Opinions pls! Love bracelet instead of e-ring?

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chateleine

chateleine

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I read that Cipullo visualised that the love bracelet could be worn in place of an engagement ring - has anyone done this or what are your thoughts on it?

The small pave love is my ultimate-dream piece, and I'm wondering if I might opt for this instead of a ring, if given a choice. For one thing, it'd get in the way less and I'd likely wear it more... But does it seem "special" enough? Would love to hear thoughts!

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Totally depends on how you feel about the symbolism of the e-ring. Maybe look into the history of both. But if you don't care about a ring....why not? Do you care if your spouse/spouse to be wears a ring?

I do know a couple who exchanged Love bracelets and did the whole thing of putting it on your partner, etc., but they also did exchange rings.
 
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chateleine said:
I read that Cipullo visualised that the love bracelet could be worn in place of an engagement ring - has anyone done this or what are your thoughts on it?

The small pave love is my ultimate-dream piece, and I'm wondering if I might opt for this instead of a ring, if given a choice. For one thing, it'd get in the way less and I'd likely wear it more... But does it seem "special" enough? Would love to hear thoughts!

Pic (not mine) for inspiration!

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I'm fortunate to have an engagement ring and a regular yellow gold love. I LOVE my e-ring but I'm been married for over 12 years and with my current life style I barely wear my e-ring. I pretty much go Sunday - Friday night without putting it on. Yet my Love hasn't come off my wrist in 5 years since receiving it. I'm all for having the pave love represent a wedding ring. I don't see anything weird about this!
 
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I’m the other way. I say go for the bracelet if it’s your hearts desire

when DH and I got engaged more than thirty years ago, he gave me his mothers engagement ring ( which he never liked. He is not a fan of the traditional solitaire or wedding rings, and a week after we were married, he asked if I minded if he stopped wearing his ring ). Since then, I’ve had a variety of rings stand in for an engagement ring, including a sapphire which DH mistakenly threw out threw out with the newspapers. I don’t wear them much bc I wear bracelets on each wrist (that DH chose) that are enough of a statement as is. When he chose a Bulgari tubogas bracelet for me, he also chose a serpenti pinkie ring for me bc he thought it was more original and more ‘me’ than the regular wedding and engagement rings.

IMO, the ring is simply a signifier or token of your feelings for each other. The object may change. But, feelings will be forever.
 
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Will you miss or regret not having an e-ring? If so, then I wouldn't forgo it. If you know in your heart, you'd be perfectly content with a pave love bracelet instead, then go for it! (For me personally, I still wear my ring almost daily.)
 
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I would do the bracelet. e-rings are overrated imo. When I first got engaged and then married, I obsessed over my perfect ering and wedding band. I even had my ering reset and fast forward a few years and I don’t even care to wear it. Maybe having small children does that to you! I wear a wedding ring and my bracelets on the daily and the solitaire ering usually just gets in the way so I wear it only occasionally.

Even if you have regrets, you can change your mind later and purchase an ering to celebrate an anniversary or some other milestone. My mom always has said don’t attach your sentiments to an object, attach them to people.
 
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Go for what you like and is most meaningful for you (and your partner). In many cultures a gold bracelet(s) are part of a dowry and far more traditional than rings.

The symbolism of a gift to a future bride is a promise to one day wed from a time when partners may not have even met, it meant the deal had been done and the bride was off the market. The actual gift is irrelevant. Aldo Cipullo designed the bangles at a time when fewer couples were getting married but still choosing to be committed without seeking parental consent or needing a state-sponsored licence to stay together.

It's up to you how you show your love to one another and the world because it's your relasionship.
 
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I've been married almost 10 years and have worn my ering everyday since the day I got it. I have bracelets that I wear on both arms, but they don't mean the same to me. It also depends if you plan on exchanging wedding rings during your vows. Some people add an extra band to the ering. Some people just use the ering as their wedding ring. I guess I'm traditional and would not forgo the ring exchange. Also, it lets people know that I'm off the market so they can stop asking for my number.
 
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