Men's & Women's Wedding Bands

In the past it was common for couples’ wedding bands to match, creating a visual sense of cohesion and unity. Nowadays, couples are increasingly choosing wedding band designs and metal colours that best reflect their own personal style, regardless of whether they match their partner’s wedding band.

In Australia, both the engagement ring and wedding band are traditionally worn together on the left hand (fourth finger from the right); once fabled to have a direct vein to the heart. Although proven untrue, the tradition remains. Some people move their engagement ring to the right hand for the duration of their wedding ceremony, and others leave it there permanently if the two rings are dissimilar in style and present better independently.

Plain gold women’s wedding bands range from around $350 to $1,400, depending on the metal type and ring width. Diamond designs start from around $700 and can reach $10,000+, depending on the number of diamonds and design complexity. Multi-row, eternity and wider width diamond wedding bands command a higher price, based on the volume of diamonds featured. Everybody's financial situation is unique, so set a realistic budget and take advantage of 'buy now, pay later' services to make convenient, interest-free installments.

For most people, choosing a wedding ring design means finding a style that’s cohesive with their engagement ring; usually of the same metal colour, finish, width and diamond setting type. For others, matching wedding bands are more important than choosing a style that complements their engagement ring, and budget may also influence the decision.

Generally speaking, an engagement ring is more expensive than a wedding ring due to the substantial feature diamond found in engagement rings, and the abundance of diamonds and design complexity in modern engagement rings. If your engagement ring design is simple with a modest diamond, it’s possible a wedding band featuring multiple diamonds will be more expensive.

Women’s diamond wedding bands are traditionally worn in front of the engagement ring on the left hand (fourth finger from the right). They are best paired with diamond engagement rings of the same metal colour, width and diamond setting type. Women’s fancy diamond wedding bands can also make a beautifully contrasted companion for a plain-band solitaire engagement ring.