My husband, Chris, and I got married at the Echo Lake Inn, in Ludlow, Vermont, Memorial Day weekend-May 24, 2014 after being together for 7 years and long distance for the last 3 of those years. I wanted something that wasn’t part of a set so I had the option to wear the band by itself. And I knew I wanted 18k white gold (so as to match my engagement ring which was of the same metal), with etchings on the sides, but no stones (so that it would be easier to clean and for general use and also so that if I wanted to engrave the inside of it, like all my maternal ancestors’ wedding bands that I have from my side of the family, I could). I went in person to Roman Jewelers (a local chain out by my parents in central Jersey) multiple times and looked through their book, describing what I was looking for, but they didn’t really have it. And then Chris and I went to a Jared out by his family in Long Island in New York and they too, recommended we look within their expanded book for offerings and kept suggesting men’s bands to me. I am very happy with my band and how it looks with or without the engagement ring from Brilliant Earth paired with it, even during different temperature or weather changes throughout the year. I’ve gotten a lot of complements about the stippled swirl designs on the edges from even casual acquaintances and other persons. And Marlene got the ring out to us really fast and in the correct sizing and everything-considering Chris placed the order only 3 weeks prior to our wedding (I was really panicking, since I hadn’t found anything I was satisfied with until super close to the wedding) it all came together great.