About Diamond Wedding Bands

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Wedding bands traditionally meant simple, unadorned gold rings. The introduction of diamond wedding rings and designs featuring other precious metals has met a very warm reception in recent years, however. These alternative designs, diamond wedding rings in particular, have given tradition a new, eye-catching twist.

These beautiful bands lend an element of luxury to your wedding day as well as all the days of married life.

Diamond wedding ring settings

Whereas engagement ring designs typically feature a diamond solitaire in a prong setting by itself or in combination with smaller diamonds on the band, diamond wedding rings typically involve settings within the band alone. A woman’s diamond wedding ring is intended to compliment, rather than overshadow the engagement ring, so settings that contain rather than overtly display the stones work best. For this reason, a channel, bar or bezel setting are most often used in diamond wedding bands.

Metals used in diamond wedding rings

Diamond wedding bands can feature a number of precious metals including yellow gold, white gold, or platinum. In fact, some rings even use more than one precious metal as an interesting design element. In any case, the metal selection should showcase, rather then overpower, stones used in the diamond wedding rings design.

Choosing between precious metals for diamond wedding rings is similar to selecting a metal in any piece of diamond jewelry. It is a matter of personal taste. Keep in mind that different grades of precious metals are used in any piece of jewelry. While 14K gold may be most common, finer pieces of jewelry often feature a higher grade of gold or other precious metal.

Diamond wedding ring sets

A diamond wedding ring set feature two pieces, an engagement and wedding ring, that share design elements. These sets can be a particularly convenient choice as they take the guesswork out of matching an engagement ring to a wedding band. Because a common design theme is shared, neither piece overshadows or clashes with design elements of the other. In addition, the rings are also more likely to sit compatibly on the hand, without stones or settings getting caught against each other.

These sets are not just created with women in mind. Fine jewelry collections that feature diamond wedding ring sets often include a matching men’s diamond wedding ring. As a result, these sets make it much easier to include a unified design theme throughout your wedding jewelry collection.