Matching Your Engagement Ring, Wedding Band in 3 Simple Ways

 

–Jewelry and Style Expert, Michael O’Connor

You don’t wear the same outfit everyday of your life, right? However, when you choose your engagement ring and wedding band you are, in effect, making that decision. Your rings are going to be worn daily for life because, unlike other things that you wear, these pieces have a significant emotional symbolism attached that dictate continual wear. So how do you make this commitment and still be true to your inner fashionista? Simple! Keep current by augmenting your engagement ring and wedding band with some great stackable add-on options. It’s easy to do no matter what your style.

Easiest: Pairing a simple engagement ring with a thin, colorful band

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Diamond Ideals DeJoria

The simplest rings to update are styles such as the classic solitaire, like this piece by Diamond Ideals called “Windsor”, or 3-stone rings like this piece by DeJoria. Many pieces with classic styling have fairly straight edges along the “shank” of the ring (the area of the ring that wraps around the finger) and have the diamonds set somewhat high in what’s known as the “head” of the ring (the crown or prongs that hold the stone). The advantage of this is that your wedding band and update options will fit fairly flush up against the engagement ring. This is great for people who don’t like to see gaps between their rings. If you’re a person who likes to change it up a bit every now and then these styles will give you the widest number of options, especially if you choose a wedding band in a narrower millimeter.

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Etienne Perret

Want to add some more sparkle or some color? Try pave-set bands in a variety of diamond or gemstone colors like these styles by designer Etienne Perret. These can be easily worn up against an engagement ring. They also provide maximum versatility as wedding band alternates or, if you’re someone who does not want to wear your engagement ring all the time, they look great stacked together or flanked on either side of your wedding band.

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Kirk Kara

Slightly harder: Matching a vintage or engraved engagement ring

Many designers are making similar styles with a variety of colored gemstones, allowing you to update and match any outfit. Romantic-styled rings are often patterned or stone set. For romantic rings, like Kirk Kara‘s Dahia, style with a straight edge to the shank and apply similar “rules” as above. However, since romantic styling is most often patterned or engraved, you’ll want to find rings that have a similar pattern or engraving.

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Ritani

Many designers like True Knots and Tacori do beautifully engraved styles that will update an engagement ring or work as add-on’s. If you want more dramatic sparkle, designers like Ritani are creating romantic pieces in pave or in diamonds twisted round rose gold bands.

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Hardest: Matching a modern engagement ring

Modern styles can sometimes be the most difficult to stack with add-ons, especially if the ring is a bypass style or the sides of the ring are not flat. Styles with a modern sensibility, like this Gelin Abaci piece, may require you to wear your engagement ring on the right hand while stacking bands on the left hand to keep current.

No matter what your style choice for engagement rings, narrower bands, either polished, patterned or stone-set, can give you great versatility when it comes to matching an outfit, showcasing your style sense or keeping up with the newest trends.

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Comments (2)

 

  1. Angela says:

    With Kirk Kara, each engagement ring has a specific and perfectly matching band already! No need to go out and find a band to match the beautiful vintage or engraved ring:)

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