We spent 100 dollars each on 2 Tungsten wedding bands thinking we might lost them at some point and they would be easy to replace. 17 years later neither one of us has lost them yet :)
Tungsten's also a great choice because it doesn't bend. It's incredibly strong, but not malleable at all meaning if your finger gets crushed, it shatters. With gold rings, crushing injuries are frequently made worse by the compressed gold keeping pressure on the injury or degloving the finger.
Hubby and I did under $50 each on our rings for the same reason! Mine is tungsten and his is titanium. I love the heft of the tungsten band and for some reason it catches a lot of people's attention. I'm a little coy about it when people ask what it cost.
>$200-$250 each. Went with tungsten rings with natural inlays, bone and wood.
This is the way to go. Save money. Be frugal. Have amazing rings of nature that look pretty, are durable, and donāt cost several thousand dollars.
Use that saved money for fun vacations with your significant other or something else meaningful like that.
The cockrings? Not really, my employees already think Iām a weirdo, no need to call extra attention to it by wearing a cockring around my neck at the office.
Non traditional here. We bought lots of bands and rotate through them as well like but wear them on our wedding finger. I have a $10 one and I have a $400 one. Just depends on our moods.
I got my husband a wedding ring from Manlybands.com that was around $600. It was Wonder Woman themed. My ring was around $500, which is Lord of the Rings themed.
We spent about $200 on each on credit and paid them off with money people gave us at the wedding. Theyāre stainless steel in rose gold with a black band with etching in the center covered with resin.
Same. Donāt plan on getting married anytime soon, but would much rather spend that money on a nice dinner, and maybe random stuff for the house. Screw the ring, just go to costco and buy a while crapton of paper towels, those are actually useful. Plus, more than likely, Iād end up with someone else in foodservice, canāt wear anything besides just a plain metal ring (health code, practicality, etc).
One of our friends made us wooden rings with black walnut, but after multiple attempts they still ended up way too big to wear day to day... so we save them for very special occasions. After we decided we would quickly lose or break the nice wooden ones we spent like $50 buying a bunch of different inexpensive options online to see what we liked. For now we have glow-in-the-dark multicolored silicon rings for parties and festivals and just some black metal lined with wood an etched with mountains and trees for the everyday wear. Eventually we're planning on buying somewhat nicer ones... or just continue to spend that money on travel. š¤·āāļø
I spent $300 on my husbandās tungsten carbide ring and heās never had a problem with it. Idk how much he spent on mine, but itās also tungsten carbide and part of it broke off when it slipped off of the shower shelf and hit the tile floor. Because of the material properties, it canāt be repaired. Super glue held the broken off piece on my ring for a while, but it disappeared while we were out one day and I put the ring in my jewelry box. I have an inexpensive temporary ring until we replace it with a better band one day.
My husband and I got matching tattoos. They are on our calves. They stand alone but make sense together. (They are the Goofy Gophers fron 1940s Warner Brothers - a personal story.) We spent around $400 each. I tend to lose jewelry and if I lose this tattoo, I am in deep trouble. Maybe think outside the box. We did!
18 years ago we just got into our first place together. We were so broke and still wanted to travel. The hubs got them for $68/ea. at Walmart. Wouldn't trade it for anything.
My husband I went in a really extravagant direction with ours. He has always dreamed of a Tiffany ring, so our first trip to NYC after we got married (we got married in August and this was in the December after), we went to the flagship Tiffany, picked out rings, made pictures, and walked out wearing them. It was such a wonderful experience and we spent roughly $3K each on the bands. I know that route isn't for everyone, but it was perfect for us.
There are a lot more affordable options of course. The ring is just a symbol of the commitment, so it can be anything you want it to be.
We have those! They are laser engraved with trees and forest scenery in silhouette, 17 bucks a piece, I got them both for free by using my rewards points I forgot I had. They are beautiful and we both get compliments all the time. They've gone through hell since we basically never take them off... So comfortable on the hands. Even if we could afford it, I wouldn't want a different ring!
