Do you ever feel like you’ll be one of the last ones to get married, especially since everyone around you is getting or already is married? And some of those people are your age or even younger? I do! I know I sound kind of pathetic, but I’m just being honest, and I know other people can relate. Anyway, with summer near, the dreaded wedding bells will chime every weekend, all the women’s related cable shows will bombard our viewing eyes with silly wedding shows, and every ad that I see will be filled with disgustingly, smiley faces of the bride and groom that I can’t just help but play a game in my head of guessing how long couples like that will last. I know I sound bitter, but really, I know I’m speaking out of jealousy and insecurity issues. Plus, it’s fun to be sarcastic!
I know that someday I will get married and have a beautiful wedding, but right now, I’m single and unready. However, that doesn’t mean that I didn’t start thinking about the details of my future wedding! Yes, I actually, started visualizing my wedding. I never really fantasized about it growing up, if you can believe it or not. I just wasn’t that type of girl back then. Now that I’ve been to twenty or so weddings, I developed a list of things that I want and don’t want for my own wedding. Since it’s a long list, I’ll just talk about engagement rings, which are on my mind right now.
Like most girls, I want a diamond engagement ring. I still need—okay, I don’t really “need” but rather “want”—to figure out the ring setting I like. I pored over many magazines ads, scanned women’s left hands to see their engagement rings, window shopped at every jewelry store I passed, and searched online for images of diamond engagement rings. If I’m going to have to wear something forever, I want to make sure that I wear the perfect bling.
I did narrow down my selections to three options:
1) Classic Solitaire
This style seems rather plain, but there’s just something about a solo diamond mounted up on its own that seems to classically and elegantly stand out without being too flashy.
2) Pave Side Diamond Solitaire
Originally, I was afraid that a ring with more than one diamond will look too gaudy and attract some attention from possible robbers, but I saw some beautiful pave side solitaire engagement rings that didn’t look too extravagant, giving some “oomph” to a standard solitaire.
3) Tiffany Inspired Antique with Pave Side
This style is gorgeous! It does have a lot of diamonds around the main gemstone and along the side of the ring, which may draw attention, but it’s beautiful and classic. Some jewelers sell this engagement ring in a three-ring wedding set—engagement ring, wedding band, and second band to place on the right hand –what a bargain!
With all these options, my future husband will have a heck of a time figuring out which ring to get for me. I think I’ll end up making him choose since most likely he’ll be paying for the ring…of course, I’ll offer these suggestions to help him out!
You know? Writing about the positive aspects of my future wedding helps me feel better about weddings, gives me something to look forward to in my life. Oh wait, I just saw an ad with a young man down on one knee proposing to his girlfriend. Hmm, I wonder how long this couple would last…
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