Wedding Jewelry

The engagement rings and wedding rings you select will serve as a lasting memory of your wedding day. As such, it’s important to shop around for your ideal long-lasting symbol of love, while also ensuring the jewelry selected falls within your wedding budget.

Following are tips to consider when shopping for your wedding jewelry:

Establish a budget.

Throw out the rule about spending at least two months salary if you’re on a budget. Who invented that rule anyway? Probably the jewelry retailers.

Select a style.

Find a design you will be comfortable wearing every day for the rest of your life. Choose a ring that expresses your style and personality.

Determine the metal.

Although not necessary, some couples choose matching metals for their wedding bands and engagement ring. Consider which metals you wear regularly. Perhaps the bride wears more gold and the groom wears more silver, etc. The primary ring metal choices are yellow gold, white gold and platinum.

Choose a traditional versus non-traditional gem.

Some brides consider gems other than diamonds for their wedding rings. While softer stones can be beautiful, they aren’t always the best choice for an engagement or a wedding ring. Consider your daily activity. For instance, are you a person who does a lot of activity with your hands? If so, you may want to consider gems that are more resistant to abrasion. Following are a list of common stones and their hardness level:

• Diamonds: 10
• Rubies: 9
• Sapphire: 9
• Emerald: 8
• Topaz: 8
• Aquamarine: 7.5 to 8
• Amethyst: 7
• Garnet: 6.5 to 7.5
• Opal: 6

As a rule of thumb, remember that the darker the color the more expensive the stone.

Consider alternatives.

Some adventurous couples are opting for wedding rings that will never be lost, being the tattooed wedding ring. This may be the choice for those with occupations where they use their hands a lot, such as doctors or mechanics. Tattooed wedding rings are generally less expensive although they will require an occasional touch-up.

When shopping for wedding rings or an engagement ring, be sure to select rings that express your style and personality, however, it’s most important to find rings that meet your budgetary requirements. Remember, rings can always be upgraded down the road, such as on special anniversaries.

Hilary Basile is a writer for MyGuidesUSA.com. At MyGuidesUSA.com http://www.myguidesusa.com, you will find valuable tips and resources for handling life’s major events. Whether you’re planning a wedding, buying your first home, anxiously awaiting the birth of a child, contending with a divorce, searching for a new job, or planning for your retirement, you’ll find answers to your questions at MyGuidesUSA.com

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Settle This Disagreement About Wedding Jewelry?

My fiance and I have been disagreeing about what jewelry is associated with an engagement and a wedding. The way I understood it, there was the engagement ring, and a set of two wedding rings, called wedding bands, one for the bride and one for the groom. The engagement ring and the brides wedding ring can be bought as a set and made to fit together, although this is not necessary. My fiance insists that there is first the engagement ring, and then the wedding band, which is sold as a set with the 2 wedding rings, and that the wedding band and the wedding ring are made to fit together on the woman’s hand, seperate from the engagement ring. Please explain to us what is correct, and, if possible, give a credible website with the information listed so that whoever is wrong can clearly see what is correct. Thanks.

The wedding ring and band are interchangeable terms. It is a ring because it goes around the finger, it is a band style ring because it has no stone. Therefore it is common to purchase 2 wedding rings/bands one for the husband and one the wife. The wife then wears hers with her engagement ring. This makes a total of 3 rings, 2 for the wife, 1 for the husband. The woman might have her wedding ring(band) made to fit with the engagement ring. Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia.

“One interpretation states that the woman wears the wedding ring below the engagement ring, thus making it closer to the heart. Another practice holds that the woman should wear the wedding ring above the engagement ring, thus sealing the atmosphere of the engagement into the marriage. Still others prefer that the wedding ring should be worn alone. Further, modern ring sets in the United States are often marketed as a three-piece set, including the man’s wedding band, the woman’s engagement ring, and a slender band that is mounted to the engagement ring before the wedding, converting it into a single, permanent wedding ring”

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