Wedding ring

Alkers

As a man who's never worn any jewelry and is getting married at the end of the summer, I'm starting to have a look at some wedding rings and not having a clue where to start. Went to one place today (where the engagement ring was bought) and they all just felt so alien, I was drawn towards something as thin and small as possible, which then looked quite feminine

I couldn't tell the palladium from the white gold / other options, it all seems such a waste of money.

Has anyone gone with any low.cost options and how did they live up to wear and tear? I assume you get used to wearing it quickly?

Any tips in general?

eviltwin

Don’t wear one? I’m not a ring person myself and decided to forgo the ring. Saves a few quid too.

ToxicPaddy

When I was getting mine, the jeweller was pretty straight up front about it all.

According to him going on past experience most guys get a traditional style ring and the metal usually matches what the bride gets in hers.

I've heard that stainless steel rings are now coming into fashion, so it may be a relatively low cost option.

Good overview here on ring styles, metal types and finishes.

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https://www.withclarity.com/education/jewelry-education/mens-wedding-band-styles[/URL]

Titanium, didnt cost much, just tried all the profiles til i found what i was happy with

theteal

Mine is titanium iirc, cost about £60 eh, 6 years ago. Kinda matches my favourite watch albeit a complete coincidence. I might throw it on at the weekend or if going somewhere but it'll definitely never be a fulltime thing.

bla.bla.b

A bit like yourself OP I never wore a ring or any jewellery in my life up until the wedding 2 years ago. For the wedding ring, all I wanted was it to be silver, small and inexpensive in case I lost the thing. I'm not one for going to numerous shops checking what they have and prices etc. so myself and the boss lady booked one appointment in a reputable jewellers/goldsmith to sort it out. The process was

1. They measured my finger to check what size ring I needed
2. They showed me a range of ring styles (ie. Square, Rounded, thick, skinny). I picked the one I liked.
3. I told them my budget was no more than 100
4. They said come back in 2 weeks and they would have made a ring in a metal to match my budget and engraved it also. Total cost 80 quid and job done in 15mimutes.

At the start I was fidgeting with it non-stop. Now I have it on fulltime and would not notice it there. When I have it off I would notice it missing. It has slightly marked already but you wouldnt notice it unless you were closely looking. You wont get asked "show me your ring" after you get married so it's all the one.

dazed+confused

Go for stainless steel or Titanium and the cost will be less than a ton.

Wear it on special occasions and in photos etc.

VW 1

I personally don't wear any jewellery other than a watch and didn't think I'd wear a wedding ring either. Bought a tungsten ring for 75 euro, simple plain band, and havent taken it off since. Was full sure I'd never wear it other than the day, and the wife was cool with it. Cheap, cheerful and hard wearing is definitely the way to go from my experience!

joe35

I've a stylish watch the wife bought me. I wear it if we're going out or somewhere like that. I wear the ring when I wear the watch.

When I take off the ring I put it in the strap of the watch.

Haven't seen either in a long time with covid. Must check the drawer see are the still there

Outkast_IRE

It doesnt need to match the brides at all , dont mind that claptrap.
I wear no jewellery typically, but for the wedding ring i wanted something i would wear in the future alright.

I went for a matte finish hammered palladium ring made in Cork by a local artisan/maker.

ciaran76

I got mine from Ali express for €8 (Tungsten) but got 2 for 2 different sizes and worked out perfect.

Worn it once and actually dont even know where it is now !
I dont wear rings so its not important to me.

spaceHopper

Damn I wish I'd know that titanium was so cheap 10 years ago. I got real gold fairly thick but to to thick. Simple design cost about 600 quid, its well scratched but holding up OK. I didn't want white gold as you have to get it replated and thought it looked sh1t

TheWonderLlama

I got something similar to this.
T-rex and meteorite. Something different and didn't break the bank.

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/713655966/dinosaur-bone-wedding-band-ring-jewelry?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=t-rex+ring&ref=sc_gallery-1-10&plkey=0017585b5ab5d7b3a49995000f64362517bf5221%3A713655966&pro=1&frs=1

Alkers

eviltwin wrote: »

Don’t wear one? I’m not a ring person myself and decided to forgo the ring. Saves a few quid too.

