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I love my sapphire band. I have had it way before Kate got engaged. I realize they are a traditional wedding jewelry stone, but when I first got it no one had a sapphire band and that is what I loved about it. Now, low and behold, they are starting to pop up. I am not a crowd follower but am starting to feel like the crowd is following me. Have you ever felt the same thing with your ring?
@burris4: Sapphires have been used in wedding jewelry since Queen Victoria, even before. :) It's classic, that's why everyone loves it :) And if it makes you feel better, my wedding band (and e-ring) will have no sapphires :)
No, mines pretty common so there'd be no point in wishing that. I dont care if a million people had it anyways, I only see mine on my hand and love it all the same.
@love108: I know that they are a traditional wedding jewelry stone but they have re-emerged from near obscurity lately. It is just irritating to do something different because it is different and then have your something different become more common.
Blue is the colour of loyalty and sapphires are the stone for engagement, at least traditionally before Deberes decided it should be diamond. Your ring is beautiful and classic and it doesn't matter how many other people have sapphires yours is unique to you.
I have sapphires on my wedding band. We didn't really care what kind of stone it was so long as it was blue. My FI origionally proposed with a small piece of blue beach glass, I obviously didn't want a piece of glass in my ring, but sapphire was the stone that was closest in color to the origional glass and that is why we chose them. But I am aware they have been the classic engagement stone for eons.
Your e-ring is perfect :) I will not be getting saphire band, so no worries on me! hehe.
Plus i don't really know anyone who has one! Maybe you are just more aware of it now after the super-Kate-ring and notice them more. IMO color bands take attention away from the actual e-ring, and yours is so stunning! I do love sapphires as right-hand rings or really any other jewelry <3
I guess I don't see why it matters. Love yours, who cares about anyone elses!
I'm not really sure why it bothers you...I seriously doubt that people are trying to copy YOU...they are probably thinking the same thing about every other person who has the same style/color stone/shape/etc
I've always tried to find someone with the same ring, but haven't been able to. No amount of googling will find a person who has the same ring, which is pretty cool, and not something that was intentional.
No it does not bother me. I knew in my heart that my ring was what I have wanted for many years and all I need to know is that my ring is right for me. It is exactly what I wanted and it is unique to me. I'm not trying to be the ONLY one todo anything because, especially in jewelry, your never going to be 100% original.
I'm sure back when marquis were first coming out people thought they were going to be very unique by choosing that stone. Now half the women who got married in the 80's have them because they were extremely popular. You only have so many cuts to choose from and so many gem stones. There aren't millions of choices. You just have to be happy with the fact that it's yours.
I could see how it could be a little frustrating. However, sapphires have been around for a REALLY long time. But, if it makes you feel better, my e-ring and (future) wedding band are sapphire-less, nor do I know anybody who has a sapphire ring. :) You should be flattered! ;)
I suppose I am the opposite of you. I received a sapphire and diamond e-ring after the whole princess kate craze and I sometimes worry that people will think I am copying or trying to be like Kate. I have always loved sapphires and gemstone e-rings so it's definitely not a trend thing for me but I know some people probably think it is. I just try not to let it bother me. I love my ring and wouldn't change it for the world so why should I care what others think/do right? :)
I don't think a lot of people have rings similar to mine, but if they want to get a ring as awesome as mine, then good for them! :)
I don't think it's that big of a deal. Your band still has a fairly unique design, and you've said on numerous occasions before that a) you don't care what anyone else thinks of your ring, and b) you're not terribly sentimental about jewelry and you'd love to have a whole bunch of engagement/wedding rings to swap out according to your mood, so I think you should take a page from your own book and stop thinking of your ring in terms of what other people have! :)
Not in internet world it doesn't bother me, since internet world has sooo many people on it, but it does sort of irk me IRL I guess.
I was the first of my group to get a halo and now...everyone says, "I want a halo like AmeliaBedelia's!" I'm like...... Ok. It's a compliment, I get it, but I do kind of get what you're saying. I also realize, like you do, that when things come into style we can't logically be the only ones. Lol.
@MsJ2theZ: yes. this is a good reason to do something you like becuase you like it, not because its different than everyone else.
I really don't care if someone has a similar style ring as mine.
The only time people really look at your rings is right after you get engaged and married.
And the only time you probably look at other people's rings is during that same time: when you're either about to get engaged or are recently engaged.
I get what you are saying but to be honest there are very few truely unique rings out there. I had my ring custom made and even with with my personal elements I still see similar rings, not identical but there are similarities to be sure.
It wouldn't bother me. As you know I have blue diamonds in mine. I rarely saw them here until a recent "Colored Diamonds" thread and was GIDDY to see all the new blue additions. I would take it as a compliment- you have great taste!
ETA: I also agree there are only so many styles/stones for rings & you are bound to find similar ones to yours the longer you have it.
