Oh I love this thread! Seeing these rings and hearing these stories warms my heart--I esp love those stories of not being able to afford "proper" rings and then later on replacing the originals. And I love that heart-shaped sapphire!
This is mine:
The hubs had my engagement ring made this way because I once told him that the only constellation I could identify was Orion...and actually just his belt, lol. So I told him that my wishing star was the middle one. The night he proposed he actually had this looooooong explanation that I was spacing out in the middle of, and then he whips out this ring, hahaha :P
We both have matching wedding bands, and all I wanted was for it to be two-toned in white and yellow gold. Only later did I know about ring guards or customizing a band with your engagement ring, lol. I could do that, but then I have so much sentimental value attached to our bands and I just want ours to match