Ideas for Unique Wedding Bands
Many couples enjoy the freedom to create unique wedding bands which symbolize their love, commitment and a brilliant future. Choosing the perfect wedding bands is an important decision couples must make--a decision which involves wearing the rings for the rest of the couple's married life. Some couples prefer choosing unique wedding bands that have a deeper personal meaning and are unlike other rings available for purchase in the jewelry industry.
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Custom Designed Bands
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Choose to have your wedding band custom designed by a reputable jeweler to create a one-of-a-kind ring. This custom design option will give you the freedom to choose the type and style of stones, setting, metal type and metal finish. Jewelers will work with you to create perfect, unique wedding bands that tailor to your personal preferences. Custom wedding bands generally cost more money than traditional bands available for sale.
Mokume Gane (Groom's Band)
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Mokume Gane is an ancient Japanese technique that bonds 15 to 35 separate layers of precious metals into a single piece. After bonding and shaping, jewelers carve intricate "wood patterns" into the metal. This technique creates one-of-a-kind wedding bands for the groom. Rings come in white, yellow and rose gold and are available to numerous price ranges. Some weddings bands are more flashy than others from the addition of brilliant diamonds in the setting.
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Oregon Sunstone
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Add a unique, precious stone--found in the Rabbit Hills area of Southeastern Oregon--to your wedding band. Many years ago, the sunstone was formed deep beneath the earth's crust and whisked to the surface by molten lava. The Oregon Sunstone is mined in a variety of colors and shades such as red, green, orange and yellow. Tiny copper inclusions give the sunstone a distinctive radiance and it often reflects different colors depending on the viewing angle.
Band Engraving
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Engrave your wedding band with a heart-felt inscription. The cost of a custom wedding band inscription will depend on the number of characters, font and if the band is engraved by hand or by the use of an engraving machine. Request hand engraving if you would like to add unique embellishments to your wedding band along with an inscription. Hand engraving will cost more money, but the price is worth it if you are looking for a wedding band that has an authentic, hand-forged look.
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