An important mantra to chant as you begin your shopping together is, A bigger diamond does not guarantee a better marriage. Keep this in mind at all times since you may be tempted (or urged) to overspend.
Talk with your fiancé. This might be a good time to bring up a general discussion of financial goals and priorities. Admittedly, this can be an awkward onversation, so it's a good time to trot out those two golden bastions of engaged and married life-communication and compromise. Listening to each other is critical, as is making a sincere effort to refrain from reading more into the situation than is there. Just because he isn't thrilled with the idea of spending a great sum of money on an engagement ring, doesn't mean he doesn't love you. Maybe it's always been a dream of his to own a house for his bride to be to live in. That is equally romantic, though not as easy to wear on your finger and flash in front of your admiring friends, saying, "Check this out."
Whatever your budget, rest assured that the perfect ring is out there, just waiting for you-whether it's an extravagant $10,000 showpiece, or a more delicate ring, still big on style but with a more manageable price tag in the $1,000 and under range.
If you can't spend as much as you'd like on an engagement ring, here are some suggestions that may help:
*Consider a slender, plain gold or platinum wedding band without additional diamonds on it.
*Consider a ring that is styles in such a way that you can have it altered or restyled later when finances might not be as tight..
*White or Yellow gold is much less costly then the trendier platinum.
*Decide on a smaller ring now with the intention of rewarding yourself with an anniversary band later.
*Consider a stone other than a diamond. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds, peridots, aquamarines, tourmalines, or perhaps your birthstone, all make spectacular rings.
*Look for a delicate ring that has strong elements of style in the workmanship: elaborate metalworking, the smallest wink of a diamond, etc.
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