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Groom's Ring - When to buy?

Kate, on March 5, 2015 at 11:18 AM Posted in Planning 0 5

Our wedding date is October 15th, 2016 (it got pushed back because of some grad school/job opportunities that came up).

How soon is too soon for the groom to be looking at rings?

We looked together for mine and then had it custom made at Koop Diamond Cutters in Cincinnati (they are amazing, by the way). We were considering doing the same thing with his ring. Find a style he likes and then have it made special.

Also, in your experience, does the bride or the groom buy the groom's ring? Currently, I'm planning on buying it.

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Latest activity by annakay511, on March 5, 2015 at 11:53 AM
  • OG FMP
    Master August 2015
    OG FMP ·
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    Our wedding is in August and we bought them last month. I'd say 6mos is plenty of time.

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  • LightBlueGem
    Super March 2015
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    Early, especially if it's cutom. We ordered ours over a month ago and it just shipped yesterday. Stressing.

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  • Hannah
    Expert June 2015
    Hannah ·
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    We bought ours during black friday... We got his rings and my bands together and since we were purchasing four rings we got an awesome deal.

    He offered to pay and I was ok with that... although we made no set decision prior to shopping.

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  • June
    Devoted June 2015
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    We ordered ours the first week of February and they came in last week, so it only took about 3 weeks. Ours weren't custom though, so I'd say maybe 6 months before?

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
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    We are splitting the cost of our rings. My wedding band is .5 carats white gold, so obviously it cost more than a plain tungsten band that FH wants. It didn't seem fair for him to pay for an engagement ring AND a more expensive wedding band lol.

    I think you could buy your rings at any time! I would get an idea of what you want, and then look out for sales. Since you have so much time, I would wait and look around Black Friday/the holidays for deals. We bought my wedding band around Black Friday so got a good deal on it.

    If you're set on having it made custom, you should just talk to the jeweler to see how long it will take.

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