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Trying to remember a romance book… I cannot remember title – have you read this?

May 22nd, 2010

I believe the plot is… there is a knight back from the crusades and he takes a wife (I think its a forced/arranged marriage)… not exactly unique ; ). The notable things I remember about it is that on the wedding night – the bride passes out from too much alcohol and the groom slits his arm to fake bedding his wife (but he actually soaks the sheets in blood). The knight is very feared and I believe he is also a virgin.

Ring any bells? I believe the book may be a part of a series, but I read it so long ago I just cannot remember who wrote it/what it is called.

Thanks!

good theme?

May 21st, 2010

ok, so my fiance and i have decided our theme for the wedding and we wanted something kinda unique but classy.

we’re going with 50s style gangsta. he’s gonna be my godfather and i’m gonna be his mob queen.

he picked out a red and black pinstriped zoot suit with matching fedora and i picked out a white classic dress with a sash that goes around the waist and down the train that matches his pinstripes.
we’re gonna get an old car to arrive and leave in and instead of releasing doves or anything all the men in the wedding party are gonna fire off tommy guns.
his 5 year old is gonna be the ring bearer with a matching zoot suit like his daddy’s.

i like the idea do you guys agree it’s a unique but classy one?
http://davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2841&prodgroup=10

the dress i’m thinking about.

Custom engagement band?

May 19th, 2010

My girlfriend and I have been together (and in love) for quite a while, and I’m starting to contemplate proposing soon. However, she’s a pretty unique girl. For one, she doesn’t like the idea of having separate wedding and engagement rings/bands. Second, she isn’t a big fan of diamonds because of the foreign labor necessary to obtain them.

So, what I was looking into was a website or jeweler that would be able to create a custom band, engraved with things of meaning for the two of us. Do any of you know anywhere I can start looking? Also, how do I go about making sure the engravement is exactly what I want and not a subpar interpretation (do I need to hire an artist to draw a model?)? Finally, what materials (gold, silver, etc.) would be satisfactory for someone interested in the wellbeing of foreign workers/miners? Thanks for any help you can give.

I got my girlfriend drunk and her parents are mad now. What do I say? (shes a contributor to the family)?

May 18th, 2010

Dear Reader:
My name is Joshua, and for the sake of my privacy as well as my discretion I will not inform you of my last name or my girlfriends name. I mentioned how I will not be informing you as to my girlfriends name because this piece was written because of a relationship issue that includes her and her family in fact.
Before I run into this topic let me provide you with a background as to avoid a biased story and provide you with as much truth as possible, allowing you the reader to make a rational response relevant of this particular situation I am in.
I am a 21 year old male recently as in July 2009 I moved from DeLand Florida after a nine year occupancy to Utah with my parents. In 2008 and 2009 I had lived in Florida on my own and partially with my sister towards the end assisting her with her baby. Furthermore I had decided to get my life straight and back to college and not only complete it this time but study towards an accounting degree. My ultimate goal is to become a CPA.
I had been enrolled and unemployed with my parent’s full support in Utah for the entire fall semester. My parents informed me that they were moving to Nevada so I packed my bags and moved with them. I have two tattoos and my parents are responsible parents. However I do enjoy a large amount of freedoms of course not having to work and not having any curfew at all.
Once I began the spring semester I had fallen in love with a beautiful 21 year old Mexican woman in my accounting class and we are still together.
To provide with more of a background in regards to me I have had sex with 35 different people ranging from 16 while I was in that age range and up to 40 obviously whilst I wasn’t in this age range. My girlfriend however is a virgin. This is not an article on how I can rob her of her virginity and me complaining that she is saving herself because I in fact fully support her and although I may “play around with her nothing really gets towards a 3rd base comfort ability. I never go beyond her line of scrimmage and if I do we are both clear enough that she wishes to maintain her virginity until she is married. I want to marry her but I feel there should be at least a year of dating before I propose and I even have a plan I would like to fallow (I understand plans don’t always go the way we wish for them but none the less I aim to stick to this one so that I can afford her engagement ring wedding and house)(skip the pipe dream speculation because its not very relevant)
My girlfriend was not 21 when I met her as a matter of fact she just turned 21 recently within the last month and I turn 22 this year.
The real issue is that it seems as if her curfew is becoming ever so short now. I understand when you live in someone else’s house you live by their rules but this is a unique scenario her and her younger teenage brothers ((15 and under) accept the youngest) all split the grocery bill and that’s about as much as I know about what she contributes in this family (I know there is more but I don’t pry). This last time her mother is furious at me and her (she mentioned to my gf that she was merely disappointed) but on with the story ay
I took my gf out to a concert and she became a little inebriated (but not over the top because I somewhat monitored her consumption and took action during appropriate periods of the night.)
she was supposed to be home 13mins till 11pm but I ended up getting her there at 11:23 we tried everything in our power to make the alcohol smell on her breath vanish but whilst we believed it was there her mother smelled it anyway.
Now I haven’t seen her mother yet and wont until Tuesday where she plans on giving me a speech and really chewing me out she doesn’t speak any English so I suspect my girlfriend will be translating the most part (im a slow translator at this point)
I am in a bit of a pickle and im a bit stuck at this point. Also (please spare me the long distance doesn’t work speech)
I have to move to California and transfer yet again but I have made definite plans on commuting to see her twice a month at worst once a week at best (5 hour drive)

