WEDDING GOSSIP California Bride 4 12240 views

Leigh is three planning weeks away from her big Scottish day, all organised from across the pond in California. This week she shares a few thoughts about 'the rings'.

While I’m sure many brides (myself included) would love to wear their wedding dress every day, we have to face facts; it just isn’t practical. So after you’ve let out a long sigh and folded it away, remember to look at the one thing you’ll never have to take off… your wedding ring.

The ring has long been a symbol for everlasting love and choosing a ring to last you a lifetime is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. I was lucky enough to be gifted three diamonds which had belonged to my beloved’s grandmother and have been in his family for two generations. To me, these were of course the most important part of the ring and the setting was just to keep them safe. Imagine our shock when we visited a local jeweler to enquire about setting them in platinum only to be told that it would cost us more than our honeymoon! Added to this, as I’m no WAG, the thought of wearing something so expensive on a daily basis, with the added pressure of sentimental value, was enough to start me quivering. However, a word to all those ring seekers out there; with the prices of platinum and gold at an all time high, it pays to shop around. We were not discouraged and tried a second jeweler who very kindly contacted several sellers to find us a platinum setting that was within our original budget-success!

This week I collected my ring and must admit that I have tried it on rather sneakily a few times already! We have just made an appointment to have the ring professionally appraised so that it can be properly insured - this is worth doing because even though damage or loss of a ring is of course heartbreaking, should it happen at least you will be financially covered to replace it.
Now, time for another sneaky peek I think…

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And here is a bigger picture of Leigh's gorgeous ring...