Is there a tactful way to tell my fiance what I really want is a new ring

I'm not into flashy jewelry and my fiance knew it, so he proposed with a beautiful simple ring: black titanium band with slender double scored lines inlaid with white titanium. I absolutely love it, but I still want a diamond. He thought I wanted no diamond, but the trick was to find one of an.... [Read more]

Remounted engagement ring

I have been engaged for 6 months and my fiance bought and picked out my ring on his own. We had been ring shopping for the last couple of months and I had really liked a wider setting and wedding band, but my fiance said he liked a smaller, more dainty setting. I have long fingers so I felt the.... [Read more]

Wearing Wedding Band Before Marriage Blessing in Catholic Church

My husband and I have been married under the common law for almost two years. We are registered with the state as such, and it is honored legally just as a formal marriage is. We are both Catholic and want to have a religious ceremony. What do we do with wedding bands? Right now I only wear an.... [Read more]

Antique engagement ring as wedding band

Hi, I am a pretty non-traditional kinda girl, and I always told my fiance that I did not want an engagement ring and the down-on-the-knee and all that, which I don't. (And I really don't like any modern engagement rings I've seen.) However, we decided to go with antique (1930s) wedding bands and.... [Read more]

Using one ring for wedding band and engagement

I was wondering if it is ok if I only have one ring for the engagement and wedding. I want a ring that is a thick band with diamonds and find it unnecessary to have two. But I don't know if this is "traditional" or expectable. I'm a traditional girl but as a couple we are on a budget and would.... [Read more]