Comments on: Ceremony Details II

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:21:04 +0000

Thanks for all your comments regarding my engagement ring.

@Professional B’maid – I love aquamarines too and was so pleased when I first saw the ring.

@Bells – I think you do ‘get used’ to the e-ring after a while. I now can wear other jewellery again but for a good few months I thought it looked too much. I think a wedding ring/e-ring on one hand and a signet ring on the other can look very nice.

@Rick – it is. An eternity ring would make a lovely gift down the line at a big anniversary.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:25:27 +0000

Love the look of your engagement ring. Not everyone wants a traditional diamond, and the stone looks gorgeous. And glad to see that you chose platinum, as you can get it refinished over and over.

And isn’t a ring on each hand every girl’s dream? :)

By: Bells

Bells — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:10:39 +0000

Such a beautiful ring Rachel!
I’m actually having a similar dilema as M – I haven’t worn my family signet ring since I got engaged as it just feels like too much bling and I’m jsut not used to it! This is despite my boy getting me a gold e-ring to match it. Maybe I’ll try it on the other hand and see that works!

By: The Professional Bridesmaid

The Professional Bridesmaid — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:15:03 +0000

Your e-ring is beautiful. Very unique! I love aquamarines so it's so nice to see one used in an e-ring. The Professional Bridesmaid’s most recent blog post: Feature Friday: Confetti Films

By: Amanda P.

Amanda P. — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:41:41 +0000

@Rachel – I’m sure you are right…once you put it that way, it only makes sense that it would grow on me. :)

By: rachel

rachel — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:37:15 +0000

@Amanda P – I guess as M doesn’t wear any jewellery apart from that ring he is not used to it. It took me a while to start wearing other jewellery with my e-ring but I am now happy to wear rings on my other hand again. Perhaps once he is used to his wedding ring he will wear the other ring again as well.

Your plans for your wedding band sounds like you are making the best of the ring. Perhaps when the wedding has taken place and the ring has meaning and a day of memories attached to it, it will, as you say “grow on you”!

By: Amanda P.

Amanda P. — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:29:50 +0000

@Rachel – I think you’re right…I wanted to have the option to wear the rings separately; however, now I plan to have them soldered together. They do look beautiful together, I’m just not a fan of the wedding band by itself. Also, it seems to distract from the beautiful cathedral setting. The way the band was made, we could even set diamonds into it if we want in the future and they would cascade down the sides, so we’ll see if it “grows on me.”

FH wears a “practice” ring and has an order of engineers ring on his pinky as well. He will probably ditch the practice ring, but keep the other ring. It’s funny how something like that is such a hard decision…especially for men, it surprises me. :)

By: rachel

rachel — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:19:37 +0000

@Amanda P – It can sometimes be frustrating when craftspeople insist they know better! I guess what you could do is just take her word for it and then perhaps when you are wearing it every day it will start to feel ‘right’. As you say, there is always room for another option in an eternity band for an anniversary.

That was always a thought of mine, that if I had a plain band for a wedding band, I could have a more decorated band on the other side as an eternity ring at some point in the future.

Our other ring question is whether M should stop wearing his signet ring {a plain gold and white band} he has always worn on his little finger. I think he should continue to wear it, just on the other hand, he thinks he should only wear one ring. Endless discussions!

By: Amanda P.

Amanda P. — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:07:31 +0000

Rachel – I wanted something similar, just a plain round band in the same width as my e-ring. Unfortunately, the goldsmith didn’t really agree and made it come up a bit with the e-ring…it’s ok for now, but FH knows I’m not in love with it and knows my love for eternity bands, so hopefully for an anniversary or something. ;)

By: rachel

rachel — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:02:07 +0000

All your rings sound fab!

I decided just to go with a straight band rather than having a curve put in it. I rather like the imperfection of 2 rings which don’t quite sit together. The e-ring’s stones are deliberately set quite high though to allow for a plain band to sit next to/underneath the stones slightly anyway. I also wanted the band to look nice on it’s own so I don’t always *have* to wear them both together.

So we pick them up next week and then we only have to wait a month to wear them!