I am planning to propose to my GF in July for her bday

CDaniels1987

I have a quick question, what is more important in your opinions the size of the ring or how its done?

I have it all planned out and I am hoping I am doing the right thing because I have had to comprimise how much I can spend on the ring, basically my GF is a massive disney nut and she loves disneyland, our first holiday together was in Disneyland, so I am taking her for her bday (she has no idea) staying at a nice hotel for 5 nights, I plan on taking her for a walk around Disney Lake one of the nights while the fireworks are on and proposing there with the fireworks in the background, then I will have roses scattered over the bed and champaign on ice ready for when we get back to the hotel (all arranged with the hotel) however all of this has cost over £1000 so instead of spending like £1800 on a ring I am now looking at about £700, I thought this was a decent price however she has dropped hints in the past that she would like a nice ring, having looked at rings I am struggling to find anything above 0.4carat for £700 and i'm worried that she will be embarassed by the ring, I want her to be proud to wear it, not embaressed! I just wanted to make the proposal as special as possible and I am still working on a few things, I didn't like the idea of just taking her out for a meal back home and then proposing with a really nice ring.

But now I am starting to wonder if I have done the right thing!
what do you guys think? oh and if you have any suggestions for a place for rings that would be great, I am planning on going to the jewlery quatre in Birmingham tomorrow after work ( I live near there) and I am hoping I can find something really special for about £700

Caroline73_2

Honestly? None of its important. Being your wife will be the important thing. You've obviously considered location and of the actual proposal and gone for something that means a lot to her. Choose a tasteful ring (you should be able to get something lovely for that money) and you'll be fine.

Good luck!

sahj

Wow!

Sounds amazing.

If someone put that amount of thought in to proposing I would be happy whatever the price of the ring.

abacus73

How it is done is far more important than the ring you buy in my opinion. From what you describe, you are planning to propose in a way that shows you know her inside out and have put loads of thought into it. It will hopefully be a moment in life that she will never forget and always look back on fondly.

For £700 you can buy a lovely ring. Im not a jewellery mad lady so maybe others will contradict this. For me it is how you feel about the person you commit to that counts not what you wear on your finger.

If your girlfriend is a keeper she should be thrilled to have you in her life, not embarrassed by what her ring is like.

whitewing

What is more important? The man! And you sound very lovely to out such thought into it.

I've heard a lot of good things about the Bham Jewellry Quarter. I'd see what they say before you decide on a final budget. Or get a token 'proposal' ring and then take her to design a proper one.

I didn't get a proposal so I'm very jealous, lol.

scooby088

Get a cheap ring from argos wish i did as the 1600 i spent on a ring was a waste of money:rotfl:

CDaniels1987

firstly to Bo Nidle yes she is mature enough, we both love disney tbf and its special to us because we spend our first holiday together there, it may be kiddified to other people but we have special memories there and thats the reason I chose it over some beach holiday (which is what I was originally going to do)

and thanks to everyone for putting my mind at rest, I am sure ill find something nice for that amount of money in the Jewlery Quatre tomorrow, I have been looking online but its so difficult to actually tell what a ring looks like from a picture.

The main thing is I show her how much she means to me and hopefully that will come across

busiscoming2

You sound like a lovely guy and the proposal will be wonderful. £700 IMHO is far too much to spend on a ring. Has she dropped hints about what style/type of ring she would like, as I think that is more important than the value.

Gloomendoom

Get a ring out of a Christmas cracker and propose with that. If she says yes, then both of you can go to the Jewellery Quarter in Brum and choose a ring together. If she says no you've saved £700.

That's not what I did... but I sort of wish I had.

make_me_wise

When my husband proposed it was the way he did it that made me say :jYES:j

It sounds to me like you have given this loads of thought and are planning an evening that will be very special to your girlfriend. You are obviously very much in love and know her really well.

£700 on a ring sounds more than enough to me. You can spend silly amounts on a ring and still not get it right. What kind of jewellery does she like? Is she into gold, silver, white gold? Does she like very plain or quite ornate jewellery. Get the design right and forget the price.

scooby088

From what i remember the majority of the money you spend will be on the diamond, rings at the place i got from was one price of £250. Best thing to do is go round at least a dozen shops and ask for advice from the owners, get quotes. You normally have to leave a small deposit too.