Sunday, July 16, 2006
The Romantic Making of the Rings
So we got this tip from my boss, who has done this himself when he got married: make your own wedding rings. There is this lady who offers workshops for couples about to be married to design and make their own unique rings.
We met with the lady yesterday to discuss what we would like, and settled on a pair of 14 carat white gold rings. 18 carat, which would be the norm, would have been way out of budget, considering that The Fiancé would not settle on a ring that was narrower than 8 millimeters for his large hands.
We already had a pretty good idea what we wanted: simple, elegant, no intricate decorations, oval diameter of the material. When the lady showed us black diamonds though, our minds took on a bit different route:
...two identical white gold rings, a simple small stone in each one - white for one ring, black for the other - symbolizing how we are one, bound to each other, a union, a team, yet still two individuals, two different people... not a merge of two lives and personalities as so many people start seeing themselves once they are married. surrounding the stones should be a subtle V-shaped carving enclosing it... it's a V for his name when looked at one way, and flipped over it is the hinted at shape of an A for my name. Inside there will be a carving of the date of our wedding, and his name in my ring, and my name in his ring: in our own handwritings (- I didn't think this was possible, but I love the idea!).
Don't ask what this'll cost us... but considering that we are supposed to be wearing these rings until the day we die (ideally), and you cannot get any more personal than smithing these rings for one another, we believe that this is absolutely worth it. Plus... there'll always be a story to tell on how we came about these rings...
8 more weeks... so hard to believe now...! :)
We met with the lady yesterday to discuss what we would like, and settled on a pair of 14 carat white gold rings. 18 carat, which would be the norm, would have been way out of budget, considering that The Fiancé would not settle on a ring that was narrower than 8 millimeters for his large hands.
We already had a pretty good idea what we wanted: simple, elegant, no intricate decorations, oval diameter of the material. When the lady showed us black diamonds though, our minds took on a bit different route:
...two identical white gold rings, a simple small stone in each one - white for one ring, black for the other - symbolizing how we are one, bound to each other, a union, a team, yet still two individuals, two different people... not a merge of two lives and personalities as so many people start seeing themselves once they are married. surrounding the stones should be a subtle V-shaped carving enclosing it... it's a V for his name when looked at one way, and flipped over it is the hinted at shape of an A for my name. Inside there will be a carving of the date of our wedding, and his name in my ring, and my name in his ring: in our own handwritings (- I didn't think this was possible, but I love the idea!).
Don't ask what this'll cost us... but considering that we are supposed to be wearing these rings until the day we die (ideally), and you cannot get any more personal than smithing these rings for one another, we believe that this is absolutely worth it. Plus... there'll always be a story to tell on how we came about these rings...
8 more weeks... so hard to believe now...! :)
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I didn't even know that kind of thing was an option until I read your blog! I would LOVE to go through that kind of thing with my partner if and when I tie the knot.
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