Engagement Rings- What does yours look like?
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My Tiffany Sola Yellow Diamond Ring: .68 carats Fancy Yellow IF cushion modified brilliant diamond set in 18kt yg and pt. Setting is micropave halo design with 72 round colorless diamonds for a total of .35 carats.
Pictured also with the Novo wedding band (but have not purchased the w-band yet!)
Thanks I love it. This was not the ring I was engaged with. I've been married now for over 27 years. Married my HS sweetheart and I'm still in-love to this day. I got this for our 10th wedding anniversary. His birthday is where the rubies came in. I love love love rubies.
This is my new wedding band that he had gotten me for my Anniversary. It's a Gregg Ruth design set in 18 kt white gold rubies and diamonds so I can where this when I wear my white gold/SS stuff.
I don't have a pic of mine. We didn't know it was an annversary ring when we bought it! I used to be a Civil War reenactor, and wanted a period-acceptable ring to wear while reenacting. The modern Tiffany solitaire was not invented in the 1860's, nor were there any standard "engagement" rings, so I went for something that sort of looked 19th century. Mine is 14k, with a diamond chip flower, flanked by a smaller "flower" on each side. There was a larger version, but it looked gaudy on my hand, so I took the smaller (and cheaper!) one (I also made sure my boyfriend got a lot of discount coupons. As much as I adore jewelry, I wanted no more debt for him, and I also wanted to save toward buying our house). I'm not a ring person, anyway, though I greatly admire all of the lovely hands and rings I've seen on this forum! 
Sadly, the store sized a bit on the smaller side than I wanted. I wanted it a bit big, in case of pregnancy, other weight gain, etc. I got tired of arguing with the saleswoman, and let them size it to the real size. A few years later, I ended up having to cut the ring off one night. It was stuck, I was alone for the whole weekend, and did I mention the raging blizzard going on? I wanted to go to bed; I had spent over 2 hours trying to get the ring off, to no avail. I knew I'd have to make an ER trip if I slept with the ring on (I can't wear rings to bed), so I took a pair of wire cutters, and...that was 3 years ago, and I keep forgetting to get it repaired!
Sadly, the store sized a bit on the smaller side than I wanted. I wanted it a bit big, in case of pregnancy, other weight gain, etc. I got tired of arguing with the saleswoman, and let them size it to the real size. A few years later, I ended up having to cut the ring off one night. It was stuck, I was alone for the whole weekend, and did I mention the raging blizzard going on? I wanted to go to bed; I had spent over 2 hours trying to get the ring off, to no avail. I knew I'd have to make an ER trip if I slept with the ring on (I can't wear rings to bed), so I took a pair of wire cutters, and...that was 3 years ago, and I keep forgetting to get it repaired!
Thank you antakusuma!!!
Jasp, that band is amazing! Your hubby chose/bought well!
Ratnapur! That is such a sad story! I hate dealing with some salespeople - sometimes they are just so unreasonable!!! Did you ever get a replacement ring?
BTW, your story also reminds me of the time I got a too-small ring stuck on my hand. The ring was a size 5 and I'm a size 5.5 and I had fallen asleep with it on. I woke up and my skin was bulging through the splitshank and around the band! I used windex (read from online help guides that it would work). I literally spritzed and tugged/pulled for a good 90 minutes before it FINALLY came off. I felt like the tip of my finger was going to burst - it looked so red and swollen! But it finally came off. I will never force a small ring on me again!
Jasp, that band is amazing! Your hubby chose/bought well!
Ratnapur! That is such a sad story! I hate dealing with some salespeople - sometimes they are just so unreasonable!!! Did you ever get a replacement ring?
BTW, your story also reminds me of the time I got a too-small ring stuck on my hand. The ring was a size 5 and I'm a size 5.5 and I had fallen asleep with it on. I woke up and my skin was bulging through the splitshank and around the band! I used windex (read from online help guides that it would work). I literally spritzed and tugged/pulled for a good 90 minutes before it FINALLY came off. I felt like the tip of my finger was going to burst - it looked so red and swollen! But it finally came off. I will never force a small ring on me again!
Hi, Kohl Mascara,Thank you antakusuma!!!
Jasp, that band is amazing! Your hubby chose/bought well!
Ratnapur! That is such a sad story! I hate dealing with some salespeople - sometimes they are just so unreasonable!!! Did you ever get a replacement ring?
