Wedding bands are the most important jewelry item you will wear in your life. And yet, frankly, all the attention goes toward engagement rings. We are not complaining about engagement rings receiving attention – we love our engagement rings. It’s just that sometimes it feels like not enough is being done with wedding rings and probably that’s why they don’t often receive the love their premarital counterparts do. Keeping that in mind, here is Gabrielle Hurwitz from Style Me Pretty with some brilliant ideas on how to find wedding bands that complement the pizzazz of your engagement rings – weddings bands that you’ll love just as much as your fancy engagement rings, if not more.

We love engagement rings—how could we not! They’re sparkly and beautiful. But, one thing we love more? Wedding rings. After all, it’s the wedding ring that you exchange with your new spouse that signifies the promise and commitment to love each other through good times and bad. Finding a wedding band worthy of your love is no easy task, but jeweler Josh Levkoff is here with all the tips you need to find the perfect one.

TIMELESS + TRADITIONAL

The easiest way to find a wedding band that complements your engagement ring is to take the same setting style, thickness and size and find a band that matches.

BE CREATIVE

Even though a bride traditionally finds a wedding band in the same style, proportion and metal, go ahead and show off your personality with bold, creative bands that stand out.

MIX YOUR METALS

Gone are the days when your metals had to match! Try a rose gold band with platinum engagement ring—as long as you love it, it works.

STACK 'EM UP

Stackable Rings are big right now. You can add to them, mix and match metals and stone types (diamonds, colored stones, etc.). Eventually, you can even add another one as Push Present!

PLAN AHEAD

Make sure you know if you think you will plan to wear the rings together the majority of the time or mix and match. You don’t want to create something that will overpower your engagement ring or take away from it. You want something that will either complement it if worn together, or something that will stand alone on its own if you choose to wear it separately or on another hand.

LITTLE LOVE LETTERS

Personalize your wedding band and surprise your bride or groom with a sweet sentiment engraved on the inside of your band. You can get very creative and engrave special sayings, dates, and even finger prints!

GO CUSTOM

Don't be limited by what you may see at a jewelry store. If you can't find something you love, try custom designing a unique ring you'll love forever.

MORE IS MORE

If your wedding band is as important to you as your engagement ring, why not choose something just as special? These days, anything goes and if you want even more sparkle on your finger, we say go for it.

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Watch the folks at CrossWalk come up with an interesting explanation for why we wear wedding rings on, what’s come to be known as, our ring fingers.

Rather heart-warming and romantic – after all, every married couple is meant to be forever inseparable. Now, here is nifty little guide on what you should or should not do while choosing a wedding band from Diamond Haven, UK  

MATCH EACH OTHER?

One of the first things a couple would want to consider when choosing Wedding Rings, is do you want your Wedding Rings to match?

It’s a lovely idea to have matching Wedding Rings, it’s a great way to show your love for each other.

If you’d like a set of Wedding Bands made let your jeweler know before hand and they’ll ensure they match the profiles

up for you. As you go through the design process with your jeweler, they can help you match your Wedding Rings up perfectly.

Don’t feel pressured into choosing matching Wedding Rings this is completely down to personal preference.

MATCHING YOUR ENGAGEMENT RING WITH YOUR WEDDING RING?

The idea of matching your Engagement Ring with your Wedding Ring is a popular one for brides to be. This is something a jeweler can help guide you to. They’ll ensure the profile matches and if you’d like some diamonds they’ll get those matched up for you too.

Part of the attraction of having a jeweler match the design of your Engagement Ring to your Wedding Band, is the seamless elegance and how comfortably they sit on the finger together.  The matching of the metals is extremely important to ensure they wear at the same rate.

Despite being a popular choice amongst couples, you ultimately must pick the Wedding Band Ring that you feel most comfortable wearing.

Either way, it will look gorgeous!

METALS

When it comes to choosing the metals, there are a number of things to consider and some research is needed.

Ladies often choose the same metal as their Engagement Ring as it ensures they both wear evenly, rather than one metal damaging and wearing the other faster.

The initial thing to consider is your lifestyle when picking the metal for your Wedding Ring. If you have a particularly active or rugged lifestyle or career, it’s recommended to choose Platinum or Palladium as those metals are both hard wearing, rugged metals as well as their beautiful color.

Platinum & Palladium

Both are durable metals which both keep their lovely white color, however like all metals overtime, these will scratch and mark. They’re extremely easy to polish and bring back to that new out of the box look which your jeweler can help you out with.

Tungsten

Tungsten is an alternative to traditional metals and are growing in popularity. A rugged and hardwearing metal, this is a good alternative for those with active lifestyles and work with their hands. They come in a sharp grey color, it is a popular choice for men.

Yellow Gold

A traditional and very popular choice, as well as its beautiful color, yellow gold is probably the easiest to wear and repair. A very practical metal, it is both durable and stunning.

White Gold

Made with yellow gold with other white metals and other white alloys giving it a gorgeous silvery white color, it is an incredibly fashionable.

Rose Gold

Rose gold is becoming a more popular choice for wedding bands. It glows a lovely rich warm hue due to rose gold containing copper, making it a more fashionable choice.

You can get The Essential Guide to Buying Your Wedding Rings pdf by visiting this link from Diamond Haven and entering your details.   Now you should be more aware of your own priorities and what it takes to buy a good wedding band. Buy your wedding bands from the best – visit Van Scoy Diamonds

Did you know?

Diamonds started featuring in wedding bands and engagement rings in the 1 500s.