I know this scenario is off the wall, not written very well, and more than likely riddled with gramaticle errors but I am asking you to look beyond this and provide me with adequate advice.

Furthermore I value advice coming from people 21 years old and up Parents to 21 year olds are even more valued to me as well because well you may be going through something similar and have more relation to this question
Im not asking for approvals from anyone im merely asking advice for the discussion i have to make with her mother and father this coming Tuesday… Also i didn’t try to stop her just monitor her intake you see she is new to drinking this was her second time drinking and i didn’t wanna see her hurt later on that night
I think im just going to have a talk with her father explaining how her daughter is a virgin and how i respect that and im not trying to take that from her… Its an uncomfortable conversation to have but i think thats somthing they need reassuring… I also think i may get hanged if i even mention the words daughter, virgin and take… regardless if im trying to reaffirm their "law"
I assume responsibility that’s a given but in a way I feel that my girlfriend is being robbed of her college experience.

Jewelry question…true or false?

May 11th, 2010

When someone tells you that your engagement ring looks like a "facsimile" of a princess cut they are calling it "fake"? My husband recently upgraded my wedding set to an expensive 1ct total weight three band ring. The middle stone on the engagement ring is 9 diamonds in a square pattern. I am not one that is intrigued by solitaire style engagement rings so I chose something unique. Anyway at the salon the other day this woman said it looked like a facsimile of a princess cut and then started going into detail about wanting to purchase a CZ ring she saw at wal-mart. So again I ask was she calling my rings fake?

Please help me! What do you think?

May 11th, 2010

I have a question about e-mail?
My husband got a e-mail from a girl and it was a love letter sayin’ how she missed him, and loved him BLAH BLAH BLAHHHH….. it upset me soooooooooo bad. Naturally. Well, someone told me it was possibl;e to get a e-mail intended for someone else? But, he has a very unique e-mail address?? it’s his name, underscore ( _ ) and a number. OF COURSE I ask him about it! Crying and the whole bit, he denies every smackin’ thing, naturally. Is this possible it was a mistake?? And it has a phone number in it and it’s a city that he was workin’ near around that time…. and it said something about going on the trains, but I did contact the city and they don’t have anything like that. AND, It doesn’t have reference to him at all. Like, It never says his name in the e-mail, anywhere. And, he is spanish, so it is written in spanish and i only know what it says cuz my friend Rosie transelated it. What do YOU think???

IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A WRONG E-MAIL ADDRESS??????

And, HELL YES i’d do ANYTHING to believe he is NOT cheating. This man is my VERY LIFE, my soul, my heart. and duh, obviously I called the number, but i got the famous "duh-duh-duh, this # is not in service or some junk" and of course, we have a 20 month old daughter.

do i need to also say he don’t wear his wedding ring (and he KNOWS how i feel about that) he did buy me a 327.00 diamond wedding band, and he just don’t seem interested in things, like before, yeah, i mean sex, AND, for my very 1st mother’s day, he told me he wasn’t sexually attracted to me. Now remember, our kid is 20 months, almost 2, so it’s been a while, but hurts just the same. my e-mail is workathome310@yahoo.com and my name is Jenny and I want HELP. Please help me. also, someone DID also say it could be somebody trying to cause trouble, but i got doubts about that…..i dunno. HELP! This was back last Dec. 07

Need ideas for the wife! Don't judge and make crappy remarks. If you have nothing then move to the next post

