Design your Wedding rings - Your personal style, your own design

Whether you are looking for unique matching wedding bands or individual rings, designing your own can be a wonderful way to own something special. Designing your own wedding rings or marriage bands allows you to demonstrate your individuality by creating an absolutely unique piece of jewelry. When starting to think about designing your own ring it is useful to keep a file of pictures and magazine clippings that reflect your style. This might include wedding ring pictures you like as well as other style information. This is also a good way to share information with a jeweler and to help them get a better appreciation of your own style. Many jewelers welcome commissions and will work with you to help you design the perfect ring. Before beginning, however, it is useful to consider some key features about your design. When you design wedding rings the most important feature to consider is the type of metal. Gold is found in a variety of karats and colours. In addition to yellow, other colours are widely available. Palladium is a bright white metal that is gaining in popularity. Palladium has many of the positive qualities of platinum but is less expensive.

The ring style is where you can get creative. The one important feature to remember is that the ring will be worn every day through many different stages of life. While plain and simple styles are the most versatile, additional interest can be created by combining different coloured metals using techniques such as mokume gain, adding some carving or engraving to the wedding band for even more uniqueness. One of the best ways to find an excellent jeweler is through word of mouth. When you next see someone wearing jewelry that you admire, ask them where they got it from and who made it. People will be flattered that you admire their jewelry and style, and this is the ideal way to find the names of jewelers. Many jewelers have their own websites and browsing these from the comfort of your own home is certainly beneficial. This is a useful way to look at many different designs and can be a handy way to find inspiration when starting to design a wedding band. Remember that the ring always has to be practical - however this needn't stop your creativity. Different metals, stones, or shapes all add to a ring's individuality. Although remember your ring will be worn from clubbing to being a grandparent. If your design is very unusual and perhaps not suited to everyday wear, consider buying a standard 'off the shelf' wedding band and design a special ring for occasional wear. Designing wedding rings is a wonderful way to own the rings that will be important to you and will become a unique family heirloom in many years to come. By all means shop around for that item of jewellery but choose wisely, the choice you make should last a life time.