Weddingbee Blog

My engagement ring has a split-shank, so it kind of already looks like two rings, like this one:

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Clearly, a regular wedding band won’t sit flush. But…I don’t want a band that curves to fit the ring. I want to wear my wedding band by itself sometimes because…well, sometimes I am a simple gal. In fact, I would have been totally content with just a wedding band. (PDog says: “NOW YOU TELL ME.”)

In fact, the idea of an unadorned wedding band appeals to me. I blame The Count of Monte Cristo movie, when Mercedes ties a piece of twine around her finger and says, “I don’t need a ring. I don’t.”

Something about not needing embellishment is so romantic—a simple wedding band signifying a simple commitment: I will be your person, no matter what.

Sounds great, right? Enter Jane Lynch, who got hitched and made me fall in love with her ring:

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See also:

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Obsession.

Except…I don’t want the eternity band…only diamond weave about 1/2-3/4s of the way, so it can still be engraved. I decided this because I am high-maintenance and trying to make our jeweler’s life hard. Also, the more often I go in to make edits, the more often they will steam-clean my ring. All part of the plan, people.

I’ll probably wear my engagement ring on one hand and my wedding band on the other. When I mentioned this to my super-traditional mother, she gasped and said, “But…you…can’t.” I think I can. They’re both called the ring finger, aren’t they? I’m guessing we won’t magically be annulled if I mix and match ’em.

Anybody else going for a wedding band that doesn’t “go” with your engagement ring?