Wedding Rings - Euorpean Style
Dec 12th, 2004, 04:45 PM
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Thanks for sharing. It's very interesting to realize that there can be so many differences!
We're sure we want something simple. It's just the metal that we're thinking about. We'll decide after looking at the shops next week.
We're sure we want something simple. It's just the metal that we're thinking about. We'll decide after looking at the shops next week.
Dec 12th, 2004, 06:22 PM
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Maxi, I do not know if white gold in these days are different than in the past but I have a ring of white gold and diamonds that I inherited from a relative of my mother. And my engagement ring and wedding ring are platinum. And quite frankly the white gold diamond ring (which was an ancestors engagement ring) and is a hundred years old has never changed colors. But perhaps white gold in these days are different? I really do not know
I would think that (assuming you are from the US) that having a white gold wedding band to match your engagement ring would be the way to go.
You are getting married in Italy and spending your honeymoon there but to my knowledge you will be not living in Europe to my knowledge.
Am I correct? So pick out a simple white gold wedding band that will look beautiful with your white gold engagement ring.
I would think that (assuming you are from the US) that having a white gold wedding band to match your engagement ring would be the way to go.
You are getting married in Italy and spending your honeymoon there but to my knowledge you will be not living in Europe to my knowledge.
Am I correct? So pick out a simple white gold wedding band that will look beautiful with your white gold engagement ring.
Dec 13th, 2004, 06:14 AM
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BTW, my mother, who married in 1953, has always regretted her choice of wedding and engagement rings. They're both platinum - much in vogue in the early 50s in the UK, but they went out of fashion very quickly and then yellow gold reigned supreme for decades. She's had to wait 50 years for her rings to come back into fashion.
Dec 13th, 2004, 06:34 AM
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For the last two years, platinum was very in vogue, but now yellow 18k gold seems to be making a major comeback. The jewelery stores in Brussels and Paris are showing more yellow gold rings than they did a year ago.
When our German cousin got married last year, she had a platinum wedding ring with a diamonds, but no engagement ring. She said traditional engagement rings were not the "thing" in Germany.
My husband's wedding ring "shrank" ;-) about a year ago so when he got a new one, he went the nontraditional route and bought an enamel over 18k gold ring from the Frey jewelers of Vienna. It's quite nice.
I wear one ring, yellow 18k gold, with a center diamond and smaller diamonds on the side. Alas, my original wedding ring went down the garbage disposal many years ago; a few years after that, my husband accidentally threw out my engagement ring (long story). So when I picked a replacement, I went with a larger single ring instead of the two ring combo.
When our German cousin got married last year, she had a platinum wedding ring with a diamonds, but no engagement ring. She said traditional engagement rings were not the "thing" in Germany.
My husband's wedding ring "shrank" ;-) about a year ago so when he got a new one, he went the nontraditional route and bought an enamel over 18k gold ring from the Frey jewelers of Vienna. It's quite nice.
I wear one ring, yellow 18k gold, with a center diamond and smaller diamonds on the side. Alas, my original wedding ring went down the garbage disposal many years ago; a few years after that, my husband accidentally threw out my engagement ring (long story). So when I picked a replacement, I went with a larger single ring instead of the two ring combo.
Dec 14th, 2004, 09:51 AM
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The colour change in white gold would result from wear on a good-quality white gold. White gold is normally plated with rhodium to make it whiter, and coincidentally, platinum usually is, too. The friend with the yellowing ring probably bought 18K, and getting it white again is a matter of getting it replated.
Here's a link that explains it: http://www.dyjewels.com/je_whitegold.shtml
Here's a link that explains it: http://www.dyjewels.com/je_whitegold.shtml
Dec 14th, 2004, 11:56 AM
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As per the Germans and my sister living in Berlin, the rings they wear have been the plain gold bands - nothing fancy. And they wear them on their R hand, not the "traditional" L hand. I would concur with cailin, wedding rings in Europe don't seem over-the-top and as extravagant as here in the U.S.
My Italian fiance in the Cinque Terre gave me a specially designed, swirled polished gold and lasered-white gold ring (no diamond) but it is still nice and suits me perfectly. (I have not seen any big diamond ring wearers there). For my wedding ring, I would like a diamond though, however, won't wear it alongside this ring because too much (big) on one finger.
