Weddingbee Blog

Last week, with the delivery of my tax return from our lovely federal government and a lack of patience, I finally brought my wedding bands home.

I have to say that choosing wedding bands for myself was one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced thus far. It was such a huge decision! I plan on wearing these rings the rest of my life.

Besides the obvious hugeness of picking out something I’m going to wear forever, there was also the challenge of finding something that matched my antique engagement ring.

I have literally been hunting for wedding bands since the proposal. At first, I thought a simple white gold band was the way to go. But, the more I thought about it, the more I wanted bling next to my e-ring.

So, I went on the hunt for a diamond band that would match my e-ring.

A friend of mine has a 5 stone prong set band that really caught my eye. She thought it would look fantastic next to my ring, so we tried it out. Of course, neither of us actually put on the other’s rings. Anyway, it looked pretty good. And I thought my mind was made up, so off I went to find the perfect 5 stone band.

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I found some really nice prices online, but when I put a five stone next to my ring, something was just off. The 1/2 ctw rings were too big, and the 1/4 ctw rings didn’t fit right with my e-ring.

I kept looking.

I talked to the jeweler that found my e-ring, and sent him off on a hunt for a vintage band that matched mine. He suggested a 3 stone band.

We haven’t heard any good news from that sector, either.

The antique rings I found online were gorgeous, but either way wre out of our budget or not exactly what I had in mind. Of course, what I had in mind was a difficult thing to find, since I wasn’t actually sure what I had in mind.

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I finally decided to go to the jeweler and actually put some rings on. What I found out was that Reed’s makes antique-style rings still, and they had a wedding band that matched mine almost perfectly. Unfortunately, through some math and comparison, the jeweler and I decided (once again) that the 1/2 ctw diamonds were too big for my ring. And the band doesn’t come in any other size.

At this point I started thinking about moving my e-ring to my right hand and finding a band that I liked, regardless of whether or not it matched. Mr. CC didn’t like that idea at all. I guess I didn’t either, but I was frustrated, and I get irrational when frustrated.

I went back to Reed’s and sat down with a different rep to try on rings. It wasn’t long before she pulled out a 7 stone 1/4 ctw curved band. I was on the other side of the counter wrinkling my nose. But, while I was putting the band on my finger where it would eventually sit, the rep was digging around for another 7 stone 1/4 ctw curved band. While the single band didn’t sell me on the look at all, I was more than pleased with both rings. They were enhancers of sorts, sandwiching my e-ring between two rows of diamonds.

Attack of the hairy knuckles!!

I was sold. I loved them so much that I put them on layaway without showing them to Mr. CC. He wasn’t happy about it, but when I brought them home and showed them to him, I think he understood.

Even though you can’t really tell in these pictures, the diamonds line up perfectly with the ends of my e-ring. That makes me really happy.

You can kinda see what’s left of the mishap with the wine bottles there on my middle finger. I hope that it’s less noticeable on the day of.

I plan on having the two bands soldered to my e-ring. They don’t exactly stay put where they are, and the band on my e-ring is really tiny and I’m always nervous I’m going to break it. So, I figure this will help “support” it.

And while we are on the topic, Mr. CC also picked his ring out.

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It’s the Claddagh, again. I really like that we both picked something very “us”. I don’t really get into our Irish heritage as much as Mr. CC does.

Yeah, look at him all kilted up!

Anyway, he’s really happy with his choice, and I’m happy with mine!

Do you have an unusual wedding band (or bands)? What does it look like?