my older brother wants to get engaged ..

ryan198

my fiancee said she'd rather have it that way, but when I took her to the table where we had our first date, and had our friends and family show up after she said yes, she was pretty happy. from a guys perspective i think it's gotta be the right thing for the right time, and if you know each other enough to propose you'll know what's right.

mammasan

NY PJ1 wrote:

and he wants me to beat around the bush to his gf about what types of rings she likes,,, which i have no problem with

but dont u think she would tell me something other than what she likes in fear that i would get the ring for my gf ?

this is gonna be tricky

thoughts?

Your brother doesn't even need to inquire. Go with a round or square diamond, pear shaped and tear shaped can get snagged on clothing so they are a pain in the ass. Tiffany setting is the most popular. As far as the ring he should know wether she likes gold, white gold, or platinum.

Brain of J.Lo

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

girls, do you care about how you're "asked"? You know do you expect some kind of big production or surprise or special location? I kinda think I'd rather just be asked out of nowhere on a regular day.

I just think it should be from his heart. No big productions are necessary. My husband did ask me on the 2nd anniversary of our meeting, so we had special plans that night anyway...but, he actually *asked* me on our own sofa in our own living room. I loved it.

NY PJ1

mammasan wrote:

Your brother doesn't even need to inquire. Go with a round or square diamond, pear shaped and tear shaped can get snagged on clothing so they are a pain in the ass. Tiffany setting is the most popular. As far as the ring he should know wether she likes gold, white gold, or platinum.

yea we figured it out thanx

emerald cut with some diamonds around the main one

im sure it will be coolio

GraySaturday

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

it's actually not a tradition. it was a marketing campaign started by DeBeers in the 1940s. And diamonds are not a traditional wedding stone, saphires are.

I dunno, I wouldn't want to walk around with that. it's a symbol that the woman is "taken" but men don't have to wear something when they're engaged. I don't like that. Plus it's kinda tacky. Plus diamonds are kinda sketchy, who knows whose hands were cut off or what little kid was forced into slavery to get them? And they're way over-priced. diamonds aren't rare, the supply is just held back.

but anyways, I digress from the topic.

you can seriously be such a downer!

roar

GreenTeaDisease wrote:

claddaghs are for weddings though are they not? Actually, if I got married, I'd really like to go to gallway to pick out nice claddagh wedding rings.

claddagh rings aren't just for weddings, though. more people wear them while they're single/dating...kind of like a friendship bracelet or promise ring.

i wear one on my right hand, with the heart right-side up. if you wear it on your right hand, upside down, you're single.

it can be worn as a wedding ring...but on your left hand.

The Champ

GraySaturday wrote:

you can seriously be such a downer!

You think?

edvedder913

The Champ wrote:

You think?

I guess diamonds are NOT every girl's best friend

Allie

NY PJ1 wrote:

plans in action,, my head is spinnig she is rattling things off to me lol

her opinion , she likes round because u can do more with it when u get a wedding band

but she likes emerald with more stones around the main one

i think she likes emerald better

its tough becuae my gf is very tiny where as bro's gf is alittle more full especially in the fingers

so this is crazy lol


and yes trix,,thats alll im thinking about wait till we get the call from hawaii that he did it and my gf hears that will be fun

Tiffany's has rings with diamonds and they can put other stones on the side (like baguettes) that would be nice. It should be the best ring he can afford and get a platinum setting if he can afford it. Ooh I'm so excited, let us know when he pops the question.

Allie

NY PJ1 wrote:

its over aand done she said emerald and my brother knows exactly what to get

mission accomplished ,,dam im good


and he is gonna give it to her while snorkeling in sharks cove on oahu

gonna make believe he found something in the water and bring that up lol

sounds cool

Oh! An Emerald Cut! Oh I see.
and OMG, WOWEE!! That is an amazing proposal! I love it! Aw, congrats to them in advance! When is he doing this, over Thanksgiving? Or X-mas!

Heineken Helen

Allie wrote:

Tiffany's has rings with diamonds and they can put other stones on the side (like baguettes) that would be nice. It should be the best ring he can afford and get a platinum setting if he can afford it. Ooh I'm so excited, let us know when he pops the question.

