I assume that some plans have been put in place to ensure that you won't lose the ring again?
I always thought that the paper on which people write their wedding vows might be a little bit more precious than the ring, but apparently most people don't have them (I am a marriage celebrant but that never ceases to surprise me). A ring is a symbol of the commitment, but the vow says what you are actually committing to :p
And just so this doesn't sound like a completely irrelevant comment, I have never used a metal detector before, but I have picked up a trinket dropped by a woman running away from a man chasing her in the middle of the night on a busy Tokyo street. I guess I 'found' it in the sense that I saw her drop something but didn't know what it was, and it was cool because there just has to be an intriguing story behind it...
I'm still thinking I'll get another ring that is likely to stay on better. It hasn't been a priority yet. Still have a lot of things on my plate right now.
We have the paper too. So does the county where we mail it in. So we can get another copy fairly easily. The ceremonial paper doesn't have as much information on it as you'd think. I think people focus more on the ring because it's something they wear every day and it's easily visible. The paper is hidden away.
That is an intriguing story! I have so many questions now. "Why was she running away?" "What did she drop?" "Did the man catch her and what were his intentions?" Also, "what did you do with the trinket?"
I am not fussed by the papers but more interested in the vows actually :) I am also pleasantly surprised when people tell me that they kept the paper where they wrote the vows!
Without taking focus from your post, I can answer the question about what she dropped and what I did with it (nothing actually, just kept it for an occasion like this :D).
And in case you are wondering, the words at the bottom of the 'thing' says "Vasilisa".
That's pretty, especially if it's worth something... which it looks like it is.
The papers can get mixed around, but the principles still remain. :)