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When dreaming about your engagement ring, it’s hard not to imagine a flawless white diamond as the focal point. From glittering round shapes to elegant ovals and striking cushion cuts in yellow, white, rose gold, or platinum, every style of engagement ring is synonymous with white diamonds. But alternative ring styles in colored gemstones or pearl, moonstone, and opal variations are becoming more and more popular for modern brides—especially for those on a budget. But we get it, not every bride wants to eschew tradition to such an unexpected extreme. If you like the idea of saving some cash but want a ring that’s as close to a white diamond as possible, there are a number of spectacular white diamond alternatives for your engagement ring from champagne, gray, and salt-and-pepper diamonds to white sapphires, moissanite, and morganite.
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If you’re dead set on a certain carat size for your engagement ring, there are plenty of gorgeous options in the diamond department that go beyond a classic white diamond (because let’s face it, it’s easy to get priced out of engagement rings that are above two or three carats). Champagne, gray, and salt-and-pepper diamonds are perfect solutions and come in a range of colors from slightly tinted to unique and saturated—it all depends on the cut, setting, and number of inclusions within the stone. Of course, smaller stones will be the most affordable in this category, but if you’re really hoping for white diamonds to be part of the design, you can opt for a colored diamond as the center stone and have white diamonds as accents such as a pavé band or halo, side baguettes, or as part of a cluster ring.
For the bride-to-be who's focused on carat size (zero shame in the game!) and doesn’t need to have a diamond, white sapphires, moissanite, and morganite rings are the perfect solution. Sapphires come in a wide array of colors: popular blue shades, pink, green, orange, and more. Because sapphires are such durable stones, they’re perfect for an engagement ring, making a white sapphire ring a flawless (and nearly identical!) alternative to a white diamond ring.
For something a little more unique, moissanite (which is one of the a rarest minerals found in nature) and morganite (which is a pink-colored gemstone) are affordable options that also look similar to white diamonds whether you go for a classic pear, round, oval, cushion, or emerald cut as a solitaire stone, with a halo, on a pavé band, or in a bezel setting.
If you have your heart set on a dazzling (and sizable) engagement ring but think a white diamond alternative is right for you, ahead scroll through the edit of stunning and more affordable engagement ring styles ranging from under $500 to those topping out at just under $8,000.
White Sapphire: Sapheena Emerald Cut White Sapphire Engagement Ring in 14K Rose Gold
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Jamie Park Jewelry White Sapphire Engagement Ring Set
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Bario Neal Radial Cluster White Hex Sapphire Ring
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Luna Skye 14K Gold and Diamond Solitaire Oval White Sapphire Eternity Ring
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Gemvara Emerald Cut White Sapphire Ring
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Salt-and-Pepper Diamond: Alexis Russell Custom Natural Salt + Pepper Rose Cut Diamond Ring
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Sofia Kaman Hexagon Ring With Salt-and-Pepper Rose Cut Diamond North South Setting
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Margaret Cross Salt-and-Pepper Diamond Ring in 14K Yellow Gold
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Jennie Kwon Designs Salt-and-Pepper Balance Ring
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Lauren Wolf Jewelry Three Diamond Ring
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Morganite: Olive Avenue Jewelry 14K Gold Bezel Morganite Solitaire Engagement Ring
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Ken & Dana Design Delphine Peach Morganite Solitaire Engagement Ring
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Anna Sheffield Pear Rosette Ring in Yellow Gold with Pink Morganite
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Gray Diamond: Point No Point Studio 2.98 Carat Gray Geometric Diamond Engagement Ring, 14K Rose Gold
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Ephemeral Jewelry Gray Pear Cut Natural Diamond Half Halo Ring, 1 carat
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Gillian Conroy 1.18ct Cushion Pale Gray Diamond and Rose-Gold Diamond Pavé Bezel Ring
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Moissanite: KAT Jewelry Studio Moissanite Emerald-Cut Engagement Ring
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Charles & Colvard Forever One 2.10CTW Oval Colorless Moissanite East-West Solitaire Engagement Ring in 14K Rose Gold
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Brilliant Earth Luxe Odessa Diamond Ring with 7mm Super Premium Princess Moissanite
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Stone Fox Bride Oval 3 Carat Moissanite Engagement Ring
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Lauren B Jewelry Moissanite Pear Shape White Gold Engagement Ring
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Champagne Diamonds: Kate Szabone Bezel Set Champagne Diamond Solitaire
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Mania Mania Radiance Ring 14K Rose Gold with Champagne Diamond Ring
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Blanca Monrós Gómez Champagne Diamond Solitaire Ring
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Rebecca Overmann Champagne Rose Cute Baguette Diamond Bead Ring
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