Since Sunday marked the 2 month countdown, we decided to head to the Trafford Centre to finally make a decision on rings.We went to Goldsmiths first of all, and I found a ring that I quite liked. It was 18ct yellow gold with diamond cut white gold band in the centre, so it was all sparkly. I wasn't 100% certain, so we carried on looking.
We headed to Ernest Jones, Beaverbrooks, another goldsmiths and then H. Samuel.
Des wanted a really plain band, and we looked at the titanium ones, tungsten ones, yellow gold and white gold...He wasn't too sure about anything, so started trying some on. He fell in love with a white gold band, which was shiny round the edges but dull in the middle. Luckily for us, the ring had 75% off and only cost £53.99! Our first bargain of the day!
Since I hadn't yet fallen in love with anything (we weren't particularly looking at me at the time) we headed back to all of the shops we'd previously been to. I tried a few and umm'd and ahh'd. Finally we ended up back in H. Samuel, and the woman asked me what I wanted...
My engagement ring was bought when I was 16/17. It only cost £119, and although I love it, it's falling apart! So I wanted a ring that was simple, elegant, and sligtly sparkly - preferably with diamonds! And of course, it had to match Des', so white gold.
She brought out the 18ct white gold, and I couldn't really see any that I absolutely loved...so next came platinum and Des' & I both raised an eyebrow...As if we could afford platinum?!
Our budget for rings was £400, and since Des' was just over £50, it gave me £350 to spare. However, we wanted to get as cheap as possible!
The woman showed me a platinum ring that was on sale......I loved it instantly and then she gave me the price...£349! Yay! Within budget and absolutely gorgeous! The ring is a simple thin but sturdy band, with 9 inset diamonds totalling 0.5 carat! The ring had 50% off, and was reduced from £700 - so there was our second bargain of the day! And we only went over budget by £2.99!
Des already has his ring as they re-sized it in the shop with it being the last one. Mine is having to be ordered in, and I'll be picking it up probably this Saturday! I can hardly wait! I'll definitely be taking photographs when I get both of them!
The photographs are directly from the H. Samuel website. Des' is below, and mine is at the beginning of the post! Enjoy...
2 comments:
Hi, this is allyn87 from Delphi. Saw your last name and thought two things:
1. Could you possibly be related to Kate Middleton (William's girlfriend)? :-)
2. I have several Middletons in my extended family tree and I know several branches of my family came from England . . . wonder if we could be distantly related? :-D
Hi there!
Well Middleton will be my married name. I've kind of aquired the nickname Mrs. Middsy since future DH's nickname is Middsy! Heh!
He's not related to Kate Middleton, although it would be cool to have such a claim to fame!
My future DH's family history is confusing and after years of trying it can't be traced back any further than his parents, since his grandfather never told anyone of his origins. However, SIL has recently had some blood tests and found out that she's from either afro-carribean or middle eastern descent! Crazy, huh?!
xx
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