I just recieved a platinum engagement ring and will be getting a platinum wedding band to match. My fiance is planning on gold. Do our colors necessarily need to match when we have the ceremony. Also, is it acceptable to just wear a wedding band after your married, rather than the wedding band and engagement ring together?
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Just received a platinum engagement ring and will be getting a platinum wedding band to match. My fiancée is planning on gold. Do our colors necessarily need to match when we have the ceremony
CB,
In your case we believe you are referring to Platinum (that is white) and Yellow Gold. But since you posed the question, we will address matching both the matching of the colors of precious metals as well as matching the precious metal types themselves. Maybe this will help other brides with their future choices.
White with White Your Platinum Engagement Ring/Matching Band and His Gold Wedding Band Almost daily we fulfill the ladies order in Platinum and the men's order in White Gold. Both are white to a different degree. Many times the choice of White Gold is due to the groom wanting a wider style of band (i.e. 8mm to 12mm). With today's platinum prices almost tripling this time last year, for example, a 10mm wide band in a larger men's size, can be very expensive. Even though there are very good reasons to order Platinum over White Gold, the costs can be prohibitive.
Mixing White and Yellow Several times a week we craft combinations of matching wedding bands and their engagement rings that include mixing and matching of Yellow Gold and Platinum or White Gold. These combinations are requested by the customers who are ordering. The combinations on the bride's finger are stunning.
Almost as often, we craft a white band for the bride and a yellow band for the groom (or reversed). Remember, these are rings you two will wear for a lifetime. You need to be comfortable with what you are wearing on your finger. That is the important decision versus color or metal type.
Also for him, there are some absolute handsome and stunning band that are the combination of 14k White and Yellow Gold OR 18k Yellow Gold and Platinum. Then he has both colors on his finger.
Wearing engagement ring and band We have customers who by the nature of their job, can't wear their engagement ring all the time. Brides in the medical professions constantly scrubbing or required to wear rubber gloves are a good example. Many wear just their band professionally.
There are many reasons a woman can't or chooses not to wear her engagement portion of her wedding "set". One alternative is to purchase your platinum band with FlushSet diamonds or gemstones set in it. We craft several of these a day. In that manner, even without your engagement ring on your finger, your single band does not look, just like a single band. It has something "extra" to its "look". Plus not having any gemstones sticking above its surface, it will not catch or snag on anything.
As we said earlier, it is you that has to feel comfortable with the rings you will wear for a lifetime.
Lastly, and most importantly, Congratulations on your engagement!! Greg Gates Make an Educated Purchase Decision
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Lee
May 20, 2004, 11:44 AM
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We chose our own bands -- his is white gold, mine is yellow. The bottom line is that your ring is a just a symbol of your marriage. Why not wear what your comfortable with! After all, the commitment isn't in the rings your wear, it's the love you share!
daniels_angel
May 27, 2004, 8:03 PM
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not to be rude but some people like wearing their engagement rings with their wedding bands cause it goes together. You shouldn't knock down on what other people like.
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I don't think the y were trying to "knock" the preference of the first poster. I really think they were simply giving their opinion which is what this site is all about. Hopefully we can all listen and learn from each other. We don't have to agree though. Thanks for sharing. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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Jan 9, 2005, 3:48 PM
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They don't need to match. Though we are getting ours to match.
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