Gemstone Engagement Ring Guide

Your Perfect Engagement with Your Perfect Gemstone

It’s the personal touches that make your engagement special — they make that day your day. You deserve an engagement ring that truly embodies your love story.

Is your love a diamond? Or is it a timeless sapphire, a radiant topaz, an elegant emerald, a magical opal, or a serene amethyst? Gemstone engagement rings make your special day unique to you. Find the best gemstone engagement ring for your wedding and explore colors, cuts, and settings for “the one” that’s just your style.

Sapphires are one of the most popular choices for unique gemstone engagement rings because of their durability and gorgeous colors. We all know the classic blue sapphire, but brilliant white sapphires and romantic pink sapphires are equally stunning for engagement ring styles. This gemstone is even a favorite for engagement rings among royals, featured famously in the late Princess Diana’s ring now worn by Kate Middelton, Princess of Wales. Sapphire is an unfading beauty with hardness that is second only to the diamond and is lovely choice for brides looking to bring in fairytale fantasy and elegance to their wedding.

Sapphire Gemstone Meaning

Sapphire is a classic beauty and is the gemstone of nobility. Sapphires are thought to symbolize faithfulness, sincerity, and nobility.

Sapphires are known for their deep blue color, but pink and even white sapphires are a great option.
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Topaz Gemstone Meaning

Topaz is a gemstone of understanding that shines with striking clarity. Topaz is also thought to symbolize self-expression and wisdom.

Topaz’s versatility lends itself to traditional and romantic styles for your perfect "I do."
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Emerald Gemstone Meaning

Emerald is a symbol of unity that enraptures with its iconic green hue. This vibrant green gemstone is also thought to symbolize renewal and growth.

Emerald is suited to vintage style engagement rings, being one of earth’s oldest gemstones, and their green color pops particularly well against white gold settings
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Opal engagement rings suit those with a creative vision. Unleash your true colors with a gemstone engagement ring that captivates with its natural rainbow iridescence. Most often found in the traditional cabochon cut, opals for rings use a high arch to accentuate opal’s natural range of color, plus the continuous dome is easier to treat for scratches and damage. Though this gemstone can be more fragile, prismatic opal is great for the bride who walks on the whimsical and colorful side of life.

Opal Gemstone Meaning

This curious and colorful gemstone is associated with creativity. Opal gemstones are also thought to symbolize originality and true love.

Embrace opal’s unique beauty by setting it in colorful metals like rose gold. It’s also popular to enhance opal’s shine in a frame-style engagement ring decked out with diamonds.
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Amethyst Gemstone Meaning

Amethyst is the romantic gemstone of passion. Purple amethyst is also thought to symbolize intelligence, creativity, and love.

Amethyst gemstones are suited to emerald-cut rings and cushion-cut rings because the bold lines of these gem shapes contrast amethyst’s rich color.
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Comparison Chart:

	Sapphire	Topaz	Opal	Amethyst	Emerald

Color	Whites, pale to deep blues, soft to bright pink	Sky blue, London blue, and Swiss blue	White, black, fire, boulder with multicolor veins	Pale rose-violet, deep purple	Vibrant green to blueish-green
Wedding Anniversary	5th and 45th anniversary	4th anniversary	14th anniversary	6th anniversary	20th and 35th anniversary
Mohs Hardness	9	8	5 to 6.5	7	7.5 to 8
Wearability	Excellent	Very Good	Poor	Very Good	Good
Special Care	Clean with soapy water and store in soft pouch; safe for most cleaning methods	Clean with soapy water and store in soft pouch; avoid steam and ultrasonic cleaners	Clean with soapy water and store in soft pouch; avoid high heat, ammonia and bleach, steam, and ultrasonic cleaners	Clean with soapy water and store in soft pouch; avoid steam cleaners	Clean with soapy water and store in soft pouch; avoid high heat, ammonia and bleach, steam, and ultrasonic cleaners
Gemstone Options	Natural and lab-created	Natural and lab-created	Natural and lab-created	Natural and lab-created	Natural and lab-created