Men’s Wedding Bands Don’t Have to Be Boring

Women have many options when it comes time to peruse the ring counter for the perfect wedding band. She can go with a plain band or find one studded with diamonds to match her engagement ring. She can choose an infinity band or even take the central stone from her engagement ring and have it set into a wedding band of her choice. Any way you look at it, she’s going to get just what she wants. But when it comes time for the man to choose his band, he may find the selection rather, well, boring.

For years society has dictated that a man’s wedding band be plain, simple, and supposedly masculine. It’s not really that surprising considering that the man band is a relatively new concept. While women have worn ring’s to denote marital status for centuries, wedding bands for couples only really started a few decades ago (gaining popularity during WWII when soldiers wanted a token of marriage to take with them to war). But these days the ideas about what is and isn’t appropriate for a man when it comes to the band are changing.

More and more men are demanding that they be given the same amount of options as the fairer sex when it comes to what could be the only piece of jewelry they wear. Although most men don’t expect anything as fancy as what a woman might prefer, they seem rather keen to embrace new metals, mixed metals, different shapes, and even embellishments like diamond studs. And as long as these extra adornments are kept to a minimum, the ring can provide for both a unique statement piece and a truly masculine expression of love and commitment.

So if you find that you’re just not satisfied by the plain, boring selection at some jewelry stores, think about heading to a nearby jewelry district for more options (if you live in an urban area) or simply start looking at online retailers. This is not only a great way to find a larger range of options in the way of men’s wedding bands; it can also save you a ton of money over brick-and-mortar locations (which factor the price of operations into each sale).