Comments on: Somewhere, beyond the sea

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:07:08 +0000

One of my friends did that on his honeymoon last summer, I think it was a lake. And my mom had her engagement ring fly off once when she was clapping about something. The latter was in our house about 20 years ago…so we still keep our eyes open. ;)

I’ve developed a habit of leaving them home if I’m really worried or putting them on a necklace. But then mine are uber-tight too.

As far as replacing it goes, does he want the exact same one? If not, you can shop around for deals, but I understand the sentimental value. Mine’s so plain that I think as long as the shade of white gold was the same I could replace it with almost any plain ring.

By: moneyloveandchange

moneyloveandchange — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:27:23 +0000

You might want to try Etsy to see if anything meets your needs. I just did a quick search, and redcatrun has some nice choices and will do custom work. I am not sure how detailed your husband's band was.I guess we are fortunate - my best friend from high school was a jeweler at the time. My one request for the whole wedding was for him to make our rings. He made our bands as a wedding present, and still has the molds. He is no longer in the business of making jewelry, or I would offer to put you in contact with him!moneyloveandchange's last blog post..Stay-at-home mom salary projections

By: Shevy

Shevy — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:55:52 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear about the lost ring. My husband also lost his some time in the last couple of years. He had been sick and had lost a bunch of weight, so the ring was loose. It just came off as he was walking along the street and he didn’t notice it until he got back to the office.

We went back and looked, but didn’t find it. So he went back to the jeweller we bought our wedding bands from and bought another one. I think it was between $100 and $200, just a very simple plain band.

It certainly seems like it happens to a lot of people. Very sad, it’s probably one of the most sentimental items people have.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:16:19 +0000

Last summer my husband lost his ring at the lake. We were a sight to see all four adults sifting around trying to find it. We actually still have not replaced it. He has really large hands so it is going to be expensive. We have been holding off because we are going to visit family in June and my sister's husband's family owns a jewelery store, so I am hoping they can hook us up.Sharon's last blog post..Florida Pie

By: Jes

Jes — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:36:42 +0000

I’m pretty sure I would cry HARD. the wedding bands my husband and I use were my parents. My father died when I was in high school so to me, my husband wearing his ring is as close as it will get to them meeting this side of Heaven.

I know it’s just a ring, but there is so much sentimental value to them. I recently had to take mine off cuz of pregnancy weight… and I feel naked!

By: Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping

Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:26:00 +0000

That stinks, I feel your pain! I lost mine rafting down a river a couple years ago. The cold water shrinks your fingers and off it slips.I bought a somewhat cheaper ring and had my finger properly sized so it would not happen again!Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping's last blog post..Barack Obama Endorses Frugal Living

By: Kacie

Kacie — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:20:01 +0000

ALSO–since losing rings in water (or wherever) seems like it happens to quite a few people, please remember my story when you’re out in the water. I don’t want you to lose your rings!

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:19:40 +0000

How awful for that to happen on your anniversary. I would definitely get the replacement [but try to find it at discount jewelers online as others have suggested]. Maybe you could renew your vows to each other once you receive the replacement so that you could create some new sentimental value to attach to the new ring.

By: Kacie

Kacie — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:18:53 +0000

Thanks for your kind words, everyone! It really does stink, but I have to remind myself that things could always be much worse. Losing a ring seems trivial compared to all that’s going on in the world.

Anyway, thanks for the website suggestions. I’m checking them out, and we’re going to the mall later today.

Looks like the price the mall folk have to beat is under $300. We’ll see what happens!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:06:14 +0000

Awe :-(
Thats so sad! I would be upset to….
Hopefully they will give you some sort of discount.
Nichole