Gold wedding rings encompass an enormous variety of bridal rings for both men and women.
Going from plain gold bands all the way to white gold wedding rings and engagement rings with fancy colored diamonds bands, the range of beautiful gold bridal jewelry is simply too much to take in in one sitting or for any one jeweler to have in their store.
Rose gold wedding rings like the one to the right have become popular of late because the variety it adds to a woman’s options.
In the good old days it was the guy who was involved in selecting the diamond and setting for his bride to be. Now it is the bride that decides on wedding rings styles.
Women of course have an enhanced sense for the fashionable and trendy and are more inclined to choose a rose gold diamond band style like the one to the left.
Today’s bride is much more involved in the whole selection process and for the most part these women consistently have a ring in mind even though the type of ring they may desire changes over time.
The trend these days is for brides to be to seek a bolder look and are letting their fiance know exactly what they want.
Rose gold is one of those choices that a bride can make for herself that is a departure from the traditional solitaire white gold wedding rings with round brilliant or princess cut center stones.
An example of this is this Gelin Abaci rose/white pave tension setting to the right which is a
Gelin Abaci Rose Gold Tension Set Mounting with Center Stone
tension engagement ring mounting with the shank in white gold and the head in rose gold. It is a stunning yet simple engagement ring that speaks volumes about its wearer.
Gold wedding rings are great as tension set rings but I always prefer platinum for this purpose. I’m sure the gold version of this ring is perfectly durable but for tension sets I prefer the security of Platinum because of its strength and density.
Tension set engagement rings are great but you always have to take into consideration the comfort factor. This type of ring has to have fat shoulders so that the diamond is receiving an appropriate level of tension to be secure.
Fat shoulders on an engagement ring means your fingers will have to accommodate this extra girth. I find that for women with smaller fingers a tension set solitaire may not be the best option and another thing is that if your finger shrinks or expands this ring can be a tricky thing to size. It will have to go back to the manufacturer who I’m sure will charge an arm and a leg to get this done.
Men’s gold wedding rings have also been popular because high end watch brands like Rolex started to make rose gold versions of their models as early as the 1990′s. So men who are into luxury jewelry and watches don’t feel that it is in any way a sissy color for men’s gold wedding rings. Check out the Greek inspired rose and white gold mens wedding band below.
14k gold wedding rings in rose gold is what most men prefer because it doesn’t scratch as easily as 18k. Men also don’t like mixing their gold colors except in the most minimalist way. 
Most men will gladly go for unique gold wedding rings that combine rose gold and white gold with some bit of white diamonds in a channel setting.
However they most certainly will stay away from tri color gold like black hills gold wedding rings and to a certain extent nowadays yellow gold wedding rings. White has been the preferred color for gold wedding band rings for quite a while. They will also opt for other white metals like palladium , tungsten and titanium.
Platinum in the last few years has given way to 18k gold wedding rings simply because of price. although gold prices are quite high and are just 20% less than platinum metal spot prices people still are leaning towards 18k white gold because it is much less expensive to cast, file and polish.
It is true that white gold will always need to be plated with Rhodium but this only needs to be done once every 2-3 years for most women. Almost all the wear on the ring takes place on the inside of the shank that touches the finger. this is the area that cannot be seen when wearing the ring so this wear is not too much of a problem. Ordinarily a decent plating of 5 microns on a gold wedding ring should suffice for some time.
