What kind of ring for him?

[caribqueen]

I thought it''d be interesting to see what wedding band the men are craving these days. What kind of ring are you ladies getting for your FI? Mine wants titanium either with one diamond or a platinum inlay.

 

[Iowa Lizzy]

Well, I think I''m having FI''s wband custom made (hopefully by BGD!). We''ll do white gold with some diamonds spaced out around it.

But we bought our "cheapy" wedding bands a couple weeks ago. We wanted ones we wouldn''t be worried about losing when we travel (or when he goes on his manly hunting and fishing trips

). Mine is white gold (I don''t have a picture of on my computer) and his is titanium.

Here''s a pic of his "el cheapo band."

 

[Iowa Lizzy]

Here''s an inspiration pic of something similar to what we''re thinking for his "fancy shmacy band"

 

[missbennet]

His is platinum, 6mm wide. (my picture''s arnt working, sorry)

they are relativley in expensive at Tiffany &Co, which obviously makes high quality pieces. They also have engraving options, which i took advantage of

 

[Bella_mezzo]

My DH got Bruce Boone titanium with makume gane inlay. he loves it, calls it "the one true ring"

 

[sonnyjane]

My husband works in a profession where he is not allowed to wear his wedding ring to work. He also works out for a couple hours every day and doesn't wear his ring then either. Basically, knowing that 1) he wouldn't wear it for more than an hour or so a day if that and 2) the frequent removal of the ring made him losing it a likely possibility, we decided to get him the cheapest titanium men's ring from Kay's. I believe it was $99. He hasn't lost it yet, and we've been married a little more than a year, but I can ASSURE you if we had bought an expensive band, it would have been lost at least once by now, that's how Murphy works

 

[yssie]

Date: 1/13/2010 12:39:33 AM
Author: sonnyjane
My husband works in a profession where he is not allowed to wear his wedding ring to work. He also works out for a couple hours every day and doesn''t wear his ring then either. Basically, knowing that 1) he wouldn''t wear it for more than an hour or so a day if that and 2) the frequent removal of the ring made him losing it a likely possibility, we decided to get him the cheapest titanium men''s ring from Kay''s. I believe it was $99. He hasn''t lost it yet, and we''ve been married a little more than a year, but I can ASSURE you if we had bought an expensive band, it would have been lost at least once by now, that''s how Murphy works

Ditto - my FI won''t be able to wear his to work either.

When we bought his the vendor was having a sale on palladium rings which made it cheaper than wg, so that''s what he wanted

 

[purselover]

DH has a less traditional wedding band and wears the Frank Gehry rose gold torque ring

 

[Bleed Burnt Orange]

Date: 1/12/2010 9:06:09 PM
Author: Travel Goddess
Well, I think I''m having FI''s wband custom made (hopefully by BGD!). We''ll do white gold with some diamonds spaced out around it.

But we bought our ''cheapy'' wedding bands a couple weeks ago. We wanted ones we wouldn''t be worried about losing when we travel (or when he goes on his manly hunting and fishing trips

). Mine is white gold (I don''t have a picture of on my computer) and his is titanium.

Here''s a pic of his ''el cheapo band.''

I really like this "cheapo" one. Can I ask how thick it is?

 

[Liane]

4mm half-round comfort fit band from Whiteflash. It''s in 18K WG to match mine. The ring actually came with rhodium plating, but Whiteflash is going to grind off the plating so that his ring will have a pale gold color like my set.

Don''t have it yet since I just sent in the order yesterday, but I''m looking forward to seeing it soon.

 

[Iowa Lizzy]

Date: 1/13/2010 11:14:31 AM
Author: Bleed Burnt Orange

Date: 1/12/2010 9:06:09 PM

Author: Travel Goddess

Well, I think I''m having FI''s wband custom made (hopefully by BGD!). We''ll do white gold with some diamonds spaced out around it.


But we bought our ''cheapy'' wedding bands a couple weeks ago. We wanted ones we wouldn''t be worried about losing when we travel (or when he goes on his manly hunting and fishing trips

). Mine is white gold (I don''t have a picture of on my computer) and his is titanium.


Here''s a pic of his ''el cheapo band.''

I really like this ''cheapo'' one. Can I ask how thick it is?

I want to say it''s around 5mm in width but I''m not 100% sure. I''d have to measure it. It doesn''t seem very thick when he''s wearing it.

 

[kas baby]

I got FI a black tungsten ring to wear in the meantime (I think he was a tad jealous that I got to wear a ring and he didn''t), but now he refuses to think about getting anything else. He loves it-- even though the black coating is scratching. He thinks it looks even more manly

It suits him though, and as long as he''s happy with it, so am I.

 

[LilyKat]

We're planning on a simple band in a white metal (maybe palladium). My wedding band will be platinum, but he really isn't bothered by jewellery so platinum for him seems a bit overkill (and expensive!)

 

[monkeyprincess]

My fiance has never worn any jewelry EVER, not even a watch, so he is understandably skeptical about wearing a ring. It is important to me that he does, so he''ll be wearing one. I just want to make sure we find him the most comfortable ring possible. I''ve got platinum, but we''ll probably get him something in white gold or something similar. Any suggestions on ring styles that will be comfortable and light? I''ve heard of comfort bands, and think that might be the way to go.

 

[sunnyd]

Art Carved something-or-other.

 

[princessplease]

Here is FI''s, from Jared''s. He''s not a jewelry person, but wanted something unique.

 

[ladypirate]

K went with a plain platinum band--I want to say it was 4 mm? He has really large hands, but the slimmer band looked better on him.

 

[cakegirl]

Date: 1/14/2010 3:00:48 PM
Author: ladypirate
K went with a plain platinum band--I want to say it was 4 mm? He has really large hands, but the slimmer band looked better on him.

That''s exactly what I got for my fiance. 4mm plain comfort fit band. It should actually be arriving today!

We tried on a few , but he preferred the slimmer band and knew we wanted something simple and platinum.

 

[MeowMeow]

I actually got mine a tungsten band so we would have the same metal for our wedding bands! he loves it and he''s gotten a few compliments already on it.

 

[Nov2109]

FI wanted something with weight to it, and that was indestructible. We got him a tungsten band...titanium was too light for him, and he wasn''t crazy about any of the gold bands we saw at our jeweler...I wish I had a picture of it. Hes really happy with it, and occasionally takes it out of the box and tries it on! Too cute

 

[Amanda.Rx]

I showed my FI the Chris Ploof meteorite band and he fell in LOVE with it. I just can''t afford to get it right now. As a stand in, he''s getting a Scott Kay (which was his 2nd choice) and I got it on mega sale. The ritani endless love wedding band matches my ring, but he can''t afford my band either right now. We thought about both upgrading our wedding bands on an anniversary- once we''re no longer students.

Band (left) Chris Ploof meteorite
Band (right) Scott Kay