OT:So my wedding is in 5 weeks and I still haven't gotten my ring yet

[ØrangeÇrush]

I'm looking for input on what kind of ring I should get.

I'm thinking something a little unique like a celtic design and I really like some of the titanium rings but my fiance doesn't like some of my choices. I'm looking to see if any guys out there have some really cool unique rings. I want to show her this thread so she can see that there are other guys out there that like some of the more unusual ones.

Anyone have a unique ring?

[Clockwork Orange]

I've got a pretty standard white gold band. I like it.

[ØrangeÇrush]

That'll be the fall back if I can't get her to buy off on anything I like.

[Dr. Broncenstein]

I just got a white gold and tungsten band.. 9mm wide. It looks pretty frickin cool.

[Garcia Bronco]

They normally don't give out rings until the season opener.

[ØrangeÇrush]

http://www.titaniumweddingringsandbands.com/images/R04W_8-Natural-Small.jpg.jpg

This one is pretty cool

[Arkansas Bronco]

With limited time take a quick look but if nothing you like pops up just take a cheap gold band and look for what you like later . Quick tip on this is that you inform the bride that if you take a ring you dont like that you will be changing shortly.

[Arkansas Bronco]

http://www.titaniumweddingringsandbands.com/images/R04W_8-Natural-Small.jpg.jpg

This one is pretty cool
Yea i like that the one. The one I wear is half yellow gold half white that has ive in the middle going all the way around it.

[TexanBob]

I picked one where the engagement ring and the wedding ring were interlocking and the engagement ring had most (but not all) of the diamonds. I liked the thought of knowing that if she called off the engagement, she was going to be keeping only half a ring that didn't look complete without the rest of it which, obviously, she wouldn't get until she said her vows.

[ØrangeÇrush]

hedging the bet a little bit?

[TexanBob]

hedging the bet a little bit?

Yup. We guys take about 80% of the risk in these things. I mean, the full set looked really nice. It's just that once you saw the full set, you wouldn't feel complete wearing just one part. Plus, she might have reason not to wear the full set (like when doing the dishes, etc.) and the wedding ring actually looked nice by itself.

It was from a local jeweller, not a chain so I can't do anything but describe it. No pictures.

[spdirty]

My wife lost hers in the ocean 2 days after our wedding.

Rings are overrated.

[Kaylore]

Do you live in Denver? Come talk to me. I can help you.

[ClevelandBronco]

I'm looking for input on what kind of ring I should get.

I'm thinking something a little unique like a celtic design and I really like some of the titanium rings but my fiance doesn't like some of my choices. I'm looking to see if any guys out there have some really cool unique rings. I want to show her this thread so she can see that there are other guys out there that like some of the more unusual ones.

Anyone have a unique ring?

If you don't get EXACTLY the kind of ring SHE wants, you are out of your mind.

Don't try to make some kind of a personal fashion statement with your avant garde choice of the jewelry that is supposed to symbolize your union with this woman.

Get a clue, dude. You're a guy. She has better jewelry sense than you do, guaranteed.

Trust me on this one. I've been married for almost 20 years and I'm still hearing about stuff I should have left up to her if I'd had any sense at all at the time.

[maven]

I'm looking for input on what kind of ring I should get.

I'm thinking something a little unique like a celtic design and I really like some of the titanium rings but my fiance doesn't like some of my choices. I'm looking to see if any guys out there have some really cool unique rings. I want to show her this thread so she can see that there are other guys out there that like some of the more unusual ones.

Anyone have a unique ring?

Celtic design??? Titanium is nice

If you want to go nice & simple. Go with a stainless steel ring made by Teno.

[Kaylore]

Whatever you do, don't get Titanium. It scratches easily, cannot be sized and it's almost impossible to refisnish.

If you like the look of titanium, I recommend Tungsten carbide. It cannot scratch, is about the same weight and low price.

