JR...I was so glad that I wasn't the first to say that. I wanted to say it earlier, but hesitated.
"Pop the question" has always struck me as a dumb and dangerous concept. When you are truly ready to marry somebody, the two of you have already discussed it at length.
I don't have an engagement ring. For me personally, it was wrong. First, I don't like diamonds, and secondly...it's too much money. I wanted major appliances!
A much better use for the limited funds. The wedding ring was another story. I thought a plain gold band was fine...my husband nixed that idea. The very first rings we looked at were absolutely gorgeous and I fell in love. My husband said "you're going to have a wedding ring on your finger for the rest of your life. I want to make sure it's exactly the one you want." So...he proceeded to haul me around Louisville, Kentucky, so that we could look at - I swear it felt like it! - every wedding band in town. Yep. We went back and bought the very first rings we looked at. I got a story out of it as well as gorgeous wedding bands.