May 10th, 2010

Listen up ladies and gentlemen. I would like to do something really nice for my wife. She deserves anything I can ever do for her. She is truly a good person. She takes care of the kids, pays the bills and is a full time student in college and keeps everything in order. I am running out of ideas. I have surprised her with everything I can think of over the past nineteen years. I am the romantic in our marriage and want something new and unique. I have hired limo drivers on valentines, nice dinners. Clothes, rings, earrings, New home and cars. Flowers, mini vacations, furniture, cards flowers and even the rose peddles down the hallway and such. I am out of ideas. Please help! I am not rich by all means but I don’t mind spending the money for the surprise effect. We have already spent a week in Vegas also, renewed our wedding vows. I’m not bragging, I just want you to look and give me something different from what I’ve already done! Two years ago, we sold our old house and I gave her ,000 dollars to spend on herself and she just put it into a cd for our kids for college. Please be nice, Ideas only!
I am liking you’re idea’s but please remember, I am talking about 19 years. Know that we are very close and also know that I don’t try to buy her love. We already have that. We have been through so much together in our lives. We have gone with nothing in the past and all we had was each other. We remain reverent and in love. So please know we already spend quiet times together, dinners at home without the kids and laying in front of our fireplace watching movies etc. That should go without having to say! I like the spa ideas; we have talked about it but never went through with it. I like the Picture idea and adopting a child. We have seven children by the way, only two left to finish raising!

Where can I find created alexandrite rings?

May 9th, 2010

My boyfriend and I are considering marriage and we have come up with the unique idea of his birthstone in my engagement ring and my birthstone in his wedding band. The problem is that his birthstone is pearl, moonstone, or alexandrite. So we chose alexandrite knowing that we would have to get lab created alexandrite because natural is extremely rare.

We’ve found a few jewelers in the Louisville, KY area who would order in the stones and have them set, but we have also been looking online for rings. Can you all recommend any online jewelery stores that i can trust? I’ve heard bad things about a couple of stores and this is a ring that I want to last forever. If you all can suggest any online websites that you know are trustworthy for him to purchase from, I would apreciate it.
I looked at the reviews for Jewels For Me and they weren’t promising at all. They have beautiful rings and I can use them for ideas, but from what I have read, the quality is lacking.

Divorce argument: I NEED COUNTER-ARGUMENTS AND CRITISIM!!! THANKS!?

May 8th, 2010

Please take a minute to read this. I need to answer all holes in my argument. If there is any concern that is needed to be answered, I would really enjoy constructive critisim. Anything I need to answer, add, get rid of, etc. This is for my English class, for a MAJOR grade. All of the help I can get is greatly appreciated.

Begin:
As we all know, everyone has had many different life experiences that make us unique. These experiences have the potential to shape our physical appearances and personalities in strange ways. Fortunately, many of you have not had to experience the divorce of your own parents. /Yet./ For the few of you have, you will know where I am coming from. For those who haven’t, please bear with me, and keep in the back of your mind, that this can happen to anyone./

Deanne grew up an only child in Las Vegas. She was a pretty girl, blonde hair, blue eyes, smart. In high school, she met a man who was five years older than herself. Allen was handsome and worked as a detective for the city. A beautiful young woman meets this dashing fellow. How could her life get any better? It was a perfect love story. Deanne took Allen to prom her senior year and, she wore an elegant, turquoise dress. Of course, prom night should be great. She was spending it with the man she loved. Not long after she graduated, they got married. They were so perfect for each other…/or so they thought.\ After two or three years, Deanne didn’t feel the same about Allen as she once did. Marriage wasn’t as sugar-coated as she, as well as many young girls and women, may have once thought. They got a divorce. \Unfortunately, Allen’s story didn’t have a happy ending. Allen committed suicide a few months later. /During the next year, she met another man named John. Deanne knew she couldn’t make the same mistake again. This was different. She was already out of high school, with a job. She loved this man! It was meant to be. So, they got married after only a few months of dating. Over the next few years, Deanne and John had two boys, Thomas and Ben. By the time Thomas was six and Ben was four, their parents’ relationship was falling apart. John was working all of the time, and Deanne always stayed home with her children. A year later, Deanne told her boys / that their father wasn’t coming home. The decision for a divorce was made final, child support discussed, child custody schedule set. All of their possessions were cut in half, including the time with their children. The boys stayed with their mother one week, their father the next. Thomas wasn’t able to handle the split and required counseling for his emotions. John was heartbroken. But Deanne knew she had to move on./It didn’t take her long to find someone else. Ronnie had two boys of his own. Deanne knew she had made two previous mistakes. This had to be real. It just had to. Wedding bells ringing at the church only /six /months /later…

Now here’s the real story: (Diagram)

Nevada = GeorgiaThomas = HeatherBen = My little sister

Deanne is my mom. Allen is dead. My own dad’s heart torn to shreds. My old life gone.//

