How long after receiving your e-ring....

[chiquitapet]

Couple of months. At the beginning I thought 0.78ct princess looked so huge on my 4.5 finger, but few months into wearing it I realised, it`s actually not that big!! When we`re ready (hopefully in the next year or so), I`d like to go up to at least 1.2ct and hopefully an RB, which looks bigger than a princess anyway.

 

[Catmom]

At 15 years of marriage and then again after 27 years. I''m on my last upgrade and I do still have my original ER.

 

[4ever]

I will never upgrade my e-ring. I''d never even heard of upgrading untill I found prisescope.

Although compared to many of the rings here my e-ring will be small (0.73ct pear with 2x 0.18 ct oval side stones), this is pretty massive for New Zealand standards, and pretty big for someone my age (20). My FF and I found and chose it together and I know he worked hard to save up to get me a ring I would love, so I can''t imagine trading it for somthing just becuase it was bigger (and I think it''s horrible that ladies on here feel like they have to upgrade because of someone elses ring or bitch comment).

If we had not been able to afford somthing I loved this much I probably would have been left daydreaming about an upgrade. But as it is I''m just dreaming of finally getting that beauty on my finger and then spending lots and LOTS of time shopping for a nice sparkley wedding band to go with it

........and then maybe a nice rhr...and some beautiful diamond studs....... and some nice dangley going out earings......and so the pricescope addiction continues!

 

[Ellen]

I got mine after being married 24 years, and only after he refused to give me the inground pool I kept asking for (for 3 yrears), which I really wanted more than the upgrade.

Swedish, definitely sounds like the green eyed monster has bitten your "friend". Ignore!

 

[Dreamer_D]

My original e-ring was a sapphire and I started thinking about a diamond "upgrade" about 2 years after I received it. After being married ayear we got a .80ct J RB, and I knew right away that I was going to be upgrading in the not-to-distant future. Wellll... here we are and I am upgrading again to a 1.2ct K. This will probably be my last upgrade for a few years. I''m not totally sure that my lifestyle and social circle can support a very large diamond without it looking silly. But I suspect that when I get tenure in about 5 years we will go up again to a 1.5ct. Unless a really sweet deal appears before then

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Didn''t think about it once unitl my 20th anniversay rolled around--"needed something" to keep me there for another 20!

cheers--Sharon

 

[LaraOnline]

When I bought my original e-ring, although I was deliriously happy to be engaged, I had to work very hard to find an e-ring I was happy with within our tiny budget. But, I didn''t want to go without an e-ring, particularly as we were already officially engaged before we even started looking at rings!
My original budget was about $600Aus.

I just ''upgraded'', after wearing that ring every day for six years.
I got a yellow gold solitaire, tiffany style knife-edge, F/SI1/1.1c, with a matching plain gold knife-edge wedding band.

My first and much loved ering is still to be worn, in fact it is slightly larger than the new one so I am wearing it now, in the very last days of pregnancy.

 

[bee*]

I haven''t wanted to change anything about my e-ring. My personality is very like that though in that once I decide on something, that''s it.

 

[ms.halo]

Almost immediately, I''m sad to say. My husband proposed to me long before I thought he would and we never had a conversation about what kind of ring/stone I wanted. He was still in grad school at the time but he spent a lot of money on (and time designing) a princess 1 ct stone and a very thick, heavy cathedral platinum setting. I reset the ring about four months after we got married into a simple pave setting and then for our 5th anniversary he surprised me with a 1.7 ct. RB in a delicate halo setting. This time he was paying attention...and I love it!

 

[Alexiszoe]

I wore my 1.5 RB for about 1.5 years before we upgraded to my (soon to be, waiting for setting to be made) 3 carat cushion in a richard landi setting. Shrinkage set in 2 months after proposal, after we had it reset from a simple tiffany style setting to a channel set, which made the center stone look smaller. Husband say no more upgrades, but I think there''s always room 20 years down the road

 

[geckodani]

My center stone? Haven''t thought seriously about doing it yet. I probably will for one of the big anniversary''s (20. 25 etc). I did change my setting after about 3 years, but he proposed with a temporary setting and it just took me that long to get around to it and find one I LOVED. I see the possibility of new settings in my future.

So - upgrade? Eventually.

Resets - most definitely.

 

[musey]

Date: 4/25/2009 9:38:00 PM
Author:joelly
How long after receiving your e-ring....

do you start thinking of an upgrade? Do you ever thinking of upgrading even before you receiving your e-ring? Would you ladies mind sharing? I am just curious.

