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Grats man 
This ring looks sick!
+ Show Spoiler +
But I think plain and simple is best, but that's my opinion!
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Congratulations on getting married!
It seems like you'll want a little assistance from your fiancee and her father  I guess just go with something that you'll be comfortable wearing for the rest of your life, and happy to show off (but not feel it's too gaudy).
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damn man, you took that picture? thats sick.
I really like the last picture there, I don't even mind it with the ridges tbh. Do you have a pic of the engagement ring you got her?
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On October 05 2011 21:07 bkrow wrote:So i really have no idea; it's pretty annoying that it is taking up my brain space over something like this, but i don't want a boring plain band. I was thinking something like this: + Show Spoiler +But without the ridges, so it is all flat - so shiney on the outside but matte in the middle. I don't know.
I think the ridges are alright, I kind of like that one. If not ridges perhaps a little bit of patterning/etching/whatever you want to call it around the rim. I do like the matte in the middle.
Didn't realise you were getting married, congrats sir =)
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Congratulations.
I also think simple rings are good, though I do like the design of the first one, but without the diamonds in it.
Is the last photo where you're going to move into after the wedding? Nice view, I'm quite envious.
Cheers and all the best.
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For something you're going to wear all the time keeping it simple is the best otherwise you run into problems with keeping it clean and nice.
In any case, the emotions symbolized by it are more important than the design of it.
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A quick note -- a matte finish might not last very long. It depends on the metal, obviously, a titanium finish will last basically forever, but gold is very soft. My wife and I have white gold bands and got them with a brushed/matte finish, and within a couple of months of normal wear and tear they were pretty shiny. But you're right, a man's wedding band should not be terribly flashy. Diamonds = no. If you don't want just a band or a rounded band, then a line across it (or two different metals or something) is your best bet. For your ladyfriend, anything matching that she'd be happy to wear forever is fine. Keep in mind what sort of engagement ring she has, and if she wants to wear the two of them on the same finger then that limits her options a bit.
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Congratulations!
My vote goes to the simple ring at the end.
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What a bizarre coincidence; my fiancee and I just picked up our wedding bands yesterday.
Mine's a pretty simple heavy white gold band with a brushed exterior and a little indent in the middle. It's kind of hard to explain; I'll see if I can find a picture similar to it.
Edit: This, but rounder.
![[image loading]](http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTIyJMc6PE429xlVWDx__jbjFZZSU6gdUSOiUD8xMSPz4X_wzX2)
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On October 05 2011 21:26 Iranon wrote:
A quick note -- a matte finish might not last very long. It depends on the metal, obviously, a titanium finish will last basically forever, but gold is very soft. My wife and I have white gold bands and got them with a brushed/matte finish, and within a couple of months of normal wear and tear they were pretty shiny.
That's kind of disappointing, but it's not like my ring'll be ruined or anything.
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traditional Russian wedding bands are wide simple yellow gold bands much like this one
![[image loading]](http://www.westonjewelry.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/300x/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/w/m/wm5671i-antique-mens-23k-gold-wedding-band-ring.jpg)
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On October 05 2011 21:07 bkrow wrote:
i mean her dad's a jeweller so i pretty much can have anything i want, i just have to decide. So i have seen some pretty crazy designs - rings with little diamonds in them, and crazy criss cross designs, but it all just seems a little... too much.
My father works in the jewellery industry in Australia too. Just out of interest what is the name of her father's business I might know him.
Good luck choosing a ring BTW.
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Congrats! My wife and I wear simple red gold bands with a bevel running down the center. Hers has one very small diamond from when we got married and anothe even smaller one that I had added when our daughter was born.
I like Sfydjklm's pic: I think wedding rings should be kept as simple as possible.
The one thing I wanted that I didn't get was "One ring to rule them all" inscribed on the inside in tengwar. 
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Personally I like a matted ring like the first you showed (without the diamonds!) or something in red gold or copper colored.
Good luck with finding something you'll have to wear for the rest of you life
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On October 05 2011 22:07 Sfydjklm wrote:traditional Russian wedding bands are wide simple yellow gold bands much like this one
I took one look, thought it was a donut, took another look.
@OP - I like the plain one (carve names inside?)
Seems a lot simpler and meaningful. Also safer from robbery and theft.
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![[image loading]](http://www.bikerringshop.com/catalog/cigar-skull-ring.jpg)
She's worth it!
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I dunno the cigar is a bit tacky.
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Two of the Three Rings should be good.
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I'm thinking that this would be suitable:
![[image loading]](http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~rjungman/projects/mcfarlane/One%20Ring.jpg)
On a more serious note, Congrats! I have a plain ring; it's pretty wide and has a slight angle to the edge. My only recommendation is that you get the comfort fit. I think that's what it's called when the inside edge is rounded.
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