Engagement Ring Shopping

[princess_todd]

Well .. the time has come for me to go shopping for my Caroline's engagement ring

Comments

[divaflip]

I don't have any suggestions as to where to look, as I'm not sure what style you are after. But make sure you know what size ring she takes - they are all letters. You might need her to go into a jeweller where she lives and find out sizing. And going up half a size isn't a bad idea, for long term fit. My mum's engagement and wedding rings were too big for her when she got them, but fit fine now.

[princess_todd]

Yeah .. the first thing I did was to get her to measure herself .. and yes, we upped the size .. so I know that off by heart now. :-)

[amithralia]

the big jewellers would be Michael Hill, Angus & Coote, perhaps Prouds.

If you go into Pitt Street you will find all of them fairly close together. (Not exactly sure where, but I have seen them around).

But you might also find a few boutique jewellers who will have more unusual pieces that you don't find elsewhere.

Anything with diamonds should have a certificate of authenticity I think. Ask about that anyway.

I have also had friends get engagement / wedding rings from art and jewellery expos, and got some unique, one-off pieces that way.

Hope that is a good start :)

[amithralia]

umm - this is philippa, using a different account. forgot to change back.

Upping the size.

[haju]

Greg's 1st wedding was a little bit loose. But Greg's 2nd wedding ring fits just right.