It's been over 2 years and I haven't even remotely considered upgrading, even in a "maybe for our 20th anniversary" way. I suppose you could ask my again in 10 years, but I don't think I'll ever upgrade or change my engagement ring in any way. I love my set exactly as it is.

 

[LAD]

Kelli, just out of curiosity, how much weight did you lose when you had your stone recut?

 

[Rhea]

Before we even got engaged. I knew our budget, less than $2,000, and did the best I felt I could. We chose a .47 carat. I hardly wore it during our engagement since we didn't live together or see each other much. I like it more now that I ever have in the past. It's dainty and sweet.

I probably won't ever change it. It's not a big deal. I purposely picked wedding bands that I love. Neither of my bands can be worn with my engagement ring. I think bands look good on me so that's where I put my energy.

 

[MMT]

Our twelve year anniversary and I''m done now

 

[laurenfischer5]

I''ve been married for about a year and a half and I plan on upgrading in the next year to two years. When me and my now husband started looking at engagement rings we were both still in school and had very little money. His grandmother very graciously gave me her wedding set and I reset the stones in a setting that was more me. I had to be creative because we had limited money for a setting and I was working with a very small round center stone for the engagement ring and 5 small round stones for the wedding band.

Some women dont care about much about diamonds or are just happy with whatever, but I''ve always been that girl that dreamed of her engagement ring one day and have always wanted a gorgeous ring on my finger that I was in love with - and my husband knows that and wants to get me a ring that I adore. We are also in a better situation financially.

Part of me is a little paranoid that his family (His mom just wears a gold band and his sister is kind of a tom-boy) wont understand why I want an upgrade at all or that they will think i didnt think his grandmothers diamonds werent good enough but I know thats silly. I shouldnt feel bad about upgrading. I think its a personal preference and everyones upgrading timeline is different.

Any thoughts?

 

[laurenfischer5]

I want this Leon Mege setting and band with hopefully a 1.25-1.50 round diamond! I love how dainty it is

 

[MoonRiver]

Hi all, my upgrades never seem to end. My DH is not informed about diamonds and know nothing about. So the first e ring he got for me was a 1/3 carat. I love it at first and it looks very delicate. However i know its not really good quality diamond as it has no certification.

So shortly within a week we went to exchange it to an certified Ideal cut diamon 0.34ct. It sparkles like mad. I got tonnes of complements from the ring being small, delicate and how it sparkles so much. Not long a few months later i made the wrong choice to upgrade by trading it in to a 0.70ct I/SI2 diamond with a good cut... totally regretted it and i was not nice at all. I missed the 0.34ct diamond... it really is a stunner on my fingers.

By year end i chucked the 0.70ct diaster ring one side. I got another 1.4ct H/VS1 ring with excellent cut. It was big and sparkling... instead of compliments many people started saying 'woh that's big on your fingers, how many carats is it?' they sounded as if they don't believe its real. but this should be my ering.

Now my DH is more informed in diamonds and bought me another diamond for me , 2.35 J/VS2. Its big and sparkles like a ball of fire. So i do have 2 diamonds...with the 1.4ct being the ering...

However i still miss my lovely 0.34ct ring which i traded and upgraded for. its a lovely day wear ring which gets more compliments than my 1.4 and 2.35 (these ring gets attention but attention with disbelieve)

i can never forget how sincere and genuine my husband was when he proposed to me during my birthday with just the candle lights on the cake. it was the 1/3 ring and wish i had kept it.

 

[Amethyste]

... I dont really upgrade.. I just get different rings as I think every one I have possess a special meaning. I love diamonds, but nothing captivate me more than colored precious stones like Ruby, sapphires, emeralds...
I wont be upgrading my generous Ruby engagement ring, perhaps later my husband will spoil me with an anniversary ring?
Who knows! Time will tell

I don't really want to "think" of upgrading, as I believe that I am one of the luckiest person in the world. I have found my soulmate - destiny brought us together while an ocean separated us - and now this gorgeous ring. All I am asking for are healthy years so that life can bring us closer together.

 

[joelly]

Date: 5/20/2009 2:59:33 AM
Author: laurenfischer5
I''ve been married for about a year and a half and I plan on upgrading in the next year to two years. When me and my now husband started looking at engagement rings we were both still in school and had very little money. His grandmother very graciously gave me her wedding set and I reset the stones in a setting that was more me. I had to be creative because we had limited money for a setting and I was working with a very small round center stone for the engagement ring and 5 small round stones for the wedding band.

