panamania79
Jan 21 2008, 11:31 AM
Which one do couples prefer the most ?
Alex+R
Jan 21 2008, 12:19 PM
You forgot the poll options! Either way, we've done it before and the winner is "platinum."
Justin and Masako
Jan 21 2008, 03:00 PM
I went with yellow gold.
*Marilyn*
Jan 21 2008, 03:15 PM
i liked white gold and so hubby did too
Cassie
Jan 21 2008, 03:41 PM
our rings are made out of white gold.
bora bora
Jan 21 2008, 04:00 PM
Well we went for silver since that is what I like (though white gold was fine too). Silver is hard to find in Manaus (hubby's city), so I told him he could buy white gold, but he found it

. It was more expensive but nothing to break the bank of anything.
DakotaK1
Jan 21 2008, 04:39 PM
I myself was a big fan of the princess cut and thats what I have got
Kazan' Tiger
Jan 21 2008, 05:05 PM
My fiancée and I will more than likely go with two simple yellow gold bands.
Alex & Rachel
Jan 21 2008, 05:09 PM
I'm a pretty practical person; so titanium for me: It has two great qualities - cheapness and durability!
greeneyedgirlfl
Jan 21 2008, 05:26 PM
I love white gold...
JandC
Jan 21 2008, 05:42 PM
Our wedding rings are titanium with a platinum inlay.
Wacken
Jan 21 2008, 08:39 PM
My wedding ring is yellow gold and silver, artisan made. My husband's was the exact same in every way but size. Then he lost it in a snowball fight on the autobahn. I would have been pissed, but see the "Worst Pain Evah!11!" thread for where I make mention of the removal of my 3rd and 4th wisdom teeth. Yep, happened during that time. In so much pain, I couldn't even be mad.
AtlantiCat
Jan 22 2008, 10:55 AM
Who cares what's popular? Go with what you and your fiance would like best. I think it's much more important to have something you will enjoy wearing instead of having the latest style.
My engagement ring, for example, is an inexpensive twist with a tsavorite (green) garnet for the stone. I brought the stone, we found the setting, and the jewelers did the rest. It's utterly unique and I love wearing it.
NYGirl
Jan 22 2008, 12:02 PM
QUOTE(DakotaK1 @ Jan 21 2008, 04:39 PM)

I myself was a big fan of the princess cut and thats what I have got
2x
Sister Fracas
Jan 22 2008, 12:22 PM
white gold...
Nanusia & Lukaszek
Jan 22 2008, 12:32 PM
ditto for white gold

The only surprise I've had with my engagement ring, is that the white gold kinda rubs off on the band under your finger, and the gold color shows through. You have to go get it re-dipped in white gold again.
Nessa
Jan 22 2008, 01:22 PM
I like my ring. the only thing I dislike is that the wedding ring has only diamonds on part of it and that part keeps turning and the diamonds wind up always facing down, so you can't really see it. And no, I won't get super fat so the ring won't move on my finger and always face up, that's not an option. And I can't always be on my period bloated, so oh well.
oh, now answering, i like it white, yellow gold is for grandmas
panamania79
Jan 22 2008, 01:41 PM
QUOTE(Nessa @ Jan 22 2008, 01:22 PM)

I like my ring. the only thing I dislike is that the wedding ring has only diamonds on part of it and that part keeps turning and the diamonds wind up always facing down, so you can't really see it. And no, I won't get super fat so the ring won't move on my finger and always face up, that's not an option. And I can't always be on my period bloated, so oh well.
oh, now answering, i like it white, yellow gold is for grandmas

Your ring is absolutely beautiful.I have been admiring it since I logged on to this site.
Nessa
Jan 22 2008, 02:07 PM
QUOTE(panamania79 @ Jan 22 2008, 12:41 PM)

QUOTE(Nessa @ Jan 22 2008, 01:22 PM)

I like my ring. the only thing I dislike is that the wedding ring has only diamonds on part of it and that part keeps turning and the diamonds wind up always facing down, so you can't really see it. And no, I won't get super fat so the ring won't move on my finger and always face up, that's not an option. And I can't always be on my period bloated, so oh well.
oh, now answering, i like it white, yellow gold is for grandmas

Your ring is absolutely beautiful.I have been admiring it since I logged on to this site.
thanks
Nanusia & Lukaszek
Jan 23 2008, 02:11 PM
QUOTE(Nessa @ Jan 22 2008, 12:22 PM)

