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Upgrading Ring
I know this is one of those age old battles, some people are stark against it and some people don't see the issue. I would consider myself torn in the middle. I hadn't planned on changing my e-ring, but I have wanted to get a new wedding band. About a week before our wedding, we lost our wedding bands. I have still never found them. Given that it was a week before the wedding, we had to scramble. My mother in law ended up finding a band for me in chicago (the band is nice, totally doesn't match my e-ring) and DH ended up using a cheap band that we found. He replaced it with the band we had orginally had a few months after the wedding, but I still haven't done anything with mine. As I have been looking, the bands that I like really don't match my e-ring. I have a 3 stone priceness cut with a plain band, and I really like the bands with the beading and pave looking stones. SO I found an awesome compromise- the jeweler is going to set the stones from my existing wedding band into my e-ring, 6 stones on either side. He is going to be able to do some of the bead look at well. Then I can get the band I like and it will match. It's the perfect compromise to incorporate my original band into my e-ring. I'm so excited- the ring should be done by Friday!
Mel
Re: Upgrading Ring
That sounds so nice! I have often of this....and am torn about doing anything. It's not really high on my priority list, so it's just daydreaming for now.
I think I'd do something similar to what you did. My center stone of my e-ring came from a solitaire ring that DH got me for our 1-yr dating anniversary. It's only a quarter karat, but its so meaningful that I'd never part with it. I'd probably eventually work it into a right hand ring, or maybe into a mother's ring; then I'd go all out for a new wedding band/e-ring combo.
You'll have to take a pic when you get it!
I'm with Haley... its tough to decide what to do.. I think my personal comprimise will be to get an asscher cut eternity band someday.
I am dying to see pictures it sounds cool!
That sounds really cool!
In general, I'm anti-upgrade, but I think these are unusual circumstances.
My parents had to get new rings a few years ago - their original set literally fell apart after years of farmwork. My mom had her original stones put into a new setting and the original rings are in a box in her dresser. She's intending on having them melted into a pendant eventually.
I got the ring back on friday and it looks awesome! It was a tad weird at first because it obviously looks a little different (it just sparkles more, nothing drastic), but I have been staring at that ring for 8 years so it was a change. I've been shopping for bands but haven't narrowed it down so I'll be excited when I have a band to compliment it (especially because right now it looks like I am engaged- I had a lady ask me when the wedding was as I was out shopping with Tyler- I told her 4 years ago!) DH was fairly indifferent to the whole thing, but when we saw the ring he was impressed with how well it came out, and it's special that the stones are from my "replacement" ring.
Mel