What is you're engagement ring like?
We are going engagement ring hunting tomorrow in London tomorrow, I'm VERY excited!
I have my heart set on something antique/vintage style. Everyone I've spoken to seems to be really concerned with diamonds - how big etc. I do like diamonds but I prefer them as an accent stone.
Do many people have sapphire, emerald, ruby or other gemstone engagement rings?
Who cares what other people have. Congratulations, first off, and secondly I like the vintage style you're going for. I think combining a diamond with other precious stones in a vintage setting will be very eye catching and beautiful. Not to mention unique! I'm jealous, lol 
Good luck!
November 30th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Congrats! I just picked out my ring too. It's a 3/4 carrot (diamond) princess cut. Very clean and crisp. I don't like accent diamonds.
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November 30th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
If I were to design a ring I would choose emeralds and put emerald cut diamonds along side of it…Go with what you like, hopefully it is the only one you get!! Congrats…have fun!
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November 30th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Not usually–it's usually a diamond because it symbolizes eternity. But you should get whatever you love…times are a changin'.
Carrot? haha! As in rabbit? Too cute…*giggle*
Have a blast in London!!
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November 30th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Mine is white gold antique, Sapphire with accent diamonds. I get a lot of compliments on it, and I wouldn't change it for the world.
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November 30th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
My engagement ring has a primary stone as a sapphire and two diamonds as accent stones. I wanted something different also. More and more people are starting to do that. My sister in law also had a different stone as her main stone, she had emeralds.
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http://www.foreveralwaysweddings.net
November 30th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
a huge rock
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November 30th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
My ring is a diamond, but it was one that came from my grandfathers tie-tac. Taking old stones and placing them in a new set is a great way to remember your past while building your future.
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December 1st, 2008 at 12:25 am
Who cares what other people have. Congratulations, first off, and secondly I like the vintage style you're going for. I think combining a diamond with other precious stones in a vintage setting will be very eye catching and beautiful. Not to mention unique! I'm jealous, lol
Good luck!
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December 1st, 2008 at 1:00 am
My engagement ring doesn't by my wedding ring will.
My engagement ring is a simple but gorgeous 1 karat round cut diamond with a skinny silver-gold band. Then my wedding band is going to be a silver-gold wrap with two emeralds that will go on each of the diamond.
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December 1st, 2008 at 1:24 am
My engagement ring has yellow and white gold. There are smaller diamonds set in the band of it and the middle has 4 princess cut diamonds set together and it sticks way up! Just get whatever you guys like the best! Congratulations!!! My wedding is November 3rd!!!
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December 1st, 2008 at 1:48 am
Mine is pear/drop cut 2k
I have my Grand mother's ring and it is a Diamond with 2 Rubies its beautiful!
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December 1st, 2008 at 2:28 am
My ring is diamond, and I love it, but if you want a gemstone, I'd recommend getting one with meaning to you rather than just some pretty ring…like his birthstone, maybe or the birthstone that represents the month you'll marry or had your first date? Just a suggestion.
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December 1st, 2008 at 2:54 am
You know, sapphires are my favourite.. not sure why I didn't get sapphires when we picked out my engagement ring. I think i just fell inlove with the ring.
I got white gold, princess cut diamond with 8 small diamonds running along the band on either side of the larger rock. Its very dainty.
Kinda wish i'd gotten something a little flatter now.. it gets hooked on EVERYTHING! And i don't know how many times i've scratched my nephew while changing his nappy!
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December 1st, 2008 at 3:01 am
My husband and I also picked my ring out together. My ring is white gold. It has a 3/4 ct marquis cut diamond with four small round diamonds on either side of it.
Get what you like, don't worry about what anyone else thinks. You are the one who will be wearing it for the rest of your life!
I only know one person who has a ring with a stone other than a diamond. She chose a saphire because it is her fiance's birthstone.
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December 1st, 2008 at 3:30 am
my engagement ring is a square cut emerald (.43 ct) in a platinum setting. The band has 12 channel set diamonds (six on each side). My fiance chose the ring himself and I love it. I definitely did not want to have a diamond as the center stone so I am very happy with what I have. Congratulations!
