In this episode, co-hosts Kristina, Mike & Sharon talk with Wayne McKinley of Gumer & Company, a Louisville, Kentucky based jeweler, about wedding bands, engagement rings, setting a budget, future upgrades, using professionals and savvy tips when you can’t afford exactly what you want to purchase right now.

Tune in to hear what you need to know before wedding ring shopping! Have you considered ring style, stone shape, metal color and the potential for future upgrades to your stone? This episode offers many savvy shopping tips you will not want to miss!

Listen in while co-hosts Kristina, Mike & Sharon talk with expert jeweler, Wayne McKinley, about engagement rings and wedding bands… from custom to simple, to all the different metals choices and how a little education can make you a more savvy shopper.

Did you know that all gold is mined out of the earth as 24 karat and is soft and pliable? (PAUSE) And that alloys are added to harden the metal into 18 karat and 14 karat? Tune in to hear a professional jeweler give a mini lesson on precious metals and what will be right for you and your significant other when it is time to propose or say “I DO.”

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL FIND OUT why knowing what she wants… ring style, stone shape, metal color and more is important before you start engagement ring shopping and planning your proposal.

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