Cost of engagement ring...

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

What was the cost relative to household income?

Think mine was around £3k....will be selling it (hope to get £300) to pay off my divorce solicitors fees......there's a lesson there
Next time I hope to marry for love!

@Buyitinbamboo I always said I wanted to be surprised with a ring but it turns out my partner is shit as jewellery shopping so I ended up sending him the link to one I liked that was reduced xD

It was £350, our household income is about £23k (we got engaged this Valentines)

Don't know how much my ring cost and don't care. I like it and that what matters. I rather someone paid with in there means rather going in debt for a ring.

We didn’t get engaged but after 10 years together and 7 married we bought one. £5k but actually worth £15k possibly more. Income at the time £75k. That was 13 years ago.

£550, I chose it and it's stunning. Household income at the time £75k

Mine was £50, partner was on £25k but had no disposable income after expensis. Its lovely and the giver is more important than the cost to me.

£2200 but I traded in some other jewellery to bring down the price to £1800 - it's insured for over £5k. Vintage is the way forward 💎

My last engagement ring was £35 ( bought 2015 ) I loved it. Then fiancé chose well

We didnt live together but if you'd combined our salaries it would have been circa £35k

EleventyThousand pounds.

First one £300 but it's a bit big so I got a second that cost £80, love them both. Household income 24k

£2200 in 1990. DH cleared about £26k that year. Now valued at about £6k. Has had stones replaced over the years and has been resized and the band built up. It is v special to me. Like us, it has endured. 1.25ct saphire, 2 0.25ct diamonds.

Mine was free for DP. It belonged to his granny. Household income approx 35k.

I've no idea how much it cost but it's a teeny diamond with a sapphire halo in white gold.
It's a stunning design though, I love it.

£200k against a household income of, not sure, him about £2.5m and me about £280k (at the time).

Totally obscene but I could not cherish it any more. Not because of the value but because of how long and hard he hunted to find the exact stone that he felt was perfect enough.

LHReturns
Whoa!!!

Mine was £200. Normally £400 but on offer.
Honestly don't understand why people spend ridiculous amounts!
I would have been happy with a £50 ring tbh

That’s beautiful LHReturns! That’s more expensive than my house 🤣

I decided not to have a ring so it cost us zero. Totally get why people enjoy having such pretty things though!

£750 household income c£115k

My ring is bespoke, designed by a Bond Street jewellers and hand made to ensure the setting doesn’t push my wedding band away. It’s been in my finger 16 years and I still love looking at it and the way it catches the light. It was really expensive but I don’t care. It was designed by both of us and it’s personal to us. Cost and household income are irrelevant! What is cheap to some is eye watering to others. Horse for courses and all that!

Mine was £5k household income at 85k it is a beautiful ring

This is a really interesting thread. I think mine was about £2.5k and my DH was earning about 200k then. The ring was a total surprise and bought from an expensive jewellery shop. It's not what I would have chosen and wasn't a good deal. I've always felt a bit disappointed with it to be honest as I think an engagement ring should push the boat out a bit and my DH has plenty of disposable income then. I know that's not a popular opinion on Mumsnet but as it's something I wear every day I wish I loved it. I'm aiming for an upgrade for our 10th wedding anniversary - again, another unpopular opinion but life is short and I love diamonds 💍

10k. His income 160k. Stupid money but that’s the kind of stuff we spent it on then as we owned no property or cars at the time

For those asking how people know what they cost, there are a lot of not particularly startling reasons why that might be.
First time around we went ring shopping together a couple of weeks after getting engaged.
Second (and final!) time around, because it is insured and I am the owner and had to evidence purchase and I have to provide updated valuations every two years.
Other people might have shopped with a set budget, part paid for their own or had the paperwork handed over at a later date.
It’s not as if Father Christmas brings them down the chimney!

No engagement rings, we got tattoos instead of wedding rings, so I have the first letter of his name on my ring finger, he has the first letter of my name on his. £25 each.

My first engagement ring was £79 (swarovski crystal instead of diamond) We were at uni so it was what DH could afford. Unfortunately the metal coating was worn away by my wedding ring so we had to replace it this year. I now have a beautiful ring for £400, mainly chosen because it goes nicely with my wedding ring. Combined income £48k