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Mrs. Cloud, Richmond Age and Occupation: 25, Sales Rep Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Customer Service Manager/DJ Engagement Date: February 14, 2008 Wedding Date: November 2009 Venue: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart & The Jefferson Hotel About Me: Mr. Cloud and I are Yankees planning a Southern wedding to show our families from Boston and New York our fabulous city. We are complete opposites, resulting in a wedding to include bridesmaids in pearls and groomsmen in Adidas shell toes. I’m a sorority girl at heart with strong addictions to my blackberry, cherry Chapstick, Coach purses, the Boston Red Sox and our fur baby, Bella. I can’t wait to the throw the party of our lives and of course, marry my best friend!
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The Ring and Its Many Stages

July 8th, 2009 @ 10:31 am by Mrs. Cloud

Like any girl, I was dreaming of engagement rings long before I met Mr. Cloud (all girls do that, right?). Well, I take that back. I wasn’t so much looking or dreaming about different rings as much as I was obsessing over this beauty: the classic Tiffany engagement ring.

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Then I met Mr. C, and when things started to get serious, I started to be realistic about what a ring like that actually costs. I wanted something similar in setting, of course, but I realized the multi-carat ring of my dreams with “Tiffany” engraved on the band might just not happen.

Let me get one thing straight right off: we live on a budget. Mr. Cloud and I are pretty comfortable as far as things go, but the kind of moolah a ring like the one above costs was not just hanging out in our bank accounts. So, I decided to be patient while Mr. C slowly started to save… until we went to a wedding in October of 2007. My wonderful shower hostess Mrs. B’s daughter actually was the bride, and poor shy Mr. C caught the garter. We all loved it, and he turned bright red. My dad muttered something to him that I missed, and when we got back to my parents’ house, Mama Cloud said she had something to show me.

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My great grandmother passed away when I was in 7th grade. She was a wonderful, strong woman, who took shit from no one. I always looked up to her, and she and Mama Cloud were very close. I never knew that she had left me the engagement ring my great grandfather bought her after they had gotten back on their feet after the depression. A stunning 2 carat European cut diamond set in platinum flanked by two baguettes on each side. Um, HELLO, where had this been!!?? My parents hadn’t wanted to say anything and let the wrong boy use it of course, but I guess they had a good feeling about Mr. C!

So, this is the beauty he slid on my finger that next Valentine’s Day. And I LOVED it. I say loved, because as time went on, me and this little antique started to not get along. I have very small fingers (4.25 to be exact), and when my precious ring was sized down, the thin platinum band didn’t hold up well. To be honest, my current jeweler doesn’t think the original jeweler who did the sizing did a great job, nor did he bother to repair the prongs Mr. Cloud paid to have rebuilt, but that’s a whole other story. So I started to think about repairs, which did not come recommended by our new wonderful jeweler (who came highly recommended by damn near everyone in the city… we did our homework this time, as I was taking no chances). The band was too compromised and he felt like I would be back in a few years needing another repair. We started to look at different settings all together, and I couldn’t get that darn Tiffany setting out of my mind!

Mr. Cloud insisted, and after a very long, finger-feeling-naked week later, I had her back and she was better then ever!!

(Thank you Anne Ruthmann and your brilliant advice.)

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A souvenir from our trip to game one of the World Series 2007. Go Red Sox!!

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On Mr. C’s DJ equipment

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At first I felt badly about changing the ring at al; who wants to mess with that kind of history! But I know my great grandparents would both be very happy that I have what I have always wanted. It is such a special diamond, and even Mr. C says he likes it better now too, so it’s win-win, I guess!!

Did anyone else change their original setting and feel a bit guilty at first?

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28 Responses to “The Ring and Its Many Stages”

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Miss Bruschetta (message)  5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

It’s stunning! I love the story behind your ring/diamond. :-)

 
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Miss Stiletto (message)  918 posts, Busy bee

Your ring is lovely! And while I’m sure it was bittersweet at first to change up the setting, it’s definitely important to keep that sparkler safe and secure.

 
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Mrs. Quiche (message)  3,157 posts, Sugar bee

Your ring is stunning! I love that you put your own twist on a family heirloom :)

 
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Miss Star (message)  2,057 posts, Buzzing bee

OMG your ring is GORGEOUS! How awesome to have a family heirloom like that!

 
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Mrs. Deviled Egg (message)  1,250 posts, Bumble bee

How sweet that you get to wear part grandmother’s ring. It’s the best of both worlds because you get the sentimental value with a style you prefer. It looks gorgeous!

