Small engagement rings unite!

My ring is .5 carat, and I don't consider it small. I haven't had people ask about us upgrading, or making comments about the size...really any negative feedback. It is perfectly me, and the people around me recognize and respect that, and understand what the ring symbolizes.

Mine's not even a diamond, but I didn't want one. Besides rubies being my favorite, there is quite a bit of history to ruby erings. I won't bore you by posting here, but it's on our website if you're interested.

I love my ring. I had no idea that my FH went and picked this out for me. He said there was another one a little bigger he could have chosen, but this one was sparklier. Every day the light catches it and it sparkles at me and it makes me happy. The best part is, he asked me to marry him when he gave it to me.

My ring looks big, but its actually a cluster of 52 diamonds totaling .4 carats. I didn't want a solitaire and knew I wanted a halo style. When we started looking a lot of the halos were one big diamond, surrounded by many little ones. Beautiful but starting at 2k-3k, it just wasn't our budget. We shopped and shopped and finally found my ring. Each diamond has roughly 57 facets. With 1 diamond, that's all you get. I have 52 diamonds x 57 facets, and BOY does it sparkle. Wouldn't trade it for anything!

I love that its unique, I picked out my wedding bands and have it soldered together as 1 piece now.

I'm a little shocked at what some people consider "small" and some of the comments people with good sized rings have received. It's sad to me that a .5 or .7 would be considered small.

I have a 0.19 carat centerstone, but it's very high quality. It was my great-great aunt's ring set from the 1920s. (I accidentally said great-aunt yesterday in the ER thread, but it belonged to my great-grandmother's sister).

Here's a picture of just the e-ring from our engagement pictures.. My band also has the small chips in the same pattern. I'll look for a picture of that to add as I love how the band and e-ring go together so well. It's gorgeous.

I love my ring. We might upgrade the centerstone for an anniversary (I want to keep the setting) or add a second band. We talked recently about upgrading now, but we've decided to use that money elsewhere

All the rings look lovely.

Ugh that magnifying glass comment @Jersey Jen. People are just plain rude. I don't consider my diamond small at .5 carats but realize that may be small to some. It's all relative. A few friends and co-workers asked if I liked my ring which is an absurd question to ask someone who is newly engaged. Most however had stories of how they were unable to afford a diamond or any ring period. And guess what? They are still happily married. My dear grandparents have been married 55 years and never exchanged rings so I think we'll be just fine.

ETA: I desperately need a manicure lol

This was my grandmothers! Absolutely love it even though it's not the biggest. I always wanted something smaller and it's even better that it's so special to me.

When I was engaged to my ex, my e-ring was very small. I still loved it because at that time we were happy to be making a commitment to each other. The ring ended up getting thrown at his head a few years later but that's an entirely different story.

My ring is about a carrat (with diamond chips on the setting.) I thinks it's too big (I catch it on stuff all the time) it's not a diamond, it's a white saphire. Some people have asked me if I am going to upgrade to a diamond or if I'm disapointed that it's not a diamond. Honestly, it doesn't look much different, and the only reason I wanted one that big was because I was in love with the setting and it didn't look great with a smaller stone.

ETA: I can't believe some of the rude comments you guys have gotten! .5 or .7 carrats is not small!

I'm surprised to hear some of the comments people have gotten about this. Many people I know didn't do the e-ring thing at all. Eh, I guess things are a little different here. I love my solitaire ring. I feel anything more blingy would've been 'too much' for me.

My ring is very simple, but I love it so much. My FH told me that when he first saw it, it reminded him of me: elegant and classy, beautiful, but not feeling the need to jump up and down and say "look at me! look at me!" The fact that he made that comparison meant a lot to me. It showed he put thought into selecting a ring, rather than just going for glitz and glamour. That's not my personality, and it's great to have a ring that matches.

My center stone is just shy of 1 carat, and then the side stones bring the total to just under 1.25. I do consider it small, my ideal probably would be a center stone that is 1.5 carats, but the diamond i have now is absolutely flawless. We could not afford a bigger stone that was this flawless, it would have been yellow. I think that once you actually "get a ring" you realize all the things you may not have realized before. This is the ring he picked out for me, and i know it was a decision he didn't take lightly. At the end of the day, it came from his heart, and truly that's all that matters.

@Kelly- I love (sarcasm) how people are so judgy about people going nontraditional with the center stone. I also have a white sapphire and I love it!

I saw that post too and found it quite disturbing that so many women are hung up on the size of the diamond and not the meaning behind the ring. I told my FH not to feel like I needed a big rock on my finger, I am so in love and perfectly happy with my ring!!!

@ Jenni LOVE your nail polish!!!

My stone is moissanite. I didn't want FH spending an arm and a leg on a ring for me and I'm proud of the frugal decision we made.

It makes me so sad that people (not us) only care about how big and flashy a ring is and if it doesn't fit their "thought" on a proper ER than we must be disappointed in it.

As with @Kimi, mine isn't even a diamond. My ring is a peridot, my DH birthstone. I did not want a diamond. My wedding ring is just a very simple band we bought at the state fair. I think together they cost around $100. DH does sometimes talk about getting me something that looks more like a wedding set, and even when/if he does, it won't be a diamond. It will be a CZ. I can't justify the cost when there is so much other stuff we want to get or places we want to go. Something I wish we could go back to simpler times, when the promise and thought behind something mattered more than the size and cost.

Pics of my rings

I don't have a diamond as a center stone, and I am fine with that! A few people criticized me, but FH knew I wanted something "different" and he delivered!

@Salisott- I absolutely love white saphires! Mine has all sorts of colors reflected in it and keeps catching my eye lol.

Me!!! I love solitaires, and wanted a wedding band that matched DH's, because that was the tradition where my parents were born. I was fine with my decisions till I saw everyone else's wedding bands and engagement rings on WW, haha. But I wouldn't change either one for the world. I think DH chose a gorgeous e-ring, and I'm happy when I see my band next to his