Weddings and proposals might not come second nature to most men out there, but as a recently married man, I can offer an important piece of advice I learned while in the process. While numerous people help out with the planning and orchestrating of the wedding and ceremony, the RING is solely up to us guys.
The engagement ring you choose may be the only part of the wedding process where you have full control and it?ll (hopefully) be on your future wife?s finger for a long, long time. Oh, and did I mention she?ll be endlessly showing it off to all her friends the minute you slip it on her? Yeah, no pressure at all.
When I proposed to my wife a few years ago I didn?t know much about precious metals, but I knew I liked the clean, strong look of platinum. Turns out I wasn?t alone: 81% of women want a platinum ring according to the American Wedding Study.
Here?s a video to help guide you through the process of selecting a ring:
If you check out the chart below, you?ll see that platinum offers a lot of advantages:
Platinum is pure, hypoallergenic, and will last a lifetime. Platinum also holds gems like diamonds more securely than other precious metals. And because of its rarity (30 times rarer than gold), platinum is also a solid investment. What more could you want in a ring?
Check out these platinum and engagement information websites to get a thorough idea on what might work best for you:
http://www.preciousplatinum.com
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Fri, Jan 30, 2009
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