{"id":23241,"date":"2018-04-17T09:16:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T13:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=23241"},"modified":"2023-07-01T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T15:24:49","slug":"the-cheapest-1-carat-diamond-wedding-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/the-cheapest-1-carat-diamond-wedding-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CHEAPEST 1 CARAT DIAMOND WEDDING SETS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Cheapest-1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets.gif\" alt=\"The Cheapest 1 Carat Diamond Wedding Sets\" title=\"The Cheapest 1 Carat Diamond Wedding Sets\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23247\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>She wants a 1 carat?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Who doesn&#8217;t!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBut 1 carat diamond solitaires are <strong>expensive<\/strong>. The normal prices usually start around $4,500 (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1&#038;CaratTo=30&#038;Color=H,G,F,E,D&#038;Clarity=SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF,FL&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;advancedParameter=Polish&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Shape=round&#038;Polish=&#038;Symmetry=&#038;Lab=&#038;Flour=&#038;DepthFrom=45&#038;DepthTo=80&#038;TableFrom=40&#038;TableTo=83?a_aid=JSDG\">as seen here at James Allen<\/a>) and up for a <strong>half-way decent quality<\/strong>. And then, you still have to buy<strong> the wedding band!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s quite a chunk of change.<\/h2>\n<p>\nAll that value is accumulated into one single stone, and that <strong>always costs more<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>So the trick to saving money&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Is to Split the Carat Weight up!<\/h2>\n<p>\nBuying a wedding set (which means <strong>both pieces<\/strong>; the <strong>engagement ring<\/strong> and the <strong>wedding band<\/strong>) at the same time, with more, but smaller diamonds (that still <strong>equal 1.00 carat total weight<\/strong>) is a sure-fire way to cut the price tag down <strong>by thousands<\/strong>. Generally these sets are called &#8220;<strong>clusters<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;<strong>illusion heads<\/strong>&#8220;, and many have tons and tons of tiny diamonds, but it&#8217;s the carat weight that matters. She&#8217;ll still get her &#8220;<strong>1 carat dream diamond<\/strong>&#8220;, and you&#8217;ll <strong>keep some money in the bank<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>The Wedding Set Deals&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nSo what are some of <strong>the best deals<\/strong> from across the country? I checked with all the big <strong>national-chain jewelry stores<\/strong> and this is what I found&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n(Also take note that I did try to only show <strong>genuine diamond rings<\/strong> (not <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.2204121&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helzberg.com%2Fsearch.do%3Fquery%3Dmoissanite%2Bengagment%2Brings\">Moissanite<\/a>), rings having <strong>2 pieces<\/strong>; the engagement and wedding band, and only rings with <strong>diamond centers<\/strong> (not semi-mounts, meaning you would also have to buy the center stone separately). <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>So here we go&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Kay Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/h2>\n<p>\n(And <strong>CTW means carat total weight<\/strong>; the weight of all the diamonds in both rings <strong>added up together<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/2767825\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.kay.com\/en\/kaystore\/bridal-sets-101499--1\/1014990000\/101488\/1\/0\/Product+Offer+Price\/0\/101488.101499\/20\/false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Kay-Jewelers.jpg\" alt=\"Kay Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" title=\"Kay Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" width=\"640\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Kay-Jewelers.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Kay-Jewelers-86x100.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Kay-Jewelers-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/2767825\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.kay.com\/en\/kaystore\/bridal-sets-101499--1\/1014990000\/101488\/1\/0\/Product+Offer+Price\/0\/101488.101499\/20\/false\">Get these 1 CTW Wedding Sets from Kay Jewelers HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Helzberg Diamond Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.2204121&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helzberg.com%2Fcategory%2Fengagement%2Fbridal%2Bsets.do%3Fc%3D22.5656%26stonetype%3DDiamond%26sortby%3DpriceAscend%26page%3Dall\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Helzberg-Jewelers.jpg\" alt=\"Helzberg Diamond Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" title=\"Helzberg Diamond Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" width=\"640\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Helzberg-Jewelers.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Helzberg-Jewelers-86x100.