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Your Wedding Ceremony – Choosing Rings For Your Wedding Ceremony and Marriage

Ring Ceremony, Wedding rings are the symbols of the promises you and your beloved make. They are the outward manifestation of the love and commitment you have to one another and to your marriage. You want to choose rings that aren’t simply a sign of the time, but that are a sign of the love you have for one another… and p.s. who you are.

Back in the day, before easy divorce and after easy birth control, there was a weird phenomenon about rings that I’m not really seeing today. When I first moved to NYC as a young single in the 70s, it was the era of the disco. You always had to be careful when you were looking around to look carefully at the left hands of any of the men there. (You didn’t need to be quite so careful if you were dating women, because they were home with the kids.) But often you would find a tell-tale indentation or tan line on their fingers. Now, it’s true, I’m not in a lot of discos these days and I live in Small Town America where everyone knows everyone else’s business, but wedding rings are much more likely to go on and stay on. (OK, we haven’t solved the divorce problem yet, but when people are married they wear their rings!).

You have a lot of choices to make about the wedding rings you’ll each wear. Make sure you find something that really suits each of you. You’re going to wear this ring for a long time — hopefully the rest of your life. Here are some options for choosing wedding rings:

* Antique: There is lovely symbolism about wearing an antique ring. You’ve chosen a ring that was worn years ago to celebrate a consecrated relationship.
* Familial: A ring or a stone from a family member says how much you value your membership in your clan. If it’s a ring from a long and happy marriage, then it’s got added value. If the stone is left over from a marriage that’s broken, then you can speak about the connections to that original marriage. Before dreams died, they existed. You now have the chance to give that stone/ring new value.
* Identical: Some people choose identical rings to honor the vows that they are sharing between them. Some will vary the weight or dimensions of the ring a bit so that they suit the wearer.
* Different: If your tastes are really different, then honor your pledges and celebrate your individuality, united in marriage, with rings that suit you.
* With Stones or Without: the rules have changed. Nothing says that only the bride can wear diamonds on her left ring finger! One of the most fun men’s rings I ever saw had just a small but quite beautiful diamond on the inside. Diamonds are forever… and so is love.
* Engraved: Put a date or a fragment of a quote inside your wedding bands.

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By Ann Keeler Evans

Diamond Promise Rings – For When You Mean It

Diamond promise rings are quite common, but many are not all that sure what they are. What is a promise ring? And what does it mean?

Promise rings (all of them, not just diamond promise rings, I just love diamond ones) are a symbol of a promise made between 2 people that both intend to keep.

Not just any old promise, there are lots of those. But a really serious promise. One that is so important between two people that they are both prepared to make a public statement of their promise and intention to keep it by the wearing of a diamond promise ring.

They can also be known variously as a pre engagement ring, or a purity ring. Each is slightly different. Sometimes they are called a friendship ring, perhaps incorrectly.

A pre engagement ring is a symbol of an intention between 2 people to get engaged at some time in the future. A diamond promise ring of this type is a serious commitment. One not to be undertaken lightly. A statement to all who see it that these 2 people are committed to each other. That although the time is not right, for various reasons, to get engaged, they have both been prepared to make that serious commitment regardless.

A friendship ring is slightly different and may not be, strictly speaking, a promise ring. It is more commonly a symbol of a very strong friendship between 2 people. There is of course, nothing wrong with this at all, just that it is not strictly a symbol of a promise. Just a symbol of a special feeling. For example where 2 strong friends find that their lives take them to different parts of the world they can exchange diamond promise rings to seal their continuing friendship.

A diamond purity ring, on the other hand, is a symbol of a very strong promise of a very serious nature between 2 people. This is perhaps the most well known and most serious type of diamond promise ring, and perhaps requires the most thought, and the most commitment.

Often entered into between 2 younger people, a purity ring is a promise about sexual purity. Often made between 2 young people for religious reasons, it is a promise to abstain from sexual activity until a certain time, usually their marriage.

And it need not always be a promise made between 2 people, it can also be a promise to oneself. A display of a promise that a young person shall remain pure until the time is right. Still, though, a very serious promise.

Some consider that a purity ring of this type is a promise between 2 “people”, in that the other half of the partnership is God. That this is a covenant or a promise made between a young person and his or her God.

The types of promise rings described are not exclusive. Diamond promise rings can be exchanged really for any reason. However it is very important, firstly, that both people understand exactly the nature of what is being promised. If possible write it down so there can be no misunderstandings. If it can be encapsulated in a short phrase why not get it inscribed on the ring?

And why diamond promise rings, rather than other types of promise rings?

Just because diamonds are the best. Nothing beats a diamond for a ring.

And because they aren’t cheap, so the mere fact that you’ve both made a promise that you are prepared to cement by the serious commitment of spending money means that it is very important to you. A cheap ring really doesn’t mean so much.

So why not display to the world the seriousness of your promise by the wearing of a diamond promise ring? There’s no better way to make a commitment to each other until the time is right.

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By Peter Leigh

Aquamarine Dream – Why Aquamarine Rings Make the Perfect Alternative

Traditional diamond or gemstone jewelery such as ruby, emerald and sapphire rings, will always be considered beautiful and highly desirable, but for those who want something a little different, aquamarine rings provide a perfect alternative. Whether you are looking to trek down an unusual or unique ring for the person who has everything or want to find a funky ring for those with a quirky side or the young at heart, diamond aquamarine rings have something to offer almost all jewelery tastes.

The name for the mesmerizing aquamarine derives from the Latin “aqua” and “mare” meaning sea water because of their intoxicating maritime color. This green/blue stone is a member of the beryl family, to which emeralds also belong, while its color is due to iron impurities located within. Found predominantly in Brazil, Nigeria and Zambia, the largest stone ever discovered was in Brazil in 1910 and weighed 243lbs. Other then the fact that the gemstone is delightfully alluring, there are several more intriguing reasons to give these fine rings as a present.

Gold aquamarine rings comes in many shapes and sizes from beautiful trilogy rings to aquamarine solitaires, yet all are believed to have the same extraordinary powers. Sacred to Neptune, God of the Sea, and supposed gift of the mermaids, the aquamarine was once used to help alleviate all manner of illnesses. Water that had been left with the stone in it, was thought to cure maladies of the heart, liver, stomach and throat and counteract the effects of poison.

With its similarity to the color of the waves, aquamarine pendants became talismans for sailors who wore them to protect against the unpredictable nature of the sea and ensure the safe passage home of their ships. Like wise, in soldiers it was considered to instill bravery and render them invincible. By healers, aquamarine is used to release any negative emotion and restore emotional well-being while drawing love. For this reason, it has become tradition for a husband to give his new bride an aquamarine necklace, ring or aquamarine earrings the morning after their nuptials have been consummated and within more mature relationships it is an indication of continued stability and commitment.

Besides its multitude of therapeutic and curative attributes, the aquamarine has also come to represent many other things. It is the birthstone for March and zodiac sign of Pisces and thought to be doubly lucky for those under these categories, as well as being the accepted gemstone for the 19th wedding anniversary. The truth is that even if you choose to buy aquamarine jewelery purely for their aesthetic qualities, it is good to know that there is so much more to these fascinating, exquisite stones then initially meets the eye.

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By Michelle Elkins