Promise rings are often seen as a separate gift from the wedding rings, although they certainly can be an important part of the romance of the occasion. Like wedding rings, promise rings are designs to show your love and your desire to be in a committed relationship with the other person.
Promise rings are not always designed the same as wedding rings, however they be very similar to traditional wedding ring designs. They come in a variety of metals including yellow gold, silver, white gold and platinum. More modern varieties of promise rings are also found in both titanium and palladium
Although many people think of promise rings as a new addition to traditional wedding rings, they can actual be found as far back as the early sixteenth century. In these times a girl's father or family would often require that the groom to be have sufficient funds to support the girl or young woman once they married. Until the man could get this amount of money he would not be allowed to marry, but could give a promise ring to show his intent.
Promise rings, unlike the engagement ring of wedding rings and sets, can be given to and by both the man and the woman. In many cultures and areas promise rings worn by the couple are traditional as well as thoroughly modern
Promise rings are worn on the same hand as wedding rings and also on the exact same finger. For some couples the option for a smaller promise, engagement and wedding ring can make a beautiful collection of stackable rings. These could then be worn as a complete set or in any combination.
Choosing promise rings and wedding rings that compliment each other provides a lot of options for different combinations. The promise ring could be worn with the wedding band, engagement ring or all together.
The promise and wedding rings don't have to be a perfect match. They can simply use the same types of designs or patterns which will allow them to compliment each other. Romantic shapes such as hearts are very popular with these pre-engagement rings.
For every elaborate promise rings, diamonds that match the wedding rings may be a good option. Of course this isn't necessary, but three stone rings as well as simple bands do work very well with most wedding rings and sets.
