Putting A Ring On It...

Are all my posts going to be about the wedding... no... but I can't help that that's whats on my mind so tough cookies. So as most of you know I was proposed to with a fake ring. I was the one behind this plan because:

a) I would never trust anyone but myself to pick out a ring I had to wear for the rest of my life and

b) I hate when couples pick out the ring before hand because then the engagement is not a true TRUE surprise. I wanted to be totally caught off guard and BABY OH BABY I was!! 

So, Spencer's sister-in-law is good friends with a family that owns a custom ring store in Vegas so we are planning on going down there next weekend. Let me tell you I am one of those girls that has had her wedding planned for ages! Not because I was overly excited to get married, but because I am a control freak and I don't know how you can go into something unplanned. I mean I knew I was getting married one day right? Might as well be prepared for it and make your life easy when you get to that point. Well, the ring on the other hand was one of the LAST things I had prepared for. All I have to say is God bless Pintrest. 

So if you know me, then you know I am not traditional. In fact I am the ANTI-traditional. My wedding dress is going to be short, I'm not planning on having a bouquet (I mean why do I want to carry something around all day that I'm just going to be trying to figure out where to put it down so that I can find it again later). No thanks. I hate cake (I'm having pie) and I hate in general the "cake cutting" moment. Oh yay! You've finally reached a stage where you can be trusted with sharp utensils! BORING! And forget about not seeing the bride until the wedding day! We are taking our bridals (and groomals?) weeks in advance because the last thing I want to do on MY (I mean our) day is stand around taking pictures. The list goes on, and when it comes to the ring, I'm no different. 

First off, going along with my "non-traditionalist" views, I don't like anything bling-y, princess-y, diva-licious, or overly-flashy. As Spencer would put it, "Nah man, that ain't me." I think in today's society we put to much emphasis on the ring. "Oh you're engaged? Let me see the ring so I can judge it, and decide if your marriage will last based on it's clarity and size." The ring is not the important part to me. It's the man that puts it on my finger. He is the one that needs to measure up to all my expectations. Beside, why the heck would I want thousands of dollars on my hand to walk around with everyday! If you know me and my rate of losing things, then you know that is a disaster waiting to happen. 

So now to unveil my choices! Da-dadada!!! Well for starters, I don't want a silver ring (which I never thought I would say). I want a rose gold/almost copper ring. I mean silvers great, but for me and the type of ring I want I think it would only look good with a colored diamond. Sometimes I don't like the way the silver and the diamonds blend together into this big ball of SHINE... 

If I have a diamond I just want it to stand out. Shiny on shiny just isn't me and doesn't do the diamond justice. It's hard to see where the diamond ends and the band begins. I also want the metal to be a little rough and not shiny. I love the contrast of the two. With that said here are my two rings I am debating between. I love them both (although Spencer loves one more than the other) but only one ring will prevail. Best of luck to you both. Keep in mind these are not exact but they are pretty close.

This was the first one I found. Simple. Clean. Classic. I wouldn't mind it in a rectangle shape either. 

This is the other ring I love! It's so different. OBVIOUSLY those aren't diamonds so you have to imagine it with diamonds. And the diamonds would be closer together so you can't see any metal in between on the 2 triangle sections. Anyway there you have it. Decisions, decisions. Only one week to decide my life sentence!