Archive for the ‘Antique Wedding Rings’ Category

What to wear to wedding?

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

I'm 19, my boyfriend's (he’s 21, been with him for almost a year & ½ - totally in love) sister is getting married next weekend...I have a chic, black, sweetheart style, strapless, A-line dress that I'm going to wear with black stilettos. It looks good but it’s kind of plain. SO I bought some faux pearl necklaces to layer, a couple small pearl bracelets, a medium size faux, antique like, diamond-y ring, and some faux diamond stud earrings....It all looks really cool....I'm just really afraid that it will be TOO over the top...I mean, it's a pretty "fancy" wedding I guess, but its not Prom or anything...What do you think??

I'm pretty close with the family - but I'll be meeting ALOT of out of town relatives and friends who I want to make a good impression on! HELP! :)
Oh yeah, and the wedding is at like 6:00pm...
The dress lenght is like 1 1/2 or 2 inches below my knee...

Old Vintage/Antique ring question? (Mostly about the metal used in it)?

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

While cleaning out my grams apartment, I found a ring, that was hidden in a jewelry box in paper.(She was put into a nursing home, and I'm supposed to get all her old jewelry) I was given the box no one knowing what was in it. It looked similar to this: http://www.jewelryexpert.com/catalog/graphics/Antique-Diamond-Ring-5.gif

The metal on it though was tarnished severly. The picture is almost an exact match. The only thing is the band was almost black in color and tarnished. Can white gold tarnish that bad if it is not taken care of for years? (All her other wedding bands are white gold...with the exception of one that is yellow gold). The actual band was in excellent shape, it was just black...has anyone seen sever tarnishing in a ring probalby bought in the 30's and never really taken care of? (No one really knows exactly how long it was in the jewelry box to begin with).

Unique white gold wedding band?

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

I'm having trouble finding a unique women's white gold wedding band. I'd like something that has an antique style or something with an etched design (maybe floral, with vines, or along those lines, but not celtic). Probably nothing with any diamonds or gemstones. It's got to be completely round, not one that will fit around the engagement ring, because I'll only be wearing the band to work once we get married. I'm hoping for under 0, but am willing to go a little higher because it is a once in a lifetime thing! Any ideas? Thanks!

Should I ask him for a smaller ring in the meantime?

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

My fiance is having my engagement ring made from a family heirloom. It is an antique opal ring with diamonds. I am flattered he would want to give me something so sentimental and can't wait to wear it! It's taking awhile for the jeweler to make the ring, and I hate not having a ring to wear. I feel like no one takes this engagement seriously b/c I have no ring (i.e. my parents), and even I don't feel right not having a ring as we're making wedding plans. Is it wrong for me to ask for a promise ring in the meantime? A very small diamond promise ring, something around 0 or so. Nothing extravagant. We had discussed a promise ring months ago, but I told him no, and now I'm regretting it. It's not about how big the stone is or how much he spends, to me it's just having a ring as a symbol. I would be thrilled with a 1/5 carat diamond that he can buy here in town for just under 0. I'm very proud that we're engaged and I want to show the world that I'm engaged now.
I'm definitely not a gold digger! I'm looking at a 1/5 carat for cryin' out loud! I think it's just the anxiety and excitement and all the emotions going on, and I just can't wait to look at my ring finger and see a ring. To me, a ring is a symbol of committment. Doesn't matter what the stone is or how much it's worth. He knows I can't wait to wear a ring and he's just as excited about getting to wear a wedding band. It's not that I don't appreciate what he's doing for me, b/c I do, and I feel incredibly honored he would do something so special for me, that I'll have a one-of-a-kind ring that no one else in this world will have. Like I said, we've talked about this before, and even he isn't totally thrilled w/me walking around without a ring.
Thank you to those who understand this is really just me being way too excited about being engaged! If we could, we would get married at the JOP tomorrow, but I've always wanted a wedding, and he wants to make sure I have that. I'm not a very patient person, as you can tell. But my parents even agree on a small diamond, like 1/5 carat or something. Just something as a physical symbol. I'm not basing or measuring our love by a piece of jewelry, and he knows that.
Oh, respondant #10 you brought up a good point and reminded me of something! Just the other night my fiance and I were talking about how soft and delicate opals are and how I really won't be able to wear it all the time b/c it could get damaged so easily. I told him I would like to have another ring to wear when we're on the river or at the beach or something. He seemed to think that was a good idea.

why is my ebay item bidding so low?

Friday, August 20th, 2010

I have a 0 diamond ring on ebay right now. One just like it sold for 530 a week ago. i have 2 days left and the bid is only 36.00 i have a reserve on it. to save me there, but what happens? people last minutre go on a bidding war? It's an antique vintage wedding set. 14 k gold approx. .50 carat size 7. they sell like crazy on there but mines not.

