Secrets to Choosing the Ring She’s Sure to Love
Sometimes it seems like finding someone you actually want to spend the rest of your life with is the easiest part of getting married.
Once you decide you’re going to pop the question, a million more questions follow fast on its heels. Will she say yes? Will her friends and family approve? How to propose so memorably and romantically that the story lives up to all the telling?
Fortunately, you can take on most of those pressing questions later. Today, we’ll focus on just one: how do you, a mere mortal, pick a ring out of thin air that she’s sure to love?
It’s the most important piece of jewelry she’ll ever wear, so you want it to be perfect. The only problem is where to start. A quick scan of any jewelry store or bridal magazine will prove your options are overwhelming, so how do you narrow it down? Here are some quick tips to help guide you to just the right ring for her.
1. Snoop Around
The place to start your investigating is inside her jewelry box. Sneak a peek while she’s not around and look at her jewelry collection as a whole. This will give you some important information about her tastes. Does she favor yellow gold, or silver, platinum and other “white” metals? And what about style? Do her pieces look sleek and modern, ornate, or more vintage-inspired? You can probably get a pretty good impression of her taste from her jewelry. And if you can sneak out one of her rings to a jeweler, you can even get her ring size.
2. Ask Her Friends
Most girls chat over their jewelry tastes with close friends and family members. Chances are, yours has too. As long as you can count on them to keep a secret, ask her mom, best girlfriends, or any sisters or cousins she might have confided in to give you the skinny on her jewelry tastes. If she’s got married friends or relatives, ask them if she’s said anything about particularly liking their ring. Friends and family can be a treasure trove of information when it comes to picking out jewelry.
3. Bring in a Pro
Armed with as much information as you can muster, go talk to a professional. A jeweler can help you pick a ring that will fit your budget and match her style — and ideally, give you a better grasp on the different grades of diamonds, and all the settings and shapes you can choose from. Make a list of everything you know about her taste, and bring it with you to your consultation. A practiced jeweler will help you translate that into exactly the right ring for her.
Congratulations! You’re ready to start your shopping for that all-important ring. So don’t worry – you’ve just got a few thousand more decisions ahead before you say “I do!”
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