I tried an engagement ring from Quince, the online direct-to-consumer brand. Its center stone is a 3 carat lab-grown diamond ...

There are plenty of emerald-cut engagement rings under $1,000. Maybe the stone won't be quite as big — cue Twitter freaking out at J. Lo's engagement ring and just how large it is.

21 of the Most Stunning Unconventional Engagement Rings Under $1,000. By Brooke ... a Mariah Carey engagement ring–size 35-carat rock ... sleek rose-gold ring are simple yet fashion ...

According to a 2019 survey from The Knot, the average engagement ring cost is actually somewhere around $5,900, and a good number of survey respondents (10%) said they spent less than $1,000.