From aclutx70th.com

Cotton Dude and I received our wedding rings! Since we live in NYC, we went to the diamond district because we have a very, very helpful jewelry guy who gives us the best deals possible – we’re talking cost only. His office is upstairs on 47th Street in one of those strange buildings full of offices with full security and bullet proof reception desks. I guess it could be intimidating and scary for someone who’s not used to it, but it is fascinating and fun in my eyes.

From whiteflash.com

I knew that I wanted an eternity band with diamonds all around because I have a solitaire engagement ring, and I was encouraging Cotton Dude to get a thicker band with a few diamonds across the top. He has always loved my dad’s rings, which are very elegant and classy with diamonds, but Cotton Dude was very worried that it would come across as tacky. I assured him that a man with a real Italian accent who wears tailored suits and matching shoes and belt could never be confused with New Jersey (so sorry if anyone is from Jersey – its a stereotype). So, we decided that we would get these rings made – mine in white gold and his in yellow gold (which is considered more classic in Italy).

The other issue was Cotton Dude’s commitment to the standard thin yellow gold band for occasions when he didn’t want to be wearing diamonds – sports, swimming, lying on the beach, etc. He also liked the idea of having this traditional ring because that’s what his father and nonno (grandfather) have and had. This also got me thinking about the fact that I would rather have a plain band than not wear anything because I was nervous to lose them. We were very lucky because through our relationship with our diamond guy, he made us two plain, thin bands for nothing with our diamond rings.

SO…yes, we have four wedding bands…but it didn’t cost us an arm and a leg, and we’re happy to have the fancy and the traditional. I plan on wearing the plain band closest to my heart and never taking it off – just like my grandmother who hasn’t taken off her wedding band in 75 years!

From e-weddingbands.com

That is what a wedding band is supposed to represent anyhow…a never-ending commitment to the other person…