The Perfect Pair - Ring Sets
Weddings are usually all about planning ahead - when you ask someone to marry you, you are asking them to spend the rest of your life with you. Unless you elope, even the wedding event itself takes quite a bit of planning and foresight. So, it just makes sense to shop for a wedding band and the engagement ring at the same time.
I don’t mean that you have to buy them together, but at least keep the band in mind.
For example - jewelers offer sets of rings, engagement rings that have matching wedding rings, as well as stand alone engagement rings.
A Match Made in Heaven
Matching stones on both rings bring the set together visually. Wedding bands don’t have to be plain, boring, bands of gold - they can include designs, diamonds, and other stones and they don’t have to be shaped in a straight circle: they can be twisted, pointed, or knife-edged (seen below).
Fitting Together Perfectly
Sometimes the shape of the rings complement each other. Keep this in mind when you buy an engagement ring - if it’s an odd shape it might be difficult to find a wedding band that will sit next to it comfortably, without an awkward-looking gap.
They Just ‘Clicked’
Or, the two rings may fit together and actually appear to be one larger ring. This is my favorite style of matching rings - they fit together perfectly (just like the two people getting married, hopefully!).
Here’s another great example- the engagement ring actually rests on top of part of the wedding band, binding them together on your finger.
Trust me, this is something to think about - I write this as I glance down at my white gold engagement ring and yellow gold wedding band… I always intended to just wear my wedding band but I found I was very attached to my engagement ring by the time my wedding rolled around so now I’m wearing both together. They don’t really make a great looking pair but they have learned to tolerate each other…
And don’t worry - if it’s too late to think ahead (she’s already wearing her engagement ring) - a simple wedding band like this will work with almost any ring:
