Wedding Rings

Replacement rings?

Question:

my fiance and i are planning our wedding (October 25, 1997) from 1,200 miles apart and are having trouble deciding on our wedding bands. WE’d like to have a pattern on them, but I don’t want to purchase a ring for my husband-to-be that he’ll hate because he will have to wear it for a very long time. And, while he says that a plain gold band "Will do" i would like for us to get something nicer if possible, too. So, my question is, can we replace our wedding rings with rings that we can pick out or even design after we’ve been married for a while, say, for our first anniversary? Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks in advance! Alana (and Jason)      

Response:

Alana, I see no problem in replacing the rings with another.  Perhaps if you design your next rings you can have your first ones melted down and used in them.  IMO the rings are just a symbol of your marriage.  The marriage will grow and change (evolve so to say), and there is no reason why your rings should not change as you do. Sherri – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> my fiance and i are planning our wedding (October 25, 1997) from 1,200 > miles apart and are having trouble deciding on our wedding bands. WE’d > like to have a pattern on them, but I don’t want to purchase a ring > for my husband-to-be that he’ll hate because he will have to wear it > for a very long time. And, while he says that a plain gold band "Will > do" i would like for us to get something nicer if possible, too. > So, my question is, can we replace our wedding rings with rings that > we can pick out or even design after we’ve been married for a while, > say, for our first anniversary? > Any suggestions would be appreciated! > Thanks in advance! > Alana (and Jason)  

Response:

Barwise) writes: >So, my question is, can we replace our wedding rings with rings that >we can pick out or even design after we’ve been married for a while, >say, for our first anniversary?

Well, of course you can.  In fact, I know lots of women who’ve "traded up" to bigger or better quality diamonds many years into their marriages, after they’re able to afford the nicer stone.  Some people do care about wearing the original rings because they were the ones blessed by the priest or similar symbolic reasons, but exchanging new rings on an anniversary or during a renewal-of-vows ceremony (public or private) might make a difference. One thing to think about now is, will you want to keep the plain ones (for sentimental reasons or to wear when you don’t want to risk damaging the new one), or would you like to sell the original ring back to a jeweler for it’s "trade-in value"?  If the latter, ask about that possibility when you shop — some jewelers are more willing to do this than others. Holly (& Ken, married 8/25/96)

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