Hi all!

So, because the Moose and I pushed our wedding plans forward to an unspecified date in 2012, we have a little time to come up with ideas (and save $$ for) a couple of really nice wedding bands.  He wants something totally simple, so I'm here to get ideas for MINE, muahahahaha

My ER is a .57 Deep Fancy Brownish Yellow Radiant Cut (R3594) set in a 14KWG Hal-1, prong-set, with the milgrain option. ((Can someone tell me how to get my pic of "Goldie Rocks" onto my avatar here?)) I pink puffy heart love it.  I personally love the "surprise" diamond (James doesn't care for them in general, but he's a smart boy and got me what *I* wanted), because even though the casual observer can't see it, I can, and I look at it all the time!  One of the things I love best about my ring is how "finished" it looks. 

In any case, I'm not sure what putting a band next to it would do to the gallery (as far as wear-and-tear is concerned), and it would certainly block my view of the finished underside of the ring.  Does anyone have a photo of the HAL-1 matching wedding band, preferably up next to their ER?  I'm also looking at SO3653, but thinking it might look really cool with alternating white and yellow diamonds instead of just fancy intense yellows.  I'm also wondering how it might look in white vs yellow gold?  I prefer white metal, and I think the stones are deep enough in color to not necessarily need the "boost" of the yellow gold setting?  Or would the two different colors of yellow diamond clash?  (On a totally unrelated note, does "anal-retentive" have a hyphen? LOL)

Then there's the option of going with a totally different ring, worn separately from the ER.  James loves the three-stone 1.5-ct Asscher, as do I, but I also like to eat, and I'm not sure we can do both

Ideas, anyone?  Outside-the-box stuff is welcome, too!

Thanks OMC   Got any tips on how to restrain a sniffly toddler??

I just realized this thread's under the wrong header of "New Jewelry"..whoops!

Duct tape sticks better, but Velcro gives that "rrRRIP" sound as warning if toddler tries to make a break for it

BTW, said sniffly toddler *loves* the DBL site..she says "oooOOOooohh" at all the sparklies- it's so cute!

But she is not much help picking out a nifty wedding band..

Jen, you're the best!  So thoughtful of you to take pics with a patterned, no-stone band, too- I do like the look.

BUT, if I'm to be honest, I think I really want bling on my wedding band, LOL. And I'm one of those [horrible, fussy, exacting Virgo] types that has to have everything Just So.  This way, except a little THAT way.  By way of example, my winter coat has both black and brown in it, so that my purse and boots always match it. I've gone through four manicurists until I finally found one that understands what I mean by "squoval". And the center stone on my ER is a radiant, but I requested that the Hal-1 setting have curved corners like the ones made for cushion cuts.

((I am only a fussbudget on my own account, honest! And I'm nice about it.))

So basically, I would love a wedding band that I can wear with my ER if I choose, but that stands alone nicely, too, without my hand (size 6.75-7) dwarfing it.  For that reason, I tend not to like the dainty microwave bands that are 1-1.5mm (although I adore them on other people that have slender fingers), or notched bands, since they look a little funny solo. 

I think that is narrowing me down to three choices: shared prong (although the 2 ct. part will have to wait until I ditch this silly addiction to three squares a day, LOL), curved to hug the halo, or, my silly fantasy of recreating an antique "forget me not" band, and having DBL put teeny-beeny yellow diamonds in the center of each flower.  ::sigh::  Something old, something new, right?

Apologies for the length of this post!  What I am wondering is, would a fancy yellow (alternating with white) diamond clash, color-wise, with my Deep-Brownish-Yellow ER? Should I see if DBL could use that color of melee stone instead?

Also, what sort of band would set off a white jacket with very long sleeves that ties in the back??

ROFL I love my MacBook Air, but auto-correct can kiss my big pale you-know-what...microwave??  Micro.  Pave.  Stoopid laptop better learn those words, since it's going to see them A LOT   I'm really in love with those delicate bands, except they make my fingers look like sofa cushions

I was definitely thinking of a band with stones that went only partway around, to help the budget, although strangely enough James would get me an eternity band in a heartbeat.  I just don't want to *wait* an eternity

You did get my straightjacket joke, right?? Long sleeves, ties in the back?  LOL It's just as well that I am not trying on wedding dresses while attempting to kitchen-test recipes for a cookbook.  Anyone wanna volunteer to fly here and get fed??

 

Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit!  Missed that straightjacket reference, totally.

As to the micropave wave - i just thought you were  being funny on purpose.  I can empathize, tho.  I have an iPhone that does the same thing.  Piece of shut fon!

So it was mrs mitchell that got the sideways yellow stunner. I'll get over that in a minute and love you again.

I have the HAL-1 in a pear shape and I wear it with a forget me not band.  lol.  Great minds!  I did try one on with stones in it but it didn't make *me* as happy.  NOW let's first understand that I am as anal as they come and I wanted something that went with the ring, but did not match.  Because the stones in the flowers were not the same size as the stones in my melee I got twitchy.  Had they been, there would have been no contest.  

So definitely try things on and determine what is most pleasing to your eye.  You might be suprised!  I love bling, but found that the pattern in the forget me not band alone really fools the eye into thinking it is bling.  Suprising but true!

I'm hoping this profile will let you see what I mean...if not I'll get a better shot.  It's been hard here with the dreary weather!

Such a yummy pear! I love your ring.

Firegypsy, that's hilarious- how in the world?? I've loved the forget-me-not bands for ages, long before I ever heard of the HAL-1. Thanks for postings pics- you're right, the flowers sort of do look like "bling"! A d you know, if I went with just a metal band, we could save up for a different sparkly later..muahahahaha

Squigs, thou art a genius

I like Squig's idea too. Floral band with diamonds on the flowers. Yes, yes, yes!