There are so many symbols for celebrating you and your partner’s coming years together, but few have endured the way engagement rings do. People break away from tradition all the time when it comes to ways of making the engagement, but with rings, well not so much. Rings are a strong force for symbolism and steadfast reminders of our emotions, standpoints and commitments which is obvious in the wedding bands, promise rings and purity rings that people wear. As far as their use for engagements is concerned, this is almost always the case, around the world. When it comes to engagements for a wedding, there are two very specific messages and symbols that you want your ring to send, and they are ‘together we are unique’, and ‘we will love each other forever’.
In the late 1940’s, DeBeers coined the slogan, ‘a diamond is forever’, and not long after it became a symbolic statement for all diamonds. So if you want something for your engagement band that represents uniqueness and eternity, then this is why a designer diamond engagement ring is something absolutely special.
Together, our love is unique
You and your partner are not just a couple or a team. Each of you is unique in your individuality. A relationship is like a character made up of the best and worst traits of the two people involved. Because of this, each one is as unique as the people who make it up. A strong love celebrates this individuality by expressing it to each other and the outside world. This expresses your collective commitment to form a unit outside of the individual, but very much made up by them as well.
If an engagement ring is the perfect sign of your union, then why shouldn’t it too be as unique as your love together? There’s no need to splash out on the finest of all the designer engagement rings, but a designer ring is a wonderful gesture of identity. The rings can match or subtly describe something important about your love without having to say a single word. The message can be clear to everyone, or the personally kept secret between two lovers.
Sure, while the cost can be off-putting, remember what the ring ultimately stands for. It is an investment into love, your love, and your partner’s love. It is a symbolic gesture of sacrificing what you have to show appreciation for the person you love. While this certainly doesn’t have to be a gesture spoken by spending obscene amounts of money, it is something which is imbued with specialness if it is done in such a way that it expresses the fundamentals of your relationship.
The gesture of a diamond
As far as engagements go, especially for those young in love, people tend to panic a little when they think about diamonds in engagement rings. The reason is simple and obvious. They are costly, and they’ve always had a bit of a reputation of being suited to the elite that can afford them. But when we talk about diamonds, we don’t speak of only one kind. They come in many forms that vary in size, weight and above all, purity. If you want to use the purest diamond you can to express the purity of you and your partner’s love, well then you’ll have to expect to spend money. But that may not be necessary, you can say ‘forever’ with a diamond of lower quality, and the message will be clear without you taking too much of a cut in finances. Don’t be put off by high prices when it comes to diamonds, they are not all excessively expensive, only the excessively valuable ones are. You can get deals on all kinds of qualities and sizes of diamonds, from black diamonds right up to the mostly flawless ones, which suite many different budgets.
If things all go according to plan, an engagement to that one special person should only come round once a lifetime, and if that’s not the case, then very few times indeed. It may not be wise to spend all your money on a designer band, especially if you’re starting out and need the money for a house, furniture and a family. But if you save well and shop smart, then they are an exceptionally special way to say ‘I love you, and I always will.’