PW Guide Article: Alternate Stones for your Ring

i sooooo wanted a big ol' canary diamond...but i LOVE my ring...

Gosh I am going to have a huge collection of engagement rings by the time i die :) But I loooove them

My BFF's hubby is from Montana so he gave her a Montana Sapphire set in diamonds.  Gorgeous!

sarah!!!!  no, your poor fi has already bought  a couple ;)  j/k

I love my sapphire engagement ring, it's a ceylon medium cornflower blue. I didn't know sapphires could be this lively, intense and so sparkly!! So, maybe nix the Aussie sapphire and go for the Ceylon instead.

My fiance got me exactly what I asked for but for someone who never wanted to get married...I was just going by what others had.  I wish I had gotten a sapphire but we want our bands to have sapphire in them.

Although natural emeralds are gorgeous they're too fragile for every day wear and tear. Rubies and sapphires are much more durable.

Strange story- I really wanted a round-cut emerald engagement ring for a long time.  Then I went through a "lonely" phase and thought I would never get married, so I forgot about it.  When my fiance asked me what kind of ring I wanted I was a little blindsided, and so I have a diamond solitaire ring.  Which I LOVE, don't get me wrong...but I may pick up the emerald version for myself some day. ;)

I've got my fingers crossed for a sapphire ring- we'll see what my SO comes up with :)