I hope you replaced it with a 40 dollar silver one :)
My wife and I eloped and sent postcards to people from our honeymoon. I even took our wedding photos. People make a big deal about things that mean little and don't pay attention to the little things that mean a lot.
Our wedding was just a small garden party with no more than 40 people invited! Not I did offer her a tattoed ring, which she could not loose :)