In case you care what the ring looks like. :)
It's a gold ring with a square cut oval garnet in the centre, and two teeny diamond chips on either side. I'd told him that I didn't want a diamond, but instead wanted to do the (much more sentimental, imo) tradition of wearing his birthstone, instead. :> I'm glad he's a January baby. :>
practical details: there will be a civil ceremony before the end of this year, to legalise everything for tax and insurance purposes, and the 'big wedding' will take place sometime in 2003, giving us time to plan and save up for it. :>