Good question! Picking your ring metal is important, influencing looks, price, maintenance and care. Couples may choose to buy matching or contrasting rings.
Platinum: The rarest of all available precious metals but also the strongest, whitest, and most durable.
White Gold: An alloy of yellow gold, mixed with white metal to deliver a shine comparable to platinum.
Yellow Gold: The most traditional of all wedding band metals. A timeless metal owing to its precious nature and rarity.
Palladium: Extremely popular amongst budding grooms, a member of the platinum family but 1/3 of the price.
Rose Gold: One of the trendiest metals of modern days, formulated using gold mixed with copper alloys and silver to deliver that lovely pink-red hue.
Silver: The most common of all precious metals, easier to source and a lot cheaper to buy.
Contrasting is an upcoming trend amongst budding brides and grooms to be. This entails sitting an engagement band against a wedding band that is of a completely different shade or tone of metal. For example, many brides choose to sit rose gold or yellow gold wedding rings against an engagement band of white gold. Typically, platinum and palladium do not sit well against other precious metals as they will rub and cause possible scratching and wear.
For men, this trend seems to be an on-going issue, as many brides or grooms want a band that matches their partners, to symbolise their commitment and devotion to each other. As men typically do not wear wedding rings, or even so jewellery, it becomes a lot harder to meet modern trends and match your partner's dream ring.
We at Orla James offer a two-toned collection of wedding rings, available in a variety of profiles and styles. For the groom with modern tastes, and for the groom who doesn't like jewellery, these rings showcase two of our gold varieties to meet the contrasting trend in the form of one ring. In Flat, D-shaped, and Flat Court varieties, you have more choice than ever to find your best fit, in a variety of styles to suit you.