So, you’ve purchased your diamond engagement ring, made your proposal and are enjoying a happy engagement period. Naturally, your thoughts turn to your special day.
The purchase of wedding rings is quite straightforward, primarily due to the fact that it is a purchase often made together rather than in secret!
Profiles of wedding rings are constantly coming onto the market. Traditional shapes are ‘D-shaped’ wedding rings, called D-shaped due to their domed outer surface, or ‘court’ shaped which also have an inner comfort-fit surface. New profiles such as flat wedding rings (with squared edges) and millgrain edged wedding rings are becoming increasinglly popular, as more and more people seek to buy something out of the ordinary.
The prices of plain wedding rings is a simple equation based on four factors. The profile you want, the metal you want, the finger size you want and the width you want. The four factors determine the overall gram weight of the metal in the ring and, as a result, its corresponding price.
White gold and yellow gold remain popular choices for wedding ring metals, although platinum is still experiencing huge popularity due to its desirable properties.
All precious metal jewellery sold in the UK – whether it be diamond engagement rings, eternity rings or wedding rings, for example – has to be hallmarked as a legal requirement. This hallmarking process is one of the oldest forms of consumer protection and guarantees the purity of the precious metal in the item.
Having a personalised message engraved on the inside of wedding rings is a common request, and these messages can range from having nicknames through to simply the date of the wedding in roman numerals for example. Pretty much anything and everything is possible.
Finally, although many couples like to get matching wedding rings, there is no real reason for having this, especially as many ladies will prefer to have a custom made wedding ring to specifically sit alongside their engagement ring, whilst gents will typically wear nothing on their fourth finger until their wedding day.