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Weddings - Tips for Saving Money on Wedding Rings
If you're working within a tight budget and don't have
upwards of
$2,000 to spend on one ring, here are a few tips on how to save money when it comes to your
wedding rings.
- Go for personal preferences. Instead of heading
straight to the wedding rings - where everything is
automatically more expensive simply by including the 'w' word - use
your favourite metal or stone as a starting point and search for
rings that feature those attributes. By doing this, the chances of
you finding a ring that you love for a reasonable price actually
increase because you'll be looking at rings you love and not rings
you think you should love.
- Choose alternatives. Instead of gold, consider silver,
tungsten, or titanium rings. These can be cheaper alternatives
and, depending on the quality of the metal, can be comparable to
gold in terms of long-term wear and tear.
- Focus. If you don't want to spend a heap of
money on your wedding, it helps to focus your attention - and your
budget - on a small number of things rather than on having the full
gamut of wedding items. If you're not that into bombonierre and seat
covers, that's money you could spend instead on your wedding rings. Choose things that
are most important to you and excise everything else.
- Simplify. Think about whether you want
to buy both the engagement and wedding rings. Many couples save
money by buying simple engagement rings, by forgoing the engagement
rings, or by using the engagement rings as their wedding rings.
Generally you can also save money by choosing a simpler design -
such as a
band with no stones or by having small stones instead of one large one - but it also depends on
the type of metal you choose.
- Fake it. Most of the time, it's other people
who are concerned about whether your diamonds are real. But if for
you it's a non-issue, you might consider going down
the 'what they don't know won't hurt them' route. Don't, however, go
down that road with your partner.
Wedding Ring Shopping Ideas
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Ravish Designs
- Unique range of hammered and oxidised sterling silver and gemstone jewellery,
imported directly from the designers in Israel.
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Gillett's
Jewellers is a family business devoted to exquisite
pieces of jewellery. Their designs are beautiful and their range is
huge, so you'll be sure to find whatever you need.
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Ladies dress
rings - Includes Claddagh rings, rings set in white gold, yellow
gold, or silver, featuring diamonds, opals, gemstones, or
pearls.
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Men's dress rings -
Includes stainless steel, Claddagh, two-tone, white gold, yellow
gold, titanium, and silver, with diamonds, gemstones, and opals.
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Titanium rings
- Includes plain titanium rings, coloured
titanium rings, two-toned
titanium and gold rings, and diamond or gemstone titanium rings.
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Celtic rings
- Choose the ring to suit you and your budget - includes 9ct,
14ct, and 18ct.
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Puzzle rings
- Impressively intricate designs define Gillett's puzzle rings
- Design Your Own -
Titanium ring
- You get to choose the type, colour, finish, width and size of
the ring, and whether you'd like it adorned with gold, silver, platinum
or gems.
- Design Your Own -
Engagement ring setting -
Huge range of prices. Find the
setting that you've always wanted but never thought you could have.
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Just Jewellery
- High-quality fine jewellery, 100% designed and handcrafted in Australia.
All jewellery comes with a no questions asked 10 year warranty. Great savings on
exquisite jewellery with an exhaustive stock list of over 2000 items in 7
materials - including yellow gold, white gold, diamonds, cubic zirconia, pearls,
gemstones, silver, tungsten, titanium, and much more.
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YesStyle - Hong Kong-based online store that connects
the best Asian
fashion designers to the world with an enormous range of products for men and
women. They ship to Australia via express courier for a flat delivery fee for
purchases under US$150, or for free on purchases of over US$150. They
have
strict rules regarding refunds or exchanges.
Please note that all
prices are in $US. For exquisite ladies' and men's in white
gold, platinum, and yellow gold see their Rings
Department
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