:eek: I dunno, I mean I'd love a big expensive rock on my hand... BUT at the same time there's no way in hell I'd let him break the bank (which will ultimately be OUR bank ). I had a cousin who said she wouldn't get engaged unless the ring was worth at least £10,000 stg. I really don't get that. I'd like the ring as a kinda symbol... not a status thing. And if all he could afford was a piece of shit ring well it's still the symbol and I'd be more moved by that probably than some big expensive gesture but hey, if I got the big expensive ring I wouldn't say no either

GTD yeh a proposal can be romantic anywhere at any time... but I'd like a story especially something like if it doesn't quite go to plan... like my sisters proposal on her 30th birthday... he brought the cake out and it was sitting on top of an umbrella in the cake... this in front of all her family and friends, she didn't notice the ring somehow (cos it was big and sparkly enough) and she took the umbrella off and put it on the table sending the ring flying...we were all sitting there like 'uh oh... this isn't looking good'

NY PJ1

he got a price on the ring $25,000

abit steep for him he wants to pay around $15,000

so hes gonna look to trade the old diamond he has back to the jeweler
and go from there
if he can get 10,000 for the old diamond ,, then the first price can work

15 +10=25

ill be sure to keep u cats updated lol

Heineken Helen

NY PJ1 wrote:

he got a price on the ring $25,000

abit steep for him he wants to pay around $15,000

so hes gonna look to trade the old diamond he has back to the jeweler
and go from there
if he can get 10,000 for the old diamond ,, then the first price can work

15 +10=25

ill be sure to keep u cats updated lol

:eek: not to put a dampener on things but that's a trip around the world in 1st class seats and 5 star hotels. Shit, I'd hate to be walking around with 25,000 on my hand I'd cash it in

Heineken Helen

oh dear, now you've got me google image searching engagement rings they're gorgeous... so shiny and sparkley

I can't stop looking at this one.

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://img.goldenmine.com/ProductImages/Rings/image/RH191.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.goldenmine.com/index.asp%3FPageAction%3DVIEWPROD%26ProdID%3D8247&h=400&w=400&sz=21&hl=en&start=54&um=1&tbnid=7m5gumZgnbt0DM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dengagement%2Brings%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

NY PJ1

Heineken Helen wrote:

:eek: not to put a dampener on things but that's a trip around the world in 1st class seats and 5 star hotels. Shit, I'd hate to be walking around with 25,000 on my hand I'd cash it in

what can i say,, but 25,000 is alot like i said

so he looking to get a good price on the trade in

he wont go any higher than 15,000 out of pocket,,

so 15,000 + price of diamond he has , will be what he spends on the ring

glasshouse

the big M

South of Seattle

The Champ wrote:

Let's hope he doesn't forget to ask her to marry him afterwards..

I think I was the only one to catch this The Champ.

Heineken Helen

NY PJ1 wrote:

what can i say,, but 25,000 is alot like i said

so he looking to get a good price on the trade in

he wont go any higher than 15,000 out of pocket,,

so 15,000 + price of diamond he has , will be what he spends on the ring

Oh don't get me wrong... I know most people want something expensive or want to spend lots of money on a ring... I can just think of so many things I could do with that money rather than get engaged :eek: . If someone gave me a 25,000 ring, I could probably be able to SEE the countries that would get me to

The Champ

South of Seattle wrote:

I think I was the only one to catch this The Champ.

Glad to see not everyone with a little sense of humor is currently/permanently banned.....btw, you fuckers make some great Pinot out there..

GreenTeaDisease

Heineken Helen wrote:

:eek: not to put a dampener on things but that's a trip around the world in 1st class seats and 5 star hotels. Shit, I'd hate to be walking around with 25,000 on my hand I'd cash it in

It's a new car! it's a semester at a state university! it's a down payment on a house! Shit, if I had $25,000 to drop there is no way in HELL I would spend it on a ring!

oh and whoever said "it should be the best ring he can afford"-why??? shouldn't it be the nicest ring for cheapest? I mean if you found a ring you loved and it was like $100, why wouldn't you get it?