How do I get the right size of wedding ring as a surprise for my fiancee?
I guessed. The ring was a little bit tight. We fixed it later. The wedding still happened! The problem with telling anyone else you plan on proposing is that they are all vectors for your future wife to find out about the proposal. I mean, if you girlfriend doesn’t wear rings now, it’s going to be pretty suspect if her sister asks her to go ring shopping.
I recently had the same issue, and here is what I did… Your girlfriend – if she is like any other woman on the planet – has mentioned SOMETHING at some time about getting engaged/married. If this is so – next time you go to the mall, make up some reason other than an engagement ring to stop at the jewelry store. I said something about a watch… While she was there, she started looking at the rings. This led to an associate coming over and trying to sell us on a ring. I played along, like I was joking, and ended up getting them to get her ring size – which I noted down in my head. It took a bit of luck, but that method worked. If that sounds unreasonable, her mother might know, or maybe some of her friends (if you trust them to not say anything). If nothing else, a ring can always be resized – so if it doesn’t fit just right, no worries, someone out there can fix it.
