I need some advice/help/guidance and may be I'm just venting. So we had a custom band designed a few weeks ago with a local jeweler to mimic a wedding band I am in love with that I felt was just too expensive. We went to go see it on Saturday afternoon, not only was it only ok, they said they could some additions to it, but the price was really only $250 away from the ring I really wanted. He said he would be able to do it for 40% less. So I'm disappointed that ring is just really not going to work out. The quality of the custom ring compared to the original was just not worth the price we felt. We also went back to visit the jewelry store to try on the dream ring again to see, if after almost 1 1/2 months of not seeing and trying on other rings if it was still as in love with it. Of course I was. We've already looked at so many rings I don't know what else is out there that I could possibly fall in love with more.
There was another ring I kind of liked that was half the cost of my dream, it's pretty but I feel like I'm settling if I get it. I really want the ring I fell in love with, it's just way more than I wanted to spend. FI was ok with buying it and has been from the start. I feel so badly for wanting it too. It almost makes me feel like a spoiled brat. I'm getting a gorgeous wedding, an awesome honeymoon and I feel like the ring is asking for too much. Yes we are paying for everything except the RD ourselves, but still I feel like I'm being spoiled somehow. I also know I'll be wearing this ring every day and I want to love it. I'm really tempted to just stop shopping for rings and tell FI to do whatever he wants....
Just needed to vent really....For those who are married? How do you feel about your wedding band?