Comments on: The bling’s the thing…or is it? http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-336134 Anonymous Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:06:13 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-336134 I think a ring would be for me the most acceptable thing to accompany a proposal. However, I'm not a diamond girl, so another stone would be beautiful. Maybe a yellow sapphire or an aquamarine. I'd hate anything pricey, being that I am forgetful and very clumsy! I think a ring would be for me the most acceptable thing to accompany a proposal. However, I’m not a diamond girl, so another stone would be beautiful. Maybe a yellow sapphire or an aquamarine. I’d hate anything pricey, being that I am forgetful and very clumsy!

]]> By: mywhimsey http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-156930 mywhimsey Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:27:55 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-156930 Just a word in favor of diamonds, scientifically speaking: Diamonds are the hardest natural substance on Earth! You can wear them every day and never scratch or score them, they're tough. A diamond in a platinum band is practically inert to most chemicals and resistant to heat (up to about 1700 C). Ooo and they make lovely lovely prisms. I can make sunlight refract dancing rainbows on almost any surface. So, yes, I love my diamond ring because I am a huge geek (and a chemist). But I also kinda like that my ring is tougher than any hard times we might go through; it's an enduring symbol and one that i know will be around long enough for me to pass on. Just a word in favor of diamonds, scientifically speaking: Diamonds are the hardest natural substance on Earth! You can wear them every day and never scratch or score them, they’re tough. A diamond in a platinum band is practically inert to most chemicals and resistant to heat (up to about 1700 C). Ooo and they make lovely lovely prisms. I can make sunlight refract dancing rainbows on almost any surface. So, yes, I love my diamond ring because I am a huge geek (and a chemist). But I also kinda like that my ring is tougher than any hard times we might go through; it’s an enduring symbol and one that i know will be around long enough for me to pass on.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-156857 Never teh Bride Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:04:53 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-156857 Oh dear, La BellaDonna...I thought women like that only existed in the pages of magazines and in movies! Oh dear, La BellaDonna…I thought women like that only existed in the pages of magazines and in movies!

]]> By: La BellaDonna http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-156855 La BellaDonna Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:57:18 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-156855 That said, I know women who cared more about the ring than the man, and one charming BtB who made the young man take it back because it was too small, and get another one. It was "only" $10,000, some thirty years ago. This I find horrifying, and, curiously, reiterates the importance of the ring; it's a litmus test for the bride, too. The man who's engaged to a woman who insists on a ring that's far, far out of reach, or the bride whose ring is "too small" - the man may ponder on whether or not the bride fits him, as well. That said, I know women who cared more about the ring than the man, and one charming BtB who made the young man take it back because it was too small, and get another one. It was “only” $10,000, some thirty years ago. This I find horrifying, and, curiously, reiterates the importance of the ring; it’s a litmus test for the bride, too. The man who’s engaged to a woman who insists on a ring that’s far, far out of reach, or the bride whose ring is “too small” – the man may ponder on whether or not the bride fits him, as well.

]]> By: de http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-156154 de Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:44:39 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-156154 The boyfriend made a comment once about how much he'd be willing to spend on an engagement ring "should there come a day" (at least $1500 or so he said)....and I literally gagged. I told him he would NOT be spending all that money on a piece of jewelry just for me, and that I'd be afraid to wear it! Not because of theft, but because I am clumsy and forgetful and I'd be terrified of what I would do to such a piece!! Would he want to have me living the rest of my life with him in abject terror?! And shouldn't we think about better ways to spend this mysterious pile of money?? I then showed him several websites that had rings I thought were stunning and considerably cheaper (as in, under $400).....I think he was quite relieved to see where my "priorities" lay... (And no, so far, that day has not come. Who knows tho, who knows...) The boyfriend made a comment once about how much he’d be willing to spend on an engagement ring “should there come a day” (at least $1500 or so he said)….and I literally gagged. I told him he would NOT be spending all that money on a piece of jewelry just for me, and that I’d be afraid to wear it! Not because of theft, but because I am clumsy and forgetful and I’d be terrified of what I would do to such a piece!! Would he want to have me living the rest of my life with him in abject terror?! And shouldn’t we think about better ways to spend this mysterious pile of money??

I then showed him several websites that had rings I thought were stunning and considerably cheaper (as in, under $400)…..I think he was quite relieved to see where my “priorities” lay…

(And no, so far, that day has not come. Who knows tho, who knows…)

]]> By: Johanna http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-155968 Johanna Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:17:38 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-155968 I just have to comment on this, too, as I have a very beautiful, cheap, silver ring on my ring finger. Well, not cheap as it is a design from one of the most famous jewelry manufacturers in my country, http://www.kalevalakoru.fi/korut/kuvasto/rings/1271?language=en (check it out, they have some really wonderful designs), but it cost less than an average trip to the grocery store. When we decided to get married, we both agreed that diamonds, as beautiful, traditional and lasting as they might be, will not be embellishing our engagement rings. The value of the stones, in my opinion, is overrated, since they no longer are rare, and since the proficiency of the cut cannot be judged by the naked civilian eye. I won't even go to the "supporting illegal weapons" bit.. I might have accepted a laboratory-made gem to shine across the room so everyone could see I was spoken for, but as I am the clumsiest person I know, we thought there should be nothing potentially detachable in the ring. We believe our love is lasting no matter what might happen with the ring, but it would be a shame to break or lose an expensive piece of jewelry. I was surprised that many of the salespeople frowned at my boyfriend, as I inquired about titanium rings, like it was somehow still important to spend the two-month-salary to be worthy of the bride. I know he has the funds to support me if I ever have the need, buy me gifts and he even suggested getting me a new macbook as an engagement gift (something I really needed), but I was satisfied with just something pretty as a mark for this event. Finally we found the perfect designs, and the shopkeeper was so nice she admitted the 10 times more expensive white gold version did not look as nice on my hand as the silver one. We will later design matching wedding rings and have them made out of titanium to be worn with these ones, as we really don't think traditions or trends should be more important than our happiness and lives together. (http://pikkumei.net/mein/kuvii/kihla/5826.jpg) I just have to comment on this, too, as I have a very beautiful, cheap, silver ring on my ring finger. Well, not cheap as it is a design from one of the most famous jewelry manufacturers in my country, http://www.kalevalakoru.fi/korut/kuvasto/rings/1271?language=en (check it out, they have some really wonderful designs), but it cost less than an average trip to the grocery store.

