Mostly my mother and his mother. They boast about how big it is to everyone else, including my sisters and his sisters and his cousins. On his side of the family there are 4 weddings happening this year, and for some reason it became a competition between all the mothers!!! It was horrifying and embarrassing. I think all us younger brides were equally embarrassed. We spent Christmas day with his family, and the only thing I could do was keep telling everyone how happy I was and how excited I was to marry him. I can't believe they are comparing rings instead of asking me if I have plans yet anything like that. I'm pretty sure it made his younger cousin (who is engaged as well) feel bad. I made a point to ask her about her plans and give her a chance to have some spotlight.
I keep reminding my mother and MIL that the only opinion of the ring that matters is my opinion. In addition, my ring is pretty unique and my fiance and I agreed it would be best if I didn't get a wedding band added. My engagement ring will double as my wedding ring, and that doesn't seem to sit well with our family members. I don't honestly think it's that weird, and I'm wondering what everyone here's opinions were. I didn't feel I could vent about all this without seeming ungrateful or making everyone feel bad, so I just decided to insist that the money doesn't matter, but our marriage does.