What types of wedding bands work well with a solitaire, cathedral setting engagement ring?
My finace is trying to get some ideas on the best type of wedding band to pair with her engagement ring. The engagement ring is an 18kt white gold, cathedral setting with a solitaire, round brilliant diamond, 1.75tw. I would appreciate any thoughts on the type of wedding band that would work well with the engagement ring. She is pretty traditional when it comes to jewelry. Right now, we both think something with a little "sparkle" may work best with the solitaire diamond. Any thoughts or recommended resources would be greatly appreciated. We’re trying to get some ideas together prior to going to the jeweler. Thanks to all who respond!!
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I have to respond to this. Sarolite, I may not know you, but I designed that ring in your first link quite some time ago. It’s probably a copy as I notice some gaps between the stones I didn’t intend.
Anyway…To the Groom Guy, when you say 1.75tw (tw=total weight) that implies other stones, are there any? A near perfect match to the cathedral can be done. Depending on how wide the engagement ring is, a wrap or a guard may not be practical. You want to keep this "everyday wearable." If you want additional stones for the band, certainly diamond, you will probably be looking at something at least 3mm wide. A .03ct diamond is 2mm wide. This I give for reference. Ideally you want at least 1mm gold on either side to hold. Depending on how wide you want the band, this will come into play. This would (.03 ct dia’s) render out to 4mm wide. The best way to gauge how wide you want the band to be is to try on bands of different widths. Any decent jewelry store should have a selection of bands available. Even if they are yellow, the width is what you are selecting. From there you can plan the stones.
Here’s what I see, a band matching the slope of the ring, dipping down across the apex to draw attention in to the center stone…I wish I could include a picture of this…Diamonds channel set across the band.
I hope the picture is somewhat clear to you. Should you speak with a designer about this, they will know exactly what I’m getting at. The number of diamonds for the band is entirely up to you. Properly made, more can be added later.
This is a ring I would love to make. Kind of wish I was back on the bench again.
any thing that will make both of you very happy anything will go nice the the ring … go and shop around
You might consider a wedding band that acts as a wrap for the solitaire diamond. It would be a white gold band with two stones (she could pick diamonds or any other kind of stone) that would flank the solitaire and wrap around it to make it look like a three stone set. This works great for two reasons, it doesn’t detract from the solitaire, it frames and enhances it. Also, the wrap holds the solitair in place and keeps it from turning from side to side.
its really personal preference… but i would think that a solid band about the same thickness as the engagement ring or even a eternity/anniversary band, thats what my husband got for me 4ct small diamonds that go all around the band, to me it just make s the engagement ring shine more
i think an eternity band like this http://z.about.com/d/jewelry/1/0/Q/4/commonprong_oromi.jpg
would look beautiful. I have a solitare and my wedding band is like that, only the diamonds are channel set.
I would try a channel set eternity band or if you wanna be some what unique you could look at ring guards…the solitaire would slip into it and it would look like there were two rings around the solitaire… just something to think about, but the eternity band it traditional and she’ll probably like that more… good luck and congrats
eternity band… not channel set. blue nile has excellent diamonds for a good price. i just got a pair of earrings from them for my wedding and they were appraised at 2X the value i bought them for.
I’ve always liked wrap-around styles, like the following:
http://www.2die4jewels.com/images/designer/13_2pic.jpg
Also look for "ring guard" styles, where it’s actually three bands (two bands hug the engagement ring):
http://www.burchardgalleries.com/auctions/2002/jul2102/l042c.jpg
http://www.munford.us/images/4022.jpg
I have a white gold cathedral setting princess cut solitaire, and the jeweler, my fiancee and I came up with a unique solution, as we were having issues finding something to match with the high cathedral setting.
I’m going to have a 1mm white gold band soldered onto the top of the engagement ring, and then at the ceremony, my (then husband) will put a second 1mm band on my finger, so there will be a 1mm band on each side of the ring.
After we get back from the honeymoon, we are going to have the other ring soldered on, so it will look somewhat like a "wrap", but it will all be 1 piece.