Do wedding rings have to match?

Friday, August 20th, 2010

My boyfriend and I were at a jewlery store today and he found a titanium wedding band he really loved, he's in the military so he needs the toughest of rings. His ring was very masculine and I wouldn't want mine to match it. I want a thin white gold band with diamonds all around and a large antique cushion cut pink sapphire engagement ring. Is it proper ettiquite today for couples wedding rings to be the same? Or would we be ok getting what we each want?

Need a psychic to help me find lost heirlooms?

Friday, August 13th, 2010

I have lost an expensive antique baby cradle, 4 photo albums, my senior key and my class ring and now I have lost my grandma's wedding set.
I have lost these things at different times. It seems that anything with sentimental value is inexplicably disappearing from my life and I don't even know where to start looking. I don't know where else to turn and was hoping someone here could help.
The last time I remember seeing the cradle was in my storage unit but after that I'm honestly not sure. We moved everything out of the unit and the baby cradle into our house and the cradle was never seen again. I honestly think someone hawked it or something but I have no proof.
I've also lost a couple of sets of car keys and some other personal items. I am not really as interested in how they got "lost" as much as I am interested in finding them, especially the wedding set. The last time I can remember having it in my hand was about a year ago but I know I must have had it since as this is something I have tried to keep very close to me.

Short Romance & Marriage Jokes 2?

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN

A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. A woman is driving down the same road. As they pass each other the woman leans out the window and yells, "PIG!!"

The man immediately leans out his window and replies, "BITCH!!"

They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road.

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A husband and wife were shopping when the wife said, "Darling, it's my Mother's birthday tomorrow. What shall we buy for her? She would like something electric."

The husband replied, "How about a chair?!?"

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"I was married 3 times," explained the man to a newly discovered drinking partner, "and I'll never marry again. My first two wives died of eating poison mushrooms and my third wife died of a fractured skull."

"That's a shame," said his friend. "How did it happen?"

"She wouldn't eat the mushrooms."

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The woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove seemed way too qualified for the job. "Look Miss," said the foreman, "Have you any actual experience in picking lemons?"

"Well, as a matter if fact, yes!" she replied. "I've been divorced three times."

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Young Son: Is it true, Dad, I heard that in some parts of Africa a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?

Dad: That happens in every country, son.

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Bob's greatest achievement was his brood of six children. In fact, he was so proud of himself that he started calling his wife "Mother of Six", despite her continual objections.

One night at a cocktail party, Bob decided it was time to go home and shouted across the room, "Shall we go home, Mother of Six?"

His irritated wife hollered back, "Any time you're ready, Father of Four."

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The hit-and-run victim was just getting to his feet when a policeman ran up to help. "My mother-in-law just tried to run me over!" the shaken man told the cop.

"The car hit you from behind," the officer said. "How could you tell it was your mother-in-law?"

"I recognized the laugh!" he replied.

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A dietitian was once addressing a large audience in Chicago. "The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Vegetables can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the germs in our drinking water. But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and all of us eat it. Can anyone here tell me what lethal product I'm referring to? You, sir, in the first row, please give us your idea."

The man lowered his head and said, "Wedding cake?"

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"Congratulations my boy!" said the groom's uncle. "I'm sure you'll look back and remember today as the happiest day of your life."

"But I'm not getting married until tomorrow," protested his nephew.

"I know," replied the uncle. "That's exactly what I mean."

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A construction worker came home just in time to find his wife in bed with another man. So he dragged the man down the stairs to the garage and put his penis in a vise. He secured it tightly and removed the handle. Then he picked up a hacksaw.

The man, terrified, screamed, "STOP! STOP! You're not going to cut it off, are you???"

The husband said, with a gleam of revenge in his eye, "Nope. You are. I'm going to set the garage on fire."

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A man wakes up his wife during the night with a glass of water in one hand and two aspirins in the other. She asks, "What's this for?"

"This is for your headache," he says.

She says, "But I don't have a headache."

He smiles and says, "Gotcha!"

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Joe said, "Know what, Charlie? I killed 5 flies yesterday, 3 males and 2 females."

"How could you tell them apart, Joe?" asked Charlie.

Joe replied, "That was easy. The 3 males were sitting on a case of beer and the 2 females were on the phone."

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A husband stepped on one of those penny scales that tell you your fortune and weight and dropped in a coin.

"Listen to this," he said to his wife, showing her a small, white card. "It says I'm energetic, bright, resourceful and a great lover."

