Yesterday we went to pick up our rings (they came in while I was in Dallas for the Super Bowl). FI got his, it fit perfectly, he loved it. I put mine on, and the half eternity from the engagement ring didn't line up perfectly with the half eternity from the wedding band. We ordered the matching band, yet it still didn't match up. I knew that would drive me nuts and I'm not willing to part with my e-ring for the 1-1.5 months it would take for them to custom make the band to it, so we started looking at rings again.
I ended up deciding on a channel set eternity band instead, so I don't have to worry about the diamonds matching up, and since the diamonds were smaller and the ring was on sale, we got $450 back! (The first time in this whole process where I signed a credit card slip for a credit!) But now I'm starting to think it's too blingy for me and I should have just gone with a plain band.
When we went to pick out rings the first time they didn't have any flat plain bands, so I couldn't really picture the look I wanted. But now I'm thinking if I get one made to the same thickness & width of my e-ring, it would be perfect.
I've never been one that's super flashy or into a ton of bling. The only jewelry I wear other than my e-ring are: tiny diamond studs I wear every day, a custom made peapod necklace I bought from etsy (3 peas to represent me, my mom, and my dad), and my college ring. I never even considered having diamonds on my e-ring other than the center diamond until FI proposed with this beautiful ring.
What do you guys think?
FI has been really sweet in this process saying that I should just do whatever I'll be happy with, but I'm afraid I'm going to annoy him (and our jeweler!) since I can't make up my mind! It shouldn't be this big of a deal, I know, but I want to be happy with my choice since it's something I'm going to live with forever. I just really wish they had a plain band that was similar to what I was looking for at the store so I didn't have to keep shooting in the dark!