This Woman’s Engagement Ring Is Made From Her Fiancé’s Wisdom Tooth

Do you think diamond engagement rings are so overrated? Looking for a DIY-friendly way to show how much you really care? Why not try an engagement ring featuring your discarded wisdom tooth in lieu of a precious stone? That's exactly what one California woman received from her fiancé. Carlee Alisan Leifkes, who got engaged to her boyfriend, Lucas Mancoon-Unger, on Halloween, told Buzzfeed, "Diamonds are so overrated. I don't need one to prove how much someone loves me." Instead, her fiancé proposed with a totally non-traditional ring that contained his wisdom tooth. Yes, a wisdom-tooth engagement ring — for the bride who has everything, except maybe an appreciation for gemstones. Leifkes posted a photo of the unconventional ring on Facebook yesterday.

"So incredibly excited to marry my best friend, the man who knows that his wisdom tooth means more to me than a diamond," she wrote. "We have never been the 'traditional couple,' why the heck start now?​​" According to the couple, they had talked about engagement rings before but didn't want to adhere to convention, especially since Leifkes has zero interest in diamonds. So Mancoon-Unger asked his father to mail him his own wisdom tooth, which had been removed when he was younger. Then, the couple sought out a jeweler who was tasked with the most intense DIY request of all time. The bride-to-be didn't actually see the tooth engagement ring until Mancoon-Unger popped the question. Her reaction? Pure happiness. "You truly are my better half and my best friend," Leifkes wrote in another Facebook post, featuring a photo of the happy couple. "Can't wait to be a weirdo with you and dance our way through life to Thee Oh Sees and Black Sabbath."

So, if you're an alternative bride who has an interest in orthodontia and a fiancé with some old teeth in storage — this might be just the engagement ring for you! Otherwise, may we suggest seeking other alternatives to a diamond? Perhaps an opal, ruby, or even an emerald? Anything besides a human tooth?