Some women dont care about much about diamonds or are just happy with whatever, but I''ve always been that girl that dreamed of her engagement ring one day and have always wanted a gorgeous ring on my finger that I was in love with - and my husband knows that and wants to get me a ring that I adore. We are also in a better situation financially.

Part of me is a little paranoid that his family (His mom just wears a gold band and his sister is kind of a tom-boy) wont understand why I want an upgrade at all or that they will think i didnt think his grandmothers diamonds werent good enough but I know thats silly. I shouldnt feel bad about upgrading. I think its a personal preference and everyones upgrading timeline is different.

Any thoughts?

Hi Lauren,
Yes, of course, noone will understand our most deepest desire. Luckily for us, our SO understands. Like you, I''ve always dreamed of having a diamond ring. But not for an RHR, more for an engagement ring. I told my BF, now FI, about this secret desire. He gave me a 0.40ct solitaire RB for a promise ring. It is kind of unique because he proposed using that ring but he told me that this is only a promise ring. Then he told me that I should choose the e-ring by myself with his budget. So, we got one made and it will be finish in June.
When we met, we were both working already so financially we are fine. I was a tomboy myself but I got diamond bitten when I was 21. Fast forward 12 yrs and now I am wearing a promise ring with a diamond that sparkles. It always make me feel feminine everytime I look at it.
Enjoy your diamonds and your SO and your young family. When your SO family sees that you both happy, the diamond upgrade shouldn''t be an issue.

 

[Elmorton]

3 years. PS is awful - I never said I''d want an upgrade, but now I kinda do.

That said, I''m not at all comfortable with upgrade=trade-in. I wouldn''t trade my ring for absolutely anything. In my vocab, upgrade means bigger anniversary ring, and I''m willing to wait for that for some time.

 

[laurenfischer5]

Date: 5/20/2009 10:41:21 AM
Author: joelly

Date: 5/20/2009 2:59:33 AM
Author: laurenfischer5
I''ve been married for about a year and a half and I plan on upgrading in the next year to two years. When me and my now husband started looking at engagement rings we were both still in school and had very little money. His grandmother very graciously gave me her wedding set and I reset the stones in a setting that was more me. I had to be creative because we had limited money for a setting and I was working with a very small round center stone for the engagement ring and 5 small round stones for the wedding band.

Some women dont care about much about diamonds or are just happy with whatever, but I''ve always been that girl that dreamed of her engagement ring one day and have always wanted a gorgeous ring on my finger that I was in love with - and my husband knows that and wants to get me a ring that I adore. We are also in a better situation financially.

Part of me is a little paranoid that his family (His mom just wears a gold band and his sister is kind of a tom-boy) wont understand why I want an upgrade at all or that they will think i didnt think his grandmothers diamonds werent good enough but I know thats silly. I shouldnt feel bad about upgrading. I think its a personal preference and everyones upgrading timeline is different.

Any thoughts?

Hi Lauren,
Yes, of course, noone will understand our most deepest desire. Luckily for us, our SO understands. Like you, I''ve always dreamed of having a diamond ring. But not for an RHR, more for an engagement ring. I told my BF, now FI, about this secret desire. He gave me a 0.40ct solitaire RB for a promise ring. It is kind of unique because he proposed using that ring but he told me that this is only a promise ring. Then he told me that I should choose the e-ring by myself with his budget. So, we got one made and it will be finish in June.
When we met, we were both working already so financially we are fine. I was a tomboy myself but I got diamond bitten when I was 21. Fast forward 12 yrs and now I am wearing a promise ring with a diamond that sparkles. It always make me feel feminine everytime I look at it.
Enjoy your diamonds and your SO and your young family. When your SO family sees that you both happy, the diamond upgrade shouldn''t be an issue.

Its just good to know there are other people out there in my same position. Im not superficial and Im not ungrateful for what I already have, this is just something that is important to me and my DH understands. I dont think Ill ever upgrade more than the one time, so I have picked out something classic that I will always like and my old ring will always be very special to me. Thanks for the advice. I think you are right, once his family sees how happy we are I dont think they will even care...

 

[Love in Bloom]

Not yet, but I've only been married about a year and a half. I did have my diamond reset before we got married due to structural issues with the first setting and in total carat weight (incl pave/sidestones) I actually downgraded

. If I ever do get the upgrade itch, I'll still keep my oringinal engagement diamond. He picked it out and that stone means a lot to me.

