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Ring Etiquete - Using a ring my grandma gave me
My boyfriend and I are discussing getting engaged in the next few months and I'm researching ring etiquete.
My grandmother gave me a very simple, classic diamond ring years ago, custom fitted for my left hand and I would like this to be my engagement ring. When I mentioned it to my boyfriend, he was fine with that idea as it is a financially wise decision for us (we are both in our early twenties on a tight budget).
I realize this isn't quite the norm, but is it acceptable for me to provide my own ring? Also, if I were to use it as my engagement ring, what are some options for wedding bands?
Thanks for the input. 
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Re: Ring Etiquete - Using a ring my grandma gave me
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and i agree with everyone else about just going to a store adn trying on rings that fit with yours.
I wanted a specific kind of wedding band (plain gold with an engraved pattern) and I think it's great. When the time comes, just go try on bands and see how they look with the ring.
Happy Engagement!
I think its absolutely fine and an honor to your family and your grandmother. I did the same sort of the same thing. My fiancé and I had talked about getting married a few times and he asked me to look for a ring that I would like so I could show him and give him ideas. I actually had a idea of what I wanted, a 1 carat round cut solitaire diamond in platinum. My grandmother had one, and my mother had one and now I wanted one of my own. But since we are in our twenty's and I know how expensive those can be I tried to find something else I liked. Well I looked and looked and looked, and no matter what I looked at I just couldn't find any settings I liked.
The next time we had the discussion I looked again and realized in my mind nothing would ever quite live up to the ring I wanted. I realized though that my grandmother's band might still be around. She wore it every day until the day she passed, and at one point the diamond had gone missing while she was at the nursing home. It was so sad to see grandma's beautiful setting with a big hole in the middle.
I was given the e-ring setting and the wedding band. My fiancé (then boyfriend) luckily went with it realizing how important it was to me to repair it and give it a new life. The plan is to keep it in amazing condition and pass it on through the generations. And hopefully it will stay in the family forever.