If you want a silver tone, go with Platinum. Yes it's very expensive but white gold fades ( or returns ) to it's natural color over time. The more abuse that the ring takes, and the higher its exposure to chemicals, lotions, soaps, etc. the faster it will fade. A piece worn as frequently as a wedding band would require a regimen of rhodium plating almost every five months if you want it to stay silver.

No true silver rings. Silver tarnishes.

Yellow gold is a good choice that is timeless and not horribly expensive.

Hope that helps. :)

[Arkansas Bronco]

Yea i was considering Titanium and a friend (who is a jewler) talked me out of it. I think Platinum rings look nice.

[bendog]

yellow gold, because it's cheap, and it's guaranteed you'll gain 50 pounds from not chasing sex, and gold can be hammered out to a bigger size pretty easily

[heydensmom]

Do what my husband did...make me pick it out..Can't go wrong there. This goes for both mens and womens rings.. I've picked out all mine, and just recently lost my 3 stone ring, and quite happy I get to upgrade now :D

[fontaine]

yellow gold, because it's cheap, and it's guaranteed you'll gain 50 pounds from not chasing sex, and gold can be hammered out to a bigger size pretty easily


It's a great deal isn't it? Women get a diamond ring and final say over all tactical, social, economic matters while guys get 50 pounds of blubber and man boobs!

:clown:

[Sassy]

It's a great deal isn't it? Women get a diamond ring and final say over all tactical, social, economic matters while guys get 50 pounds of blubber and man boobs!

:clown:
Hmmm...the brothers-in-law both have diamonds in their rings...

...as for me, I like diamonds but I'd love to have a marquis cut sapphire with diamonds on the side ;D

[heydensmom]

LOL Sassy. I've got my eye on an emerald cut, what I really want is a Tacori designed ring with a princess cut center diamond with several small on the sides...but again I'm living in dream land.

[Sassy]

We need pics! Ha!

[heydensmom]

LOL can do.....

[Sassy]

http://www.michaelseigler.com/fpimg/fas4.jpg
I kind of like this but I was thinking the sapphire as the main stone.

[fontaine]

Hmmm...the brothers-in-law both have diamonds in their rings...

...as for me, I like diamonds but I'd love to have a marquis cut sapphire with diamonds on the side ;D

We got engaged three weeks ago and I wanted to get my girlfriend something like that too but (wisely) decided that it should be her choice and ended up wanting a solitaire which was cool too.

[heydensmom]

That's pretty...

I like the design on this one.

http://www.tacori.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/HT2430_main.jpg

[maven]

http://www.michaelseigler.com/fpimg/fas4.jpg
I kind of like this but I was thinking the sapphire as the main stone.

Personally, I never liked the look of rings with diamonds going down the side. Just one rock. The bigger the better.

[fontaine]

Personally, I never liked the look of rings with diamonds going down the side. Just one rock. The bigger the better.

I always knew size mattered with women!
:rofl:

[heydensmom]

Personally, I never liked the look of rings with diamonds going down the side. Just one rock. The bigger the better.
Very true, but there's not like when you're driving down the road and the light catches your ring and it seems like it's on fire with all the sparkliness...

[heydensmom]

What about this one Sassy

http://www.tacori.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/10992S_main.jpg

[Sassy]

Something like this with a Marquis sapphire in the middle instead of the round diamond.

http://brownsjewelers.com/Merchant2/graphics/tacori-rings/tacori-ring-BJ101.gif

[Sassy]

What about this one Sassy

http://www.tacori.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/10992S_main.jpg
There ya go! I like that one the best so far...still not quite what I had in mind...and yeah, I think I like them better without stones down the band.

Of course...not sure why I'm looking! Ha!

[heydensmom]

Hummm cause it's fun...and torture at the same time!!!

[Sassy]

I love this!
With just a simple wedding band...
http://www.bluenile.com/ap/rings/CM30500100_MQ_100_100.jpg

[heydensmom]

ooooh very pretty...

