Survey:  Acceptance of LGD jewellery as engagement rings 

The rising acceptance and popularity of lab-created diamond jewellery has highlighted a survey of recently married couples. The rising acceptance and popularity of lab-created diamond jewellery has highlighted a large survey of recently married couples.

The study, completed by The Knot, a wedding planning company, involved a survey of more than 10,000 US couples who got married in 2025.The 2026 Real Weddings Study found that 61 per cent of survey participants had purchased an engagement ring featuring a lab-created diamond, a 239 per cent increase since 2020.

Selection and purchase take place much closer to the proposal date. 77 per cent say they spent four months or less on the selection/purchase process, and 63 per cent purchased the ring within two months of proposing.”Ring selection is increasingly a joint effort, with 79 per cent of ring recipients participating in the process. Only 21 per cent of rings are selected without any input from the recipients, and one in four couples now shop at a retailer together before the proposal.”Around 38 per cent of participants selected a solitaire stone setting, while round (26 per cent) remained the most popular shape, followed by oval (25 per cent).

The report found that, on average, consumers paid USD$4,600 for engagement rings in 2025, a decline from the previous year. The average diamond size increased to 1.9 carats from 1.7 carats in the previous survey. 83 per cent of consumers purchased a white diamond, while moissanite and sapphire were the most popular non-diamond selections.”Research starts early, with 57 per cent of proposers beginning their ring search more than six months before the proposal,” the report explains.”