I used to have a plain solitaire engagement ring and it used to bother me that it was so common. I realized, though, that it was really bothering me because the ring just wasn't for me. It wasn't that a lot of other people had it, it mattered that I had it and I didn't feel it reflected my personality. My setting had a flaw so DH picked out a new, unique setting for me and so far I haven't seen an engagement ring quite like mine! I love my new ring so much I don't think I'd care if someone else had the same one- like another poster said, it just means they have good taste!
However, I do have a half-eternity diamond wedding band with milgrain edge and I have seen plenty of those. It doesn't bother me though because it is exactly what I wanted. :)
There are no new rings under the sun.
You are not the first to have the ring and won't be the last ;)
Don't worry yoruself with what others choose to do or have.
YES!!! A newbee posted a ring almost identical to mine and it bugged me to no end...but theres 2 bees on here with the same setting that I picked but I've never seen it in person or anything similar in real life...but yes...it would totally bug me!!!
nope, doesn't bother me ... one of my best friends actually got the exact same ring as me , same carat size, setting and everything. Her fiance picked it out not realizing that it was the same. Both of us were kind of giddy with it actually.. I don't really see the big deal. After you get married, there are tons more imporant things out there anyway.. no one will be eyeing up your ring anymore. When I was first engaged, I had people compliment me on my ring all the time. Now that I've been engaged for a year and a half, no one ever says anything. I'm sure it will be the same with my wedding ring. :)
I would be annoyed if people around me did it. Other than that I don't care.
Nope. I'm sure thousands of women have the same ring as me. Big deal. I don't pitch a fit if another woman wears the same shoes or shirt as me.
And fwiw, if women are going for sapphires lately, it's because of Princess Kate, not someone on the Bee, lol.
A 6 prong solitaire and wedding band with blue sapphires can't ever really be considered terribly unique. Your set is wonderful, but not really very out there in terms of style, so you're bound to see people with similar rings.
Your set is gorgeous I wouldn't let it bother me if I was you!
@linguo42: I have actually seen rings like yours before in the states, actually online but they're from the states. They're usually made of black hills gold! I love them! Here is one for show -
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Hills-Gold-Marquise-Helens/dp/B005PPLJVO
wouldn't bother me. Maybe you should of had a custom ring made if you cared so much
I have never seen anyone with the style of ring that I have. My FH designed and got it made for me so its mine and only mine.....I probably wouldnt care tho.
I know 5 or so girls that have saphires bands and have had them for quite a long time. Maybe you should get a change or something if it's bothering you.
My e-ring is pretty common, but my wrap is really unique and as of right now I only know one person who has it and she had it custom made for her based on pics she got from me. I was flattered when she asked.
I can't imagine caring what anyone else's ring looks like, much less letting that affect what I think about my own.
My ring is custom made, but it's based on another ring, so it's not terribly unique. The prongs are different and the design of the triquetras may be slightly modified, but not noticeably. I love it, even though I sometimes wish it were more unique. I've never seen anyone with the same ring in person though--and only a couple similar ones on here.
@burris4: I think your rings are very beautiful. I can understand your frustration though. After I got engaged, I had three friends get sapphire engagement rings, and I was jealous that I didn't have a colored stone! I don't think it had anything to do with Kate's ring either. It's just a beautiful stone. You should be proud and happy of what you have. I don't think it's that common. It fits so perfectly with your solitaire, and the different sizes of the stones make it stand out. I've never seen another one like yours!
I have yet to come across anyone with an engagement ring like mine and I doubt I ever will in person - hell, I've never even met someone that had anything other than a diamond for an engagement ring. That was part of my excitement when I found this site and found that there's lots of people out there who chose something a little different.
If I did run into someone with the same ring, I'd probably squeal and ask if we could be best friends. But I'm weird like that.
To finish - no, I think it would be a little silly to care about whether other people have the same taste/style that I do.
Yes, within a year, 2 of my friends went got rings like mine. I know that halos have become really popular and I shouldn't let it bother me, but they both "set" different style rings until I got engaged. One was a bit different but the other was almost an exact copy of mine. I have tried to tell myself that I should be flattered. Yet it kinda bothered me that one year ago they were both saying that they wanted something different, but then they both asked for a ring like mine. I think part of it is that I have been having a difficult time with non-relationship problems, but it really bugged me (I have been extra b*tchy lately, and this is probably just another showing of it).
I know that I am just being petty. I love my ring, and nothing would ever make me feel differently about it.
I can honestly say I do not feel this way. I have never seen anyone with a peridot as their primary stone. My engagement ring is stunning (IMO). Plus, the story behind the peridot, among other reasons, is why my FI chose it.
I imagine there is a reason why you have the ring you have, too! Love your ring for who gave it to you and why... That is all that matters. :)
I just got my saphire bands a couple of weeks ago, and I love them. I hope you do realize that it is possible for people to do/like things without copying someone else, and trust me you were not the first. 
@clairykoo: Your bands are lovely. I understand that people have their own unquie thoughts. That is not it, most of it might be my PMS making me crabby. :)
I am just a bit bummed that people used to say things like "Sapphires! How unexpected! That is awesome." Now they say "oh yea, my sister and my friend have sapphires in their band too". I really enjoyed doing something outside of the "norm".
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