wedding rings

The same reason you pay £500 for a Louis Vuitton handbag that cost £30 to make - it's a brand thing.

If it's a plain ring I'd go with the cheaper option. I can't believe the prices of some rinmgs either, the type I want ranges from £300 to £1400 depending on where I get it!

Oh thats just silly isnt it.. im thinking if a diamond one but not sure yet..

I dont mind where its from i just dont want the quality to be rubbish. but dont see how it could be different.. cuz white gold is white gold isnt it :s xxxxx

It does also have to do with quality of metal and workmanship too, although I'm not saying you can't pick up a bargain, just be aware.... It could be do to with the amount of metal used (weight)

White gold will lose it's colour over time (and you tend to find the cheaper the ring, the quicker it loses it's colour) and need to be re-plated. You will pay around £30-£50 every time you need to have your ring re-plated (although Smooch do re-plate all of our rings for free, as many times as is needed), and this could be as often as every 6 months - 2 years.

Has your H2B thought about having a titanium ring? They are lightweight and hardwearing, and more to the point, good value for money! A 5mm gents titanium ring would probably cost around the same as a 9ct white gold ring, but would never need to be re-coated.

Hope that's helpful, I'll be around most of the day if you have any questions...

Laura x

I have a smooch man coming over tonight to show me over 300 rings! (thanks to Laura for organising!)

Maybe you should do something similar, get different feels? That way he can feel different weights of different prices and you have a range of pretty things to stare at for the evening!

I'd be wary of quality and strenght. So more the depth of the metal not the width if that makes sense?

OHs dad's wedding ring was from Argos and he nearly lost his finger when it was crushed in an accident at work.

Thanks laura thats helpful .. i think ill ask him about titanium ring... x

You're welcome ?

Here's a couple of pictures if you want to show your H2B...

Titanium is slightly darker, but looks great. You can have either a matt brushed finish, or shiny polished finish...

I have a 9ct white gold ring that I've only had 4 years and it looks yellowy already.

I think if you were thinking getting 9ct for a wedding band it would be yellowing within a few years so you'd be looking at either a getting new one or getting it re-plated. It would be worth getting a higher quality one to save on it looking old and battered quickly and you then spending more to get it looking like new.

It is supposed to last for life, would you be happy in him getting a replacement from the one that you had with your vows?

To be honest i think im stressing myself over not alot because he wont wear it most of the time with about 60% of the time him doing his bodybuilding and prob "forgetting" to put it back on because he hates jewellery and hasnt had any on since ive known him. i reckon ill just get a cheap titanium ring for him.. thansk for all the advice ladies xxx

He might not wear it now, but he may want to in 20 years when he is older and no longer body building?

In my opinion, (well OHs, who persuaded me) the ring is the only thing in the day which is going to remind you of your love forever and so it's the last thing which should be skimped on. I did think I could replace mine with a more expensive one later, but then I figured that its not going to be the same?

Dont want to offend you, but thought i'd mention this.

Very true.. thats why im getting an expensive one for me i just know his will get lost putting it off and on all the time.. he asked if he could get it tattood on instead of a ring but i refused to get married without a ring.. prob just get it tatood on and get a cheap titanium one for the ceremony and whenever he dicideds to wear it on occasions lol xx

My OH got a Titanium one from John Greed designs (http://www.johngreedjewellery.co.uk/) could not recommend enough!

They were fantastic, and the service was fab....we got ours engraved and they were so helpful.

This is the one OH picked....

HTH x

Stupid picture......this is the one!