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I’m less than a month away from my 12th wedding anniversary with my husband and we just celebrated 15 years since our first date. Our wedding jewelry has such a sweet story and my engagement ring is my most favorite. I’ve worn it everyday for almost 14 years so it was devastating when I learned I had developed an allergy preventing me from comfortably wearing my wedding jewelry. I am exploring treatment options but in the meantime, am so happy with the new jewelry I’m wearing daily that is almost identical to my original platinum wedding set. The lab created white sapphire in a sterling silver setting from Jeulia is stunning and helped me overcome the grief of not being able to wear my very loved original wedding jewelry.
A full year before our engagement my husband and I were on a Caribbean cruise with an excursion to Atlantis. We spent the day exploring the aquariums and window shopping. Prior to this day we had not ever discussed wedding jewelry and were playfully browsing a jewelry shop when I saw the most beautiful ring. The A.Jaffe platinum princess cut ring was gorgeous and after putting it on my finger in the store during that vacation, my husband knew he would propose a year later with that same ring. My story leaves out the many challenges in finding the ring my husband encountered along the way, but a year later I was wearing that ring and planning our wedding.
My husband gifted me a second band for our five year wedding anniversary and it wasn’t until just last year that I ever noticed any discomfort while wearing the ring. Slowly it turned from a slight agitation to blisters within an hour of wearing the jewelry. The wedding jewelry was cleaned and there was no improvement to my agitation every time I wore the ring. I saw a dermatologist and was told I had an allergy to platinum. The dermatologist advised my options were to administer a daily shot to reduce my allergy or to stop wearing the jewelry. While I’m still not fully convinced this is the true diagnosis, in the meantime I did stop wearing my loved wedding jewelry and didn’t ever feel comfortable without my ring. Then I was introduced to Jeulia, a jeweler that utilizes environmentally conscious materials to create stunning jewelry at affordable prices. I spent hours looking at the many wedding jewelry sets and then found a ring that looked almost identical to my own platinum wedding set. Unless I mentioned it, you wouldn’t ever notice the 3 piece radiant cut created white sapphire wedding set 3.36 CT TW is not my original wedding jewelry.
The last time I wore my original wedding set I knew the Jeulia ring and bands were on their way. I’m grateful for the beautiful holiday photos taken by Madyson Floyd and went home knowing I wouldn’t try to wear my original ring again.
The following week my new Jeulia wedding jewelry arrived and I am no longer enduring the discomfort of wearing a ring I am allergic to.
Jeulia provides a great customer service experience and my ring arrived within weeks after placing my order. The affordable wedding jewelry makes it possible to wear the ring of your dreams without the same expense. With over 500 styles using lab created white sapphires in various metal settings, there is something to fit every style. The Jeulia website makes it easy to search for wedding jewelry by stone color, price, stone cut, plating color and primary stone carat weight.
The ring I chose is three individual pieces so I can also wear the bands separately exactly as I did with my own original wedding jewelry. The setting is sterling silver with a platinum appearance. The white sapphire princess cut stone sparkles and shines just like my own diamond and other than compliments, my close friends and family haven’t noticed I’m wearing new jewelry – exactly what I wanted when looking to replace my wedding set.
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robin rue says
These rings made all the difference, huh? I honestly had no idea that anyone could be allergic to jewelry, but you learn something new every day. Your new ring is GORG!
Karen Morse says
It’s really awesome that you were able to find a jeweler that would make you a ring you’re not allergic to! I also love how it looks! It’s definitely worth it!
Melissa Chapman says
That is a sweet story and the followup does have a happy ending with the help of Jeulia jewelers. It is too bad you had to go through that allergy.
Di says
I developed an allergy to nickel later in life. I is honestly a real pain in the rear, do you know how many things contain nickel? Aside from money! I’ve never heard anyone being allergic to platinum though, until you 😉
Krystal Butherus says
I’m so sorry you developed a reaction to your favorite ring! I can only imagine the sentimental value it holds. I’m glad you’ve been able to get an almost identical wedding set. It looks amazing!
Laura @ MommyDearest says
This is such a lovely story. I had never heard of anyone being allergic to platinum before however I know there are so many allergies out there anything is possible. Glad you were able to find something that is stunning and looks very much like your original set.
havediaperswilltravelblog says
That’s really interesting – I’ve recently started having a reaction to my wedding ring, and I assumed it was using a different hand soap or hand lotion. It never occurred to me that I could be allergic to the ring itself. I’m going to look into this brand just in case that turns out to be the case.
Maria Katsulos says
This is so awesome! I love the fact that with these new, manufactured stones/metals, stores can often give you a more affordable price for a piece that is just as beautiful!
Prime Beauty Blog (@PrimeBeauty50) says
OMG that is a gorgeous ring! I love that there are affordable options these days!
Shandy Kaye says
I like your ring! Sapphire wedding rings hold one of the most popular gemstones in the world!
Terri Steffes says
I love your story! I love jewelry and am constantly changing what I like. This year, though, for my 40th wedding anniversary, I got to custom design my ring. I love it. It is platinum, so I hope I don’t develop an allergy!
Rachel says
In retrospect I would so much rather have lab created jewels. I want to tell my husband to only get me them in the future.
censie says
This is a beautiful ring. I am so sorry you had to wait so long to find something you can wear. What a beautiful setting and I love that you can wear a ring now. 🙂
kimmieklewis says
this is such a beautiful ring. I love the design. so classy and timeless.
reesa says
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Those rings are just beautiful! I have never seen white sapphire before.
Amber Nelson says
What an awesome story! Those photos are so beautiful. COngrats to you and yours!
Ashley Hargrove says
What a beautiful ring!! Such a classic piece! These photos are absolutely stunning!!
Serena Lissy says
Too bad you had the allergy. I’ve heard of others having the same thing. The new ring is just as beautiful and so great that they could work with you to create a new piece you love.
Jeanine Macintosh says
So gorgeous. My husband picked out a new band for me, I just got it and I’m in love. I love wedding jewlery, and sapphire is so lovely
morgancunnin says
This is such a beautiful set. I think sapphires are so lovely.
Carolyn says
Wow…I would be so sad if I couldn’t wear my engagement and wedding bands. Glad you found something that looks the same and doesn’t hurt you.
toughcookiemommy says
This ring is lovely and will bring you wonderful memories for years to come. I think choosing wedding jewelry is such a personal journey.
HilLesha says
That is a gorgeous! The style is timeless as it is beautiful. I’ll have to check out this company sometime!
Krystle Cook says
This ring is so pretty. I love the timeless look of it and that it will be able to be passed down if you would like to.