Weddingbee Blog

Our journey to the altar officially began on August 21, 2008. That is the day that Mr. Pudding proposed. Of course, we had been chatting about getting married for a while, but we both wanted to have that perfect moment to remember. Our “perfect moment” turned out to be quite spontaneous, but it was nevertheless perfect.

I had been sending Mr. P pictures of the types of ring I liked, but we both wanted him to have the final say. I had some grand visions for the type of ring I wanted… it turns out, I have expensive tastes! I really loved the bezel setting, and had spent too much time checking out the engagement ring advertisements in Martha Stewart. This is what I wanted:

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Beautiful, right? I didn’t really care about the shape of the diamond, but I knew that I wanted the center stone to be surrounded by smaller diamonds. While Mr. Pudding was shopping around, I was doing research of my own. I spent hours searching for beautiful rings online, only to find that all of the rings that I loved came with very expensive price tags! The ring above came from costco.com, and actually costs $26,999 (isn’t Costco supposed to be a wholesale discount store?)! Once I came to the realization that my dream ring probably wasn’t in the cards due to our “just graduated” budget, I began to have nightmares about rings. I pictured Mr. P proposing with a simple band solitaire, or a yellow gold ring, or many other rings that may be beautiful on some, but just don’t suit me! I was worried that my reaction to seeing the ring would be similar to the reaction that Carrie had when she saw the first ring that Aiden bought for her. I tried to imagine myself faking excitement… I even practiced in the mirror. I was so sure that my dream ring was not in the cards.

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In the end, I shouldn’t have worried. My prince charming came through! He searched and searched until he found a ring that I would love, and we could also afford! This just goes to show that a man who loves you will move mountains to make you happy, and Mr. P did not fail! Here are some shots of my sparkler:

(all shots by me using - what else - Anne Ruthmann’s tutorial)

Did your partner surprise you by finding your dream ring?