Choosing the perfect wedding band

After getting engaged and planning to get our wedding date at the end of the year, bee and i went for a search for our perfect wedding band (:

A few key points to take into consideration before purchasing the perfect wedding band:

1) Budget

Even before bee and i went for our wedding band search, we had an agreement that we want to budget our wedding bands at $2000 for a pair. We wanted something for everyday wear and decided not to purchase something that is really expensive as we may change our wedding bands in years to come (hoping that i will not gain too much weight after pregnancy to the extent that i can't fit my ring)

Initially we were looking to purchase the Poh Heng Cherish platinum wedding bands as we felt that they look really classic and we love the clean cut look. Having a 'cherish' label for the wedding band seems really sweet and blissful as well.

However, per ring cost approx. $1400 and that would mean we would burst our budget by almost $800.
That's a no-go for us unfortunately.
The rose gold cost rings cost slightly less than $1k though if you are interested.



Bee really likes the Buglari ring designs as well. Very classic.
But out of budget.. next!



2) Brand

Some of the couples may be very particular about the brand of their wedding bands.
My colleague bought her from cartier (plain wedding band at a very steep price).

For bee and I, our mentality is 'who will know what brand you are wearing if you don't say?'
Its really up to the individual on how much they are willing to fork out for the branding.
But be prepared to pay more for the same design and quality if you were to go for something more renown.

3) Design

Goldheart Il Regalo series basically breaks down the design of the ring into 6 steps:


Step 1: Material
Bee and I know that platinum is out of our budget
Rose gold and yellow doesn't suit our skin tone (we are more tanned)
So white gold is something that we will go for

Step 2: Form and width
Unlike some girls who fawn over eternity rings, i really dislike the design.
I didn't want something that is just plain bling bling as it doesn't match my character.
I wanted something comfort fitting (thicker band) and matching to bee's ring
Bee has a really BIG hand, so he needs to get a thicker wedding band or the ring will look awkward on him!

Step 3: Finishing
We tried many bands to have a feel of what kind of finishing suits our skin tone.
We realize that fully polished ring is too shiny for our liking so we are looking for something less shiny.
This is a good guide.

Step 4: Diamond setting
Some girls just love diamonds on the ring while guys may cringe at the sight of diamond on their ring.
Bee didn't want any diamond on his ring at all while I'm okay with anything (:

Step 5: Engraving
We just couldn't make up our mind what to engrave so we are putting this on a hold.
Wanted something like..'To love, honor & irritate' LOL but we felt that its not tad meaningful for us

Step 6: Inside setting
I love the fact that gold heart's ring has a blue sapphire on the inner shank of the ring.
The sales person told us that sapphire is a precious gem and when you wear your wedding band on your 4th finger, its like connecting the ring that you wear on your love vein to your heart <3
Cheesy but yeah we love it!

4) Matching Bands

The recent trend is that couples tend to pick the piece that they each like for their wedding band (since the rings are all sold separately) as each couple may have their own likes & dislikes. If this is so, i think the minimum that the couple needs to agree on is the material. If its a total mismatch i feel that its not as meaningful (but each to his own).

I am firm that i want a matching piece with Bee so I'm restricting my choices as a set and not individual pieces.
Its harder to find a ring that is suitable for him than a ring that is suitable for me so I always let him choose what he likes first (:


In my next post, I will be sharing more on the places we have gone to for our wedding band hunt (:
Have a good discussion with your other half before your wedding band search!
Good luck!