Custom Wedding Bands Are Becoming More Popular with Grooms

Custom Wedding Bands Are Becoming More

Popular with Grooms

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Let's discuss where the tradition of the wedding

bands came from and a few of the multiple

options men have today in choosing their

custom engagement ring.

The symbol of a wedding band can be traced to

two distinctive periods of time, in prehistoric

times men would bind the hands and feet of

women with grass. Some say this was to keep

them from running off. Once the ritual was

complete they would place a piece of grass

around her finger, a much easier task than

choosing custom engagement rings today. In

ancient Roman times, they would place a ring

on the third finger of the left hand. The third

finger because that is where they believed the

"Vena Amoris", or the "Vein of Love", which ran

directly to the heart, was located, and the left

hand because that is the side they believed held

the heart.

Wedding bands for men, have a much more

recent history in America. The first use of men's

wedding bands really began during World War

II, men would wear rings to display their

affection for their loved one while overseas.

The practice of men's wedding bands really took

off after the Korean War. Fast forward to today

and we now have a plethora of custom

engagement rings from which to choose. Here

are just a few things to consider.

The diameter is easy to decide, that will be

dictated by the finger you are going to wear the

ring. What about the width? Do you want a

band less than 4mm, 4-6mm,7-8mm or greater

than 8mm? The width of the band may

determine which other design elements are

best suited for your ring.

Color

Do you want white gold, yellow gold or a type

of steel such as cobalt, tungsten carbide,

palladium, platinum or titanium?

Gold

If gold is your choice? Do you want 10k, 14k,

18k or perhaps 24k?

Design

Now here is where you really get to weigh your

options. This is just a few of the choices

available when choosing custom engagement

rings for men:

Domed Low, Domed Hammered, Millgrain,

Double Millgrain, Lathe Emery, Flat, Double

Inlay, Curved, Twist, Brush finished with

Polished Edge, Dual Tone Ridged, Swiss-Cut,

Square Station, Beveled Edge, Concave, Brushed

Inlay, Single Rail, Double Rail, and Weave

Grooved just to name a few.

Custom Engagement Rings

As you can see, when choosing a custom

engagement ring for a man things are not as

cut-and-dry as they once were. There are as

many options to consider for men as there are

for women. You want your custom engagement

ring to last hopefully as long as your marriage,

forever.