Show me your engagement ring!

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Go with what you want and your budget and what you guys like together.

I feel for mine I was to much at first I did not want princess I was so focused on pear or halo that I did not consider what he wanted to design and didn't realize he helped pick it out with my mom who loves princess cut. When I saw the ring I cried and I was so happy he picked it out on his own and with my mom, it made me feel like i should not have been so picky. The fact he incorporated my mom and I have something like hers makes me happier than ever and I am glad I did not get what only I wanted, I am happy to wear a ring that means something and incorporates my mom. My FH wanted small rhinestones and incorporate that on the band, our budget was no more than 3k and we talked about it ahead time. We did talk about what I wanted, I also said I did not want him to go over budget and if it was alot less I did not care am not materialistic at all and would of been happy with literally anything. Look up designs if you want and see different ones, that is what I did I showed him the ones I wanted but in the end when I found out my mom and him went together I cried and was happy they both fell in love with something that can incorporate her. It is so similar to her rings my dadd got her 2, same colors gold and princess and I started crying because my mom is my world. Look at many options diamonds non diamonds, all types of bands colors prices different jewelry shops. you never know what you can fall in love with, clearly I thought I wanted halo but if I got what I originally wanted I think I would of regretted it, I am so happy that I have something similar to my moms, shes actually even resizing one of her rings to give to me as a Christmas present. Take the time to see what really blows your mind you may have something in mind now but something else might win you over

Haha we do have similar nails & rings! and we were at disney!! love it!

My fiancé and I looked together we got engaged, we looked at multiple

my ring

I had no idea about our proposal, let alone the ring. He worked with a jeweler to custom design a ring (I have renderings and all sorts of stories). They decided on a rose cut diamond with a rose gold setting with some tapered design and 3 tiny diamonds on both sides. Rose cut diamonds are like little disco ball with facets that replicates a rose and the style dates back to the 1500s. The cut of diamond isn’t as popular and a bit unique compared to some other diamond cuts out there.

I was floored that he had done all of this (3-4 months of designing, another month of holding onto the ring before the proposal) and it so perfect in every way. I actually had saved a couple that were strikingly similar to what he ended up with so that was a bit eerie.

It's amazing how little I know (and still do) about rings. I think you should look at photos to see what you might like and what you might not fall out of love with.

See if you want something modest, more over the top, vintage, or modern. It's significantly cheaper to have a diamond with a "halo" of diamonds around that at a glance looks like one big diamond. I have tiny fingers (3.5) so he got me a ring that was very delicate yet strong, a bit more modern, with some texture and detailing. The prongs were tamed down a bit to hold the diamond into shape.

Also I am seeing a lot of stacked possibilities, where instead of just one engagement ring, there are 3-5 stacking rings. Ultimately depends on your style!

It's overwhelming and you can always upgrade, also if you have an heirloom from his family or yours (diamond, gold to melt down to incorporate into yours) that could be another way that makes it more personal!

There are a lot of companies now that do home try-ons

https://vraiandoro.com/pages/home-try-on
https://vraiandoro.com/collections/engagement-rings
https://vraiandoro.com/pages/design-studio

https://bario-neal.com/jewelry/engagement-rings/diamond-rings

Here are some images of mine

custom made rose cut diamond

side view

pairing with other rings

paired with my simple (engraved) wedding band

my ring and I absolutely love it

My ring is rose gold, 1 carat emerald cut stone in the center. I told my FH i wanted a simple solitaire ring bc i have smaller fingers, i'm a 4.5, so i didn't want anything to overly powerful. He had the stones added to the front and back of the band to give it a little extra sparkle. I absolutely love my ring.

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We did not look together at all. I told him that I would like a center morganite because it is much more budget friendly and still very beautiful (this size diamond would have been 15k and I would never be able to afford that!!!). I also told him that I love pear shape and that I'd like a unique band with rose gold.

Side note: the stone is big because small stones look silly on my six-foot tall stature complete with size 10 fingered-man hands.