 

[btrflygrl23]

I initally got engaged with a 2ct princess stone on an eternity band but then thanks to PS I started to realize the allure of a well cut RB and the fire etc..that comes with an RB don''t get me wrong my princess was awesome as are a ton of other princess stones on PS but I also began to worry that I would chip a corner as corners on princess stones tend to be vulnerable to being broken/chipped...

SO I went back to WF and since they have an upgrade policy I upgraded and not by much I got a 2ct ish ACA RB and I was happy, happy!
It was really neat how although both my stones were in the same size range my RB faces up quite a bit bigger which I really liked and of course the performance of my stone blew me away. I kept the same setting.

But I must admit and I''m not even married yet that from time to time I do entertain the thought of upgrading to a bigger stone...I think it is a combination of being on PS but also a nasty incident I had with FSIL she never congratulated me when FI and I got engaged and as soon as she saw my ring she said Oh 2ct when you said it was 2ct I was thinking it would be MUCH BIGGER than this, this looks just like mine (her center stone is a .70 princess) but she has always been mean to me...

I''d like to get to 3ct by the time we are married 5 yrs here''s hoping!

 

[laurenfischer5]

Date: 5/20/2009 12:32:14 PM
Author: btrflygrl23
I initally got engaged with a 2ct princess stone on an eternity band but then thanks to PS I started to realize the allure of a well cut RB and the fire etc..that comes with an RB don''t get me wrong my princess was awesome as are a ton of other princess stones on PS but I also began to worry that I would chip a corner as corners on princess stones tend to be vulnerable to being broken/chipped...

SO I went back to WF and since they have an upgrade policy I upgraded and not by much I got a 2ct ish ACA RB and I was happy, happy!
It was really neat how although both my stones were in the same size range my RB faces up quite a bit bigger which I really liked and of course the performance of my stone blew me away. I kept the same setting.

But I must admit and I''m not even married yet that from time to time I do entertain the thought of upgrading to a bigger stone...I think it is a combination of being on PS but also a nasty incident I had with FSIL she never congratulated me when FI and I got engaged and as soon as she saw my ring she said Oh 2ct when you said it was 2ct I was thinking it would be MUCH BIGGER than this, this looks just like mine (her center stone is a .70 princess) but she has always been mean to me...

I''d like to get to 3ct by the time we are married 5 yrs here''s hoping!

Ok your FSIL is so jealous!

 

[btrflygrl23]

Not to thread jack but I must say a BIG THANK YOU lauren for having my back yeah she is quite the snot at times!

 

[sctsbride09]

To answer the original q, never. But I would never turn down ann. sparklies.

I mostly answered this thread because I wanted to tell Butterflygrl23, dont feel bad about your fsil, mine is the SAME way! DH and I got married 6 months ago and she STILL hasnt congratulated me or sent a card (just makes snotty comments).So, I feel your pain! Just let it roll off your back, I promise you its jealousy,(as mine is also lol).

 

[laurenfischer5]

Haha, my SIL is the same way... Im actually going with my DH to New Orleans tonight to meet up with her. (Not very happy about it) We have nothing in common... seriously polar opposites. But she''s a lot older than me and not married or engaged or even dating anyone so I kind of understand the bitterness..(Even though Ive always tried to be so nice to her)

 

[Cachette]

I`ve had the upgrade bug for a couple of years now. Hopefully soon.....

Original e-ring was upgraded after 10 years. Just celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary. My next upgrade will be my last (but I make no promises

) After that, I`ve got other things planned......

*´¨)
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(¸.•´ (¸.•''Cachette

 

[btrflygrl23]

sctsbride09 Thanks so much for the support it''s actually nice to know that I am not alone and that other ladies have been unfortunate with FSIL relationships. Yours sounds like of piece of work too how rude to not congratulate which she should have done when you got engaged and then again when you got married. You are right of course she is jealous yours of you and mine of me.
I know to let it roll off my back but I tell ya sometimes it is hard with the nasty little digs she often takes.

lauren I totally hear ya doll whenver we have to go out to see them I''m not happy either I go very reluctantly and FSIL are also polar opposites. We could not be more diff and I have tried to be really nice but she seems to want the tension and drama and she is super competitive I mean like you would not believe!
It''s weird too b/c we are the same age and she got married before me and it''s not like I was competing at all with her but it''s always some weird issue with her and she LIES like a rug I mean she lies about even the littlest thing...
Thanks for letting me share and sorry again for the thread jacking