10/20/2013

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.

A band can be made without using any diamonds or gemstones. Nevertheless, it is very common for gem stone bands to get worn. Whereas this is a good option, there are some important factors that would need to be considered prior to deciding if gem stones may be used. First and foremost, the size of gemstone is a vital consideration. This is especially so for costly gemstones such as sapphire, rubies and emeralds. They are very expensive, especially when one needs high quality and large 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 the choice of NJ wedding bands it should be remembered that type of gemstone determines durability of rings. Among the strongest gemstones are sapphires and rubies. Durability should be considered depending on what the given band is meant for.




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