With this Ring

There surely can't be a more personal, or long lasting, memento of a wedding than the rings themselves.

You can just imagine how many rings we see in the course of a wedding season, over the span of a career you'd think that there surely aren't any new ones! But of course, there are. When we arrive at the church and find the maid of honor and the best man, usually the repository of the rings pre-ceremony, one of the things we enjoy very much is to shoot the rings before they reside on their respective fingers.

Am I nervous, carrying the rings? Ohmygraciousabsolutely, yes!!! I make it a cardinal rule, carry them carefully.......... don't shoot around water, open grates or anything that could at some time make for an than ohcrap moment. Definitely wouldn't be good. Seriously, all care is taken and then some.

I've been asked often what the ring trend is right now. I'd have to say that there really isn't one thing I could point to as the 'must have'. Individuality rules, as it has for every bride and groom in every season. As a general observation:

• there is more white gold than yellow gold
• there is usually something 'added' to a simple solitaire whether it be set in a band with pave or baguette stones or floating in a setting
• normally we don't see 'matchy-matchy' bride/groom sets
• not a lot of colored stones such as canary diamonds or blue gemstones

and they are all gorgeous, just like our couples!

On a sad note, Bobbi reports that over the weekend her little girl dog, Hana, was very, very sick. It seems that she had some sort of seizures that ended her up at the Dog ER. Get better soon Hana!