstone, but it's much more beautiful than any diamond I've ever seen. :D

Good enough for you to marry me? :p

Or this one?

http://a1114.g.akamai.net/v/1114/7644/12h/images.escalate.com/images/products/fm90117/000/013/000013788.jpg
That Rocks(Slight Pun :D )

It would have to be platinum for me, I'm not a fan of gold (even white gold, ick).

I'd definately go a Tiffany setting, or a square/princess cut (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/engagement_fancy_emdsides1.jpg), with a wedding band that matched the engagement ring (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/weddingband1.jpg). Or a simple platinum band with no channeled diamonds, that would work too, heh.

When I first got engaged, my ex-fiance proposed with a 2.5 orange diamond (http://www.orangediamonds.co.uk/) in a platinum Tiffany etoile setting. I loved it. :)
What Gobbledegook is this ???
Sounds like Trouble-Tiffany WTF
Platinum-Arrgh :mp5:-Good thing i aint wearing it what ever makes you ladies happy

*starts saving* :p
More like starts Starving-Youll never have enough money to eat paying off that thing.HA HAH!

i'd deffinately give one with a corny ensciption lol :) with a not to big not to small diamond

My husband gave me this ring (http://www.customceltic.com/celt-heartenga.htm). The center stone is a ruby with a white pearl on one side and a black pearl on the other. Don't have a picture, but can get one if you really want it.

When we tied the knot (literally, since we had a handfasting), we got the matching wedding bands in white gold.

Just a question... what engagement ring would you like to give/receive (within reason)?

Look into TiGold. It's a alloying of titanium and gold. It produces a gold that is around 24 karat that is as strong as 14 karat gold. *nod*