Our wedding bands are ordered!

[anchor31]

We chose our wedding bands on Saturday, mine was ordered on Monday, and my FI''s will be ordered today since he picked the diamond size he wanted yesterday. They are both custom orders from the jeweller who made my ering and we''re very excited. The quality and workmanship are wonderful, without the high-end store markups. They should be ready in about a month. We can''t wait to see them...

We shopped around for ideas and found our inspiration bands at a fancy store called Le Parchemin in Montreal. I fell in love with a 2mm WG band with 9 1-pointers individually set on the top half of the band. However, I wanted it to be thinner (1.5mm) to match my ering better and in the same WG/palladium alloy I love so much, so we decided to try to have it custom made. It almost didn''t work out (long story), but I''m so glad it did in the end!

A WG comfort fit 6mm band with a brushed finish in the center and polished finish at the edges and 5-pointer diamonds caught my FI''s eye. At our jeweller''s, he found something similar, with milgraining between the brushed center and polished edges but no diamonds, and he asked for YG edges and diamonds to be added.

Inspiration pics to follow!

 

[anchor31]

I couldn't find a pic of the inspiration ring I found at Le Parchemin, but this ring is what I found at my jeweller's to show him what I wanted. Mine, of course, will not be wavy and have only one band (1.5 mm), and will have 9 0.01ct (EX G/H-VS) diamonds set on the top half of the band.

 

[anchor31]

This is the band my FI modified for himself. He asked for YG on the edges and 6 0.05ct (EX G/H-VS) diamonds around the band.

 

[zoebartlett]

Hi Anchor! I love the rings!! I''m actually hoping my FI will like one similar to the one your FI is getting. I love it!

 

[Dandi]

Both are just beautiful, anchor!! Oooohhh I can''t wait to see the finished products!!

 

[Maisie]

Gorgeous! I can''t wait to see photos!!

 

[Picos]

I love those rings! They''re different but still not out there. Nice/

 

[anchor31]

Date: 8/1/2007 9:09:32 AM
Author: zoebartlett
Hi Anchor! I love the rings!! I''m actually hoping my FI will like one similar to the one your FI is getting. I love it!

It''s very elegant... I was hoping for that too. At first he tended to go for things that were far too "unique" for my taste...

 

[anchor31]

Date: 8/1/2007 8:56:49 PM
Author: DandiAndi
Both are just beautiful, anchor!! Oooohhh I can''t wait to see the finished products!!

Me too, me too! Just 3 or 4 weeks to wait...

 

[anchor31]

Date: 8/2/2007 3:24:25 PM
Author: Maisie
Gorgeous! I can''t wait to see photos!!

Thanks! I can''t wait to take them!

 

[anchor31]

Date: 8/2/2007 3:27:04 PM
Author: Picos
I love those rings! They''re different but still not out there. Nice/

Thanks. That''s exactly what we were looking for.

And Remus Lupin, eh?