Wedding Rings

3 Wedding Ring Sets

When you decide to propose to the love of your life, you usually have an engagement ring ready for the moment, when you are going to propose your partner to spend the rest of the life with you. According to some customs, the wedding ring is the last one to give, representing the everlasting love, the commitment to a person and the faith and trust accorded to the person you love.

This tradition dates back, because it was used since elder times and is possibly much older, whereas more recent traditions sustain the jewelry trade,  looking forward to expanding the idea of a series of gift-rings, such as the pre-engagement ring, usually given to the partner when the couple begins to get more close, than dating only. Both rings, as well for woman as for men, are often in plain bands made from a precious metal, sometimes, the engagement ring eventually serving as the wedding ring as well.

A wedding ring set is actually an made of plain metal rings, indicating the wearer is intending to get married. Depending on the local culture, the ring is worn either on the right or on the left hand . The custom of wearing such a ring has spread worldwide, behind its origin in Europe.

As mentioned before, the pre-engagement ring symbolizes the intention of having an everlasting relationship, the engagement ring is given to announce the forthcoming wedding, is the symbol of the proposal, and the wedding band, symbolizing the ongoing nature of a lasting relationship, namely the wedding itself. Among Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians, the exchange of rings is not technically part of the wedding service, but rather are exchanged at the betrothal. It is always a two-ring her by the priest or by the best man.

In the United States, engagement rings are usually worn only by women, and rings can be designed with gemstones, but there are other cultures, where both men and women wear matching rings, which can be plain and used further as wedding rings, after the entire ceremony is completed.

3 rings wedding sets, like any other kind of jewelry, come in many different styles. There are sets, containing three separate rings, that can be either worn separately, or sets that do not look good, unless worn together.

A trio ring set includes the engagement ring, the wedding band and a men’s wedding band, and these sets usually have matching rings that are cheaper in price than separate rings.  Even if mostly worn by woman, wedding ring sets from three pieces are becoming popular between men in some culture as well, although that is not an usual thing to do, let`s say.  The three rings in the set are typically said to represent the three tenses, but other people give religious meanings to the statement.

Traditionally, the 3 wedding rings are plain gold bands, although more ornate designs and other materials are gaining popularity nowadays.  If you and your betrothed are planning to get married and shopping around at jewelers together, you may want to take a long look at the women’s diamond 3 wedding ring sets as well.