The Wedding Party

www.dailymail.co.uk

People are steadily gravitating to more originality, with many wanting their engagement ring to be an extension of their style and personality.

So I came across this article about the new trend in engagement rings and wondered if everyone else agreed with it. My husband clearly knows me well because when he proposed, he proposed with a beautiful diamond ring which is what I would have gone for. Each to their own and everything but while I love coloured gemstones, engagement rings with coloured gemstones really aren't for me. When you think about it, your wedding and engagement rings are going to be worn every day so naturally you wouldn't want it to clash with what you're wearing. When I think about it, almost every lady I know who's married or engaged has a diamond ring, although my mum tells me that coloured gemstones were more common in her time.

What's your engagement ring like? And for those who are not engaged yet, would you dare to wear the new trend?

After being with my man for a very long time, I'm thrilled that he's finally going to put a ring on it! We're looking at next summer or even fall but it will be next year. I'm very excited about being a bride and it's fun planning our day and everything. But there's just one problem.

I was besties with someone I'd known since I was in my early twenties. We were very close. I was maid of honor when she got married. And I threw her a baby shower when she was expecting her twins. While we are still friends, I don't think we're as close as we used to be. I guess that's to be expected when the husband and kids come along. The thing is I don't feel that we're close enough now for me to ask her to be my matron for honor. I have other…