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Mr. Raspberry and I have agreed to set a limit on how much we can spend on each other’s present on the day of the wedding.
I found a picture to give him some inspiration. 
Of course I know I will not be getting this exact ring (as it is $12,000!), but I thought we could see about getting something like it, or having something made.
(image via Tiffany)
Mr. Raspberry has given me a little inspiration, but no direction on where to find it…
There is a great shop in Rome that we visited several years ago that sells globes like these. They have a website, but no one in the store speaks English, so I am going to have to get creative and/or start looking in antique shops here. Do you have any other ideas?
What are/did you and your SO do for each other the day of the wedding?
The Bombay Company! Here are some options:
The third one isn’t a globe; it’s a map. I love maps!
I don’t know your budget- but maybe you could VISIT that shop in Rome :). I’m pretty sure if Joe got me tickets to Italy, I don’t know what I’d do with myself. But if its not that big a budget, I’d go with the globe if that’s his hint, and maybe to make it a little more personal, get it from that shop.
Joe has been hinting at a nice pocketwatch for a while, so I think I’m going to go that route. I never know what he’ll get me, but I’ve been hinting at a new bible with my new name engraved on the leather.
Target just started making a globe like that in their global bazaar:
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-2/qid=1170037473/ref=sr_1_2/601-6577056-8897703?ie=UTF8&asin=B000GWIBVW
It’s currently on sale for $35.
If you want something nicer, sometimes costco or sam’s club has a globe in which each country is a different mineral.
Costco certainly has a globe bar, which is kind of cool:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10030253&search=globe&Sp=S&Mo=12&cm_re=1-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&N=0&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=All&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=globe&Ntt=globe&No=2&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1
Miss Raspberry, that ring is beautiful! If the globe is meant as “inspiration” rather than as a “this is literally what Mr. Raspberry wants,” you could look into the GeoChron. My FI is obsessed with maps and globes, and the GeoChron is his ultimate dream gift. It’s a flat map that you can hang on the wall, and the cool thing is that light moves over it during the day to illuminate which parts of the world are receiving sunlight at any given point. It starts at about $1600.
The ring is lovely, but Tiffany goes nuts w/the markup on diamond jewelry. My jeweler carries several similar designs for a fraction of the price. Check out dimendscaasi.com and look at the English Collection.
i wish i could link this to your FH instead but here are some less expensive options for the ring…
I found them on amazon, and i think there may be one closer to the one above… i just had these on my wish list because i love them
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ETTK4E/ref=wl_it_dp/105-0971555-7662850?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1Y7NFT0UIC3ZD&colid=27OR6KBC068BU
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Mrs. Raspberry, DC/New York Age and Occupation in 07: 24, Owner/Chief Creative Director Fiance's Age in 07: 24, Special Investigator for the government Engagement Date: August 5, 2006 Wedding Date: July 2007 Venue: The Roycroft Inn, East Aurora NY About Me: I love wedding and event planning. I am having a great time with all of my DIY projects and can't wait to share them with all of the WeddingBee Readers (some have to wait until after our wedding)! Other favorites include: cooking, running, tennis, knitting and making crafts. Mr. Raspberry and I also have two dogs - Gewurz, a 2 year old yellow lab and Stella, a 1 year old old cock-a poo.
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