I am very excited for a new month. The past three months have been quite taxing ... I was sick, then Brooke was sick, then we got better, then she got croup again and then I had food poisoning ... so trying to be a glass half full kind of gal, I'm hoping that this month (and the months to come) will bring the mad load of health and happiness that we all need.
And I think Ms. Hepburn summed it up pretty well here:
Okay, so here's my question. I've been looking at engagement rings since I've seen some popping up all over tumblr (like this Disney-inspired set-- which is your fave? Mines is probably Snow White's) and I wanted to know-- would you ever upgrade your engagement ring/wedding ring? Why? Would it matter WHEN the upgrade was, or if it was for a certain reason (like a 50th anniversary or something)?
I heard this discussion on the radio a few years back, where the DJ (girl) had a very small engagement ring and a plain white gold wedding band because that's all her husband could afford at the time they got married. When their 25th anniversary approached, her husband asked if she wanted to upgrade to a bigger diamond, and she said "hell no" -- she was married in that particular ring, and why in hell would you change the ring you proposed with and got married in? She says it was a symbol of where they started and it was what he could afford at the time and she was damn proud of him for it. She concluded with the fact that he could always buy her a nice diamond ring for another finger-- but she'd never replace her original one.
I'm kind of torn on this (I am a huge sucker for big sparkly things, but I am also a hopeless romantic sap) and wanted to see what you all lovelies thought :)
I love the Sleeping Beauty.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would ever upgrade my rings. My wedding band isn't all that great - we started shopping for it too close to the wedding not realizing that my small finger would be hard to fit. I had every intention of upgrading it later but now I wouldn't b/c it was there at my wedding.
Yes I am also a hopeless romantic in that sense. I never want to change my ring b/c it reminds me of where we started, how hard he worked for it, and how much love went into picking it out. HOWEVER, if he gave me the Sleeping Beauty, heck I would wear all three on one finger! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the sleeping beauty :)
ReplyDeleteI think I'd keep the setting, but I'd probably be OK with a bigger diamond. Then I'd mount the current diamond as a pendant or something else special and close to the heart. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's such a tough question, but I would consider having my father-in-law (a jeweler) maybe make a special, commemorative one for a big marriage milestone like the 25th or 50th wedding anniversary. But, I really like the idea of maybe keeping the original stone and mounting it on a pendant or something to always have it. :)
ReplyDeletelove sleeping beauty too! :o)
ReplyDeletewell i guess it really depends....i like the 25th wedding upgrade idea....seems sooo far off though! hee hee
I would NEVER EVER upgrade or change my wedding or engagement rings. They are a symbol of where we came from. They are beautiful (ok I'm partial) but honestly, it reminds me of so much more than just a sparkly piece of jewelry. The engagement ring is something my DH picked out all on his own and the style is perfect and simple and fits us. The wedding band was something we picked out together, that said, it was given to me on the beach on our wedding day and it reminds me of all of the happiness that the day brought and continues to bring. I'm sappy and sentimental like that! I look at them both and am reminded of the most happiness I had ever felt until that point in my life, it was the beginning of so much, it was the start of US :)
ReplyDeleteso I can understand what everyone else said, however even though the ring was there at the wedding it is just a ring it has nothing to do with the strength of your marriage. I have a diamond ring that I got at my wedding but I choose to wear my band that I got for a gift on our 7 year wedding anniversary. It is so much more practical for me because of my job and having to wear gloves and all... I haven't missed my wedding ring (which sits in my jewelry box for the last 4 years now) at all. So I don't want to replace my ring but I don't mind wearing something else on my ring finger as the mood suits me as long as that symbol of being taken is on there. ;)
ReplyDeleteBTW- thanks for the comment on my blog. Nice to meet a new face in blog-land.
i think i would add another band possibly.. maybe for our 10 year? - Our 5 year is in a few weeks actually.. so i know its not gonna be for that one! ha!
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