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doodlebug   3

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just curious if any of the NA/ME ladies got an engagement ring? I wasn't sure what the culture is.

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It's not necessarily a custom thing, but I made him get me one. Usually the guy buys gold jewelry of some sort, like a combination of a ring, bracelet, necklace, earrings, etc. He wears an engagement band.

I just wanted a really pretty diamond ring :)

6/23/06- Engagement Party in Egypt

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10/02/06- RFE email

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10/24/06- APPROVED!

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UmmSqueakster   54

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:no: Didn't have an engagement ring. We have silver wedding-ish bands we purchased at Khan Khalili in Cairo.

Husband will be buying me a diamond ring of my choosing at some point in the future as an anniversary present, inshaAllah.

10/14/05 - married AbuS in the US lovehusband.gif

02/23/08 - Filed for removal of conditions.

Sometime in 2008 - Received 10 year GC. Almost done with USCIS for life inshaAllah! Huzzah!

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02/23/09 - Apply for citizenship

06/15/09 - Citizenship interview

07/15/09 - Citizenship ceremony. Alhamdulilah, the US now has another american muslim!

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THINK IT WAS JUST A FAMILY THING BUT HIS FAMILY BOUGHT BOTH MY WEDING SET AND HIS

TIMELINE

04/04/2007 K1 Interview from H...w/the devil herself

06/12/2007 Rec'd Notification Case Now Back In Calif. only to expire

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11/20/2007 Married in Morocco

02/23/2008 Mailed CR1 application today

03/08/2008 NOA1 Notice Recd (notice date 3/4/08)

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01/16/2009 VISA IN HAND

01/31/2009 ARRIVED OKC

BE WHO YOU ARE AND SAY WHAT YOU FEEL, BECAUSE THOSE WHO MIND DONT MATTER AND THOSE WHO MATTER DONT MIND

YOU CANT CHANGE THE PAST BUT YOU CAN RUIN THE PRESENT BY WORRYING OVER THE FUTURE

TRIP.... OVER LOVE, AND YOU CAN GET UP

FALL.... IN LOVE, AND YOU FALL FOREVER

I DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, JUST NOT THE ABILITY

LIKE THE MEASLES, LOVE IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN IT COMES LATER IN LIFE

LIFE IS NOT THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO BE, ITS THE WAY IT IS

I MAY NOT BE WHERE I WANT TO BE BUT IM SURE NOT WHERE I WAS

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ya falaha!   0

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From what I've seen in Egypt as far as a ring goes usually it's a gold band worn on the right hand then switched to the left when married. I didn't get my gold band until the wedding. For my birthday I was given a more traditional looking engagement ring. He needed the time to save up the money. :blush:

Like Nouna said..traditionally brides get a set of gold for an engagement gift.

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Mrs. Forgetful   2

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We both had engagement rings that he bought. My first one was from Morocco, but I broke it playing on the trampaline. My second one was a cheap silver ring with an amithyst and 2 cubit zirconias that was too big and made my finger break out because there was nickel in it. And my final one I got on my wedding day with my wedding band. I cried when I saw it! Even though I had picked it out in the first place!

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cbd2cai   0

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It's not necessarily a custom thing, but I made him get me one. Usually the guy buys gold jewelry of some sort, like a combination of a ring, bracelet, necklace, earrings, etc. He wears an engagement band.

I just wanted a really pretty diamond ring :)

Hey, N!!!

Imagine seeing you here, LOL!!!

I guess you know who this is???

Oh, and to answer the question . . . just gold bands that were engraved with our Initials (sort of, long story, hehe) and the date of our wedding.

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He got me a set of gold like Nouna mentioned (necklace, earrings, braclet, ring) and we also got matching bands. It could be different because of the religion though. Its ok for us to wear gold so maybe thats why? BUT...for the wedding i have specifically told him I don't wany another set of gold, I prefer a diamond ring. :yes:

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We exchanged simple rings for the engagement party (his is a silver band; mine is a gold band with an 'S' of cubic zirconias I believe) and then we will have different wedding rings. He bought mine in Morocco (I wear the engagement piece now) and I bought his here in the US.

Maggie

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02-05-07 Visa in Hand

02-13-07 POE JFK w/temp EAD

02-23-07 Civil Marriage

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I actually have 2 sets of engagement rings! Silver and gold. We went shopping for rings and never found anything we liked, we had to get them made. They weren't ready by the engagement so we had to buy pretend rings, lol. :lol:

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We went and picked them out together. Very nice, might I add. Eveb though it wasnt all that important to me. He insisted that I get the biggest one in the case. (Even though I didnt) Luckily I didnt cuz I lost so much weight it feel off my finger in one of the boxes when we were packing! I call myself trying to make sure it was big enough for me to wear when we start having kids, you know not cutting off the circulation and stuff. It actually fit perfect, till the stress of the VJ waiting game and moving hit me!

Moving on the 1st, so the ring shall be uncovered then!

Pray with me Forrest! Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far. Far, far away from here..... Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far. Far, far away from here!

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Anybody wanna post pics of their rings?

I can when I get home :) The pretend one and the real one :lol:

~jordanian_princess~

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