When you are newly engaged, choosing the best ring can be a confusing decision. While personal tastes come into the selection, you should keep it in mind it is the first investment you make together, as a couple. In traditional times, diamond engagement wedding rings not only symbolized unending love, but they also displayed social status.

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend and when you buy diamond settings for engagement rings you can never go wrong and you can see a broad smile on her face when you propose to her with one. As there are such wide varieties available in the market you can be quite confused. Hence it is very important that you choose the right one. If you are a first time buyer then before you set out to buy an engagement ring you should have the very basic knowledge about diamonds like the cut, color, clarity and carat. The basic knowledge of these four important aspects of a diamond would help you to make a right choice of the diamond.

Of course, there are other reasons that couples will choose platinum engagment diamond rings, although they are more expensive than white gold or yellow gold rings. Platinum engagement rings are the most durable and strongest and they require little maintenance to stay shiny and bright. Some people believe the platinum highlights the sparkle of the diamonds more than other metals, but on the other hand, there are some people that think it resembles the less expensive sterling silver too closely, so they opt for yellow gold, which is cheaper than white gold selections.

There are also wide varieties of metals that you can choose for your engagement rings like yellow gold, white gold, platinum and palladium. The choice of metals will clearly depend on your budget and her choices and preferences. The best metal for your ring is platinum but it is a very expensive metal. If your budget is tight then you can opt for gold or palladium. White gold is a good substitute for platinum as it gives the white metal look but since it is an alloyed metal chance of allergy is high. So when you opt for white gold make sure that your lady love is not prone to allergies.

Diamond engagement rings are also available in various shapes and choosing the shape largely would depend on her choice and the shape of her fingers. There are varied kinds of shapes like pear, oval marquise, heart square and many more. Choose a shape that suits her.