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December 1st, 2008 at 3:46 am
Go with your gut! I tried on at least 30 rings before I found a style I loved. With any big decision, list with what you don't want, ie: high stance, etc. As far as diamond size, try, try, try it on. As much as a huge rock is wonderful…with my slender fingers, it would've and did look ridiculous when I tried biggers stones. I ended up with a 1/2 ct centre stone with diamonds in a channel set on each side. Always remember that quality is more important than size. With my 1/2 ct, it is of much much better quality than some girls I know with 1 ct stones.
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December 1st, 2008 at 4:16 am
my ring is the other way around , one diamond, with sapphire stones on each side! I LOVE IT!!
Ive never heard of diamonds as a accent stone but it sounds beautiful! GO FOR IT!
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December 1st, 2008 at 4:56 am
I wanted a pear cut sapphire on a simple yellow gold band with the wedding band of diamond baguettes.
Instead I used my Mother's stones and have a round cut diamond in the center and alternating round diamonds with baguette sapphires channel set in 2 rows on each side of the larger stone. The wedding band has a smaller center stone and a single row of the alternating diamonds and sapphires to match. With the smaller round stone beneath the round larger round stone it does give the look of a pear cut stone that I love!
My husbands ring has 1 diamond, 1 sapphire, 3 diamonds, 1 sapphire and 1 diamond across it, channel set in yellow gold also.
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December 1st, 2008 at 5:02 am
I have a round cut amethyst as the center stone with 2 round cut diamonds on the side.
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December 1st, 2008 at 5:10 am
Mine is very classic looking…I wanted something I can pass down generation after generation. It is a 1.2 carat t.w ring, pave setting, 3/4 carat center stone, diamond G in color, white gold.
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Purchased it through Hannoush jewelers
December 1st, 2008 at 5:58 am
Just be sure you choose a relatively hard stone. Diamonds top the list for hardness, followed by rubies and sapphires. If you choose a softer stone, it won't hold up as well to a lifetime of wear.
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http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/science/gemstone-hardness.htm
December 1st, 2008 at 6:44 am
Mine is pretty typical, but it is exactly what I wanted. It is a three stone (past, present and future) diamond ring in white gold. Have fun ring shopping, I hope you find the perfect one!
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December 1st, 2008 at 7:08 am
My "engagement" ring is blue topaz and white gold. I don't like diamonds; blue topaz is my favorite stone.
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December 1st, 2008 at 7:32 am
My engagement ring is a princess cut ruby with 5 small diamonds on each side along the band. The pavee diamonds give it a vintage look. I get compliments on it all the time.
Here is a picture of it
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/whitney_645/ring2.jpg
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December 1st, 2008 at 7:59 am
I have a round carate diamond surrounded with yellow diamonds and emeralds.. with diamond-rubies as bands. It was custom made. Sometimes when I stare at it, its like going into the Vortex.
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December 1st, 2008 at 8:04 am
I have a 6 Karat sapphire engagement ring.
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December 1st, 2008 at 8:49 am
My ring has a 1 carat round diamond that sits higher than the others.. and 2 small round diamonds on each side of the bigger one with a platinum band.. mine is actually a family heirloom..
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December 1st, 2008 at 9:03 am
I dont have one yet.
still waiting.
I would be happy with anything.
Love saphires, would of liked a tanzanite
but apparently they are not hard enough to
last on a ring.
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December 1st, 2008 at 9:10 am
Had we bought a ring, I would have gotten some kind of colored stone. I like that they're a bit different, and I think it's ridiculous to feed the diamond industry (with their over-inflated prices, artifical market demands, abusive mining practices). Alas, my ring does have diamonds (three small ones). It's a family heirloom on my fiance's side (beautifully-designed original 1920s Art Deco), so I didn't get to choose the stones. Pick something that you love. It was quite popular for a few years in the 1980s for brides to get rubies or emeralds as center stones. Bring that back if you want!
