Choosing a Stone to Adorn Your Engagement Ring
Congratulations! The man whom you have been dating, come to trust and rely on as your best friend has finally made a marriage proposal. And you have accepted!
Marriage is the beginning of family life and for many people, this rite of passage is a once in a life time event. Traditionally, when the groom proposes to his bride, he presented her with an engagement ring or other present to mark the betrothal. The engagement ring may have belonged to the groom’s family. Alternatively and more popularly today, the newly engaged couple shops together for her engagement ring, made to her liking and to the purchasing ability of the grooms pocket!
If you are a January born bride, Garnet is your birthstone. According to ancient mythology, powers that were associated to this warm coloured semi-precious stone were love, friendship, healing and protection.
Amethyst, which comes in either pink or purple, is alleged to have the powers of gentleness and amicability. Brides born in February can choose this stone to adorn their engagement rings.
Aquamarine which has a clear sky blue hue is the birthstone for March born brides, and is said to possess the powers of peace and motivation.
April born brides get to choose from a myriad of coloured diamonds. The worlds hardest stone represents faithfulness, love, purity and innocence.
They say that green is the colour representing the emotion of jealousy. Whether this is true or not is at the discretion of the wearer. Emeralds are the stones for the May bride and the green of this stone represents wisdom, abundance, love and mercy.
Pearls are very popular with both brides and bridesmaids around the world. Genuine classics, they have never gone out of fashion. Pearls are for the June born bride. Cultured pearls are cream and brown in colour, where as fresh water pearls come in a variety of colours. Pearls represent peace, love, protection and good luck.
Rubies exude a rich red colour. Rubies are among the most precious of stones along side diamonds, emeralds and sapphires. They represent good fortune, pure love and loyalty. They are the choice precious stone for the July born bride.
Peridot is the gemstone for the August born bride. This bright green stone represents health and wealth.
Sometimes they are clear, or blue, purple, yellow or green. What precious stone are we referring to? Sapphire, the stone for the September born bride of course! This precious stone represents prophetic wisdom, joy, faith and hope.
Faithfulness and loyalty represent Opal, which is white, pink, red, blue, violet, brown or orange. The bride born in October can expect to show off an Opal stone set in gold, silver or platinum metal to family and friends!
Topaz, a yellow coloured semi-precious stone is for the November bride. As per ancient mythology, topaz is associated with peace, money and love. Citrine, a form of quartz is an alternative to topaz and is associated with mental awareness.
Turquoise, which derived its name from the Turks who transported it from the Mediterranean to Europe, is the birthstone for the December bride. Colours range from green to blue and powers associated to this stone are courage, peace, healing and luck.
