should thickness of e-ring and wedding band be similar?

[Go Blue 99]

Is there a general guideline about the thickness of the e-ring band vs. the thickness of the wedding band (on a female)? Are they supposed to be similar?

 

[E B]

Eh. It all depends on what you prefer.

My engagement ring is 2.5mm on the bottom, tapering to 2mm on the top. My wedding band will be 3mm. The reason I chose a 3mm wedding band is because I want it to feel more substantial when I wear it alone. It isn't a huge difference, but a difference nonetheless.

I've seen some PSers with thin e-ring settings, large w-bands and vice versa. I love that look. I've never been into matchy-matchy, though.

 

[mrssalvo]

I agree it''s totally a matter a preference. I''ve seen wide e-ring with thin bands, thin e-rings with wide bands, and matching sets that are the same width.

 

[BDJ]

I was confused about that too. My fiance proposed with a 2mm wedding band so that we could pick the engagement ring together. I am having it custom made, and the designer suggested that the engagement ring be a little bit wider (not much, it is only going to be 2.5mm). I think that his thinking is that the wedding band''s thickness should not overpower the engagement ring. But with a 2mm wedding band, really the only way to go is thicker on the engagement ring.

I think that it completely depends on what the rings look like, and what you like...

You will probably get better feedback if you post pictures of the engagement setting.

Congratulations!

 

[upgrading mama]

Mine are both the same width bc my jeweler said it would look more uniform and flow better. I think I would have prefered my w band to have been thinner, actualyy... but it is all preference!

 

[sarafina]

i personally like it when they don''t match, espeically if the WB is a plain band.

(and LOVE your avatar -- go blue!!)

 

[Cehrabehra]

there''s no answer to this... I kinda like when they''re the same but I''ve seen very wide e-rings with thin narrow bands and very thin e-rings with wide metal bands... the answer is - what do you prefer?

 

[niku414]

I agree with all the previous poster..it is a personal preference Having said that : i am assuming that you tried a similiar 2.5mm band (the width of your custom e-ring) on top of the wedding band to see how it looks -- I''m one of those visual person, I have to see it to determine whether the size differences really makes a differences. Another thing is it depends on how you want the ering + w-band to look on your fingers --for me I do not want my total width of the ring to look like it is covering my finger...so...I am having both my e-ring and wedding band made -- and they are both 1.8mm

Congratulations and Good luck

 

[FireGoddess]

There is no set rule, you are only confined by your own preference. I think they are all beautiful!!