Comments on: Affordable non-diamond engagement rings from Turtle Love Committee

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:21:22 +0000

I really loved this website and everything they are trying to do, however my boyfriend called to inquire about engagements rings and they told him they can not guarantee that they stones were responsibly-sourced. We are still looking for rings and it feels it's been hard to find something diiferent, responsible and non-commercial. Any suggestions? Lisa

By: nicole

nicole — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:38:28 +0000

you can find them at the Natural sapphire company online

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:37:33 +0000

I was looking into a sapphire engagement ring and found white sapphires… they still have a traditional look but it is different and less expensive…..and white sapphires are actually more rare than a diamond

By: Hillary

Hillary — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:51:33 +0000

My fiance got me a yellow sapphire ring with a palladium band. I also resent the fact that people sometimes judge rings that aren't the norm. Not having a huge diamond does NOT mean your relationship isn't as good, or that your fiance cares less! My parents have been happily married for 25 years, and they got matching sterling silver bands. My fiance's parents recently got a divorce, and his mom had a very big and shiny diamond. The fact that the ring doesn't make the marriage is obvious enough, but you'd think some people didn't grasp that when they belittle a nontraditional ring. The kind of ring you get doesn't matter. All that matters is that both you and your fiance are happy with the ring (and with each other).

My fiance and I don't have a ton of money, and I felt really bad at the prospect of him spending a ton of money on my engagement ring when we had other more important upcoming costs like grad school and a house. Overall, I'm super happy with my ring. I love that it's different from your average diamond ring. I honestly always wanted something kind of different. Plus, it's gorgeous

By: Nikoel

Nikoel — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:46:36 +0000

I didn't get my non-diamond ring from Turtle Love, but I felt the same way about spending a ridiculous amount of money on a super sparkly ring. Plus, I just don't think diamonds are really me anyway. I got a tension set emerald in titanium and I've never seen another ring like it. I absolutely love it! In the name of full-disclosure, I proposed to him and bought us both engagement rings.

By: Norock

Norock — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:24:19 +0000

Love this post, and love my delicate, tiny sapphire ring. I didn't want to wear two rings after the wedding, and can't imagine spending money on a "rock" ring. We're putting our funds into custom wedding rings with a bit of family-vintage sparkle for me. The engagement ring is something I'll only wear later either on my right hand or to give to a daughter. I did the same thing one commenter did, started by explaining why when I showed off the ring, now I just show it and usually get "lovely," "sweet," or "perfect." And it is.

By: jess

jess — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:00:59 +0000

My ring is smoky quartz and silver.

By: sloane

sloane — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:53:22 +0000

this post saved my FH's wallet!!! we are super poor right now, but he wanted something to give me other than his word, so i showed him TLC, and we decided on a small affordable set….omgz, thanks super duper much. :]

By: Vee

Vee — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:29:07 +0000

Thanks so much for posting this!

My future husband was a jeweler for a brief period of time. He often told me that it is well known in the gem and jewelry industry that diamonds are actually a very common gem. And that rubies and sapphires are actually much more rare than diamonds. But, of course, most jewelers would never tell you this because they wouldn't make any money by revealing the truth about diamonds.

The De Beers cartel in the 1930's set out to remake the image of diamonds with advertising agency N.W. Ayer. This article and some of my own research was what changed my view of diamonds permanently.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200612u/diamond-flashback

I love that this site exists to remind us that there are SO many other resources and alternatives to what is typically mass marketed to us as consumers.

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:48:21 +0000

My man and I picked mine out on amazon. My birthstone is emerald and green happens to be my fav color, so we ended up with a $199 emerald ring with teeny tiny diamonds on both sides. I love it!! And the price!