A wedding ring as we know is a focal part of your big day, it is also a symbol of your marriage that you’ll wear forever, so it should be treated with such importance. If you are looking for some top tips on buying your wedding rings, look no further as we are going to educate you about it.
6 Things To Consider When Choosing Wedding Rings
Match Your Engagement and Wedding Rings
Once you have your engagement ring match the metal of your wedding ring to it. In Ireland, the gold used is 18kt, however If you buy an engagement ring abroad it may be 14kt gold. Always check with the diamond retailer what the carat of the gold used in your engagement ring is. If you mix metals, the stronger metal will wear away the weaker metal.
Palladium is Powerful
If you choose a platinum engagement ring, but you don’t want to splash out on a platinum wedding ring to match, consider a palladium wedding ring. Palladium is from the same family of metals as platinum, It is as hard as platinum. The only real difference is that palladium is 30% lighter than platinum. Palladium is also less than half the price of platinum, so it’s a great choice if you’re working to a tight budget.
Consider The Size Of The Wedding Rings
Generally, ladies will select a wedding ring the same with their engagement ring or slightly wider. Your wedding ring should complement your engagement ring not take from it. If you want your wedding and engagement rings to have a chunky look, it makes real sense to choose them at the same time so you can pick the one that will work well together to create that effect, mind you, it won’t always look good if you have a broad wedding ring and a very sim, elegant engagement ring as the look can be too unbalanced.
Diamonds Last Forever
If your engagement ring has diamond set shoulders, try and match the setting styles in both rings. Mos jewellers will recommend this. The most common diamond settings are pave set channel set, grain set or scallop set. Also, try and match up where the diamonds finish on each shoulder. some clients also like diamonds on the walls/sides of the ring; consider having these diamonds on one side as you will not see the other side when wearing both rings.
Try Plain Wedding Rings
Plain wedding rings are also very popular. the price will be dictated by the number of grammes of metal in the ring. If you are on budget, consider ring styles that are not too heavy or deep. You could find that there are big differences in prices despite rings all being the same width.
Your Ring Is Forever
Given that you will wear your wedding ring seven days a week, all year round endeavour to invest in quality. Be careful with rings that are very thin at the bottom. You might save money on less grammes of metal, but over time, the ring will go out of shape, even after small knocks.