Marriage is the right thing for the right reason, but marriage can also be the wrong thing if it’s for the wrong reason. Same for divorce. Did you know that one out of every two people in the U.S. gets a divorce? That’s a lot. Why do we accept such a thing in this country? While it is impractical to outlaw divorce entirely, we can’t allow this to happen again and again. So this is what I propose. A time penalty should be put on divorce. The standard time penalty for a divorce will be five years, starting from the official court date of the divorce until the official date of the next marriage. For anyone above age 60, the penalty would go down to a standard of three years, due to the shortened years of life. The judge for anyone’s divorce case can decide to lower, raise, or even erase this penalty if he/she thinks necessary, depending on the case. I understand that everyone makes mistakes, but I’m not saying that divorce is always bad. But as a whole, this new law is for the greater good of society. Think about all of the celebrities today who get married. Do their relationships ever last? Rarely. Celebrities can’t escape this law, either. Britney Spear’s first marriage with Jason Alexander only lasted fifty-five hours. That is ridiculous. This is another example of why the commitment of marriage should not be taken so lightly. We want people to get married in this country, but for the right reasons. This law is very reasonable compared to other countries, such as Saudi Arabia or Iraq, where the penalty for divorce is death.

If one out of every two people in the U.S. gets a divorce, then that means that half of our country consists of people who have reneged on their promises. If you decide to go to college, then you most likely will have to take out a loan. Now, the bank trusts you to keep your word to pay them back on a timely ma
manner. If you go too long without paying a cent back, do you think the bank will ever trust you again?

Allowing divorce so freely is showing people in our country that it is OK to make promises that you can’t keep./ It isn’t. /The bank is not going to spare you any mercy, especially when they’ve already given you infinite chances to keep your promise. And you can’t forget about the consequences that come with that promise being broken. Foreclosure on your home, all of your possessions taken away from you, or even bankruptcy. /Of course, none of us have always been true to all of our promises. But where marriage is concerned, we need to be honest to the person we dedicate our entire lives to. /And most of all, we need to be honest to ourselves./ Do I really love this person? Is this who I really want to spend the rest of my entire life with? If we have any doubt for either of these two questions, we should wait. People make mistakes, but recognizing the mistake early on only makes
that’s doing the right thing for the reason.

Some of you may say, “This is too strict,” or “I’m afraid to get married under these new rules.” I’m not saying that people shouldn’t get married, but people should get married for the right reason. This penalty would only make us wiser in our decisions. If there was a chocolate bar in a convenience store, and there was no law enforcement to stop you, would you steal it? If you had a gun in your hand, and you didn’t have morals, would you even kill someone? If we don’t have laws, society is free to do anything. We currently have laws concerning divorce, but those laws don’t have the same power of this law. Those laws don’t have the same consequences. This law is better for us. This argument is not just about the present. I understand how difficult it is to stop someone from divorcing their spouse once a couple realizes they have made a mistake. But this is
truly about the future. Our hope for a better future, and our hope for a better
People make mistakes, but recognizing the mistake early on only makes life easier.//

Sex is also an important part of any marriage. It is also something that many people tend to do out of marriage. These are people who don’t really care about the person they are having sex with; they just want the satisfaction they get from sex. If sex is the only reason why some couples get married, then the marriage will not last long. Sometimes women in these types of relationships get pregnant, and they usually get married, too. These are pointless relationships will result in short marriages that will happen again and again if people are allowed to do so. My law helps these pointless marriages from happening. Marriage is a commitment, not a one-night stand. I’m not encouraging promiscuity, but if people are not willing to make the commitment to love one person, there is no point in getting married. If someone can keep a solid relationship with one person for five years, that’s doing the right
Some of you may say, “This is too strict,” or “I’m afraid to get married under these new rules.” I’m not saying that people shouldn’t get married, but people should get married for the right reason. This penalty would only make us wiser in our decisions. If there was a chocolate bar in a convenience store, and there was no law enforcement to stop you, would you steal it? If you had a gun in your hand, and you didn’t have morals, would you even kill someone? If we don’t have laws, society is free to do anything. We currently have laws concerning divorce, but those laws don’t have the same power of this law. Those laws don’t have the same consequences. This law is better for us. This argument is not just about the present. I understand how difficult it is to stop someone from divorcing their spouse once a couple realizes they have made a mistake. But this is
truly about the future. Our hope for a better future, and our hope for a better generation. My mom was willing to give up a colle
college education to marry the man she thought she loved. She never went to college, and she is suffering for her mistakes now. Marriage is meant to last. And if it doesn’t last, it doesn’t make us bad people. But we must learn from our mistakes. If someone had told my mom, “Hey, don’t marry the first person you come to,” her life might have been different. Simply, don’t rush things that don’t have to be rushed. We have our entire lives to do what we want. I want us to make the best decision when the time is right.
After a divorce, 5 years of a no-marriage ban is put in place.

