As a lot of people know, wedding rings are one of the most important parts in weddings and also in marriage life. In ours, too.
A wedding ring is a metal ring indicating the wearer is married. Depending on the local culture, it is worn on the base of the right or the left ring finger. The custom of wearing such a ring has spread widely beyond its origin in Europe. Originally worn by wives only in the United States, wedding rings became customary in that country for both husbands and wives during the 20th century. In Western countries, wedding rings are often made of gold. Common engravings on the inside of the ring include the name of the partner or the names of both parts in the relationship, and/or date of the wedding.
After marriage, the ring is worn on the hand it had been placed on during the ceremony. By wearing rings on the fourth finger, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. This has now become a matter of tradition and etiquette. - From Wikipedia.
So, we were scouting and hunting for wedding rings in malls and stores (and local markets even) last month. From our little trip and my lot-of-drooling sessions in front of those shinny ateliers, we always found that the rings are always paired, matched to one another.
He always wanted to have a simple plain gold ring (with my name engraved on the inside, of course). Me, too. It's also what both of our parents have for their wedding. But I wanted it in a different way than him.
After some time, we decided to just go back to the one of the first shops we visited. The name is Glory, located in Grand Indonesia East Mall. The staffs are nice and helpful and not like some of those cocky we-only-want-to-sell-all-around-diamond-rings-to-certain-people staffs you encounters sometimes on wedding ring shops. So, if you live in Jakarta, you can go there to look for your ring.
Anyway, we went for the basic ring, with a little something especially for me. In just around a week, our rings are done and fit nicely. Oh no, it's not that ones in the picture. But it's almost as different to one another, just like in the picture.
In my humble opinion, I think wedding rings doesn't have to be totally paired and matched and the same (in the contrary to my mother), because every person is different. He is different than me. He appreciates different things. He wanted a different design, and that's ok. As long as he will still choose me as the one he's gonna spend the rest of his days with (aaaaaawwwwwww...).
After we had our rings, one he was doubting and wanted to make his ring a little similar to mine. "Well, it's twice your size and it's totally different. Different shape and all. Don't you think it will be very weird?", he said. But apparently, the owner of the wedding ring shop also had the same opinion and convinced him eventually.
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