Did you pick out your ring?

I want allowed to pick out my ring, which made me soooo nervous. We had talked about taking the next step but he wanted to pick it out himself. I had one style I hated which I told him about and he picked out the perfect ring. It is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. So glad he did it on his own so it was a surprise to me!

I pretty much told him and showed him what I wanted. Not because I didn’t trust him, but that is just us. I love him dearly, but jewelry is not his thing. lol. He also knew it was a huge expense and I was stuck with it forever so he wanted it to be exactly what I wanted!

As a side note, I recommend going and trying on different styles. The ring I thought I was in love with, I hated on my hand! So thankfully I tried on before giving him info!

I didn't pick mines out, just let him know what styles I liked. Honestly at this point, I'm just glad to get a ring and get married, plus I know that he has good taste so I trust whatever he gets. We are planning a wedding but I won't get my ring until sometime by August. It will be a surprise

No I did not. He went shopping with his mother and got the prefect ring. He really captured my style and personality. Its just perfect and love it💕

My ring is my grandmother's engagement ring, which was what I wanted, so I knew the whole time exactly what I was going to be getting!

I showed him like 3 I liked and he picked from them.

I think it's great to help him pick it out. It took a lot of pressure off my FH when I was involved. It doesn't take from the engagement and marriage, it helps.

My fiance and I went to look together and I told him which ring I wanted. He then bought it at a later date.

I ended up talking with my fiancé about the idea of me picking out the ring; that’s what my parents did and I also really am fond of gemstone rings. This is the ring set we decided on on the center stone! It’s lab created alexandrite it changes colors depending on what lighting you’re near! It was great because he knew I was happy with the ring and we worked to find on within our budget! Best of luck to you!

We had mine made our birthstines and a diamond

View Quoted Comment I haave a alexandrette also.

I also picked out 5 rings I reallly liked. He had screenshots of them in his phone til he was ready to buy it. He then picked one out for himself and decided on which one of my choice best matched. I ended up getting it 5 months later and was still surprised !

View Quoted Comment Oh thats awesome about your parents being so supportive (im sorry his are not but im sure they will come around, sounds like maybe they are) and even more so your dad wants to take your guys photos, i bet they will be so amazing and he will really be able to capture the love and emotion, i hope you can share when he does. Even though its a ways away!😄 thats good you guys are waiting a little, totally nothing wrong with getting married young but the fact that you guys have made the decision to wait, THAT shows a lot of maturity, which also shows you are ready😊 but yes def planning like every second im not working lol. I feel so lucky that its happening though!

I've been engaged more than once and never have I picked out my ring in any shape or form. I've always trusted the guy to make a good choice.

We went to the jewelry store together and picked the ring out, and I insisted on paying for half of it. We combined our finances shortly after, but it was important for me to feel like it was a team effort and not something he was solely responsible for.

We talked about what I wanted. I basically said I wanted something very very simple and elegant.

As it turns out, his step mom had her engagement ring that came from FH's dad, and she no longer wears it so she gifted it to him telling him to propose to me with it. It's nothing like what we had originally thought of purchasing, but it's so beautiful and still has the right amount of simplicity, elegance, and uniqueness!

That being said, I did not see the ring before he proposed to me with it (in fact I didn't even know she gifted it to him until he told me after he proposed!).

No I wanted it to be a total surprise. It's beautiful and I don't think I could have picked out anything better myself.

I'm positive I would have picked out something smaller LOL!!!

We went to look at rings one day and I picked out two in the store. I also sent some screenshots of other styles I liked. He ended up choosing a style similar to the first one I tried on and I love it!

My BF and I have been discussing our planned engagement and I ultimately picked out my ring. That worked for us, but I don't believe there is a right/wrong way to do it.

Instead, I might consider what is special to both of you:- Do you LOVE the idea of the surprise and not really care either way about the ring? Go for the full surprise! It will be a wonderful memory.
- Do you LOVE the idea of the surprise, but kinda care about the ring? Maybe offer a little help, and definitely let him know any hard preferences (metal type, stone types, etc.) It's OK to have opinions. You'll be wearing this ring quite a bit.
- Do you really NOT care about the surprise, but want to love the ring (which you will, in fairness, be wearing often likely,)? It is 100% OK to pick out the ring together. You could ask him to choose a special engraving.

You can also let him choose other details to make it more romantic. Let him stage the proposal, etc. This process will be a reflection of both of you. There's no shame in discovering what that looks like.

EDIT: Whoops! Skipped to far ahead. BTW: Your ring is lovely!

FH and I went and tried on all types of rings playing around at the mall one day. We both loved the same two....we had been dating for 7 years and I knew it would hopefully be coming soon. About 6 months later, he proposed with one of the rings that we both loved that day. I was completely shocked he remembered which one it was. Make it fun and give him ideas, ultimately he will make the final purchase!! Good luck ❤️