| One of the costs facing a newly engaged couple | | | | However, it is important that you are careful |
| is buying the wedding rings. As you go down your | | | | about buying your Moissanite ring. Sometimes the |
| wedding planning to-do lists and budget, you may | | | | gemstone can be a little grey or green, and it |
| realize that you do not have the money to buy | | | | may not be noticeable until you are in bright light. |
| that diamond and platinum ring you saw in an | | | | You should check out your Moissanite wedding or |
| advertisement. However there are some great | | | | engagement ring in a number of different lights to |
| alternatives to diamonds that can help you save | | | | be sure it is not discolored. |
| some money in your budget. One alternative that | | | | Is It Okay That It's Not a Diamond? |
| many modern couples are considering is | | | | Some brides and grooms choose to buy |
| Moissanite. | | | | something less expensive at first and then choose |
| What is Moissanite? | | | | to purchase a diamond when they can afford it. |
| Moissanite is a mineral that looks remarkably | | | | The important thing to consider is your budget. |
| similar to a diamond. It was originally discovered in | | | | Don't put yourself deep into debt just to have a |
| a meteor by Henri Moissan in 1893. While it is not | | | | diamond ring. If you are doing your wedding |
| a mineral found anywhere on Earth, scientists | | | | planning and see that there is little room for a |
| created a synthetic Moissanite in a lab. | | | | diamond wedding ring, then consider other options. |
| How Does Moissanite Differ from Diamonds? | | | | It is, however, important to be honest about |
| If you are planning your wedding on a budget, | | | | what you are buying and buy carefully. No one |
| then Moissanite may be the best option for you. | | | | wants to find out years later that the ring they |
| Moissanite has a great difference from diamonds, | | | | thought was a carat diamond is really another |
| especially when it comes to price, as it is | | | | gemstone. Be honest about the Moissanite. Also, |
| significantly cheaper. However, some experts also | | | | make sure that you can return the ring if you get |
| say that Moissanite is more durable than | | | | it home and find out it has a discoloration. Even if |
| diamonds. It is also considered more brilliant than | | | | you are buying an alternative to diamonds, you |
| diamonds and cubic zirconia. | | | | still want to get the best quality. |