[Rainer.]

Originally Posted by thesteve

Traditionally I think the girl is supposed to band for the guy's wedding band.

If you're following American tradition...


*waits to be completely thrown for a loop for his own wedding after a lifetime of nothing but Vietnamese weddings*

[slap_j]

Originally Posted by bravesfan007

In fact, I have considered not even going with gold. I have yet to make up my mind 100% what I want, but I'm getting there.

Enriched uranium.

[thesteve]

Originally Posted by bravesfan007

That's the way I've always understood it, which if you ask me is still a little bit uneven. For a lot of men (myself included) their band is a lot cheaper because it's a lot more plain and simple. In fact, I have considered not even going with gold. I have yet to make up my mind 100% what I want, but I'm getting there.

A lot of guys don't get gold. My wife's band is white gold, but mine is titanium. The big downside to titanium is that if I eventually gain enough weight that I can't get it off and I need an MRI or some other magnetic diagnostic, the hospital may have to cut my finger off...or so I'm told.

Anyway, there are a lot of non-gold bands on the market. I chose titanium partially because I thought it was cool that it was titanium, and partially because it was very affordable. It's also super light-weight and I've never been a ring person so sometimes it's like it's not even there. Other alternate metals I've seen include platinum, palladium and tungsten. I probably would have gone with tungsten (even though it's much heavier) except for the price difference between the two.

[BillSPrestonEsq]

Originally Posted by thesteve

A lot of guys don't get gold. My wife's band is white gold, but mine is titanium. The big downside to titanium is that if I eventually gain enough weight that I can't get it off and I need an MRI or some other magnetic diagnostic, the hospital may have to cut my finger off...or so I'm told.

Anyway, there are a lot of non-gold bands on the market. I chose titanium partially because I thought it was cool that it was titanium, and partially because it was very affordable. It's also super light-weight and I've never been a ring person so sometimes it's like it's not even there. Other alternate metals I've seen include platinum, palladium and tungsten. I probably would have gone with tungsten (even though it's much heavier) except for the price difference between the two.

you are correct, tungsten crushes.

I like gold. My wedding ring cost 3xs my wifes.

[crazymoose]

Originally Posted by thesteve

A lot of guys don't get gold. My wife's band is white gold, but mine is titanium. The big downside to titanium is that if I eventually gain enough weight that I can't get it off and I need an MRI or some other magnetic diagnostic, the hospital may have to cut my finger off...or so I'm told.

I imagine they could find a way to cut the ring off rather than your finger... A thin piece of metal like that isn't exactly indestructible.

[thesteve]

Originally Posted by crazymoose

I imagine they could find a way to cut the ring off rather than your finger... A thin piece of metal like that isn't exactly indestructible.

Yeah...maybe it's not true. On the day that my ring keeps my hand from getting crushed by a brick or something, I'll let you know

EDIT: Well I actually googled it and found out that it's just a myth. Titanium rings can be cut off with the same type of cutters they use to cut steel.

[Gwenny]

I worked with Jewelry for three years before going back to college.

Tungsten rings are nearly indestructible and could potentially last your entire life if you remained married. They don't corrode and don't wear through like some of the gold and platinum rings have the tendency to do. They are relatively affordable compared to some of the fancier platinum or gold rings with diamonds.

As for Thrash's question about the double ring thing, I know that you can find a decent set which includes both rings for a grand. If you already have the engagement ring bought, you can find a nice wedding band of white gold/yellow gold usually for under $300. So if you bought her a standard solitaire you should be able to find an appropriate wedding band to go with it. I have lots of friends who just wear a single band, because they got married young and couldn't afford a engagement ring with a diamond, but on their 5th anniversary their husbands bought them a new set. It really depends on what you can afford and how important it is to you to have one or two rings for her. It honestly is not that big of a deal. I've seen the whole spectrum from working with jewelry. One man did not get his wife a "proper" engagement ring until they were in their late 50's and they had been married for over 30 years.

[BillSPrestonEsq]

Originally Posted by crazymoose

I imagine they could find a way to cut the ring off rather than your finger... A thin piece of metal like that isn't exactly indestructible.

actually, I have had an uncle see it happen. In a machine shop where they make turbochargers. There was a high risk of a machine doing something in a malfunction that would have killed the guy. gold could have been cut through by tin snips or something, but even steel would have done the same thing as titanium. It isn't definitive that they will, but rather that they might have to. Depending on the danger level to you, the placement of the ring, etc. They can also do degloving injuries a bit more effectively than gold, but really in that environment, intelligence dictates Jewelry off. And I don't know whether a cleaner or blunter degloving is actually better.

ANd I have seen exactly the force it takes to crush a tungsten ring. Tungsten is fairly brittle. I have had to reshape my thick wedding ring twice out of a slightly oval shape, tungsten under that would have at least chipped in a choncodial break.

My wedding band was $450. my wife's was $150 Ours were custom cast and ornate. I got my wife's engagement ring, 1/3 ct IF little solitaire for $430.