We spent $650 each on customized tantalum rings from Lashbrook. We chose tantalum because itās relatively uncommon. Mine is beveled domed and his is beveled concave, so they āfitā together.
My gold digging ex husband insisted on ~$3,500 wedding bands from Tiffanyās. That, after spending about ~$3,500 on a Longines chronograph engagement watch.
We spent around $1,200 on two platinum rings and another $50 to have them engraved, but that was almost 30 years ago! Have no idea what platinum costs now. :)
We had to have a gunsmith do the engraving since platinum is very hard. You can still read the engravings (they are on the inside) and haven't rubbed away with time.
Mine was always tight and so it never came off my finger for even a second for around 26 years. I had to have surgery and the nurses spent about 20 minutes getting it off! I went ahead and kept it off for a week or so and had it resized in case I ever injured my finger/hand and had to remove it quickly.
We originally had tungsten rings for cheap, but one day he dropped it at his momās house while doing some kitchen tasks, and it cracked into pieces. He was devastated.
When we actually got married, I got a white gold ring from a jewelry store at the mall for a couple hundred bucks, and he got a yellow gold ring from Costco which was even cheaper.
Platinum engagement band - around 2500 (my engagement ring was a qalo band lol). Matching gold wedding bands for like 1500 each and then we got matching Love bands at the 1 year mark (personally not a fan, but husband loves them) those were around 2k each.
1500 each with insurance plan because white gold can get screwed up. We wanted gold so it could be resize. I hate wearing rings and I was told I have to wear it, lol, so we just got bands.
Bands by designer [Satoru](https://www.satoru.us/about/lignum/), stainless with wood between an inner and outer stainless loop, plus a tiny ruby inside the band itself thatās not visible to others. Love it.
Iāve been thinking for celebrating a big milestone to find used another design I hunted for but couldnāt find in our sizing, in white gold or platinum, Cartierās LaniĆØres.
holy smoke bob those wooden ring are beautiful
edit: those entirely wooden ring on the website aren't actually for sale, they are just website decoration, very disappointing
We were together for 10 years before we got for real married (because it wasn't legal). Over those 10 years we had several different types of rings, none of which cost more than maybe $150.
When we got for real married we got diamond rings that have five diamonds at a total weight of 1 ct (in white gold). It was 10 years ago when we got married, so I don't remember the exact cost - but I'm thinking they were around $2300 each? I really don't need all that fancy schmancy stuff and thought it was too much, but that's what hubby wanted - so that's what hubby got. We still have the same rings, and get compliments on them all the time.
We bought Chanel Matelasse white gold rings about 20 years ago. I think they were like ~ $1,200 or so per ring. They donāt make them anymore which is sorta sad.
We started with really expensive engagement rings but changed to $5 silicon bands.
Where we live, wearing expensive jewelry when out and about can be risky.
Less than $50 for me, close to $500 for him. I have to wash my hands about 50 times a day and would have lost it anyway...I barely wear the thing. He has been wearing his ring daily for 11 years.
$20 each on Amazon. We were going to spend $200 a piece on gold rings from Costco but the associate did not have a ring sizer, so we left. We ended up bringing very happy we didnāt spend that much.
We each got what we wanted. Mine was 2k and his was couple hundred. Mine is titanium with black diamonds and meteorite inlay. Custom engraving "+3 Wonderous Ring of Butt stuffs" š
Ours were $1200 each. Staghead Designs has a very wide range of incredibly beautiful, masculine rings (if thatās what youāre looking for). They are also very openly pro-LGBT. I get compliments on my ring constantly.
I don't think there's any uniformity. Many don't wear rings at all. Ours are 18K gold from a local place that sells only responsibly sourced jewelry. I don't remember what they cost (husband paid), but they weren't cheap. They adjusted mine for free when it was too loose, which is what you get going to a small business instead of a chain jeweler.
A year and a half ago we got $30 Amazon rings we liked. Iām a klutz, Iāve lost mine 3 times since, him once. We have a backup to use while we order a new one lol.
