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1·I did freelance10 writing for Bridal Guide in those days, and more often than not11 there was a girl working at the store who was engaged.

那个时候，我是《婚礼指南》的自由撰稿人，而在书店里工作的女孩中常常有已经订婚的。

2·Inflated expectations (mostly on the part of the bride-to-be) about that all-important ring have also pushed prices higher, says Elena Mauer, a senior associate editor at Bridal Guide magazine.

对这件非常重要的结婚戒指过高的期望(主要是准新娘)也对结婚戒指价格的飙升起了推波助澜的作用，《婚礼指南》杂志的高级副主编埃莱娜·莫尔说。