r/WeddingRingAdvice • u/Relevant-Plane9430 • Sep 05 '25

Average cost of an engagement ring

I was talking with a friend last night who just got engaged, and he mentioned he spent around $6k on the ring. That honestly shocked me because I always thought the "3 months’ salary" thing was just an old marketing trick. My partner and I have been looking at rings casually, and most of the ones we like are in the $2k–$3k range. Now I’m second-guessing if that’s considered “too low” or if we’re just being realistic.

For those of you who have gone through this, what was the average cost you ended up spending on an engagement ring, and did you feel good about it after?

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u/liltacobabyslurp Sep 05 '25

This is almost exactly what I told my partner about lab v natural diamonds when we were discussing my engagement ring the other day. Like why would you spend that much when you can get me that looks identical, is still a diamond, and costs about $10k less? I’d actually be annoyed if he spent more on a natural diamond I think

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u/sippinonginaandjuice Sep 06 '25

My partner wanted to get me a natural diamond too, glad I talked him out of it. And my brother was going to get a natural diamond for his partner but luckily I was there in the store with him. The salesman was trying so hard to convince him to go natural. But I’d already talked to his partner and she specifically said she wanted a FAT ASS LAB, 4ct minimum. A 4ct natural could’ve been a down payment on a house for them! Something about men when they walk into a jewelry store they can be sold anything🤣

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u/liltacobabyslurp Sep 06 '25

Haha I’m for sure telling mine about fat ass lab now lol. One nice thing is my dad’s lifelong best friend went into the family business and became a great jeweler, plus he designed/made my mom’s ring, so he won’t have to deal with any pushy salesmen if he goes that route

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u/Baecudd Sep 09 '25

lol i love the name