| choosing an engagement ring can be | | | | When it comes to diamonds bigger is not |
| tricky business especially if your | | | | necessarily better. Diamond quality |
| partner has very specific taste. | | | | varies substantially from ring to ring |
| The modern day tradition is to take your | | | | and quality should definitely be at the |
| partner with you to pick the perfect | | | | top of your list. |
| ring, however if you are an old romantic | | | | When you are shopping for diamonds you |
| here are a few tips that will make | | | | will hear the four C's - Clarity, Cut, |
| choosing an engagement ring easier and | | | | Color and Carat. |
| less stressful. | | | | Clarity - defines the purity and |
| The first thing to mention is you need | | | | clearness of the diamond. The clarity is |
| to be very sneaky to pull this off. Make | | | | decided by the inclusions (blemishes) in |
| sure your partner is not home when you | | | | the diamond. |
| do your research and be sure to shop for | | | | Cut - is described by the final finish |
| the ring when you know your partner is | | | | of the diamond and includes the |
| at work or elsewhere and can not run | | | | symmetry, proportions and polish of the |
| into you at the jeweler. | | | | diamond. |
| Start by looking in your partner's | | | | Color - refers to the amount of color |
| jewelry box. Take note of the styles and | | | | the diamond has. Ranging from white |
| size of the rings. Take photos if you | | | | (colorless) to Yellow. Many diamonds can |
| can to show the jeweler. Taking note of | | | | come in a variety of colors with the |
| the size and shapes of the rings will | | | | most popular being yellow or pink. If |
| help to decide what shape and style of | | | | you are purchasing a white diamond, the |
| engagement ring to buy. Ask yourself | | | | less color the diamond has the more it |
| these questions, does she like big | | | | will sparkle and the clearer it will |
| stones? Diamonds or colored stones? | | | | look. |
| White gold, yellow gold or rose gold? | | | | Carat - is a unit of weight when measure |
| All of these things will come in handy | | | | the weight of diamonds. 1 carat is equal |
| at the jeweler. | | | | to 0.20 grams. The heavier the stone the |
| Take one of her rings and trace the | | | | rarer it is, this is why larger stones |
| inside and outside of the ring, this | | | | are expensive. |
| will help when choosing a size. There is | | | | The most important thing to remember |
| nothing worse then her saying yes and | | | | when choosing a ring is follow your |
| the ring not fitting her finger! Don't | | | | heart. Choose something that when you |
| forget to ask if the ring can be | | | | look at the ring you see your partners |
| resized. Some rings that have stones | | | | face light up. |
| that cover the entire band can not be | | | | If you follow these tips you can't go |
| resized. | | | | wrong when buying and engagement ring! |