Turned out great. Jeff’s been turning out some sweet jewelry. He did 3 wedding rings for friends the past few months.
Just started looking this thread was helpful
I purchased my stone separate and had it set. I think I paid around 3500 for a real nice clear diamond. I forget the clarity, but I prefer quality over size. Mine was 3/4 c I believe. I think anything over 1c is just retarded. Either you bought a cheap quality diamond or you spent a small fortune and no girl is worth that imho. Just imagine how awesome it will feel when she loses that giant rock that you spent you’re life saving on. Or the stone falls out. Accidents happen, size of ring doesn’t equal how much you love her. With that said, don’t do it.lol
Paid mine off in 6 months at Jared’s. Put it on their no interest payment plan thing.
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with the money left over I can buy a M5 
LOL or pay for that wedding thing that follows…and the honeymoon…and the bigger house you’ll need… etc. etc.
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i shopped around online, got some prices and an idea of what i wanted… went into a private store (not one in a mall) and told them exactly what i wanted and we negotiated from there… ended up paying $50 more in the store but i feel it was worth it for the service
its crazy how much a difference going from .75ct to .99ct was though
Already discussed getting married in Vegas having a reception here…
And the house I just got is more then big enough 
When she is done with school and becomes a nurse practitioner we will get a bigger place.
Some friends of ours did this. Receptions are still costly, though.
insurance.
that’s what i did. I even negotiated the price down to $100 for everything. The wife and I were taking pride in trying to do a cheezy Vegas wedding and have tons of stress-free fun. It was awesome. No stress, saved money…pure awesomness. Then we suprised my parents and told them a week later.
After watching all this shit a number of friends went through wedding planning and all the stress it put on them on their relationship I said fuck it lol
I think there was definently some skimping…that “rock” looks lifeless IMHO. Maybe it’s just really bad lighting or just really dirty. Plus a “no skimping” 2.0ct round cut starts around $40K. A near perfect one is $300K+
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My reception was laid back too… had a DJ and did Karaoke… with serve yourself catered food at a park with all my friends and family. A few kegs and liquor. Also very stress free and the feedback from our guests was that they enjoyed it more than a traditional sit down wedding because it was more casual.
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My reception was laid back too… had a DJ and did Karaoke… with serve yourself catered food at a park with all my friends and family. A few kegs and liquor. Also very stress free and the feedback from our guests was that they enjoyed it more than a traditional sit down wedding because it was more casual.
If you’re not having fun doing it, then you’re doing it wrong (not trying to preach to you, just trying to throw out another pov). As cheesy as it sounds, I’ve had a nice time looking at all the different stuff there is for the wedding. Plus, I think we are doing a good job using our imagination and creativity to make it our own. We (and by we, I mean she, with some of my help) are doing the invitations, save the dates, centerpieces, favors, other decorations all ourselves. If you start the process early there is nothing to to stress over, just a lot of research, email and follow-up. I’m a no stress person though, I don’t get worked up over anything.
I was really hoping for strippers and juggling midgets at the wedding :tup:
I know the owner of Reeds personally and would purchase there over zales/jareds just because of his character.
words of wisdom from the elder. youre such an adult
wait until you’re only a few weeks away. That’s when she gets her game face on… things tend to change then. When is your wedding? i would like to get an update around that time.
Yea, getting married for me was only fun during the stag and then the honey moon, everything else in between sucked. Alot of stress, but I guess some people might find that fun.
October…I’ll update this thread for sure.
This thread makes me sad…
Not many years back all the shit talking threads and roll racing…
Now its engagement rings and houses 
At least she is letting me build another car first lol
better get that thing built before she realizes how much it costs lol