It is traditional to exchange wedding rings between the bride and the groom on the wedding day. In the past most wedding rings have been traditional in design and are more commonly referred to as wedding bands. Traditional wedding bands haven’t really deviated in design since Viking times. Modern designers have introduced new methods of jewellery manufacture and are working with different alloys and materials and it is here that we can see the most contemporary wedding rings.

Perhaps the first designer to lead this revolution was Christian Bauer with the introduction of the platinum wedding ring in the early 1990’s. Up to that point wedding rings tended to be manufactured from gold in different grades of carat. They also tended to be traditional in shape and the two main shapes were the court shapes
and the “D” shaped wedding ring.

Above all, wedding rings must be comfortable and equally importantly they must be durable, as this is a piece of jewellery that must last a lifetime. As platinum is an expensive material with which to manufacture jewellery it is not possible for everyone to own a platinum wedding ring. This is where more modern designers who are willing to experiment with new and exciting materials made their breakthrough. The use of titanium in jewellery manufacture was born. Titanium is an extremely durable material and attractive due to its’ gleaming surface. Different colours can also be applied to this material to give titanium jewellery an extra twist and enhance the experience. More and more men in particular are opting for wedding rings manufactured from titanium, as it is a modern and contemporary twist on the traditional.