Weddingbee Blog

One of the things that we knew had to be crossed off the list was getting our bands. After all the dances were danced, pictures were taken and kisses were kissed at our wedding, isn’t this what would last as reminder of our commitment to each other and the day that made us “man & wife?”

So, we decided to make a little trip to Philly’s-own Jewelers’ Row.

For those of you unfamiliar with this street, it’s a little part of Philly that is dedicated to, you guessed it, jewelry shops.

Mr. Sweets and I made a date of it on Valentine’s Day in February to stroll around, get some ideas and actually had the most delicious brunch to ever grace our lips at Smokin’ Betty’s (Mr. Sweets had country biscuits and gravy with homemade biscuits, sausage gravy & potato hash, and I opted for the “waffle of the Weekend” which had delicious strawberries right in the waffle. So. YUM. I might have almost bit Mr. Sweets’ hand off when he offered me a taste of his…it was THAT good).

We went home with business cards and notes from our V-day Romp Around the City and didn’t really think about it again until months later. Just around 4th of July I looked at our list of to dos and noticed that wedding band wasn’t even crossed off! So we made a trip the day of an evening Phillies game to the one-and-only Jewelers’ Row.

We need bands & we need ’em now!

So with our notes & idea in mind, we went back to a little place called Lynn Jewelers, who promised that custom work could be done & that deals could be had.

Let me tell you about Mr. Sweet Cream’s band first. The mister practically picked out his band on our February trip and immediately after carousing the jewelry cases knew that he wanted tungsten.

Mr. Sweet Cream, who is involved in the tool business and is a tool freak, had sparkles in his eyes when he first heard that there are such things as rings made of this type of stuff. I guess it just so happens that they use this metal in tools, too?

For those like me who weren’t familiar with tungsten, I refer to Wikipedia who says:

Tungsten carbide is an inorganic chemical compound containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon carbide. In its most basic form, it is a fine gray powder, but it can be pressed and formed into shapes for use in industrial machinery, tools, abrasives as well as jewelry. Tungsten carbide is approximately three times stiffer than steel and is much denser than steel or titanium.

So with the fact that it a darker metal, was tough, shiny, and that it could be used in tools, Mr. Sweets knew that he had to have a tungsten band.

And he knew that he loved a beveled edge.

via tungsten rings blog

But then got thrown for a loop with a concave version.

via Brent L Miller

So with the Phils waiting for us, Mr. Sweets remembered what he liked about each.

Mr. Sweets trying them on for size.

And then he decided on something different! Mr. Sweets hadn’t seen this tungsten beveled edge band before with a stripe of silver going through the middle.

I am madly in love with Mr. Sweet Cream’s choice of tungsten & silver!

So just like that, he picked out his ring.

Now for me, it wasn’t so simple…

What type of band did your guy decide on to sport his finger? Was he super picky? Did his choice surprise you?

*All pics personal unless otherwise noted.