We're viewing a church on the morrow (keeping it a secret!) and we've been looking at ideas for rings. This has sparked a debate: we're poor. Do we spend a huge amount of money on a ring each, the symbol of our marriage and devotion etc and struggle with costs, or just buy cheaper rings? My current idea is to get cheapish ones which we like, and as they get banged up or knackered throughout life - or realistically we may outgrow them as we age and get fatter - and when we have more money and chubbier digits we upgrade them. Always keeping the originals somewhere, of course.
I don't care if they look vintage, I think cluster rings are hideous.
It's just amazing how much a band of fancy metal can cost. Don't get me wrong, there are some gorgeous items out there, but I cannot justify having what is essentially a ceremony, a party, a dress and suit and some bling all for a ridiculous amount of money.
This is actually pretty cool...
Another thing which has reared its ugly head(s) are my bridesmaids. I have five, which deviated from the original plan of having none at all. They are spread around a bit and some haven't even met each other yet. I have no idea whether they'll all get on or not, nor does it bother me because they're all mature enough to BEHAVE themselves regardless.
But we need to start thinking about what they will be wearing, and what suits them and what they like and who will and won't wear whatever... I have come up with a brilliant idea to solve my part of stress and responsibility: Lock all five of them in a room and let them either 1) figure it out diplomatically, or 2) kill each other and let the victorious winner get whatever she wants.
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The ring is just a symbol - NOT the reality. We bought cost-effective but never the less attractive rings from Argos because they had the designs we liked at prices we could afford (IIRC Chris's was about £26 in 1981, mine a bit less).
Re: bridesmaids etc, who is paying for this all? And what kind of wedding do you guys want? Could you find a suitably qualified vicar who would be willing to marry you both togged up in period gear in the middle of a battlefield reenactment? ;)
Oh don't you start on the historical wedding, I've only just convinced Tom he's not having it!
And bridesmaids will be buying their own togs, which is another good reason for them to all agree on what they want. As long as they look good and they feel comfortable I don't really mind (at the moment!)
However tonight we went to the place we are hoping to get married and it has allowed us to get some more ideas of the practicalities we need to consider and get the ball rolling.
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