White Gold Wedding Bands and Platinum Wedding Bands

With wedding bands forming a crucial part of the shopping list of soon-to-be-wed couples, it is important for you to know the difference between White Gold and Yellow Gold wedding bands. The main reason why only these two are spoken with so much fervor is not difficult to understand - They are probably the most commonly used.

The third metal, Platinum is also used, but very rarely. Platinum drops out of favor due to its extremely delicate nature and high price. That said, a lot of people still shop for Platinum wedding bands only because they are so exquisite.

Here are some points of differences between white gold wedding bands and Platinum wedding bands

Metal color

The metal color of White Gold Wedding Bands is light grey, while Platinum bands have a naturally white color. A lot of jewelers plate White Gold wedding bands with rhodium to give them the necessary look and feel.

Wear-and-Tear and Maintenance

With the white gold wedding bands, you would have to do re-plating once every 2 years because the rhodium plate on the white gold often fades out during this time. The same thing also happens with Platinum bands, but all you need to do is get the Platinum bands re-polished, which really is not a tough job for expert hands.

Scratches are a major concern for anything that has to do with Diamond and Gold. White Gold reacts negatively to scratches, with a lot of the Gold getting removed. Deep scratches to the White Gold band would often mean a meeting with the jewel expert. The case though becomes interesting with Platinum.

Platinum bands don't respond as adversely to scratches as White Gold wedding bands. But, you would find that Platinum bands can get scratched easily. That said, all it needs is a small burnishing effort by the jeweler, and you would be able to see your 'old' Platinum wedding band.

User-friendly

This is most important to know. Platinum is 100% original and pure, and hypoallergenic. That means, you can wear these rings without thinking of too much damage to your fingers. White Gold is basically Yellow Gold mixed with other metals to achieve the white shine. But, you would have made a wrong decision, if your hands are allergic to the mixture.

Rarity and Weight

The fact that Platinum wedding bands are three times rarer than Gold and have 60% more density than gold means one thing - The cost of Platinum wedding bands go high for sure.

The comparison may make you believe that buying Platinum wedding bands, although is expensive, but will prove to be the basis of a long lasting decision. Yes, you may have to spend some extra bucks, but if those bucks can bring a long-lasting smile on your partner's face, it is indeed worth.

Wedding & Anniversary Gifts
Memories can invoke very strong emotions. At a young age our memories take hold and later in life these can be sparked by sights, sounds, touch, tastes, and smells. Special occasions tend to hold the deepest memories, ones birthdays', Christmas, first date, graduation, and matrimony, to a couple's first born and then the cycle begins again in another's memories.

The memory of ones wedding celebration marks a special passage of time. Ones own memories that were once exclusive to only you are now shared with another and the two become one in thought, emotion and in this way all future memories change and are never remembered again as exclusively your own. No longer is it "my" memories but "our" memories.

The yearly anniversary which now marks that sharing of time has such special meaning, over the years much thought has gone into the giving of gifts for a couple's wedding anniversary. This guide offers suggestions for gift giving for both men and women and insight into traditional and modern gifts and offers purchasing opportunities from trusted merchants that assisted in producing this guide.

Marriage Anniversary Gifts in the early years of marriage were small remembrances, or tokens, such as 1st (paper), 5th (wood), and 10th (tin). In later years of matrimony, gifts gained value (which tends to correspond with society status and professional security), including 15th (crystal), 20th (china), 25th (silver), and 50th (gold).

By the time her publication was reprinted in 1957, the growing importance of wedding anniversary celebrations in America required more guidance and the traditional gift list had been expanded to include all of the first 15 years, and multiples of five thereafter. Additionally, as 35 years had passed since the original publication modern alternatives were again added and updated to include more socially acceptable gift options.

The traditional and modern anniversary gift guides have changed very little during the past half-century where traditional gifts are deeply rooted in heritage yet modern gifts greatly assist to offset cultural differences. The giving of a gift to your partner on the memorable occasion of shared thought is so symbolic that this guide has been developed to assist making the occasion truly one worth marking the passage of time from here.

The right gift can bring a sparkle to every eye and can delight the hearts of all. Our Anniversary Guide will help you celebrate with gift ideas. The quick chart below tells you the Gemstone Anniversary Gifts for each year.

01 Anniversary - Gold Jewelry

02 Anniversary - Garnet Rings

03 Anniversary - Pearls

04 Anniversary - Blue Topaz

05 Anniversary - Sapphire

06 Anniversary - Amethyst

07 Anniversary - Onyx Rings

08 Anniversary - Tourmaline

09 Anniversary - Lapis Rings

10 Anniversary - Diamonds

11 Anniversary - Jewelry

12 Anniversary - Pearls

13 Anniversary - Citrine

14 Anniversary - Gold Jewelry

15 Anniversary - Ruby Rings

20 Anniversary - Platinum

25 Anniversary - Silver

30 Anniversary - Pearl

35 Anniversary - Jade

40 Anniversary - Ruby

45 Anniversary - Sapphire Rings

50 Anniversary - Gold

55 Anniversary - Emerald Rings

60 Anniversary - Diamond Rings

65 Anniversary - Diamond