[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos First off - Congrats!! Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by saabgirlie [Email] (#155) [Profile/Gallery] (more from saabgirlie) on Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:52:33 In Reply to: Engagement Ring Advice, Some Guy, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 05:24:19 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I would suggest browsing your local jewelers and designers, as other people have suggested. Be aware that you can haggle at bit, like you can for cars. I talked a "mall" jeweler down about $300 on a strand of pearls once.

Mr. Saabgirlie and I had a rather untraditional engagement. I basically proposed to him and we went shopping for a ring together. Some think that this gauche, but whatever. I wanted something unique and so we went to a local jeweler that does rather modern custom stuff. My husband affectionately refers to my ring as "the machine part". Its a 1 carat princess in a brushed platinum tension setting. Because the platinum band is so thick and there are diamonds under the main stone, I didn't get an additional wedding band. I didn't have a certain "carat" requirement and it was funny because when I picked out the design and whatnot Mr. Saabgirlie seemed disappointed that I didn't want a bigger stone. A bigger stone would have looked ridiculous in the design.

He won't wear jewelry so his wedding ring is a pewter dragon ring from the renfest. $30. He picked that one out himself. It matched the dragons on my dress.

Considering we broke just about every other tradition, it is odd that I decided to go with the diamond engagement ring idea, but I love my ring. I also love my SAAB. And I love Mr. Saabgirlie, of course. ;)

• Engagement Ring Advice, Some Guy, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 05:24:19
  • look first, jp, Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:41:21
  • WHAT? Not sure if she checks this board........?, andy , Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:16:57
  • Re: Engagement Ring Advice, CFishgo, Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:31:33
  • First off - Congrats!!, saabgirlie , Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:52:33 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Engagement Ring Advice, Steve in Chicago, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:45:24
  • Re: Engagement Ring Advice, Nathan Work, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:38:26
    • Re: Engagement Ring Advice, Some Guy, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:38:43
  • I figured...., cryptical, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:54:00
  • You guys all talk about spending too much $ on rings,, NickR, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:22:28
    • How many of us bought our Saabs new? or make payments?, PGAero , Mon, 31 Jan 2005 15:10:35
    • Re: You guys all talk about spending too much $ on rings,, Yak, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:29:02
      • I know - I had one :) n/m, NickR, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:33:21
  • Practical wife: prefer 401K plan than "rock.", Caukinh, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:20:24
  • Interesting responses, my guess is that those who are.., TKC, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:07:16
    • Re: Interesting responses, my guess is that those who a, Wendy, Sat, 12 Feb 2005 18:48:03
    • Re: Interesting responses, my guess is that those who a, W, Sat, 12 Feb 2005 18:44:06
    • Re: your guess isn't always true..., JimBlake , Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:12:23
    • do you have the same thought about weddings?, Bob M, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:17:16
      • couldn't agree more..., cryptical, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:01:00
      • A ring is a symbol, no it isn't the same ....., TKC, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:02:42
        • A wedding isn't a symbol?, Bob M, Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:46:40
          • Why shower such bitterness and negativity ? n/m, TKC, Tue, 1 Feb 2005 12:14:11
  • Buy a motorcycle instead...., Yak, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:43:09
  • Some advice, tsw, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:20:05
  • Re: Engagement Ring Advice, Mattias.se, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:59:03
  • Link to a good on-line site for this, Dean, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:57:03
  • Re: Engagement Ring Advice, Allen K, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:41:06
  • How about an estate sale? Canadian diamonds?, Brian_in_MA, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:21:03
  • Just beware of really good fakes, yes, there are...., TKC, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:59:31
  • Don't go to "store", water dog, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:50:42
  • Do you know what sort of ring SHE wants?, Urby, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:32:45
  • OT, dip, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:31:00
  • Avoid the malls, SS, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:30:25
  • I did this recently, Josh88SiS, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:10:09
  • Re: Engagement Ring Advice, johnf, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:57:05
  • I am in a similar boat (don't tell her)..., elliott, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:27:37
  • Re: Engagement Ring Advice, MatthewB, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:19:13
  • where are you?? find someone you trust...., sonett43, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:11:49
  • Don't trade quality for size... women know these things, NateinAA, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 05:50:21
    • i was looking at blue nile, SomeGuy, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 06:37:36
      • do some browsing in person first, MJM , Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:26:17
      • Sounds about right, NateinAA, Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:54:15

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