Engagement rings’ story: fantasies and reality in our days.
Wedding ring is the attribute of ever lasting love in many cultures. It makes two loving certain about their feelings and strengthens them. There are numerous myths and legends about wedding rings. Nowadays no one can explain how the practice of princess cut diamond engagement rings had appeared, but we know this practice is very warm and beautiful as engagement rings are going through all troubles and joy of the family. Ring is the union of wife and man.
The early notes tell us Romans used to wear wedding ring on the third finger of the left hand. Romans liked iron rings as the attribute of power, force and wealth. References of another ancient civilization - Egyptian - tell Egyptians used engagements rings too and decided to wear the ring on the third finger as that finger’s vein leads straight to the heart. Ancient Greeks’ civilization also tells us about first engagement rings as about ultimate attribute of love and devotion.
As time passed people decided to make rings of expencive metals using gold, platinum, silver, etc. So rings eventually had become more elaborate, more beautiful and strong. At a later time gems were included in design that made wedding rings creating process like today technology. As you know the hardest and the strongest gemstone is brilliant. Drawing an analogy with human relations people wanted similar strong feelings and began including brilliants in engagement rings design.
Diamond had become a attribute of the unbending union of a man and wife. Discovering of different diamond areas made diamond wedding rings more and more popular and they are still in demand at the gold jewelry market. Other precious stones were good in rings too: rubies, sapphires, amethysts, etc. Non-diamond weddingrings have been in style among less wealthy citizens of their lower cost and easier availability.
It’s important to pay attention men’s engagement rings have been recognized for a smaller period of time. In early times wedding rings were given to the women only. The tendency of men’s wedding rings had become fashionable during World War II when men left their spouses for war and took the rings as reminders about sweetheart. Now men’s wedding rings’ trend is as wide spread as women’s.
Jewelry producers create great wedding rings with excellent ornament, unusual style and different gemstones. But despite varied nature of engagement rings fashion today we can mark out similar characteristics. Today couples buy unique rings and contemporary styles. Most part of young people likes to see graceful lines and precious metals and precious stones that underline the promise of a future that is to be bright everlastingly. Ring is just reminder about love so keep you feelings perfect!