Banded with Love

Our bands are here! At the end of June, Justin and I made the trip to Richmond to visit Bob at Adolf's Jewelers. Bob helped Justin with my engagement ring and Justin liked him so much that he wanted to go back to him when it was time to pick out our wedding bands. So we did. Except the day we went, Bob had an emergency and had gone home early. Since trips to Richmond arent easy to come by with Justin's schedule, we decided to work with one of the associates there.

First we looked at the men's bands. The associate was really helpful and told us about the different metals that can be used. We already knew that Justin didn't want platinum for his band -- it's just not worth the money it costs for platinum for a man's band. Justin had already nixed titanium/tungsten -- I cant remember why. The other option was white gold, but gold scratches easily. Then the associate told us about palladium. It wears like platinum but prices like gold. Perfect! Justin's work/life is very hands on, so palladium would be exactly what he would need. So he picked out the style he liked.

Then it was on to my band. One of the reasons Justin picked the engagement ring he did, was because there was a matching band. So we were shown the matching band in a few sizes and styles and I picked the one I liked.

Justin had his finger sized and we left. We couldnt get quotes that day because it was after 5 on a Friday and the manufacturers were all closed. So we waited until the next week. When Justin got the call with the quotes, he was told that the ring I picked out was no longer being made. So we would have to come back and pick out something different. Bummer! We planned another trip in July and when we got there, turns out there had been some miscommunication because in fact my ring is still being made. It's my engagement ring that is discontinued. So we put in our order, paid and left. All I have to say is... good thing we did our band shopping early. We had plenty of cushion for all of the little hiccups.

Here's a picture of my band and engagement ring.

Looks good if you ask me!