It’s funny that even though marriage isn’t an event that lasts for the rest of one’s life, weddings haven’t lost their magic touch at all. They’re still one of the most important events in a person’s life, as well as in his or her family or community. It unites a man and a woman in a sacred and legal bond for the rest of their lives, with vows to uphold fidelity and love, and of course, the creation of a new family.
These vows are so important that spouses wear wedding bands during their marriage in order to remember it. It’s also a custom of modern society that makes it easy to tell at a glance married people from single people. The fact that it’s so easy to make the distinction speaks of the importance that society places on marriage.
The custom of getting it and presenting it varies from culture to culture. In some cultures, one of the future spouses gets both bands. In others, a third person gets the bands for the future spouses. In addition, some couples have lately decided to get their wedding bands together.
There are several types of wedding bands. At first they were simple round rings made of gold or silver without any detail at all. However, as time passed and jewelry techniques improved, hundreds of types of wedding bands were produced, with different materials, sizes and designs. Some of them are very conventional and some are more daring and original.
If you want something out of the ordinary, why don’t you get equestrian wedding bands? They look great and they are not as common as other types of wedding bands. In fact, equestrian wedding bands will attract attention and can become easily a topic of conversation in any reunion.
Equestrian wedding bands also look western, so, if you come from a family or a community of typical American cowboys, equestrian wedding bands will show your respect for your origins. Equestrian wedding bands are also great if you own your own horses and want to display your love for the sport and the animals.
The most typical characteristic of equestrian wedding bands is their shoe horse shaped diamond. Sometimes thought, it can be uncomfortable, specially for the man, if the spouse practices harsh activities. That’s why there are now a lot of equestrian wedding bands that have several small diamonds engraved on the outer side of the ring. These can be as subtle or as striking as you want, depending on your taste.
In the end, equestrian wedding bands are some of the most beautiful and original types of wedding bands there are.