| Being a man I had always imagined that if and when I | | | | both my wife and me and that was looking at Mens |
| got engaged to be married I would have little to worry | | | | Wedding bands and trying to find one that I would |
| about in the way of wedding plans and things of that | | | | actually consider wearing. Prior to getting engaged I |
| nature. Perhaps I was being a bit chauvinistic in my | | | | had never given much thought to men’s jewelry |
| assumption that brides took care of and addressed all | | | | and though I had accepted the fact that I would be |
| plans and problems surrounding the wedding. In truth | | | | wearing some sort of wedding band, I had strong |
| all I ever wanted at my wedding was an open bar and | | | | reservations about wearing any rings I considered to |
| some good rock n roll. I cared very little about | | | | be effeminate. The search for a suitable wedding |
| anything beyond those two must haves. | | | | band was long and arduous and the tension that |
| | | | | mounted with each visit to a jeweler was palpable. |
| Well my fantasies of the perfect “man | | | | |
| gathering” as my wife calls it where shattered post | | | | Eventually after what we agreed to be an exhaustive |
| haste as plans for the wedding took off at a hurried | | | | and tumultuous search we began looking online for |
| pace and I was swept up in the pandemonium that is | | | | Mens Wedding bands and we were both surprised at |
| planning for such an event. My then fiancée | | | | what we found. Men’s rings made from platinum, |
| expressed great interest in having me participate along | | | | titanium and tungsten where littered all over each |
| with her in the planning of our day of joy. She | | | | website. It appeared to us that these sites were |
| didn’t expect me to pick a DJ, band, and brand of | | | | really pushing these types of rings and after reading |
| liquor to serve and then quietly sit back and watch her | | | | multiple reviews on such topics we found out why. |
| finalize the rest the plans. She conveyed with great | | | | Luckily for me I turned out to be but one of many men |
| emotion that she had hoped that I would be with her to | | | | who despised the traditional gold, silver, and diamond |
| meet with florists, DJ’s, photographers, etc. As a | | | | men’s rings. Not only do many men feel those |
| man I had no opposition to this however I wanted to | | | | rings are a misrepresentation of their masculinity, but |
| avoid this type of thing for fear of being stricken with | | | | they also feel these rings lack any style. When our |
| boredom. | | | | online expedition for the perfect ring concluded I ended |
| | | | | up with a multicolored Tungsten ring with fancy inlets. |
| As the fates would have it, I agreed and gave our | | | | It is both reflective of my inner man and oozes class |
| wedding my full attention and partook in all aspects of | | | | and style. |
| planning our wedding. Ironically meeting with all the | | | | |
| different vendors and even wedding officiants was | | | | Once our quest for a ring was finished we wrapped |
| anything but boring. These people treat weddings as | | | | up a few small loose ends and then waited out the |
| though they are creating fine, priceless pieces of art | | | | remaining six month between that and our wedding on |
| and I was amused at just how serious they took each | | | | the couch watching our favorite movies and television |
| and every wedding they provided services to. This | | | | shows. Any men who are close to proposing or |
| helped to make the experience much more enjoyable | | | | accepting a proposal should prepare themselves for a |
| than I had envisioned it to be. | | | | long but enjoyable planning process. Don’t be |
| | | | | afraid to take part in the planning of your wedding. |
| There was one activity that was less than thrilling for | | | | It can only serve to make the event great. |