Anniversary Wedding Bands
Many couples want to renew their wedding vows after a year, five years or fifty. The symbolic gesture is a way of bringing up to the present that initial commitment.
That choice demonstrates renewed devotion to a relationship that has endured the inevitable ups and downs of any marriage. That achievement deserves the finest possible object. It deserves an anniversary wedding band of the highest caliber.
As luck would have it, there are an endless array of options.
One common choice is to reuse the original engagement rings and wedding bands for the ceremony. Enhance that idea and update your rings in new ways. After all, you've learned a lot in the intervening years. Symbolize that lifelong education by reaching for something new to go with the old. Add a round-cut diamond to a plain wedding band. Incorporate a gold inlay into your classic design to symbolize the ever renewing relationship.
There is no rule set in stone for when the renewal ceremony can take place. It may be on the first year, the fifth or the fiftieth - or anything in between or beyond. Symbolize your break from tradition by selecting a new ring to add to the old. Wear them in alternate years. Wear both on one finger or one on each hand.
This time around your budget may allow you to make selections you could not have dreamed of then. Bravo! Celebrate your material success with a symbol of emotional success in the form of an anniversary wedding band of the finest design.
You can opt for that flawless Marquise-cut diamond in the elegant platinum band that was just out of reach at the time of the first ceremony. Or, you might consider a silver band to symbolize the 25th year and top the ring with a beautiful sapphire that is as gracious as your partner has become.
Now is a very good time to think about a matching set, since the pair of you have become just that. Picture a lower band of white gold festooned with a row of Princess-cut stones, topped by another band whose centerpiece is a brilliant square-cut. Clarity, perfect. Color, perfect. Choice, perfect.
A 950Pt platinum band sporting a 1-carat Solitaire diamond was simply beyond reach when you started out. Now, it is the perfect symbol of what you have reached. The devotion that has persisted through the bad times and good has brought you to this pinnacle. Look out over the mountaintop and celebrate.
But even the 1/2 carat Side Stone model with 14kt white gold band can be perfect for you. It isn't about how much money you can spend. It's about how the two of you earned it, and the rich relationship that made it possible.
Renew your vows with the perfect reminder of how your marriage has prospered in love.