"Yeah," his wife nodded, "and it has your weight wrong, too."

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"I must take every precaution not to get pregnant," said Edna to Priscilla.

"But I thought you said your hubby had a vasectomy," Priscilla responded.

"He did. That's why I have to take every precaution."

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The Smiths were dining out when his wife noticed a familiar face at the bar.

"Honey," she said as she pointed the guy out, "That guy at the bar has been drinking like that since I left him seven years ago."

Her husband said, "That's silly, no one celebrates that much!"

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Nature has many laws that hold fast and true. For example, a baby ape will always grow-up to be an ape; likewise, a baby baboon will become an adult baboon. A baby pig will mature into a full grown pig. A baby jackass will always become a jackass. A puppy quickly matures into a dog; a mongrel pup develops into a cur.

Yet oddly enough, women say a young man may grow-up to be any one of these.

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Roger was fed up with his wife, so he packed up his stuff and moved into the garage. Although he couple seldom spoke, he continued to mow the lawn, take out the garbage and fix the car, while she cooked the meals, vacuumed and did the laundry.

Months later, Roger met his friend Don for drinks. "Things don't seem to be working out any better," Don remarked. "Why don't you just move out?"

"Well, if you really want to know the truth," Roger explained, "she makes such a damn good neighbor."

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Worried about their less than exciting sex life, a young wife sent her husband to a therapist who wound up treating him with self hypnosis. And, to her joy, everything got much better.

However, she could not help but notice that each night, early into their lovemaking, the husband would dash out to the bathroom for several minutes. This tormented her until finally, one night, she followed him.

There, in front of the mirror, she found him applying this therapeutic technique: "She's not my wife... She's not my wife...She's not my wife..."

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Rex's barn burned down and his wife, Susan, called the insurance company. Susan told the insurance company, "We had that barn insured for fifty-thousand and I want my money."

The agent replied, "Whoa there, just a minute, Susan. Insurance doesn't work quite like that. We will ascertain the value of what was insured and provide you with a new one of comparable worth."

There was a long pause before Susan replied, "Then I'd like to cancel the policy on my husband."

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A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" And the father replied, "I don't know, son, I'm still paying for it."

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A man said his credit card was stolen, but he decided not to report it because the thief was spending less than his wife did.

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First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!" Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

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Bert took his Saint Bernard to the vet, "Doctor," he said sadly, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to cut off my dog's tail."

The vet stepped back, "Bert, why should I do such a terrible thing?"

"Because my mother-in-law's arriving tomorrow, and I don't want anything to make her think she's welcome."

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Wife: "There's trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor."
Husband: "Water in the carburetor? That's ridiculous."
Wife: "I tell you the car has water in the carburetor."
Husband: "You don't even know what a carburetor is. I'll check it out. Where's the car?"
Wife: "In the pool."

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Overheard: "Has your husband lived up to all the things he said before you were married?"

"No, He's only lived up to one of them."

"Which one was that?"

"He said he wasn't good enough for me."

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The man told his doctor that he wasn't able to do all the things around the house that he used to do. When the examination was complete, he said, "Now, Doc, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what is wrong with me."

"Well, in plain English," the doctor replied, "You're lazy."

"Okay," said the man. "Now give me the medical term so I can tell my wife."

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Once upon a time, a beautiful, independent, self assured princess happened upon a frog in a pond. The frog said to the princess, "I was once a handsome prince until an evil witch put a spell on me. One kiss from you and I will turn back into a prince and then we can marry, move into the castle with my mom, and you can hold down a full time job, prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children and forever feel happy doing so."

That night, while the princess dined on frog legs, she laughed to herself and said, "I don't freaking think so!!"

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It is two o'clock in the morning and a husband and his wife are asleep when suddenly the phone rings. The husband picks up the phone and says, "Hello? How the heck do I know? What am I, the weather man?" He promptly slams the phone down.

His wife rolls over and asks, "Who was that?"

The husband replies, "I don't know, it was some guy who wanted to know if the coast was clear."

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A couple comes upon a wishing well. The wife leans over, makes a wish and throws in a penny. The husband decides to make a wish, too. But he leans over too much, falls into the well and drowns. Stunned, the wife smiles broadly and exclaims, "It really works!"

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Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?"

"Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."

The child thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"

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"This place is a mess! C'mon, You and I need to clean up. Your stuff is lying on the floor, and if we don't do laundry right now, you'll have no clothes to wear."

What a Man hears:
blah,blah,blah,blah, C'MON
blah,blah,blah, YOU AND I
blah,blah, ON THE FLOOR
blah,blah,blah, RIGHT NOW
blah,blah,blah,blah,blah, NO CLOTHES

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A lady sought out a fortune teller. The fortune teller tells her, "Be prepared for widowhood. Your husband will soon die a violent death."

