Time for the engagement ring? You’re bound to be looking around but your fist stop should be to educate yourself. This video gives a good basic introduction.

Once you’ve done your research,  head over to and of these sites where you can create your own diamond engagement ring and look at prices of diamonds and settings separately.

• http://www.adiamor.com/Design-Your-Own/Ring
• http://www.bluenile.com/engagement-rings
• http://weddings.theknot.com/ering/
• http://www.diamondsonweb.com/ring/

Nail down a price point, and then head into a real live jeweler to have a look at what you think you want. Pick it up, touch it, feel it and image how it will look proportionally on a lady’s finger.   If it looks the way you expected, then you can go ahead an order online.

Remember not to break the bank, but do make sure you are both going to be happy.  If you’re not the kind of people that care what people think of you, then you may take that as a wedding discount.

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