Engagement is no doubt one of the most important occasions in one’s life before marriage; one can say that it is the stepping stone for a lifetime commitment. I too was very excited for my engagement and always wanted to have the perfect engagement party. It is every woman’s dream to have a dream wedding and a perfect engagement party. One of the most important aspect of engagement is the engagement ring and I too wanted to have a particular kind of engagement ring. For a long time I decided about the kind of engagement ring I wanted and I discussed the same with my fiancée and bought the engagement ring of my dreams, which is a 3 carat princess shape platinum diamond engagement ring.

To start of the process of buying I would personally advice everyone to very thoroughly search the internet and then choose the most reliable and reputed online jeweler who sells certified diamonds and gemstones. There are wide varieties of diamond engagement rings which are available and you need to choose the one that suits you the best in terms of choice and budget as well.

Since diamonds rings are very expensive and you need to spend a lot of the savings, an alternative could be that you shop for gemstone engagement rings. Your bride-to-be will also like its colors and she can be presented with the ring that has a gemstone of her month of birth. Even if you are capable of buying diamond rings, you can make an independent and firm choice of owning a gemstone ring for its luxurious colors. Many celebrities have preferred gemstone engagement rings over the diamonds.

While purchasing these rings, you have many choices of colors to make. All the colors and their different shapes are available in gemstones. Clearly, unlike the diamonds, there is an unlimited choice of colors and you can choose your favorite one. The gem looks even more impressive in different settings like bezel, prong, channel and pave. Due to affordability of the gemstones, budgetary constraints are not usually in your way and even a high quality gem is within your buying reach.

If you are searching the jewelry market for heave and bold engagement rings without spending much on it, then the best way is to settle for sterling silver rings with gold accents. Or such a ring may also include a very new metal with 25 percent palladium and silver alloy.

It would be better if you choose fine jewelry pieces such as 18kt gold and platinum. For heavier engagement rings and wedding rings pieces, opt for 18kt white gold. If platinum is your choice, then you can go for the delicate settings with many details? Surely, you would not like to set a highly expensive diamond in white gold just to save some money. Platinum also provides for a detailed and greater setting of aesthetical superiority.

Surely, it is not easier to purchase expensive diamond engagement rings. but one proven way to have access to such rings within budgetary limits is to purchase the diamond that has a yellowish color. As compared to colorless or near colorless diamonds, yellowish color diamonds are most affordable to the couples.

There are ways to make a yellow diamond look near colorless. All you need to do is to provide an adequate backdrop of metal. If you set a loose diamond that appears little yellowish to the naked eye against a white metal like platinum, the stone will look like having no color. The white back ground of the metal is the secret behind it. You can use this technique to make the yellowish diamond appear near colorless asking the jeweler to set it on platinum. White gold also can serve the purpose; in case platinum is not the preference.

So, by selecting the right metal, you are able to provide adequate color appearance to the diamond for a more glittering diamond engagement ring of her choice.

If the bride is more interested in diamonds than in the colorful gemstones such as emeralds and rubies, make sure to search the market extensively for a right purchasing of the precious stone. Diamonds are very expensive when they are colorless or white. You may not afford such stones.

To purchase diamond rings at affordable prices, we advise you to settle for the yellowish diamonds. Such stones also have some internal flaws that are not visible to the naked eye. While brilliance and fire of the diamond is still the same higher, the prices will be well within your budgetary limits.

While solitaires are the popular ring choices, these rings are available in host of other settings and designs. For instance, a pave set ring is preferable for its dazzling impact on the viewers. Or, opt for a channel set diamond ring that displays smaller diamonds.

Though everyone wants to own an expensive diamond at lower prices through bargaining or comparing the prices but purchasing the precious stones within a budget often becomes difficult, especially for the certified diamonds. The jewelers usually hike the rates of such diamonds as they are certified by authorities like GIA.

Since the GIA does not mention the price of the certified diamond, the jewelers enhance the prices if you ask for such precious stones. This is because of the assured quality parameters. However, still such prices prove to be affordable in the long run as you can resell the diamond for profit. Whereas, a dubious quality of diamond for engagement ring may not fetch you good prices in the future or you may be in loss as well. Moreover, a certified diamond gives you the piece of mind as against constant worries over the doubts regarding a dubious stone.

Often gemstones are sought as cheaper alternatives to expensive diamonds. But the gemstones have a standing of their own also. Now, the couples are purchasing gemstone engagement rings even if they are capable of purchasing the diamonds.



For the rings, the popularity of gemstones is rising for two reasons. First, these gems come in wide varieties of colors which are not available with diamonds. Even the colored diamonds do not come with as many shades of colors as gemstones. With many people in developed countries living amid luxury, diamonds are not their sole choice as they want colors as well.

Moreover, gemstones are also known as birthstones as well. So, women can pick up a stone that is associated with their month of birth.