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Mrs. Pug, New York City/Half Moon Bay, CA Age and Occupation: 33, Lawyer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, ditto Engagement Date: July 2008 Wedding Date: March 2010 Venue: Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay About Me: The Mr. and I are two 30-somethings who enjoy tasty sweets of all kinds, our neighborhood wine store, and cuddling with our pug. NYC is where we live and the city we love, but we’re doing the deed out in Northern California. We are trying to keep the affair small, intimate, and manageable. Our motto is: the less people, the better! (I’m kidding.)
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Ring, Meet World

February 1st, 2010 @ 3:32 pm by Mrs. Pug

After the *overwhelming* number of requests (all 3 of ’em) to see more pictures of my ring, I’ve decided to post a little more about it.

Considering how I usually am, I thought I would spend eons researching what kind of engagement ring would suit me best. I imagined becoming lost in a vast new lexicon of settings, shapes, cuts, what have you. However, without considering any ring very seriously, I ended up with this:

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The ring getting a piggyback (or duckyback) ride from the infamous duck

Mr. Pug and I picked out the ring together, in a little jewel of a shop in Soho that we found by accident. They had cufflinks made of silver in this shape but without the stone, and a silver ring in this shape with a small sapphire in the center.

While I usually wear silver-toned jewelry, it looked a little too ice princess “Queen of Narnia” to me (although still very pretty), so I asked for it in the yellow gold to lend some more warmth. And for some reason I fixated on having a pink sapphire. I do not know why. Moving on.

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The ring and the pine cone (and Christmas ornaments and lots of other crap)

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The ring hanging for its dear life on the Christmas tree

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The ring and the pug, right before I had to snatch it out of the jaws of a suddenly, unexpectedly hungry pug

So there’s my ring. To be honest, I kinda felt like “the search” went by very quickly, almost haphazardly. Where were the unmentionable amounts of time perusing rings and the internet? In the end, it just clicked.

I was thinking of nicknaming the ring “Taz”, as short for the Tasmanian devil, as the ring kinda looks hyper happy, you know?

Did you spend a long time selecting your ring or did it happen pretty quickly?

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34 Responses to “Ring, Meet World”

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Miss Sewing (message)  2,701 posts, Sugar bee

i like taz! it’s so bright and happy looking! great shots! esp. the duck and the pug!

 
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LittlestBirds
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LittlestBirds (message)  2,605 posts, Sugar bee

The ring does indeed look hyper, in an incredibly cool way. ;) I also thought I’d spend hours and months poring over rings looking for one I liked, but I kept my mouth shut and gave FI a chance and before I knew it (way before) he was on his knee with an absolutely gorgeous ring he picked out all by himself. Well, himself with copious help from his jewelry-selling mom. I love yours, it really stands out. And I lolled at “Queen of Narnia” - nobody wants to look like that, I mean, unless they’re Tilda Swinton.

 
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LittlestBirds (message)  2,605 posts, Sugar bee

Oh, and careful letting the ring so close to that little pup’s mouth, you don’t want to have a Miss Stripes moment!

 
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AprilBride10
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AprilBride10 (message)  528 posts, Busy bee

Its so gorgeous and unusual! My ring search began and ended rather quickly. I tried on a few to get an idea of what I liked but just clicked with “my ring” in the second store I went to. I love it, and I’m so glad my super sneaky friend sent the ring into off to my FI!

 
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Champagne Wishes
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Champagne Wishes (message)  1,187 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, love your ring! The stone and the design are so beautiful.

 
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Miss Trail Mix (message)  6,328 posts, Bee Keeper

It’s soooooo pretty!!

 
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missvintage (message)  571 posts, Busy bee

Wow. It’s so beautiful and unique.

 
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Miss French Fries (message)  2,218 posts, Buzzing bee

Beautiful!!! And that picture with your pug is adorable.

 
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Miss Spaniel (message)  6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

I thought and thought and thought about the ring selection, right up until he said he was ready to buy one… then we got the first ring I tried on. :)

I love how unique your ring is!

 
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Miss Pug (message)  3,753 posts, Honey bee

thanks for the compliments! i can thank myself for picking it out and thank mr. pug for buying it. ha!

@LittlestBirds: haha, actually, for one heart-sickening millisecond, my pug did pick it up in her mouth and start to walk away with it. decided not to do that again.

 
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crayfish (message)  4,844 posts, Honey bee

We found my ring via a google image search - I wanted to show my FH what a “raw diamond” looked like, and BAM, there it was! GOtta love technology….how did wedding planning happen before it??

 
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sammie

beautiful!!!! love the pink! modeling shot please??

 
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Mrs. Mouse
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Mrs. Mouse (message)  5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

Oh my gosh, I LOVE your ring! It’s so unique. I love that yellow gold is making a comeback!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  7,288 posts, Bee Keeper

wow, what an amazingly beautiful ring!

 
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Miss Cardigan
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Miss Cardigan (message)  8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

It’s so gorgeous! I absolutely love unique rings!!!

 
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3pugmama
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3pugmama (message)  152 posts, Blushing bee

OMG! WHAT A CUTE PUG!!!

 
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Londongirl (message)  19 posts, Newbee

Beautiful ring! I didn’t have any say whatsoever in my ring. I knew we’d eventually get married but the proposal, the ring, everything was a complete surprise. When he gave it to me he told me that I could change the setting if I wanted something different…but nope, I love what he chose and I don’t think I could have picked anything more beautiful if I had made the choice myself.

 
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Miss Giraffe
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Miss Giraffe (message)  4,216 posts, Honey bee

Wow! Totally hip! I love how unique your ring is! It’s so cool!

 
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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message)  2,685 posts, Sugar bee

I seriously love your ring! It’s gorgeous! And I love that picture of your pug nearly eating your ring too. :) You’re very brave, my dog would totally have eaten it.

 
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ogreprincessinpink
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ogreprincessinpink (message)  109 posts, Blushing bee

Love it! I have a pink sapphire too :) My only reason was that I love pink. Plus they’re pretty!

 
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Mrs. Pug, New York City/Half Moon Bay, CA Age and Occupation: 33, Lawyer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, ditto Engagement Date: July 2008 Wedding Date: March 2010 Venue: Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay About Me: The Mr. and I are two 30-somethings who enjoy tasty sweets of all kinds, our neighborhood wine store, and cuddling with our pug. NYC is where we live and the city we love, but we’re doing the deed out in Northern California. We are trying to keep the affair small, intimate, and manageable. Our motto is: the less people, the better! (I’m kidding.)

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