Bona Drag's breath taking rings

hmmmm. I don't think a married woman will ever stop looking at wedding rings. I love mine, both metal and ink, but I do appreciate an innovative and creative design.

Like this from Unearthen, named the Crown Heirloom ring set. It comes in 14 ct gold or silver, and it's made in the USA. The gold set is $1000, not bad considering you get 2 rings. One can be his or hers if you can convince him/her  of your weird vision. I thought I could dictate what went on the hubbs' ring finger, but I was wrong. Turns out, your spouse has an preference just like you do.

This one below is made in NYC by Meredith Khan, $1900, white gold in diamond.

This one, by Anna Sheffield,  $595, has a gold solitaire, 

with a hidden diamond under it!

This Meredith Khan Diamond Love Twist is cool by itself. It's basically 2 rings. I love rose gold!

This Anna Sheffield black diamond ring is a reasonably priced $2600, and it is STUNNING! 

Oh, well, that was a nice break from reality. Back to cleaning the hizzy!

All photos from Bona Drag.

Wedding ring tattoos, 2

   Now that our ring fingers had a couple days to heal, this is what they look like:

His looks a bit barbaric, and totally manly. He loves it, and I'm a little jealous that I went first.

 I do love mine. I have even gotten used to just having the tattoo on the left hand while I wear my jewelry on the right while it totally heals. When I first picked out my rings, I kept them small and low because I envisioned working with my hands a lot. I did woodworking and art, so I didn't want anything that would get in the way of a bandsaw blade. Silly, isn't it? However, I do know people who don't wear rings at all or wear simple bands. Some work in the medical field, some are artists. We take ours off before we go to the beach, and before lifting weights. I imagine the practicality of tattoos if you have to get your hands dirty and wash them often.

I love that it fits perfectly under my bands.

And most of all, I love my husband.

We got these done at Bulldog Tattoo on  Fort Lauderdale Beach by the ice cream shop. This is the location behind Primanti Bros. Ask for "G, " as we like his work and don't have any other experience with anyone else there. My hubby's tat is in their book!

Bulldog Tattoo 

3132 NE 9th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

Ring Tattoos

Last night we went out for a drink or two to McSorleys. Heard about the place but never been. There was a crowd of about 10 people there which made it a good night to try out a new place. We met Kim Bokamper, to whom I said, "I really enjoy your establishment." Lame, maybe, he seemed to like hearing that.

 After a nice stroll around the block we headed back to the car. I mentioned that we still time left on the meter. We spotted Bulldog tattoo across the street, and I asked him,

"Wanna get a tattoo?"
"Sure, let's go!"

I was totally down for it, as I've mentioned wanting a ring tattoo. I asked him twice if he was sure.

So we did it!

Here is his, mine is still a little puffy. I'll post pics later.

Our idea behind the  finger ink is that this ring really is permanent. When we die, we are not bringing jewelry with us. Instead, we'll hand it down to our children. We still want a "ring," on our bodies, to take with us to the afterlife. Shawn said the word "casket" so many times last night the tattoo artist got freaked out a bit. I think it's romantic, wearing a ring under our rings. Also, when we work out or go to the beach, we take them off, but the ink will stay!

It was kind of surreal to get a tat on such a whim, and I was like, did we really do that? When my finger hurt this morning, I remembered and did not regret. It's kind of cool having a matching tattoo with my best friend.

A closer look at the details.

The Shoes:

Charles David, and my favorite blue box.

The dress:

A simple short number that I will totally wear again!

The flowers:

Pink roses made by my sister Grace, & I. Attached is a "something blue" that my friend Erin gave to me.

 

Shawn's mother's corsage, made by Grace.

The Rings:

 

My handsome Husband.

Grace & I

 Mommy & I;  Shawn & his mommy

The Marriage License:

It's official!

Cakes:

Smurf toppers, a gift from Lindsay! On Maxie B's! I love all things mini. We'll be ordering our cake for the November marriage celebration from there.

The Husband & Wife:

 

 

The ceremony was not a pictorially memorable, as I was sobbing the whole time! We have it on video, which you will be able to see at some point. The pictures, however, do not tell the story! I was so overcome with emotion that my face was contorted and tears were streaming down my face. Shawn was perfectly calm and attentive! Looking at the pictures, we had a good laugh because it looked like I was in pain. I really did want to get married I promise! Ok, just one photo:

This one will do!

We  simply are elated to be married. We had the most wonderful and relaxing weekend with family and friends! We feel so calm, supported, loved and blessed. A big Thanks to everyone that has helped make this experience more meaningful than we could have ever imagined!

I will will try to take it easy for a while before we start planning the celebration.....and my sister's festivities! It has been an amazing year!

Rings!

  I got them yesterday from Battleground Jewelers. They are very reasonable there. I was so excited and couldn't take mine off. I can't wait to give Shawn his band and have him read the inscription!

 My mom & my sister arrive tomorrow. I am so excited to see them again and to have them in our home. Bully will love seeing this family.