Engagement ring shopping! :)

Monkey09

Myself and my boyfriend have been thinking about getting engaged for the last few months.

I'm just wondering what the norm is with the shopping part.

Would you prefer he picked something he felt was the right style or would you prefer to chose it yourself?

I personally like the idea of going shopping together, and trying different styles to see what looks best, and making a decision together.

Also, what would be considered a decent enough price to spend on a ring?

Just trying to get some opinions!

Milly33

Congratulations to ye or well pre-congrats to ye..

Really tis all up to ye.. If you like the idea of shopping for the ring together then go for it.... Also with the price it is completely up to ye how much ye want to spend.. You can spend €10 - Thousands for them...

Just if ye are going for diamonds remember to do your research... And think do you want silver, platinum, white gold, gold.. Narrow the options down.

Personally himself surprised me and I loved it all the more because he picked it for me. We went wedding ring shopping together and it was great to match things up..

SarahMollie

Well since its something you've been discussing together for a while, threres no real element of surprise so why not shop together!

Personally I'd always want input on something that I'm going to want to wear forever.

As for budget, I think it depends on what you want and what you can afford. I'd never want to put us in financial difficulty for a ring, and you're still going to have the wedding to pay for! Also, I think although the man typically pays, you're about to merge your finances and destiny's etc, so theres no point in him bankrupting himself as realistically its going to impact your ability as a couple to buy thing going forward, like wedding, house, honeymoon etc.

Within my circle of friends, I've heard everything from €3-10k over the past few years. A friends sister got some mega expensive ring in New York a few years ago (€18k!!!) but that was Celtic Tiger nonsense, so I don't think people really do that anymore.

ChampagnePop

Most of my friends rings would be nearer the 2-5k mark.

My OH had a token ring, it was in the style that I had mentioned I liked, I have short hands so can't get away with delicate designs. We went shopping the day after he proposed and he pretty made the decision in the end, the ring was get more expensive than I'd have wanted but he knew how much I liked it although I tried to hide it!

Good luck!

s4uv3

Monkey09 wrote: »

Myself and my boyfriend have been thinking about getting engaged for the last few months.

I'm just wondering what the norm is with the shopping part.

Would you prefer he picked something he felt was the right style or would you prefer to chose it yourself?

I personally like the idea of going shopping together, and trying different styles to see what looks best, and making a decision together.

Also, what would be considered a decent enough price to spend on a ring?

Just trying to get some opinions!

Pass no heed of "the norm".
Get the ring YOU want, spend what YOU can afford, make the decision together, just the two of ye. Ye're about to start into a hopefully long anf happy life together, do yerselves a favour and do what makes ye happy. Ye'll have enough stress and people telling ye what ye "have to" do with regards the wedding when that time comes

Dolbert

If you want him to pick it out, then get him to do that. If you'd rather choose your own, then go shopping together. Do what you want and don't worry about "what's considered a decent price", it's nothing to do with anyone other than the two of you. Mine was a fraction of some of the figures being mentioned here (at my own insistence!) and I love it.

Edit: Snap, s4uv3 :cool:

sullivlo

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