Opinions pls! Love bracelet instead of e-ring?

[chateleine]

Loved reading all your thoughtful replies, thank you! I was married before, and mainly seem to remember my e-ring getting hooked on everything from hair to clothes, and occasionally scratching others lol. It wasn't a very high setting either. In comparison my love bracelet has been almost ridiculously comfortable - I guess this is the main reason I had the thought.

In my mind, my partner and I would still exchange wedding bands. The bracelet would only replace the traditional solitaire ring. He's not a bracelet sort of guy (plus is a lefty), so we wouldn't exchange bracelets, lovely as I think the idea is!

Also I'll confess that I'm pretty smitten with my love bracelet right now and eager to build a stack. It's a little hard to tell how long/whether this obsession will last!

 

[swaylikeadancer]

It’s all up to your personal view and opinion.

Would you regret not having an e-ring in the future?

Does it hold more sentimental value to you than a ring would?

I know people who only wear their rings on occasions and others who have it on all the time. I personally wear a gold band when I’m at work because my e ring and eternity bands are diamond and not suitable for the workplace. But at the same time I always wanted a ring.

In the end it’s a matter of preference

 

[Mrs.Hermess]

Choose what you love most. I have both and after several years of having the love bracelets off, they are back on and it’s really all I wear— more so than my engagement rings.

 

[ChanelCartier]

Loved reading all your thoughtful replies, thank you! I was married before, and mainly seem to remember my e-ring getting hooked on everything from hair to clothes, and occasionally scratching others lol. It wasn't a very high setting either. In comparison my love bracelet has been almost ridiculously comfortable - I guess this is the main reason I had the thought.

In my mind, my partner and I would still exchange wedding bands. The bracelet would only replace the traditional solitaire ring. He's not a bracelet sort of guy (plus is a lefty), so we wouldn't exchange bracelets, lovely as I think the idea is!

Also I'll confess that I'm pretty smitten with my love bracelet right now and eager to build a stack. It's a little hard to tell how long/whether this obsession will last!

Go with your heart. You will make the right decision. You already had the experience if an e-ring, so go for the bracelet if you really want that. Besides you will have a wedding band too.

 

[jenayb]

Loved reading all your thoughtful replies, thank you! I was married before, and mainly seem to remember my e-ring getting hooked on everything from hair to clothes, and occasionally scratching others lol. It wasn't a very high setting either. In comparison my love bracelet has been almost ridiculously comfortable - I guess this is the main reason I had the thought.

In my mind, my partner and I would still exchange wedding bands. The bracelet would only replace the traditional solitaire ring. He's not a bracelet sort of guy (plus is a lefty), so we wouldn't exchange bracelets, lovely as I think the idea is!

Also I'll confess that I'm pretty smitten with my love bracelet right now and eager to build a stack. It's a little hard to tell how long/whether this obsession will last!

It sounds like you already had the engagement ring experience, and if your major take always were in the vein of it being more of a pain than anything, then I say go for the Love bracelets and simple bands.

I love my engagement ring - I cannot be without it, but there is no one size fits all here. Sounds like you already know what will make your heart sing.

 

[joheinous]

I've had my Love bracelet on my wrist for 10 years and have never once taken it off. It was a gift from my husband. I've been married for 31 years and usually only wear my wedding band. It's nice to have an engagement ring, but so many people change them later anyway.

 

[sparklebunny]

Loved reading all your thoughtful replies, thank you! I was married before, and mainly seem to remember my e-ring getting hooked on everything from hair to clothes, and occasionally scratching others lol. It wasn't a very high setting either. In comparison my love bracelet has been almost ridiculously comfortable - I guess this is the main reason I had the thought.

In my mind, my partner and I would still exchange wedding bands. The bracelet would only replace the traditional solitaire ring. He's not a bracelet sort of guy (plus is a lefty), so we wouldn't exchange bracelets, lovely as I think the idea is!

Also I'll confess that I'm pretty smitten with my love bracelet right now and eager to build a stack. It's a little hard to tell how long/whether this obsession will last!

For my first marriage, I had a traditional solitaire which sat a bit high in its setting. I remember it could feel somewhat “pokey” because of its design.

For my second marriage, I purposely chose a lower-sitting ring and have found it very comfortable. It’s never scratched me or got caught in anything. I love this ring and wear it daily, no matter what.

My husband recently got me a small Love bracelet as an anniversary gift and I truly adore it too.