The lady asked, " Will I be acquitted?"

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A young woman buys a mirror at an antique shop, and hangs it on her bathroom door. One evening, while getting undressed, she playfully says, "Mirror, mirror, on my door, make my bustline forty four."

Instantly, there is a brilliant flash of light, and her breasts grow to enormous proportions. Excitedly, she runs to tell her husband what happened, and in minutes they both return.

This time the husband crosses his fingers and says, "Mirror mirror on the door, make my penis touch the floor!" Again, there's a bright flash...and his legs fall off.

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An English professor wrote the words, "Woman without her man is nothing" on the blackboard and directed the students to punctuate it correctly.

The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing." The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing."

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A man rushes into his house and yells to his wife, "Martha, pack up your things! I just won the state lottery!"

Martha replies, "Should I pack for warm weather or cold?"

The man says, "I don't care. Just as long as you're out of the house by noon."

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"It's just to hot to wear clothes today," said Jack as he stepped out of the shower.

"Honey, what do you think the neighbors would think if I mowed the lawn like this?"

"Probably that I married you for your money."

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While at the fairgrounds, a woman wanted to take a ride on the Ferris wheel before heading home. Her husband waited while she took a spin. The wheel went round and round and suddenly the woman was thrown out. She landed in a heap at her husband's feet.

He gasped and bent down. "Are you hurt?" he asked.

"Of course I'm hurt!" she replied. "Three times around and you didn't wave once."

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Two men are playing golf when a funeral procession passes by on the street next to the green. One of the men takes off his hat and holds it over his heart. When the procession has passed, the other man says, "That was a nice gesture."

"Well," the first guy says, "After twenty years of marriage, it was the least I could do for her."

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An old man goes into the Social Security Office and fills out an application. Too old to have a birth certificate, he is asked to prove he is old enough. He opens his shirt and shows them the grey hair on his chest and they except that as proof.

He goes home to his wife, shows her the check and explains to her what has happened. She replies, "Well get back down there, pull down your pants and see if you can get disability!"

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"Cash, check or charge?" I asked after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. "Do you always carry your TV remote?" I asked.

"No," she replied. "But my husband refused to come shopping with me, so I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him."

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Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. "Boss," he says, "We're doing some heavy house cleaning at home tomorrow and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff."

"We're short-handed, Smith" the boss replies. "I can't give you the day off."

"Thanks, boss," says Smith "I knew I could count on you!"

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The man approached the very beautiful woman in the large supermarket and asked, "You know, I've lost my wife here in the supermarket. Can you talk to me for a couple of minutes?"

"Why?"

"Because every time I talk to a a beautiful woman my wife appears out of nowhere."

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Two women were talking, when one said to the other: "Do you ever talk to your husband when you're making love?"

"Yeah," replied the second, "But only when he telephones!"

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The angry wife met her husband at the door. There was alcohol on his breath, and lipstick on his cheek. "I assume," she snarled, "that there is a very good reason for you to come waltzing in a six o'clock in the morning!"

"There is," he replied. "Breakfast."

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A wife, one evening, drew her husband's attention to the couple next door and said, "Do you see that couple? How devoted they are? He kisses her every time they meet. Why don't you do that?"

"I would love to," replied the husband, "But I don't know her well enough."

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Do wedding bands have to match?

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

She wants an antique ring, he wants a celtic style ring... does it matter?

Shopping for the Engagement Ring?

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

My fiancee is overseas. I am leaving in 3 weeks to join him in Europe. We are going to order an engagement ring via the internet, and I will just take it over with me, and he will propose. A little unusual, I know, but it's the best we can do, with what we've got. I have came across some wedding ring websites, and found some rings. But I was wondering if you guys could recommend some secured websites as well? I love the antique, milgrain, filigree work. I'm also interested in having a Sapphire as the center stone. If possible, we would like to purchase a "set". Our budget is approx 00. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for your responses. And as to why we are not purchasing something in Europe......well, have you seen the exchange rate lately? lol. It's like paying double for half. I'd rather get the full dollars worth here in the US, than get a ring in Europe that's not what I want, and that costs us a fortune. In other words, I would spend 1K there on a ring that would be only 0 here. Not really economical for us. We had wanted to do this at first, perhaps later on for an anniversary or something.

I know I really am enjoying being able to have some say in the ring. Of course he's never bought jewelry in his entire life, so he was asking for guidance lol.

Here's a link to the rings I've found so far that are within price range.

http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/maggiemooandyou/Engagement%20Rings/