Weddingbee Blog

I have a tattoo on my left shoulder blade, too. I can’t imagine not wearing a strapless dress (straps bother me too much), so I’m getting theater grade cover up to cover up my tattoo. I love my tattoo, but I don’t want it in my wedding pictures.

I’m completely with Felicity on this one!! Personally, I’m not all that adament about having a mined diamond. And man-made diamonds are only a fraction of the cost, which I love. I think they are just as pretty as a mined diamond is! And I’m not all about the cost….as long as it’s sparkly, I’m happy! So I could really care less about having an expensive ring. As long as we both like it, and it fits in our budget, I’m happy.

As for the tattoo, my friend has one that covers her shoulder, because she needed something that would cover the tattoo she had previously…heh. But for her wedding, she had someone hide it with makeup…and it worked phenomenally well. It can run expensive depending on where you go.

Re: tattoos, check out ww.jkpblog.com and scroll down to Emily & Aaron. The bride wore a strapless dress that showed off her tattoos and you can see the photographer was in heaven with how beautiful and unique she was.

Milka…
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My maid of honor has a tattoo on her shoulder blade, and she is going to cover it up by air-brushing it.

I think the ring is just a symbolism of the promise and commitment of a life together. Stay focus on the symbolism of the ring rather than the value of the ring. My ring is a pretty pink sapphire that’s affordable and unique!

Alisa,
My fiance and I just got engaged after months of searching for the right ring. I was dead set on finding a diamond alternative because of the environmental and social reasons to not buy a real diamond and because I thought it was outrageous to spend so much on something so little. Be careful, I found out the synthetically created diamonds are little more than cubic zirconia. Moissanite may be a good option for you. It was the best thing we found. You may also consider estate or second hand stones.
-Kate
p.s. After much research I discoved legit diamonds (not conflict) are actually very important to certain economies. I also found out that the De Beers company spends millions of dollars to minimize any environmental impact they have and to purchase large amount of land as wilderness preserves in the countries they mine it. I figured we would be doing more good than harm buying a diamond. He proposed to me with a gorgeus princess cut stone. I love people’s reaction when they find out we are now engaged and I can’t imagine it would be the same without an actual diamond.