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Shannon
Expert October 2017

Who picked out your ring?

Shannon, on January 23, 2018 at 11:03 PM

Posted in Wedding Attire 80

I was just wondering if anyone else's fiance/spouse picked out your engagement and wedding ring on their own. When my dh proposed I had no idea it was going to happen. He picked out both my engagement ring and wedding band before he proposed. And he picked out exactly what I never knew I wanted....
I was just wondering if anyone else's fiance/spouse picked out your engagement and wedding ring on their own. When my dh proposed I had no idea it was going to happen. He picked out both my engagement ring and wedding band before he proposed. And he picked out exactly what I never knew I wanted. When we went to get it sized the salesperson was telling me about how he was trying to pick something that was perfect for me and that made me love it and him even more.

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    Savvy October 2019
    Amanda ·
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    FH picked out my engagement ring with help from his mom, he didn't know what I liked and she has done some digging into my pinterest board secretly. But he picked it and she told him yes. I am picking out my own band though

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  • Nicole
    Expert November 2018
    Nicole ·
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    I told my fiancé what I liked as I preferred a pear cut in rose gold, but he selected the diamond and customized it with IDC with my sister! We will be picking out wedding bands together later this year.

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  • Roshelle
    Dedicated October 2020
    Roshelle ·
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    He picked out both. A ring I didn’t even know existed. I love the ring and I love him.
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  • DC
    Super May 2018
    DC ·
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    I picked my ring a couple years before we got engaged. Saw it on Facebook and made sure he knew it was the only one I wanted lol when the time came, he got it for me.
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  • Kaye
    VIP October 2018
    Kaye ·
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    I picked out my engagement ring. I rarely wear jewelry and since this is the one piece I will wear until I die, I wanted it to be something I really liked. My FH says it is perfect on me and that he would have never picked it out for me. I absolutely love the emerald cut.

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  • EngineerInLove
    VIP September 2018
    EngineerInLove ·
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    My ring is not what I would have picked, I thought I preferred 3-stone rings. Instead FH picked out this solitaire ring and it's absolutely BEAUTIFUL, I love it so much. The stone was also his grandmother's so it's extra sentimental Smiley diamond Smiley ring

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  • Tiara
    Expert October 2018
    Tiara ·
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    My fiance and his Best Woman picked it out. The proposal was a surprise. I love the ring Smiley love
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    Expert May 2018
    Monica ·
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    Mine picked both out on his own! Smiley heart Smiley love
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  • cynthia
    Dedicated February 2018
    cynthia ·
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    My FH picked my rings out. We get married next week and I still haven’t seen the band.
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  • Elaine
    Dedicated July 2020
    Elaine ·
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    My fiancé picked out the perfect engagement ring and band Smiley smile he purchased the set.
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  • ThePeoplesBride
    VIP October 2020
    ThePeoplesBride ·
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    I, unknowingly, picked out my ring. One of my best friends works at a jewelry store. I stopped by one day to say hi and gawk at all the pretty jewelry. I saw one ring that I loved and she went behind my back to tell my FH. He bought it and proposed to me a few months later.
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  • Jen
    Super May 2018
    Jen ·
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    My FH picked out my ring all on his own. My mom has a family heirloom ring that I absolutely love and he found one that reminded him of that ring. I love my ring now, but when he first proposed with it, it wasn't what I had imagined my engagement ring to look like. After a few hours of it on my finger I started to love it and now I can't imagine any other ring. We picked out our own wedding bands.

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  • Amanda
    Expert June 2018
    Amanda ·
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    My DH didn't have a clue how to look for an e ring, so we went together a couple of times. He wanted it to be mostly a surprise when he finally made the plunge so he asked me to go to the local jewelry stores and leave notes about which ones I liked as long as they were within our budget. I found one I was certain would be the one, but he picked out one even better based on the notes I left. I ended up with a bigger stone than I had asked for and a beautiful wedding band to match. We will be adding the final band for the 3 ring set when we have our marriage celebrations in June.

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  • Brenda
    Devoted May 2018
    Brenda ·
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    He picked out and designed my ring. He knew I wanted something pretty classic and that’s what he got. The wedding bands we picked out together.
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  • Kimberly
    VIP March 2018
    Kimberly ·
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    My grandfather picked out my ring in 1953, for my grandmother. When my honey gave it to me it was in the original box with the original receipt. My fiance and I picked out our wedding rings together
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  • Mrs. Sponge
    Master April 2018
    Mrs. Sponge ·
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    FH designed my engagement ring with the help of the jeweler, using his great grandmothers diamond and my son's birthstone. It was exactly what I said I didn't want, and it is the most beautiful ring I have ever seen. I asked for a white gold, round cut, solitaire. I got a white gold, three stone, marquise cut. Together the stones are so beautiful. I would have never picked it out myself, but he did an amazing job. He also knew that I don't like the wedding bands that are shaped around the engagement ring so the jeweler put it in an elevated setting so I didn't have to get a band like that. Then FH and I picked out wedding bands together, with the help of the jeweler.

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  • AugustBride
    Super August 2018
    AugustBride ·
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    Some rings come in a bundle (both engagement ring and band)

    FH wanted to pick out my engagement ring on his own - I mean I still sent him pictures of what I liked lol. But he surprised me, he didn't pick the original princess cut I wanted, but I still love my ring.

    I will be picking out my own band Smiley smile

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  • caitlin
    Super May 2017
    caitlin ·
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    H picked my engagement ring--we had talked about getting married for awhile but the proposal was a complete and total surprise. my e-ring is vintage and totally perfect. he told me afterward he'd stolen a couple of my other rings to ballpark my size. Smiley smile we designed and made our wedding bands ourselves at a local silversmith, which was also super fun and meaningful.


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  • Brittany
    Super September 2018
    Brittany ·
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    My fiance picked out my engagement ring. I picked out my wedding ring.

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  • KarenO
    Master June 2018
    KarenO ·
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    We went shopping to a few stores, and I told him different ones that I liked at each store. He made the final choice but, he said, when he saw how much I liked a certain one, he knew he wanted to get that one.

    The setting itself, at that time, was tarnished and had no stones, but we both knew it was the one after talking to our jeweler about it.

    Edit: He also chose the specific diamond to put in the ring.

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