Hi all!
My boyfriend and I have started to discuss looking at rings, and I''m sort of torn in two directions. Our budget is going to be fairly small since he''s going to be starting law school soon. On one hand, I can see the practicality in going with the largest diamond I can get for our price range (not sure on that yet, definitely under 5k) and sticking with a plain solitaire setting. However, I am also totally in LOVE with a Van Craeynest setting that in 18k white gold would eat up at least half of our max budget - the setting is about $2500. I''m afraid to go with route #1 because I suspect that if I decided to upgrade later on down the road I''d feel guilty about ditching what he proposed to me with (plain setting and all)....but then with door #2 I can see regretting spending so much on a setting off the bat! I''m a fairly tall girl (over 5''7") with longish fingers and a size 5.5 ring finger, so 1/2 carat looks respectable on me. Any advice, suggestions from ladies who have been there (or men who have been on the other end of things!)? Am I being ridiculous in any way?
My boyfriend and I have started to discuss looking at rings, and I''m sort of torn in two directions. Our budget is going to be fairly small since he''s going to be starting law school soon. On one hand, I can see the practicality in going with the largest diamond I can get for our price range (not sure on that yet, definitely under 5k) and sticking with a plain solitaire setting. However, I am also totally in LOVE with a Van Craeynest setting that in 18k white gold would eat up at least half of our max budget - the setting is about $2500. I''m afraid to go with route #1 because I suspect that if I decided to upgrade later on down the road I''d feel guilty about ditching what he proposed to me with (plain setting and all)....but then with door #2 I can see regretting spending so much on a setting off the bat! I''m a fairly tall girl (over 5''7") with longish fingers and a size 5.5 ring finger, so 1/2 carat looks respectable on me. Any advice, suggestions from ladies who have been there (or men who have been on the other end of things!)? Am I being ridiculous in any way?