wedding and engagement rings?
December 11th, 2006
Erin asked:
Is it really true that people did not start wearing diamond rings as wedding bands and or engagement bands until the 1930’s? Was it really a marketing ploy by Debeers? I think its interesting that my dad gave my mom apples instead of an engagement ring.
Is it really true that people did not start wearing diamond rings as wedding bands and or engagement bands until the 1930’s? Was it really a marketing ploy by Debeers? I think its interesting that my dad gave my mom apples instead of an engagement ring.
It told the man that I am with that if he wants to get me a ring it really just needs to be from the $.50 thing you can get a ring out of at walmart in the plastic container. a ring is a ring. He has already been married twice. I am sure he would love to save some money on me. That would be if he actually asked me to marry him. He’s not the only guy I would tell to give me a ring like that. I don’t really think a ring is that really important in the physical sense. just the symbolic sense. Also, is it really true that some guys feel like they have to give the girl a diamond ring to shut them up and get what they need out of them?
I don’t know about the diamond thing
but a band of some sort has always been traditional.
In some countries the band is consisted of several bands intertwined together and only the man knows how to put it together. This way if she ever takes it off, it will come apart and he will know.
I don’t know about the Debeer’s thing, but I do know that if a guy feels you should have a ring, you’re gonna get a ring.
I don’t like diamonds so whatever I get is going to be small. My sister-in-law said almost the exact same thing, I don’t want a diamond ring, I only want the wedding band, but my brother bought her one anyways. It just depends on how well your guy knows you.
He probably appreciates your candor about it, but he’ll probably get you a nice over $.50 ring. If he’s been married twice before, then he’s probably a little old fashioned when it comes to being married.
Rings with gemstones have been fashionable to a long time, but I believe diamonds came into fashion in the very late 1800’s and the very early 1900’s. I think it was earlier than the 30’s, though.
Simple bands have been used for a couple centuries, I don’t know how far back that tradition goes.
I personally don’t really care for diamonds either, but I love the symbolism of a ring, so I found an emerald set in silver that was part of an estate sale and that’s going to be my wedding ring. The design of the ring will prevent me from pairing it with the traditional band, so the emerald is the ring that will be placed on my finger at the ceremony in two weeks. As of now, I have no ring.
Some guys feel like it’s not ‘real’ without a diamond, and I know lots of girls who feel the same way. It all boils down to what suits you as a couple.
I’ve heard that wearing wedding rings is a custom to show that a particular person is married.However, not sure when this started.
Instead of asking your man to get a ring, why can’t u ask him for a portrait. Sounds wonderful, visit
Diamonds aren’t always the “way to go”. Huge diamonds at that. I know you’d be disappointed if he did buy you a .50 ring, I would be too and I hate traditions and imperialism!
I told my fiance I didn’t need anything extravagant. He bought me a 1/3k princess cut diamond and it cost nearly nothing! It was all I wanted to be put on my ring finger for the rest of my life!
The De Beers thing is true, I will try to find you the link that I found ages ago saying that. The Victorians were very fond of opals as engagement rings.
Both sets of my great-grandmothers were given engagement rings, and wedding band. One set married in 1911, the other 1912.
On my mother’s father’s side, my g-grandma received a Garnet engagement ring (Garnet was her favorite stone). My g-grandpa ahd a band specially made to fit the shape of the engagement ring.
On my mother’s mother’s side, my g-grandpa had both the engagement and wedding band designed. It had diamonds, set in a way that looked like a bow (not sure what shape the diamonds were). It reminded him of when they met as teenagers. She always wore bows.