An engagement ring without a diamond?

by Frank Parsons





While almost everyone associates an engagement ring with a diamond, there’s no hard and fast rule that says it has to be this way.

If price is an issue, a simulated diamond is an option.  Cubic zirconia and Moissanite are getting better and better each day and it can be hard even for experts to tell them apart from real diamonds.  Of course, you should be upfront with the bride to be if you’re going this route.  Don’t start your marriage off with a lie.

Colored gemstones are another alternative.  Emeralds, sapphires and rubies are some of the more common stones used in an engagement ring.  If your bride to be really likes her birthstone, that is a good choice.

More ideas can be found here.  Does any one have an engagement ring with a stone that is not a diamond?

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How to photograph your engagement ring

by Frank Parsons

There’s a great tutorial on how to photograph your engagement ring that I just read.  If you want to send a picture to family or friends that live far from you, or if you just want to update your Facebook profile, you want the ring to look its best.

Briefly, you need to turn off the flash, make sure you have good light, find a creative way to display the ring and use macro mode if your camera has it.  The full tutorial is here.  Anyone else have any experience photographing their engagement rings?

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The engagement ring hidden in the balloon

I read an interesting story about someone who proposed to his wife in a hotel room filled with balloons.  When she said yes, he told her that she had to figure out which balloon was hiding the ring.  So, she started popping all of the balloons to find the engagement ring.  She made so much [...]

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How big was Danielle Delasa’s engagement ring?

When Kevin Jonas proposed to Danielle Delasa, he did it with a ring designed by Jacob and Co.  The ring was a 3 carat solitare cushion cut for the center stone.  It was surrounded by 210 round brilliant cut pave diamonds.  You can read more here.

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Carrie Underwood’s New Engagement Ring

Carrie Underwood has a new ring on her left hand. While there’s no official word as to how big it is, estimates put it at more than 5 carats. That means it’s worth around $150,000, give or take a few thousand dollars. Carrie recently got engaged to the Ottowa Senators Mike Fisher. [...]

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Blue Nile Engagement Rings

The pros and cons of buying an engagement ring at Blue Nile are discussed. Is it safe to buy a ring from them? How much money can you really save and how do they compare to Tiffanys?

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