Mr. Olive and I drove to Fairfield, Connecticut today for the 2008 Fairfield County Irish Festival to search for his wedding ring! As you may remember, Mr. Olive and his brothers will be wearing their family kilt for the wedding. He wanted a Celtic two-tone, open knot wedding ring. He found a vendor online from Massachusetts who would be at the festival so we decided to make the drive up.
Celtic Revival is a small family owned business that was started in 1992. They have an extensive selection of beautiful rings with all different designs and different types of knots. All of the rings are handmade to order so you can choose the size, width, knot design and the types of metal. Another great thing is that Celtic Revival donates a percentage of the profits from their wedding ring orders to Habitat for Humanity and the Heifer Program.
Luckily, Mr. Olive found the perfect ring! He choose the Serenity 8.2 mm ring with a white gold boarder and a yellow gold center. They will hand make the ring to fit Mr. Olive and it should arrive by FedEx in about four weeks.
It was so fun to watch Mr. Olive try on wedding bands. I can't wait until we are married and I can see his wedding band every day. How long did it take to find your man's wedding band? Did you pick it out for him or did he find it on his own?
We also found a beautiful hand-carved wood box that the ring bearer will carry (instead of a pillow). This way we can keep the box after the wedding as a special and useful memento! The square box is 3.5" x 3.5" x 2".
The Eco/Socially Responsible Elements
1. Independently owned business.
2. Locally made products.
3. Reusable ring-bearer box.
Others ways to have an ecofriendly wedding band is to use a family piece, buy vintage, or use recycled metals or stones.
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