Doesn't matter, as long as they are perfect for you. However the metal should match your E ring.

My father-in-law 2b spent £4000 on his wifes wedding ring and thats nearly our entire budget, but is this the norm for rings?

WHAT??????????????????????????????????????

i know thats just stupid money who did he marry? katie price?

No someone who left him for another man 8 years later! They split up about a month ago!

Don't get why people spend so much on wedding rings, most of the time you can't tell the difference between a ring that cost £100 and one that cost £1000 so even if money is no object, why not put it to a better cause?

My mum and her ex-husband spent about £3k on their wedding rings, each. Well, he used his dad's so he got a wedding watch instead but in the end they spent about £7k on their wedding jewelry... they are getting divorced now after just four years, and my mum said (before we stopped speaking) when I got engaged that I could have her wedding ring... like I'd want a ring from a failed marriage!

Ours willbe 650 for both and we are getting them made for us :-)

I sooooo cant wait

H2B spent a fortune on engagement ring so we are going for two tone matching bands at around £300. x

We are on a tight budget but cant find a ring to fit with my engagement ring for less than £400, his ring will be £100-200.

one thing, you don't have to have a band that sits well with your engagement ring. Lots of people choose to pick the ring they like and wear their engagement ring on the other hand or on another finger, or even put it away for special occasions. I'm moving my engagement ring to my other hand after we marry as I love the way my wedding band looks on its own.

we are buying ours in america ........

sounds a plan:)

me h2b wants a titanium one so his will be cheap.mine plain gold so not more £100

Have a word with a jeweller would be my advice. I don't think it's important how much the rings are as long as you are happy and can afford it. Gold at the mo is the most expensive it has ever been so nothing is inexpensive! Rings are worn to symbolise your union for eternity with the man that you love, can't put a price on that xxx

Is it too early for us to buy them soon? Would be nice to get that out the way if we can afford it ... I think we'll spend less than £100, I know someone who is a jeweller, so will see what he's got :) x

have only just read this thread £4000 on wedding rings *faints* x

I spent £180 (with discount) on the h2b's ring which is 9ct super extra heavyweight 5mm as he needed it to be thick with his job. He spent £220 (with discount) on my 18k 4mm extra heavy weight band. We got them from H Samuels and are having them engraved at another jewellers which is cheaper. It doesn't matter how much is spent on the rings or what they are made of they are a sign of your commitment to each other so are therefore priceless.

My E ring was v expensive so getting a simple platinum band, then in 10yrs I'll up the bling again with more diamonds in my eternity ring. We've budgeted 500 but h2b said we can have more if we need to as they're 4 life

my ring is about £400 and Dave is getting his dad's wedding ring x

We've budgeted £600 at the moment, and h2b is quite happy to have a fairly cheap ring as he isn't into jewllery. I'm finding it hard to find something that suits my engagement ring though xx

@ODMS If you want to, get them now, the rings are one of the big things you can get done early because you buy it to fit you, not to fit the wedding or the theme or the dress so no matter what you pick, seeing as you'll pick what you like if you get them now or next year, it's one expense you can get out of the way and it is OH so much fun picking rings. Although when you get to take them home it's really hard to not wear them hehe. Plus if you want engraving, have a look for styles now and if you see rings you like, you can get them or order them and still have the rest of the time to think about what you want engraved on it. Me and h2b aren't getting ours engraved until either just before or just after the wedding :)

me and my h2b are on a very tight budget so we are just gettin the cheap ones from argos and maybe when we get rich ( yeah right lol) we might buy some more expensive ones

I had originally bought a wedding ring for myself it was a 18k white gold ring with cubic zirconia on it from Beaverbrooks, lovely little ring actually.

When I bought the hubby his ring in Canada it was titanium with a 0.10 carat diamond in it he decided I should have diamond as well & as my enagagement ring is 14k white gold it would look better to have the same k of metal.

So he bought me a half eternity style diamond wedding band, it atches my engagement ring, I have beautiful diamonds &I love it.

His was nearly $400 after taxes & mine was nearly $600 after taxes (Approx half would be the UK equiv), irregardless of the prices of the rings, all that matters is that you like it, it looks good with your other ring in the long run, who cares if it's £100 or £1000, it's a symbol of your love :D

my wedding ring was 350 and h2b was 35 as it titanium he loves it xx

Set a budget for about £600 for both :-) x