How much should your fiance pay for a wedding ring?

Question

Would you feel insulted(if thats the word)if he paid..a amount of $300.00 for the ring? Or less then what you thought he should pay.

Answer 1

I'd be relieved he paid $300 and not $3,000.

To me, its just a ring. Yes it is a symbol of our love and commitment to be married, but $3,000 for a ring could be put towards a house, the honeymoon, another vehicle, upgrades, home improvement.

IMO the less he spends on it, the better. I don't want to walk about with $3,000 on my finger.

Answer 2

It depends...my fiance bought me an expensive engagement ring, and I know he can well afford to do that, so if he bought me something very cheap, I'd be somewhat hurt, I guess...it isn't that I wanted him to spend a fortune as much as I would have thought I and our engagement were more important than that....as for our wedding rings, I thnk the ring I'll end up picking will cost under $100 because the only wedding ring I've ever wanted in my life is a plan gold band, just like my grandmother wore...I know it's very inexpensive, bu that doesn't mean anything--what metters is that it's the one I have always wanted.

I just went back and read over the other posts...most of which seem to equate wanting a nice ring with being selfish. That's absurd. The ring should mostly reflect you as a couple--your lifestyle and place in the world. If it truly is the thought that counts, what would be the thought behind a man earning $100,000 a year giving a $300 ring? To me, it seems like the thought there is 'you aren't worth very much to me'...it's one thing if the guy is a struggling college student, but a grown man with an established career should be invested enough in his marriage proposal and intended bride that he can save some of his earnings for a decent ring. This ring is a symbol of your love you will wear every day for the rest of your life. It should reflect some effort and thought went into its selection and purchase.

I love my fiance beyond all reason, but we are an adult couple in our 30's, both with established careers and good incomes, and I have no problem saying it would upset me to have recieved a cheap ring for the reason I mentioned above. My ring was an investment on his part, and it is something I wear very proudly...

Answer 3

The past “rule” was to spend two months’ salary. But that isn’t possible for many people. Remember: the engagement ring is a symbol of his love for you, and whether that is a simple ring that costs $100 or a five carat diamond set in platinum that sets you back $60,000, the meaning is the same.
However, unlike clothing, a plasma TV, or even a car, the engagement ring will be worn 365 days a year until death-do-you-part. That is a long time! You may have heard about dollar-cost averaging when investing in your retirement plan. Well, you could also approach the ring purchase the same way.

Engagement Ring Cost: $4200
Number of Years Ring is Worn on Left Hand: 50 years
Annualized Ring Cost: $84
Daily Cost: 23 cents

Bottom line, the amount one should spend on the engagement ring is up to them. And they should also want the person receiving the ring to love it, show it off to her friends, and possibly even pass it down as an heirloom for future generations. Don't forget that you can always upgrade in the future! MBA-Ms.BadAss's ring was $8,000 and I plan to have it upgraded to a $20,000 setting for my 5th wedding anniversary!

Answer 4

It's not how much he paid but how much he paid in relation to how much money he has. If your fiance is making 100 grand a year and buying you a 300 dollar wedding ring, he's most certainly a cheap ***. if however on the other hand he's still trying to work his way up the career ladder and struggling to pay bills i think any amount is a good amount to pay. To some people 300 dollars is a very large sum of money that they'd have to work very hard to pay. Don't be ungrateful, it's what the ring signifies that truly matters.

Answer 5

It's a matter of what he can afford without putting himself into debt. Remember, there are other things you will want that have a much bigger impact on you than the size of your diamond, such as good credit and the ability to finance necessities, like a car or home. The size of the diamon, and/or the cost has nothing to do with the size of the love and commitment. If it does for you, than you should not accept the engagement or the ring because either you are not ready for it or he is not the man for you.

Answer 6

Are you putting some kind of money value on everything now? LOL if you want something high and fancy, go find somebody like Bill Gates. As best I recall my engagement ring cost about three hundred bucks, and my wedding ring about $150. These are symbols of love, not symbols of material status - at least they darn sure didn't ought to be.

Let me tell ya something young lady if you genuinely are thinking of marrying this man for life, you are going to have to find the money for waaaaaaaaay more important stuff than any piddling finger ring, and you had better hope and pray that him and you both have the good sense to get your priorities right, because if you don't, it wont matter anyway because you'll end up being just another entry in the divorce statistics record book.

Oh, and as far as my source of knowledge, we've been married 36years and counting.

Answer 7

wedding band or engagement ring? honestly, the cost doesn't matter for either, but it sounds like you're talking engagement ring here, so I'll stick with that one.

the thing that matters isn't the price, it's about if it suits YOU. I have no clue how much my engagement ring cost, but I HOPE it was less than $500 because I would feel like we could've used that moeny towards something else if it was more than that (the wedding, a trip together, etc). of course the ring should be more than 25 cents or something, but as long as it's a metal that will last for your entire life and it's a look and feel that suits you, the ammount spent should hardly be considered.

my husband and I only paid $100 for both our wedding bands, and I'm pretty sure he paid less than $500 for my engagemnt ring. but that is MORE than fine by me, because that money went to the wedding and a new Nintendo Wii we can spend time playing together.

Answer 8

The ring itself is not what's matter it's the symbolism. It could be a $20 ring as long as it doesn't turn your finger green or break then it's perfectly fine.

My wedding ring was around $40, and I chose it.

Answer 9

He SHOULD pay no more than he can afford...period. It's not about how much he spent on the ring, it's what the ring symbolizes to you both.

If you manage to make it to your 25th wedding anniversary, by then maybe your financial situation will be different, and then you can get a new wedding band.

p.s. the 2 months salary "rule" was instigated by...who else...the diamond industry.

Answer 10

no. a ring is a symbol of love, not a status of how much money you are marrying into. also, maybe he thought about all the other expenses that go along with an engagement, weddings are expensive, and if all you care about is the price of the ring, then I would say, give it back and you are not mature enough to get married, assuming this happened to you.