Wedding bands may seem simple enough, but jewelry designers put great thought into the most minute details! Lets look at the anatomy of a wedding band (wedding ring) so you know how to pick out a band that matches your one of a kind engagement ring perfectly!
Silhouette
Wedding bands come in a variety of shapes that will dramatically alter the way they fit with your engagement ring.
- Straight Bands will fit flush against a straight banded engagement ring, but will not fit flush with tapered engagement rings. The biggest pro to wearing a straight band is that it can be worn without the engagement ring.
- Curved Wedding Bands will fit flush against most all wedding bands. The more dramatic the curvature of the engagement ring, the more dramatic the curvature you will need with your band. For dramatic curves, try a V-Band which is a curved band that is pointed at the apex of the curve.
- Enhancer (Shadow Bands or Inserts) are meant to frame the engagement ring and are joined at the base of the ring. This is a popular choice for brides with classic solitaire engagement rings. It is also popular with brides who like the look of wearing two wedding bands.
- Ring Guards are also popular. This look can be achieved by pairing two of the same band on the top and bottom of the ring, acting in a similar fashion to an enhancer, but not joined at the bottom. You can select any bands, but the angled ring guards produced by Jabel are some of the most popular choices among today's brides.
- Tapered Wedding Bands are perfect for a bride who wants an aesthetically pleasing wedding band that can be worn without the engagement ring. The width tapers from the middle down the finger giving it a bolder look than straight wedding bands. The only disadvantage to this silhouette is that it will not fit flush with your engagement ring.
Silhouettes also come in to play when discussing the curvature of the top of the band:
- Straight - No dome, straight silhouette
- Domed - Curved silhouette that can vary in height from low domed to high domed
- Concave - Curved inward
- Angled - Lower on one side than the other. Most popular with ring guards.
Stones
Stones are a popular embellishment to wedding bands and can range from all diamonds to gemstones. There are a number of different setting styles that you can look choose:
- Channel Wedding Bands hold the stones in a channel of gold between the two parallel sides
- Pave Wedding Bands strategically set the diamonds very close together to get a diamond encrusted look
- Prong Wedding Bands use projections of metal to hold the stones in place.
- Common Prong Wedding Bands use projections of gold to hold the stones in place, however each prong is holding a stone on two sides.
Details
There are many great embellishment options if you do not like the look of stones on your wedding band. Here are some of our most popular choices:
- Hand Engraved Wedding Bands are a lost art with only a handful of craftspeople still able to make them.
- Millgrained Wedding Bands (Beaded Edge) are a popular choice for brides who added texture to either a plain or engraved wedding band.
- Two Tone Wedding Bands (Mixed Metal Wedding Bands) are very popular. The look can be accomplished with either stackable wedding rings in different metal types, carved wedding rings with green and pink gold, or by simply ordering any wedding ring made with contrasting metal colors.
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