Can't complete "A Night to Remember"

I've been playing Skyrim and have came across what I think is a bug.

During the quest "A Night to Remember" I have found two items missing. When I went to rescue Gleda the Goat from the giant neither Gleda nor the giant was there. There was just an arrow pointing at the ground, so I just returned to the farmer and gave him money.

When I went to collect the wedding ring from a cabin in some woods I killed the witch person outside but when I searched the cabin there was no ring. I also searched around the cabin, the witch and the chest next to the door and I don't want to have to give away 2000 gold. I've tried reloading, waiting, sleeping and can't think of anything else to do.

Does anyone know how to get the ring?

Solution 1:

Very odd - I found the wedding ring on the witch myself, so it does sound like a glitch. Unfortunately as an Xbox user you can't abuse the console into solving the problem.

If I remember correctly if your speech is high enough, you should be able to persuade/intimidate Ysolda into telling you the next location for the quest. This looks to be your only option if you don't want to pay.