[BMF Bronco]

Typical, a poor guy asks for advise on a very important and personal matter and what happens, two materialistic women sabotage the thread and make the rest of us feel inadequate!

[Sassy]

Typical, a poor guy asks for advise on a very important and personal matter and what happens, two materialistic women sabotage the thread and make the rest of us feel inadequate!
:wiggle:
Nah...just looking...dreaming is probably more like it! Ha!

[Sassy]

http://diamonds.bluenile.com/assets/product_images/rings/DM36500500_MQ_100_200zoom.jpg

[Lynchfan]

My husband got me a 3/4kt diamond, platinum band for the engagement ring and then for the wedding band we got a saphire wrap his is a titanium band with saphire blue in the middle very classy looking. We wanted something diffrent you don't see that very often. :flower:

[heydensmom]

I'm thinking of this also...

http://www.tacori.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/HT2294_main.jpg

[BMF Bronco]

:wiggle:
Nah...just looking...dreaming is probably more like it! Ha!
So how is that helping dude, pick out a ring for himself, the whole topic of this thread?!

[Sassy]

So how is that helping dude, pick out a ring for himself, the whole topic of this thread?!
You have a point...but we are at least on "rings"....
It's not like other threads have always kept on topic...
...ok he can go to these sites and look at the guys rings...

[heydensmom]

My husband got me a 3/4kt diamond, platinum band for the engagement ring and then for the wedding band we got a saphire wrap his is a titanium band with saphire blue in the middle very classy looking. We wanted something diffrent you don't see that very often. :flower:
Sounds very pretty.

[Sassy]

Here...men's rings.
You can customize it.
http://www.bluenile.com/product_catalog.asp?catid=127&oid1=2618&track=row_mod6&elem=miniheroHdr

[heydensmom]

You have a point...but we are at least on "rings"....
It's not like other threads have always kept on topic...
...ok he can go to these sites and look at the guys rings...
No kidding...I remember one thread a few days go about Plummer's in his own word being hijacked about how Trent Green throws interceptions....

[heydensmom]

To be fair...here ya go...mens rings

http://www.tacori.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/2550_main.jpg

http://www.tacori.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SRCH&Product_Code=2550&Category_Code=BANDS&Store_Code=TACORI&Search=A&offset=0&filter_cat=5&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=&sort=&range_low=&range_high=%20&srch_srcha=1

[ak1971]

How about something like this

[Tredici]

Wouldn't a tattoo reading "TAKEN" across the forehead have the same meaning?

(I'm so sentimental).

[Sassy]

http://www.coolmensrings.ili1.com/

[TailgateNut]

I love this!
With just a simple wedding band...
http://www.bluenile.com/ap/rings/CM30500100_MQ_100_100.jpg

That's like my wife's ring, except hers has 3 diamonds!

[Sassy]

That's like my wife's ring, except hers has 3 diamonds!
Great taste!

[TailgateNut]

Great taste!

The bad/ good part is that she's passed that taste on to our daughter. I was a a jeweler two days ago to buy an emerald ring for my wife's BD with my daughter. While I was busy finding the "trinket" for my wife, my daughter (11) was busy looking at diamonds with one of the sales-lady's. She picked out a 1-1/2 carat (flawless) marquis solitaire and told the salesperson it was "SMALL".:wiggle: Scary!

[Sassy]

The bad/ good part is that she's passed that taste on to our daughter. I was a a jeweler two days ago to buy an emerald ring for my wife's BD with my daughter. While I was busy finding the "trinket" for my wife, my daughter (11) was busy looking at diamonds with one of the sales-lady's. She picked out a 1-1/2 carat (flawless) marquis solitaire and told the salesperson it was "SMALL".:wiggle: Scary!
Too funny! Now that one's going to be trouble!

[GonzoLays]

Wouldn't a tattoo reading "TAKEN" across the forehead have the same meaning?