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Helzberg-Jewelers-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.2204121&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helzberg.com%2Fcategory%2Fengagement%2Fbridal%2Bsets.do%3Fc%3D22.5656%26stonetype%3DDiamond%26sortby%3DpriceAscend%26page%3Dall\">Get these 1 CTW Wedding Sets from Helzberg Diamond Jewelers HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Jareds 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/2767825\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.jared.com\/en\/jaredstore\/bridal-sets-101535--1\/1015350000\/101524\/1\/0\/Product+Offer+Price\/0\/101524.101535\/20\/false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Jareds.jpg\" alt=\"Jareds 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" title=\"Jareds 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" width=\"640\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Jareds.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Jareds-86x100.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Jareds-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/2767825\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.jared.com\/en\/jaredstore\/bridal-sets-101535--1\/1015350000\/101524\/1\/0\/Product+Offer+Price\/0\/101524.101535\/20\/false\">Get these 1 CTW Wedding Sets from Jareds HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Zales 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.140624089&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Zales-Jewelers.jpg\" alt=\"Zales 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" title=\"Zales 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" width=\"640\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Zales-Jewelers.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Zales-Jewelers-86x100.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Zales-Jewelers-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.140624089&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1\">Get these 1 CTW Wedding Sets from Zales HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Fred Meyer Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.139660370&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredmeyerjewelers.com%2FCategories%2FEW_Sets.aspx%3FINTCID%3DNav_Wedding_WeddingSets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Cheapest-1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Fred-Meyer-Jewelers.jpg\" alt=\"Fred Meyer Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" title=\"Fred Meyer Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets\" width=\"640\" height=\"747\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Cheapest-1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Fred-Meyer-Jewelers.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Cheapest-1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Fred-Meyer-Jewelers-86x100.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Cheapest-1-Carat-Diamond-Wedding-Sets-From-Fred-Meyer-Jewelers-257x300.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.139660370&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredmeyerjewelers.com%2FCategories%2FEW_Sets.aspx%3FINTCID%3DNav_Wedding_WeddingSets\">Get these 1 CTW Wedding Sets from Fred Meyer Jewelers HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n(<strong>P.S.<\/strong> These prices were good at the date of this post. Some of the items shown were on <strong>sale or highly discounted<\/strong>, so <strong>the prices and availability may change at anytime<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n<p>\nSplitting the weight up can <strong>drastically reduce price<\/strong> as low as $720. <strong>WOW!<\/strong> The average price for a budget set is around <strong>$2,000<\/strong>&#8230; Which is great, considering you don&#8217;t have to buy anything more. You already have the engagement ring and the wedding ring! <strong>You&#8217;re done!<\/strong> Get engaged! <strong>Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s a win-win for everyone!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Including your pocket book<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>So check out these wedding set deals today:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/2767825\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.kay.com\/en\/kaystore\/bridal-sets-101499--1\/1014990000\/101488\/1\/0\/Product+Offer+Price\/0\/101488.101499\/20\/false\">Kay Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.2204121&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helzberg.com%2Fcategory%2Fengagement%2Fbridal%2Bsets.do%3Fc%3D22.5656%26stonetype%3DDiamond%26sortby%3DpriceAscend%26page%3Dall\">Helzberg 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/2767825\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.jared.com\/en\/jaredstore\/bridal-sets-101535--1\/1015350000\/101524\/1\/0\/Product+Offer+Price\/0\/101524.101535\/20\/false\">Jareds 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.140624089&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1\">Zales 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/track.flexlinkspro.com\/a.ashx?foid=1097690.139660370&#038;foc=1&#038;fot=9999&#038;fos=1&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fredmeyerjewelers.com%2FCategories%2FEW_Sets.aspx%3FINTCID%3DNav_Wedding_WeddingSets\">Fred Meyer Jewelers 1 CTW Wedding Sets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBecause <strong>a 1 carat is a 1 carat<\/strong>, is it not?<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>She wants a 1 carat? Who doesn&#8217;t! But 1 carat diamond solitaires are expensive. The normal prices usually start around $4,500 (as seen here at James Allen) and up for a half-way decent quality. And <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/the-cheapest-1-carat-diamond-wedding-sets\/\" title=\"THE CHEAPEST 1 CARAT DIAMOND WEDDING SETS\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}