(And, congratulations! How fun!)
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December 1st, 2008 at 9:30 am
I have a sapphire ring with very tiny diamonds around it (not sure what it's called) in white gold. I love it. I never had a set idea of what I wanted except that I knew I wanted something that reminds me of my fiance. He picked it out after I told him the gemstones that reminded me of him and why. I'd definitely go with a gemstone. It's unique and can have a story behind it. Mine is my fiance's birthstone and the color of his eyes. My mom has a sapphire but the ring is totally different and it's a darker stone. My grandmother has an emerald. She loves it. Get something you want and don't worry if everyone else thinks you should want something else.
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December 1st, 2008 at 10:14 am
we got my ring at an antique jewelry shop. it has a .6 diamond in the center and 4 diamonds on either side. the ring is sort of domed shape. it was made in the 1920s. i love it and everyone compliments me on it all the time because the shape is very unusual.
congrats and good luck shopping.
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December 1st, 2008 at 10:29 am
I wanted an emerald. But was disappointed to learn that they are too soft of a stone to be worn every day without fear of breakage.
A friend of my parents is a jeweler.
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December 1st, 2008 at 11:12 am
Mine will be a 1 carat oval blue topaz on a skinny platinum band. Minimalist and not too obnoxious. I'm doing topaz because it's my favorite stone, and blue is my favorite color. Plus, I already have a sapphire ring, and my mom has a 1.5 carat princess cut diamond solitaire that I'll inherit some day. And although diamonds are my birthstone, they are my least favorite stone besides the pearl. I love your idea, I think it'll be beautiful!!! And it seems that diamonds are really popular mostly in America, because DeBeers has huge campaigns going on all of the time. "A diamond is forever" well, so is plastic!!!!
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December 1st, 2008 at 11:44 am
I really love all of the answers and I liked the picture with the ruby stone and diamonds on the side all of you are so unique and practical I disagree also that a diamond is forever that is a "plastic" statement your love is forever not the stone itself.
My ring I love so much my beloved husband worked so hard to buy it for me and it took him 8 months to pay it off.
I have a 1/4 carat marquise diamond 14K gold with a twist setting and two diamonds on each side. I did not want just a plain stone with a ring but I did not want an overstated ring with so many diamonds either. I have been asked if my engagement ring is Victorian. My husband insisted on getting it for me which meant so much because he is the only man ever to TRULY commit to me.
If we could not afford a diamond my next choice was a third carat emerald with three diamonds on each side. My wedding band is a band with small diamonds chips and on the sides of the ring it says I love you both my rings together were $575.00 and I thought that was very extravagant but being that I am not a diamond person and I don't have any other diamonds (by choice) my rings are special and worth a lot of sentimental value and my husband and I picked it out together. I consented to get the diamond ring providing my beloved did not get into debt over it and paid by cash:)
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December 1st, 2008 at 11:54 am
I chose a plain white and yellow gold (18kt) band since I have to wear gloves at work (the latex kind) and I don't want settings snagging on my gloves. It also keeps me safe since when I have to take public transpo (usually), I don't have to worry about settings getting loose or bad people taking an interest in my ring.
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December 1st, 2008 at 12:35 pm
My husband chose diamonds - my engagement ring is a solitaire, with shoulder stones. The matching wedding band has three of the smaller stones. They are 14k gold, with an unusual kind of flat band.
I like the idea of having other gemstones. Last year I bought myself (!) a dress ring - it's pink topaz with diamond shoulder stones, and I think it would be just lovely as an engagement ring!
However, it's MUCH more special if your bf chooses a ring for you!
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December 1st, 2008 at 12:55 pm
The only stone hard enough to have as the main stone in an engagement ring other than a diamond is a sapphire or a ruby, all the other stones are too soft and will wear out and chip over time. Remember this is a ring that you will wear everyday for the rest of your life and you want it to look fantastic everyday. An emerald is so soft that unless you only plan on wearing it on special occasions it will look bad after a short period of time.
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