Posts tagged 'engagement ring'
The Proposal!
Adam and I had been together for 2 years when he FINALLY asked me to marry him. Not that I had been waiting …. well actually yes I had! It was on my birthday (7th of May 2011), in the evening. He had been gigging all day and seemed very strange when he came home, [...]
Agony Aunt: Engagement Problems
Dear Emma, I suspect that my partner is planning to propose, there have been lots of strong hints and a slip up from his best friend. I don't want to sound horrible, but I'm worried that he'll choose a very traditional engagement ring and I think they're horrible. I don't want to say anything as [...]
Wedding customs: The Wedding Engagement
Wedding Engagement History and Customs The custom of giving a ring to signify a betrothal is ancient, believed to have been widespread in Ancient Greece where rings were also given as a token of affection and friendship. Pliny wrote about iron rings being sent as pledges to the bride in 1st century Rome. Roman law [...]
