My engagement ring is my maternal great-grandmother's from 1910-1914. My mother gave it to me for my 25th birthday. I then gave it to Steve and told him that whenever he was ready to propose I wanted him to give me this ring. To know that this was worn by a happily married woman and has been saved in our family and passed on to me is incredibly special. This is a ring that I will give to my eldest child when they get engaged. It is awesome to know that I can continue to pass this down to my children.
So my wedding band is custom made. It is a double band; one that goes in the front and back of my engagement ring and is connected on the bottom. The bands will be in yellow gold and there will be tiny diamonds surrounding my diamond that will be set in white gold; just like my engagement ring. I had an eternity band from my other maternal great-grandmother. I had some diamonds removed from that band and put into my wedding band.
So when I get married my something old, something new, and something borrowed will be in my engagement ring and wedding band! My engagement ring is 1/4 original (the diamond and a bit of the band) and 3/4 new (had to have it replaced when it was sized due to the frailty of the original band). Now my Maid of Honor, Diana, is in charge of getting me something blue, and my mom has a silver sixpence, from the same great-grandmother the engagement ring belonged to, for my shoe.
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