Wedding Rings and Jewelry
Choosing a wedding ring can be extremely stressful. A wedding ring will be worn by both the husband and the wife until they die. For the wife, this is an extremely important part of the marriage, and it all starts with the engagement ring. There are many ways to give your fiancée her engagement ring. Some people take a big risk and choose their spouses wedding ring themselves so that they can surprise them when they ask to be married. However, the surprise may not be a happy one if you pick something your fiancée doesn’t like, and if you have already gone through the trouble of sizing and customizing the ring, there is no returning it. You may think that this is the only way to surprise your spouse, but here are a couple of different ideas that keep you safe with the ring, and still keep the surprise: First, there are some jewelers out there that will let you have a temporary ring for the engagement that you can return after you have purchased the ring. This way, you can still surprise your girl with a ring but you give her the opportunity to go out and pick a ring that she has always dreamed of. The other way is to buy a cheaper ring with fake diamonds in it for the initial surprise but, again, let her go with you to shop for the perfect wedding ring. To me, these seem to be the best ways to keep the surprise but to keep it a pleasant surprise.
Suggestion about Shopping for the Ring
A suggestion for when you are out shopping around: Let the girl pick the ring, but don’t trouble her about the expenses. If you have a price range you absolutely have to stick to, talk to the jeweler beforehand and tell him not to show you or your fiancee anything that you can’t afford. This will save you a lot of uncomfortable and awkward confrontation with the salesman while your significant other is there. Believe us, this is a good suggestion to follow.
About the Diamond
If you are shopping around for the Diamond, its good to learn about what to look for in the Diamond. Most diamond jewelers will teach you about the 4 C’s: Cut, Clarity, Color, and Carat. There are a lot of people who will sacrifice the clarity of the diamond for the size. And, there are many out there who will take a diamond with an inclusion (a big black spot) in it believing that the cut, clarity and size will make up for it. What you do really depends on what your soon-to-be wife wants. If she wants a big ring, she may be fine with sacrificing some of the other “C’s” for it, and she may not. Ask her. She’ll let you know. Our suggestion would be to go for as high of clarity and as good of a color as you possibly can, then look for the cut and finally the carat. The reason why is because if you have a clear and clean diamond, it will shine brighter and therefore look bigger than it really is.
