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Isabella
Newbie May 2020 British Columbia

Lost Engagement Ring

Isabella, on March 11, 2020 at 03:10 Posted in Wedding fashion 0 6

So, I want to get some perspective! Sad story but a few weeks ago my engagement ring unexpectedly went missing... So strange because I never take it off and it fits really well. Since then my fiance and I (as well as a friends and family) have searched like crazy, in every spot imaginable, and haven't found it. We're talking cutting couches open, going threw garbage and compost, opening vents and drains, moving furniture and appliances, using a metal detector, going threw dog poop, digging threw chip bags and sour cream in the fridge (we had nachos the night it may have gotten lost), and anything else you can think of. At this point, the only our only explanations to where it could have disappeared to are ones we couldn't look and would never get it back from.

So, I explain all of this to get your opinion! The wedding is now in less than three months (June 5th), and we need to decide whether we buy a new ring before the wedding or wait. I would love to have it for photos and would be so sad to not have it in pictures we will keep our whole lives - however, we also have to make wedding payments, buy all of our furniture, etc. And there is the teeny tiny chance it still shows up. What would you do?? How important to you are the ring photos from your big day? Or how long would you wait before re-buying your ring?


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Latest activity by Vinod, on March 16, 2020 at 11:30
  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
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    Anything lost will show up when you don't expect it. Just keep an eye out for the ring showing itself to you unexpectedly. Buy the ring of your choice and still put in your photos for the day. Don't give up hope as its a sad case of the lost ring.
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  • Steph
    Expert June 2022 Ontario
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    Oh noo!! I'm so sorry to hear!! I'm along the same lines as Amelia and Ashley, maybe you can find a super reasonable 'decoy' until you either find yours or can afford a new one.


    I went to Mexico for a wedding a month after getting engaged and my fiance couldn't come because of work, so we had my ring in for sizing while I was away. The day before I left, he took me to the mall and we went to the Bay and he bought me what we called my 'decoy' (25&dollarSmiley winking so I still had one for 'photos and feelings' until I got mine back. lol
    I really hope you find yours, stay positive and keep your eyes and mind peeled!!!!!!!
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  • Ashley
    VIP August 2020 Ontario
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    Omggg this is terrible to hear!!! i hope you guys find it!! check your purse and retrace your steps and if you went to work check there as well. i would personally buy a fake ring from bitter sweet and wear that. no one will know its fake!! then you can take your photos!

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  • Megan
    Frequent user April 2021 Ontario
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    I'm so sorry this happened! I would wait and see if it turns up. I agree with Kara, the pictures you'll remember will be the happiness and joy of the day.

    I can relate with all the extra costs adding up. Do you have any kind of house insurance or contents insurance, and would this be covered under it? It depends on some factors, but it might be an avenue to explore further if you do have insurance.

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  • A
    Super September 2020 Ontario
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    So sorry to hear that! I thought I lost mine over the weekend (thankfully it turned up) but it's the worst feeling in the world. Don't give up! It could turn up in the most unexpected place so I wouldn't get a new one yet either. If you still haven't found it in time for the wedding, maybe you could find a cheap lookalike for photos?

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  • K
    Frequent user October 2020 Ontario
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    I’m so sorry this happened to you! What a stress for you so close to the date... honestly I would keep searching for it. I wouldn’t buy a new one yet. While the photos are really nice-i don’t think ring photos in particular are the ones people want to see and/or remember....it’s the happiness, the joy, the silly moments, the family moments. I think those are the photos that will be treasured most...wait it out and see 🙂 I truly hope you find it!!!
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