Engagement rings signify your first step toward becoming a married couple. The engagement sets the stage for the bridal shower, marriage, honeymoon and the rest of your life with your partner. With all of the ways to celebrate a marriage, it’s easy to become wasteful in the name of love, but you can start your married life off on the right foot by choosing an eco-friendly engagement ring.
Engagement rings can be expensive and while it’s important to buy a ring you love, you don’t want your fiancé to be paying for it forever. If you are not opposed to the idea, consider using a wedding ring that has been in the family. Maybe your grandmother or mother has a ring that they have been keeping for you. Even if you don’t like the setting, you can recycle the diamond and get a new setting.
When it comes to buying eco-friendly diamonds, you will most likely find out about conflict-free diamonds. While these are a step in the right direction, conflict-free has nothing to do with environmental impact of mining, cutting and polishing the diamond. Labor rights are not taken into consideration either.
When you are looking for the engagement ring of your dreams, seek out companies that carry jewelry made from recycled metals. This way you don’t have to feel guilty about having to use virgin resources to make your ring. Also look for ethically sourced gems and lab-created gems. While lab-created gems are not the real thing, they certainly appear to be and no one will know unless you tell them. Keep in mind that not everyone has a diamond engagement ring, so if that is not really your style consider a different gem that has significance to you or go with a simple, yet classic, gold or silver band.
Sustainability is important for the sake of the environment and your marriage. Your marriage should be a happy time in your life, but you can easily get carried away with all of the trimmings. Choosing an eco-friendly engagement ring is the first step, and then you can apply environmentally friendly ideas to the other parts of your celebration.
Really looks exactly like my ring! While I know my fiance` didn’t have problems paying for it, I’m not sure if it was made from recycled metal. But I can’t undo what’s done so I’m looking forward. I’l! make sure our wedding bands are eco-friendly!