How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Band for Your Engagement Ring

Here’s a few tips to make it easier to find your dream wedding band, plus the best styles to complement your engagement ring and top tips for a professional wedding jewelry designer. 

Tips to keep in mind when choosing your wedding band 

Ready to start shopping for a wedding band? Here are our tried-and-true tips: 

Keep your lifestyle in mind

Know what you want it to look like

Pick a band you can wear on its own

Since you’ll likely wear your wedding band on its own more often than not, pick a band that looks amazing with your engagement ring and on its own. 

You don’t have to match

There’s no hard-and-fast rule that you have to match your wedding band to your fiancé’s, or even to your engagement ring style. Of course, you can if you want to, but we’ve found that your wedding band can provide a beautiful contrast to your engagement ring, creating a unique look that’s 100% you. 

In the end, this is your wedding band. It should feel comfortable and make you smile every time you see it. 

What wedding band style best suits your engagement ring?

There are a few different ways to determine which wedding band style is best for your engagement ring. We like to use the cut of your ring’s center stone to find the best band because it impacts the entire look of your wedding set, not to mention what bands will look, feel, and wear best alongside it. 

If you have an emerald cut, look for:

  • Round-pavé or channel-set emerald or diamond bands to add sparkle and emphasize the stunning cut.
  • A straight, minimalist band (plain metal or with inlaid diamonds) to keep attention on your engagement ring’s stone. 

If you have an oval cut, keep an eye out for wedding bands that showcase the shape, like: 

  • East-west oval diamond band to highlight the engagement ring stone’s unique shape. 
  • A pavé eternity band for ultimate sparkle and create contrast between the stones. 

The best bands to accent the timeless round brilliant cut are: 

  • A channel-set eternity band to add plenty of sparkle without overwhelming the center stone. 
  • An understated band to highlight the round brilliant’s cut and radiance.

Have a teardrop-shaped pear cut stone? Pair it with

  • A simple metal band for a classic look. 
  • A pavé or micro-pavé band to accentuate the stone’s unique shape and up the shimmer. 

Bonus tip: Make sure to try the wedding band on separately as well as with your engagement ring. It’s important for it to fit as you want with your engagement ring, especially if you have an elongated center stone, like pear, emerald, or marquis. Everything should fit comfortably and like it was made for you. 

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