What if you no longer like your wedding band?

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#31
Splurgeface said:
I got married very young...

So here is the question ... what would you do if you really no longer liked your wedding band? Would you still wear it? Would you replace it? Somehow that doesn't seem right either.

What would you do?
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I got married very young too..and there was no money at the time.

I didn't replace for sentimental reasons... DH bought me another one which I now wear all the time.
 
#33
It depends on the quality of dip they use and your skin. Sometimes it lasts a couple of years or more, for others it may just be a year.
It's not expensive.
 
#35
Splurgeface said:
I do like the stacking idea though, although it would still mean I'd have to wear yellow gold which I rather detest now. However, my wedding band is very skinny so if it was mixed with lots of silver and a tiny bit of two-tone it might just work. Having said that, I wouldn't want to feel restricted to wearing the same stacked rings every day.
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you would actually be surprised how well a YG and WG band would look together. my aunt gave me her old wedding ring a year ago but it was really damaged. i finally got it back from the jeweler after rebuilding the gold and replacing some stones. it's gorgeous and i love it. when i don't want to wear my mother's ring (which is 3 carats, so sometimes it's just too much, if you kwim), i will wear this one instead and i love it. i wear it with a gorgeous WG diamond band and it looks fabulous together!

i don't have time now, but if you want, i am more than happy to take a few pics for you so you can see for yourself that WG and YG don't necessarily look bad together.

Splurgeface said:
Would it have an effect on the tiny diamonds in my wedding band? I think this may be the solution!
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no, not at all.
 
#37
I have heard of people taking outdated wedding jewellry to a gold smith and having a new updated piece made out of the gold. That way it technically is the same material that was in the original. Always an option.
 
#38
Dipping may be the solution, but as others have mentioned, it may not last as long as you think. I usually wear platinum, but DH insisted that I get this WG stacker when we were on our honeymoon as a reminder....well it started to turn yellow. I had it redipped and it wore off again. I stopped wearing it because it was a hassle.

Maybe you could get a new ring for an anniversary and renew your vows. You will still have the original and then you will have the new one given during another special time.

We're both pretty sentimental. I have a great set that I love, but I love diamonds and love the concept of the upgrade...but I can't imagine not wearing the rings he gave me during the proposal and wedding. I think my upgrade maybe become a pendant for this exact reason...
 
#39
I replaced my very first band (silver) with a white gold and diamond eternity band (LOL, also from Argos). I want to add another one now (6 years later) in yellow gold (tried cartier trinity but not for me, now getting H Stern) as an upgrade. I see no harm. I still have the first band but at the end of the day, it is just symbol to me.

I cherish the first gift my hubby has given me more (it is a yellow gold heart pendant) which I never take off. so it depends what it means to you, rather than what anyone else does, kwim?
 
#42
What about wearing the original band on your right hand? Maybe even add a few rings to stack with it and then find something different for your wedding ring? You could even renew your vows with the ring if you wanted it to feel more special.
 
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