Finding An Inexpensive Wedding Ring
Diamond manufacturing companies suggest spending at least three month’s salary on an engagement ring. Of course they would say something like that because they want you to spend as much money as possible. Still when it comes to engagement rings, you should plan spending on over a thousand bucks and I will tell you why. Anything below that tends to feature a tiny, flawed or man made stone. You have to remember that she is expecting to wear this ring every day for the next few decades of her life so make sure that you are buying something that is going to last.
Sometimes you can’t find just the right ring. Sometimes you see the stone you want in one ring and the setting you want in another. This means you might have to have it custom made. A commissioned ring is a wonderful and romantic way to start your engagement as it will have been designed to match your girlfriend’s style and personality (as well as your pocket!). However, do remember that it takes around six weeks for most jewellers to create e a commissioned ring by handand some girls just can’t wait!
While you are surfing the net or plodding around in the mall looking for a ring, you will probably notice that you can buy just the engagement ring or two sets of rings called the Bridal set. A bridal set usually consists of an engagement ring, which contains a single solitaire stone flanked by other stones and a wedding band. The wedding band can either be plain or paved with stones.
Usually you can save a hundred bucks or so by buying a bridal set. On the other hand, shopping for wedding bands together is an ages old and quite fun tradition as she will enjoy picking out the band that most matches her engagement ring as well as a wedding band for you.
In general a gold or platinum setting is considered to be better than a silver setting. This is because silver wears more with time. Gold (which by the way also comes in silver and pink tones) is softer, actually melds to the shape of finger over time. Platinum is the choice of metal for rings holding big or expensive stones as it is very sturdy. There is little chance of you losing that $800 solitaire diamond down the sink one day.
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