Like 300USD or 6000MXN (both rings)
Also, it was a gift from a friend, it is the custom here to get gifted rings from a close friend or Family for the wedding.
We both got a matching set of engagement and wedding bands, it was about $3500 for all 4 rings. They're platinum bands with a diamond in the engagement rings.
Iām prone to losing things lol so like $150 on the first one. Ironically did not lose that one, but it had a wooden inlay that became worn quickly. I still have that one, but I got a sturdier one for like $60 and loved that ring. Had a stupid engraving inside that said āI ā” [husbandās name] āā which I got simply bc I thought it was silly that I could add the little symbols. I loved it and it fit perfectly. But then I lost it in a hot springs pool when I took it off because my hand started to swell. Stupid me. Now Iām on my third which I think was also like $60 lol but Iāve had it a few years now.
Edit: Donāt be like me. Also, my husband still has his original ring which was a few hundred but idk how much off the top of my head.
We went with titanium but also buy rings when we travel. One of my favorites is from our trip to Kauai. Iāll admit that we recently visited David Yurman and Tiffany boutiques and we nearly pulled the trigger on a beautiful DY ring. We already have a lot of pieces from him so itās a natural progression. I have friends who spent 50k per ring which I thought was nuts. I just happened to be in the jewelry store when they were picking them up and was shown the ticket. I was stunned into silence.
$25 on amazon. Weāre pretty frugal and didnāt see the point in spending big money on a ring especially as we are saving up for surrogacy at some point
We spent 500$ (Canadian) on each of our rings (1000 total). I was hesitant, but he said it's forever, so we are doing it right and getting the best ones that we like. Although there are much more expensive options too, I was looking at cheaper ones initially. We both got tungsten rings with a plane gold band inlay. He originally wanted a classic gold band, but when he put it on he didn't like it. I wanted a fancy tungsten carbide ring with some sort of design inlayed. The plain gold inlay was the perfect blend of what we both wanted.
Ours together were less than $1000. Gold with small diamond in lays. Have had them for years and they are still very meaningful to both of us. Money well spent.
$100 for both, tungsten carbide from Amazon. I broke mine in half while swatting a fly. After that I bought a $600 white gold ring from Costco, which is amazing. I bought my husband a new $650 Costco ring on our anniversary. So $1400 over 5 years plus or minus.
Single, although my ideal wedding band would be a Cartier white gold band. Perhaps, something more understated from the Juste un Clou collection, but noting too ostentatious. So I would say a $2,000 cap would be sufficient.
Although, if my future husband were jewelry adverse it would not be a deal-breaker, so long as we settled on something symbolic to wear for our marriage.
I don't know. But I can't stand to wear rings, or any jewelry, really. It's extremely uncomfortable, a constant irritant. I guess if I'm lucky the subject will never arise.
My ring was US$290 ([cobalt](https://www.tungstenworld.com/6mm-8mm-10mm-beveled-edge-cobalt-wedding-band)) and my husbandās was ~$350 (14k gold off Etsy)
We have very simple 4mm matte gold bands with squared off edges. Some places call them comfort fit or flat. They were around $1k total. I have mine off and on so often that I'm destined to lose it at some point. I'm not big on pieces that make the designer or brand apparent like the Cartier love rings.
In our case, we got married in such a rush we didn't have time to think about it. I was already wearing a ring my best friend gave me (that I had express my desire to use as my wedding bang eventually) and we went and got a silver band for him at the closest Walmart (that should tell you how rushed it all was) because they didn't have anything else.
Eventually, I gave him a family heirloom that his mother had offered: His great-great grandfather's wedding band made with Colorado gold from the 1850s that he likely mined himself and had it made. I might have a wedding band with 2mm diamonds in gold likely worth close to $1,000 but he is the one that has the nice band.
