Advice on How to Purchase a Diamond Engagement Ring and Ways to Get Insurance For It

Find out interesting ways in which you can get the perfect diamond ring for your future wife and how to make sure that you have insurance for it.
There are many things to consider when purchasing a diamond – especially a diamond engagement ring! The tradition of presenting a woman with a diamond engagement ring when asking her to marry began in 1477 when Archduke Maximilian presented a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy – and in most of the cases, the woman you plan to propose to will want a ring to accompany that proposal!

First of all, determine how you can afford on spending for the ring. Most people use the rule of the two months’ salary. This means that the ring should cost the equivalent of two months of your current salary. Since you also have other bills to pay, saving up this amount of money may take quite a bit of time. You can also consider financing. Simply go to the jeweler of your choice and tell them that you want to buy an engagement ring, and that financing will be
necessary. Go ahead and get the credit check out of the way, find out what your payments will be, and how much of a down payment is needed.

Now, have your mother, sister, or your girlfriend’s best friend take your girlfriend to the mall, and make sure that they take a look at the engagement rings to get an idea of what she might like. Make sure that the jewelry store you purchase the ring from will allow you to return the ring, if that’s required, or allow your future wife to exchange it for another one if she isn’t pleased with it!

Finally, when everything is settled and your future fiancée loves the ring, there is one more step to take that often people forget about: insuring the ring. This can be a very wise action to take and you would be surprised about the great number of ways in which one could lose the engagement ring. And if that happens, you must be insured. Make sure you know exactly what your engagement ring insurance policy covers and most of all, make sure that you protect your precious diamond ring at all costs!
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By John Sheppard
Published: 8/7/2008
 
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