It seems that the giving of engagement rings is a tradition that dates back approximately 5,000 years to the time of the ancient Egyptians. According to history and lore, it was around that time when the concept of the circle and the fact that it has no beginning and no end, was first associated with the idea of eternal love. As a result, today we still think of these precursors to wedding rings as being a suitable symbol to express love, devotion and commitment.

In later times, during the height of the Roman Empire, a young Roman man would offer a young lady a ring as his pledge to her and his declaration of his intent to wed her. When the young lady accepted such a ring, it was considered to be a legal and binding agreement and wearing such an engagement ring indicated that she was pledged in marriage and was not available to others who might want to court her.

During these ancient ages, these rings were commonly forged from iron, since it was widely available. From these ancient roots and traditions, the modern age engagement rings are considered pieces of fine jewelry and are most often made from precious metals, such as yellow gold, white gold or silver, and are embellished with diamonds.

Diamond engagement rings are available in a huge assortment of styles, from plain, simple and classic to big, glitzy and trendy, and every style in between. With such an enormous selection available, it can be said that there is an engagement ring for every personality, taste and budget.

The most basic of rings for an engagement are simple bands of metal and could be sterling silver jewelry rings with no gemstones of any kind. Often these simple rings also do double duty as wedding bands and this is quite acceptable for the couple who is short of money or who merely prefer to keep things modest and unpretentious.

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