SL: We have rings!!

Hey friends- I have a wedding band- I'm really getting married! On Friday, Mr. Livalittle and I went to Ben Bridge jeweler in the Ala Moana Shopping Center to purchase this gorgeous wedding band- I'm very excited. It is a perfect match to my engagement ring, so I think that it will look great!

We also purchased a ring for him, which is both white and yellow gold with a "satin" finish, which means that the metal has a brushed appearance and isn't super shiny . This will be perfect for Brad as it matches his yellow gold academy ring, but will also coordinate with mine. It's a pretty close (but not exact) match to this:

Exciting!

Ring in the new bride!!

Alright friends! So today is King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii, which means that I didn't have to work. On my day off, I went snorkeling at the beach near my house and saw a shark! Wild, totally wild. I am casper the pale, pale ghost so even though I lathered myself extensively, I got burned on my backside...so from the back, it essentially looks like my skin is naturally fire-engine red and I'm wearing a white bathing suit. Anyway, I digress.

On this royal holiday, I did tons of wedding stuff, including ordering the favor tags, ordering the maple syrup bottles for the favors, booking our wedding night accommodation, emailing the bridal brigade and updating our website. Yes, I'd say it was a productive day.

One thing that I am thinking about is the ring. My lovely Mr. L purchased a truly gorgeous ring for me and now I'm wondering what to do about the band? Should we get the matching one in the same metal for a whole lot of money or should I do something more simple? Ring below...drool. These are both from Scott Kay. This ring will hopefully last forever, so it seems like something to spend some money on. Agree or disagree?

Fortunately for me, the choice for Mr. L is really simple. He wants a very plain yellow gold band that has a comfort fit. Easy breezy.

A diamond is for a really super long time

I've been meaning to do this for a long time, especially with all the hoopla around Anne Ruthmann's great how-to on WeddingBee Pro and their series of ring shots. And this morning I finally busted out Mr. B's extremely nice digital SLR camera and got to work.

The typical ring shot post starts off with every girl saying how much she just loves LOVES her ring. I mean, who doesn't? I certainly CERTAINLY do. So let's just get to the good stuff!

It was based off of this beautiful antique Asscher cut diamond ring from the 1920s.

And came to exists as this stunner.

It's simply perfect. I can't imagine wearing anything else, and I mean that literally. I don't want a wedding band. I mean, how could you throw off the symmetry of the split shank band? I've thought of adding a band to either side, adding a band underneath, or just adding one thin band to one side, but none of the options really seem all that great. 

Would it really be that bad if I just stick with this great ring?