Weddings have always been very important events in every human society, even in those societies where a man could take several women as his wives. Weddings were not only the union of a man and a woman, they were also the union of families, clans, villages, and even kingdoms, as rulers often married their daughters and sons to seal alliances and pacts. These became even stronger when a child was born, as it symbolized the continuity of the dynasty, kingdom, or clan.
Nowadays, marriage is still the base of society. It still marks the union of two families. This union will carry on the name of the family and create a family of its own, with the promise to pass on the name to a new generation in the future, who will continue the cycle.
The couple that is formed in a marriage are also making promises to each other and to themselves. These include unconditional love, faithfulness, support, companionship, and the promise of future children, among others. These promises and the values they uphold are so important that married people wear wedding bands from the day they get married until they die or divorce. These not only remind them of these promises and values, but they also let anyone else see that they’re married.
One way to take this message a bit further is by getting matching wedding bands for both the groom and the bride. Matching wedding bands speak of even better. While they might send the same message as other wedding bands when one of the spouses is alone, when both of them are together, matching wedding bands say “we like to share our lives, and we’re proud of it.”
Also, matching wedding bands are a great occasion to test your ability as a couple to make decisions with long lasting results. Whatever model of matching wedding bands the couple pick, it’ll be the one they will wear for the rest of their marriage; so they will have to learn to negotiate, compromise and concede and come up with matching wedding bands that appeal to both tastes and still falls within their budget. This involves breaking the tradition of each spouse getting the wedding band for the other one separately, but on the other hand, it is an opportunity for the future to be husband and wife to discuss and share their future marriage.
So, as you can see, matching wedding bands can be very romantic, and give an extra message of love to yourself, your partner, and everyone else.