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June 3, 2011!
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wedding bands
So...FI and I went to look at wedding bands yesterday. I know this is a decision I'll have to make on my own, but figured it might help posting here too. I am torn between a simple thin, knife's edge, platinum band and a knife's edge channel set platinum band. There's a good $1500 difference for the diamonds, but I really adore this band.
FI told me that I should get the more expensive one if that's what I like because I'll be wearing it my whole life, "so that works out to less than 12 cents per day." haha. I understand that it's an investment. I guess I'm just uncomfortable spending the money on myself, knowing we're paying for the wedding, the honeymoon, etc. Has anyone else struggled with this?
I do like both bands very much. I guess my thinking is: I like both so I should buy the less expensive, though I do like the channel-set one better. I think I also have guilt about already having an incredibly sparkly and expensive ring already...
Thoughts?
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Re: wedding bands
another thought, get just the band now and wait for the diamond band for an anniversary gift down the road.. you can always stack your rings! my e ring is a 3 stone princess cut and we had a hard time finding a band that fits the shape and that i like (that was actually the tricky part) .. so when we did.. a nine round cut stone curved band with a milled edge, i wanted to buy two! to put one on each side of my e ring.. so we bought the one and my future hubby said wait a couple years for an anniversary to get the next one. Its just a thought for you ... and it would be like you aren't actually saying no, you are just saying not now.
When we went looking, we just picked out what we liked and did not look at price until the decision was made. We wanted to make sure we got something we will love forever without price weighing our decisions.
I say go for it if you really love it!
[QUOTE]I'm having a simular problem. We just went to look at bands, and my ring is an emerald and a ..marquis? cut. Like.. < /> and they didn't have anything that fit it. Which is odd, but anyway..so I can either do custom, which is very expensive and I think would look odd to have a band with a < in it (what do you think?) or get a different band and wear my engagement ring on the other hand. Sucky. So, what do you guys think?
Posted by shandorfml2[/QUOTE]
<div>My engagement ring is three oval cut diamonds, and I would also need a custom band with a v to get it to fit flush. I don't think it will look odd with both on, but I will probably wear only my wedding band sometimes (like I explained in my earlier post in this thread), and I agree with you that it will look odd on its own. I am thinking about trying to wear a plain band with it, and switch my e ring to my other hand if it looks like it's causing any damage. You can also get your two rings soldered together. They could probably put little spacers in or something to keep them the right distance apart and prevent them from rubbing. </div>
</div>In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_maine_wedding-bands?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:98Discussion:6e067b7d-aa40-41e4-8a07-f33b147c6257Post:8a957536-02c9-464a-918d-3f0d3a89984f">Re: wedding bands</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: wedding bands : My engagement ring is three oval cut diamonds, and I would also need a custom band with a v to get it to fit flush. I don't think it will look odd with both on, but I will probably wear only my wedding band sometimes (like I explained in my earlier post in this thread), and I agree with you that it will look odd on its own. I am thinking about trying to wear a plain band with it, and switch my e ring to my other hand if it looks like it's causing any damage. You can also get your two rings soldered together. They could probably put little spacers in or something to keep them the right distance apart and prevent them from rubbing.
Posted by jessicabessica[/QUOTE]
But, if you are only going to get one, you should get the one you really want. After all is said and done, the only thing that is left from your wedding day, aside from memories, are the photos and the rings. In my opinion those are the two most important "investments," wedding-wise. You said you "adore" the diamond band. That says it all to me!