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Originally Posted by sonuva72
Thanks for the feedback so far. I do plan to wait to give the actual ring until after I've asked, so that I can take her shopping to see what she likes. I'm mostly looking for advice on how to go about the shopping process, and tips as far as what other have liked.
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This is the exact path my wife and I took. I used her silver Claddagh ring (given to her by her grandma) as her first engagement ring, simply moving it from one hand to the other to be in the appropriate position. For the second ring, we used her mom's platinum Tiffany setting, since her mom had removed the stone to be reset in gold. We went to a family-owned store in Boston that was well-known for colored gemstones (DeScenza), and picked a dark blue sapphire.
There's something that I didn't anticipate as well; the pale ones are the most expensive, but she really liked the rich deep colors. I got off
way easy on price this way. Also, she has said that she wouldn't feel comfortable carrying a few thousand dollars around on her hand every day.
You didn't say what area you are from; people could give you store suggestions if we knew that.