1. What is the significance of a 3 stone engagement ring vs a solitare? Just personal preferance?
(I know it is sometimes called past present future, but what about a 5 stone ring? Past life, past, present, future and afterlife?)
a. My husband got me this engagement ring at Zales so it would be advantageous to go there to upgrade since they do ring trade in:

http://www.zales.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3864429&kpc=1

what kind of band are you supposed to get with it since we can’t afford the ring below for a while.
b. I love:

http://www.zales.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3423818&kpc=1

(Haven’t seen it in person yet). Don’t want to necessarily get it at Zales because they only have it in white gold and I would like palladium. And it’s 3k there!! Where can I get this awesome looking ring but with pallidium? Where can I get a quality look a-like? Or knowing that is the style I like, any other suggestions? I am not picky on stone style (square, round, etc), but I like the detail work and small stones all over the place…
2. What wedding band do you get to match this since it has so much detail work on the side?
3. Has anyone heard that at your one year anniversary you are supposed to get another matching band for the other side of your engagement ring?
a. if you have diamonds on your wedding band, is the one year anniv. ring supposed to also or just be a matching metal band?

I have more questions so if you want to help me more specifically, email me