On the day E and I told my parents about getting engaged (the afternoon after we got engaged), of course my mom was both overwhelmed and excited. Perhaps, realization started sinking in how I'm the eldest, how for the past 27 years, I was their little girl, and now, I'm finally settling down.
Anyway, over breakfast the next day, same day as E and I were set to go back to SG, my mom and I were talking about wedding plans. Just glossing over some ideas, where to do it, who to invite, etc. Nothing specific. Then she asked, "how much do you need from us?"
I stopped eating for a moment. I never thought about that. We never thought about that. Actually, when E and I considered getting married, we really planned to spend for it ourselves. So whatever kind of wedding WE can afford, we will. So I was never one to consider asking my parents for money.
I told her, "Hmm, wala naman. When we planned this from the start, we really thought we would have to spend for it with our own money."
She looked both pleased and relieved, I guess. Hehe. It's no joke having to raise a family with 5 kids (including me) and providing the best education they could afford.
The next she said, "Ako na lang bahala sa wedding rings niyo."
Then, I looked pleased! Haha.
So I just said, "Okay, okay...let's see."
So I told E about it and at first he was a little hesitant. Wedding rings are a big deal! Then, after some time, he told me he spoke to one of his friends who said that "Swerte yun pag niregalo!"--and with that, he said "yes, let's accept it."
I found out later on that within that week, my mom actually went to her jeweler friend and kumare who owned the shop, Golden Hills Jewelry located at Greenhills Shopping Center. She told her about my engagement and how we wanted wedding rings that would look good with my engagement ring.
I originally wanted an eternity ring for me--one that is studded with little diamonds all around. So we discussed the practicality of wedding rings--at least for girls. One, will I be wearing my e-ring with my wedding ring ALL THE TIME? Or two, will I keep my e-ring right after the wedding and just wear my wedding ring?
If I opted for wearing both together, then it shouldn't be a flashy eternity ring as it would outshine my e-ring. If I opted for option two, then, I can have a ring with bigger diamond studs.
Why should you NOT get an eternity ring? Well, as explained to me by my mom, it's impractical because there's a big chance of losing the diamonds where the part of the ring is not showing. Two, you can't resize it--and you know having kids later on will really alter your size all over. Fingers, toes, feet, waist, thighs, you know the drill. Hahaha!
So I let go of the eternity ring idea altogether.
My mom already paid the DP and we are getting the Tiffany set (Basically, mine is a half-studded 18K white gold wedding ring and a simple no-stud wedding ring for E). This is how it looks like:
That's why, I think this design will be perfect. We will just modify some parts of it and I'm sure it will be great! :D
Thanks mom! :)