Non-traditional Engagement ring......& reactions

My FI and I have been un-offically engaged for a few months now....but have not gotten an engagement ring due to financial constraints (we just recently graduated from college and loans are mounting.)

I have seen a few post regarding ladies getting non-traditional engagement rings such as Sapphire, ruby, or Claddaugh rings.

I wanted to know how families took the news and the reactions of others?

I can't wait to be offically engaged so we can start planning and I am that much closer to being his wife.....yet I need to know what to brace myself for in regards to our family and friends.

Thanks in advance

Michelle

On a side note....if anyone has pics of non-traditional engagement rings...I would LOVE to see them

Re: Non-traditional Engagement ring......& reactions

I know someone who got engaged with a black tahjian pearl..its beautiful and her family LOVED it!!
I think non traditional rings are great!! i myself would have loved a saphire...( i didnt realize this until AFTER i got the ring!! LOL )
(edited to say that its your day your ring.. get what you love and your most comfortable with.. dont worry about anyone else...

Message edited 3/30/2003 7:48:41 PM.

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I believe an engagment ring is a symbol of the love that 2 people share,the only person that the rings,appearance should matter to is you & fh.Remember you will cherish it for the rest of your life dont worry what others have you have love So many people long for true love,i say do what best suits you & fh

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There is a girl on here (Thrilled) and I believe her e-ring has a diamond and the 2 side stones are onyx (I could be wrong what the side stones are. They are either onyx or saphire. Sorry I really cant remember at the moment) and its absolutly stunning. What I love about her ring is its different. Its stunning because it stands out and I can remember what her ring looks like because its so different (I have a lot of friends that are married or engaged and I cant remember what their rings look like.

I think there is not one problem with non traditional rings. I think they are the ones that stand out and make the ring a lot more special (i have a regular traditional ring)

Just like the girls above said, its your ring and its to matter to you and FI what it looks like. Its you who has to love it.

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anyone who has any nerve to say anything other than nice shoudl be ashamed - it doesn't matter how big/small/traditional or untraditional your ring is - its that you two love each other and want to spend your life together which matters...a friend of mine's parents had a paper ring when they got married (he crafted it in somewhat of an intricate way - its hard to explain) and today they are very well off but she treasures that ring....its still in her jewlery box and is more priceless than any jewelry she has since gotten!

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As long as you are in love, he proposed, and you are happy is all that matters!

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My ring is an emerald w/ diamonds on each side. It's not "tradtional" but it is EXACTLY what I wanted!! All my life I wanted an emerald & now I have the best kind!! Every one I showed it liked it because it was different.

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my ring is Saphire, with diamonds on the side. I absolutely love it, and not one person has had a negative comment.

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mims107,

I love your ring ...where did you get it if you don't mind me asking


Thanks so much for all your words of encouragment
Its helps to know there are others out there


Thank you

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Mishu I FM you....

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You know jennbaby put it perfectly....get the ring you want....your the one that has to be happy with it and nobody else

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Did you ever think of getting a setting and putting a CZ in it - and then later replacing it?

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Don't have to ask me twice! My side stones are sapphires and are a very dark blue, which is why they look almost black, like onyx. They are actually darker than this picture. Thanks for the compliment Melissa!

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My friend got engaged in Italy with a ring that her now husband bought there.. I think it is a blue topaz or something- very pretty, very european. Nothing had a "bad" thing to say- it was very lovely . When they were able to he bought her the diamond too.

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I've seen e-rings that has a pearl as the center stone and two little side diamonds. In fact I used to have a ring like that ( my father got it for me for my B-day) and people used to mistake it as a e-ring all the time since I wore it on my ring finger.

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Re: Non-traditional Engagement ring......& reactions

doesn't sound like that is your first choice
if you can afford it get a smaller ring, and then get a bigger stone put in iit later. my fiances grandmother did that. My fiance wouldnt have had money for the ring except his parents put a little money an account for him. I picked out my ring and it happend to be less than he had, so we had leftover money. I think for a non tradition ring, sapphire seems to be the most common.....

Perhaps there is a ring that one of his grandmothers would pass down to him to give to you(ie. their engagement ring)???

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Pick out what you want...In all honesty who cares what other people think... As long as the two of you are happy that is all that matters!!! Good luck and have fun looking!

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I think that if you really want a diamond, there are plenty of places where you can get a good deal. But when it comes down to it, diamond shmimond. It's not like the ring is going to make your phone calls for you when planning, or cook FH dinner or argue for you when you get tired. It's a ring, it's like the current monetary system, backed by faith Good luck to you!