10/18/2013

Tips On Purchasing NJ Wedding Bands

By Megan Landry


There are several features of what makes good wedding bands. It is very important that buyers are educated as regards the various options available and thus ensuring that every single aspect of such rings is well understood. The majority of buyers emphasize more on prices and design. For those that live in NJ wedding bands should be considered with several other features in mind.

In majority of the cases, a wedding band is made from metals that are precious such as gold, platinum and silver. They are generally put on the fourth finger, also known as the ring finger. The thumb is considered as the first finger, with the ring finger being the fourth as one moves away from the thumb. The bands are a symbol of commitment and show everlasting love.

Many at times there is need to enhance the level of significance of a band. One such way to do this is to etch either a name or some message on them. If they are to get exchanged between couples that are getting married, etching the names of the couple on them make them more significant. Another way is setting a birthstone on them- this is believed to come with good health and keep off evil.

There is every possibility that a band can be set from gemstones or diamonds. That aside, it is not uncommon for people to wear gemstone bands. While this is normally a good option, one needs to have certain factors in mind before they can make a decision on whether or not to use gemstones. The gemstone size is among the most important factors to have in mind. This applies mostly to expensive ones such as emeralds, sapphire and rubies. They tend to be more costly when needed in big sizes.

It should be ensured that the band has small sizes of the gemstones so as to cut down on costs. If the gemstones were large, the widths of the bands would have to get increased to accommodate them. The gemstones that are not as costly are tourmaline, aquamarine and iolite among others. Whatever gemstone that an individual opts for should be within their budget, in addition to being suitable for the occasion.

Whether or not the band is being ordered for a lady or a man determines its width. While choice of width could be a matter of preference, there are factors that need consideration, the most important being the size of the ring. A large ring size will need a wider band if proportionality is to effectively be achieved.

One other fact that determines width of a band is the size of gemstones and diamonds to be set in the ring. Wedding bands are supposed to have band width that is uniform all around them. Width is also dependent on the size of symbols that are used in etching.

In choosing NJ wedding bands it is also very important to remember that the type of gemstone affects how durable a ring is. Some of the strong gemstones are rubies and sapphires. All the other gemstones have different properties that make them have differing hardness levels.




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