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How much are you spending on your guys ring?

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    SanDiegoAli    September 18, 2010   San Diego

    The one FI wants is $500, more than I expected to spend, but since he'll have it FOREVER I supposed that is a small price to pay.

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    bluespurrs    August 7, 2009   South-central PA, USA, Earth

    About $350.

     
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    ejs4y8    June 20, 2009  

    I spent $450 but it's worth well over a grand. I was ok spending up to $1500 for white gold. After all, he spent a LOT more on mine! We girls get off easy =]

     
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    monalisa670    August 2009   Boston

    I spent $1200. It's platinum and yellow gold. He feels guilty but like ejs4y8 said, he spent a lot more on mine, why doesn't he deserve to be spoiled a bit too? ;)

     
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    bobbypinpearls    July 17, 2010   Arkansas

    Mr. Bobby's was about 392 i think. totally reasonable and not anywhere near what my engagment ring cost. (which was actually a big shocker for me) we both love his ring!

     
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    lisalulu    September 19, 2009   Santa Barbara,CA

    I have a wholesale jewler that is going to do a 5mm platinum simple comfort band for about $500-$600. Platinum will wear better over time. I thought about 14K white gold to save money, but I learned that over time, you have to have it re-coated with rhodium to keep the silver color and that costs about $75. So I just want to get the good stuff.

    If I didn't have that amazing deal, etsy.com has some amazing rings.

     

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    Kittyachi    August 2010   New York

    I think I'm gonna suck it up and go with a platinum ring. After all, he did drop a wad of $$$ on my ring. It's only fair. But still, ouch. It's gonna be like $1,500 I think. Maybe we'll shop around a bit, but I kind of want to get it at the same place he is getting my wedding band (and where we got my e-ring) and buy the rings when we are there together.

     
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    mrsleopard    November 22, 2008   Los Angeles

    My husband's was about $1500 - it's a Scott Kay ring made from Palladium. 

     
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    august15bride    August 15, 2009   St. Petersburg, FL

    My fiance's was about $500. It is by Art Carved and I absolutely love it.

     
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    IA_Snowflake    August 29, 2009   Missouri Valley, IA

    My Fiance's was about $400.  I felt bad since mine is WAY more, but he's not into jewlery anyway.

     
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    Mrs. Spring    May 10, 2009   California

    My husband's was $700, but I went with palladium instead of platinum to make it a little cheaper.  And his ring is 1/3 the cost of my whole ring set.

     
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    Lovespearls    June 13, 2010   New York & DC & Austin

    We havent bought it yet but we budgeted around $600, I kinda guaged by what he would like on Bluenile.com he just wants something white gold and simple, hopefully we can stay in budget!

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    soontobewalsh    09/18/10   Boston

    I am also getting my FIa Scott Kay ring in Palladium! His will be about $1600. This is a lot compared to the first ring he saw and liked which was only $500 but I figure if he is going to wear it forever than I want him to love it. Besides - if I can rock almost$10,000 on my ring finger there is no reason I can't spend 1600 on his.

     
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    tag117    August 29, 2009  

    I spent $1400 on my FI's ring. It's Platinum, and detailed. It's beautiful, and he absolutally loves it, so I don't care how much it is! He spent a lot of money on me. :)

     
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    hamster    May 30, 2010  

    We haven't purchased yet but looked at a few.  FH isn't that big into ring styles, he just wanted something plain and simple.  The ones that caught his eye were a few hundred dollars - works for me!

     
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    Chantellamus    October 15, 2009  

    $1100 - its white gold with diamonds

    But you get what you want to spend in it right? you can certainly find beautiful rings for the prices he wants and you want as well!

     
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    808bride    October 10, 2009   Hawaii

    $320 includes shipping. i think it's a little pricey for a Tungsten, but not sure.

     
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    Erindesmar    October 17, 2009   Boston, MA

    Since my FI is a dr. and washes his hands a lot (and loses things in general...) we are getting him something classic but cheap.  Ie, no platinum.  We were just quoted 299 for a white gold/yellow gold ring.  That way if he loses it we won't be crying!

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    Alegna    September 20, 2009   Boston, MA

    FI wedding band costed a little over $1,000.  It's a platinum band with slanted edges.

     
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    tessabella76    September 12, 2009   Ohio

    We just priced them this past weekend and it looks like it's going to be between $300-$500. He just wants a plain yellow gold band.

