How much did your engagement ring cost?

FH paid $1400, had it custom made to what I said I wanted. I only know the price as i needed to add it to insurance.

OH HAYYYY Barbara. We're always here. Watching. Waiting.

@Becky 40k?!

Can we see?

Becky, share pictures

I'm on my phone so hope it posts correctly it's very simple.

@Becky Dear god. It's beautiful.

ETA: Is that OPI's Mod About You on your nails? Love that colour!

@C&S thanks- i love it. Initially I thought i wanted a pave band but i now love that the band is simple and plain. Hoping for a diamond wedding band - fh did well picking it out. Bless him he STUDIED the 4C's haha!

ETA- C&S - YES~ i love it )

Here is mine and we had the ring custom made. The idea and concept we worked on together; however, he brought all the ideas together. Additionally, he did not discuss budget with me; the topic of cost limits and budgets were never brought up - just wanted me to get what I wanted and love it, which I do .

Right around $15k wish I had a better picture on my phone.

Wow Becky, congrats! That's quite a stunner!

Wow Becky, congrats! That's quite a stunner!

Mine cost about 8x what I wanted him to spend. Honestly, it's not the materials that were expensive part, though. The gold and the diamonds were from some of his family's jewelry, so only the ruby and emeralds were new. What cost so much was the time it took to make it (the process of melting the gold and making the mold). It's custom, and my husband had to go several times to check on it and have the guy fix things because he was so particular! It took months. If you look closely, you can kinda tell that the sides are rosebush branches. He was particular!

@EricaTx I love when you show pictures of your ring! It's so unique and colourful.

EricaTx--that ring is gorgeous!

I picked out my own ring because I knew he would spend WAY too much because he is an overachiever. I'm a simple girl and had no intention on wearing it after we got married, so why spend a lot on a ring I'd only wear for a couple years? We are broke college kids anyways, and it's the meaning behind the ring anyways. It is a $75 cubic zirconium silver ring that looks exactly like a $3,000 diamond ring, and I am totally ok with that. Why spend so much money on that when you can put it towards your wedding/honeymoon or a future house/car/vacation/etc.?

I don't want to share exact price (a bit TMI) but FH saved pretty intensely for about two years and ended up spending way more than I ever expected or would have said I wanted. Total cost with 2.1 carat center stone, additional 1 carat pave stones, and tension setting ended up being around a year of private tuition at some colleges, so it was pretty absurd. FH says since I am (almost) an attorney and will be working with a lot of high power people that he wanted a ring I could show off, and he didn't want to upgrade later.

10k ish for both e ring and wedding band

@ErikaTx- WOW your ring is amazing!

They are all so pretty! Here's mine. FH wanted to get me something that could handle the beating he knows I put all my jewelry through, had the halo I loved, was square like I asked, and didn't have the square center area broken up into smaller squares (not my style). He got it perfect all on his own!

ETA: I have no idea how much he spent but I'm sure its less than $1500 and I didn't set a budget but I knew he knew to be reasonable. We're racking up med school debt, that's some SERIOUS loan debt!

FH picked out my ring all by himself, it was a custom setting! The center stone came from a piece of jewelry that belonged to my late grandmother. So, I have no idea how much he paid for it and that's fine with me! Its just over 1 carat, white gold and was appraised for just under $5,000. If you had asked me before we got engaged, I would have wanted more than 1 carat but honestly I think it looks just right on my fingers (I'm a petite person) and people often comment on how pretty it is. I absolutely LOVE the setting, he picked it out with no help and I would pick it every day all over again if I had to!