Buying an engagement diamond ring is a confusing and tricky process. There are so many questions thrown at you. How are you supposed to know the difference between setting, style and design anyway?
Your diamond engagement ring design is simply how you want your ring to look. This is far more important than most people realize. This is not just about buying a piece of jewelry; this is about you wanting to tell your fiancé just how you feel about her and the prospect of spending the rest of your lives together.
Most guys automatically think that women want the 'Wow factor' but going on this alone can often lead to really disappointing results.
You need to balance 'Wow factor' with finding a ring that she is comfortable wearing. She might love the idea of a 14 Carat diamond engagement ring design - who wouldn't? But the realities of actually wearing and protecting such a valuable treasure will make it a burden for you both and completely take the focus away from your relationship.
It may sound petty, but when you choose your diamond engagement ring design think about what your fiancé would want to wear as often as possible. Most women love the idea of wearing their engagement ring everywhere, but if the ring is designed so that it makes it impractical to wear comfortably, then she will wear it less and less until it spends all its time in the jewelry box and not on her finger as intended.
If your fiancé is used to wearing jewelry, loves to be a bit flamboyant or can only wear her precious ring outside her normal work hours or activities, then you can pretty well choose any diamond engagement ring design that you want for her, just make sure that it is understated enough that it compliments any other accessory that she wants to wear.
But for those women who have lifestyles that demand practicality, here are a couple of tips;
Watch the number of prongs - Intricately designed rings that have many diamonds that are held in place by small metal prongs are called a pave' set. The more prongs that you have on your ring, the more chances there are for it to get snagged in clothing, hair, gloves and blankets and the more chance she has of inadvertently scratching herself, or anyone else with it. This is a particular problem if you have young children.
If your fiancé would get driven mad by this, then choose a diamond engagement ring design that uses channels instead of prongs. This way the diamonds will still look stunning, but because they will be flush against the ring they will be more protected.
Rings with large or unusually shaped stones - Bigger is not always better for practicality and functionality for the same reasons as above.
Unusually shaped rings - There are many different designers out there, all of whom do stunning work, but some diamond rings are definitely better as 'special occasion' rings than your engagement ring. Rings shaped like butterflies, dolphins, lovebirds are amazing, but unless your fiancé wants a ring that she can only wear on really special occasions, then they are very impractical as engagement rings.
Hellishly expensive rings - The last thing that you want your fiancé to feel is self conscious about her ring either because you have paid so much for it that she feels uncomfortable about showing it off to her friends or because she feels anxious about keeping it safe.
The most important part about choosing any diamond engagement ring design is to think of your fiancé, her taste, her lifestyle, her attitude and how you feel about her. Buy her a high quality engagement ring that she loves to wear now, and I bet that she will still love to wear it in 50 years time.
Your diamond engagement ring design is simply how you want your ring to look. This is far more important than most people realize. This is not just about buying a piece of jewelry; this is about you wanting to tell your fiancé just how you feel about her and the prospect of spending the rest of your lives together.
Most guys automatically think that women want the 'Wow factor' but going on this alone can often lead to really disappointing results.
You need to balance 'Wow factor' with finding a ring that she is comfortable wearing. She might love the idea of a 14 Carat diamond engagement ring design - who wouldn't? But the realities of actually wearing and protecting such a valuable treasure will make it a burden for you both and completely take the focus away from your relationship.
It may sound petty, but when you choose your diamond engagement ring design think about what your fiancé would want to wear as often as possible. Most women love the idea of wearing their engagement ring everywhere, but if the ring is designed so that it makes it impractical to wear comfortably, then she will wear it less and less until it spends all its time in the jewelry box and not on her finger as intended.
If your fiancé is used to wearing jewelry, loves to be a bit flamboyant or can only wear her precious ring outside her normal work hours or activities, then you can pretty well choose any diamond engagement ring design that you want for her, just make sure that it is understated enough that it compliments any other accessory that she wants to wear.
But for those women who have lifestyles that demand practicality, here are a couple of tips;
Watch the number of prongs - Intricately designed rings that have many diamonds that are held in place by small metal prongs are called a pave' set. The more prongs that you have on your ring, the more chances there are for it to get snagged in clothing, hair, gloves and blankets and the more chance she has of inadvertently scratching herself, or anyone else with it. This is a particular problem if you have young children.
If your fiancé would get driven mad by this, then choose a diamond engagement ring design that uses channels instead of prongs. This way the diamonds will still look stunning, but because they will be flush against the ring they will be more protected.
Rings with large or unusually shaped stones - Bigger is not always better for practicality and functionality for the same reasons as above.
Unusually shaped rings - There are many different designers out there, all of whom do stunning work, but some diamond rings are definitely better as 'special occasion' rings than your engagement ring. Rings shaped like butterflies, dolphins, lovebirds are amazing, but unless your fiancé wants a ring that she can only wear on really special occasions, then they are very impractical as engagement rings.
Hellishly expensive rings - The last thing that you want your fiancé to feel is self conscious about her ring either because you have paid so much for it that she feels uncomfortable about showing it off to her friends or because she feels anxious about keeping it safe.
The most important part about choosing any diamond engagement ring design is to think of your fiancé, her taste, her lifestyle, her attitude and how you feel about her. Buy her a high quality engagement ring that she loves to wear now, and I bet that she will still love to wear it in 50 years time.
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