She could stay at the DeBeers guest house :P

Dude I mailed her a ring like a year ago, back off.

Oh man, that is true. OTW, I am sorry, but Lil' Hannah has laid claim to my chattel.

But, I doubt your wife got on the internets talking about how much the ring you got her set you back. It's only someone's business when you advertise it, y'know? I have a hard time sympathizing with the little girls who come on here demanding a 2 carat diamond princess-cut solitaire in a platinum setting when they're not even engaged.

The long and short of this whole deal is, if you're concerned with how much a ring costs and how much someone should spend on it, then you're definitely not mature enough to get married.

I'm not one of those girls that's been planning her wedding since she was five. But I DO know (and I've told my parents this) that having an awesome time with my sisters and friends at the reception/party is more important to me than how many flowers I have in the church or whatnot. And as far as I'm concerenced...I mean, I would like to have a nice sized engagement ring, but my mom's is a fairly small solitaire and she's never upgraded (they easily could if they wanted) and I think it's gorgeous because it's so simple. I would rather my fiancee and I spend that money on a reception/party and a good honeymoon. The ring can be upgraded...and the important part is getting married, not flashing the rock. That's just a luxury, and not everyone gets that luxury...and that's ok.

I knwo a Sigma Pi gentlemen that just spent 6 thous, on his girlfriends ring, He is a Sr. and they had been dating for about a year! That is a bit unfathumable to me but if it can be done great for them. I personally would like an extreamily cheap ring cus i honestily have a habbit of lousing things and that would be bad.

Dude...I seriously love you. Let's be best friends fo' lyfe. I have no clue what I want my wedding to be like either..well except for all the joke themed weddings I've come up with like my taekwondo wedding or my Red Sox wedding. But seriously...you rock.

:D Taekwondo theme would be awesome. Especially at the reception...
Much to my mom's dismay, I find themed weddings insanely more interesting than traditional ones...I mean really, every time I've sat through one I've been bored until the party part. I think a themed wedding and an open bar would be extremely entertaining.

ONe of my friends is a TKE, and we planned his souperboul wedding in chemistry during HS, It'll be awsome, cheerleaders, football players, the game, and wings, what would make a better wedding, except the taco bell cadering i will have @ mine ;)

When I get engaged you are SO invited :D

Diamond Darling...I had this great white trash idea that my reception could be at Burger King and all the guests get $5 to order what they want. That way everyone is happy. And we'd serve the strawberry cheesecake pie things as wedding cake. There's a heaping pile of class right there.

I've noticed that (decent) rings go from 1500-3000 average. But, it depends on the cut, style, setting and area. My ring total was around 1500 but that was WAY cheaper for the ring I got because he made it himself. (built a kiln, melted gold, made setting, etc) Mine is a .76 princess cut diamond set in 6 pennyweights of white gold. (The average solitare setting is 1-2 pw's)

Ha, ha ha, HA.

http://jrgemscreations-store.stores....et/noname.html

Explain to me what isn't decent about this ring?

That ring is gorgeous. It looks very decent to me!

It isn't my dream engagement ring, but I would be perfectly happy with that:)

Well for starters, it didn't contribute to the oppression and exploitation of people in Africa, gosh darn it!

I guess its to each his own cuz that ring did nothing for me personally...the ring we looked at (we're still just looking) is way more...but its really what makes you happy and what he can afford...one of my good friends is happy with her small ring she got 9 years ago and another friend can't wait to upgrade and its been 1 1/2 years...