(I'm so sentimental).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/Ksmith_goldenpalace_com.jpg

You still got room up there?

[ØrangeÇrush]

http://brownsjewelers.com/Merchant2/graphics/tacori-rings/tacori-ring-BJ117.gif

This is pretty much what I gave my fiance. Except that its without the two side diamonds. However, she also go to two bands just like these for each side (no center diamonds on them. She's pretty happy with that.

[REB]

I kind of like these. They come in quite an assortment and with the money you save you can go to Vegas or AC and gamble :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6053677052

[heydensmom]

http://brownsjewelers.com/Merchant2/graphics/tacori-rings/tacori-ring-BJ117.gif

This is pretty much what I gave my fiance. Except that its without the two side diamonds. However, she also go to two bands just like these for each side (no center diamonds on them. She's pretty happy with that.
VERY VERY nice. I approve! Ha!

[Kaylore]

I love this!
With just a simple wedding band...
http://www.bluenile.com/ap/rings/CM30500100_MQ_100_100.jpg
Ok I have to chime in as the only person who sells this stuff. Listen up men. The biggest mistake that couples get when they choose a ring is they ignore practical aspects. Remember that you are going to wear this forever. Also consider that this is just the first part. There is an engagement eventually anniversary ring that needs to go with it.

You can go with this one and the one Haydensmon posted if you don't want to get a wedding ring for it (or just use it as an engagement/wedding combo ring). If she wants a band (and she probably does) these are horrible choices.

The side of the ring juts out and any band outside a wrap is not going to lay flush against the ring. You can do a wrap, but they can't be worn by themselves, and one of the advantages of a band is it lets you wear something on your wedding finger when weraing the expensive part is not ideal (bad part of town, doing something with your hands that may hurt it, etc.)

The Tacori pieces listed are excellent choice for a number of reasons.

1. They're hand made, platinum, and high quality.

2. Almost everyone has a matching wedding bad to go with it.

3. They are a good, family run company and very easy to deal with. (I frequently flirt with their receptionist. :wiggle: )

Consider eveything you are getting. Remember when something is overly stylized, there is a good chance you will hate it when that style isn't en vogue eight years from now. Classic is always better.

Consider practical things. Your ring will be worn everyday and will need maintanance and repair work. Online places don't offer protection or assistance there and you can't see what you're getting before it arrives. make sure that the piece isn't something that is going to snare or snag on a lof things.

Please make sure your stones are certified with a GIA cert. GIA is the organization that created the rating system used by the world. They are also no profite and the strictest grader of rings. They also are now lazer inscribing the certification number on the girdle of every ring they grade now. This gives you physical mark that you can quickly identify as your own under a loupe if you are concerned that a jewler has taken your stone.

EGL, IGI and all the others are profit graders with poor grading. Certs from them are probably going to say they're better than they really are.

If it doesn't have any kind of cert at all DON'T BUY IT.

[watermock]

IMO a simple platinum ring is the right choice for a man.

Black hills gold is neato for the fiance.

[heydensmom]

You can go with this one and the one Haydensmon posted if you don't want to get a wedding ring for it (or just use it as an engagement/wedding combo ring). If she wants a band (and she probably does) these are horrible choices.


Thanks for the good advise....for me personally, I don't wear the band, I would just perfer the engagement/wedding combo.

[doonwise]

I'm looking for input on what kind of ring I should get.

I'm thinking something a little unique like a celtic design and I really like some of the titanium rings but my fiance doesn't like some of my choices. I'm looking to see if any guys out there have some really cool unique rings. I want to show her this thread so she can see that there are other guys out there that like some of the more unusual ones.

Anyone have a unique ring?

Judging by your desparately obsessive tone, I think we all know the kind of ring you're after...

Something unique and... PREEECCCCIOUS?!

http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/lotr_feature/guest0203.jpg

[broncosteven]

I have a gold band with silver (i think) on top, it came apart once in the 1st year but a good jewler fixed it & never had trouble in the last 7 years. It is more interesting that a gold band.

