Look what I got this weekend! Thomas didn’t get the fun in surprising me with this one, but I did get to pick it out. And it will never be as unique as the original ring.  It was a crazy process, involving 5 stores, many rings, and a completely different idea than I originally imagined.

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Originally, I wanted a very plain yellow gold solitaire to go with a fancy band that resembles the Appalachian Mountains. But then, I found out that my great grandmother’s ring set had been passed down. That was very special to me, so I decided to use her wedding band as my wedding band, and to get a new engagement ring.

First, we looked at rings at Shane Company. They were very patient, and spent a few hours showing me all types of rings. I decided there that I wanted a white gold filigree style ring that would match Great Grandma’s ring.

Next, we went to Jared. There were so fast in showing me rings that I felt like I was in a whirlwind. They had a ton of gorgeous filigre rings, but they also had one that had a knife edge on the band, like GGma’s. I loved the idea of a matching band on the E-ring and wedding band.

Afterwards, we went to Brown and Company. They made a quick judgement that we were not shopping in their price range, and quickly told us that they don’t have what we want.

Then, we went to D Gellar and Sons, which was the car salesmen of ring stores. They were all about sell, sell, sell and said they’d do whatever they could to sell to us. The had an interesting ring that caught my eye with two pear shaped side diamonds. I didn’t think I’d like side stones, but they were small and I loved how the width and points matched GGma’s ring. But it had a very modern band that I didn’t like. They said they could modify it, but I was really turned off from their salesmanship.

Finally, we went back to Shane to look at the filigree ring again. It wasn’t what I was looking for, but when I described the white gold, knife-edge, teardrop-shaped side stones ring, the lady found one exactly like I was looking for. And now I’m wearing it. I just wonder if finding a wedding dress will be like this…