The holiday season is a wonderful time to take your relationship to the next level with an engagement, and what better way to ring in the New Year than with an amazing engagement ring. The wedding ring forcast for 2013 is gleaming with large, opulent diamonds and gems, unique settings, and spectacular cuts. Wedding bands are also getting elaborate upgrades, with many couples adding diamond embellishments and using unconventional metals.
So how do you find the perfect, stylish wedding ring set that will compliment you as a couple and stand out among the rest? Here are the latest trends in engagement rings and wedding bands that are guaranteed to make your engagement and wedding sparkle.
Engagement Rings That Bling
While most women would agree that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, engagement ring trends for 2013 suggest that today’s woman wants her bestie big, bold, and blinding with radiance. Large stones bearing the emerald cut surrounded by diamonds are a hit with brides-to-be this season and will continue into the next year. Celebrities such as actress Sofia Vergara sparked this trend by sporting enormous rocks in eccentric designs. Engagement rings with distinctive gemstones is another trend that will remain popular in 2013. Rings with colorful stones like garnet and emerald have always been in vogue; however, the blue sapphire engagement ring given to Kate Middleton by Prince William spurred the prominence of this style even more. Engagement rings with jew
els other than diamonds not only set the ring apart from the typical engagement ring, but are also more personalized, particularly if the gem is the birthstone of the bride-to-be or a representation of a significant milestone in the couple’s relationship. The halo setting will continue to be a hit in 2013, but new trends show that ring designers are adding some innovation to this setting by doubling the halo and augmenting the style. Although many of the engagement ring trends we’ve seen in the past few seasons are all about big, bold diamonds and precious stones, classic, solitaire rings are still quite fashionable. Jewelry retailers, such as 77Diamonds, are enhancing the traditional solitaire engagement ring look with tasteful settings such as the bezel setting or shifting away from the common pear cut and incorporating an oval or princess cut diamond.
Stand By Your Band
Next to the engagement ring, the wedding band is the most important piece of jewelry you’ll wear after you wed. The style of your wedding band should be determined by the type of engagement ring you receive and your preference on how you intend to wear both rings—as a set or solo. Contemporary brides moved on from the traditional, plain yellow or white gold bands years ago, opting for blinged out bands with diamond adornments. This style isn’t just for the ladies, either. Men are showing their love of diamonds too with bands containing gems. The type of metal used for wedding bands is changing as well. In 2013, expect to see more couples donning bands in metals like rose gold or wearing two-toned rings patterned from two diverse metals. No matter what you choose for the cut, setting, metal, or stones, we
dding rings in 2013 are destined to shine.