How do I propose to him or get him to propose to me?

May 8th, 2010

Ok. So my guy and I have reached a point in our relationship where we’ve talked about "the future" to the point of wanting to make it a reality. We both have talked about getting married – we even have a location picked out.

I’ve been browsing around at engagement rings and really only found one that I really like (it’s very unique and not your same old solitaire- I want something different).

My question is this: How do I get him to propose with the ring that I want OR How do i propose to him (which he’d be ok with if it was private.) without giving up my chance to even have an engagement ring? Girls, you’ll understand this right more than the guys- it’s not really a materialistic thing. It’s a girl thing- I guess you can tie it in with all the wedding magic that every girl wants to have (and I don’t wanna be in a situation where I don’t like the ring he picked out…I could never tell him.) Anyway, I’m rambling. Any suggestions?

Man! Titanium Jewelry Is Cool…Where can I find the best?

May 4th, 2010

I’ve been looking at sites all day because I want to find some rings for my upcoming wedding. I want them to be really cool and unique…without breaking the bank!

Divorce Argument: I NEED COUNTER-ARGUMENTS AND CRITICISM!!!?

May 3rd, 2010

Please take a minute to read this. I need to answer all holes in my argument. If there is any concern that is needed to be answered, I would really enjoy constructive critisim. Anything I need to answer, add, get rid of, etc. This is for my English class, for a MAJOR grade. All of the help I can get is greatly appreciated.

Begin:
As we all know, everyone has had many different life experiences that make us unique. These experiences have the potential to shape our physical appearances and personalities in strange ways. Fortunately, many of you have not had to experience the divorce of your own parents. /Yet./ For the few of you have, you will know where I am coming from. For those who haven’t, please bear with me, and keep in the back of your mind, that this can happen to anyone./

Deanne grew up an only child in Las Vegas. She was a pretty girl, blonde hair, blue eyes, smart. In high school, she met a man who was five years older than herself. Allen was handsome and worked as a detective for the city. A beautiful young woman meets this dashing fellow. How could her life get any better? It was a perfect love story. Deanne took Allen to prom her senior year and, she wore an elegant, turquoise dress. Of course, prom night should be great. She was spending it with the man she loved. Not long after she graduated, they got married. They were so perfect for each other…/or so they thought.\ After two or three years, Deanne didn’t feel the same about Allen as she once did. Marriage wasn’t as sugar-coated as she, as well as many young girls and women, may have once thought. They got a divorce. \Unfortunately, Allen’s story didn’t have a happy ending. Allen committed suicide a few months later. /During the next year, she met another man named John. Deanne knew she couldn’t make the same mistake again. This was different. She was already out of high school, with a job. She loved this man! It was meant to be. So, they got married after only a few months of dating. Over the next few years, Deanne and John had two boys, Thomas and Ben. By the time Thomas was six and Ben was four, their parents’ relationship was falling apart. John was working all of the time, and Deanne always stayed home with her children. A year later, Deanne told her boys / that their father wasn’t coming home. The decision for a divorce was made final, child support discussed, child custody schedule set. All of their possessions were cut in half, including the time with their children. The boys stayed with their mother one week, their father the next. Thomas wasn’t able to handle the split and required counseling for his emotions. John was heartbroken. But Deanne knew she had to move on./It didn’t take her long to find someone else. Ronnie had two boys of his own. Deanne knew she had made two previous mistakes. This had to be real. It just had to. Wedding bells ringing at the church only /six /months /later…

Now here’s the real story: (Diagram)

Nevada = Georgia Thomas = Heather Ben = My little sister

Deanne is my mom. Allen is dead. My own dad’s heart torn to shreds. My old life gone.//

Marriage is the right thing for the right reason, but marriage can also be the wrong thing if it’s for the wrong reason. Same for divorce. Did you know that one out of every two people in the U.S. gets a divorce? That’s a lot. Why do we accept such a thing in this country? While it is impractical to outlaw divorce entirely, we can’t allow this to happen again and again. So this is what I propose. A time penalty should be put on divorce. The standard time penalty for a divorce will be five years, starting from the official court date of the divorce until the official date of the next marriage. For anyone above age 60, the penalty would go down to a standard of three years, due to the shortened years of life. The judge for anyone’s divorce case can decide to lower, raise, or even erase this penalty if he/she thinks necessary, depending on the case. I understand that everyone makes mistakes, but I’m not saying that divorce is always bad. But as a whole, this new law is for the greater good of society. Think about all of the celebrities today who get married. Do their relationships ever last? Rarely. Celebrities can’t escape this law, either. Britney Spear’s first marriage with Jason Alexander only lasted fifty-five hours. That is ridiculous. This is another example of why the commitment of marriage should not be taken so lightly. We want people to get married in this country, but for the right reasons. This law is very reasonable compared to other countries, such as Saudi Arabia or Iraq, where the penalty for divorce is death.

