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Manhattan Buckeye wrote: I'm not a woman, but my mother-in-law has an aquamarine gemstone center that they got in Italy back in the day when they were living in Europe. It is very large and very impressive. Unfortunately my wife is a diamond person, she has a radiant cut with two trillions accenting.
Don't get me wrong...I love sparkling jewelry, but I tend to agree with you. I've told my parents for as long as I can remember that they can just cut me a check after I elope.iluvz wrote: You're not crazy. I don't get the whole need for a rock thing. If I were ever brave enough to do it again (which is doubtful) I wouldn't even want any stones. Plain band for me. To me its just a diamond. I'm just not really in to them. It doesn't mean a thing other than Oh, he spent a lot of money. I'd rather money be spent elsewhere.
I also think the whole wedding planning concept is over rated. I couldn't have cared any less about my wedding (maybe it was a sign) My mom wanted the fairy tale princess wedding, I said fine, you plan it and pay for it and I'll show up. She literally planned the entire thing, down to my dress even. I never even saw the wedding invite till after the wedding!
CenterBHSFan wrote: No, it doesn't have to be a diamond. My granny's ring was actually a sapphire emerald cut surrounded by diamonds and it was very beautiful.
Also, I've always liked rings that were unique and different and not "what everybody else is wearing".
Manhattan Buckeye wrote: Just a quick piece of advice, when you are ready to make the leap go to a jeweler and try on different rings, and take your time. The store should be patient and helpful.
My wife was heavily into having a "canary" diamond, but when she tried on different stones she changed her mind, her complexion is just too dark for the yellowish stone.
We spent some quality time at the flagship Tiffany store on 57th street in NYC when we were getting engaged, they were very nice about sampling their rings (speaking of pink, my wife tried on a pink diamond that they retailed at $300,000, needless to say that was above my range). Just take your time and get something that you'll love forever.
As in she only wants a diamond, or you'll only buy a diamond?Scarlet_Buckeye wrote: I'm a man. It's going to be a diamond.
As in, I have full intention of only getting a diamond. Now... obviously things can change. Maybe she will say, "I don't want a diamond (which I don't think would ever happen because let's face it... diamonds are a girl's best friend), I want such-and-such." Well, ultimately it's about making her happy so it would be whatever she wants, but from my perspective I am planning on getting a nice diamond rock.sej wrote:As in she only wants a diamond, or you'll only buy a diamond?Scarlet_Buckeye wrote: I'm a man. It's going to be a diamond.
She's a rock star?LJ wrote: In her line of work she would only wear it while at home, or out with me.
Canary diamonds can be very striking, and very expensive. They tend to be only cut in the rectangular shape (emerald cut, radiant cut, princess cut), very impressive stone especially if your girlfriend has a fair complexion. If she's darker (like my wife) the coloring is a bit lost.thedynasty1998 wrote: My girlfriend wants a Canary Diamond for her engagement ring. I was also under the mindset that only a white diamond is to be used for an engagement ring, but I really like the Canary Diamonds.
lol. She's much much much tighter with money than I am (like she gets upset if she rents a movie and it's bad because she wasted the $5) anyways all the female vets she has worked with or talked to say they all lose about 1 diamond per year if they wear their ring to work. Some will wear them on a necklace, but necklaces get broken a lot in practice too.gorocks99 wrote:She's a rock star?LJ wrote: In her line of work she would only wear it while at home, or out with me.
Kidding.
That's another part of why I don't particularly want something conventional. I don't particularly want the people I deal with to know a single thing about me other than what they absolutely have to. I wear a ring on my left hand as is, and would likely only wear a band to work. This would be especially true if it was something big and blingy (which isn't really my style anyway, so that's sort of moot) Of course, things change and I could switch careers...or actually get engaged, since this all was a hypothetical scenario for me during this convo.LJ wrote: Dr. J doesn't even really care if she gets a ring or not. In her line of work she would only wear it while at home, or out with me.
