Choosing Your Wedding Ring

Your wedding ring, traditionally worn on the fourth finger of the left hand, is a constant reminder of your commitment to your partner. You should choose a wedding ring that not only suits your style, but also that you find comfortable for wearing all the time, durable enough to last you for a life time and will be as meaningful and beautiful in the years ahead as it is on your wedding day.

Just like your love is forever, so is your wedding ring, symbolising your love promise and commitment. As much as your wedding rings will be a visual and permanent expression of your taste and style, you will want them to be robust enough to endure all of your years together in the future. Many couples choose to have wedding bands made from the same metal with matching, or complimentary, settings and designs. It is normal, but not obligatory, for the wedding ring to be made from the same metal as the bride’s engagement ring, often in a complimentary style so that neither of the two rings overshadows the other. A word of caution here, if the bride’s engagement ring and wedding ring are made of different metals (for example, 24ct gold engagement ring with a platinum wedding ring) then care should be taken to avoid the hard metal from eroding the softer metal - a good quality jeweler will be able to advise under such circumstances.

Choosing A Unique Wedding Ring

Styles and choices in wedding bands have changed drastically over the past few years. Because everyone seems to be looking for something that is unique and different, jewelers are offering more choices than ever before. This leads to a small dilemma, however. With so many different styles now being offered, how do you know whether the band you choose is truly unique? People don’t want something that is just a non-traditional style anymore. People want something that no one else has anywhere. This can be a tall order to fill. Still, even if you can’t manage something completely unique, at least you can find a wedding band that is different enough it will get attention and possibly turn a few heads.

Custom Ordered Rings

This is perhaps the best way to find a truly unique wedding band. It is also one of the most expensive. Although the Internet makes custom ordering much more accessible than it ever was before, you can still expect to pay more for your custom ordered band than you would for any other type of wedding ring. If you are completely set on having a truly unique wedding band, however, this is the way to go.

Tension Set Wedding Rings

A very interesting style of wedding band that has started becoming popular is the tension set wedding band. These rings are not a traditional solid circle but instead have a split in the design. In this split a stone is set so that it is held in place by the tension of the opposing ends of the ring. There are positive and negative aspects to choosing a ring with a tension setting, but it is a design that gets noticed. Tension set wedding bands can be custom ordered as well, so the opportunity is still there for something truly unique.

Celtic Wedding Bands

Wedding bands with attractive Celtic design patterns have been rising in popularity, but are still far from the norm. With so many different Celtic braid and weave designs available, it is easy to have a ring that at least appears to be unique. There are a lot of companies that can do Celtic designs according to custom specifications as well and, because these companies specialize in this type of work, a custom ordered Celtic wedding band is often less costly than other types of custom bands. When looking for a unique wedding band, a Celtic design may be the way to go.

It is often said that there is nothing new under the sun. This old adage may be true, but there are at least options in every situation. The search for a unique wedding band need not be fruitless. Even if you can’t find or afford a true one-of-a-kind ring, the options and differences in styles available will at least help you find something that is unique to you. And isn’t that really all you could ask for? If your wedding band is consistently admired and you hear the question “Where’d you get that” quite often, you can feel satisfied that you’ve found a unique wedding band.

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Kirsten Hawkins is an event planner from Nashville, TN. Visit www.wedding411.net/ for more event planning tips, strategies, and resources.