| An engagement ring can range in price from the | | | | swallowed by a baby, to name a few possibilities |
| hundreds to the millions, but the current average | | | | where items could go missing. |
| price is reported to be between $3,000 and | | | | As much as you pay for a ring, be sure you |
| $4,500. | | | | adequately insure it as the investment that it is. |
| When it's time to show your everlasting | | | | You can save money by choosing semiprecious |
| commitment and enter into holy matrimony, an | | | | stones set in sterling silver. If it comes to |
| engagement ring is the perfect way to | | | | choosing a ring that both parties love and feel the |
| encapsulate your passion for eternity. It will be a | | | | power and expresses the passion of their |
| budgeting catastrophe,or it can be a poorly | | | | relationship, the costly route of diamonds, gold |
| thought out. | | | | and platinum are unnecessary Keep in mind how |
| People who sell diamonds, gold and rings these | | | | many options you and your spouse have, and try |
| people like it if you take the average price of an | | | | to weight them out considering the advantages |
| engagement ring and compare it to 2 months | | | | and disadvantages of all of them. |
| worth of a mans income as a starting point and | | | | If you and your fiancée choose to follow |
| then move up from there. However many young | | | | the spending guidelines, the 3,000 to 4,500 range |
| couples should not spend their money on a ring, | | | | allows you many options and varsities of rings. If |
| or on a wedding, Instead they should use that | | | | you use a larger stone, choosing from one of |
| money for something more important especially in | | | | many diamond substitutes, and a more lasting and |
| this economy they should save for their future. | | | | durable metal than soft gold, you can get at least |
| An engagement ring can prove to be a | | | | as much bling - even if you want a more complex |
| worthwhile investment if carefully planned and | | | | or ornate setting. |
| budgeted for. just in case You should give the | | | | Another option is to by a good non diamond |
| decision any care thought that you would give | | | | stone. A ring doesn't have to be run of the mill, a |
| any large investment. | | | | talented jeweler can create a one of kind work |
| If you make a $3,000 to $4,000 investment in a | | | | of art. |
| piece of jewelry, make sure it's in a design that | | | | When planning your marriage, be an individual |
| will weather daily wear and tear with the minimum | | | | rather than following the "norms" of others. all the |
| amount of damage. Make sure you insure your | | | | choices leading to the wedding should represent |
| diamond as real property, since diamonds are lost | | | | the level of commitment you will bring into the |
| everyday, whether they are stolen, accidentally | | | | marriage. The best way to make your diamond |
| buried in the garden, or lost down a sink or toilet. | | | | meaningful in the years to come is to make sure |
| You should keep your house tidy, especially if you | | | | that your marriage stays meaningful, and the best |
| have a baby or cook for church socials since | | | | way to do that is to lay all the groundwork in |
| items could get cooked into a casserole or | | | | advance. |