It Don’t Mean A Thing If You Ain’t Got That Ring

Mrs. Hummingbird

Mrs. Hummingbird, Toronto Age and Occupation: 25, Publishing Coordinator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Videogame Designer/Cartoonist Engagement Date: May 4, 2007 Wedding Date: June 28, 2008 Blogging Since: September 18, 2007 Venue: A garden wedding followed by a tented reception on Mr. Hummingbird's father's property. About Me: I’m a pop culture loving, vintage obsessed foodie living in Canada’s biggest city with my fantastic fiancé and our lovable fluffy cat Bettie. I’m stoked to marry my best friend and to throw what I hope will be the most fun and colourful party of our lives.

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April 30th, 2008 @ 4:18 pm by Mrs. Hummingbird

After putting it off for months, Mr. Hum and I finally bit the bullet this past weekend and picked out our rings. We had looked at some conventional jewellery stores, but in the end, we decided to go with Kalupe, a Toronto jeweler we’d known of for a while and who Mr. Hum had dealt with a few years ago when he purchased a beautiful necklace for my 23rd birthday (I’ve worn it constantly since I got it, I love it so much).

Because we were looking for something a little original and funky, their pieces were perfect for us. Not only are they customizable, but many take their cue from historical designs dating back as far as the 5th century which I totally love. I mean how cool is it to think that something you’re making the commitment to wear for the rest of your life has endured for so many years?

Anyway, as for what we ended up choosing, I’m not spilling the beans on the specifics just yet, but suffice it to say Mr. Hum picked out a band design he liked and I am getting a customized version, using the same design motif but modified for my smaller hands.

The wax mold version of my ring should hopefully be ready in a couple of days to go check out (squee!) but for now, I’ll leave you readers with a couple of teaser pics of our jeweler’s custom work.

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I know we’re not the first ones to pick atypical rings, so I’m curious - what kind of wedding bands did you and your fiance/husband go for? What played a factor in what you picked?

(All photographs taken from www.kalupe.com )

10 Responses to “It Don’t Mean A Thing If You Ain’t Got That Ring”

beanchar says:

Pretty, pretty stuff! Can’t wait to see what you picked.

(Our non-traditional pick was my engagement ring, which most people would say looks more like a wedding ring than an e-ring.)

4/30/08 at 4:38 pm (reply)

sup says:

My fiance and I picked atypical rings, too. They’re both from the Atlas collection at Tiffany’s, but mine is huge with cutout portions, and his is darker, thinner and “solid.” The only way they match is that they each have the Roman Numerals on them. So far, I’ve gotten mixed reactions, i.e. they don’t look like wedding bands. But hey, that’s us. Plus, I’ve always wanted a chunky wedding band.

I think your rings are beautiful.

4/30/08 at 4:41 pm (reply)

Arivechi says:

Nice! We’re going custom-ish too.

something like this from Jade Moran: http://jademoran.com/album/jmj/2.html?p=3

Leaves are our theme.

4/30/08 at 4:54 pm (reply)

Linda says:

We choose an etsy seller (Shade Jeweler) to make us matching rings. They are bands, no stones. Just like I wanted.

4/30/08 at 5:26 pm (reply)

Best Lady says:

We went with pretty plain, standard bands except for the fact they’re made out of aircraft-grade titanium.

4/30/08 at 5:41 pm (reply)

sillyinphilly says:

i’m a vintage lover, so both my engagement ring and wedding band are antiques from the 1920s. i love how unique they look and can only imagine what the people who wore them before me must have been like. They aren’t a matching set, but look really nice together. All around they just feel perfectly me.

4/30/08 at 5:59 pm (reply)

peachy says:

My only request of my ring was that it be ‘existing’ gold and gems (I have a soapbox that I will politely stay off of). So I found an estate jewelry store to send my fiance-to-be, who picked out a beautiful, ‘re-found’ engagement ring. We went back for our wedding rings, and serendipitously they happened to have a band that looks designed to match. Seriously, I’m so happy that we went that route, because I ended up with rings much more unique and beautiful than I would have created in custom work.

4/30/08 at 6:03 pm (reply)

sdjaxies says:

those are BEAUTIFUL. man, another great reason to live in canada.
my fiance had my e-ring made by a local jeweler with small diamonds from my mother’s wedding ring and a large diamond from an estate sale (shiny AND guilt free!) the only problem now is finding a wedding band that’ll go with it…we’ll probably return to the same guy and see what ideas he has

4/30/08 at 8:25 pm (reply)

CarolineG says:

My engagement ring is “unusual” in that the main stone is a sapphire instead of a diamond, white gold, with a pave halo setting and pave diamonds on the band. Gorgeous! What will be my wedding band was a favorite ring of my grandmother’s, a sapphire and diamond anniversary band. They are absolutely perfect for my style!

4/30/08 at 9:23 pm (reply)

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bearbride says:

the last one looks like mine! it’s a vintage ring - his grandmother’s aunts. except mine has two tiny diamonds on either side, and a holey filigree pattern.

5/1/08 at 7:42 am (reply)