Comments on: The Plastic Ring Romp http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/ Weddings. Minus the insanity, plus the marriage. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:49:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Katie http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-22290 Katie Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:06:54 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-22290 I know this is an old post but I just wanted to comment and say that I totally agree with everything you said. Also I wanted to say that this site has been so helpful to me. I am getting married in ten months, but we've already been engaged for 20 months. When I first started planning back in the fall of 08, all of my plans were pretty simple. I didn't know about chiavari chairs or centerpieces or any of that other stuff. All I knew was I was going to wear a white dress, marry someone I love dearly, and dance the night away. After a couple setbacks (and changes of dates) we got going on heavy planning just a few months ago. And it has been stressful. I knew I wanted a DOC so I started there. And from there things exploded. I had once not wanted a professional photographer. I found myself putting down a deposit for a 3300 dollar photographer. I was then introduced to wedding porn where I lost myself and really my sense of "us" in a sea of chiavari, place cards, and passed appetizers. Our budget was rapidly expanding and I couldn't reel it back in. Then I found this site and I have totally snapped back to reality. ONE DAY should not bankrupt us. This is one day out of hopefully many more. I'm so glad to have found this site along with my priorities. I know this is an old post but I just wanted to comment and say that I totally agree with everything you said.

Also I wanted to say that this site has been so helpful to me. I am getting married in ten months, but we’ve already been engaged for 20 months. When I first started planning back in the fall of 08, all of my plans were pretty simple. I didn’t know about chiavari chairs or centerpieces or any of that other stuff. All I knew was I was going to wear a white dress, marry someone I love dearly, and dance the night away.

After a couple setbacks (and changes of dates) we got going on heavy planning just a few months ago. And it has been stressful. I knew I wanted a DOC so I started there. And from there things exploded. I had once not wanted a professional photographer. I found myself putting down a deposit for a 3300 dollar photographer. I was then introduced to wedding porn where I lost myself and really my sense of “us” in a sea of chiavari, place cards, and passed appetizers. Our budget was rapidly expanding and I couldn’t reel it back in.

Then I found this site and I have totally snapped back to reality. ONE DAY should not bankrupt us. This is one day out of hopefully many more. I’m so glad to have found this site along with my priorities.

]]> By: Jessamyn Harris http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9220 Jessamyn Harris Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:03:31 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9220 wow, lots of comments! I agree with your post, but, yes, I suppose it's all in the eye of the beholder. some of us would rather have a tattoo than a diamond, and I'm sure that's really horrifying to other people. <br />I have a friend who had a big, beautiful ring with huge stone for her engagement ring, and I commented on how gorgeous it was, and she laughed and showed me that it was plastic! still, that's her engagement ring, and she loves it. I bought myself a handblown glass (god, that made me sound like THE HUGEST HIPPY) unique cool ring when we got engaged, even though my husband didn't give me a ring... cause I wanted something special for me to look at, even though no one else knew yet. <br />different strokes makes the world go round! wow, lots of comments! I agree with your post, but, yes, I suppose it’s all in the eye of the beholder. some of us would rather have a tattoo than a diamond, and I’m sure that’s really horrifying to other people.
I have a friend who had a big, beautiful ring with huge stone for her engagement ring, and I commented on how gorgeous it was, and she laughed and showed me that it was plastic! still, that’s her engagement ring, and she loves it. I bought myself a handblown glass (god, that made me sound like THE HUGEST HIPPY) unique cool ring when we got engaged, even though my husband didn’t give me a ring… cause I wanted something special for me to look at, even though no one else knew yet.
different strokes makes the world go round!

]]> By: Peonies and Polaroids http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9221 Peonies and Polaroids Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:37:26 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9221 My first engagement ring was a black cable tie. Plastic and I loved it! My first engagement ring was a black cable tie. Plastic and I loved it!

