(IDEX Online) - Brides in Hong Kong expect at least a one-carat diamond in their engagement ring.And most say they'd reject a proposal outright if there was no ring at all.Those are the findings of survey of 1,226 men and women with marriage plans carried out by the e-commerce website ESDlife.The average wedding budget rose nine per cent year-on-year to by nine per cent to $49,445, after two years of decline caused by the Covid pandemic.Spending on rings and other items of wedding-related rose 17 per cent to $14,020.