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Proposals & Engagement

How to propose to your boyfriend, alternative engagement ideas, engagement stories, unique engagement rings, and more!

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How to propose without a ring: Engagement ring alternatives for guys and masculine folks

A reader who wrote to us wants to propose to her boyfriend but doesn’t want to give him a ring. Here’s some advice and a few suggestions for “cool alternatives for an engagement ring for guys.” But let’s be honest, these could work for girls just as well.

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What Timothy Leary can teach you about having BIG CONVERSATIONS with your potential fiance

“I know we need to have those conversations before I pull out a ring and pop the question, but I’m at a loss for how to do so without seeming like I’m going through a laundry list. How can I do this right?”

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We gotchoo with this wedding band style guide

We just love Brilliant Earth and their ethically sourced diamonds and jewelry, so we asked them to do us all a favor and hook us up with a wedding band style guide. So if you guys are currently looking for wedding bands, this is your lucky day! Offbeat Promotion, May 2011:, receive free engraving when you purchase two wedding bands!

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A nifty tip for ring shopping from a UK bride

The German and I bought our wedding rings last week and followed the most awesome tip from a friend. Forgive me if this is totally obvious but we had no idea that we could do it so I thought I would share…

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Brent & Jess’s unique custom fingerprint wedding rings

Wedding rings don’t really come much more custom than these… Brent & Jess makes custom wedding bands from your own fingerprints! I love the ones pictured above with the print inside of the ring, it’s like keeping one of the things that makes your partner totally unique close to you at all times. Plus it makes […]

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Christina & Aaron’s bug and dinosaur-infused wedding at a sake factory

This is what happens when you combine amazing green wedding outfits, creepy crawly bugs, and dinosaurs in a sake factory.