My boyfriend Tony and I aren't really shoppers to begin with. Being a mother of four and starting a business pretty much rules our day to day life giving us little time to do anything alone together. Wedding ring shopping is just one of those things you don't really want to bring four young children with for so Tony and I had made it a kind of thing we'd do when we wanted some time to ourselves. \r
At first it was a really exciting trying to find me a ring but it seemed more short lived than I had expected. It felt like every place we went had the same limited selection with a warranty that would expire if I didn't come in. With four children coming in every six months just seemed like a prescription for failure! Not only did the selection seem bleak and the warranty flawed but we both felt like every time we didn't make a decision within five minutes we were passed off to another salesperson pitching the same things with the same fake smile and fake sincerity that the previous salesman had. It became so routine Tony and I started making bets on how long it would take for another person to come up to us. \r
One week after visiting a couple friends of ours and having a laugh with them about our plight they suggested going to Wedding Day Diamonds. They had told us of their experience and their life time warranty which enticed us to stop by the one in Bloomington on our way home that day. \r
As we walked through the doors the entire staff was laughing and smiling. Which automatically brought my guard down. Who can be tense when walking into that kind of environment? We were greeted warmly by everyone then asked if we wanted drinks and for our coats before even addressing the elephant in the room. I was taken back by the huge selection Wedding Day had to offer and I guess it showed on my face when Mackenzie walked up to me and told me about Wedding Days selection of 2000 rings! \r
Mackenzie spent well over an hour with us pouring over the designers and giving us helpful tips on which rings would be good for me and which ones she wouldn't suggest because of our lifestyle. She even gave us an impromptu diamond buying course so that we knew exactly what to look for when buying diamonds and let us choose which diamonds we wanted brought out to look at! Before we knew it we had chosen a diamond we loved like experts and had fallen in love with Wedding Day at the same time. \r
Tony will definitely be going back there for my engagement ring. And as far as I'm concerned any other jewelry we need or want from now on.
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