Can You Use an Engagement Ring as the Wedding Band

If you already have the perfect engagement ring in mind, you might wonder if you need to have a band next to it once you're married. Do you have to get a wedding ring or can you wear your engagement ring as the wedding band as well.

It’s not a complicated answer. Ready?

It’s up to you.

It’s that simple. It’s your marriage and your ring finger. You get to decide, and that’s all there is to it.

Here are a number of factors that might weigh into your decision.

Cost is one factor. There's a significant difference between engagement rings and wedding bands when it comes to price. In almost every case, wedding bands are less expensive. Does that suggest that the marriage is less important than the proposal? Not at all.

Because engagement rings began as a way for a man to show a young woman’s family that he could provide for her, they have developed into very stunning, sometimes complicated, and sometimes very expensive jewelry. You’ll often find a single, expensive stone either alone on the ring or surrounded by smaller gems. Wedding bands are far simpler, even with inlaid gems. For some people, using a wedding band for the engagement and the wedding makes sense.

A second factor is simply tradition. How important is it to you? A more traditional look will have both the band and the engagement ring. Traditional looks, however, don’t fit everyone. It's perfectly fine if one ring fits your fashion sensibility. It may be, of course, that you realize that a single ring is going to be far more comfortable than both together.

There are some who choose to wear only one ring because they want to use the money saved to buy on standout ring.  Some choose one ring so that they don’t have to worry about finding a matching band. There are many reasons why someone might choose a single ring.

The number one thing to remember is that this is your engagement, your wedding, and your marriage. At Bert Levi Family Jewelers, we believe that wedding jewelry should reflect the people involved and not the other way around. If you would like help with an engagement ring, feel free to reach out so we can get the process started. If you’re looking for an engagement ring in San Diego, drop by the showroom. You’ll be glad you did.

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