Wedding Rings

The First Wedding Ring

Wedding rings have a long history and can be traced back to medieval times. Some say the practice of exchanging wedding rings goes back to Egyptian times but our earliest recorded instances come from the Middle Ages. By this time, many metals had found their way into everyday usage so it was only natural that jewellery too was fashioned out of metal. With jewellery becoming a status symbol, it was only natural that marriages were also affirmed with a piece of jewellery – and so the concept of wedding rings was born.

Wedding Rings: The Earliest Metals

Gold of course, has always been a favourite through the ages. In medieval times, the metals that also found favour were copper, iron and silver. The main reason was that metals could be fashioned into any shape and would still hold their shape after they were cooled. This gave rise to the possibility of using various designs in jewellery. Most metals allowed intricate designs to be fashioned and artisans had a field day translating their artistic talents into works of art.

Wedding Rings: The Metal Maketh The Man Or Woman

Of course, as in all times through the ages, the metal used was indicative of the class that the person belonged to. The nobility and the rich used the more expensive metals while the poorer ones used the metals that were more affordable and readily available to make their wedding rings. Somewhere in the 14th century was when simple metal wedding rings gave way to gemstones being embedded in some of the wedding rings. However, it was the simple band, mainly gold, that survived to become the most popular wedding ring.

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.