fake rings on honeymoon??

ceecee123 · July 2009

I have heard from a few ladies that they wore a fake engagement ring and wedding band on their honeymoon. Does anyone plan on doing this? Has anyone lost their rings or had them stolen while on their honeymoon? TIA

jenvalet · July 2009

I wouldn't worry about it. I wore mine the entire 2 weeks were away and never had an issue.

hrchic · July 2009

We wore ours and had no problems at all.

chrissyvcm · July 2009

There were a few times where we didn't feel comfortable wearing ours during different excursions. Mostly because we felt like we might damage them, or possibly lose them in the water. We also felt like they were a bit too flashy to wear in some of the towns that we visited, so we took them off and left them in our hotel safe. It didn't make us any less married to not have rings on.

alithebride · July 2009

dh and i visit the caribbean a few times a year and swim in pools all the time. i dont know where this ? comes from really. do you never swim at home? does your ring not fit properly? i've never had a problem and leave mine on all the time-pools, oceans, hot tubs, cenotes etc...if it fits you properly you won't have a problem.for snorkeling-if there is a chance of barracuda you should leave any and all sparkly.shiny things in the hotel safe. they're attracted to it. oh and for the purpose of theft-the thief won't know it's fake either until you're face down on the sidewalk watching him run off with your ring that you were just mugged for. makes no sense to me. unless you mean from your room-in which case is why the safe's there.

Michelle-1010 · July 2009

My fiance and I are going to Paris for our honeymoon and I have read several reviews that gypsies are bad in the tourist areas and will try to convince you that your ring fell on the ground to distract you so that they may rob you. If your ring is like mine, one of a kind and irreplaceable even with insurance (my stone was special ordered, special cut and designed) I would not wear it. We are going to buy $15 dollar bands that you can pick up at Target or online to wear. I don't want to loose something my fiance took so much time and consideration in getting for me. Especially because the day he gave it to me, after asking me to marry him, said if you loose that I can never replace it not because of money but because of the trouble I went through to get it. He had me so paranoid I didn't want to wear it, lol.Hope this helps[url=http://<a href="http://www.theweddingticker.com" rel='nofollow'>www.theweddingticker.com</a>][img]<a href="http://www.theweddingticker.com/ticker/27842.png" rel='nofollow'>http://www.theweddingticker.com/ticker/27842.png</a>[/img]

kaesha · July 2009

Robbed by Gypsies, huh? That sounds like the plot of a bad book. I've never experienced anything like that in Europe! My Dad was almost mugged in Paris because he was wearing a leather jacket though, so maybe you should leave that at home... I think the basic truth about getting robbed is that it can happen anywhere. I've experienced more violence in my home city than I ever have overseas, probably because when I travel, I try to be really observant of the crowd I'm in. If you're in a big crowd of tourists, watch who's moving through the crowds. Get a sensible purse that has lots of interior pockets that would take someone a while to get into. Get you guy to carry his wallet in his front pocket, 'cause that's a lot harder to pickpocket.As for rings - I wouldn't get a fake ring, that just strikes me as a meaningless waste of 15 bucks. You know you're married, why wear a fake ring to prove it to people in a different country? I'll spend most of my honeymoon without mine on; I lose things too easily and I'll be spending a lot of time in the water.

Jay&Marissa · July 2009

I did a lot of walking around Paris last summer and felt safe wearing my engagement ring

Moneypenny424 · July 2009

I always find this question a little funny. I would never wear a fake ring. If I was traveling somewhere unsafe (which I sometimes do related to work or research), then I wouldn't bring my e-ring. And I mean like, staying in a favela in Rio or something. You'll be fine. I don't swim in my e-ring because it is kind of delicate and I can be clumsy. I lock things in hotel safes all the time and never have problems.

lyndausvi · July 2009

I walked around Paris on my honeymoon with my one of a kind, custom made with a family stone with no problem at all. Now shiit does happen. But it can happen in your everyday life just as easily as on vacation.

Allison&Donnie · July 2009

I NEVER take my ring off. I have sml finger bases and bigger knuckles so it never will slide off. So I dont ever have to worry about it. HOWEVER DO NOT LEAVE YOUR STUFF IN THE SAFE BECAUSE HOUSEKEEPING CAN STILL GET INTO IT AT SOME PLACES!I took my ring off while scuba diving once, and kept it hidden in our room. Shiny object DO attract sea creatures

LoLoWedsM · July 2009

I think it just depends. Many honeymoon spots are in 3rd world countries and you have to take precautions. I personally am not going to take my ering because it would ruin my HM if I lost it and I don't want to take that risk. As for having a dummy ring I think that is a little overkill although it used to be comon practice in the early 20th century. I am just going to wear my wedding band and if I lost it it would not be devistating to me.

Mrs.C4/07 · July 2009

I bought a $15 ring from Dillard's. We were headed to Bora Bora and with the amount of water activities we were doing, it was worth our peace of mind of getting a fake ring. I didn't want to keep taking my real rings on and off and putting them in the safe. I also did not want to have naked fingers so this was a good compromise. I actually got a compliment on my fake ring at the airport....hehehe...

Mollygirl1 · July 2009

No but I had my digital camera stolen in Newark airport while going to our honeymoon last week. We just locked our rings in the safe every day while we were out on our excursions and put them back on when we got back.

Moneypenny424 · July 2009

"3rd world" does not equal unsafe.

LoLoWedsM · July 2009

You are right 3rd world does not classify any place as unsafe but as a traveler that has been to countless 3rd world countries I can say from experiance that in places where people are desperate the crime rate is higher. It is like that in the states as well.

thefuturemrsschiek · July 2009

I just wore my wedding band and left my engagement ring at home. I did not want to worry if I was going to lose or damage my engagement ring ( I have a tall setting that tends to get caught on things). My main concern was tanning oil and swimming making my ring more prone to slip off.

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