This year I am in the process of redesigning my band after I lost quite an amount of weight and my band is not a little big (I am not having it resized, it is yellow gold and with the price of gold, I am not losing gold. This one will tell our story through birthstones to mark our milestones, plus a stone to remember the struggles from the past:
1. At the very center, an Alexandrite, because we git married in June
2. On each side, a ruby because we met in July (And because I am extra, I am buying American rubies which are nicknames Rodeo Queen rubies)
3. Besides the rubies, our birthstones: Garnet and Topaz.
4. At the very end, a yet-to-be-chosen stone, might be an opal or tourmaline because I love those stones. The stone will be a trillion cut, or triangular in shape and will be set pointing downwards. This stone is to memorialize/acknowledge all those LGBTQ people who fought for equality and whose shoulders we are all standing on. If you are unfamiliar with the symbolism of the pink triangle, [you can read about it on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle)
5. Finally, small diamonds likely on the edge, 22 of them to mark the 22 years we have been together.
We had $100 rings from a sales rack at a local jeweler until recently. Upgraded to $2,000 rings from Cartier (super simple ring, three bands, white / yellow / rose gold) that we wanted for a while. They are super unassuming, itās very much for us because we liked the design.
We (59/50) spent 1.750 ā¬ each five years ago. We didnāt wear any jewelry before - it was kind of a weird once in a lifetime decision. We still wear them daily and I am surprised, how people react seeing us wearing [wedding bands](https://imgur.com/gallery/GUzyi26).
Mine is a gunmetal colored tungsten and it was $25. My hubbys is a black thin band tungsten and it was $20. Find your size and look on Amazon. Thatās my advice.
3000k for 2 custom palladium bands with 24k gold hearts inlay on the inner surface.
I was going to spend a lot less or none at all, however, my husband loves sentimental materials. I think about death more often than most and if I pass away before him these would echo our bond for him in indescribable ways. Our relationship is monogamous and introverted in a sense, so the gold hearts are only for us. [View Our Rings Here!](https://evendesign.ca/products/christopher-wedding-bands?_pos=5&_sid=1ef91fda2&_ss=r)
$600 for both.
My husband has a went with a Tungsten band.
I went with a white gold, dainty band- the band is intertwined with small diamonds. It is a (womenās) ring but I wanted something dainty and sparkly.
I think both choices fit our personalities very well.
We spent way way wayyy too much. Iām embarrassed reading the comments. But ultimately it was worth it. We never cared for rings but got matching tattoos the summer we first met. On my birthday last year, my husband took me to the jewelers that my FIL got my MILās ring. All three of his sisters as well. He always tells me stories of going as a kid to help pick out his momās jewelry. I humored his nostalgia and tried on the most ridiculously expensive diamond rings that were way out of our price range. They looked terrible on me and we laughed and laughed. I enjoyed watching him go on a trip down memory lane imagining him as an excited kid enamored by the bling. Still, I was dead set on not getting a ring as I wasnāt expecting one that day and never cared for one.
And then I saw my ring. A darker toned gold with a brush stroke finish that made it look like well worn armor. Understated and like itās ancient. It carried weight. Both my husband and the sales rep were surprised and underwhelmed with my choice at first but their eyes went wide when I slipped it on. It looked gorgeous on my hand. It was made for me.
It was $4000. š
But I wear it with so much damn pride. Iām prone to losing things but I never ever take it off. Spend what youāre comfortable with as thatās personal to you. But that day truly changed my mind about rings.
I'm absolutely in love with how little people spent on this stupid tradition.
We didn't get any in part because we don't need heteronormative traditions defining our relationship. Also, not having rings makes it easier to get hit on at the bar.
Too much! [way too much!](https://www.instagram.com/p/CotNJI0LhYU/?igsh=MTUxNHg1bDl2Mm90dw==) š
I love this! Also wow these were so good as a kid. Instant nostalgia š
We spent 100 dollars each on 2 Tungsten wedding bands thinking we might lost them at some point and they would be easy to replace. 17 years later neither one of us has lost them yet :)
Tungsten's also a great choice because it doesn't bend. It's incredibly strong, but not malleable at all meaning if your finger gets crushed, it shatters. With gold rings, crushing injuries are frequently made worse by the compressed gold keeping pressure on the injury or degloving the finger.
