We’re a couple of simple tastes, really. We grow our own vegetables, bake our own bread. We recycle like it’s a mandate, and I DIY like it’s going out of style.
When it came to rings, we were pretty sure that we wanted plain, traditional gold bands. The symbolism would be heavy, and our wallets wouldn’t become as light. Easy peasy.
Witness Mr. Shortcake’s 6mm yellow gold “comfort fit” band:
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…and my 3mm “stove pipe” gold band…. NOT!

When I tried on this simple ring, Mr. Shortcake took one look at it, and shuddered. “That is SO not you,” he exclaimed, and I whooped for joy - his training was finally complete! Just joking, but seriously, the man understands me at last…
Witness my real (unsized)wedding ring:

Where my engagement ring has yellow gold borders and a white gold middle, my wedding ring ying-yangs it as a white gold band with a yellow gold inner milled edge around the nine channel set diamonds (say that five times fast!) Kind of like me - it’s a ring of dual natures.
I. LOVE. IT.
It was completely unexpected, but sometimes, you can’t stand in the way of fate, just like you can’t always plan for the future with a pancake for a brain.
What does your ring look like? Was it different than you had expected?
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