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The Three Rings of Marriage…ladies and gentlemen, we have them all!

Only kidding, but the bands are here! The only suffering was waiting until they came in! Tough cookies, right?

Image via Candle Cottage

We went out on a personal big limb and ordered Mr. Raccoon’s ring online from The World Jewelry Center on Amazon. It was a last resort, but it ended up being a completely stress-free transaction in which we saved $423. Thank you, holiday sales! We had visited a few jewelry stores in town, and none had what he was looking for. Being simple kind of worked against us here. Alternative metals are the big thing right now! They’re affordable, strong, and have many style options. I actually really like them, but we couldn’t get over their inability to be resized. We know that we’ll be wearing these rings every day for the rest of forever, and the chances of our ring sizes changing are pretty good.

While choosing a band to wear for the rest of your life doesn’t require as much thought as choosing the partner to be with for the rest of your life, it does take some brain power. Without dragging this out any longer, here they are!

My band from Helzberg Jewelers

I can’t explain it—the chevron band just really did something for me next to my engagement ring. I didn’t even know this style existed until a few days ago.

Mr. Raccoon’s white gold band with milgrain edges

Men’s rings now have an option of being standard or comfort fit. We went ahead and splurged for comfort fit, because Mr. Raccoon has never really worn a ring before and this kind felt a lot better to him. The inside of the ring is rounder so it is more comfortable and won’t pinch. A small thing to watch out for is that comfort-fit rings are sized differently. He is a size 8.5 regular but a size 7.5 in comfort fit.

Did anyone else think about ordering their rings online?