]]> By: Ginger http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9222 Ginger Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:44:53 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9222 My fiance lives on another continent and has spent many, many thousands of dollars on plane tickets and vacations for both of us to see each other. When it came time for the ring, I saw no reason to insist on diamonds with inflated prices when we had other things to spend money on! I ended up with the most incredibly gorgeous lab created sapphire in a stunning setting. He spent hundreds for it (and gave it to me in the middle of a trip he'd spent thousands on). It's a matter of priorities. Some people's priorities really do lie around conspicuous planetary bling. Other people's priorities are around houses. Or saving for college for their kids. To each his own. My fiance lives on another continent and has spent many, many thousands of dollars on plane tickets and vacations for both of us to see each other. When it came time for the ring, I saw no reason to insist on diamonds with inflated prices when we had other things to spend money on! I ended up with the most incredibly gorgeous lab created sapphire in a stunning setting. He spent hundreds for it (and gave it to me in the middle of a trip he’d spent thousands on). It’s a matter of priorities. Some people’s priorities really do lie around conspicuous planetary bling. Other people’s priorities are around houses. Or saving for college for their kids. To each his own.

]]> By: Anonymous http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9223 Anonymous Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:43:05 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9223 I'm not doing an engagement ring. But I desperately wanted this one:<br />http://www.outofgray.com/rcproduct18.php. I’m not doing an engagement ring. But I desperately wanted this one:
http://www.outofgray.com/rcproduct18.php.

]]> By: Blablover5 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9224 Blablover5 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:40:14 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9224 I can do better than all of you. My Fiancee proposed with a ring he'd made out of tin foil and tape.<br /><br />I think that puts it in the half a penny spot, he he he I can do better than all of you. My Fiancee proposed with a ring he’d made out of tin foil and tape.

I think that puts it in the half a penny spot, he he he

]]> By: style-for-style http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9225 style-for-style Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:58 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9225 ahhh the wedding competition.<br />it doesn't end with rings I'm afraid.<br /><br />we are also "sizing" each other up based on the invitations, dress, cake, veil, venue, total budget, what you diy, and how well you Gocco...ect.<br /><br />sure some people think a small ring means he's poor, and a big ring means your a potential gold digger.<br /><br />and some people are just thinking<br />"you're getting married!!! congrats" ahhh the wedding competition.
it doesn’t end with rings I’m afraid.

we are also “sizing” each other up based on the invitations, dress, cake, veil, venue, total budget, what you diy, and how well you Gocco…ect.

sure some people think a small ring means he’s poor, and a big ring means your a potential gold digger.

and some people are just thinking
“you’re getting married!!! congrats”

]]> By: blind irish pirate http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9226 blind irish pirate Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:39:55 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9226 I say save the thing and use it to sucker punch rapists. But that's just me. I say save the thing and use it to sucker punch rapists. But that’s just me.

]]> By: Ms. 122 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9227 Ms. 122 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:48:04 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9227 that's so funny. totally something i would do! *open mouth, insert foot, buy totally fake plastic ring* that’s so funny. totally something i would do! *open mouth, insert foot, buy totally fake plastic ring*

]]> By: Elizabeth http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/comment-page-1/#comment-9228 Elizabeth Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:25:47 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/07/tacky-ring-romp/#comment-9228 My ex proposed to me with a fake ring (he actually had two more so I had three to choose from until we bought a real one). They weren't huge or anything though (except for one which was also a size too big so I couldn't wear it anyway) so I didn't feel silly about wearing them.<br /><br />I wouldn't want anything above real that was above 1 carat... ideally it would be less than 0.75. Anything else just feels too excessive when their are starving people all over the world. I'll probably end up going with good CZ instead of a diamond anyway. Or maybe a pearl. Yum.<br /><br />So sorry for the tangent, but yes I agree. A lot of rings are hugely and humorously humongous. My ex proposed to me with a fake ring (he actually had two more so I had three to choose from until we bought a real one). They weren’t huge or anything though (except for one which was also a size too big so I couldn’t wear it anyway) so I didn’t feel silly about wearing them.

I wouldn’t want anything above real that was above 1 carat… ideally it would be less than 0.75. Anything else just feels too excessive when their are starving people all over the world. I’ll probably end up going with good CZ instead of a diamond anyway. Or maybe a pearl. Yum.

So sorry for the tangent, but yes I agree. A lot of rings are hugely and humorously humongous.

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