If you’re looking to start the wedding planning process, you are most certainly not alone. After all, weddings are so very popular and commonplace here in the United States that as many as two and a half million of them occur over the course of one single year. This means that around 44,000 weddings – if not more than – occur each and every weekend that the year has to offer – and that’s just within the United States alone, let alone anywhere else in the world as we know it. As a matter of fact, up to half of the total adult population in this country is married.
And getting married is, for a great many people, very much about love. As a matter of fact, more than 85% of all marriages seen throughout the country are based in love. Many of these newly married couples, as well as those who are soon to be wed, have actually been part of an established couple for quite some time by the time that they decide to get married or even just engaged. For instance, very nearly three quarters of all couples will actually live together prior to committing to marriage, something that would not be nearly as likely to happen in years past, especially the further back you go. In addition to this, it is the average for a couple to date a minimum of five years before getting married, though some people date for much shorter periods of time before making this committment – and some for much longer indeed.
But wedding planning is certainly a complex thing, one that requires a good deal of time and effort alike. For starters, even just selecting the engagement ring is often a long process. After all, there are so many different types of engagement rings out there, and it is important to choose the one that your soon to be fiancee would be most likely to love. For many people, this would be a diamond ring, as diamonds have long been popular all throughout the country and even all throughout the world. In addition to this, diamond rings come in different styles. The solitaire style is a particularly popular type of ring style, and one that has been in use all the way back to the year of 1886. It involves only just one diamond set on a slim and elegant band, making it a classic choice for a great many people indeed.
Of course, it’s not just the engagement ring that matters. Wedding bands must also be selected with care. Some might even say that the process of selecting the right wedding band will be even more stressful and time consuming, as wedding bands will need to be selected for both the bride as well as the groom. Wedding bands come in all shapes and sizes much in the same way that engagement rings do. You can choose to have diamonds inlaid to your wedding bad, or else choose to keep your wedding band a bit more plain than that, if not totally plain. Engravings are also common in wedding bands, and these engravings can be a private testament of love between the couple that is soon to be married.
The material used to create your wedding band is also something to be taken into consideration. Sterling silver, for instance, is just one popular example. In fact, silver has been in use for an incredible period of time indeed – a period of as many as 6,000 years. Of course, silver has only become more and more acessible as a material in the years that have transpired since, and is now commonly and popularly used for all types of jewelry. If you take care of your wedding band well, a silver wedding band is likely to last you for a great deal of time indeed. At the end of the day, choosing a material for its longevity as well as for its overall appearance is very much something that should be considered.
All in all, getting ready to be married is certainly something that comes with a lot of things to decide upon. Fortunately, there are many different options out there.