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I'm in the process of deciding what I want to do for my wedding band. Originally fi and I were going to get fingerprint rings done by the etsy seller "Fabuluster" but fi fell in love with Tungsten, and fabuluster doesn't work with Tungsten, so I figured I would see what else is out there that I like.
I have a gorgeous Tacori e-ring, but I don't plan on buying the "matching" band because a) it is waaaaaaaaay too expensive, and b) it's actually a little too much for me.
Here's my e-ring:
Isn't she a beauty??? Well I was browsing Etsy to find someone to custom make a band for me and I came across this gorgeous gal:
The maker of the ring said she could make something similar to that beautiful sucker only design it specifically to feel more like my lovely Tacori (for one thing it will definitely need milligraine edges like my e-ring, and we'll see what else she can come up with). She can also put gemstones in it.
Now, a little fun fact about me...I love purple. Rarely is there a day where I don't have any purple on. I love it. And it just so happens that amethyst is my birth stone (I was destined to love purple, lol).
Would it be strange to have little amethyst stones put in my wedding band even though I have an all diamond e-ring? Would it be better to alternate between amethyst and diamond going around the band to incorporate diamonds? Does anyone have a band with colored gems and an all diamond e-ring..cuz I would love to check it out!
Thanks hive!!!
I'm going to try to do this actually. We're going to have my wedding band custom made (we've actually seen a wedding band made for my ring) and we're going to talk to them about incorporating sapphires because I LOVE the look of sapphires especially in vintage looking rings. He said he thinks he has an idea to make it work so I think it could definitely work!
I don't think it would be weird at all. Mine don't match, and I think the band you have picked out will compliment your engagement ring very nicely.
I think that would be very nice! My engagement ring has a colored stone, though the wedding ring I like wouldn't. So backwards not matching. But, I think they could compliment each other really nicely without matching.
Fi was a little weirded out by the idea. Then I realized his birthstone is sapphire, and I asked him how he would feel about it if I alternated amethyst and white sapphire, which would look like my diamonds (especially since it'll be tiny) but then my wedding band would have both of our birthstones on it. He likes the idea a lot more now!
My sister has rubies and diamonds (rubies are her birthstone). I think it looks really pretty and definitely unique!
My e-ring is only diamonds, but my wedding band has green tourmalines in it.
Here's pictures (I don't have my wedding band yet, it's on order. But these are pics of the sample band; the rings are in the wrong order because the sample was way too big and that's the only way I could get them to be somewhat-flat against each other.)
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@abbyful: That's lovely! What made you choose green tourmaline?
"That's lovely! What made you choose green tourmaline?"
Thanks!
I came to green tourmaline working with the jeweler (online jeweler: ID Jewelry). I originally was looking for tsavorite, that's what the first ring I tried on at a local store was. They aren't very hard though, so then I thought I could do green sapphires, but the ring didn't come in green sapphire and it wouldn't be as intense of color. The store sent me a sample in tourmaline and their tourmalines are just as bright as tsavorites, so that's what I went with. I honestly wouldn't have thought of tourmalines if the jeweler wouldn't have sent me the sample ring to look at!
I love colored stones and I think your idea of incorporating amethyst and white sapphire is beautiful and meaningful! Love both of the rings!
@abbyful: Great rings!
1) I love your e-ring!
2) I don't think colored stones would be weird at all for your wedding band!
3) I love the idea of using your signature color, purple, in your band! Makes it more personal!
I love your idea with the gemstones and I think it would look awesome...I love colored stones as well
@cheetah: Thanks! Things don't usually just work out like that, I was super excited when I thought of it.
@FutureMrsBondo: Thank you, thank you, aaaaaaaand thank you!
I don't think it is weird at all. My E-ring is all diamonds but my wedding band is alternating diamonds and sapphires. I love it and I think it looks just fine together!
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i love the idea of amethyst and white sapphire in your wedding band, especially if they're both of your birthstones!
A girl at work got married on the 4th of July and has alternating red, white and blue stones on her wedding band. It looks nice and not too 4th of July, if that makes sense.