If one out of every two people in the U.S. gets a divorce, then that means that half of our country consists of people who have reneged on their promises. If you decide to go to college, then you most likely will have to take out a loan. Now, the bank trusts you to keep your word to pay them back on a timely manner. If
Here’s the rest of the argument:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090227141922AAtcYQv&r=w

How can I diplomatically telling a friend I won't be attending her wedding?

May 3rd, 2010

A friend of mine got engaged just after Christmas, and immediately started planning her wedding, and asking me for my opinion about everything, even after I told her that it reminded me that my boyfriend hadn’t proposed (and it kind of hurt).

Well, it turns out he was waiting to allow her time in the spotlight, and we are now engaged. When I told her, she congratulated me, and said that because I had my own wedding to plan, she should find a new maid of honor. She also posted pictures of her engagement ring 4 days after my fiance and I got engaged (2 days after we started telling non-family members).

When her fiance found out that I was engaged, he called my fiance and I "copycats". He was once friends with my fiance, but changed his group of friends and stopped talking to his old ones (my fiance included).

She’s also told me that she isn’t getting her makeup done professionally, because she’ll probably just get me to do it for the wedding (please note that her wedding is on my birthday, 2 states away from my hometown, and my family really makes a big deal about celebrating birthdays as a family, all of which she knew before scheduling her wedding. And the church/reception places had the whole month free, and there were no other conflicts. Plus while I’m good at doing my own hair and makeup, I’m horrible at helping others with theirs).

She only asks me about my wedding when she needs ideas for her own (I got burned twice: once on the first dance song and once on the processional song), which drives me nuts because she’s in my wedding party, and knows that I want my wedding to be unique. I’ve since stopped talking about any and all wedding plans (for my wedding) with her.

We are all young. While I get that there’s immaturity here, please note that I’m the youngest out of everyone involved.

She is also in my wedding party, which is making her unwillingness to help while simultaneously giving me a bunch of stuff to do/taking my ideas for her wedding (which is before mine) that much more aggravating.

While I understand about being happy for her, it’s hard to be happy for someone who said you couldn’t be their MOH because you got engaged, without being a bit upset.

She’s also invited my ex (who is at best a close acquaintance of her and her fiance’s) to the wedding. I honestly think that going to her wedding will cause my fiance to be incredibly uncomfortable, and the more time goes by, the more she does to upset me.

I asked a question about this before, and the best answer (chosen by voters) was to stop taking things so personally, and either be her friend or piss off. But no friendship is worth making my fiance feel uncomfortable (and making him and I "play nice" with an ex). If I were in his position, I wouldn’t want to go (and he’s indicated that he’ll go for me, but would rather not go).

Although she hasn’t officially asked anyone to be in her wedding party (apart from telling me that I won’t be maid of honor because I got engaged), she has indicated that my fiance and I were planned to be in the wedding party (so there would be no scrambling to find someone to stand in to make the numbers even), and it’s a year and a half until her wedding, which should be adequate notice.

Further our wedding is scheduled for a month and a half after hers, so there’s a very real possibility that we wouldn’t be able to attend the wedding anyway (as we both need to save our time off. And our wedding’s date could not be helped, as we wanted a summer wedding and I’m in grad school and have to plan the honeymoon around when my classes start up).

We are planning on sending a gift, but do not feel comfortable attending.

How do I tell her we won’t be going to her wedding without making her feel bad?
I won’t be going to the wedding. I wrote a lot (and yes I asked a similar question a week ago) so that the people answering would know why I didn’t want to attend her wedding.

I want to know how I can tell her I’m not going without hurting her feelings more than I have to.

How do I propose to him or get him tp propose to me?

May 2nd, 2010

Ok. So my guy and I have reached a point in our relationship where we’ve talked about "the future" to the point of wanting to make it a reality. We both have talked about getting married – we even have a location picked out.

I’ve been browsing around at engagement rings and really only found one that I really like (it’s very unique and not your same old solitaire- I want something different).

