The Graven Acolyte
Rough_Rock
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- Jun 22, 2007
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After having purchased my fiancée this engagement ring with a custom diamond (my thanks to the Pricescope forum for its assistance), we''re browsing for an inexpensive pair of wedding bands for our very small wedding. Our intention is to one day possibly replace our bands with something grander when we have more money.
We''ve considered, for her, the matching band, but it''s really not in our budget at this time. So, we''ve been looking at simpler, matching bands (i.e., bride & groom--not matching her engagement ring) without stones, and have found several we like. We prefer white gold (or other silver metals), and have also liked the look of some rings that combine yellow gold. We like contours, milgrain, and so forth, preferring designs a little more elaborate than a plain ring while still far from ornate.
One requisite is that we be able to have our rings engraved. Jewelers I''ve spoken to have said that it is likely that her ring must, then, have a width of 3mm if not four. My fiancée is concerned that rings with a width of 4mm or greater might look too large on her finger--particularly in contrast with her slimmer engagement ring, linked at the beginning of my post.
What is typical? We''ve been surprised that some matching sets feature womens'' bands as large as 5mm. On the flipside, she''s concerned that I might wind up with a ring that''s too small for my own finger, as some of the men''s bands we''ve seen are 3.5mm. I believe this is less of an issue, however, and that a ring of this size would look fine on my finger despite many of the wider mens'' rings we''ve seen having been 4-6mm.
The other concern is that her ring, at only 3mm, might not be wide enough to engrave. But I presume this depends largely upon the individual engraver''s expectations.
Any advice or information you could provide would be most appreciated. Thank you!
We''ve considered, for her, the matching band, but it''s really not in our budget at this time. So, we''ve been looking at simpler, matching bands (i.e., bride & groom--not matching her engagement ring) without stones, and have found several we like. We prefer white gold (or other silver metals), and have also liked the look of some rings that combine yellow gold. We like contours, milgrain, and so forth, preferring designs a little more elaborate than a plain ring while still far from ornate.
One requisite is that we be able to have our rings engraved. Jewelers I''ve spoken to have said that it is likely that her ring must, then, have a width of 3mm if not four. My fiancée is concerned that rings with a width of 4mm or greater might look too large on her finger--particularly in contrast with her slimmer engagement ring, linked at the beginning of my post.
What is typical? We''ve been surprised that some matching sets feature womens'' bands as large as 5mm. On the flipside, she''s concerned that I might wind up with a ring that''s too small for my own finger, as some of the men''s bands we''ve seen are 3.5mm. I believe this is less of an issue, however, and that a ring of this size would look fine on my finger despite many of the wider mens'' rings we''ve seen having been 4-6mm.
The other concern is that her ring, at only 3mm, might not be wide enough to engrave. But I presume this depends largely upon the individual engraver''s expectations.
Any advice or information you could provide would be most appreciated. Thank you!
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