Engagement Rings / Wedding Bands - Page 17

pixiewytch · 18-01-2007

Believe it or not my husband and I have gone without rings for several years now. We just had our second child and finances aren't so fantastic to afford a lot. I used to have a nice solitaire but I nearly gouged out my son's eyes with it by accident when he was a baby...just not very practical for my lifestyle.

Don't get me wrong, I love some bling but these days I feel weird about symbolizing something so serious and yet simple with something extravagant which really has nothing to do with how our marriage is. Then there is the whole diamond thing and how people in Africa are dying/making pennies a day to mine diamonds we buy...soooo....right now I am happy with a very simple silver Tiffany band. It was dirt cheap and yet the quality is nice...kind of like our life, haha.

Anyway, I'm not knocking anyone who chooses these super extravagant wedding sets but it just doesn't suit me these days...and of course I would rather spend the money I saved on clothes, handbags, and shoes, heehee...to each their own, right? I just wanted to chime in and say there is nothing wrong with something modest but chic.

TheKiwi · 18-01-2007

Filippa, if you want my honest opinion... I think there's nothing tackier (even if it IS Bulgari) than wedding rings that blatantly advertise their brand. Maybe it's just me, but I just find that too 'showy'.

UNiQFashionista · 28-01-2007

here are some of mine..sorry of the bad quality of the last one as its taken from a wedding pic and its currently not with me..I rarely wear the first because of the size 12 carats..but its my main wedding ring..and is a D color and gorgeous..
my other one(the first pic)..its a 5 carat square cut modified brilliant..the clarity is P2 but the color if F..because of the clarity thats why it looks vintagyy..
and my last one (2nd pic) is a 3 carat oval shape surrounded by black diamonds

UNiQFashionista · 30-01-2007

does anyone own a yellow diamond ring?! i want to know which kind id the best..whats the diff between vivid/intense and fancy?!

ibimus · 30-01-2007

Well, I'm not engaged or married, but ideally I'd like some pretty, feminine, and not too flashy. Oh, and in platinum, with princess cut diamonds (if any) please.

Simple and sleek would be best.

I love the idea of having a ruby or something other than a diamond on the ring...

I think this one's really goregeous. It's actually a black diamond.

I'd like this one but with square-cut stones instead. Ruby and diamond would be really pretty too, and being that I'm Polish, it'd suit my heritage. (the Polish flag is red and white)

I like this one.

And this one's pretty.

Nice and simple wedding band.

(pictures from www.mysolitaire.com and www.handwovenbands.com)

Haha, looking at these rings is too much fun. I should stop now.

ibimus · 30-01-2007

Oh, and Miss Manners once said that the wedding band goes closest to your heart, the engagement ring closest to the wallet.

criticsdarling · 04-03-2007

My boyfriend and I have just started thinking about rings. I really like this style: a pear shape with trillions on the sides

dialadiamond.com

This is beautiful too!

(same source)

ChanelAddicted · 05-03-2007

^ Love pear shape! It's quite beautiful!

BabyJ · 06-03-2007

Well the picture I have of my engagement ring isn't very clear. I don't know how to take a picture without the flash being too harsh or taking a picture without the flash and the picture being dull.

I love love love my engagement ring but I'm not too thrilled with the wedding band (I'm only engaged but once greeks have their engagement party they start to wear the wedding band). The wedding band matches my engagement ring perfectly but its not what I like. Its way too thin. I dont care about the amount of diamonds but it is far fat too thin for my liking. My fiance and I have discussed this and we are going to change my wedding band before we get married next year.

The engagement ring is on white gold, 1.65 carat center diamond with 1 carat of side diamonds. There are 2 baguettes and a round diamond on either side of the center one. The band is a thin replica of the engagement ring but the center diamond is replaced with two smaller round diamonds. (Sorry the picture is unclear and excuse the fatness of the hand!)

FASHIONLOVA · 14-03-2007

am getting engaged in july this is the type of ring I want.
or one with a round flat diamond

Yanka · 05-04-2007

im sorry, that bvlari one is just... i don't know... wrong. And terribbly overpriced. Wedding band is something you'll wear a lot, I think having BVLGARIBVLGARIBVLGARI on something so personal and symbolic is just

sweet_n_simple · 11-04-2007

Mine is the last one, a three band puzzle ring with 26 small diamonds. Platinum. It is both an engagement ring and a wedding band

jcat · 17-04-2007

does anyone know who the designer is for sienna miller's engagement ring? i love the ring but don't have a good picture of it

Curious · 23-04-2007

sweet n simple - those are gorgeous rings! Who is the maker?

So.. I'm starting the daunting task of choosing a ring I'll wear forever

Some that have caught my eye so far...
with no rhyme or reason as to why!
The Ashoka cut is stunning... but well out of our range

They had it in a yellow diamond in the store.. breathtaking!!
Thoughts on the others?