[Sassy]

Made any decisions yet?
I'm bored with draft talk already...

[smalltowngrll]

I say, make it simple yet elegent...no need to take a second mortgage for a ring. Elope and spend the wedding money on a fun filled honeymoon! ;D hehe..sorry, just my take on the whole thing! But, then again...I'm just not typical! :curtsey:

[Sassy]

I say, make it simple yet elegent...no need to take a second mortgage for a ring. Elope and spend the wedding money on a fun filled honeymoon! ;D hehe..sorry, just my take on the whole thing! But, then again...I'm just not typical! :curtsey:
...and I'd rather get married barefoot on the beach....but oh well ;D

[ØrangeÇrush]

Here Ya Go!

This was what my other half decided I should wear. I think its pretty cool, so we got it.

http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/saleslion/wedwh_4.JPG




http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/saleslion/wedwh_1.JPG

[ØrangeÇrush]

Here Ya Go!

This was what my other half decided I should wear. I think its pretty cool, so we got it.

http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/saleslion/wedwh_4.JPG




http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/saleslion/wedwh_1.JPG

[ØrangeÇrush]

...and I'd rather get married barefoot on the beach....but oh well ;D


The reception is on the beach, actually.

[Sassy]

Very nice! I like it.

[heydensmom]

Very nice!

[heydensmom]

I say, make it simple yet elegent...no need to take a second mortgage for a ring. Elope and spend the wedding money on a fun filled honeymoon! ;D hehe..sorry, just my take on the whole thing! But, then again...I'm just not typical! :curtsey:
Did that....if I ever get married again (humm still married now) definately not doing the JP thing again, but not a huge one either....I like Sassy's idea....

[Orange_Beard]

Here Ya Go!

This was what my other half decided I should wear. I think its pretty cool, so we got it.

http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/saleslion/wedwh_4.JPG




http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/saleslion/wedwh_1.JPG


Did you steal this thing from the Pope?

[ØrangeÇrush]

LMAO! When my other half said she liked this one (decided on). I asked her if she thought it was a little over zealoous and if people would not talk to me for fear that I would ask them if they had jesus in their life.

[smalltowngrll]

Did that....if I ever get married again (humm still married now) definately not doing the JP thing again, but not a huge one either....I like Sassy's idea....


I don't mean necessarily totally eloping...more along the lines of just immediate family, etc. Then, just have a big ole barbecue for friends when you return and just party and celebrate!!Booya! :yayaya:

That's a cool ring OrangeCrush!

[bendog]

I'm looking for input on what kind of ring I should get.

I'm thinking something a little unique like a celtic design and I really like some of the titanium rings but my fiance doesn't like some of my choices. I'm looking to see if any guys out there have some really cool unique rings. I want to show her this thread so she can see that there are other guys out there that like some of the more unusual ones.

Anyone have a unique ring?
It may be too late, but in case you havn't bought yet, the unique ring is really a dangerous thing. The simple yellow gold has several advanges. Weight gain, for sure. They can "supersize it" for 40 bucks. Even more importantly, assuming you haven't done something stupid by having it engraved with something, if you "lose" it (doing something totally innocent, like .... fixing the garbage disposal or canoeing for example) no problemo. Just run down to a nearby Jewler (hopefully one you've not used before and where you are not known to anyone) and buy a new one. Grab some tube socks, and stuff about three together, pack in some small rocks, drop the "new" ring in there, and stick it in a dryer at a laundromat for about an hour .... and your ring is back.

[heydensmom]

LMAO sounds like you have some "experience"

[bendog]

Works like a charm, unless Mrs Dog finds one of the old ones while I have a new one on

[broncoblue]

not read this thread but DONT DO IT BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crushaholic]

not read this thread but DONT DO IT BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

best.advice.yet.;D :clown: