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Finding the right wedding rings for you You want to make your wedding day and your marriage unique. It’s got to be just right for you with a special day; the vows and the “I do” and all your family and friends celebrating with you.  Your wedding rings will be an everlasting symbol that encompasses all of this. Since historic times rings have always been strong, sometimes magical symbols and represented a special bond between two people. Traditionally wedding rings are worn on the left hand ring finger, believed to contain the “vein of love” close to the heart. During the wedding ceremony the engagement ring is usually worn on the right hand and put back on top of the wedding band afterwards. The first step to finding the right wedding rings for you is to go into a few good jewellery shops and try some simple bands on your finger. A good jeweller will give you time and attention and some advice. You will see that the different widths, shapes and colours give different impressions on your finger. Some might look “a bit lost” or too heavy, too round or too mechanical, others will suit your hands much better. The lady’s bands have to accommodate the engagement ring. That can be done by forming a set or you might feel you want to give the wedding ring a bit more importance by adding diamonds or a bit of extra width. Yellow, Rosegold, Platinum or Palladium wedding rings can look just right on your skin tone.You will be surprised to see the subtle differences even in the simple bands.
This first part of the consultation process gives you an idea of the dimensions and perhaps you even already start to feel what is right for you.The next step is searching and browsing for what catches your eye. During your search you will discover rings with stones set in different ways, rings with grooves or engravings, rings from different metals or a mix of metals like Mokume Gane, an old Japanese technique, the name means “Wood Metal”. Before you set your mind on a certain style, make sure any details will endure the wear and tear of the many years ahead and make sure the rings can be sized or repaired.  When it comes to stones, diamonds will be best for their hardness. Try to keep away from white gold if it is Rhodium plated. When the layer of Rhodium wears off, the actual white gold might be quite brown or yellow.
Ultimately you might find that in spite of all the choice, the rings on offer all have a feel of mass-production about them or they feel “almost right”, just that bit too wide or too round.A handmade custom made wedding ring can be the one you will look at for the rest of your life and feel “this is mine”. Creating your wedding rings designed to suit your hands, is an exciting part of preparing for your wedding day and your married life. Allow enough time and choose your jeweller with care to get it perfect for you. While looking for handmade wedding rings, the most through and through handmade will be Mokume Gane rings. By layering and fusing different precious metals and forging them, a skilled jeweller can create exiting colours and patterns and it is this, which makes Mokume Gane wedding rings so different. Every ring will have its own “DNA”. Pairs of rings will be forged from the same block.  Ortwin Thyssen Jewellery Maker is one of the very few jewellers in the country, who make Mokume Gane. Ortwin is designing and making traditional, unique and unusual handmade jewellery in Kent. You can visit him in his jewellery workshop and shop in The King’s Mile in Canterbury. To see pictures of his work including traditional, modern and Mokume Gane wedding bands visit his listing with WithBellsOn
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