Rings

melissadavis0226 · January 2012

Has your SO asked you to look at and pick out a ring or does he plan to surprise you with one?

loves2shop4shoes · January 2012

FI and I looked at rings for around 4-5 months before he proposed.

Elle1036 · January 2012

We designed it together.

melissadavis0226 · January 2012

My SO told me yesterday that I need to start looking and actually had me go today while he did some other things so as to hopefully find the one I want. My birthday is the end of next month and he told me he will be doing it, but I feel like him telling me it's coming is torchering me more than anything. We also are planning to make a trip out of state to where all his family is and where he grew up and went to college. He knows I hate surprises. I looked at Robbins Brothers and Gordon's today and previously looked at Zales outlet, but I'm so unsure about everything. I found one I liked at each store but the one at Robbins Brothers seems to stick out most. I don't know I'm just afraid of deciding too soon.

[Deleted User] · January 2012

SO wants us to look at rings while I'm up in April "just for fun." I've agreed to go, but only after making sure in was just for fun. It should be interesting since he hates shopping for ANYTHING.

thejucheidea · January 2012

Our ring was given to us by my grandmother last May, so the ring itself is not a surprise, but when he finally decides to propose, that will be a pleasant surprise.

melissadavis0226 · January 2012

I'm still contemplating whether or not to look so more. I'm completely happy with my choice at Robbins Brothers and is within the budget he gave me.

bsidebella · January 2012

He took me to look at rings over a year before he proposed, but he didn't really listen to what I had to say...the only things he remembered were white gold and colorless stones. But, to be honest, those were the only things that were important. His great aunt is a jeweler, and she designed it to his specifications. So it was pretty much a complete surprise.

Swazzle · January 2012

We looked at rings 2 months before FI proposed & I'm glad we did because I ended up not liking what I always thought I wanted. I narrowed down the style & he made the final choice.

melissadavis0226 · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_rings-2?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:9860d15a-fa5f-4b0b-a7da-758a165ece1bPost:af795a61-e173-4829-86dd-73ead892b407">Re: Rings</a>:
[QUOTE]We looked at rings 2 months before FI proposed & I'm glad we did because I ended up not liking what I always thought I wanted. I narrowed down the style & he made the final choice.
Posted by rdr716[/QUOTE]

<div>I asked my SO about me narrowing it down to two or three and then him picking one and surprising me, but his response was "Well I would most likely end up picking the one you didn't like the most" so he told me just to flat out pick one I want and he'll go get it. Kinda lacks the surprise factor but that's what the engagement part should be so it'll be fine. </div>

tdwpg1984 · January 2012

BF looked at rings in November, had one picked out, I knew nothing about this. Then we had a talk about where our relationship was going like a week later or something and I said that I wanted a say in the ring. And some other stuff has happened since then. My BF is a little annoyed that I want a say in the ring actually. But he did admit he really just picked out a setting he thought I'd like. He had no idea about what kind of diamond I'd want. We'll probably be going to look at diamonds one of these days. We're also going to see a family friend about possibly designing a ring. Don't know when that will be.

melissadavis0226 · January 2012

I took a picture of two that I tried on today and sent them to my SO to sort of see what he thought, of course taking a picture of something and seeing it in person are a bit different. He really only said "nice" which was more of just acknowledgement in my opinion, but once I found the picture online of what it looks like and sent it to him on his phone, he said he liked it. So I guess that's a good thing. All the previous ones I'd looked at and showed him he didn't seem to care for and the one I like most he seems to actually have an opinon, a positive opinion, so I guess that's a sign.

melissadavis0226 · January 2012

I'm starting to think it matters more to my SO how many carats it is. He asked me how many the one I like most is, and I'm not sure if it's because of how much the price is or if it's because of what he got his ex wife when proposing to her.

dzturtleshell · January 2012

We finally picked out the ring last weekend. We've been looking together for a few months. I kind of wanted it to be a surprise, and I'm still a little disappointed that it won't be. But he asked for my opinion time and again and sent pics of things he was looking at. He knows me well enough to know that I'm supremely picky and everyone would be happier in the end if I helped him pick out the perfect ring. He kind of knows me better than I do...

The thing is he lives 3000 miles away and we both say we're not going to be able to live in the same place until we're married (his job won't let him transfer otherwise). But he also says we're going to be living together at the end of this summer and he's promised that I'll have at least 6 months to plan (because, again, he knows how picky I'm going to be). This is going to get interesting...

Brideny2013 · June 2012

As my fiancee is a jeweler I started showing him ring that I like from the early stages in our relationship and I was quite suprised when he said to me that he will start designing my ring last autumn:) The design is amazing and I couldn't ask for more. I still haven't received my actual engagement ring because he has had so many orders and haven't had time to finish it yet:D (I knew I wanted a really detailed ring with a lot of work, but I kind of feel sorry for him at this point because the ring demands so many hours to finish). He wanted to propose to me at our holiday, so he made me another ring for that also:) I love this ring so much also and when I get my real engagement ring I will just move this ring to another finger and keep it for the rest of my life:)

This is my temporary Engagement ring: made from Palladium, the center stone is light brown diamond (.71ct) and I have 16pcs of .02 Clear Diamonds in the band:)

My real engagement ring will be made from 18k White gold, and it has a 1.09ct Cushion cut Champagne Diamond in a clear Diamond halo setting:) and diamonds are going around the band and the bottom of the diamond setting. I wanted to have the center Diamond in a Bezsel setting with fine antique style details between the big Diamond and the halo setting:)

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