Stone-less engagement rings that still ooze glamour [Updated!]
My partner and I are searching for my perfect engagement ring, but with one rule: It can’t have any stones. I’m super tough on jewelry, so it also needs to be durable, and low-profile. But I also want it to feel pretty and girly. All that being said, I don’t just want a plain band as my engagement ring. So where can I find durable, yet feminine engagement rings with no bling?
Boba Fett cake, first looks, surprise proposals, and a $25 wedding dress
This week in our Flickr pool, we have a bad-ass groom’s cake, a wonderful first look session, a gorgeous $25 wedding dress, a surprise proposal, and paper flowers even geekier than a Boba Fett cake!
Big production proposals and being true to you
Like so many of you here on Offbeat Bride, I was never one of those girls who dreamed about what her wedding would be like. I never dreamed about getting married in a big white dress and having children and buying a home. My partner G knew this about me and was fine that I had no pointed interest in getting a ring on my finger on any sort of timeline. I’d said that many times over the first couple years together and one of the sweetest things he ever said was, “Well, if I thought you wanted to get married I would have asked you a long time ago. If you ever change your mind you’ll have ask me. So after nearly six years together I did just that.
Why you should absolutely do engagement photos if they’re included in your wedding package
“I didn’t think we wanted engagement photos. My partner hates being the center of attention and has requested we try to find a wedding photographer who won’t act like paparazzi. But a lot of the photographers I’m seeing have packages that include an engagement session. I don’t think we want to do them, even if they’re free. What do people even use them for? Is there any reason to do them?”
Yep. Because it’s really not about what you *do* with actual photos, it’s mostly just about practicing. Lemme explain…