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Ways to Save Money on an Engagement Ring.

An engagement ring that once belonged to your great grandmother for instance will help to carry on the tradition of long and happy marriages. If your great grandmother’s ring is too small, you can have it resized to fit the new bride.

The diamond may have been small if it was pre-war era, so you can replace it with a larger carat ring.

Ounce for ounce, sterling silver is much less expensive than gold. Many women also prefer silver jewelry to gold, so choosing ring of silver will match her other jewelry.

One more thing you can do to save money on an engagement ring is to buy the gemstone and setting separately.

Showing Off Your Affordable Engagement Ring

Who says an engagement ring has to have diamonds in it?

Also, the three stone diamond engagement ring has become very popular and can be a much more affordable engagement ring. Even alternating diamonds with other stones can cut costs, but not beauty.

Having found the perfect ring, it is time for a celebration! You can have an engagement party for all of your friends to celebrate having given the ring and set the date for the wedding.

How can women get their dream diamond engagement ring when it is the boyfriend making the purchase and wanting it to be a surprise?  To find the answer you need to understand your man’s thought process.  After all, he is shopping for a diamond, the symbol of his love for you.

The man shopping for an engagement diamond has three primary shopping priorities:

Most men attack diamond shopping the same as any other problem they face.

The man’s first stop is often the jewelry store in the closest shopping mall.

If you sense this is going to be mostly a surprise gift, drop some subtle hints about what kind of mounting (solitaire, side stones, etc.) you want for your diamond.

If you have the type of relationship that supports it, get involved in the diamond buying process.  There are more couples shopping together for the engagement ring now than ever before and the result is often higher levels of happiness and lower levels of stress.

Many couples now shop together so the boyfriend knows what shape of diamond the girlfriend likes, knows what style of mounting she likes and then he takes that knowledge to buy the ring on his own timetable and make the presentation a surprise.

Over the past five years, I’ve changed the way I buy and give gifts.  Once upon a time, I bought ‘needed’ gifts.  I then progressed to ‘should have’ gifts.  Then I gave ‘you get it any way’ gifts.

I’m past all these internal theories related to gift giving.  I now look for gifts ‘from the heart’.  I’ve found that it is such a beautiful thing to find a special charm to add to the lovely gold charm bracelet I gave my daughter several years ago.  I’m adding charms that tell a story of our lives together.

Last year I decided to add these mementos in a special gift basket that I make for each of my children and my niece.  I found lovely gold charms created by a craftsman who only sells them at fairs.  He takes gold coins, actual coins from other countries, and cuts them into beautiful patterns.  Since I appreciated his gold coins, as well as, the jewelry he made with diamonds, he spent some time talking to me describing his craft.

He actually agreed to make me several more pieces.

I have not found the ‘perfect I Love You’ gift for this year but I’m sure I will.