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Okay, I give up--pick a wedding band for me!!

P: 5/27/2008 3:17:47 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Those who are aware of my wedding band search saga know that I've been struggling with the choice between a practical forever-type band and a diamond band that better compliments my ring. I thought that an engraved band would be the magical solution to my dilemma, so we planned a trip to visit FI's parents in Seattle with the idea of visiting Green Lake Jewelry Works. After a visit to GL on Sunday, I've found that engraved bands aren't an option, either (more on that if anyone's interested), and I actually prefer plain to engraved--at least their style of it, which is, I suppose, all I've seen. So I spent a couple of days mulling over my options. I could wear a plain band, which would fulfill my desire for a 24/7 band that I wouldn't have to feel funny about showering/applying lotion/etc. while wearing, and be somewhat unhappy with the look of my set. Or, I could get a diamond wedding band in order to love the look of my set, and either remove it for shower/lotion/etc. or just suck it up and deal with having to clean it more often as a result. After thoroughly thinking it over, I've decided that it's more important for me to love the look of my set than to love the function of it. After all, the primary purpose of jewelry is the enjoyment its aesthetic, right? Please share with me your great finds, or even descriptions of custom projects, that you think would look great with my ring! As a side note, matchy-matchy is lovely, but I prefer coordinated bands rather than matched (Firm budget cut-off is around $3000, but would prefer not to cross the $2500 mark.) Vital info on my ring: 3.3mm at top of shank, 1.9mm at thinnest point. The general "look" of the width is ~2mm. With a couple different bands
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:17:47 PM

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P: 5/27/2008 3:21:29 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	I've tried and loved the following bands with my ring, as a jumping-off-point.
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:21:29 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:23:40 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Here are some bands that I haven't yet tried (don't know where to find 'em yet!), but suspect I'd love: Kirk Kara Carmella: Ritani Romantique:
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:23:40 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:28:15 PM
Bia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,336 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/28/2008	Legacy baby!!! BTW...have I told you that I ADORE your ring???!!! I probably have but I just have to say it again. PS-- Kirk Kara's nice too! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it Salvador Dali
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:28:15 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:29:10 PM
Dreamgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,023 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/25/2008	I kinda think the Tiffany Legacy would look really good with your engagement ring. It seems like it would coordinate well with it and not be too matchy match, to me anyway. ____________________________________________________________ Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. Dreaming of the Osaka sun...
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:29:10 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:30:05 PM
HaloAngel Cut Rock Total Posts: 168 Last Post: 5/22/2009 Member Since: 3/5/2008	Musey, I totally struggled with the same problem. My e-ring is antique style. It has a halo, milgrain, & engraving. I ended up getting a matching diamond eternity band & an engraved band with no diamonds. This was primarily because we got a great deal on the band from a local jeweler. Since you like that Kirk Kara, you may like something from Tacori. Check out this link. They have a great return policy & amazing prices well below your budget: http://www.overstock.com/search?keywords=tacori&refinebrand=Tacori&searchtype=HP_Header I think it's worth a try...and maybe you can also pick up that great tacori engraved no diamonds band with all of the money you saved! lol
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:30:05 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:31:48 PM
HaloAngel Cut Rock Total Posts: 168 Last Post: 5/22/2009 Member Since: 3/5/2008	Oh! Why couldn't you get a band from Green Lakes in Seattle? Btw, the Tiffany Jazz compliments the lines of your e-ring where the centre stone reaches the shank, kwim?
