Went for something simpler, decided to go with a lab grown diamond and a simple band. Seriously, lab grown diamonds are a fraction the cost of real ones, so it made sense given my budget. No idea why you would want to get a real one, especially given no one can tell the difference between the two anyways. Bragging rights? There's surprisingly many ways to save on rings too, don't get anything too fancy, minimal designs, stick ton a unibody construction of one metal type. Overall, I did well, ill keep everyone posted on next steps!