(rosssimmons.com, finks.com, tacori.com)

Anastasia · 23-04-2007

My wedding band - white gold, with 5 diamonds (totaling 1/8 carat) and milgrain detail. It's absolutely perfect for me. Vintage looking, elegant, and delicate. It doesn't overpower me or draw attention I don't want, and I talk with my hands, so I don't have to worry about putting someone's eye out

ice.com

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TheKiwi Brooklyn, baby! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Williamsburg Brooklyn Gender: femme Posts: 6,058	Filippa, if you want my honest opinion... I think there's nothing tackier (even if it IS Bulgari) than wedding rings that blatantly advertise their brand. Maybe it's just me, but I just find that too 'showy'. __________________ freja & siri. - aimee

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UNiQFashionista Fashion Icon googoo gagaa Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Diaper Land Gender: femme Posts: 3,902	does anyone own a yellow diamond ring?! i want to know which kind id the best..whats the diff between vivid/intense and fancy?! __________________ phassionpassion.blogspot.com

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ibimus backstage pass Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA Gender: femme Posts: 993	Well, I'm not engaged or married, but ideally I'd like some pretty, feminine, and not too flashy. Oh, and in platinum, with princess cut diamonds (if any) please. Simple and sleek would be best. I love the idea of having a ruby or something other than a diamond on the ring... I think this one's really goregeous. It's actually a black diamond. I'd like this one but with square-cut stones instead. Ruby and diamond would be really pretty too, and being that I'm Polish, it'd suit my heritage. (the Polish flag is red and white) I like this one. And this one's pretty. Nice and simple wedding band. (pictures from www.mysolitaire.com and www.handwovenbands.com) Haha, looking at these rings is too much fun. I should stop now. __________________ "If you are cheap, nothing helps." - Karl Lagerfeld www.myspace.com/ibimus

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ibimus backstage pass Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA Gender: femme Posts: 993	Oh, and Miss Manners once said that the wedding band goes closest to your heart, the engagement ring closest to the wallet. __________________ "If you are cheap, nothing helps." - Karl Lagerfeld www.myspace.com/ibimus

18-01-2007	241
pixiewytch rising star Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tampa, Fl Gender: femme Posts: 119	Believe it or not my husband and I have gone without rings for several years now. We just had our second child and finances aren't so fantastic to afford a lot. I used to have a nice solitaire but I nearly gouged out my son's eyes with it by accident when he was a baby...just not very practical for my lifestyle. Don't get me wrong, I love some bling but these days I feel weird about symbolizing something so serious and yet simple with something extravagant which really has nothing to do with how our marriage is. Then there is the whole diamond thing and how people in Africa are dying/making pennies a day to mine diamonds we buy...soooo....right now I am happy with a very simple silver Tiffany band. It was dirt cheap and yet the quality is nice...kind of like our life, haha. Anyway, I'm not knocking anyone who chooses these super extravagant wedding sets but it just doesn't suit me these days...and of course I would rather spend the money I saved on clothes, handbags, and shoes, heehee...to each their own, right? I just wanted to chime in and say there is nothing wrong with something modest but chic.

04-03-2007	247
criticsdarling front row Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ohio Gender: femme Posts: 343	My boyfriend and I have just started thinking about rings. I really like this style: a pear shape with trillions on the sides dialadiamond.com This is beautiful too! (same source) __________________ http://www.ninkybink.com

05-03-2007	248
ChanelAddicted front row Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Montréal Gender: femme Posts: 439	^ Love pear shape! It's quite beautiful! __________________ "I'm curious. Since I'm not a cat, that's not dangerous." My french makeup blog

06-03-2007	249
BabyJ backstage pass Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Montreal Gender: femme Posts: 1,037	Well the picture I have of my engagement ring isn't very clear. I don't know how to take a picture without the flash being too harsh or taking a picture without the flash and the picture being dull. I love love love my engagement ring but I'm not too thrilled with the wedding band (I'm only engaged but once greeks have their engagement party they start to wear the wedding band). The wedding band matches my engagement ring perfectly but its not what I like. Its way too thin. I dont care about the amount of diamonds but it is far fat too thin for my liking. My fiance and I have discussed this and we are going to change my wedding band before we get married next year. The engagement ring is on white gold, 1.65 carat center diamond with 1 carat of side diamonds. There are 2 baguettes and a round diamond on either side of the center one. The band is a thin replica of the engagement ring but the center diamond is replaced with two smaller round diamonds. (Sorry the picture is unclear and excuse the fatness of the hand!)

05-04-2007	251
Yanka trendsetter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In a room with a view Gender: femme Posts: 1,240	im sorry, that bvlari one is just... i don't know... wrong. And terribbly overpriced. Wedding band is something you'll wear a lot, I think having BVLGARIBVLGARIBVLGARI on something so personal and symbolic is just

11-04-2007	252
sweet_n_simple front row Join Date: Apr 2007 Gender: femme Posts: 332	Mine is the last one, a three band puzzle ring with 26 small diamonds. Platinum. It is both an engagement ring and a wedding band

23-04-2007	255
Anastasia backstage pass Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Antwerp Gender: femme Posts: 864	My wedding band - white gold, with 5 diamonds (totaling 1/8 carat) and milgrain detail. It's absolutely perfect for me. Vintage looking, elegant, and delicate. It doesn't overpower me or draw attention I don't want, and I talk with my hands, so I don't have to worry about putting someone's eye out ice.com __________________ Anne-Marie van Dijk ~ Morgane Dubled ~ Anja Rubik ~ Andi Muise ~ Marie Fuema ~ Nataliya Piro

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