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:31:48 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:32:34 PM
Bia Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,336 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/28/2008	Date: 5/27/2008 3:29:10 PM Author: Dreamgirl I kinda think the Tiffany Legacy would look really good with your engagement ring. It seems like it would coordinate well with it and not be too matchy match, to me anyway. LOL too funny. BF and I got into a fight the other night when I was getting ready to go out. I said I was too "matchy-matchy" and he said, after I asked him 1000 times, I was "not 'matchy-matchy', just a complete and utter lunatic" hehehe... ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it Salvador Dali
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:32:34 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:35:06 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Thank you, Bia!!!! Date: 5/27/2008 3:29:10 PM Author: Dreamgirl I kinda think the Tiffany Legacy would look really good with your engagement ring. It seems like it would coordinate well with it and not be too matchy match, to me anyway. The legacy is as exact a match as I could get, without it having the "shoulders" that my ring has, anyway. I was really surprised when I first tried it on, the bead-set style and the width look almost made to go with my ring! Anyway, the legacy would be the matchy choice for me.
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:35:06 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:38:47 PM
Love in Bloom Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,537 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 3/31/2007	How about a band like Catmom's ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When the axe came into the forest, the trees said the handle is one of us. -bumper sticker
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:38:47 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:41:51 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/27/2008 3:31:48 PM Author: HaloAngel Oh! Why couldn't you get a band from Green Lakes in Seattle? It was just REALLY not what I was picturing at all--and I've found it so difficult to describe, even to the people who were there with me! I was picturing more of a soft engraving, with 'curved' dipping into the grooves, and what they had was more like sharp cuts or etching... if that makes any sense at all. Anyway, on the thinner bands especially the pattern of the engraving was almost indiscernible because it was SO sharp and intricate, it just looked like a cut-up platinum band. I was also a little bummed out because I called ahead to ask if they'd have rings like a couple on their website for me to look at in-person, and I was assured that they had many with exactly the same pattern... and when I got there, the SA said "sure, we have some that are similar, we can also re-create anything you see online!" But, for me, the purpose in visiting was to see whether what I liked online in pictures was something I'd like in-person. I'd flown all that way to see those specific bands, not something that's sort of similar. I hope that makes sense, I know it's confusing! I haven't ruled out engraved bands, and I'll still try them on if I can find them--but I feel that engraved bands, more than any other style, are very very different in-person than in pictures.
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:41:51 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:42:10 PM
Love in Bloom Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,537 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 3/31/2007	Gosh I love the way they look together...the band totally looks great with the bold shoulders of the e-ring: http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=85730 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When the axe came into the forest, the trees said the handle is one of us. -bumper sticker
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:42:10 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:42:23 PM
NewEnglandLady Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,159 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 7/27/2007	Musey, trying to find a wedding band for an asscher in a unique, antique setting (without miligraining) is something near and dear to my heart, haha. It is SO hard. My first thought was something like the new Tiffany Metro band. It's bead set, just like the shoulders of your ring. A bead-set ring might be a little "matchy-matchy" for you, but since your stones are graduated and your setting is unique, I don't think anything would look "matchy". Also, a bead set ring would be safe since there wouldn't be any rubbing issues and it would compliment your current setting perfectly. I also thought of singlestone...since getting my french cut sapphire band I'm now in love with french cuts and Singlestone has those fantastic french cut diamond bands. http://www.singlestone.com/site.php?page=collections&catID=9&pID=73&startRow=1 I would also consider having an eternity band made in single cuts, though then you'd have to worry about the prong-rubbing issue. Still, I'm in love with single cuts and wish I had some! Are you considering getting a plain wedding band as well? I would definitely consider it, though admittedly once you fall in love with the comfort of a plain band it's hard to go back, haha. I think I wear a plain band about 80% of the time now, I don't even have to think about taking it off or getting it dirty...my poor e-ring and wedding bands are probably getting lonely.