My Italian fiance in the Cinque Terre gave me a specially designed, swirled polished gold and lasered-white gold ring (no diamond) but it is still nice and suits me perfectly. (I have not seen any big diamond ring wearers there). For my wedding ring, I would like a diamond though, however, won't wear it alongside this ring because too much (big) on one finger.
May 24th, 2006, 11:28 PM
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I think it's a very big decision to buy a wedding band as it is a lifetime "partnership"..I went to this site http://fourseadiamonds.com and found some comments on wedding bands and others. I havent yet bought a wedding band, but my husband wants to coz he feels it will make our relationship stronger. As for wedding ring, it was a gold wid diamonds all over.
May 24th, 2006, 11:33 PM
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I think it's a very big decision to buy a wedding band as it is a lifetime "partnership"..I went to this site http://fourseadiamonds.com and found some comments on wedding bands and others. More precisely, this site:
http://www.fourseadiamonds.com/forum...ing-bands.html
I havent yet bought a wedding band, but my husband wants to coz he feels it will make our relationship stronger. As for wedding ring, it was a gold wid diamonds all over. Beautiful, full of love
http://www.fourseadiamonds.com/forum...ing-bands.html
I havent yet bought a wedding band, but my husband wants to coz he feels it will make our relationship stronger. As for wedding ring, it was a gold wid diamonds all over. Beautiful, full of love
May 24th, 2006, 11:39 PM
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HI caroline!Important part of the wedding ceremony is exchanging wedding rings between bride and groom and that is a memorable moment as it will remind of commitment, devotion, and love throughout the years of life together. Because of such importance, wedding rings are chosen carefully and thoughtfully, knowing the perfect wedding rings vary for every one and comes to be very personal. A wedding band is in most cases a simple ring made from precious metals like gold, silver and platinum. Wedding bands are generally worn on the fourth finger, which is also referred to as the ring finger. The thumb is counted as the first finger and the ring finger is the fourth finger moving away from the thumb. A wedding band symbolises a commitment of staying together and everlasting love. One way to increase the significance of your wedding band ring would be to, etch a name or message inside tha band of the ring. If wedding bands are being exchanged between the bride and bridegroom, the wedding band of each one could have the name of the other person etched inside the band of the ring. It is becoming increasing popular to etch the engagement or wedding date on the inner side of wedding bands.
There is another way to increase the significance of a wedding band and that is by setting a birthstone in the ring. It is has been believed for many centuries that, there is a gemstone representing every day that a person was born. Wearing a wedding band with your birth stone is supposed to bring good health and fortune and also ward of evils. Another good idea would be for the bride and bridegroom to exchange birthstones in their wedding bands. Such wedding bands help build a feeling of closeness and sentimental attachment even when one of the persons is geographically far away from the other.
I hope this has answered your question to some extent..
There is another way to increase the significance of a wedding band and that is by setting a birthstone in the ring. It is has been believed for many centuries that, there is a gemstone representing every day that a person was born. Wearing a wedding band with your birth stone is supposed to bring good health and fortune and also ward of evils. Another good idea would be for the bride and bridegroom to exchange birthstones in their wedding bands. Such wedding bands help build a feeling of closeness and sentimental attachment even when one of the persons is geographically far away from the other.
I hope this has answered your question to some extent..
May 24th, 2006, 11:44 PM
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Hi lookingdeeper. Interesting info, but I still don't understand what the difference is between a wedding band and a wedding ring ? What you have described is what I as a Brit know as a wedding ring, and I thought Americans called a wedding band. Are they the same thing or different ?
I have what I call a wedding ring which my husband gave me during our wedding ceremony, he has a matching one and we wear them on what you call the 4th finger but I call the 3rd. Is a wedding band something different ?
BTW don't know if you noticed this thread was 2 years old when you revived it
I have what I call a wedding ring which my husband gave me during our wedding ceremony, he has a matching one and we wear them on what you call the 4th finger but I call the 3rd. Is a wedding band something different ?
BTW don't know if you noticed this thread was 2 years old when you revived it
