Wedding rings or Wedding bands are made of metals like gold, Platinum, Titanium etc. According to custom, in some countries they are worn on the base of left hand finger on the other hand they are even worn on right hand finger in some countries.

Wedding bands symbolize the marital commitment and are worn by spouse. Thus wedding bands are available for both men and women.

Material used for making Wedding Bands

• Yellow alloy of gold, hardened with copper and Silver or tin and bismuth are used as raw material for making beautiful wedding bands.
• In past, yellow white -gold alloys were used for making wedding bands. There after use of nickel gold alloy with plating of rhodium was common for wedding bands.
• Recently Titanium is popular metal which offers high durability, affordability and gunmetal grey color to the wedding bands.
• Now many companies offer different style and finishing to wedding bands and choose different metal to make their product unique in the market. Some of these companies use Tungsten carbide, nickel silver, stainless steel, Silver, copper, brass to make wedding bands and even decorate them with Wood, Stone and Organic materials.

Wedding bands for Men

• Wedding bands for men are traditional.
• They are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand. Presence of wedding bands shows that the man is married or engaged.
• Difference between women wedding band and men wedding band only about its size. The men’s wedding band is larger than women wedding band. They both are manufactured similarly.

How to Choose Right Wedding Band

1. While measuring the size of your finger, be careful. The wedding band or ring should be perfect. Lose and tight rings could create problem for you. The size of finger goes on changing according to season as during hot season the finger size gets increased and during winter the size gets reduced. Gaining or losing of weight also result in change of finger size. But any experienced jeweler can help you measure your finger accurately.
2. Some jewelers offer guarantees against loss, theft or breakage on branded and designer wedding bands. Thus choose the jewelry that is provided with guarantee.
3. Chose the wedding band that suits you. It is not important to choose men and women wedding bands of similar appeal. Men wedding bands are simple but are traditional whereas women bands are more elaborate and ornate.

Thus before buying wedding bands it is important to choose the design that is unique for you and suits your taste. Check various branded magazines for monthly collections and various websites for choosing special wedding bands.

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