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:42:23 PM

P: 5/27/2008 3:51:07 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/27/2008 3:42:23 PM Author: NewEnglandLady Musey, trying to find a wedding band for an asscher in a unique, antique setting (without miligraining) is something near and dear to my heart, haha. It is SO hard. Ugh, I know!! I was hoping you'd weigh in I also thought of singlestone...since getting my french cut sapphire band I'm now in love with french cuts and Singlestone has those fantastic french cut diamond bands. http://www.singlestone.com/site.php?page=collections&catID=9&pID=73&startRow=1 I'm definitely going to visit Singlestone, as well as Neil Lane (and the other stores in that building) to try on a bunch of stuff. Are you considering getting a plain wedding band as well? I would definitely consider it, though admittedly once you fall in love with the comfort of a plain band it's hard to go back, haha. I think I wear a plain band about 80% of the time now, I don't even have to think about taking it off or getting it dirty...my poor e-ring and wedding bands are probably getting lonely. I have a Tiffany lucida band that I impulse-bought about a year ago. I LOVE it, and I keep trying to love it with my e-ring... talk myself into it each time I try them on together, and just can never stick with it for long. I really want one single "forever" band, but I just don't know that that's possible if I can't love a plain band with my ring (wearing on separate hands is not an option). I'm currently planning to hold on to the lucida at least until I've concluded this wedding band search, and then if the band I choose isn't okay for 24/7 wear I'll use it as an alternate band.
Posted: 5/27/2008 3:51:07 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:11:40 PM
robbie3982 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,940 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 6/28/2006	Musey, I LOVE the Tiffany swing ring. Have you seen this one that's similar from Fay Cullen? http://faycullen.com/eternity/300/c1202t1d.html ETA: I LOVE the rings on faycullen.com. It seems like they have a lot in your price range that you might like. If you haven't already, I highly suggest you check it out. ******************************** Baby Desmond Jacob arrived on 6/28. So in love with my little man!
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:11:40 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:12:30 PM
NewEnglandLady Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,159 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 7/27/2007	just a quick question...when you first got your ring, what was the very first thing you had in mind for a wedding band? Was it a plain band? I love the bands you posted, by the way. How do you feel about having miligrain on the wedding band? Have a fantastic time and SingleStone and Neil Lane, now that sounds like a fun day!!
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:12:30 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:12:45 PM
iwannaprettyone Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,548 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/5/2002	how about Iwanna x (IWPO) *****Status: MARRIED!!!!*****
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:12:45 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:13:12 PM
iwannaprettyone Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,548 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/5/2002	how about... Iwanna x (IWPO) *****Status: MARRIED!!!!*****
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:13:12 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:14:58 PM
FrekeChild Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,928 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 12/14/2007	I think the Ritani would be gorgeous with it...Musey, I'm planning on having two wedding bands just because I love the look of the stacked bands and because I want a forever band-one that says, "I'm married", that I can wear all the time. I think that will be the most sentimental piece of jewelry I will ever own, and I don't plan on taking it off. If I had your ring, I would get an engraved or eternity band-or some kind of combination of the two, and pair it with your ering and the Lucida band. I really like the look of your grad ring, Lucida and ering together-I think if you did something like that, it would be pretty awesome. Am I making any sense? I don't feel like I am. _______________________________ "Women are either goddesses or doormats." Pablo Picasso "In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane." Mark Twain
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:14:58 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:15:32 PM
iwannaprettyone Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,548 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/5/2002	or... Iwanna x (IWPO) *****Status: MARRIED!!!!*****
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:15:32 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:18:15 PM
ringster Ideal Rock Total Posts: 922 Last Post: 1/8/2009 Member Since: 10/25/2007	musey, i ended up getting a custom platinum 2.5mm with milgrain from Quest. i specified that i wanted rounded delicate milgrain and i am pretty happy with the end result. plus they gave a PS discount and i did not have to pay any tax so my ring only cost about $650. i don't have great pics of my set yet but i posted one pic in gwen's thread http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=84538
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:18:15 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:22:28 PM
iwannaprettyone Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,548 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/5/2002	Any or all of these.... Iwanna x (IWPO) *****Status: MARRIED!!!!*****
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:22:28 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:33:33 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/27/2008 4:12:30 PM Author: NewEnglandLady just a quick question...when you first got your ring, what was the very first thing you had in mind for a wedding band? Was it a plain band? Honestly, I didn't even think about it I wish I had, though I likely would've gone with a plain solitaire if I'd been thinking about the band... and I'm glad I didn't at least in that regard. I love the bands you posted, by the way. How do you feel about having miligrain on the wedding band? Love milgrain--as long as it's THIN. I don't like the thick kind like on the Tiffany bands.