I like my ring. the only thing I dislike is that the wedding ring has only diamonds on part of it and that part keeps turning and the diamonds wind up always facing down, so you can't really see it.
My wedding band does the same thing. Everytime it happens I say to myself I have to get it sized a 1/2 size smaller. Then there are days that I can't get my ring off my finger... like after a night of partying and drinking, and then I remember why I don't.
But at least sizing is an option with gold, on platinum you can't change sizes, so you are stuck for life!
sjb1221
Jan 23 2008, 05:17 PM
white gold...
Our first wedding bands were gold. My husband upgraded my ring to white gold w/lots of diamonds.
MoonlitCherri
Jan 23 2008, 08:45 PM
I guess I'm the only one with Rose Gold.
~Laura and Nick~
Jan 23 2008, 09:39 PM
Platinum is way too soft.
White gold FTW
Queen Jenn
Jan 24 2008, 01:44 PM
Mine is white gold. His is white gold with a small strip of yellow gold.
sparkofcreation
Jan 27 2008, 02:47 AM
We have white gold.
DO NOT GET WHITE GOLD.
White gold is plated with rhodium, which used to be very cheap, so a lot of couples got it as an alternative to platinum. However, it needs to be re-plated every so often. And now so many couples have white gold rings that rhodium is in very short supply. We got married in mid-2004. The first time we got our rings re-plated in late 2005, it was $10 per ring. We got it re-done in mid-2007 and it was $65 per ring because rhodium has become extraordinarily expensive and it's not projected to ever get cheaper. Unless they discover a lot of it somewhere they don't know about yet, it'll just keep getting more and more expensive to do the maintenance on the rings.
Jason-Sasha
Jan 27 2008, 07:51 AM
White gold is bad. Yellow gold dulls too easily. Platinum is the only way to go.
Converse34
Jan 27 2008, 08:54 AM
engagement rings - the big trend right now is white metal and princess cut (square). wedding bands for women again white metal, with or without diamonds. men, white metal with a simple pattern. of course this varies on culture and personal preference.
Converse34
Jan 27 2008, 08:57 AM
QUOTE(Nanusia & Lukaszek @ Jan 23 2008, 01:11 PM)

QUOTE(Nessa @ Jan 22 2008, 12:22 PM)

I like my ring. the only thing I dislike is that the wedding ring has only diamonds on part of it and that part keeps turning and the diamonds wind up always facing down, so you can't really see it.
My wedding band does the same thing. Everytime it happens I say to myself I have to get it sized a 1/2 size smaller. Then there are days that I can't get my ring off my finger... like after a night of partying and drinking, and then I remember why I don't.
But at least sizing is an option with gold, on platinum you can't change sizes, so you are stuck for life!
You can get your rings set together. A lot of people are doing it these days and it prevents the diamonds from spinning downwards.
Pattu Rani
Jan 27 2008, 09:08 AM
Our rings are silver filigree - neither of us wears gold and we didn't have a lot of money - besides you can get some gorgeous silver in Nepal. We orignally found matching silver filigree bands in a shop in Patan and exchanged then at our engagement ceremony at his house. About 1 month after I came back to NY I had taken my ring off along with thr rest of my jewelry before I took a shower - when I was moving furniture afterwards the brass bowl that I keep my jewelry in tipped over and I haven't been able to find the ring since then... Govi did send me a replacement and at first I was sad because it is not exactly the same pattern as the original but I have come to love it because he chose it all by himself for me. In Hindu tradition the bride also wears a gold pendant called a mangalsutra which is actually more significant than the wedding ring. In Nepal married women also wear glass bead necklaces called pote mala - most just wear pote mala every day and only wear the mangalsutra for special occasions - this is what I do as well.
Caladan
Jan 27 2008, 03:02 PM
QUOTE(Nessa @ Jan 22 2008, 01:22 PM)

I like my ring. the only thing I dislike is that the wedding ring has only diamonds on part of it and that part keeps turning and the diamonds wind up always facing down, so you can't really see it. And no, I won't get super fat so the ring won't move on my finger and always face up, that's not an option. And I can't always be on my period bloated, so oh well.
oh, now answering, i like it white, yellow gold is for grandmas

A jeweler near my place said that he can put two small gold dots on the inside of the band that would keep the band in place by tightening it just a little bit. Like a marker to keep it facing up.
Mine is white gold. I like platinum, but it's so soft that it seems to dent pretty easily.
Oh, and his ring is made out of tungsten. Dark and very shiny.
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