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Vintage wedding photos: 1940s Newlyweds

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Late 1940s Newlyweds

Prior to World War Two, it was not common for a man to wear a wedding ring. However, by the time this couple was married in the late 1940s it had become more popular for the groom to receive a wedding ring during the marriage ceremony. One reason for this is that during the war the ring would give the man a reminder of his family back home. It was also traditional for the wedding rings and engagement ring to be made of the same metal. In that spirit, we at Turtle Love Co. offer a modern take on the traditional engagement and wedding rings with this Nested White Topaz Engagement Ring Set and Hammered Silver Ring. These rings are made by Jen Burrall in Portland, Maine and are handmade from recycled sterling silver and the engagement ring features a 7.5mm white topaz in a 10mm wire bezel setting. To learn more about these rings, please click the photo of them below.

Nested White Topaz Engagement Ring Set and Hammered Silver Ring

Nested White Topaz Engagement Ring Set and Hammered Silver Ring (click for more info)

 

Why I Chose My Nested White Topaz Engagement Ring

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Aubin modeling her Nested White Topaz Engagement Ring

When Joel and I got engaged two years ago I borrowed a ring from my mother, a vintage yellow gold band with an emerald at its center and a surround of tiny diamonds, and told myself that we would eventually get the engagement ring of my dreams. The only problem was that I had no idea what my dream ring looked like.

When I began working at Turtle Love Co., I recognized that it was the perfect environment in which to figure out what kind of ring I wanted as a symbol of my engagement. Because TLC sells a wide array of vintage engagement rings and artisan-made rings I had a lot of room to explore what appealed to me. I had my borrowed engagement ring to start with for inspiration and right off I knew that, although yellow gold is nice, it doesn’t fit my personality as well as silver does. In the time I’d been wearing my mother’s ring I’d also grown tired of it getting caught on my clothing and I decided that my ring would need to have a low, smooth setting so I wouldn’t have to worry about it getting hooked on my sweaters.

Turtle Love Co.'s Nested White Topaz Engagement Ring

Turtle Love Co.’s Nested White Topaz Engagement Ring

While I was going through the engagement rings listed on our website one day I decided to search by gem stone. The first one I entered was my birth stone, topaz, and my eyes were immediately drawn to the Nested White Topaz Engagement Ring by Jen Burrall. There are many reasons why this is the perfect engagement ring for me. First, I am a big believer in buying local whenever possible and Jen Burrall’s studio happens to be a few blocks away from my apartment, which makes it buying very local indeed! Second, although the name suggests the ring is reminiscent of a bird’s nest, it struck me that it looked like my favorite flower, ranunculus. In the Victorian language of flowers, ranunculus means “I am constantly amazed by your charms,” which when combined with my birth stone is the perfect message for my engagement ring.

Aubin's ranunculus bouquet and wedding rings

A photo taken at Aubin’s recent wedding of her and her husband’s wedding rings on either side of her ranunculus bridal bouquet (photo by Katie Martell)