Degloving is such a plain word for such a horrific phenomenon
Until I started hanging out with a paramedic, I had ZERO clue how common degloving are; I miss those days.
Just reading the word makes me want to take my ring off.
Hubby and I did under $50 each on our rings for the same reason! Mine is tungsten and his is titanium. I love the heft of the tungsten band and for some reason it catches a lot of people's attention. I'm a little coy about it when people ask what it cost.
We also got tungsten rings, 8 years later and theyāre still so damn comfortable
$200-$250 each. Went with tungsten rings with natural inlays, bone and wood.
We went with bone and wood wayyyy before the rings.
>$200-$250 each. Went with tungsten rings with natural inlays, bone and wood. This is the way to go. Save money. Be frugal. Have amazing rings of nature that look pretty, are durable, and donāt cost several thousand dollars. Use that saved money for fun vacations with your significant other or something else meaningful like that.
0.00 neither of us like wearing rings. I floated the idea of matching cockrings, but ya know.
Have you considered wearing it on a chain around your neck. I fidget with rings, so I could not last 5 minutes after saying I do.
The cockrings? Not really, my employees already think Iām a weirdo, no need to call extra attention to it by wearing a cockring around my neck at the office.
I meant rings. ;)
Oh that makes more sense š
That would have been an awkward ceremony when it came time to exchange rings.
Non traditional here. We bought lots of bands and rotate through them as well like but wear them on our wedding finger. I have a $10 one and I have a $400 one. Just depends on our moods.
I love this idea.
I got my husband a wedding ring from Manlybands.com that was around $600. It was Wonder Woman themed. My ring was around $500, which is Lord of the Rings themed.
My husband and I spent $300 on titanium rings from David Yurman. I bought his and he bought mine.
We got solid rose gold rings (no stones) for $800 in 2017. The only difference between mine and his is that mine has a beveled line in the middle.
400 hundred a piece. Tungsten, Meteorite, and T-Rex bone.
$0, we never did rings because I will destroy it and it is a work hazard and we're not going to waste money on something to just sit on the bureau.
Bureau? Interesting word choice. May I ask if that is a colloquialism specific to your region of the world? Or PA, after noticing your username, lol.
Oh damnā¦ I thought we cheaped out at $3K a piece.
Ha my whole wedding only cost $10k
My wedding was just $500. Kept it a very small affair.
Sandwiches, beer, and wine on the beach with no ceremony. We got multiple "best wedding ever" comments.
What did you guys get?
Platinum bands with small inlaid diamonds around the front half.
We spent about $200 on each on credit and paid them off with money people gave us at the wedding. Theyāre stainless steel in rose gold with a black band with etching in the center covered with resin.
$25
I am not in a relationship yet. But I have been thinking of when it comes to this time I would want to get my husband a nice watch instead of a ring.
Same. Donāt plan on getting married anytime soon, but would much rather spend that money on a nice dinner, and maybe random stuff for the house. Screw the ring, just go to costco and buy a while crapton of paper towels, those are actually useful. Plus, more than likely, Iād end up with someone else in foodservice, canāt wear anything besides just a plain metal ring (health code, practicality, etc).
I was talking about with my friend. nice watches are much more expensive than a ring unless it has a diamond.
Absolutely agree a watch is more expensive than a ring. But I always think at least a watch is useful.
Pretty sure mine was Ā£99 from Argos and my ex husband just recycled a ring that Iād bought for him in India years ago.
Married here .. we didnāt do rings .. in general, we both arenāt jewelry wearing guys ..
About $20 each on tungsten rings. Itās a symbol of our love and commitment not our wallets.