I'm doing something very similar to you! I'm going to have a white topaz in my "official" e-ring, and pink and purple sapphires in my wedding band. We must have similar tastes! I love purple as well, and I'm obsessed with swirly things like that wedding band you're looking at. The one I'm going to get has swirlies, too. The pink and purple works for me because I love purple, wear it all the time, and amethyst is my birthstone. The pink works because I wear a lot of it too, and I forget the actual stone, but FH's birthstone is pink.
Here's a Photoshop mockup of my rings... yet to be made specifically for me.
Personally - its not my style and I would just keep the band plain or with just diamonds.
But I don't think it would look weird so if adding amethyst would be your style, go for it!
@MandaMack: this is the wedding band i want!! also im getting the ring from the same jewler too!! i think it would look cool with a color gemstone. i want it with champagne diamonds!
I hadn't thought about having jemstones i in the band itself, but these rings are stunning...
Ooooo Please more pics!!! I wanted to do my birthstone (diamond haha) and FI's June birthstone (which I think is either Alexandrite or Pearl) Anyone have pics of that? Or just general thoughts on the matter?
@abbyful: Stunning combo. I love those rings! Is that bottom picture of the 3 bands from ID Jewelry? I couldn't find those styles on their site. Thanks!
No, of course it's not weird! Here are photos of mine. FallBzz, my wedding ring has diamonds and alexandrites! It's hard to photograph, but here's one of it in daylight, when it's green (it's definitely a brighter, slightly more yellow green in person):
And here it is sort of how it looks at night, when it's a reddish purple (again, hard to photograph!):
In real life, they look more like this during the day:
and like this at night:
@hope1275: Oh thanks for the pics, your ring is amazing! Yeah I love the idea of using our birthstones (it does make it easy since mine is a diamond) but Alexandrite is a tricky stone to get a hold of! Thanks for showing what it looks like in different times of the day!
@FallBzz: No problem! Real alexandrite is so rare that I've never been able to find it in a jewelry store in the US, and the vast majority of people haven't heard of it. It's nicknamed the ruby by day, emerald by night. It's such a myterious, romantic stone! I love the story of how it was discovered. :) When they found alexandrite, no one knew yet of its ability to change color. Someone gave a sample of it to a gemologist, who classified it as an emerald but was confused by how hard it was compared to most. That night he wanted to take another look at it and was stunned to see that by candlelight, its color had changed from green to red!
If you're interested in alexandrite jewelry, you can check out www.markhenryjewelry.com. If you're interested in a wedding ring, I'm pretty sure they can still make the same ring if you describe it to them. You can also check out www.alexandrite.net for a lot more information about alexandrites and how to avoid getting fakes.
ETA: I'm not sure if you already knew that stuff about alexandrites, but I figured I'd post it for anyone who didn't. :)
I have an all diamond e ring and i plan on getting a diamond and blue sapphire band once we can afford to get exactly what I want
@Miss Beaumont - The sample ring is from ID Jewelry. The bottom pic is just a pic of rings I found online.
ID Jewelry will work with you if you find a ring style but want different gemstones. (My ring is only shown in sapphire on their website, but I emailed them and they got it for me in different stones.) They'll also work with you on sizes if your size isn't listed in the drop-down.
The diamond/gemstone bands are under "Diamond Eternity Bands" on their website.
I couldn't find them at first either, I thought they would be under "Colored Stone Diamond Rings" but they're not.
I think it would look awesome. I was also thinking of incorporating amethyst into my wedding ring somehow as it is my SO's birthstone and it's so beautiful!
Sorry, not trying to thread jack but @hope1275: Thanks! I didn't know any of that information! Thanks for the links, I'm going to go check them out right now!
I think it's a gorgeous idea and will look fine! I love amethyst. Heck, I just love gemstones in general, even more than diamonds! Our e-rings both have garnet, and our wedding rings will have peridot, and I am hinting like mad for a "gift" ring that will be amethyst or sapphire. I'm all for color!
Get the ring you want! Purple is a great color and that's awesome that your ring would always match your outfit! :)
I ended up doing it, the ring should be completed tomorrow, but here's the CAD rendering the jeweler sent me last week (it's on it's own post, but I figured I should post it here too):
So glad I saw this post! I can't wait to see how my ruby and diamond band look. Love all the rings on here!
I love having color in the wedding band. Even though my ring is antique looking my wedding band has a row of white diamonds and a row of black diamonds. I love it!!
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