Finding the Perfect Ring

The most logical way to start our wedding blog would be to discuss the purchase of the wedding ring. For a few weeks we talked about getting engaged and we tried to learn the basics for choosing the best wedding ring. I wanted Jaimie to be part of the process since she would be wearing it the rest of her life (I would hate for her to have a ring that she didn't love). She knew that she wanted something vintage, possibly a gemstone (not necessarily a diamond).

Our first stop was the Clark Building in downtown Pittsburgh. We heard that this was the place to go for diamonds, so we went. After a rude saleswoman, a panic attack (Jaimie) and almost passing out from the prices (Cory), we decided to get a beer and go antiquing in Fox Chapel.

While drinking at the Cornerstone Inn (a very cool place on Freeport Road), we looked up vintage jewelry in the Pittsburgh area (even though the aforementioned "rude saleswoman" promised us that there are no places in Pittsburgh that sell antique jewelry") and found a place only a few miles away.

Upon arrival at The Marlene Harris Collection, we met some of the nicest people in the business. What started as a trip to simply price rings soon turned into much more when my soon-to-be-bride fell in love with a diamond ring from the 1930s.

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On Friday I proposed to Jaimie with the gorgeous ring that she fell in love with. I waited a few days and blogged about it.

--Cory