Diamonds on a man's wedding band?
We just took a gander at wedding bands the other day and I saw a nice
plain one that I expected would be perfect for the future husband. He
balked and said no, he wanted a band that had diamonds.
This was completely unexpected. Maybe he's just jerking my chain, but he
may have actually seen a men's ring like that which he liked, or he just
came up with the idea out of the blue.
Anyway, I wanna know if anyone else is getting or has gotten a men's
wedding band with diamonds. I can't even picture how the diamonds would
be included or attached. Everything I envision is flashy, tacky, or
laughable. In other words, I hate the idea, but before I pursue the
issue I want independent outside counsel!
a) I don't think he's jerking your chain, and
b) I hate the idea, too.
My fiance didn't like my idea of matching plain gold wedding bands. He liked
the matching part, but he wanted some sort of design. Fine. I found a design I
really liked (sans diamonds) and showed it to him. He thought it was great --
but do you think we could put a diamond *here*? (ack!)
Since we're a little short on cash, I suggested we skip the diamonds for now
and go for something *really* nice on our 10th anniversary. I have yet to hear
back on that count, but I'm hopin'. I figure if I have to wear diamonds they
might as well be nice ones.
My only suggestion to you is try to negotiate the matter. Your bands don't
have to match (I'm still trying to convince *my* fiance of this) and he is the
one who'll be wearing it. Ask him what he has in mind, and go with him to look
at it, if possible. If you don't like it, come up with alternatives that you
*do* like that are of a similar style or "feel".
I'm sure you can eventually come to an agreement on something.
I've seen lots of men's wedding bands with diamonds (and other stones)
and only a few have been really tacky. The bulk of the ones I've seen
have the diamonds inset(or recessed) into the band itself or into a
decorative pattern. One central inset stone, three small ones set
diagonally with black etching, one square cut central stone etc.
If he wants a band with diamonds, don't worry, I'll bet you can find one
that is very tasteful that you both like.
My fiancee's band is 18k gold, has a square sapphire inset with white
gold "channels" (or lines, or edge) on the sides but not the top or
bottom. Looks great and nothing to snag or catch on anything (important
since he is an Electrician). It kind of matches my ring which also has
a center sapphire with accenting diamonds.