Do You Think That All Wedding/Engagement Rings Should Be Diamond?

Haven't you heard? A diamond is a girl's best friend! *LOL* I do think however that a ring with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and rubies on them would make a stunning piece. Maybe the reason is because the diamond is the hardest therefore strongest rock to date. With that in mind, its probably because people wish for the strongest love to keep them together through ups and downs.

I don't think they have to be diamond, in fact I don't think that they even half to have a stone at all. It really depends on the people and what they like. I don't care for gold or diamonds so I have a very simple band with a very small diamond in it. If I had it to do over again, I would have gotten a silver ring with no stone. My best friend had bands made that are silver and have no stones at all. they are beautiful and they have a lot of meaning for her and her husband and that is what really matters. So I say, make the ring something that you really love no matter what traditions says. You are the one who has to wear it so it should be what you want.

My engagement ring is a saphire and diamond ring, so I really don't think it matters. Saphires are my favorites, so thats what I got. My wedding ring was my grandmothers. It is a plain white gold band, no frills.

I think any type of stone you would like would be acceptable..It is yours and your husbands choice no one elses..So if they do not like it that is their problem...If you two are happy with it then be happy and enjoy your rings :)

no i dont think they always have to be diamonds. a ring in her birth stone would be very nice. mine is peridot and i would have loved a peridot ring

maybe traditionally yes, but for me i think not necessarily, for me it doest matter if its not a 24k diamond or if its much cheaper than that, as long as it is comes from the heart and that his intention and he's love is really sincere and true that's what's important to me. but if he can afford to buy it much better!

Mine is a diamond ... but it also happened to be my husband's grandmother's ring. My mother-in-law wore it when she got married and it was given to me when I got married. A friend of mine just got engaged and her fiance gave her a blue diamond that is just perfect for her and I love it! And then I have a friend who had a gold band with no stones at all ... and it's perfect for her. Really I think that the most important thing is to pick out something that you really love, especially if you plan on wearing it the rest of your life! It should reflect your personality and your relationship more then a pre-determined idea of what a wedding band should look like!

I think that the stone (or even the presence or absence of a stone) should be up to the couple. My son and his wife are not fans of diamonds. Her ring is a beautiful blue sapphire. Many people like other stones better than diamonds. I like emeralds better but hubby didn't know that until after he gave me an engagement ring! He later got me an emerald necklace and an emerald ring for the right hand.

It doesn't *have* to be anything but to the taste of the woman wearing it. If she doesn't like diamonds, then should doesn't have to have one. I personally really really want a diamond. I got an emerald ring and I don't like it at all. It's nice, it's just not an engagement ring and it really hurst that he didn't know me well enough to know what I would want or like.

I am not bothered if I wear diamonds, to be honest I would be happy with anything so long as it was a gift of love

My now husband was poor, so I didn't get a diamond, just a silver band but I loved it! It's not the diamond that matters but the future husband ;)

I think any stone is acceptable as long as the two people involved agree with it. I did always hear, though, that a pearl engagement ring is bad luck. I don't have superstitions as a rule, but I had a friend in college who got a lovely pearl as an engagement ring. Then her fiance was killed in a car wreck.

I happen to love my diamond and took a very traditional stance toward my wedding in general. I have friends, however, for whom this doesn't make sense. One of my friends is an artist, and her ring is a beautifully intertwined silver piece with several colored stones. Another friend is a vegan and an activist and doesn't want to support the diamond industry. She has told her boyfriend that she would be happier with a non-diamond ring. He is unsure as to whether she means this, but to me this makes the most sense.

Traditionally, engagement rings have to be gold and have to have a diamond. But I think that a lot of people prefer other metals and other stones, and there is no reason why their wishes can't be accommodated. Personally, I want my engagement ring to be something out of a gumball machine. :) It sounds kind of cheesy and silly, but I am not a big fan of rings anyhow. I wear one, and that's it. (My fiance and I have already decided that we're probably just going to get tattoos instead of wedding rings.)

I don't think that they have to be diamond. I think it's just a matter of personal preference. For me, I prefer it to be diamond cause that's my favorite stone.

biwasaki, I probably am not the right person to respond this because I'm not very traditional in this aspect. A ring is a ring and I think people put too much into how that ring looks like instead of what that ring means. I never had a diamond engagement or wedding ring - let it be clear that I refused it LOL I had a very simple engagement ring - if it can be called that because I also don't agree much with it hehe - that I choose because I really liked, not because of the fact that it was and "engagement" ring. MY wedding bands are plain and although I know there is a certain "protocol" regarding white gold - apparently it's for people that are married for a certain number of years - I choose that because I don't really like the yellow of gold too much. I think people should not thing about an engagement ring in terms of what will be acceptable. I don't even think it is necessary at all. This kind of things is usually more for others to see, and I'm not to big on the show off thing:) If people want one, then they should choose something that they like and can afford - regardless of what stone it has on it. Talking about being able to afford, I actually do know someone that even borrowed money to buy this incredibly expensive engagement ring for his beloved fiance... that left him - but not the ring :) - a few months later.

No, I don't. My engagement ring has a rather large sapphire on it, and four small diamonds around it. My wedding band is a plain silver band. At some point in the future I'd like to get a channel diamond band for a wedding band, though I don't know when that will be. My sister's engagement ring is a large emerald with small diamonds around it. I really think that the stone that is dominant in the ring should depend on the personality of the one receiving it. Green is my sister's favorite color, and for me, I chose the ring, as I really hate surprises, and my now husband appreciated being shown which one I liked.

Not at all. A good friend of mine just bought his girlfriend a sapphire engagement ring, my big sister's is a blue topaz, her friend's is a ruby cut aquamarine and I'm kind of hoping for opals for mine. :) Diamonds became the norm, but I think more and more people are looking to other options.

Well, that really depends on the couple on what rings they want for their wedding. If you have the money you can go for for the diamond. Some people don't have the choice, they just go for plain silver alloy rings or some would even go for plastic strings just to show proof they are married. Some people would prefer yellow gold and white gold even if they have the money. You are one of the lucky people if you buy a diamond wedding ring. But it all depends really on the budget of the couple. That doesn't mean that all wedding rings should be diamond. Goodluck!

No, it should be a reflection of who u are and what u like, so ur man needs to know u well or let u choose ur own ring.