My question is this: How do I get him to propose with the ring that I want OR How do i propose to him (which he’d be ok with if it was private.) without giving up my chance to even have an engagement ring? Girls, you’ll understand this right more than the guys- it’s not really a materialistic thing. It’s a girl thing- I guess you can tie it in with all the wedding magic that every girl wants to have (and I don’t wanna be in a situation where I don’t like the ring he picked out…I could never tell him.) Anyway, I’m rambling. Any suggestions?

Help on Engagement Rings! I’m second guessing myself!?

April 30th, 2010

Ok. I very much so enjoy the unique. For my wedding set I want something DIFFERENT. Something beautiful and timeless. Something that just leaps at me and says "Im the one!". I thought I found it on bluenile.com but now that my boyfriend’s been asking if I’m sure it’s the one…I’m not anymore! It’s vintage, unique but simple…and beautiful. Do you like the pave band or smooth band better? It’s a .7 carat center diamond….does it look proportional? Should it be bigger/smaller?

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=72100&id=663768277&saved#/album.php?aid=72100&id=663768277

Give me an opinion.
Tell me where you got your ring.
What it looks like.
If you’ve used Blue Nile…what was your experience like?
Any suggestions of somewhere else for us to look for a ring?

Thank you thank you!

Here’s a link to the Blue Nile site…let me know if it works

http://www.bluenile.com/design.jsp?filter_id=1&ring_size=6.5

P.S. Price is not something I’m concerned about, we’re not wealthy…the ring is simple yet beautiful…just like our relationship.
One last link….

http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-engagement-ring-platinum_7814?filter_id=1&collection_id=236

you cant see the other options with this link but if you want to search the site…it’s the one that looks just like this but with a smooth band. And the wedding band is a plain platinum pave band.

Questions for left handed people only?

April 29th, 2010

Kind of a fun question for southpaws. I am a leftie and I think there are def. things that all lefties have in common. Even if it’s having to struggle in a world made for righties.

MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT LEFT HANDED:
>I think lefties are usually very creative (we think with the right portion of the brain) which is cool becuase I am an artist
>When I play softball, pitchers hate me becuase I can switch hit, I have won the game for my team several times
>When I arm wrestle I can beat people with either arm
>It’s unique
>We tend to be very successful and rich in life (most of the US presidents are lefties including Obama)

MY LEAST FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT BEING LEFT HANDED:
>Ink stains on my hand
>Scissors and knives
>Those stupid desks made for righties (you know what I’m talking about)
>watches and wedding rings
>I get my directions confused
>How waitresses in resturants always put my drink by my right hand

What do you like about being a leftie? What do you hate about being a leftie?

A woman wears her tears like jewelry?

April 28th, 2010

What do you do with your jewelry from lost or broken relationships? My mom, years after my dad died, had her wedding rings made into other pieces, like a pendant, so that she could keep the memory with her in a way that was moving forward.

I have a unique locket; it cannot be altered. I used to wear it for luck, because someone that I thought would be there for me gave it to me. Wearing it just makes me sad now even though I still love the locket. I’m curious as to what others have done in this situation.

What should I engrave on my husbands wedding band?

April 25th, 2010

My husband is currently deployed and when we got married we got him a ring but that wasn’t the kind that he wanted… Well I bought him one that he is going to love and it’s a surprise!! I do want to engrave it but idk…. I have only a few things in mind.. The band has crosses on it like he wanted to symbolize that we are bonded with Christ so that already has that meaning to it I don’t know if I want to add scripture… And he doesn’t like gold so it’s Tungsten so it’s unbreakable like our love… So just something short and simple but yet unique help me please! :(
I like that!! With You Always!! Thanks ;)
Any other suggestions?

I am having a winter wedding have a list of centerpiece Ideas let me know which one you think is best.?

April 25th, 2010

1. Large styrofoam balls, sprayed with glitter, colors of blue,white, and silver. 5 on the table.
2. Branches painted white and sprayed with glitter or add lights.
3. 1 Balloon or 3 Balloons with a diamond or engagement ring paperweight.
4. A champagne bottle.

All of the tables will have fake snow and diamonds sprinkled on them. If you have any other unique Ideas let me know. Other than candles and floating items. I want something that I am able to use again or be taken away for someone else to use.

Can you help me with my unique ceremony?

April 15th, 2010

I’ve asked this recently, but I still need a better idea.

So, my parents will probably not be participating in the wedding (they’re unapproving of marrying outside our ethnicity…and I am). His parents will be participating. We will have his family’s two dogs be the ring bearer and flower girl (both are girls) which will be walked by a close friend of both of ours down the aisle. Both me and my fiance want to walk down the aisle.