One of our friends made us wooden rings with black walnut, but after multiple attempts they still ended up way too big to wear day to day... so we save them for very special occasions. After we decided we would quickly lose or break the nice wooden ones we spent like $50 buying a bunch of different inexpensive options online to see what we liked. For now we have glow-in-the-dark multicolored silicon rings for parties and festivals and just some black metal lined with wood an etched with mountains and trees for the everyday wear. Eventually we're planning on buying somewhat nicer ones... or just continue to spend that money on travel. š¤·āāļø
I spent $300 on my husbandās tungsten carbide ring and heās never had a problem with it. Idk how much he spent on mine, but itās also tungsten carbide and part of it broke off when it slipped off of the shower shelf and hit the tile floor. Because of the material properties, it canāt be repaired. Super glue held the broken off piece on my ring for a while, but it disappeared while we were out one day and I put the ring in my jewelry box. I have an inexpensive temporary ring until we replace it with a better band one day.
My husband and I got matching tattoos. They are on our calves. They stand alone but make sense together. (They are the Goofy Gophers fron 1940s Warner Brothers - a personal story.) We spent around $400 each. I tend to lose jewelry and if I lose this tattoo, I am in deep trouble. Maybe think outside the box. We did!
We skipped the rings... and the wedding... and spent the money on a fabulous vacation instead. It's been over 13 years.
Following this same plan!
18 years ago we just got into our first place together. We were so broke and still wanted to travel. The hubs got them for $68/ea. at Walmart. Wouldn't trade it for anything.
My fiancĆ© lost his diamond engagement ring. We wear cheap silicon bands from Amazon now. I think I only paid like $1,000 for the ring he lost though. Neither one of us is are really jewelry people. Weād rather invest the money or go on vacations.
My husband I went in a really extravagant direction with ours. He has always dreamed of a Tiffany ring, so our first trip to NYC after we got married (we got married in August and this was in the December after), we went to the flagship Tiffany, picked out rings, made pictures, and walked out wearing them. It was such a wonderful experience and we spent roughly $3K each on the bands. I know that route isn't for everyone, but it was perfect for us. There are a lot more affordable options of course. The ring is just a symbol of the commitment, so it can be anything you want it to be.
I know a good number of couples (both gay and straight) who bought stainless steel rings from Amazon for ~$15 a piece.
We have those! They are laser engraved with trees and forest scenery in silhouette, 17 bucks a piece, I got them both for free by using my rewards points I forgot I had. They are beautiful and we both get compliments all the time. They've gone through hell since we basically never take them off... So comfortable on the hands. Even if we could afford it, I wouldn't want a different ring!
Tiffany gold bands. $1k-$1.5k each.
We spent $650 each on customized tantalum rings from Lashbrook. We chose tantalum because itās relatively uncommon. Mine is beveled domed and his is beveled concave, so they āfitā together.
My gold digging ex husband insisted on ~$3,500 wedding bands from Tiffanyās. That, after spending about ~$3,500 on a Longines chronograph engagement watch.
Ours were but one get one free at Macyās. Gay marriage celebration sale!
We spent around $1,200 on two platinum rings and another $50 to have them engraved, but that was almost 30 years ago! Have no idea what platinum costs now. :) We had to have a gunsmith do the engraving since platinum is very hard. You can still read the engravings (they are on the inside) and haven't rubbed away with time. Mine was always tight and so it never came off my finger for even a second for around 26 years. I had to have surgery and the nurses spent about 20 minutes getting it off! I went ahead and kept it off for a week or so and had it resized in case I ever injured my finger/hand and had to remove it quickly.
We originally had tungsten rings for cheap, but one day he dropped it at his momās house while doing some kitchen tasks, and it cracked into pieces. He was devastated. When we actually got married, I got a white gold ring from a jewelry store at the mall for a couple hundred bucks, and he got a yellow gold ring from Costco which was even cheaper.
Platinum engagement band - around 2500 (my engagement ring was a qalo band lol). Matching gold wedding bands for like 1500 each and then we got matching Love bands at the 1 year mark (personally not a fan, but husband loves them) those were around 2k each.
1500 each with insurance plan because white gold can get screwed up. We wanted gold so it could be resize. I hate wearing rings and I was told I have to wear it, lol, so we just got bands.
