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"something borrowed" ... someone else's engagement ring?

posted 2 years ago in Rings
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    So some of you have read about my recent ring crisis

    Well it's looking like the ring will not be fixed in time for the wedding. So my mom called me today with a plan. My parents have my Nana's engagement ring (she passed when I was a baby) and they were planning on giving it to my younger brother one day if he gets engaged and wants to use it. Because it appears I will be ringless walking down the aisle, my dad has decided to get the diamonds from my nana's engagement ring reset (they would have to be anyway as the band is all bent) into white gold so I have a ring to wear on my wedding day.

    Pretty interesting something borrowed huh? My younger brother's future engagement ring! Thank god he doesnt't currently have a girlfriend otherwise that might be kind of awkward at the wedding.

     
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    scissors    June 19, 2010   Atlanta, Ga

    I think that's a wonderful and special way to both honor your grandmother and fill the space of your engagement ring.

    I audibly gasped the other day when I read your story about what happened to you, btw. I'm so sorry!

     
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    I think that's a really great way to turn a sucky situation into something special and memorable...Wearing your grandmother's diamonds will have a lot of significance for you, I'm sure, sooooo glad you were able to recover from the HORROR of what happened to your e-ring!

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    i think that's a wonderful gift and makes it even more special to your brother's future wife. 

     
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    littlebug    5/30/2010   MA

    I would be so honored to wear that ring if I was your younger brother's FI! What a neat way to join the family :)

    How creative of your parents, too. Does your brother have a say in the new setting of the diamonds?

     
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    vintage2010    April 10, 2010  

    Gosh sorry to hear about the ring!  I agree with the other's that it will be a nice way to remember your grandma.

     
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    mary-alice-me    May 24, 2009   Kentucky

    That sounds really nice. I wore my grandmother's rings at my wedding.

     
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    LittleBear    June 28, 2009   Chicago/beach wedding in NC

    I think that will be great! Plus you can wear that till your other ring gets fixed

     
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    ladybuglove    October 23, 2010  

    i think it's sweet. go for it!

     
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    attybride    9/25/10   Boston, MA

    That's a really sweet idea!

     
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    naangel55    June 20, 2009   Long Beach, CA

    I think its a great idea and not only will it be your something borrowed and/or old, but it is a great way to remember your Nana!

     
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    Karma007    10/10/2009   Bay Area

    Awww! I love it! I bet your grandmother would too!

     
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    i think that's wonderful! what a way for your family to step up and help you out!

     
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    ejs4y8    June 20, 2009  

    yay, this post makes me so happy! I coudl just hear your heart breaking with your engagement ring. Life threw you lemons and now you have lemonade =]. It'll be a good story =]

     
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    heathaah    September 2009  

    That sounds great!!  I was so sad when I read what happened to your ring!  I am in Boston too, so all I kept thinking is "how can I help from here??"  But I don't think there is anything I could have done.  (But of course, if there is, let me know!)

     
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    Miss Sydney    September 3, 2011   Sydney, Australia

    What a wonderful idea! What a creative and special "something borrowed".

     
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    locket    September 25, 2010  

    I love this idea such a great twist in your misfortune...it will have so much meaning to have your grandmas diamonds and it will mean so much to your future brothers wife!

     
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    seeing.greene    May 22, 2010   Texas

    Oh, what a lovely gesture, and a lovely something borrowed.

     
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    Jessie516    May 16, 2009   Ann Arbor, MI

    I think that would be a wonderful solution to your ring crisis.  A very sweet "something borrowed". :)

     
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    tessabella76    September 12, 2009   Ohio

    What a great idea! It's kind of borrowed, old, and new all at once!

     
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    Querida       Sugar Land, TX

    What a wonderful solution.  Something as a tribute and you can take the proper time to have your ring fixed.  :)

     
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    lrwedd    September 4, 2010  

    I think that is a beautiful idea.  

     

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