subject: Tips for choosing alliances and engagement rings [print this page] Tips for choosing alliances and engagement rings
The engagement ring, given to materialize the proposal of marriage, is traditionally presented as a solitaire ring mounted on a gold or platinum. However, the tradition is less rigid than the engagement ring as wedding bands and, in practice, all fantasies are allowed. Choosing an engagement ring is even more delicate.
Here is a small list of questions to ask help from the outset to guide research.
Does the bride she prefers white gold (or platinum) or yellow gold?
Does she appreciate the mix of metals?
Does she favour rather large stone size or smaller?
Does she have a thing for diamonds? Or gemstones and their myriad colours?
Does she appreciate simplicity?
Or does she prefer a modern, graphical, or a more classical style?
These are all questions that will have to respond.
To find the answers to these questions, the future groom can ask their elected adroitly, or admire it with the window of a jeweller trying to analyze his remarks. The jewellery she wears every day also give some clues ...
Alliances are the rings that we promised to keep a lifetime. Gold, platinum and diamonds are preferred because they are the strongest materials. Unfortunately (but logically), they are also the most expensive materials, difficult to acquire for the lovers to the lowest incomes Here are some tips to get around the problem elegantly.
Replace gold or platinum with money would be a mistake, because the money is likely to deteriorate rapidly. However, the mount of gold or platinum can be chosen among the simplest: If necessary, it can be changed later.
For the choice of stone, diamond is normally the strongest, since it is the only one to be at 10 on the Mohs scale. However, ruby is 9: red passion, it will be significantly less expensive than diamond, and more original. Another tip for a good marriage without much expense, is to choose a beautiful horse, furnished with a single diamond on each anniversary of marriage, lovers can afford to add a new diamond on alliances...