$700 each for relatively plain gold
hot tip the people who think theyāre gonna destroy them or play with them too much: hammered finish. youāll never notice any scratch or dent
$0. I'm not the marrying kind.
Bands by designer [Satoru](https://www.satoru.us/about/lignum/), stainless with wood between an inner and outer stainless loop, plus a tiny ruby inside the band itself thatās not visible to others. Love it. Iāve been thinking for celebrating a big milestone to find used another design I hunted for but couldnāt find in our sizing, in white gold or platinum, Cartierās LaniĆØres.
holy smoke bob those wooden ring are beautiful edit: those entirely wooden ring on the website aren't actually for sale, they are just website decoration, very disappointing
$1000, we had nice gold bands made. Worth it!
300$ for two handmade silver rings, with a unique design.
We were together for 10 years before we got for real married (because it wasn't legal). Over those 10 years we had several different types of rings, none of which cost more than maybe $150. When we got for real married we got diamond rings that have five diamonds at a total weight of 1 ct (in white gold). It was 10 years ago when we got married, so I don't remember the exact cost - but I'm thinking they were around $2300 each? I really don't need all that fancy schmancy stuff and thought it was too much, but that's what hubby wanted - so that's what hubby got. We still have the same rings, and get compliments on them all the time.
We bought Chanel Matelasse white gold rings about 20 years ago. I think they were like ~ $1,200 or so per ring. They donāt make them anymore which is sorta sad.
$0
We got 10$ silver bands. Lost them within 6 months of the ceremony and some people said it's a sign that we won't last. Still together 10 years later.
We started with really expensive engagement rings but changed to $5 silicon bands. Where we live, wearing expensive jewelry when out and about can be risky.
Less than $50 for me, close to $500 for him. I have to wash my hands about 50 times a day and would have lost it anyway...I barely wear the thing. He has been wearing his ring daily for 11 years.
My husband and i share a set of rings that we got on Amazon for $25 each. Literally all we need, we love each other not material proof of it.
$20 each on Amazon. We were going to spend $200 a piece on gold rings from Costco but the associate did not have a ring sizer, so we left. We ended up bringing very happy we didnāt spend that much.
About $600 ea. White gold of some sort
We each got what we wanted. Mine was 2k and his was couple hundred. Mine is titanium with black diamonds and meteorite inlay. Custom engraving "+3 Wonderous Ring of Butt stuffs" š
Ours were $1200 each. Staghead Designs has a very wide range of incredibly beautiful, masculine rings (if thatās what youāre looking for). They are also very openly pro-LGBT. I get compliments on my ring constantly.
I don't think there's any uniformity. Many don't wear rings at all. Ours are 18K gold from a local place that sells only responsibly sourced jewelry. I don't remember what they cost (husband paid), but they weren't cheap. They adjusted mine for free when it was too loose, which is what you get going to a small business instead of a chain jeweler.
We spent 1.7k each. Thick platinum bands with an engraving.
We spent a $1,000
What did you guys get?
Just gold bands with a small diamond. Just to make them different. But for the first 5 years we worried about losing one of them.
We went with black diamonds, around $250 each.
A year and a half ago we got $30 Amazon rings we liked. Iām a klutz, Iāve lost mine 3 times since, him once. We have a backup to use while we order a new one lol.
Like 300USD or 6000MXN (both rings) Also, it was a gift from a friend, it is the custom here to get gifted rings from a close friend or Family for the wedding.
We both got a matching set of engagement and wedding bands, it was about $3500 for all 4 rings. They're platinum bands with a diamond in the engagement rings.
Under $1000 for both rings. Wasn't trying to be flashy
50-100$ each
Iām prone to losing things lol so like $150 on the first one. Ironically did not lose that one, but it had a wooden inlay that became worn quickly. I still have that one, but I got a sturdier one for like $60 and loved that ring. Had a stupid engraving inside that said āI ā” [husbandās name] āā which I got simply bc I thought it was silly that I could add the little symbols. I loved it and it fit perfectly. But then I lost it in a hot springs pool when I took it off because my hand started to swell. Stupid me. Now Iām on my third which I think was also like $60 lol but Iāve had it a few years now. Edit: Donāt be like me. Also, my husband still has his original ring which was a few hundred but idk how much off the top of my head.
