So, today Chelsea and I went downtown with Marrianne (my sister-in-law). She has been missing her wedding ring for a year now, so she and John decided it was time to go shopping for wedding rings AGAIN. They went down on Saturday and found one she loved. She will probably blog about it here. Oops, she is private, so you have to be her friend first to read it? Anyways, she needed to pick it up today, so we went with her. It is amazing! Dan also lost his wedding ring surfing, about 3 years ago. He has looked single for 3 years and I was sort of getting tired of all the girls checking him out. LOL I decided while I was in LA, I would look for a ring for him. Dan picked some out online that he liked and so I had an idea what to look for. OK, it is awesome! The rings they have now for guys are so much better then when we got married. Maybe I just didn't look very hard, I don't know! Here it is! I haven't given it to him yet, so you are the first ones to see it. I will give it to him tonight after a romantic evening of helping the kids with homework and making them eat their dinner. So, it is made from a material called Tungsten. I guess it is the new, cool thing. It is so much cheaper too. Anyways, here is a picture. I hope he likes it. He will be a married man again after tonight!
Oh, and...I love my wedding ring! Dan picked it out himself when we got engaged over 12 years ago. He did an awesome job. He knew me well, it is so me! Gold was the "thing" back when we got married. Both our rings were gold. Lately, I have been wishing my ring was silver. Everything I wear is silver including my watch. I was talking to a friend recently and she told me how white gold is made. OK, I am just lame! Dah, The "dipping" process is called "rhodium plating." Rhodium is a precious metal and plating is a less expensive alternative to platinum. (There is no white gold in nature.) The plated finish is long wearing and may not need to be redone for years depending on your wearing habits. I automatically thought, this process would be so expensive. Well, it is not! It was so cheap! So, I asked the guy about dipping my ring. Because Marrianne and John just made him a rich man (j/k), he knocked $50 off Dan's ring and charged me $15 for the dipping. Let's just say, we got quite a deal today. Thanks you John! I love it! I hope Dan does!
Oh, and...I love my wedding ring! Dan picked it out himself when we got engaged over 12 years ago. He did an awesome job. He knew me well, it is so me! Gold was the "thing" back when we got married. Both our rings were gold. Lately, I have been wishing my ring was silver. Everything I wear is silver including my watch. I was talking to a friend recently and she told me how white gold is made. OK, I am just lame! Dah, The "dipping" process is called "rhodium plating." Rhodium is a precious metal and plating is a less expensive alternative to platinum. (There is no white gold in nature.) The plated finish is long wearing and may not need to be redone for years depending on your wearing habits. I automatically thought, this process would be so expensive. Well, it is not! It was so cheap! So, I asked the guy about dipping my ring. Because Marrianne and John just made him a rich man (j/k), he knocked $50 off Dan's ring and charged me $15 for the dipping. Let's just say, we got quite a deal today. Thanks you John! I love it! I hope Dan does!
6 comments:
That's awesome! I want my ring dipped!
Where downtown did you go? Did you guys just walk the jewelry district until you found a deal? I'm in need of a new diamond myself-long story. I love what you picked out for Dan--
I'm calling you right now. Dan should have his ring by now and I'm dying to find out if he likes AND if it FITS!!!!
I have my ring dipped. I have it one about every 2-3 years. I think a jeweler told me it does thin the ring a bit.
Do you like it better?
I hope Dan likes his ring too!
Let's see a pic of your ring!!!!
I can't see the pic of Dan's ring, hmm is it just me? I have a rhodium ring and just to let you know that you have acid levels I (i think that's what the jeweler said) in your body and it turns your band yellow but depending on your own levels you will either have to get it "re-rhodiumed" often or not so often. You just need to have it dipped and cleaned. I have a lot of acid apparently so mine turns yellow within about 6 months so I have to do it often and it's not cheap if you don't go back to where you bought it from. Just a little tidbit :) Good luck!
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