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Gaz

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29th Jan 15 at 18:51

I bought the ring she wanted (obviously some time after she blatantly hinted at it). Therefore whether it had been £50 or £50,000 it would still have been the right one.

antnee

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29th Jan 15 at 19:04

I spent £800, which got a decent sized rock. Although she had a payout from an accident and now has a massive stone which cost around 3k.

Our wedding rings cost less than £150 for the 2 though

RichR

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29th Jan 15 at 19:32

I paid £2,900 for a custom ring. Learned a lot about diamonds though.

GB123

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29th Jan 15 at 19:33

Can't think of a bigger waste of money than spending a few thousand pounds on a piece of jewellery.

Balling

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29th Jan 15 at 19:34

Never understood why the cost should matter.

I bought her the ring I liked the best and thought was most her style. Didn't look at the price on any of them.

Same goes for our wedding bands. We drew up a design we loved and had them made.

Why on earth would you consider the price? Just make sure it looks good and fits. Anything else is completely irrelevant.

Balling

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29th Jan 15 at 19:36

quote:
Originally posted by RichR
I paid £2,900 for a custom ring. Learned a lot about diamonds though.

Like this:
http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/diamond-de-beers-marketing-campaign
???

RichR

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29th Jan 15 at 19:39

I bought the ring I liked, didn't get an ostentatious sized diamond but got the very highest clarity that I could in my budget - had it independently valued for insurance at more than I paid so doesn't particularly fuss me.

johnny86

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29th Jan 15 at 20:17

Paid £1000 for hers

ARD1

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29th Jan 15 at 20:20

paid 7.5k for a ring i designed, then she decided it had to many diamonds so we redid her ring and used the shoulder diamonds to put in her wedding band

GB123

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29th Jan 15 at 20:27

Gary

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29th Jan 15 at 20:44

I'll be spending 1500quid at the very tops. She'll prob loose the fucking thing anyway same as any other jewelry I've bought her.

baza31

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29th Jan 15 at 20:51

I bought one from Sierra Leone off some black dude with whip marks all over his back .

Jambo

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29th Jan 15 at 20:53

Spent month and half wages (at time) set a budget and went hunting.

Picked out a 1922 vintage ring that was instantly the one we both wanted. (Bought the ring after proposal)

Didn't spend the whole budget and Mrs negotiated a big discount out of nowhere. So all good.

Andrew

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29th Jan 15 at 21:01

I paid £400 for the engagement ring.

It's what you are willing or can afford to pay.

N16K

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29th Jan 15 at 21:05

quote:
Originally posted by Balling
Never understood why the cost should matter.

I bought her the ring I liked the best and thought was most her style. Didn't look at the price on any of them.

This, not married or engaged. Live life without needing numbers or the internet to direct you!

Corsa_Sport21

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29th Jan 15 at 21:13

quote:
Originally posted by Gaz
I bought the ring she wanted (obviously some time after she blatantly hinted at it). Therefore whether it had been £50 or £50,000 it would still have been the right one.

Exactly what I done. It's the ring she wanted, cost about half a weeks wages, but she was extremely happy. It does look like a more expensive ring than what the price would suggest though.

boylers11

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29th Jan 15 at 21:20

I bought a cheap one with a mahoosive fake diamond in for about £20, as I proposed half way round on a ride at Disneyland Paris and didn't want to risk dropping a real one! When we got home, we went and designed one together, choosing a pink sapphire and a few diamonds.
When the jeweller unrolled a velvet scroll of £50k worth of precious stones to choose from, it's was a very surreal moment!

She only wears it for special occasions, but wears her 7 diamond wedding ring every day.
My eyes watered when I was paying for both, but assuming our health and stuff permits a 50 odd year relationship, it's peanuts in the grand scheme of things, especially for one of the biggest events of yours/her life.

At the end of the day though, price is irrelevant, it's the thought and memories that really count

taylorboosh

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29th Jan 15 at 21:30

I paid about £500 ish - i still think thats a lot for a fucking ring - the wedding is costing us about £8k which again is a lot of money..... But she wants it so meh - fuck going all mental for one day and a certificate - what a waste....

Russ

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29th Jan 15 at 21:32

quote:
Originally posted by boylers11
I bought a cheap one with a mahoosive fake diamond in for about £20, as I proposed half way round on a ride at Disneyland Paris and didn't want to risk dropping a real one! When we got home, we went and designed one together, choosing a pink sapphire and a few diamonds.
When the jeweller unrolled a velvet scroll of £50k worth of precious stones to choose from, it's was a very surreal moment!

She only wears it for special occasions, but wears her 7 diamond wedding ring every day.
My eyes watered when I was paying for both, but assuming our health and stuff permits a 50 odd year relationship, it's peanuts in the grand scheme of things, especially for one of the biggest events of yours/her life.

At the end of the day though, price is irrelevant, it's the thought and memories that really count

Dee25790

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29th Jan 15 at 21:34

I got engaged at 19 and spent a little over £70 on a ring.. Split A couple of months before we had planned to go to Gretna. No longer with her and made up I didn't spend anymore

boylers11

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29th Jan 15 at 21:36

quote:
Originally posted by Russ

quote:
Originally posted by boylers11
I bought a cheap one with a mahoosive fake diamond in for about £20, as I proposed half way round on a ride at Disneyland Paris and didn't want to risk dropping a real one! When we got home, we went and designed one together, choosing a pink sapphire and a few diamonds.
When the jeweller unrolled a velvet scroll of £50k worth of precious stones to choose from, it's was a very surreal moment!

She only wears it for special occasions, but wears her 7 diamond wedding ring every day.
My eyes watered when I was paying for both, but assuming our health and stuff permits a 50 odd year relationship, it's peanuts in the grand scheme of things, especially for one of the biggest events of yours/her life.

At the end of the day though, price is irrelevant, it's the thought and memories that really count

Lol and by that, I didn't mean I spent £50k! That was all the stones to choose from!

GB123

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29th Jan 15 at 22:02

No way I could marry somebody so materialistic and approval seeking of their family/friends, that they're willing to let me spend thousands of pounds that could be better used for literally anything else than on a piece of rock.

The whole 'creating memories' thing is a load of horse shit too, would be far better off going on holiday with the money if that's what you want.

boylers11

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29th Jan 15 at 22:18

It's all personal opinion and what you attach sentiment to I guess.

You can go on holiday any time, whereas hopefully you only get married once.

[Edited on 29-01-2015 by boylers11]

spencer88

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29th Jan 15 at 22:37

7 inch.

boylers11

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29th Jan 15 at 22:43

Was bigger than that when your Mum last measured it

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