Bride-To-Be Speaks Out After Saleswoman Calls Engagement Ring 'Pathetic' in Front of Fiancé
You can’t put a price tag on true love, right? It’s a nice sentiment, but oftentimes we see evidence that some might say the opposite.
While we live in a culture where some boast minimalism and the tiny house movement and “less is more,” there are plenty who still believe that more is, well … more.
One bride-to-be from Tennessee wanted nothing more than to marry the love of her life — her best friend. At the time, Ariel Desiree and her fiancé Quinn McRae couldn’t afford a lot of bling.
Still, they wanted to be together. The pair wasn’t going to let the lack of gold and diamonds stop them from becoming husband and wife.
Sadly, not everyone agreed with their decision. When Ariel and Quinn went out to purchase a sterling silver and cubic zirconia set they could afford, a saleswoman made a rude comment, making Quinn feel like he’d failed his bride.
Ariel shared her story on Facebook in 2016 and soon it went viral. “My husband doesn’t have a lot, neither of us do,” she began.
“I wasn’t even thinking about rings,” she went on. “I just wanted to marry my best friend, but he wouldn’t have it. He scraped up just enough money to buy me two matching rings from Pandora.”
The comment the unkind woman made while the happy couple was making their purchase is appalling and heartbreaking.
“She said, ‘Y’all can you believe that some men get these as engagement rings? How pathetic,'” Ariel recounted. “When she said that I watched my now husband’s face fall.”
My face is falling too, and maybe yours is as well. Because love isn’t about a fancy ring or a house or a car. It’s kind of like when the Grinch tried to steal Christmas, in a way.
We might even ask ourselves, “What if [love] … doesn’t come from a store? What if [love], perhaps … means a little bit more?”
The saleswoman at the store that day may have been a “Grinch” herself, but she couldn’t take away the love Quinn and Ariel share.
“They aren’t big and they aren’t expensive,” Ariel wrote on Instagram, “but they are the most precious and the most beautiful things in the world to me.”
An inspiring message from a woman who couldn’t have been more proud to say “I do” even without the flashy ring or the big wedding.
Liftable, a section of The Western Journal, reached out to Ariel McRae for an update but has not yet received a response. We will update this article if and when we do.
According to a post on Instagram, the sweet couple is expecting a baby boy this year.
Congratulations, McRae family! Thank you for sharing your touching story and for reminding us of what truly matters in this life.
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