11 Romantic Ideas for Engraving Your Wedding Band
One of the hottest trends in wedding bands today are engravings. Engravings add a romantic and meaningful touch to a wedding band and help couples commemorate their special day in a way that is uniquely theirs. Engraving a date, a name, or an intimate message inside the wedding band are both trendy and eloquent and the first choice for many couples.
However, if words aren’t quite your thing, there are also beautiful patterns that you can have engraved into your wedding band that will add detail and richness. And in a time where many couples are looking for jewelry that is a little different from their peers, or their friends and relatives’ jewelry, engraved jewelry is a lovely choice. Engravings let you be part of your ring’s story. If you’re considering an engraved wedding band, but aren’t quite sure what engraving you want on your ring, feel free to keep reading for some ideas and inspiration.
A little inspiration
- Vows – When couples are looking for a more intimate and personal engraving, they often opt for having a line from their wedding vows engraved on your wedding band. This works especially well when the couple also wrote their wedding vows.
- Romance languages – Whatever your message, whether a line from your wedding vows, from a poem, or just a single word like ‘eternity’ or ‘love’, writing it in French, Italian or Latin, one of the romance languages, is both a romantic and tender gesture.
- Religious verses – Always a popular option, having a religious verse that holds special meaning to both you and your partner engraved on your ring is another lovely way to make your ring special and uniquely yours. Just make sure the verse isn’t too long to fit on the ring.
- Symbols – Engraving a meaningful symbol such as the sign of infinity to symbolize eternity, or two connected hearts, or a Cupid’s arrow are also a beautiful as well as a sweet and playful way for couples to express their love for each other.
- Fingerprint – Another novel and romantic way to personalize your wedding ring is to have the fingerprint impression of your spouse set into your wedding ring. This is a newer trend and is one of the best ways to personalize a ring. Fingerprints can be on the outside or the inside of the band.
- Song lyrics – No, not the entire song, but a brief line from the song that you both love. Many couples choose this option if they have a special song from their first date, or from the first event they attended together as a couple, or from the first time they met.
- Your names or initials – A bit more traditional, but still expressive and thoughtful, is to have your partner’s names or initials engraved into your wedding ring. Couples that choose this option also often like to have their wedding date engraved next to the initials.
- Nicknames – Do you and your partner have nicknames or pet names for each other? Engraving special nicknames or pet names on wedding rings is another lovely way to personalize your wedding bands.
- Poems – Again, not the entire poem of course, but a brief line or a few words from a poem that you both love and that has particular meaning or association for the two of you.
- Quotations – Yet another beautiful engraving is a quotation. With this option, couples usually choose to have the first half of the quotation engraved on one partner’s wedding band and the second half engraved on the other partner’s wedding band.
- Patterns – And then there is the option to engrave intricate and beautiful patterns on your wedding band. Engraved patterns can add detail and your unique personal style to your wedding band and there are many patterns to choose from such as bevelled edges, line patterns, channel cut patterns, textures, hammered and more. Below is just a few examples of stunning wedding rings with engraved patterns:
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Which comes first?
Which do you decide upon first? The wedding band? The engraved message? Whether you want an inscription or a pattern? At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter whether you find your ring first or first decide on the engraving you want because each decision will inform the other. What matters is finding the perfect wedding ring and the perfect engraving – one that has meaning to both you and your spouse and will make you part of your wedding band’s story. When you’re ready to start looking, we’re happy to help you with both!
