3 rules for matching your wedding and engagement rings
So you’re looking to match the perfect wedding ring with your engagement ring. More often than not the two will sit side-by-side for the rest of your life, so the job of finding something that matches is a particularly important one.
As it happens, there are no black and white, hard and fast rules when it comes to matching your engagement and wedding rings. There are, however, some widely accepted suggestions that may help you choose the perfect combination. Let’s have a look at what makes for a good marriage of wedding and engagement bands on that all-important ring finger.
The choice of metal
You should only ever choose a matching metal if you’re going to wear your wedding and engagement rings next to each other. Choosing mismatched metals – say a rose gold engagement ring with a platinum wedding band – the result can be a garish, odd-looking pairing that can be hard to match an outfit to.
That being said, if you have a two-tone engagement ring, your options for the wedding band metal instantly double. You can go for a wedding ring that is made entirely of one of the metals featured in your engagement ring, or you can choose a similarly two-toned band to match.
Matching your gemstones
When it comes to matching your engagement ring, your choice of stones in your wedding ring can be a little more flexible than your choice of metal. Diamonds come in a variety of colours, but thankfully the most popular option is colourless, meaning that it will match with almost anything, from pink to yellow diamonds.
Matching your gemstones is, more than anything, down to personal taste. If you feel as though sapphire rings look brilliant next to wedding bands that are adorned with coloured diamonds, there’s nothing stopping you from going for it! Once again though, you should keep in mind how difficult your preferred colour will be to match an outfit to.
Because a wedding band is normally adorned with only small gemstones, the cut and shape of the stones shouldn’t matter too much. But if your engagement ring features smaller decorative stones, it’s wise to get something similar on your wedding band (if you choose to have gemstones on it at all). This is where choosing a purpose-built matching wedding band can come in really handy.
Coordinating the shape
It’s very important that you choose wisely when it comes to the shape of your matching wedding band. While engagement and wedding ring combinations that have been purposely designed to appear fused together are a great option, if you need to match something after the fact, the job can become trickier.
If your engagement ring features a large gemstone, you may be forced to go for a plain, flat banded wedding ring, so it can comfortably sit next to the feature gemstone. If you’d like something a little nicer for a wedding band, it may just take a little bit of trial and error before you find a ring that suits the shape, curve and prongs of your engagement ring.
As with any wearable item, personal preference will have a lot of sway when it comes to matching your wedding and engagement rings. But if you keep these basic rules in mind, you’ll be putting yourself in a great position to find the perfect decorative combination for that all-important ring finger.
