One thing that you may not have thought about doing is purchasing the ring from eBay. My wife and I did this for hers (we bought it together) and was able to get a lot more ring for the money. What we did was buy the stone and then have it set in a ring separately.
There are several store front diamond sellers on eBay, who give you the IGA certifications of the stone and the the rest of the supporting information (flaw map, photos of it in different lights, etc.). You have to do your homework, but this can be a great way to maximize your budget. That being said, we (the wife) couldn't be happier with the ring we got. Whenever we get it cleaned the jewelers always comment on how nice of a ring it really is. Anyway, just an option you might not have thought about. On 12/1/05, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, the ring is a personal decision. > > When I got married all those years ago I wanted yellow gold and a big > solitaire diamond. > > If I ever get married again I think I would like platinum and a nice sized > deep blue sapphire. > > I've never seen a pink sapphire, it's quite pretty. > > > Thanks everybody. > > > > As for the ring, well... as much as I hate shopping, I did go with her > > to > > jewelry stores in Cozumel and the Grand Caymans on our cruise. I know > > what > > she likes.. white gold, pink sapphire, and diamonds. > > > > She liked something along the line of this: > > http://www.myjewelrysource. > > com/images/pink_sapphire_rings/gr5280-pink-sapphire-white-gold-ring. > > jpg > > > > > > > > On 12/1/05, Jacob Kisner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Went well! He said "YES! Of course!" and gave me a hug. :) He also > > said > > > "once you make the decision, do not look back on it." > > > > > > So... I am going to ask her on Feb 18th while we are in San > > Francisco. > > > That will be our 2 year anniversary. > > > > > > What is funny about the whole thing is that we have already planned > > our > > > honeymoon, but not the wedding...LOL > > > > > > On 12/1/05, Ken Ketsdever < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > How did it go last night? What did her dad say? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Jacob Kisner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 2:42 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: Supper > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > Well.. she talks to him like I walk on water (which i do...LOL). > > I am > > > > pretty sure he will approve. I been through a lot of horrible > > > > relationships and finally found the one. > > > > > > > > You are all invited to the wedding.. just have you fly your way > > to > > > > Southern > > > > California ;-) > > > > > > > > On 11/30/05, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Wow! :) That's exciting!! Congrats. :) > > > > > > > > > > When my ex-husband asked my father for permission... Dad said no. > > > > > > > > > > > > Given that we ended up divorcing 6 years later, perhaps we > > should have > > > > > listened to Dad. > > > > > > > > > > >Buca Di Beppo > > > > > > > > > > > >Go out with my girlfriend's family. Her dad is in town and I > > am > > > > going to > > > > > >ask him tonight for his permission to marry is daughter. :) > > > > > > > > > > > >On 11/30/05, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > >> What's on the menu? I've got a date with my Dad tonight and > > I > > > > think > > > > > we're > > > > > >> going to Tony Roma's. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185101 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