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    sarsk624    9.5.09   Philadelphia

    I just picked up FI's today. He got a very simple Tungsten band and it was just what he wanted. It only cost $235 with the lifetime replacement, cleaning etc.

     
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    MissMelissaB    8/8/09   Temecula, CA

    We found a tungsten for FI for about $50.  We didn't spend huge amounts of money on either of our rings since we're both likely to lose them at work.  

     
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    jezzybell    10/10/2009   San Diego

    His ring will be less that $100.  He couldn't care less about having anything fancy and is going with a Titanium ring.  And well, who am I to say otherwise? =)   They're not bad looking either.  I actually liked them more than any of the gold ones that I saw.  He won't be wearing his ring at work and is not a jewelry person, so, yeah.  I tried talking him into a second ring, white gold, but he doesn't care.  If he's not going to sweat it, hey, I'm all for it!  =)

     
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    dereksbride2b    10/23/09   Denver

    My FI is a custom home builder so is always doing stuff with his hands so I bought him a rose gold solid band for $320, I didn't want to fork over a chunk of change for something that he might lose on one of his job sites!

     
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    mizunoheaven    June 2009   Oregon/Kuwait/wedding in Australia

    custom made to match my engagement ring, his is made of white gold $1200. no diamonds or anything. just some milgraining and engraving.

    I think it probably costs more than a typical white gold band because of the labor of the designer. the ring is really fairly simple and the jeweler thought we were nuts for getting matching rings. however, we didn't have a lot of time and he did a great job with the design. just a pain to work with.

     
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    ErinMarguerite    July 2009   DC Area

    We found his 10K white gold milgrain band on ebay for $38 including shipping.  We need to have it sized, and it's going to cost twice as much as normal because of the milgrain.  So the grand total is $78 including sizing and engraving.

     
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    mklove    April 24, 2009   Exton, Pa

    My husband's ring cost $1200.

     
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    worcesterbride    August 15, 2009   live in NYC, wedding in Worcester, MA

    About $900 from bluenile.com... 5mm platinum band with the comfort edge.

     
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    Raindrops    10-10-10   San Jose, CA

    We spent about 700 on a two tone (I think just polished differently) 4mm 18 k white gold band.  It was worth it!  ^_^

     
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    maryjane    September 9, 2009   Grand Forks, ND

    Just under $1500 for a custom ring. :)

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    LeiAnn    May 2009   Florida

    My husband never wears jewelry so he wanted a very basic one that was only $75. He seriously would have worn a key ring (yes, as in the thing you put your keys on) if it fit and I hadn't told him he wasn't allowed to be THAT cheap haha.

     
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    sassykm    July 18, 2009   La Mirada, CA

    I told my FI that he could pick anything in the store except a platinum ring.... he chose a ring that was priced at $200 but ended up being on sale for $90..... he works with hands so he did not want something too expensive....

     
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    bananafishfever      

    He chose a simple 14k white gold band with milgraining and it cost about $200.

     We bought both our rings at weddingringhotline.com, they had the best prices if you don't want anything fancy.

     
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    konariley       AL

    Buying fi a tungsten ring, looking at one that is $250. He is a firefighter and can't wear all the time and when he can i want it pretty indestructible!

     
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    emg    October 3, 2009   TX

    We got three rings. A tungsten for under $20, titanium for about $25, and stainless steel for $7. He wanted several rings in case he loses one and to wear it before the wedding to see what fit best and what he felt comfortable with.

     
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    megeileen      

    He wasn't too picky, but the one I wanted for him was $1995.  It's perfect--I'm glad I spent the money for the one I really wanted him to have!

     
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    mary-alice-me    May 24, 2009   Kentucky

    I got him one for around $200. He loves it. I would have been happier to spend more. As your post is a month old, what have you decided to do? If the ring is a good deal or somehow worth that much, get it if you can swing it.

     
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    MayBee    May 22, 2010   Manchester, NH

    He tried one on the other day that he liked, and it was less than 300 bucks.  He likes it, and the price is right....done and done :)

     
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    MaybeeBecca    August 22, 2009   Kansas City, MO

    About $450. My wedding band was a lot less, but my engagement ring was way more, so it makes sense for him to spend a little more on his wedding band. Plus he chose a claddaugh to match mine and those were all more expensive than a plain band. I think it's worth it, though.

     
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    ES123    April 25, 2009   Laurel, MD

    We spent around $250. I would have spent more, but this was what he wanted so it was what we got.

     

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