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Can we talk men's wedding bands?
Hey ladies,
Still got plenty of time to think about this and order one, but I'm curious to know more about men's wedding bands, as in, what are the pros and cons of various metals and the price range. We'd like to know now roughly how much to budget.
FI wants something simple, maybe like this:
But I'm not sure what metal to buy.
We don't want to spend a lot.
I know Titanium and Tungsten are inexpensive and durable, but I'm worried about the whole not being able to cut it off your finger thing (I've heard that at least for titanium, not sure about tungsten). FI is super nervous about anything that could potentially hurt his hands because he's an artist. That may sound like an irrational fear, but it's true.
Working with his hands, however, also means he needs something durable. Is stainless steel not durable enough? Does it not look at good?
I know white gold is pricey, but is it really durable?
What rings did/are you choosing for your FI/H?
*edit for spelling
Still got plenty of time to think about this and order one, but I'm curious to know more about men's wedding bands, as in, what are the pros and cons of various metals and the price range. We'd like to know now roughly how much to budget.
FI wants something simple, maybe like this:
But I'm not sure what metal to buy.
We don't want to spend a lot.
I know Titanium and Tungsten are inexpensive and durable, but I'm worried about the whole not being able to cut it off your finger thing (I've heard that at least for titanium, not sure about tungsten). FI is super nervous about anything that could potentially hurt his hands because he's an artist. That may sound like an irrational fear, but it's true.
Working with his hands, however, also means he needs something durable. Is stainless steel not durable enough? Does it not look at good?
I know white gold is pricey, but is it really durable?
What rings did/are you choosing for your FI/H?
*edit for spelling
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Re: Can we talk men's wedding bands?
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FI liked that the Titanium had a more "manly" coloring to it. He was very close to getting a tungsten ring before we saw the titanium one.
We were *hoping* to stay around the $100 range, $200 at the most, so I should probably look at tungsten or titanium for that price right? I never knew that about white gold. My ring is white gold, but it's only been a year, so I haven't noticed the color changing yet.
Any recommend stores/websites for good deals?
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[QUOTE]I didn't choose my husband's ring. People do this? He picked out exactly what he wanted.
Posted by Joy2611[/QUOTE]
Well ultimately he'll pick out what he wants, but I wanted to know more about the different metals (he doesn't know much about it either), and I also wanted to have a better idea of what to budget for the ring.
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[QUOTE]I didn't choose my husband's ring. People do this? He picked out exactly what he wanted.
Posted by Joy2611[/QUOTE]
We just went shopping together. FI picked out his, and I picked out mine.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Can we talk men's wedding bands? : Well ultimately he'll pick out what he wants, but I wanted to know more about the different metals (he doesn't know much about it either), and I also wanted to have a better idea of what to budget for the ring.
Posted by monkeysip[/QUOTE]
Aha. That makes sense! My husband's first band was white gold with an engraved pattern. It was lovely. He lost it and was devastated. Now he has the cheapest of all wedding bands until we can buy another white gold. The thing is light as feather and totally unnerving. I can't remember what it's made of......
Good luck deciding!
He wanted white gold so we got it. He likes the look of it and so I got it for him. It was $1000.
This is not it exactly, but pretty close:
I bought him a Titanium ring for xmas that he wears now.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Can we talk men's wedding bands? : Aha. That makes sense! My husband's first band was white gold with an engraved pattern. It was lovely. He lost it and was devastated. Now he has the cheapest of all wedding bands until we can buy another white gold. The thing is light as feather and totally unnerving. I can't remember what it's made of...... Good luck deciding!
Posted by Joy2611[/QUOTE]
DH lost his white gold wedding band after 3 weeks ..... Anyways I bought him a new one (the same exact one), anyways it is now insured. If you do buy him another one - i would highly recommend getting it insured. While DH wedding band wasn't that much money it was still enough to piss me off. But the insurance for it is SO cheap, I wish I would have had it insured from day 1.
