The journey to finding our rings for Mr. French Fries was quite simple. We went to a jeweler, he picked out what type of metal he wanted (tungsten, for the record), what millimeter width he preferred (not sure of the exact measurement… but it’s pretty wide), whether he wanted it brushed matte or left shiny (he decided on a mix of both) and was pretty much done. I love his ring (and love it even more when he tries it on “for size” and checks himself out in the mirror!).
For me, however, it wasn’t that simple.
For me, however, it wasn’t that simple. Because I have a halo ring (I can’t say that without getting Beyonce’s “Halo” stuck in my head, by the way), finding a band that fit flush against my e-ring was somewhat of a challenge. We went to the jeweler where Mr. FF purchased my e-ring, and they didn’t have anything that fit the way I wanted to (or at all).
I knew what I wanted: two bands (yes…one for each side, because obviously my e-ring doesn’t have enough diamonds on it already) that fit flush against the band of my e-ring. With the number of halo rings on the market now, I didn’t think we’d have a problem, but we did. The jeweler that Mr. FF purchased my ring from said they could make a custom ring, and they thought it would be in the ballpark of what we were willing to pay. With that, they took my e-ring for 10 days (side note: it was a long 10 days!) and sketched a design of what the wedding band would look like.
The day that my e-ring was ready to be picked up and the sketches were ready to be looked at, I was a teensy bit nervous. What if it was more than our budget allowed? I told myself to wait and see, and we went to the store. Inside, we got the bad news: ONE band would be more than what we had budgeted. Way more. Like… it wasn’t in the realm of possibility of working with our budget.
Dejected, and somewhat upset that their estimate was so completely wrong, we left the store and decided to wait to buy anything. Then, on a whim one Saturday, Mr. FF suggested we try a local jeweler in town. I didn’t have high hopes that they would have something that would work (they’re a pretty small shop) but decided that it couldn’t be worse than our experience with jeweler #1.
Evidently, it was our lucky day! They had a wedding band set that fit perfectly against my e-ring, thanks to little notches built into the shape of the bands. And, it was within our budget! We decided to wait on ordering them, since the totally awesome saleswoman informed us on the DL that they would be having a wedding band sale in 3 weeks, and that we could get 15% off our total order if we waited. Three weeks later, we went in and ordered my two wedding bands as well as Mr. FF’s band all for less than the quote for ONE custom band from jeweler #1. Score.
So, without further ado…my bands.
There’s a little gap between the bands and my e-ring in the pictures, but that’s just because they’re slippery and setting them up was challenging! I haven’t decided if I want to solder them to my e-ring band just before the wedding or not. The jeweler recommended it, as the bands rubbing against each other can cause damage to the setting and to the stones. We’ll see, since that means not wearing the set until the wedding day!
And now, some shots of our rings together:
Le sigh. I can’t wait to wear them on our wedding day… and forever!
Was finding your wedding band as easy as you thought it would be?
This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.
