The Story of My E-Ring

I realized that I never really talked much about my engagement ring to the Hive, and I feel the need to share because I was not the girl who was completely shocked when I received my ring. In fact, I knew when it was bought, where it was hidden and (this might cause a heart attack for some) I tried it on at home even before Mr. H proposed ... with his permission, of course.


Some girls are embarrassed to say that they were very involved with the process of picking out their e-ring, some are completely against being a part of that process, but for myself and Mr. H, it was the most practical thing to do. We already shared finances, so I would have noticed the depletion in our account, and we have VERY different tastes so Mr. H was nervous to go at it alone.

Since Mr. H and I had been talking marriage for quite a while before he actually got down on one knee (and he did actually bend on one knee), we would occasionally pop into a jewelry store to gaze at the rings for fun. Our first trip, in the VERY preliminary talks of marriage was to Tiffany & Co. Mainly for fun, not for serious buying, and because hey, sometimes a girl just has to go into Tiffany to oogle, gawk, stare, and, if we're lucky, try on a few bobbles. I tried on a few rings while Barry, the salesman at Tiffany's Northpark store, showed us all that they had to offer. The first ring I fell in love with was this:

(photos from www.tiffany.com)

A few months later, when the talks got more serious, we began our search again. This time we had researched our diamonds and set a budget. We decided that, while the Tiffany ring was pretty amazing, we would check out some other places because we wanted to find a better deal. We headed to Bailey Banks & Biddle and I fell in love was similar to this three stone ring:

(picture from www.diamondvue.com)

At that moment, I decided that was the ring I want. Because we still thought we could find a better price elsewhere, we headed to a local jewelry store, Nasr Bros., to see if they could create what we were looking for at a better price. We went back and forth with them to try and recreate the ring that I loved oh so much at BB&B.

So what did I end up with? Stay tuned for the full and final story of my e-ring ... the search, the purchase and the big question!

Any other girls out there have as much help (and fun) in the e-ring search as I did?