What order should we come in? Dogs first (with friend) I expect would work best. How should his parents come in? I can’t be escorted by my father, although his father has offered to do that (although it seems a bit weird). Or should I go with my fiance, escorting each other? If we do that, than I wouldn’t know what to do with his parents.

The wedding will be outdoors next fall, if that helps.

Suggestions?

Unique 13th Birthday Gift for Boy/Girl Twins?

April 14th, 2010

My twins, a boy and girl, will be turning 13 soon, and I want to get them a quality item to commerate their special bond.

I thought of jewelry (ring or bracelet) but am not tied that notion because the unisex jewelry I’ve seen looks like wedding bands or ID bracelets. It doesn’t need to be identical, just compatible.

Finally, I don’t want to spend for real jewels because of their age and because that’s on the agenda for their 18th birthday, but gold is totally acceptable.

Can any of you suggest quality gifts suitable for both a boy and girl?

Can you translate this into CHINESE??? Or Do you know whether they have the article in Chinese?

April 12th, 2010

Wedding service industry booms in China (CHINADAILY

More than 130,000 couples in Beijing will get married this year, and they will spend about 3 billion yuan(US5 million) in related services, according to the national wedding servicecommittee.

Grand banquet celebration charges, bills for wedding rings, dressings,souvenir pictures and honeymoon trips attribute to the high expenditure,Beijing-based China Daily quotes Shi Kangning, secretary-general of the NationalCommittee of Wedding Service Industry, as saying on Friday.

"Children of the baby boomers, born in mid-1950s, are now in their 20s. Theyare ready to get married, creating a huge market for the wedding serviceindustry," Shi said.

In Beijing, the average cost for a wedding ceremony is about 80,000 yuan,excluding bills for rings, dressing and trips.

And, many young people prefer to arrange and design their ceremony in aspecial, unique and unforgettable way by the involvement of wedding companies.
(www.zjol.com.cn

Unique Song To Walk In To?

April 10th, 2010

I’m looking for something good to walk in to for the ceremony at my wedding in April – I’d like something that isn’t too slow or somber, something different but still with either a classical or light feel.

I really like the score for ‘concerning hobbits’ from Lord of the Rings but am not sure I’m ready to let my nerd out to that extend and play it at the wedding =)

I’ve got a guitarist and a violinist

I also have a soft spot for either french or celtic musics.
Thanks everybody!.

rose gold ring?

April 9th, 2010

i am looking for a rose gold, plain, thin wedding band. i currently wear a white gold one, but i think a rose gold one on each side of my solitaire would be pretty and unique. please send links. i am willing to spend 0 each. thanks.

http://geocities.com/sbiv37/marr

My Second Wedding: How do I get through this?

April 6th, 2010

I’m 29 years old and getting married for the 2nd time. The first time my ex had a very bad temper problem and there was some abuse. The last and final time I left was because I no longer felt safe in the house -he kicked a door shut while I was in the doorway and almost broke my arm.

After I left, I admit that I dveloped a drinking problem a month later that lasted for about 5 months. I was aware of, and during all this time I was in therapy. The marriage had long been over, we had separated once before (as my therapist says I had already gone through the stages of grief before it was over). We had a very succesful political consulting firm. He was the face of it, I make the machine turn and worked from home. For this reason no one remembers me as anything more than his wife – even though I was the mastermind of several important strategies that led those people/candidates to win..

So I lost my career, I lost my husband (he refused to get help for months prior to the final incidents) I had to work two jobs including bartending as the only white girl at a hip hop club plus a seconf semi-fulltime job in a small publishing house.

Three months after I left, I met the true love of my life. As time had gone on in our marriage, I realized that I had been in love with an idea (a crusading team that saves the world) not the man. I am now in love with the man and have not one doubt that he is my soulmate and I feel so privileged he picked me to be his wife :) Every time I look at my ring there is this sense of joy, safety, and the reassurance that everything will be okay.

I have found bliss.

But all the motions are so haunting… Registering at the same places,trying to everything different so it will be completely unique from the last wedding… I would run to some small romantic place to get married, but my fiance wants and deserves the wedding he has always wanted…

My mother loves him (most because he’s going to law school), but the family response has been underwhelmeing. Bridal magazines are saying I can’t wear a veil. My ex, whom I had been friends with, apparently found out and defriended me on FB (I will always care about him and he’s back where he belongs, with an easy teaching shop a girl 11 years his junior who is a Sarah Palin fan – which is funny because I described her exactly when we would get in fights and I was like you need to marry a sorority girl from the Midwest who like Sarah Palin and I ain’t it)

My family is nuts anyway, but all of this hurts.

Advice? Help?