How to avoid The Most Common Mistakes When Choosing Your Wedding Bands
Frequently Asked Questions

1. Not Allowing Enough Time To Order Your Wedding Bands
Many wedding bands are custom made to size. The manufacturers require anywhere from four to six weeks to deliver this type of ring. It's important to order your rings at least eight weeks prior to your wedding. In the event it is impossible to do so and you must order your rings last minute...be sure that your jeweler is capable of giving you "loaner rings". These are plain rings that can be used for the ceremony that will be exchanged later for the custom made rings that were ordered to fit.

2. Inaccurate Finger Sizing
Many people, when trying on ring sizing devices, have a tendency to order a ring too large. Any experienced jeweler can help you measure your finger accurately. If you're ordering a wider ring, it's important that your finger be sized using a wide sizer. In a narrower ring, your finger should be sized using a narrow sizer. Also, remember your finger changes. In warm weather it is larger and cold weather smaller. Gaining or losing weight can also affect your finger size.

3. Lack of Knowledge Concerning Metals, Finishes and Methods of Manufacture
There are many different metals used to manufacture wedding bands. There's 14K Gold, 18K Gold, Titanium, as well as Platinum and Palladium. Many of these metals offer greater durability and will last longer. Be sure that your jeweler explains to you the various methods of manufacturing wedding bands, such as die striking and casting, as well as other unique methods. It is also important that he explain the various types of finishes that are put on the rings and the durability of these finishes. Some finishes will look better longer than others. Be sure to choose a finish that will not easily wear off or show blemishes.

4. Matching Your Engagement Ring
Many people have a tendency to choose a very elaborate wedding band. Depending on the style of your engagement ring, some wedding bands can tend to overpower the engagement ring and not look well when worn together. Many engagement rings are designed to standalone. When you try to put a wedding band next to it...they just don't complement each other. Many people will choose an elaborate wedding band to wear on their left hand after they are married and transfer their engagement ring to their right hand.

5. Non-Matching Wedding Bands
There is no religious custom that requires the man's wedding band to perfectly match a lady's wedding band. Many times the man's ring will be more simple and masculine. The woman's ring can be, in many cases, more elaborate or ornate. Or, even vice versa . In any case, just because two people are getting married and love each other, doesn't mean that their rings have to match perfectly. Many people will choose wedding bands to suit their own tastes and do not necessarily match. This non-matching is perfectly acceptable for many people.

6. Shopping for Wedding Bands in Ordinary Jewelry Stores
Many people will shop from store to store in malls looking for wedding bands. In most cases, they will see approximately 50 - 100 wedding bands in each store. Many of these wedding bands are the same style repeated over and over, because they are the most popular styles. When choosing a wedding band, it's a ring that you will be wearing for the rest of your life. You should be looking for a wide selection at a store that specializes in engagement rings and wedding bands.

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