How to Pick the Perfect Engagement Ring

Looking for an engagement ring? Not really sure where to start? Let these tips on the 4 "C's", color, cut, carat, and clarity,  help make your decision a little easier! 

The Perfect Engagement Ring: Tips on Color
The color of the ring sometimes determines how expensive the diamond will be. Generally, the more colorless the diamond, the more expensive. There are also many different non-traditional colored gems that jewelers offer too! Take a look at these colorful engagement rings from Brides Magazine. 

The Perfect Engagement Ring: Tips about Cut
There are a variety of different styles of engagement rings ranging from a princess cut to an emerald cut. How do you know what style your significant other will enjoy? Tip: Ask a close friend or family member to go with you to pick out a ring that they know she will enjoy, or try following her Pinterest pages to see what she’s pinning!

The Perfect Engagement Ring: Tips about Carats
Make sure you know around how much you want to spend on a ring before deciding which carat size is right for you. As you may already know, the bigger the carat size, the more expensive the ring will be. What you may not know is that one two-carat sized diamond will be more expensive than two one-carat sized diamonds! A diamond cluster setting can be significantly less expensive compared to a single one-carat diamond. Just remember to ask your jeweler for various options and price points. Find out what will be best for your budget and go from there. 

The Perfect Engagement Ring: Tips about Clarity
Clarity of the diamond ranges from flawless to imperfect. Just like color, the fewer imperfections on the ring, the more expensive it will be. It is hard for the naked eye to see imperfections unless they are severe. Your jeweler can tell you exactly how clear the diamond is which can help you further narrow your choices to find the perfect engagement ring for your bride-to-be's taste and your personal budget.

Ready to take the next step? Take a look at our “Top 10 Unique Proposal Ideas: Pop the Question in Style” blog post for more ideas. For more engagement and proposal ideas, check out our “She Said Yes” pinboard on Pinterest. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more engagement planning tips and search our wide variety of event venues and wedding planners to help you plan for the big day.

About Snappening

Snappening is an online event planning database service headquartered in Indianapolis. It was born out of real-life need by a real-life consumer doing what we all want to do most--plan an exceptional event to create a lasting memory. Since its 2011 launch, the site has provided more than 250,000 consumers, venues and professional planners with an online service that makes event venue and event planner searches quick and easy, as well as provides highly localized event planning inspiration, tips and tools. Snappening's mission is to be widely recognized as the most comprehensive and complete event planning listing service for all special events and private functions. The site estimates a time savings of four to eight hours by bringing all options together in one well-appointed location. For more information, visit Snappening.com.

About the Author

Crystal Grave is a seasoned business influencer, public speaker, strategic planning expert and avid social media marketing maven. Her 15 years of branding, public relations, marketing and sales experience have afforded her the opportunity to plan hundreds of personal and professional events for anything from a handful of friends to more than 50,000 attendees.

Crystal has an extensive network of professionals in and around event industry and has relied upon this network to create an incomparable online event planning service. Snappening is the result of tireless research and development with professionals in a variety of disciplines along with feedback and suggestion from a variety of consumers, professional planners and venue managers.