How much did your engagement ring cost?

I have an idea of the cost, but I don't want to share. I've never had anyone ask me to my face, if they did I would punch them in the boob. Never posted a pic of my ring so I will! FH picked it out all on his own, had them put in the sapphires on each side where there used to be diamonds. It's I think .79 carats? Maybe. After I'd had it for awhile, we upgraded the diamond. That was awesome, being able to pick it out myself. I actually struggled with the ring initially for a week or so, because I wouldn't have picked it for myself and it's not what I pictured in my head. But now I love it and would never want anything else. It does get caught on everything. No idea what to do for a band though, ha! *My fingers look hella gnarly in macro pics so I took it off for these pics*

To all those bashing this post..I think it's interesting. I have often wondered what others paid for theirs. I don't think it's a big deal....and this coming from someone whose ring set wasn't super expensive.

Yay!

@celia just like giant wedding budgets don't mean giant love. I'm confused how this is different? I know Janeen's wedding budget, does this mean she's tacky because she's shared that with us? But she didn't share her ring price, so does that mean she's in the clear?

I get where people are coming from and don't judge people for deciding thats TMI, but why are you telling people not to? Nobody's telling those who didn't share to share?

Because it's not a damn party. The only reason to say is to judge, not to help. I think sharing budgets help other brides but sharing the price of your ring doesn't help a damn thing. A lot of the budget posts I think are tacky too.

@KM - that was really bitchy even if @elyse didn't take it as such.

I'd actually rather know stats vs cost.

The receipt is in my car, the ring's being made, so no pics.

Emmy: I'll let you know when your opinion about a comment that wasn't directed at you matters to me, especially about being "bitchy".

Any day now...

Lol at the tacky comments. Some people just find everything tacky.

I don't think OP wants to judge people based on their ring costs. I like this thread. This is fascinating to me. I'm really curious (possibly nosy) about things like this. I like learning about how differently people view things.

The only reason I would judge someone on their ring cost is if they said it cost so much they had to finance it and it'll take them a decade to pay off. But if they can afford it, why would anyone judge?

*Side note, FH actually set me up to expect a lot more than I would ever have asked for. He had gotten me a beautiful ring for my birthday a couple years ago, and I told him straight up that could be our engagement ring if we were at that point down the road. He said no, he wanted (and thought it was expected) for him to spend equal to 3 months of paychecks on an e-ring. I always thought it was ridiculous, that's so outdated and shallow... but he kept insisting! So that got into my head, as horrible as it makes me. He spent a lot less than that I'm sure, and I am really glad of that, there's no reason to go bankrupt for something like this. All in all, it doesn't matter what he spent. He picked it out, and that's what I love.

I think it's kind of crass, that's all. "My ring cost xxxx..00000" Who gives a crap if someone's ring cost 10,000 and another one cost 100.00? Does it make anyone feel any better or worse? And what actually, is the point?

Wedding budgets are different; it's informational and usually pretty helpful in planning, as in, "My floral budget is 300.00 for 22 pieces" "That's outta line"..... And as you know, I've never equated big wedding budgets with great weddings; I"m a big advocate for spending what you can afford.

Good advice for rings too. I mean really, if some stranger came up to you and asked how much your ring cost, what would you do? Tell them or deck them?

I absolutely didn't make this thread to judge. As you can see, my ring is not even close to the most expensive one, yet I would've been happy with a ring that was 1/10th of it's price. I'm just curious! Everyone has a different story behind their ring, and it's interesting to me.

Amazing that so many people will go out of their way to say this is "tacky"...just don't comment then! I obviously knew this info would be TMI for some people...as stated in my original post. Some people go through life looking for reasons to become offended.

About 1100. He had semi-mentioned in the past that he wanted to spend double that and I put a flat out said no. Which thank God, because even though he saved for over a year for it, he ended up putting it on a credit card (men..) so we're still paying for it (interest free). Love my ring though. I just don't trust myself or any job that I have to have a more expensive ring.

We already know way more about each other than we probably need to. We know your family drama, your dress budget, your wedding budget, what you're eating at your wedding..who fucking cares. It's not like anybody is being a dick and calling people's FH's ridiculous or a cheap ass.

Without going into specifics, but still answering the questions:

We had discussed a budget together. We were looking at rings online and wanted me to find ones I liked to show him. We had a conversation and realized our budgets were about the same. We shopped together and I found a ring I loved, sadly it was over budget. Luckily, he got a great deal on it and came out just under budget. When shopping for bands, I had a budget in mind but he would have preferred to spend less. It came out of the wedding budget and I showed him the numbers and turns out both of our rings together were less than what I had budgeted for just mine, so it was still a win.

Kristen - We got ours from Jared's. I've seen the ring at other places, too, but Jared's told FH (when he went back in July 2013 to purchase) that the ring was discontinued and there was no way to get any more of that ring. So instead of letting his get the sale price, they said he had to have it custom made but at least they waive the custom fees. And they didn't let him approve it before it was made so it turned out like crap. They told us it was custom made, but when I called corporate customer service, they said it was purchased from the repair department (meaning it was an old setting that used to be owned but something was wrong with it). Idk. Giant struggle but finally they actually did end up re-making the engagement ring and wedding band after lots and lots of time and phone calls. It was one of the only rings I liked because it still was a good size but also has a low profile so I'm not hitting it on everything like I would a solitaire!

I'm going to start a "What's in your fridge?" for those of us who are just constantly curious. Satisfies the same desire for random knowledge of other's lives, without pissing anyone off.

M.: champagne, OJ, milk, cheese, some leftovers and condiments. Ha. We are very much "purchase as you eat" people. We hit the store every couple days and buy a few meals worth at a time to not waste things.

@ChristineKyle wow that stone is gorgeous!

@Pancakes, wow that sounds like a nightmare! Yes, that's what I liked so much about this ring. It sits low enough where it's not in the way but it is a good size. I'm wondering how similar they actually are.

@ChristineKyle That ring is amazing! So unique. What is the stone, if you don't mind me asking? I've never seen such a bright blue stone before!

Didn't say it had to matter to you KM, but you continually wind up in foot in mouth situations so what else is new.