When we decided to get married, we both agreed that diamonds, as beautiful, traditional and lasting as they might be, will not be embellishing our engagement rings. The value of the stones, in my opinion, is overrated, since they no longer are rare, and since the proficiency of the cut cannot be judged by the naked civilian eye. I won’t even go to the “supporting illegal weapons” bit..

I might have accepted a laboratory-made gem to shine across the room so everyone could see I was spoken for, but as I am the clumsiest person I know, we thought there should be nothing potentially detachable in the ring. We believe our love is lasting no matter what might happen with the ring, but it would be a shame to break or lose an expensive piece of jewelry.

I was surprised that many of the salespeople frowned at my boyfriend, as I inquired about titanium rings, like it was somehow still important to spend the two-month-salary to be worthy of the bride. I know he has the funds to support me if I ever have the need, buy me gifts and he even suggested getting me a new macbook as an engagement gift (something I really needed), but I was satisfied with just something pretty as a mark for this event.

Finally we found the perfect designs, and the shopkeeper was so nice she admitted the 10 times more expensive white gold version did not look as nice on my hand as the silver one. We will later design matching wedding rings and have them made out of titanium to be worn with these ones, as we really don’t think traditions or trends should be more important than our happiness and lives together.

(http://pikkumei.net/mein/kuvii/kihla/5826.jpg)

]]> By: Julie http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-155902 Julie Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:29:39 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-155902 I agree with Ash. I got my husband some "engagement power tools." Baby, with this angle grinder I thee wed. I agree with Ash. I got my husband some “engagement power tools.”

Baby, with this angle grinder I thee wed.

]]> By: sterlingspider http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-155897 sterlingspider Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:31:43 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-155897 I don't think the ring is as important as concrete proof that the proposer has thought long and hard about what they are doing. To me an engagement gift should signify the weight of the decision. I have been in so many relationships where my SO has said "sure one day we'll be married" and yet they are long gone, so to at this point words like that are no better then pillow talk. Words are easy as it gets, but diamond rings (or a new boiler, or that perfect pair of earrings, or the scuba kit they've always dreamed of) are a sign that someone has probably thought long and hard about what they're saying. In engagement gifts, probably more then anything else, it really really is the thought that counts. I don’t think the ring is as important as concrete proof that the proposer has thought long and hard about what they are doing. To me an engagement gift should signify the weight of the decision.

I have been in so many relationships where my SO has said “sure one day we’ll be married” and yet they are long gone, so to at this point words like that are no better then pillow talk. Words are easy as it gets, but diamond rings (or a new boiler, or that perfect pair of earrings, or the scuba kit they’ve always dreamed of) are a sign that someone has probably thought long and hard about what they’re saying.

In engagement gifts, probably more then anything else, it really really is the thought that counts.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-155811 Never teh Bride Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:08:39 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-155811 That's pretty much what I ended up with, Ash! I did get two rings, in fact, but they were both under a hundred bucks, and I like how my plain band looks better. The Beard could have bought me some fabulous bling, but he was saving it for the house we now live in, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. That’s pretty much what I ended up with, Ash! I did get two rings, in fact, but they were both under a hundred bucks, and I like how my plain band looks better. The Beard could have bought me some fabulous bling, but he was saving it for the house we now live in, and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

]]> By: Nariya http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-155789 Nariya Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:18:47 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2008/01/23/the-blings-the-thingor-is-it/#comment-155789 My diamond was also a family heirloom. It belonged to my fiance's great-great-grandmother... of course, the reason her husband gave it to her was as an apology for cheating on her! Anyway, that makes no nevermind to me. This ring matters to me because my fiance wanted to give me something beautiful and lasting without breaking the bank (and I do think diamonds are beautiful), and his mother wanted to welcome me into their family. Receiving such a huge present from her was an honor, and I'm glad he didn't go out and spend thousands on a rock. To me, this one is more valuable than a newly bought diamond by far. It's a little scary, having something so valuable around, but I try to take good care of it! My diamond was also a family heirloom. It belonged to my fiance’s great-great-grandmother… of course, the reason her husband gave it to her was as an apology for cheating on her! Anyway, that makes no nevermind to me. This ring matters to me because my fiance wanted to give me something beautiful and lasting without breaking the bank (and I do think diamonds are beautiful), and his mother wanted to welcome me into their family. Receiving such a huge present from her was an honor, and I’m glad he didn’t go out and spend thousands on a rock. To me, this one is more valuable than a newly bought diamond by far. It’s a little scary, having something so valuable around, but I try to take good care of it!

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