I took my wife (married on June 9) took random jewely stores becuase we also knew it was only a matter of time. She found one she liked but I sounded hesitant because it wasnt cheap. The setting without the diamond was $1,700. And with me being in college paying that would ahve been real difficult. However two weeks later I suprised her with the ring she wanted and I paid it off in 11 months by donating plasma. I didnt put a real diamond in there right away because I talked it over with her and she was just happy to get the placement we wanted. Shortly we are going to look at diamonds and that will cost me a minimum of $2,700. *It is a massive setting, wont take a diamond under .9 carats.