How much did your engagement/wedding ring cost?

[pigletgirl]

My boyfriend and I have an appointment tomorrow evening (on my birthday, no less!) to size rings, and look around.

I don't want him to spend beyond his means, and he keeps insisting to spend a good chunk on one.

I just wanted to know what your DH/SO paid!

Thanks!

Emily

 

[1stluvispooh]

Well I would tell you but I don't think it would help. It was 17 years ago. But I will tell you that we waited until he got his bonus check from work and he used that. He said that was the budget but when we went in he said he would go over but we got what we wanted for the amount his bonus was. I say don't go into debt over it. It's a symbol of where you are now and when you are older and hopefully have more money you can look at it and know how far you have come.

 

[Angelhalo]

$2,500

His great Aunt passed away and left him some money so he bought my ring and paid off the motorcycle he had at the time.

 

[suejai]

It was 16 years ago and we were broke beyond belief so he paid $99 for a pair of wedding bands. Last year he got me an anniversary ring and we both got new wedding bands.

 

[MomofKatie]

DH spent about $600 on the engagement ring (1/3 carat tw, 5 diamond ring that was technically labeled a "cocktail ring"), and $50 on the wedding ring (plain 3mm gold band). He was pretty poor back then, and we didn't buy into the "spend 2 months salary" nonsense that the diamond companies say.

I say, pick a reasonable amount and find something pretty that you love within your budget. Don't worry about what "everyone" says to spend- spend what you can afford.

 

[NikitaZee]

My husband and I didn't have an engagement - we decided to get married and the next week we did. My wedding band is .80 carats - diamonds half-way around, and was $800 10 years ago. Congratulations and good luck

 

[chell]

The total for all 3 of our rings was under $1,500. All of our rings were custom made too. My engagement ring is a sapphire that we found at a local gem mine on one of our dates. He had it cut. Then he had a ring designed after a ring I dreamed about.

Our wedding bands are made from a silver coin in honor of my grandparents. Their bands were made from silver nickels because they couldn't afford bands when they got married. A friend made their bands.

We didn't know our rings would end up being cheaper this way. We thought we were going to have to spend a lot more money. So if there is something custom you have thought about doing check those options out as well. But make sure you check several jewelers. The price range varied greatly at the ones he contacted and not all of them could or would do what we wanted.

Congrats and happy birthday!

 

[luvmy3]

I have no idea, but I'm sure it wasn't alot. Dh was a Grad student when we got engaged so I know he didn't have alot of money for a ring. He did give me a past, present, future ring a few years ago and that was over $1000.

Chell, I think that is so wonderfully romantic. I would love for my rings to have a much deeper meaning than a much higher price tag (Not that my rings don't mean anything, they just don't have a story behind them).

 

[princess momma]

More than I care to share. He picked out the diamond and had it set on a plain band, then proposed. I picked out the setting and wedding band. I would never have chosen such an expensive diamond but I'm glad he did. I love it. Congratulations, btw!!!

 

[J.C.&ALI'SMOM]

We just bought plain gold bands when we got married. Later on he bought a modest solitaire. But that was fine with me. It wasn't really important at that time, or now

 

[pilotwife_02]

A friend of the family made our ring for us, he's a jeweler so we got a really good deal on everything.

In 2000 when it was made DH paid $2,500 for the engagement ring but when I got it appraised for insurance reasons it appraised for $5,900

My wedding band was $1,000.

 

[LoraJ]

3k. I didn't want anything bigger because I wouldn't be comfortable with that much $$$$ around my finger.

 

[C.Ann]

I'm not a big fan of diamonds - never have been.. I don't know what my first DH paid - it was a surprise - but when we got divorced, I gave it away.. A few years later, the price of gold shot up pretty high, so I went to one of those places that was buying gold, tossed my wedding band in "The Bucket Of Broken Marriages" and walked out the door with a very nice wad of cash..

My late DH? I didn't want an engagement ring - so we just got gold wedding bands for our wedding day..

 

[Tiger926]

My ring was close to $4,000, but it is appraised at $14,000. DH's good friend is a jeweler, so we got a great deal. My wedding band was $600.00 and DH's was approx. $400.00.

I wish you luck in your ring shopping, Tiger

 

[MommaSnowwhite]

About 13 years ago it cost around $900 - it was a "last years" setting. We decided we wanted to spend money on a condo - not a ring. My ring may seem tiny to some, but I still love it.

 

[Ember]

You may want to do this question as a poll, I bet you'd get more answers. I know exactly how much my rings cost, but even in a forum like this I don't feel comfortable sharing that amount.

 

[MariDisney]

My engagement right and wedding right were less than $300 total from QVC. I don't think anyone suspects that they are diamonique because they're very believable sizes. They're both yellow gold. I wouldn't trade them for the world.

Engagement Ring

Wedding ring

 

[CanBeGrumpy]

My wedding band was around $35; my engagement ring was $300 (not a diamond--don't really care about diamonds). I am a very practical person, and I had no desire to have expensive rings. I still don't. Even spending $300 on the engagement ring bothered me. I will actually be upset if my Dh ever spends $$ on some sort of anniversary ring. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have married someone who thought spending two months' salary on a ring was a good idea! (just my personality, not knocking people who like expensive jewelry!)

 

[wenrob]

17 plus years ago $500 for 1/3 carat diamond w/teeny tiny side diamonds and two plain gold wedding bands. I have since received diamond rings for 10yr and 15yr anniversaries and a pretty snazzy new band decked out in diamonds. Ahem, much more but we could afford more. But I could be robbed and would mourn my humble originals much more then the others.

I'm with the others who say spend within your means and don't go overboard. Quality over quantity. You'll end with something beautiful I'm sure.

 

[crz4mm2]

DH was engaged before me.... He had his 'first' ring. We traded it in and got mine. 1/3 carat solitaire. The diamond was loose and we had it set in a gold solitaire. 525.00.
He had to spend twice as much as the first diamond was "worth" at the time (which was around 200 bucks). So we traded up

I have since added on to it (with a different setting and then a wrap around) and now don't wear it at all. It doesn't fit.
I have a past, present and future ring that I LOVE (oh, we got married 30+ years ago and that was a LOT of money back then!).