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I think that's totally fine, maybe as a first anniversary gift/five year gift you can get the nicer ones. Do what you budget allows, I wouldn't want to over-extend myself for this.
I had to wear a "stand-in" ring, but that was for another reason - jewelers broke my real ring.
I would not feel badly. My FI and I are doing the same thing. He would spend a lot getting a cutome made wedding band for my ring so he is going to buy a CZ set for now. I cannot afford a good band for him so I will be going cheap also Then later when we are able to, we will buy more expensive rings. Plus, no one has to know anyways...
I think this is a great idea.
You can even have a "ring ceremony" on a future anniversary when you can afford the rings you really wanted. These stand-ins are a good idea so you can silently share your love with the world (there is nothing better than showing off that left hand!)... We will probably get a cheaper ring as neither of us are huge jewelry fans, so who knows - our cheap ones might be the ones we wear forever!
Good luck :)
I think there's absolutely NOTHING wrong with that! Money's tight in a lot of pockets (uuuuh, like mine!). Who says you have to have the "real" ring that day? Like you said, you're going to wear it forever, you have to get what you both love. However long that takes doesn't matter. The ring is symbolic of your love, that has nothing to do with the quality of the ring on the day of the wedding. Besides, you'll make some money at the wedding and you can rush right out and get what you love.
Nothing to worry about at all! Living within your means is great and you wouldn't want to settle - so a "stand in" sounds fine - and I agree with snowflake ... it'd be sweet to get the real rings for one of your anniversaries!
Just responded to your other post over in Rings:
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/anyone-wearing-fakey-wedding-rings-on-wedding-day
There is NOTHING wrong with that! In fact you're being really smart =]. Good things come to those who wait who can't afford it right now! =]
I just decided to do this last night, for budget reasons, because I can't find anything I like, and because I'm not sure that I want a wedding ring (I think it will clash with my e-ring). But I still want him to slide something onto my finger during the ceremony. the question is, where to buy these rings??
Yeah, ditto that, Laylabelle!
Any suggestions where to buy these fabulous rings?
There are a lot of websites online that sell CZ rings in gold settings. At the very least, invest in a real metal. My cousin has a really nice CZ ring in gold setting. You woudln't know it's not actually real unless you seriously examined it.
Online?
That's totally fine. Me and my fiance are thinking about getting something real cheap and then upgrade a few years down the road when we have the money (he is still in school and have too much student loan debts to afford nice rings)
Definitely not bad luck! My parents not only had fake rings for the wedding, but my mom used my dad's ex-wife's ring for the ceremony! Seriously! They've been married for 36 years, so don't fret.
QVC is where we got my "extra" ring (for when I was skiiing/hiking/etc). They have a good fake diamond (epihany or something like that) and then a platinum clad sterling base. I get compliments on it all the time and end up wearing it on my right hand almost constantly.
JcPenney has a pretty good selection of rings and if you like white gold-there are some lovely pieces at most jewelers in sterling with a CZ. I wear a "stunt" ering most of the time bc I teach sped and my hands are constantly in bleach and in gloves-getting banged up against tables or desks in my classroom-so a sterling and CZ ring it is! I keep my real ering in the box it came in and wear it only for special times.
Also wanted to post that I didn't know how much you were thinking of spending, but our jeweler ordered from "The Mart" in Atlanta via catalogue and FI's real wedding band is titanium with a 14K inlay. It was $96. He likes it so much that he didn't want to take it off and it is his first choice for wedding bands.
Truly, rings are only a symbol, and the amount spent on the ring has NOTHING to do with how much you love each other.
That said, I'll pass along this tip: if you like the look of white (vs yellow) gold and are thinking of going with plain bands, consider purchasing stainless steel (instead of sterling silver). Stainless looks more like gold than sterling---it stays shinier and doesn't scratch as much.
The hubs and I have stainless steel bands that we wear when we don't want to bang up our gold rings: $8 each on amazon.
Another thought---a great place to get inexpensive alterative-metal rings is actually overstock.com For our engagement rings, we got the EXACT (no kidding) same rings off Overstock that we had looked at, at Jared. $40, versus $95.
If you are thinking of titanium or tungsten carbide, 2 things to know lifestyle-wise. Titanium is MUCH HARDER than gold. It CAN be cut off in an emergency, but will take much longer and may require a different kind of cutters (think about this if you live in a very small town). Tungsten carbide cannot be cut off---it has to be cracked off (ie, the ring will break). Manufacturers usually put a number of 'thin' spots in tungsten rings, for this very reason. (I'm not a jeweler, but was told all of the above BY a jeweler, when we were considering alternate metals).
I've never heard of that but I think it's a great idea!
There's nothing wrong with that. Think about it this way: using fakey rings could be considered bad for some mystical supersticious reason. Buying rings you can't afford is DEFINETLY bad as it will worsen your financial situation.
Seems like a smart choice to me!
*giggles at the word juju*
I am probably getting a fakey ring too. Or another option I am considering is dipping my parents first engagement ring (which they gave me when I was 16) in white gold and using that as my first wedding band too.
I looked at overstock. They seem to have some decent looking pieces for a good price.
I think it's a great idea!! No sense in pushing the limit, or going into debt when you can just wait and get what you really want a little bit down the road.
Mrs DG: Stunt rings--I love it!
I think it's definitely ok. Do what you can for now! You guys can get something you really like later in life...you don't need platinum to get married! It's better to wait and save.
Your love for each other is all that really matters!
There is nothing wrong with buying fake rings for the wedding.
The rings are just a small part of the bigger picture.
Enjoy your wedding and dont worry.
No sweat! Just goes to show that you've got a head start on getting the "for poorer" out of the way and still love each other a ton!
no there is nothing wrong with it infact that is a hgreat idea my fi and i already put are rings on hold and then allot of financial things have come up so i dont know what we will be doing I might down grade to just a plan band at walmart the gold bands are really cheap so idk its the love that matters notthe ring.
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Hi hive!
It's been bugging me that the fiance and I might have to buy fakey rings for the wedding.
Our budget has not been too kind to us, eventhough we were very careful about being smart spenders for this wedding.
Our wedding is a couple of weeks away, and we have decided that we would have to buy "stand-ins" for our wedding rings, and get the real one for when our savings account can actually allow it. We refuse to buy cheapie ones either because we intend on wearing them "for as long as we shall live" and we want to love to wear them...so...
Has anybody worn "ring stand-ins" or planning on doing the same thing due to budget constraints?