Wedding Rings And Jewelry

my precioussssss....

i am a {tacori} bride/snob through and through and i don't care who knows it! i love everything about their designs, their quality....their philosophy and style. the only thing i do not love, is the price. hence why i waited 7 years to get my engagement ring. yikes. the wedding band that is the match to my engagement ring is absolutely stunning-a perfect fit that looks really pretty as a set. unfortunately, the price tag is higher then what my parents paid for my first car-by a long shot. that being said, i couldn't possibly imagine asking paul to buy me the {tacori} wedding band...plus we have a year till the wedding to save up for one and not 7 ;)

tuesday evening paul and i met with the owner of a jewelry store in the area, to discuss having my band made for us. i printed off pictures of my engagement ring and the wedding band that matches, cleaned my ring really well and made sure my nails were in tip top shape. while waiting for one of the sales associates to get the owner for us, i took a peek at all the bands they had on display to find myself getting upset. i didn't like any of them. not a single one. what is wrong with me!?!

the owner came over to introduce himself, and before he even said hello, he took one look at my ring and said "tacori?" he looks at paul "why would you do that?". i thought they were going to have to scrape my jaw off his jewelry counter. uhm. excuse me? this is my baby you're talkin' bout! then without a word he turned around and went back into his work room. paul and i looked at each other like "is that it? does he plan on coming back?"

well he did. with a fist full of eternity wedding bands.

as he slipped each ring onto my finger he explained why he started our conversation the way he did. long story short, he is very passionate about jewelry and feels like by putting a name brand like {tacori} on a ring, shouldn't give you the right to charge whatever you want. fair enough. (still not grounds to talk smack about my bling!). the last ring went on, and my heart sunk a little deeper-still not loving any of them. they were all too wide, or not sparkly enough...didn't suit my e-ring or my taste. then a light bulb went off in "tacori basher's" head and he was back from his workshop with 1 more ring. 'this is the one" he said. i slipped it on and was almost pissed off. he was right.

it is AMAZING! more perfect then i could have asked for. it's the perfect width, the perfect amount of sparkle-and even the perfect size. it compliments my engagement ring and made me squeal like a little girl. the best part: it's not actually perfect. it's not a match set to my engagement ring. it's not {tacori} or what i imagined i would end up with. and i really like that.

the owner saw my excitement, and by the end of the meeting i decided i liked him. i respect his love for making jewelry and how it shows in every beautiful piece he had in the store. we paid for my ring and i wore it the whole way home. now it sits in a secret little spot...and gets a little bit of lovin' each day when i slip it on to say good morning and then tuck it away again.