Tag Archives: engagement ring

Homeless Man Does the Right Thing

I write a lot about celebrities who give back, but sometimes it is nice to read about a real person doing the right thing. Billy Ray Harris is a homeless man who was panhandling on the streets of Kansas City.  Last week, Sarah Darling decided to do the right thing and help out her fellow man, in this case, Harris.  She unzipped her wallet and dumped her change in this cup. But, Darling dumped more than her change.  She had forgotten that she had taken off her diamond engagement ring earlier in the day and put it in her wallet. … Continue reading →

How to Care for Emeralds

My engagement ring consists of a diamond in the middle with two green emeralds on either side. The setting originally called for three diamonds, the larger one in the middle with two smaller one to the left and the right. My husband took me to the jeweler he had chosen just to make sure that I would like the ring. The engagement was no surprise, and in fact he had already presented me with a mock up of the ring that he crafted himself. Getting my nails done before the wedding, the nail technician offered to clean my ring until … Continue reading →

Update: Lost Rings and Other Things

No, unfortunately, I didn’t find the stone for my engagement ring. It’s not looking good. I did find that the dread was much worse than the actual event of informing my husband about the situation. When he called, I tried to tell him what happened. Well, I tried to ease into by bringing up the fact that he had previously talked about trading my ring in on a new one. I’m sure he was curious as to why I was bringing that up, but his cell phone dropped the signal in the middle of the call. When he called back, … Continue reading →

Who Knows This Stuff? – Engagement Trivia

Want to be a hit at the next trivia game? Here are a few bits of engagement trivia that you may or may not have known. Can you say why we do what we do? Tie The Knot Leap Year Proposals Engagement Ring Bachelor Party Bridal Shower Don’t worry if you can’t, that’s what I’m here for. I’ve done some digging and some research and here’s some trivia to keep your friends and loved ones scratching their heads and saying: Who knows this stuff? Tying the Knot This euphemism for getting married dates back to Roman times when the bride … Continue reading →

Will You Marry Me?

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For Grandma and Grandpa, getting engaged was a no-brainer. He asked, she said yes. It was a low-key moment, probably just a few months before the actual wedding. There might have been a ring, but maybe not. The engagement ring wasn’t the thing – the wedding ring was. The modern engagement is an entirely different story. In fact, it’s such a different story that it can be nearly grotesque the levels that a young couple are expected to go to in order to meet the Engagement Expectation. Before the wedding, before the huge ceremony that averages around $20,000 – the … Continue reading →