Can someone tell me what's the difference between engagement ring and wedding ring?

 

Mainly.... The price.

You're kidding, right? Ok. Maybe not. The engagement is usuallly the one with the diamond. It's kind of a bribery gift to help the lady make a squicker decision. lol It's the one given with the proposal.

The wedding ring is just a band, usually. Both man and woman receive them. They are exchanged durring the ceramony.

 

The engagement ring is more expensive than the wedding ring to buy by about $4,000-$100,000 for most couples.
Usually the wedding ring is much less expensive to purchase initially, and much more expensive in the long run, than the engagement ring.

 

Oh, damn.

 

Range of $96,000

 

it depends on how much of a needy materialistic bitch she is. My fiancee fell in love with a ring that was under 4k so I bought it....where as Ive heard that gg's ring was just north of 100k

 

Engagement ring is usually presented to the woman during the proposal. Usually, a second ring (wedding ring) is added to the same finger while the couple exchange vows. At that time, the man also receives a wedding ring. Either type of ring can look however the couple wants them to, but typically, an engagement ring will have a stone of some sort on prominent display. Bands can look any way you want - with stones, without, designs, patterns, etc. Note that not all couples bother with an engagement ring (some only want a wedding band), and I even know a few couples who either agreed not to get each other wedding bands, or who decided in the end not to wear them....but 95% of the time, it is the typical custom of engagement ring + wedding ring for women/wedding ring for men.

 

The engagement ring symbolizes the beginning of a lot of sex while the wedding ring (band) symbolizes the end of sex....

 

 

Also does it matter which hand a wedding ring is worn on?

 

lol...i like this description.

 

Americans typically wear is on the left hand. Europeans, on the right.

 

true story

 

Depends on how much a couple spends.
One can pay $500 for a plain gold band (OK, those were based on gold prices a decade ago) for the bride and $5000 for a small diamond engagement ring or $60,000 for a larger engagement ring: the difference can thus be $4,500 or $59,500.

You can spend less or more, but the difference between the engagement and wedding ring prices is in multiples rather than fractions if a diamond is involved.

 

Please don't talk to my new wife.. At this point she isn't aware of the meaning of the wedding band

 

Give her time....

 

its already communicated in the female meetings they have once monthly...

 

apparently my fiance has already been to these meetings

 

These questions can't be for real.

 

 

sad but oh so true!

 

It hasn't dawned on her yet that she doesn't need to sleep with you anymore.....

 

What exactly are you saying MW???? Lol... Don't forget now, I've had more than one....lol...

....and I get laid on a regular basis. Po' baby...

Actually, one of mine wasn't a diamond at all. It was a sapphire. The OP should know that sometimes neither of the rings are new or expensive. Sometimes they are family heirlooms and are passed from one generation to another.

I'm really curious to know how it is that the OP has never had experience with this information. It seems as though we all run across it somewhere along the line.

 

 

OP, you forgot the most important ring of all, suffering.

 

You spend what you can afford. Some people can afford A LOT!!!



OP....hopefully you're not getting married soon, because this falls under the category of "If you have to ask, then you should not be doing it."

 

One of my husband's friends didn't know about the typical custom either (again, not required by everyone's standards or expectations - but known among society in general). He was going to propose and didn't know anything about getting a ring until some of the guys asked about it.

 

or he could just learn from us and not be doing it either way?

 

methinks this thread is B.S.

either that or the op is retarded.

 

This thread is one giant

 

Come on everyone, give a 21 year old a break....

You'll find that a lot of rings are sold as sets, so the wedding band is a match to the engagement ring. So look out for opportunities to get both that are made for each other. The engagement ring will be the main one so that's where you'll spend most of the $. They are both worn on the left hand - together on the same finger. If they are not a matching set, then a little effort is required to get a wedding band that blends well with the engagement ring. Typically, if you get an engagement ring seperately then once you are engaged, you go wedding ring shopping where she has the engagement ring to match it.

Don't listen to anyone about how much to spend (and ignore that "two month salary" garbage). My standard advice: spend enough so she knows you sacrificed for her, but not so much that you can't start a life together.

Also, know what she likes and get it. Don't guess or go with what you think. If she's one of those that wants to pick it out, pop the question and then go shopping - make an evening out of it.

 

Level?

 

 

Yes sir.

 

^^^^

Must be a NY thing because your post confuses me.

 

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=level

maybe it's a younger internet thing...or a poker thing.

 

I didn't know what it meant either, but I did notice that when I looked at the link there was an ad for a diamond ring over to the right....

You're probably right Louder. Sorry OP. If you are for real, I apologize for teasing and I wish you the best of luck.

 

haha..... lol


but yea enagement ring is the diamond, wedding ring is the band

 

they both like handcuffs........ once you put em on its hurts like hell and you just cant take it off, you have to pay...... sort of like getting arrested and then posting bail to for temporary freedom

 

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