Tips to choose diamond wedding rings

They say diamond is for ever. And, when it is the auspicious occasion of wedding, diamond is a necessity not a luxury. Diamond wedding rings in different shapes and styles can add the required glamour to your wedding. Wedding ring is a token of devotion that is given on one of the most important days in a couple's life. Wedding rings of diamond serves as a symbol of unity and adoration. However, while buying these rings you need to pay attention to several factors. Every woman has her unique ideas related to wedding rings. In this article we will talk about buy best diamond ring for your wedding.

Before buying a wedding ring for your bride make sure to ask regarding her preferences. She might have secretly pined over a couple of selections scattered about the pages of various jewelry catalogs. Fashion magazines also educate women in this regard by displaying diamond rings of different shape and cut of the rings associated with the latest celebrity weddings. Hence before buying one, pay proper attention to type of diamond wedding rings a woman admires. This will help in choosing a perfect fiancé pick out the best match for your bride-to-be. To get best results in this regard analyze the comments she makes regarding someone else's jewelry; advertisements or photos of jewelry she pauses at; and taking a look at the type of jewelry she often wears. It will also help you to evaluate her preferences related yellow gold, white gold or platinum pieces.

Cut, color, clarity, and carat are the four important factors of diamond rings. From the cut of a diamond ring you can have a fair idea regarding the shape and proportion of the stone. Diamond wedding rings are available in shapes like marquise, pear, oval, princess, emerald, heart, and round. However, 75% of diamond wedding rings sold world wide are round in appearance. Color of the ring plays a vital role in its price. Diamonds of yellow, green, red, orange, blue, and pink color are generally costlier. Diamond rings in faint or pale color are the most desirable and but they are rare. While on your way to shop diamond wedding rings do not fall to the idea that diamonds are only white in color.

Quality and price of the ring needs to be given proper importance too. Diamond rings with clearer stone are more expensive. Dead-looking, dull, or lifeless specimens will cost less but they lack luster and might not serve the purpose for which you are buying. These rings are prone to cracks, cleavages, and inclusions that alter the light that passes through the stone. Hence, purchase the diamond ring that offers you the best value for money and add glamour to your wedding.

My Lovely Engagement Ring

I love my engagement ring that my husband gave me! As a newlywed, I was looking over my wedding album again and saw some pictures of my engagement ring. These photos reminded me of the story of how my husband chose my ring.

Just to let you know, my husband is not necessarily the most romantic nor creative guy in the world. I think his lack of creativity hinders his motivation to be a Don Juan or a smooth talker. Also, he doesn’t like to give flowers because they are a waste and die anyway, which makes sense (I still like flowers, though, and he does give them to me on occasion). But most importantly, he is nice and affectionate.

Well, according to my husband, he looked endlessly at different engagement rings just to find the perfect one for me. He even went to a free diamond workshop at a jewelry store, so he could learn about the 4 C’s in diamonds! I also hinted that I wanted conflict-free diamonds, so he considered that criteria when looking for diamond engagement rings. After his search, he decided to get my ring customized based on a design that he, along with some help, made in platinum. He designed the ring to look like my favorite flower, a rose. The diamond acted as the center of the flower, and platinum flower petals surrounded it. The side of the ring was engraved with leaves.

Being the man that I know who lacked creativity, I wondered how in the world did he come up with this idea. He said that one night, he complained to my mom that he just couldn’t find the perfect ring for me after looking at thousands of rings for the past month and was tired of searching. Then my mom got the idea to customize the ring and presented a drawing of a ring in the shape of a flower. She said that this drawing belonged to her mother. It was my grandmother’s dream engagement ring, but back in her days, a ring like that didn’t exist. Plus, my grandfather could only afford a simple one. I never really knew my grandmother, but my mom said that I resemble her a lot. We look and walk alike, and we both love roses, especially purple ones, and like to draw. Consequently, my husband loved my mom’s idea and also decided to add leaves to the sides, which he drew himself! He took this design to a local jeweler who agreed to make the design, and they said that they can make the ring in two weeks. Two weeks went by, and he heard nothing. As it turned out, this store went bankrupt. He freaked out because he planned on proposing to me in a few days. He told my mom what happened, and they started looking for other reputable jewelers who would make this ring. While he searched, my mom, for some reason, started looking at rings at jewelry websites. She saw this one store that received great ratings and contacted them to see if they had a similar ring. They actually said that they don’t normally advertise customized requests online, but they can still do it. They also said that they can create the ring and get it shipped overnight, which worked perfectly for my planned proposal date. My husband did get the ring shipped on time and was amazed with their craftsmanship as well as I.

After hearing the story of my engagement ring, I really appreciate it and, most importantly, my husband even more. I feel lucky to be married to a wonderful and thoughtful man.

Look and Choose my engagement ring

I’m lucky that I get to choose my engagement ring. It’s funny, my fiancé didn’t propose to me like most people. No setting off to a secret, romantic, or exotic location and getting down on one knee, saying, “Will you marry me?” Just a simple, “When do you want to look for engagement rings?” And I’m okay with this “proposal.” I already knew he’s the one that I want to marry and vice versa. We already talked about marriage four months into the relationship, but we were friends two years prior. Plus, we’re older, so I don’t need all that frivolity. I’m just excited about picking out my ring!

I’m having trouble picking out the type of metal to choose for my diamond engagement ring. There are so many to choose from, yellow and white golds, platinum, tungsten, titanium, and silver, and they all have their pros and cons. Right now, I’m going to stay away from silver engagement rings because the metal is too soft.