Personally, though, I like the idea of engagement rings and would choose having a ring instead of a bracelet for an occasion like this. But in the end, this is all up to you and your own preferences. Maybe try on both engagement rings and bracelets and see what you’d like best? What can you envision yourself wearing for decades to come?

 

[chateleine]

So grateful for everyone's responses and suggestions in this thread! I love hearing everyone's experience. I definitely need to give it more thought. Having been married before, perhaps I feel less tied to tradition (or perhaps I want it to feel different from the first time) but I also shouldn't misdirect that, maybe?

I guess another thing I can't get off my mind is that the price of the Sm love pave should translate into a pretty nice custom e-ring? The "value" question is a tricky one, but I guess a nice stone is still going to be worth more than a pave piece, even if Cartier? Then again, is the idea of "worth" a strange one to think about, because either way it's a piece you'd never intend to sell?

 

[Pop Art Suzy]

I think it all depends on what you want to do. If you feel that you'd prefer the Love bracelet over an e-ring, then go for it. That is your decision. For me, I loved my wedding rings and wore them everyday. My husband was still able to get me a Love bracelet in 2008 (we were married in 1994), and it meant the world to me. Maybe it's something you can get down the road and wear with your wedding set.

 

[MidAtlantic]

Loved reading all your thoughtful replies, thank you! I was married before, and mainly seem to remember my e-ring getting hooked on everything from hair to clothes, and occasionally scratching others lol. It wasn't a very high setting either. In comparison my love bracelet has been almost ridiculously comfortable - I guess this is the main reason I had the thought.

In my mind, my partner and I would still exchange wedding bands. The bracelet would only replace the traditional solitaire ring. He's not a bracelet sort of guy (plus is a lefty), so we wouldn't exchange bracelets, lovely as I think the idea is!

Also I'll confess that I'm pretty smitten with my love bracelet right now and eager to build a stack. It's a little hard to tell how long/whether this obsession will last!

I think this is brilliant. And you seem to really be comfortable with doing something non-traditional and different for your second marriage. Kudos! After all, they say that 'tradition' is just peer pressure from dead people. Ha!

Best wishes to you and your future spouse!

 

[A1aGypsy]

I’ll be the outlier. If you already have a love then I would do a ring and plan towards another love for a milestone anniversary.

At the end of the day obviously you have to do what makes you happy but an addition to a stack isn’t the unique representation that an engagement / wedding band is. In my mind anyway.*

* I also hate the symbolism of the love. So I have a pre-existing bias.

 

[chateleine]

I’ll be the outlier. If you already have a love then I would do a ring and plan towards another love for a milestone anniversary.

At the end of the day obviously you have to do what makes you happy but an addition to a stack isn’t the unique representation that an engagement / wedding band is. In my mind anyway.*

* I also hate the symbolism of the love. So I have a pre-existing bias.

This is fair, and you put it well. It expresses my secret concern that a love bracelet might not be "special" enough... There's definitely something to be said for a custom ring that's been made just for you... More to think about!

(Symbolism-wise I find both the love and e-ring to be problematic tbh, so rather just think of them as well-intentioned gifts)

 

[chateleine]

I think this is brilliant. And you seem to really be comfortable with doing something non-traditional and different for your second marriage. Kudos! After all, they say that 'tradition' is just peer pressure from dead people. Ha!

Best wishes to you and your future spouse!

Thank you! ❤️ Tbh it might also be easier for me because I'm Chinese, so the tradition of an e-ring, common as it's become, is kinda an adopted one to begin with? We're not traditional, but if we were, it's customary to receive a four-piece wedding set, usually a necklace, ring, earrings and bracelet - so a bracelet doesn't seem that far-fetched perhaps Hmm maybe I should enforce this tradition eh?

 

[Solday]

I love my e-ring even though I don’t wear it often. The e-ring is a symbol of commitment for me and I wouldn’t trade it for the bracelet.
But if you consider a bracelet as your symbol so why not? It’s your choice.

 

[rileygirl]

When the boyfriend and I started going out, I told him that if he ever wanted to get married to give me a Love bracelet, not a ring (I was recently divorced). Fast forward to year 3. He took me to Cartier and locked a Love onto my wrist but never popped the question. Truly love my Love and have never taken it off. Fast forward to year 6. I just really missed having an engagement ring and dropped many hints. BF who is a very simple man and had never been married or engaged before thought the whole thing was ridiculous as he had gotten me the LOVE but took one for the team and proposed with the Ering I have always wanted. It makes me feel like a spoiled brat, but I know I am worth it, lol.