You know you want to ask. You might even have a place in mind, a few words rehearsed and a plan for keeping it all a surprise. Choosing the engagement ring, though, can bring its own questions. Which diamond shape would they love? Would they choose yellow gold or platinum? Have those hints been hints at all?
With Something Borrowed from Diamonds Factory, you can borrow a beautiful placeholder proposal ring for free, then choose your forever engagement ring together afterwards.
Available at participating Diamonds Factory stores across Australia, the service gives you a ring for the moment you ask and the freedom to make the lasting choice as a couple.
The proposal can be a surprise. The ring you’ll wear forever can be a decision you make together.
What Is a Placeholder Proposal Ring?
A placeholder proposal ring is a ring you use to pop the question before choosing the final engagement ring. It lets you keep the proposal under wraps without having to decide on every detail of a piece your partner will wear for years to come.
Perhaps you’ve never discussed engagement rings. Perhaps your partner has very particular taste, or has mentioned wanting to be involved. A placeholder ring gives you something to present when you ask, while leaving room for them to discover what they love.
With Something Borrowed, that proposal ring is free to borrow. You can plan the surprise knowing the forever ring is a choice still to come.
How Does Something Borrowed Work?
1. Book an Appointment
Visit the Something Borrowed booking page to arrange an appointment at a participating Diamonds Factory store in Australia.
2. Arrange Your Borrowed Proposal Ring
At your appointment, the team will guide you through the service and help you arrange a placeholder ring for your proposal. It’s also an opportunity to ask questions and discuss your plans.
3. Pop the Question
Whether you’re planning a weekend away or asking at home over breakfast, the borrowed ring gives you something to mark the occasion. How you make the moment yours is entirely up to you.
4. Choose Your Forever Ring Together
After the proposal, you can explore engagement rings as a couple. Try on different designs, compare the details and choose a ring that feels right for the person wearing it.
Keep the Surprise, Take Away the Guesswork
Choosing an engagement ring for someone else means making several personal decisions at once. You might know which jewellery they wear every day, but that doesn’t necessarily tell you the diamond shape, setting or metal they’d choose for an engagement ring.
A placeholder proposal ring takes that decision out of the planning. You can focus on what you want to say and how you want to ask, without trying to quietly investigate their ring preferences beforehand.
It also means you can keep the proposal a surprise even if choosing the final ring together has always been part of the plan.
Make Choosing the Ring Part of Your Story
There’s something to look forward to after the “yes”: finding the ring together.
Trying on engagement rings can reveal preferences that photographs alone don’t capture. A shape that caught your eye online might feel different on your hand. A simple solitaire might become the favourite after you’ve arrived expecting to choose something more detailed.
Shopping together gives you space to explore those possibilities. You can talk through your budget, compare designs and consider how the ring will fit into everyday life, from the jewellery it will sit alongside to how it feels to wear.
For the person proposing, it’s a chance to be involved without having to know every answer in advance. For the person wearing the ring, it’s an opportunity to choose a piece they’ll love putting on each day.
Discover Something Borrowed in Australia
Something Borrowed is available at participating Diamonds Factory stores across Australia, with a proposal ring you can borrow for free and a team ready to explain the next steps.
If you’re ready to ask but want to choose the forever ring together, start with an appointment.
Book your Something Borrowed appointment
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You know you want to ask. You might even have a place in mind, a few words rehearsed and a plan for keeping it all a surprise. Choosing the engagement ring, though, can bring its own questions. Which diamond shape would they love? Would they choose yellow gold or platinum? Have those hints been hints at all?
With Something Borrowed from Diamonds Factory, you can borrow a beautiful placeholder proposal ring for free, then choose your forever engagement ring together afterwards.
Available at participating Diamonds Factory stores across Australia, the service gives you a ring for the moment you ask and the freedom to make the lasting choice as a couple.
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The proposal can be a surprise. The ring you’ll wear forever can be a decision you make together.
What Is a Placeholder Proposal Ring?
A placeholder proposal ring is a ring you use to pop the question before choosing the final engagement ring. It lets you keep the proposal under wraps without having to decide on every detail of a piece your partner will wear for years to come.
Perhaps you’ve never discussed engagement rings. Perhaps your partner has very particular taste, or has mentioned wanting to be involved. A placeholder ring gives you something to present when you ask, while leaving room for them to discover what they love.
With Something Borrowed, that proposal ring is free to borrow. You can plan the surprise knowing the forever ring is a choice still to come.
How Does Something Borrowed Work?
1. Book an Appointment
Visit the Something Borrowed booking page to arrange an appointment at a participating Diamonds Factory store in Australia.
2. Arrange Your Borrowed Proposal Ring
At your appointment, the team will guide you through the service and help you arrange a placeholder ring for your proposal. It’s also an opportunity to ask questions and discuss your plans.
3. Pop the Question
Whether you’re planning a weekend away or asking at home over breakfast, the borrowed ring gives you something to mark the occasion. How you make the moment yours is entirely up to you.
4. Choose Your Forever Ring Together
After the proposal, you can explore engagement rings as a couple. Try on different designs, compare the details and choose a ring that feels right for the person wearing it.
Keep the Surprise, Take Away the Guesswork
Choosing an engagement ring for someone else means making several personal decisions at once. You might know which jewellery they wear every day, but that doesn’t necessarily tell you the diamond shape, setting or metal they’d choose for an engagement ring.
A placeholder proposal ring takes that decision out of the planning. You can focus on what you want to say and how you want to ask, without trying to quietly investigate their ring preferences beforehand.
It also means you can keep the proposal a surprise even if choosing the final ring together has always been part of the plan.
Make Choosing the Ring Part of Your Story
There’s something to look forward to after the “yes”: finding the ring together.
Trying on engagement rings can reveal preferences that photographs alone don’t capture. A shape that caught your eye online might feel different on your hand. A simple solitaire might become the favourite after you’ve arrived expecting to choose something more detailed.
Shopping together gives you space to explore those possibilities. You can talk through your budget, compare designs and consider how the ring will fit into everyday life, from the jewellery it will sit alongside to how it feels to wear.
For the person proposing, it’s a chance to be involved without having to know every answer in advance. For the person wearing the ring, it’s an opportunity to choose a piece they’ll love putting on each day.
Discover Something Borrowed in Australia
Something Borrowed is available at participating Diamonds Factory stores across Australia, with a proposal ring you can borrow for free and a team ready to explain the next steps.
If you’re ready to ask but want to choose the forever ring together, start with an appointment.
Book your Something Borrowed appointment