PT-LawMom

Mr. V and I went wedding ring shopping this weekend. There is a great local jewelry store that will let you trade in old jewelry and get credit for new. Fortunately the old diamond ring I had from my former marriage was worth a decent amount. Mr. V and I looked at a lot, mostly ring wraps to go around the beautiful solitaire engagement ring he had gave me. But my heart immediately got stuck on this gorgeous vintage ring I saw as we walked through the door. And it fit… I have really large fingers (8 1/4) so that is rare.

But Mr. V liked one of the ring wraps we found and I was worried that the less traditional, vintage look would turn off his Mom. So we bought the diamond ring wrap with our store credit, planning to come in two weeks before the wedding to get the solitaire turned to white gold and soldered to the ring wrap. I was okay and Mr. V and I set off to find something great for him, putting a deposit down on that so we could come back and order when his fingers have stopped shrinking from the surgery.

Unfortunately when I got in the car, it took about 5 minutes for me to burst into tears. Apparently I really, really, really wanted the vintage ring. Mr. V immediately turned the car around and took me back to the store, telling me to forget what everyone else thinks and get what I love. And you guys, I really do love it. The ring is wide so the solitaire won’t fit with it. We looked at mounting the diamond on top but it won’t work with this style so we think we may convert his grandmother’s engagement ring into a diamond solitaire pendant or have it re-shanked and styled with additional stones down the line. The concern is that the solitaire’s band is starting to bend/break because my fingers were so large and it was stretched too far. The ring wrap would have helped. Now we just have to wait and see if it breaks and consider either paying $160 to recover it with more gold or looking into melting it down into a pendant. Not today’s issue though…

I keep staring at my ring on my iPhone and smiling. I love it and I will work on not caring what anyone else thinks.

P.S. Have I mentioned lately that I adore Mr. V? So sweet, supportive and encouraging. I have to remember that he’ll love me no matter what – including if I don’t pick something he favors. He didn’t dislike this ring – just liked the ring wrap. And I, people pleaser that I am, decided to go with his instincts rather than trusting my own. Thank God for pregnancy hormones and great men!