I like the symbolism aspect of it but just am not accustomed to jewelry at all so wasn't sure where to start.

Appreciate all the replies - some more research to do!

+1 on the titanium.
Weight next to nothing, relativy cheap, comfy, strong.
You can get a "manly shape" and it will still be very light.

HalloweenJack

I never wore rings before getting married and now most of the time I forget I have it on. I hardly ever take it off. Its a plain wedding band with my wife's name and our wedding date engraved on the inside. I'm not sure if it's white gold or pure gold.

The rings were a wedding gift from friends of ours whose father is a jeweller so don't know about the price.

Deep Thought

Like most on here, only ever wear a watch, I bought one for €100ish just to have on the day. Haven’t seen it since I took it off that night.

mightyreds

Titanium for me too, get it for around 80 euro, I never wore any jewellery before and it hasn't come off since , don't even know it's there

matrim

I’m getting a titanium one but plan to wear it as a necklace as I don’t like wearing rings.

One thing to be aware of with titanium, is that because it’s a hard metal it can cause issues for paramedics getting it off if you have an accident.

alchemist33

I wasn't remotely a jewellery guy but my gold ring has been like an extension of my finger for 20 years. I just don't even register that its there. Gold, can't remember how much, about 3-4 mm wide, which I remember was a lot less than my fathers but more than a woman's.

timeToLive

Deep Thought wrote: »

Like most on here, only ever wear a watch, I bought one for €100ish just to have on the day. Haven’t seen it since I took it off that night.

did you have a ring on the day?

Pawwed Rig

I never wore jewellery before my wedding but kept the ring on afterwards. You don't notice it after a while.
I can't remember how much it cost but it was a couple of hundred euro at the most. It is fairly tarnished now but sure so what.

banie01

Like many here my wedding ring and my watch are it as far as jewellery goes.

I had a very definite idea of what I wanted and spent a long time looking.
I was after a triptych Celtic knot, to represent me, my wife and my son coming together as a single family but with 3 of us being our own.
Found what I was after eventually, and it wasn't too expensive either.



It does sound silly but it meant a lot to me at the time and means even more now tbh.

I'd second the suggestions for titanium or tungsten, but with one very important caveat.
Those types of ring can't be sized and could be a Bollox to get off if ever there's a finger injury as they are near impossible to open with ring cutters.

Feisar

Mine is silver, was circa €50, fairly small and simple. Like others I don’t wear jewellery so didn’t think I’d wear it but it only comes off when I’m doing manual labour.

Panthro

Interesting thread. I'm also in the market and I don't ordinarily wear so much as a watch.
Probably go for something 100 beans tops. And made from a dinosaur bone! (I will probably get titanium let's be honest.)

Strumms

Any guys wearing the ring on a chain ?

I know one doctor doing this, he dislikes taking it on and off all the time going to work in the hospital so it’s hanging round his neck..

paw patrol

I don't wear one cos I don't like rings.

thought wife would object when i told but when she say the budget for my ring go to hers - she was grand about it:pac:

I went for palladium as it looks good but isn't as hard as titanium: i was worried in case anyone would ever have to cut it off. I have relatively short fingers so a 5mm ring would look like a napkin ring on me. 4mm is perfect for me, nice but not too skinny

rn

I did a bit of research on this for getting married back in 2014. The D shaped ring or the court shaped ring profile are most comfortable and I found that was the case, they've a rounded profile. You really notice the square or defined edge shape ring profile and they're harder to get on and off.

Mine is palladium which seem to be double the price I paid in 2014. It was platinum like, which my wifes' rings are.

On practicality of wearing. Probably should be off for manual labour. Just too dangerous. And they can slip off if you're swimming in sea or lake. Luckily never lost mine so far, but was surprised how easily it pops off after being in water. Likewise there are times it just won't come off when fingers swell, eg after a long walk in warm weather