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re: Engagement Rings in BR
Posted on 7/10/15 at 12:13 am to CunningLinguist
Posted on 7/10/15 at 12:13 am to CunningLinguist
7 years in the Navy put me as a 25 year old Freshman in college, graduated at 29 and moved to Baton Rouge. A few years later I learned (a) Latin women weren't for me, (2) holy crap southern people get married young. Eventually hooked up a girl that was friends with one of my college friends and drug her to BR with me, she's been here a year and hasn't complained about it since!
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Posted on 7/10/15 at 12:24 am to GeauxxxTigers23
I was going to tell you the secret-- you can by the diamond from either blue Nile or New York. Then get a funky custom band from New York or whoever you like, and that's the way to go, those two steps. Could give more details, but you have a problem on your hands I think.
If I were you I would just get a shite quality 2 carat or more diamond and throw it on whatever band.
You can get very large shite diamonds for very cheap. Hell you may be able to get the requisite 1.2 carat for like, 2000.00. But because she specified size you should get shite diamond.
It's funny that if most girls don't specify size, they will end up with at minimum a 1.1 perfect diamond or near that.
Lmao. Run.
If I were you I would just get a shite quality 2 carat or more diamond and throw it on whatever band.
You can get very large shite diamonds for very cheap. Hell you may be able to get the requisite 1.2 carat for like, 2000.00. But because she specified size you should get shite diamond.
It's funny that if most girls don't specify size, they will end up with at minimum a 1.1 perfect diamond or near that.
Lmao. Run.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 1:31 am to BRIllini07
Elgin's
Posted on 7/10/15 at 1:52 am to BRIllini07
Get the stone off James Allen.com.. Go to Gino at GIJ if you need a custom ring.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 4:50 am to MintBerry Crunch
Hannon's.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 5:23 am to hendersonshands
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he's giving you a specific size diamond for an engagement ring, you don't want to marry her
I can do one better. I know a girl who told her husband he had to spend at least $x amount of money on her ring. And he still asked her to marry him and think he actually spent the money!
. I spent too damned much, but my wife had no clue what a diamond would cost, never asked for a size, and got a ring that looked nothkng like anything we ever looked at together (and she liked it). Only request I took into account was the cut of diamond she wanted. Posted on 7/10/15 at 5:26 am to BRIllini07
Go see Jeff Parker at Anton's for your ring purchase.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 5:52 am to BRIllini07
The ring isn't about her. It's a token of YOUR commitment to her. She shouldn't care what it looks like or how big the diamond is (if there even is a diamond).
Posted on 7/10/15 at 6:12 am to BRIllini07
Go to Anton's. Ask to speak to George (owner) or Richard (long time employee).
Pay in cash and you can swing a great deal.
Pay in cash and you can swing a great deal.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 6:12 am to kilo1234
How can you one up the sister without actually KNOWING that she's worth it?
The only answer is to test drive the sister with the 1.1 carat and buy based off a sliding scale relative to the quality of the twin.
Your side of the twin situation may only be worth about a 0.25 carat. You gotta put in the time researching this shite.
The only answer is to test drive the sister with the 1.1 carat and buy based off a sliding scale relative to the quality of the twin.
Your side of the twin situation may only be worth about a 0.25 carat. You gotta put in the time researching this shite.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 6:23 am to BRIllini07
I bought my wife's ring from ritani.com
It's an ideal cut, 1.26 CT, H color, VVS2 clarity round diamond. She gets compliments all the time
It's an ideal cut, 1.26 CT, H color, VVS2 clarity round diamond. She gets compliments all the time
Posted on 7/10/15 at 6:50 am to BRIllini07
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She wants a diamond somewhere between 1.2 and 28 karat
If she has specified a size, RUN!!!
With that being said:
Jules Madere
Sanders Lux
both fantastic places
Posted on 7/10/15 at 7:04 am to BRIllini07
Buy a loose diamond from an online wholesaler like A Fishman and Sons then go to the nicest jewelry store in town, one who works through ring designers in those fancy bridal magazines, and have the band custom made (to the diamond and her ring size). This is the best way.
ETA: Probably want to go look at rings first to figure out the shape you want.
ETA: Probably want to go look at rings first to figure out the shape you want.
This post was edited on 7/10/15 at 7:30 am
Posted on 7/10/15 at 7:27 am to BRIllini07
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She wants a diamond somewhere between 1.2 and 28 karat with a band that may/may not be funky....best I have to go on.
So obviously the 28 karat request is an exaggeration, so I'll just ignore that.
The good news is that 1.2 karats isn't a lot, so she's not asking for the moon.
The bad news is that she has any sort of bottom line that you have to meet. And the fact that she set this requirement just to "beat" her twin sister is just fricked in the head and tells me she's not a properly functioning adult. That's some high school-level thinking right there.
But, you seem perfectly content with the request and despite advice to the contrary, want to go through with it. So best of luck to you, and if/when it all burns to the ground, please come here and let us know so we can mock you.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 7:31 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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So you've known a lot of women you wanted to give rings to?
well 3. one of them (my current wife) twice. not exactly a representative sampling, but it has been my experience.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 7:40 am to BRIllini07
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She has an identical twin sister with a 1.1 karat - they're pretty competitive. She admits it's a shallow request so I won't dock her for it.
Might want to take inventory on her sister's other material possessions, like type/model/cost of car, square footage and cost of house, husbands income, husbands dick size.....See where this is going. You're going to play "keep up with the Jones'" for the length of this marriage, until she takes half.
Posted on 7/10/15 at 7:43 am to BRIllini07
the best suggestion I have is to do your homework, print out some settings, diamond cuts you want and then head to a reputable place
Posted on 7/10/15 at 7:45 am to BRIllini07
Boudreaux's Jewelers on Corporate. Ask for Mr Donny. Got my wife's ring from there. Fair pricing and very easy to work with.
ETA: Do your research before hand though, Blue Nile is what I used. It really helps prevent being taken to the cleaners. Learn about the cuts, clarities, colors, and certifications.
ETA: Do your research before hand though, Blue Nile is what I used. It really helps prevent being taken to the cleaners. Learn about the cuts, clarities, colors, and certifications.
This post was edited on 7/10/15 at 7:53 am
Posted on 7/10/15 at 7:51 am to mkibod1
Get a cool looking yellow one
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