Cost of engagement ring...

[Silvertincan]

Just a nosey post!!
How much did your engagement rings costs?

What was the cost relative to household income?

I found the receipt to mine from my ex husband in a pocket when doing the washing. £250. Never thought of it as an engagement ring though. It was a wishbone ring and I had an absolutely identical one my dad had bought me years before. He said he got it because I always wore the one my dad got me 😂😂.
When my ex partner decided to buy a ring, it was awkward being dragged around the shop asking what I liked as I didn’t know what budget I should be sticking to (I did ask and he said just show him what I liked). I didn’t choose anything as I felt so uncomfortable with it. A few years later, he got one when we were splitting up. I found out he was cheating. He told my baby to give it to me when I was laying down with a migraine. It didn’t fit anyway, about 6 sizes too big. He said I was ungrateful not accepting it, despite never being able to wear it. I said to him just take it back as I couldn’t ever wear it. He left the refund receipt in his pocket too. £150. Felt a bit cheap really considering years ago he was looking at £2k rings. I later saw a message to his mate on the laptop when he left it open which said ‘it was cheaper to buy a shit ring than get a couple of grand together to move out’. I knew where I stood then 😂😂

Dont have one, but did go for a more expensive and sparkly wedding ring than I would’ve picked had I had an engagement ring. That was about £500, household income £70k

13 years ago, household income was about 38k at the time. My ring was around £900 so about a months salary. We earn a lot more now, but I still really like my ring.

£500 which was about a month's earnings for him at the time

£1500 and I think he was on 24k at the time. I had recently graduated and started on 18k, so household income was 42k. The ring I bought him was £450.

Didn't have one and my wedding ring was £40

Have most of you kept your original engagement rings, then?

What do you mean ?
Do you mean people who have split up ?

I mean, surely everyone still with their dh has their engagement rings apart from the odd exceptional story where it was lost forever

Mine was £1400, in my opinion it was way too high. I loved a cheaper one but his male ego took over. It's a 0.42 carat emerald cut diamond. At the time joint earnings were 55k. Wedding ring was £225 because it was the only one that matched the shape. Eternity ring was £175 and I chose and insisted on it as DH was going to spend more but in my opinion was pointless and rather use on the kids.

Should add I bought him an engagement watch at £850 and his ring was I think £900 as ridiculously priced up (Tiffany's), but it really was the only one he loved and tried on loads.

I wanted a big rock so it cost a lot but was comfortably affordable.

Mine was £1.5k, household income around £50k... Ish.
Most gorgeous thing I’ve ever owned 😍

£250. About a quarter of the budget he had. I choose it - didn't want an engagement ring style. More of a white gold band with a small ruby inset level. I love it. Fits with the 9 silver bands I wear and the white gold wedding band.

we’ve booked our wedding without the formality of a proposal

I would love a ring and the ones I really like around about £4-6k. I didn’t realise that was on the dearer end of the spectrum until reading this post!

Lost the first one £800, damaged the second (gifted but worth £5k) and now wear a family ring (worth £3k) which I love more than any other piece of jewellery i have.

DH had mine designed and made so it was about £3k. I absolutely love it. Household income was about £65k at the time but he had a freelance job and was able to do a few extra projects to pay for it.

£5k
Household income was £120k

Around £50k, household income about £200k at the time.

About £100k household income approx £900k.

@Silvertincan - yes it is a lovely thing to have an heirloom I feared I might not like the style (not really a vintage style jewellery person) but it turned out to be on a very simple white gold band.

There was luckily a similar ring available for my sister, but her DH had bought a ring, so she had the diamond reset as pendant.

£3.75, to get an inherited ring resized. He was willing to buy a new ring, but I CBA. I liked solitaire diamond rings and he already had one, so I considered the job done. He also had a diamond and sapphire ring in case I didn't like the first one (also inherited).

I didn't get one, we married (eloped) after a very practical discussion; I bought my own wedding band (he bought his own too).

£3500 with household income of ~£160k

Seriously, you have to show us this £100k engagement ring!

My first one with OH was £1200. Diamond solitaire, we designed it ourselves. Years later he bought me a new one, very similar design but a bigger stone. lt was totally unexpected, and when l found out how much he'd paid for it (for insurance) l couldn't believe it. l have to admit to thinking privately that l could have had a very nice new car instead.....

I love an engagement ring thread. Can we have some pictures?? (I don't have one, obviously )