Wedding Rings

The Claddagh Design Wedding Ring

The Claddagh ring is an Irish tradition and it has a wonderful design that speaks of love. It shows two hands joined together with a heart and a crown. Today, the design has travelled beyond Ireland’s shores and it is fast becoming a wedding ring design that people are looking at.

The Claddagh Wedding Ring Story

The story of the Claddagh ring began with an Irishman, Richard Joyce in the seventeenth century. He was going to be married and a week before the wedding, he took his boat out fishing. Unfortunately, the boat capsized and he was picked up by pirates and sold as a slave. He worked with the goldsmith who bought him for years and then one day, managed to escape to freedom and made his way back to his village. Imagine his surprise when he found that his bride to be had waited all those years for him without getting married. He used his goldsmith skills to fashion a ring that signified their love for each other and they got married and lived happily ever after.

What the Claddagh Wedding Ring Signifies

The hands signify a joining together in friendship, the heart of course stands for love and the crown is supposed to signify fidelity. Together, these are the three qualities essential in a marriage. The village that Richard belonged to is gone but the romance and design of the Claddagh wedding ring lives on.

Wedding Rings From SamaraJames

Whatever the style and metal you decide to go with, wedding rings from SamaraJames mean you can rely on the fact that what you get is pure and finely crafted with care. Choose from a wonderful array of extremely well-designed, solid wedding rings, in your choice of style and metal. Take your time choosing them - you are probably going to have them on for life. Then with that wedding ring on your finger, go live life to the fullest. If you would like more information on wedding rings, please do call us on freephone 0800 612 2721.