Beginners Guide To Wedding Rings

So, you have already made one of the most important purchases of your life with her diamond engagement ring.  She wears this every day with pride, and will hopefully do so for the rest of her life.

The church, reception venue, cars and flowers have all been organised.  Now your thoughts turn to the wedding rings.

For him, wedding rings represent a much more straightforward purchase than diamond engagement rings, simply because wedding rings are traditionally solid bands of metal rather than displaying precious diamonds.

The styling of which wedding ring to buy for her is also simple as this will usually be determined by the style of engagement ring she currently wears.  Many brides-to-be will want to have the same or similar ring shank design for her wedding ring as she has on her engagement ring.

The price of plain wedding rings is a simple derivative of a number of factors.  Firstly, the profile of the ring - wedding rings exist in many different forms, with the most common being D-shaped wedding rings and comfort-fit wedding rings.  Secondly, the metal involved - wedding rings are generally available in all the major jewellery precious metals such as white gold, yellow gold, 950 platinum, palladium and rose gold.  Each of these metals has different densities and, therefore, different weights.  Thirdly, the finger size - the larger the finger size, the more metal in the wedding ring and therefore the heavier it is.  Finally, the width of the ring - the wider the ring, the more metal involved and therefore the heavier it is.

The combination of all the above factors results in a gram weight for a wedding ring.  This weight is then passed through a pricing equation to provide the end price for the consumer.

And that is where the lesson ends. 

A point to note is that an increasing number of jewellery consumers are now looking for diamond set wedding rings, with the ladies often wanting smaller diamonds of the same shape as their engagement rings set into their bands.  In essence, pretty much anything and everything is possible, so it worth a phone call to your diamond specialists to ascertain what can be done, and for how much.

Finally, most diamond specialists will be able to offer you engraving on your wedding rings.  Why not ask for this to be free of charge - after all, the cost of engraving is minimal - but it makes your personal wedding rings even more special, especially if you can save a bit of money at the same time.