Wedding MAINia

Men Stainless Steel Rings Last Forever

Do you know someone that is difficult to buy for? I am married to a man that I get stumped for every time there is a gift giving event. He has many interests and hobbies such as fishing, hunting golfing and skeet shooting. There have been many times that I have bought him hunting clothes or gear of some type, but for some occasions this just does not seem to be the right thing. Our 25th wedding anniversary is coming up and I want to get something that would be memorable.

I have purchased other things other than hunting paraphernalia for him. One year I gave him money to purchase a hunting dog. I have given him massages from a local spa and also a hunting trip. He is always very appreciative of the gifts, but I have yet to wow him with a present. He does not wear colognes and is not much for jewelry. He wears a watch and his wedding band. Never being interested in wearing a wedding band, he discovered stainless steel rings. When we were picking out my wedding ring he noticed these in the jewelry store. The stainless steel rings are heavy in weight and will not scratch. Many men’s wedding bands as well as class rings or club rings are made from this heavy duty material. The stainless steel ring that he chose as a wedding band is etched by a laser. The ring still shines up incredibly well. When he places it in jewelry cleaner and buffs it you would swear it is a new ring.

I went to the jewelry store to see if I could find something that he would wear. Looking at the stainless steel rings and bracelets, a clerk asked if they could help. I explained that I was looking for something for my husband for our 25th wedding anniversary. Describing his wedding band, I asked if they would be able to duplicate the design in a linked bracelet. I looked through one of their catalogs and identified the design that he has on his ring. They had a plain stainless steel bracelet. The engraver for the jeweler said that he would be willing to try to duplicate the design in the bracelet. He said that it may take him a while to complete so I made arrangements to come back the next day. When I went to pick up the bracelet I was very pleased with the work. I cannot wait until our anniversary to give him the gift. I think he will be very surprised and I hope pleased with the gift.

Your Grandma’s Spirit Will Live On - Sapphire Engagement Rings

There are many people that believe that everyone has a soul or a spirit that lives on in some type of dimension once the body has died. The believes vary from culture to culture and from person to person within that culture but, there seems to be a common thread that some part of us goes on after death. My beliefs are complicated and have evolved throughout my life time. I believe in some sort of life after death and I believe that parts of our spirits can be reborn and attached to others that come after us.

I know this sounds very strange but my grandmother’s spirit seems to have been reborn in my daughter. The two of them never met, yet my daughter has so many of the same characteristics that it is uncanny. The physical resemblance is remarkable. And there are also many of the same mannerisms. Anyone that knew my grandmother remarks on the similarities when they meet my daughter. It seems only fitting that my daughter should have the sapphire engagement rings that my grandmother left to me.

My grandmother was quite a woman. She came to this country as a young girl. She was very attractive and as a result won the hearts of many different young men. She used to love to tell the story about having four engagement rings at one time. Two of them were sapphire engagement rings and one was a ruby and one was a diamond. She would laugh that it was my grandfather that gave her the diamond. She wore that diamond everyday until her death, but she also kept the sapphire engagement rings on a necklace that she wore under her clothing. The sapphire engagement rings are beautiful. One is a lighter very clear stone and the other one is darker. As with most antique jewelry the settings are beautifully crafted and the stones are of high quality. My grandmother had very blue eyes, I am sure that is what prompted her two suitors to buy sapphires.

My daughter has heard many stories about her great grandmother through the years. She has seen photographs of her and agrees that they do look alike. My father would comment on this every time he saw my daughter. He would walk into a room and say that he felt like he was looking at his mother. I hope the genes and the rings will guide my daughter to be as loving and caring as my grandmother was. I think this will happen because of the piece of my grandmother’s spirit that lives within her.