{"id":15079,"date":"2013-05-07T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdie.wedding-dates.com\/?p=15079"},"modified":"2021-03-01T11:21:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T11:21:11","slug":"saras-blog-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/saras-blog-the-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara&#8217;s Blog- The Ring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/05\/saras-ring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15080 aligncenter\" title=\"sara's ring\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingdates-wp-ie.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/2013\/05\/saras-ring-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/saras-ring-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/saras-ring-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/saras-ring-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/saras-ring-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/saras-ring-315x315.jpg 315w, https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/saras-ring.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our day for ring shopping was planned to military precision, we were going to check out our local jewellers in Navan with no expectation of really seeing anything and then head in to Dublin and hit the usual suspects; Applebys, Paul Sheeran, Weirs, PowersCourt. The day didn\u2019t quite go as planned.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">My fianc\u00e9s mum\u2019s friend has a jewellers in Navan and my future mum in law said we should go in and just take a look. We said we would go as it was important for us to give a friend of the family a chance and we were also conscious of shopping local. To be honest I had no expectation that I would find anything.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We arrived in to Vera in Town Jewellers in Navan, now it\u2019s not a fancy Appleby\u2019s but when you walk in, you can\u2019t beat it when you are greeted by name by someone who knows you. We were brought to the back of the store and Vera brought out the popular cuts but I just wasn\u2019t feeling the love. She then dipped in to the safe and brought out the crown jewels!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The rings were absolutely amazing! She had a select range of antique styles that you would not find in any other jewellers. I tried on a few rings, all of which were beautiful but then Vera produced a ring that was way out of our budget but I tried it on for the \u2018craic\u2019&#8230;.as you do. I fell in love, my poor fianc\u00e9s face, he knew he was in trouble. I was in heaven but knew we couldn\u2019t afford it. I gave it back to Vera and continued to try on more. I couldn\u2019t get that ring off my mind. I just knew it was the one. Vera suggested that I try it on again; she said it was the nicest one on my finger&#8230;.at that point she very kindly said she would let us have it for our budget. I couldn\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We had to go and get a coffee and discuss as I couldn\u2019t believe that we were about to consider buying this ring when I hadn\u2019t looked anywhere else. I had to have it and I just knew I wouldn\u2019t see anything like it at the price being offered so we agreed that this was the one and we had to get it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We went back in to Vera who made sure I was sure. I was sure! They had in resized within the hour and it was resized to perfection.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I have no regrets that I didn\u2019t shop around more, when something feels right, its right!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Later that evening we nipped in to Dublin as we were going to The Lion King (which was amazing!) and we stopped to look in the windows of each of the jewellers that I planned on visiting and whilst they had such a beautiful range, none were as special to me as this one.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The lesson I learnt here was don\u2019t judge a book by its cover! Just because the shop front is a little old and the interior isn\u2019t slick and modern, doesn\u2019t mean that the quality is any less. There is also so much to be said for dealing with someone that knows you. You won\u2019t be let down and they will make sure that you get the right<a title=\"The Engagement\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/saras-blog-the-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ring<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"docs-internal-guid--77507e6-7e1a-344e-4ce9-a3e742b54fed\">For the next few weeks both I and my fianc\u00e9 have to complete college so we are going to be pausing further planning until we get to June. I\u2019ll be sure to report back at the next stages!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sara&#8217;s Jewellers can be found at:\u00a0Tara House,\u00a038 Trimgate Street,\u00a0Navan or phoning on:\u00a0046 902 3777<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sara Farrell has worked in the wedding industry for almost 10 years. She started her wedding career as a wedding coordinator in the Station House Hotel in Meath and Waterside House Hotel in Dublin. She moved in to marketing soon after and works with Moran &amp; Bewley\u2019s Hotel Group. Sara has recently become a wedding<a title=\"Sara's Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/irishweddingblog.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0blogger<\/a>. She specialises in Digital Marketing with an ultimate passion in all things weddings!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our day for ring shopping was planned to military precision, we were going to check out our local jewellers in Navan with no expectation of really seeing anything and then head in to Dublin and hit the usual suspects; Applebys, Paul Sheeran, Weirs, PowersCourt. The day didn\u2019t quite go as planned. My fianc\u00e9s mum\u2019s friend has a jewellers in Navan and my future mum in law said we should go in and just take a look. 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