BTW, your story also reminds me of the time I got a too-small ring stuck on my hand. The ring was a size 5 and I'm a size 5.5 and I had fallen asleep with it on. I woke up and my skin was bulging through the splitshank and around the band! I used windex (read from online help guides that it would work). I literally spritzed and tugged/pulled for a good 90 minutes before it FINALLY came off. I felt like the tip of my finger was going to burst - it looked so red and swollen! But it finally came off. I will never force a small ring on me again!
I tired the Windex trick, too, which always worked, but not that time. The ring fit the lower part of my finger, but sometimes, my joint was larger/swollen (all those home improvements, I think). I did get a temporary ring. A few years ago, I stumbled across a cheap, but pretty, little diamond solitaire on eBay. Not sure if it was 2nd-hand, but looked new. It was probably a cheapish ring, but looks nicely-made, and delicate. I actually like it better, and, as I no longer reenact, it can be a more modern-style ring. I still plan to get the original one fixed someday. I've been too busy buying other jewelry to do that! I'm not very sentimental about my rings, so it's ok for now. I will sometimes wear the first ring he bought me as one of my birthday gifts when we where dating--an inexpensive, 10k ruby ring from WalMart! I do think of that one fondly, because he later told me the story of why he had me choose it. We had been to a CW reenactment, stopped in WalMart on the way back, and he steered me toward the jewelry counter, and asked me to try on engagement rings. I did, thinking, "Ok, so THIS is how it happens!?!" He asked me to choose one. I said, "You mean, an engagement ring?!?!" "Oh, no. That's too scary to think about now." I was sooo mad at him! The salesgirl piped up, "It doesn't need to be an engagement ring, sir. We also have colored stones." I could've smacked her! Thanks, lady! Anyway, he later told me this all was a sneaky way of seeing what I liked--he wanted to surprise me with a ring from a real jewelry store. Then, he thought it better to ask me to choose when the time came (and that's another weird story!). He bought the ruby one as 1 of my birthday gifts (ruby is my birthstone). I always have to chuckle to myself when I put that ring on! BTW, that was July; he proposed, after dating for a little over 3 months, in late September!
My Tiffany Sola Yellow Diamond Ring: .68 carats Fancy Yellow IF cushion modified brilliant diamond set in 18kt yg and pt. Setting is micropave halo design with 72 round colorless diamonds for a total of .35 carats.
Pictured also with the Novo wedding band (but have not purchased the w-band yet!)
HOLY CRAP!! Im not usually a yellow fan but this is simply stunning - congrats hon!!
HOLY CRAP!! Im not usually a yellow fan but this is simply stunning - congrats hon!!
Thank you mjlover1977!!!
I can remember the day I got engaged. I think it's one of the days you never forget it's also one of the most exciting days of your life. You can't wait to show everyone and you spend countless hours staring down at your hand admiring the ring that you love. One because it was given to you by someone you love so dearly and two because it's the ring of your dreams. I got engaged this February 14th will be 29 yrs ago. I was 19 and I have been with my boyfriend/husband since I was 15. He a dozen red roses and tied my ring to the bow that surrounded the boutique. When I spotted the ring he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I of course said yes and we will be married 28 yrs this Sept 10 th.
Tell your sister to wear her beautiful ring in good health and remember that the best times are yet to come.
You and I have similar hand sizes! I have a 5.15 ring size, so thankfully I have not had the issue of getting a ring caught on it yet, but will DEFINITELY not go down to a 5 as it wont' go over my knuckle! I did use the trick to get a ring of someone's finger at Coach (but I used hand sanitizer at the time, we had no windex!).Thank you antakusuma!!!
Jasp, that band is amazing! Your hubby chose/bought well!
Ratnapur! That is such a sad story! I hate dealing with some salespeople - sometimes they are just so unreasonable!!! Did you ever get a replacement ring?
BTW, your story also reminds me of the time I got a too-small ring stuck on my hand. The ring was a size 5 and I'm a size 5.5 and I had fallen asleep with it on. I woke up and my skin was bulging through the splitshank and around the band! I used windex (read from online help guides that it would work). I literally spritzed and tugged/pulled for a good 90 minutes before it FINALLY came off. I felt like the tip of my finger was going to burst - it looked so red and swollen! But it finally came off. I will never force a small ring on me again!
Hope you get your ring repaired! It sounds pretty with the flowers!
All this talking about ring sizing I didn't know if you were aware of a ring guard that fits inside the ring. It's made of gold and no one other then you know it's there. I have this put in my wedding band since it's a very wide band and my hands are two different sizes. My left hand is 5 my right hand is a size 5 3/4 I also swell some days so this works out great and it's comfortable It also give me the option to wear it on either hand. If I can I will try to take a picture of it if anyone is interested?
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