 
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Miss Mary Jane (message)  1,970 posts, Buzzing bee

OMG, how wonderful! I think it’s so sweet that your parents were keeping it for “The right boy”. haha. I too would feel sentimental about the setting, but I agree that getting what you really wanted, and keeping the diamond safe are totally worth it and your grandmother would be pleased.

 
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Mrs. Crab Cake (message)  834 posts, Busy bee

Your ring is stunning!

 
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Miss Bear Cub (message)  1,566 posts, Bumble bee

Miss Cloud, I also have super tiny fingers! I told our jeweler I’m a 4.5, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I’m actually 4.25! (my e-ring is constantly slipping around my finger)
That’s such a shame the band was damaged when they resized it! :( At least it led to you having the exact engagement ring you want, complete with family history :)

 
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Mrs. Peep Toe (message)  1,804 posts, Buzzing bee

Love the story behind the ring and the ring itself. Lucky girl!!

 
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Mrs. Perfume (message)  2,253 posts, Buzzing bee

Hello!!!! Beautiful and elegant. But most importantly, it’s meaningful. :) I have small fingers, too (3.5), but I know that they’ll get bigger with time (or pregnancy), so I’m afraid of resizing my rings!

 
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lolamd (message)  42 posts, Newbee

What a gorgeous ring and I am sure your great grandparents would be happy. And I have super tiny fingers too, 3.5 to be exact.

 
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krissybee (message)  3,921 posts, Honey bee

what a beautiful ring.. and very meaningful!

 
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MyPurpleWedding (message)  237 posts, Helper bee

Incredible story! Your ring is incredible!!

 
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amandab (message)  142 posts, Blushing bee

My ring is from my grandmother. Well the diamond is from a ring my grandfather had given my grandmother. She had never had an e ring so one year my grandfather made it up to her and bought her a beautiful ring. My grandmother and I were very close… I was more of a daughter to her than a granddaughter. I always remembered the ring when I was a child and she always told me that she was leaving it to me. So when I met my fiancé and things got serious I told him about the ring. I have smaller fingers than my grandmother had and wanted more detail to the ring… So my fiancé and I put it in a new setting. I felt bad about taking the diamond out of the original ring, but I know my grandmother would have wanted me to have something I wanted, something more my style. I couldn’t be happier because not only is my ring a symbol if my fiances love for me, but it has a sentimental meaning. My grandmother sadly passed away a year ago and didn’t get to see the ring, but she did know about it and my fiancé told her he was planning on proposing. But now I will always have a piece of her with me on my wedding day.

Btw, you ring is beautiful!

 
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Thao
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Thao (message)  175 posts, Blushing bee

That is SO stunning! I love my own ring, but I always dreamed about wearing a family heirloom.

 
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Miss Mouse (message)  5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Aww, what an amazing story behind your fabulous ring!

 
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evelinej
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evelinej (message)  370 posts, Helper bee

You’re very fortunate to have something so precious as your grandmother’s ring.

 
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MariaH

I am going through this right now! I am wearing my grandmother’s engagement ring, and I love it. Love. It. When my parents pulled out her wedding band, it was exactly what my honey & I were looking for! I was so excited to be able to say both my rings were my grandmothers. But, the jewelers say the settings are too fragile to repair and the small diamonds may fall out. I picked a new setting, and they were just about to start working on moving the diamonds over and I freaked out. I am having a hard time “losing” my grandmother’s ring even though we will be re-using the diamonds.

 
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Miss French Bulldog (message)  7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

Both rings are Gorgeous! I think it is wonderful that your diamond has a history :) and I agree, grandparents always want their grandkids to be happy. I’m sure she would love the new setting :)

 
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AliOopsieDaisy
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AliOopsieDaisy (message)  382 posts, Helper bee

Thats is a beautiful ring! You are so lucky to have that passed down through your family!

I have a lady at work that offered her son (who recently proposed to his girlfriend) a 3 karat diamond from her first marriage. But, his girlfriend said no because it was a bad omen since his parents were divorced.

I’m not sure I could ever turn down a 3 karat diamond ring (and the debt of another new e-ring).

 
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Mrs. Cloud, Richmond Age and Occupation: 25, Sales Rep Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Customer Service Manager/DJ Engagement Date: February 14, 2008 Wedding Date: November 2009 Venue: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart & The Jefferson Hotel About Me: Mr. Cloud and I are Yankees planning a Southern wedding to show our families from Boston and New York our fabulous city. We are complete opposites, resulting in a wedding to include bridesmaids in pearls and groomsmen in Adidas shell toes. I’m a sorority girl at heart with strong addictions to my blackberry, cherry Chapstick, Coach purses, the Boston Red Sox and our fur baby, Bella. I can’t wait to the throw the party of our lives and of course, marry my best friend!

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