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Unique, Elegant, & Romantic Ways to Present an Engagement Ring. Including what NOT to do... |
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Most women dream about getting engaged as soon as they reach the age of reason. The worst thing that you can do is to take the romance out of it by dashing her dreams and just handing the ring to her and saying, "Hey, you wanna get married?" a la Joe Pesci. Rule 1: Do not pass up the element of surprise. One of my clients in Newport Beach recently took his fiancée to dinner and by prearrangement got a nice seat by the window, which was on the water and he had the waitress bring over the engagement ring just as a boat passed by the restaurant window with a big sign that read, "Emily, will you marry me?" Now THAT is romantic. My son Jonathan took his gal on a cruise. Every cruise ship has a newspaper in which they list the daily events. One of the few suggestions that I gave him that he ever listened to was that he have it listed in the newspapers, asking his girl to marry him, which she did - thrilling everybody on the ship. Of course, there are other, less extravagant ways that this can be done: i.e. dropping the ring in a glass of champagne, hanging it on a toothbrush, etc. Rule 2: What I never want you to do is bring the future missus into a jewelry store and start negotiating over the price. This tactic is awkward and uncomfortable for all concerned. If you're buying an engagement ring from a legitimate house, you should always get a warrantee of exchange or return incase the bride doesn't like it.
Rule 3:
Now as far as sizing goes, most popular engagement rings are easily
sized. Her mother may well know her ring size or you can pilfer
one of her favorite rings to bring to the nearest jeweler and have them
put it on the ring-sizer to determine the size. My feeling
is that the right girl will be happy with whatever you give her.
If she's not, she may not be too right. Don't worry.
Rule 4: Buy it from Capetown! Carl Marcus |