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me_dennis · 10-19-2012, 08:55 AM

One more note, I ended up getting my wife's ring from Jewels by Maxime's in Chinook. I dealt with Matthew (owner's son). They were the only store to offer Tacori in Calgary, and initially I was looking to order online, but the service they provided for me was nothing short of spectacular. Matthew was very helpful in finding me the perfect stone, and he brought in a few diamonds for me to view. My only problem with ordering online is I can't see and hold what I'm paying for, so being able to physically hold and see the diamond made a big difference to me. I was able to see the difference between the colors and clarity. It really helped me to make my final decision on which diamond to select.

When it came to the engagement ring, Maxime's offers a lifetime service of cleaning the ring. My wife usually drops her ring off every time she's in the mall, and in 15 mins the ring is shined, cleaned, and good as new. Even a week of wear will accumulate lots of hand lotions, makeup, dust, fingerprints, etc, and a cleaning makes a huge difference in the way the diamond shines.

Another word of advice, make sure your ring is insured from the moment you pick it up! Most home insurances will cover up to a certain limit for jewellery, if you two live in the same household. If not, get it insured under your house insurance until you propose, and ask her to put it on her house insurance asap after the proposal. Some insurance policies cover "mysterious disappearances" which includes theft, loss, etc.

One of my friend's wife, a week after the proposal, had taken her ring off to put on hand lotion in the airport washroom and forgot it on the sink and when she turned back it was gone. A few thousand dollars down the drain (pun intended).

When it comes down to the budget, i'm sure you have thought it all through, but someone had mentioned that you will have a lot of other stuff to be paying for. Trust me, weddings are damn expensive. It can easily cost you at least $10,000 for a wedding. You will need to pay for the dress, wedding bands, photographers ($$$), venue, food, ceremony/church rental, alcohol, bridal party gifts, decorations, invitations, rehearsal dinner, wedding party favors, musicians, marriage officiant, honeymoon, marriage license/certificates, and the list goes on!

I don't want to overwhelm you or anything, but it all depends on how long you plan on giving yourselves to plan the wedding. It will be expensive, stressful, and frustrating, but once the big day comes, you both will be so happy that you will want to relive the big day over and over again. I know I do.

Congratulations on the big step, and good luck!

10-19-2012, 08:55 AM	#25
me_dennis Scoring Winger Join Date: Aug 2005 Exp:	One more note, I ended up getting my wife's ring from Jewels by Maxime's in Chinook. I dealt with Matthew (owner's son). They were the only store to offer Tacori in Calgary, and initially I was looking to order online, but the service they provided for me was nothing short of spectacular. Matthew was very helpful in finding me the perfect stone, and he brought in a few diamonds for me to view. My only problem with ordering online is I can't see and hold what I'm paying for, so being able to physically hold and see the diamond made a big difference to me. I was able to see the difference between the colors and clarity. It really helped me to make my final decision on which diamond to select. When it came to the engagement ring, Maxime's offers a lifetime service of cleaning the ring. My wife usually drops her ring off every time she's in the mall, and in 15 mins the ring is shined, cleaned, and good as new. Even a week of wear will accumulate lots of hand lotions, makeup, dust, fingerprints, etc, and a cleaning makes a huge difference in the way the diamond shines. Another word of advice, make sure your ring is insured from the moment you pick it up! Most home insurances will cover up to a certain limit for jewellery, if you two live in the same household. If not, get it insured under your house insurance until you propose, and ask her to put it on her house insurance asap after the proposal. Some insurance policies cover "mysterious disappearances" which includes theft, loss, etc. One of my friend's wife, a week after the proposal, had taken her ring off to put on hand lotion in the airport washroom and forgot it on the sink and when she turned back it was gone. A few thousand dollars down the drain (pun intended). When it comes down to the budget, i'm sure you have thought it all through, but someone had mentioned that you will have a lot of other stuff to be paying for. Trust me, weddings are damn expensive. It can easily cost you at least $10,000 for a wedding. You will need to pay for the dress, wedding bands, photographers ($$$), venue, food, ceremony/church rental, alcohol, bridal party gifts, decorations, invitations, rehearsal dinner, wedding party favors, musicians, marriage officiant, honeymoon, marriage license/certificates, and the list goes on! I don't want to overwhelm you or anything, but it all depends on how long you plan on giving yourselves to plan the wedding. It will be expensive, stressful, and frustrating, but once the big day comes, you both will be so happy that you will want to relive the big day over and over again. I know I do. Congratulations on the big step, and good luck!