A little background: I am a graduate student, have been dating a girl for the past three years, and am ready to get engaged. She is currently in Africa on an extended mission trip, and I am studying in the US for the next year. However, as of next month I will be in Germany for six months, and in the late part of May my GF is flying up from Africa, meeting me in Frankfurt, and together we will travel to Florence, Italy for a week to catch up, travel a bit of Italy. She doesn''t know it yet, but I am planning on proposing there in Florence (I believe the Piasa Michalangelo would be just PERFECT!). I can''t think of a more perfect place, and would like to really nail it.
So, the problem: I want this to be VERY special, of course, but the fact of the matter is that I am on a limited budget; I''m draining my bank account just for the trip and the ring. I have $2,500 to spend on a ring, and I need some ideas. I have looked at stones I know she likes, and have settled on some diamonds. A +-.60 F/G VS Premium cut on white gold sounds right up the ally. However, I am new at this whole thing, and all the retail stores I have gone to just don''t cut it, as well as offering expensive, low-quality diamonds. Can anyone point me in the right direction, where I can get a good deal, with high quality stones and nice settings? My GF likes the classic, elegant look, and I would like to match the ring later with a five-stone wedding band. So classy and elegent, white gold, .60 (plus or minus), for a girl with long slim fingers (5.5). Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Gaiudo
So, the problem: I want this to be VERY special, of course, but the fact of the matter is that I am on a limited budget; I''m draining my bank account just for the trip and the ring. I have $2,500 to spend on a ring, and I need some ideas. I have looked at stones I know she likes, and have settled on some diamonds. A +-.60 F/G VS Premium cut on white gold sounds right up the ally. However, I am new at this whole thing, and all the retail stores I have gone to just don''t cut it, as well as offering expensive, low-quality diamonds. Can anyone point me in the right direction, where I can get a good deal, with high quality stones and nice settings? My GF likes the classic, elegant look, and I would like to match the ring later with a five-stone wedding band. So classy and elegent, white gold, .60 (plus or minus), for a girl with long slim fingers (5.5). Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Gaiudo
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