When all the planning is over and your big day is dawning, then the chances are that you will be surrounded by cards, piece of paper and all sorts of items which you may think are cluttering up your house.

This is quite normal and is something which you need to organise yourself with or else this could develop into a real mine field and you will not be able to find anything within the clutter.

One thing which we would strongly advise is to take your time in doing this and do not throw anything away which you may regret in the future. Many people throw away receipts, cards and mementos of their big day and really do regret this when looking back on the occasion.

This has added significance of course when you consider your engagement ring or wedding ring. Under no circumstances would we advise that you dispose of anything relating to these at any point. Receipts, insurance documentation and specifications of the ring are all vitally important and you should make sure that these are placed in a very safe place as soon as possible.

It is all too easy to throw away important documents by mistake – make sure that you are not a victim of this by organising all the information relating to your wedding in a safe and easily accessible place.

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Here at Diamond Compare, we have recently documented the fact that engraving your piece of diamond jewellery is something which you should think about very carefully.

We suggested that if you are in any doubt whether or not you should have your eternity ring engraved for example, that you should leave this until a later date when your mind is made up. Essentially you need to be sure due to the fact that once the piece is engraved, this cannot be reversed.

The next stage following your decision to have your itrem engraved is the actual wording of this. Ideally this should be something memorable and something which is timeless. It is therefore not a particularly good idea to engrave the ring with anything frivolous such as lines out of films or lyrics from your favourite song at the time.

Diamonds are designed to be timeless and therefore by engraving the piece with something which ultimately will become out dated in a fairly short time you may dilute the symbolism of the ring. Generic phrases such as “forever” or “I love you” are much more suitable to have engraved on your special item, however, the choice really should be your own and one which you are happy with.

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Over the last couple of days, we have become aware of one event which left us somewhat speechless and we feel that we should make reference to this on the site.

It is common for people today for some couples to get married extremely quickly after their engagement. Indeed, for some couples it is their choice to get married in a very short space of time after they first met each other.

When all is said and done, the actual date of any wedding is solely up to the couple involved, of course some people may express their own opinions if they feel that the date is too soon or too far in advance, but at the end of the day, they are just opinions.

However, if you are open with your family and friends abut your intention to get married then you should be open with your intentions whatever they may be.

We recently read about a couple who took an afternoon off work and were married in a registry office without anyone knowing. Although this is ultimately your decision, when asked about the aftermath of this the couple both stated that their close family and friends did express disappointment in the fact they were not their to see the event.

The wedding is about much more than the presentation of the wedding ring, and although the ultimate decision of how this is conducted is ultimately up to yourself, this case does highlight the fact that your close family and friends should be respected and considered in many of the factors which surround it.

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Within this site already we have documented many situations where the purchasing of diamond jewellery is recommended. Whether this be to mark a special occasion, to declare your love for someone or just to express your feelings to that special person in your life, diamonds really do say it all.

However there are some situations where we certainly would not advise purchasing diamond jewellery and we will document these in order to give you as much information and advice as we can.

The most common situation where diamond jewellery would not be appropriate is if you are trying to get into someone’s affections when previously there had been no real sign of this happening.

This would ultimately have one of two effects, either the other person would get incredibly scared and run a mile from your advances, or she would accept the gift and show you some degree of affection although you would have to question how genuine this would be.

If someone does not reciprocate you affects without a diamond necklace or diamond earrings for example, are their feelings going to be genuine after it.

Just remember to slow down, take your time and do not rush in to anything which you not only may regret in the future, it may ruin your chances with that special person forever.

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As we have previously documented in this site, many couples decide to conduct the engagement proposal before the ring itself has actually been purchased.

There are many reasons for this, the most common of which is the fact that they do not have the required amount of money to buy the ring which they want. This is a very important point, and one which is critical in our understanding of engagement rings.

There are many couples who reject this and settle for second best, just because the ring is cheaper and they can therefore purchase it pretty much straight away. In fact some couple rush out to the shops as soon as they can following the proposal and look to come away with that perfect engagement ring. Well the reality of the matter is that this is probably not going to happen. Sure you may come back with an engagement ring, but the perfect one?

The notion of saving up between you and then buying an engagement ring which is everything you could have hoped for is one which is symbolic in itself. It shows commitment and love which will yield the greatest of rewards. Further to this it is recommended to a far greater degree than buying a ring straight away without thinking about it.

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