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:33:33 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:33:44 PM
Love in Bloom Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,537 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 3/31/2007	Hehe, I like that middle band! I can say from experience the stacking bands Iwanna posted have the tiniest and most delicate milgrain ever. I think it is "00" guage, which is as small as you can get! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When the axe came into the forest, the trees said the handle is one of us. -bumper sticker
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:33:44 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:35:18 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/27/2008 4:11:40 PM Author: robbie3982 Musey, I LOVE the Tiffany swing ring. Have you seen this one that's similar from Fay Cullen? http://faycullen.com/eternity/300/c1202t1d.html ETA: I LOVE the rings on faycullen.com. It seems like they have a lot in your price range that you might like. If you haven't already, I highly suggest you check it out. I love FC bands too! I have this one, which is gorgeous but kind of uncomfortable. The quality on it is just okay... I'm hoping to get something really high quality for my w-band.
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:35:18 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:37:08 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/27/2008 4:14:58 PM Author: FrekeChild I think the Ritani would be gorgeous with it...Musey, I'm planning on having two wedding bands just because I love the look of the stacked bands and because I want a forever band-one that says, 'I'm married', that I can wear all the time. I think that will be the most sentimental piece of jewelry I will ever own, and I don't plan on taking it off. If I had your ring, I would get an engraved or eternity band-or some kind of combination of the two, and pair it with your ering and the Lucida band. I really like the look of your grad ring, Lucida and ering together-I think if you did something like that, it would be pretty awesome. Am I making any sense? I don't feel like I am. You are! I was initially thinking of using the lucida band as my wedding band, and then adding a nice bead-set diamond band for an anniversary. It starts feeling uncomfortably thick, though! I think I'd have to go with a thinner plain band if I did that.
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:37:08 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:40:53 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/27/2008 4:22:28 PM Author: iwannaprettyone Any or all of these.... I love these (especially the bottom one)! Does anyone know if Van Craeynest is sold anywhere other than their SF location? ETA: NM, I found their stores page... nothing near LA I think but I'm still googlemapping
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:40:53 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:41:39 PM
gwendolyn Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,544 Last Post: 11/12/2009 Member Since: 8/4/2007	Date: 5/27/2008 4:22:28 PM Author: iwannaprettyone Any or all of these.... Oooooh....that is a loverly stack right there. Where are those beauties from? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UK Wedding: April ?th, 2010 US Reception: May 30th, 2010! Out of Context Theatre presents...ladypirate: "Gwen, you would make a terrible medieval catholic priest!" 'One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.' -Jonathan Safran Foer, 'Everything Is Illuminated'
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:41:39 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:42:26 PM
Love in Bloom Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,537 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 3/31/2007	Where are you Musey? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When the axe came into the forest, the trees said the handle is one of us. -bumper sticker
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:42:26 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:44:04 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,179 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/27/2008 4:42:26 PM Author: Love in Bloom Where are you Musey? Los Angeles
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:44:04 PM

P: 5/27/2008 4:45:36 PM
iwannaprettyone Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,548 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/5/2002	Date: 5/27/2008 4:40:53 PM Author: musey Date: 5/27/2008 4:22:28 PM Author: iwannaprettyone Any or all of these.... I love these (especially the bottom one)! Does anyone know if Van Craeynest is sold anywhere other than their SF location? ETA: NM, I found their stores page... nothing near LA I think but I'm still googlemapping [:P] I love them too! Iwanna x (IWPO) *****Status: MARRIED!!!!*****
Posted: 5/27/2008 4:45:36 PM

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