FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Popping the Question on a Budget is Easier Than Ever with Online Jeweler Whiteflash.com HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 19, 2008 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Finding the right person to spend the rest of your life with is hard enough; asking her to marry you should be the easy part. But with a stalled economy making headlines every day, is it possible to find the perfect diamond ring if you're on a budget? With online jeweler Whiteflash.com, the answer is yes. *(PHOTO 72dpi: www.Send2Press.com/mediaboom/08-1119-Whiteflash_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption: Whiteflash helps find the perfect diamond ring on a budget.) If you're thinking about asking your girlfriend to marry you with a diamond ring, you're in good company. IDEX Online Research estimates that 84 percent of all brides-to-be received a diamond engagement ring in 2006, up from 83 percent in the previous year. This number keeps rising for good reason: What would a proposal be without a dazzling diamond to make her eyes light up? Regardless of what the economy looks like, grooms are sticking to the traditional advice about spending two to three months' salary on a diamond engagement ring. The average cost of rings has risen as salaries have increased: from $2,909 in 1995 to $4,146 in 2005, according to Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants (ACPWC). The reason? Unlike other investments, the economy doesn't take a toll on the value of a diamond. Stocks may rise and fall, but a diamond is forever. No matter what the economy looks like, when guys find the woman of their dreams, they want to give her a diamond engagement ring. More grooms are discovering that the secret to finding a great ring on a budget is to shop on the Internet, where prices are transparent. Forrester Research reports that online jewelry sales reached $2 billion in 2003 and are expected to rise to $8 billion this year. That's because with premier online jewelry sites like Whiteflash.com, men can custom design a ring especially for their girlfriends-splurging on the characteristics that are important to them and saving money on the areas that aren't. It's a much better deal than simply choosing from a few high-priced options at a brick-and-mortar store. A study by The Wedding Report suggests that style and cost are the driving factors behind ring selection. And when you shop online, you get a much better selection of inventory in your price range, whether that's $1,000 or $10,000. And at whiteflash.com, everything you see on the web site is in stock and ready to be shipped directly to your doorstep - for free. So when you're ready to pop the question, remember that you really can purchase a ring that will take her breath away on any budget. Shop smart-shop online! More information: http://www.Whiteflash.com. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2008. NEWS SOURCE: Whiteflash Diamonds / Whiteflash.com # # # // RELEASE END // MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info below not for publication online or in print ] Ashley Bailey Marketing Director Whiteflash.com +1-877-612-6770 ABailey @ Whiteflash.com //Note to Editors - Photos: For print resolution images, please contact the above media contact. eMediaKit(TM) for Whiteflash Diamonds, with RSS feed: http://profiles.send2press.com/Whiteflash_Diamonds.shtml ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2008-11-1119-006P.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2008-11-1119-006P.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com. ......... NOVEMBER 2008 Press Release / S-NAB AG1/3 TX / IND: ENT FASH JEWL SHOP WEB / agency = / ytv = / pre =