ETA: OP don't forget to check out overstock and Amazon for wedding bands. They are ridiculously cheap compared to the jewelry stores. Also Amazon has a great return policy - at least from their collection they do anyways.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Can we talk men's wedding bands? : DH lost his white gold wedding band after 3 weeks ..... Anyways I bought him a new one (the same exact one), anyways it is now insured. If you do buy him another one - i would highly recommend getting it insured. While DH wedding band wasn't that much money it was still enough to piss me off. But the insurance for it is SO cheap, I wish I would have had it insured from day 1.<strong> ETA: OP don't forget to check out overstock and Amazon for wedding bands. They are ridiculously cheap compared to the jewelry stores. Also Amazon has a great return policy - at least from their collection they do anyways.</strong>
Posted by amber0389[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the advice! I've never actually ordered from Overstock, but I always hear good reviews of it.
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I reccomend you look at the titanium it holds up well and can be pretty. Yellow gold, or palladium maybe a good option as well. Amazon as stated has some pretty slick deals.
There's like tons of sellers selling titanium rings for like $30 or LESS. And they have good ratings.
Would you even trust that?
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[QUOTE]So.... just browsing amazon. There's like tons of sellers selling titanium rings for like $30 or LESS. And they have good ratings. Would you even trust that?
Posted by monkeysip[/QUOTE]
I would just see who the seller is and what their return policy is.
ETA: I bought DH white gold from their Amazon.com collection. So I'm pretty sure if you buy from Amazon directly (not from another seller on amazon) they have a 30 day return policy as long as the item has not been worn.
$60 for stainless steel two tone ring
i tried to sell it here because it would cost more than we paid for to send it back and i basically got told they are worthless
luckily it was only a smalll hit but we wont be going the metal route for the next ring we buy it will be white gold.
i also didnt like the idea that they couldnt be cut off because my fiance is an electrician and thats just scary
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But, since he is quite clumsy at work & works with his hands, I got him a second ring from Overstock.com. It's tungsten and $40. He wears that to work & then switches when he comes home.
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[QUOTE]So.... just browsing amazon. There's like tons of sellers selling titanium rings for like $30 or LESS. And they have good ratings. Would you even trust that?
Posted by monkeysip[/QUOTE]
Sorry if it's already been answered, I am replying before finishing the thread. FI's ring was titanium and $48, so that seems like a reasonable amazon price.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Can we talk men's wedding bands? : DH lost his white gold wedding band after 3 weeks ..... Anyways I bought him a new one (the same exact one), anyways it is now insured. If you do buy him another one - i would highly recommend getting it insured. While DH wedding band wasn't that much money it was still enough to piss me off. But the insurance for it is SO cheap, I wish I would have had it insured from day 1. ETA: OP don't forget to check out overstock and Amazon for wedding bands. They are ridiculously cheap compared to the jewelry stores. Also Amazon has a great return policy - at least from their collection they do anyways.
Posted by amber0389[/QUOTE]
Yup - we plan on insuring his ring this time around. My rings aren't and I have no intention of doing it (for a multitude of reasons that don't need to be laid out here), but his ring is far more expensive than either of mine and the price of gold just shot up. This was all about three weeks after the wedding, too. We hadn't gotten there yet. Bad timing all around.
I felt horrible at how upset he was. He thought I was going to be mad at him. I wasn't mad at all! Just really upset that he was so upset. I told him "It's a ring, babe. It's 100% replaceable. It's not like you lost our child or something." Ha.
[QUOTE]Rlavach, your sig pic is so pretty! Is it from your wedding, and do you have more?
Posted by bunni727[/QUOTE]
Aww, thanks! Yes, we just got married 4-21 :D If you click on my bio, there is a tab with more wedding pics. About 50. Still waiting for the rest. Hehe.<div>
</div><div>This thread reminds me that I need to get that apartment insurance I wanted so I can insure my ring also. Totally forgot!</div>
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Can we talk men's wedding bands? : Aww, thanks! Yes, we just got married 4-21 :D If you click on my bio, there is a tab with more wedding pics. About 50. Still waiting for the rest. Hehe. This thread reminds me that I need to get that apartment insurance I wanted so I can insure my ring also. Totally forgot!
Posted by rlavach[/QUOTE]
Congrats! Your wedding was lovely :)
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Can we talk men's wedding bands? : Congrats! Your wedding was lovely :)
Posted by bunni727[/QUOTE]
Thanks!!
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