Certain things are for forever in life. Marriage is one such thing. The stepping stone of the institution of marriage is the engagement. Each one wants to get her to say YES by wooing her just as any princess would want to be. After all, every girls of the marriageable age is nothing but a princess. Getting down on the knees, holding a red rose in one hand and a ring in the other, all tricks of the trade applied to get her to say yes. But nothing works as an engagement ring with a huge bauble!
Engagement rings have seen a huge transition since roman times till now. There was a time when just olive twigs sufficed. Then came the metal rings and now nothing less than platinum and diamonds will do!
Engagement rings are available in array of varieties. There are rings for all, ranging from few cents to thousands of dollars. When we say all not just the price we mean but also all sizes. The type of ring depends on your choice. At times people choose to make rings from the material that brought them together. Like in case of an engagement between a patient and the nurse, they chose to have an engagement ring made out of plaster, which brought them together! So money really does not matter!
There are engagement rings available in all kinds of metals from stainless steel, copper, silver, gold to platinum. Also there are rings made from wood, plastic and edible things. There are studs of every size, shape and color available. There are rings with rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and of course diamonds. The most popular engagement rings are the diamond studded platinum rings. The rings also come in various designs like letters, motifs, multiple rings etc.
It will not be long from now when there will be a piece of moon on the finger!
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