Before you race out the door to track down your nearest jeweler, or fire up the computer to browse online, here are a few tips to help make your search a success.

Tips When Buying An Engagement Ring

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Think about the style of engagement ring you want. Do you want something contemporary and funky, elegant and traditional, or maybe a delicate antique engagement ring?

Which metal do you prefer? The luster of platinum or the warmth of yellow gold or maybe the sheen of titanium? Are you a diamond girl, or is your heart set on a ruby engagement ring? Or you could choose your birthstone, or pearls or opals or. . .

Do you love the look of a beautiful big solitaire or do you see yourself with a cluster-set diamond ring? If you're a diamond girl, as most soon-to-be-brides are, do you love the elegance of an emerald cut diamond, or the well, radiance, or a radiant cut diamond? Round, square-cut, pear-shaped or Asscher-cut? Need I go on?

All these questions need to be answered before you go rushing out buying an engagement ring.

As much as it hurts to mention it, the other important consideration when buying an engagement ring is knowing how much you've got to spend. There's no point in heading straight for Tiffanys if you are on a restricted budget. Decide how much you're going to spend and shop accordingly. The Emily Post Engagement Ring Etiquette school of thought suggests that your man should be willing to spend three months' salary on your ring. That should give you enough to play with.

Search out jewelry and bridal magazines, and online jewelers to help you make those all-important decisions. Cut out photos of the engagement rings you like and keep them clipped together, but make sure the magazines are yours before you set about destroying them!

You'll soon get an idea of what kind of design makes your heart go a-flutter, which makes it easier to search through the hundreds of rings you are going to look at.

Once you have the price, design, metal, stone, setting, shape and cut sorted out, phew!, you can set about buying an engagement ring. Now, how difficult was that?

Really, buying an engagement ring is a joyous experience, just make it so by following our tips and you're sure to get an engagement ring that will continue to thrill you for the rest of your life.

Now you've got the whole buying an engagement ring experience sorted out, you can shop around. Enjoy!

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