An unexpected surprise
Some friends of ours gave us a wonderful gift when they surprised us at our rehearsal with two silver wedding bands. We were deeply moved, and we really appreciated the gift they gave.
The rings served well in the ceremony, but by the end of the night mine was already black.
Over the course of the year, my finger also started to get smaller as I lost weight. My ring even fell off once. The black never went away, though oddly enough my wife’s band stayed silver. Almost enough that I thought it was actually white gold, but a jeweler told me it was indeed silver.
Doing it “right”
So for our first anniversary I decided I wanted to get my wife and I new wedding bands
I still didn’t have much money, but I was determined to do it right. After stealing her ring a couple times to have it sized and determine a good width, I got a few quotes. They were all well over $400 for both rings. There was no way I could pay that.
I’d heard decent rings could be had for under $100, so I set out looking for them. My sister gave me the best tip I’d heard:
Hitting the jackpot
I hadn’t ever considered using Amazon to buy jewelry
Within 15 minutes I had found what I was looking for. I found 10K white gold rings, two of them, for under $100 each. I even got free 2-day shipping because I was a member of Amazon Prime
The only problem I had was the men’s rings that were under $100 seemed a bit too small to be very masculine. So I took the hit and added $20 for a slightly wider ring.
She cried
To surprise her, I got the rings ready the night before our anniversary (we were at the beach). In the morning, while she was still asleep, I put the box on the nightstand where I knew she’d see it. It took her a solid 10 minutes of being awake to notice it, but when she did it was worth it.
The best part about this all is I got them both for less than one of the jewelers quoted me for one!
What’s your best Amazon find so far?
photo credit: Jeff Belmonte
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