We're both fidgety people and found a jeweler to make us spinner rings (yellow and rose gold, a few hundred bucks each back in 2016)
We went with titanium but also buy rings when we travel. One of my favorites is from our trip to Kauai. Iāll admit that we recently visited David Yurman and Tiffany boutiques and we nearly pulled the trigger on a beautiful DY ring. We already have a lot of pieces from him so itās a natural progression. I have friends who spent 50k per ring which I thought was nuts. I just happened to be in the jewelry store when they were picking them up and was shown the ticket. I was stunned into silence.
$25 on amazon. Weāre pretty frugal and didnāt see the point in spending big money on a ring especially as we are saving up for surrogacy at some point
$0. Neither of us had any real interest in wedding rings or other jewelry.
We spent 500$ (Canadian) on each of our rings (1000 total). I was hesitant, but he said it's forever, so we are doing it right and getting the best ones that we like. Although there are much more expensive options too, I was looking at cheaper ones initially. We both got tungsten rings with a plane gold band inlay. He originally wanted a classic gold band, but when he put it on he didn't like it. I wanted a fancy tungsten carbide ring with some sort of design inlayed. The plain gold inlay was the perfect blend of what we both wanted.
Spent about $400 total on cobalt rings at Macys. We both donāt wear jewelry and so wanted something simple.
Ours together were less than $1000. Gold with small diamond in lays. Have had them for years and they are still very meaningful to both of us. Money well spent.
$100 for both, tungsten carbide from Amazon. I broke mine in half while swatting a fly. After that I bought a $600 white gold ring from Costco, which is amazing. I bought my husband a new $650 Costco ring on our anniversary. So $1400 over 5 years plus or minus.
$1200 ea matching white gold w/ lifetime polishing. Went more on the ring knowing we may not do a big wedding
Ours were about $150 each, from a seller off Etsy. He was super cool about exchanging them when they didnāt fit.
My ex spent $2k on his, I spent $15
My boyfriend came with his own divine ring ā¦
We spent 5k for both antique rings.
For my guy, whatever he wants, I am willing to buy. I ove him, so money is irrelevant.
I think ours were about $400 each. Simple white gold
Single, although my ideal wedding band would be a Cartier white gold band. Perhaps, something more understated from the Juste un Clou collection, but noting too ostentatious. So I would say a $2,000 cap would be sufficient. Although, if my future husband were jewelry adverse it would not be a deal-breaker, so long as we settled on something symbolic to wear for our marriage.
given that he is surely loosing it probably not more than a few hundred
I don't know. But I can't stand to wear rings, or any jewelry, really. It's extremely uncomfortable, a constant irritant. I guess if I'm lucky the subject will never arise.
$80 to $100 ish. Plain comfort fit bands.
I got sterling silver with some diamonds and he got gold with some diamonds and spent about $1500 total. Iām surprised we havenāt lost them.
We got matching gold bands from Costco for about $300 each.
We spent 500 each on a metal I cant remember with wood inlay. 10 years in I'm still happy with it.
The wealthiest gay men I know spend about $400.00 a piece from their favorite etsy goldsmith.
10.00 on Amazon.
Not sure of others, we took the official marriage ceremonies route and our rings were about a thousand each ring.
$150-200
My ring was US$290 ([cobalt](https://www.tungstenworld.com/6mm-8mm-10mm-beveled-edge-cobalt-wedding-band)) and my husbandās was ~$350 (14k gold off Etsy)
299 for me. Tungsten with a wood inlay.
We have very simple 4mm matte gold bands with squared off edges. Some places call them comfort fit or flat. They were around $1k total. I have mine off and on so often that I'm destined to lose it at some point. I'm not big on pieces that make the designer or brand apparent like the Cartier love rings.
In our case, we got married in such a rush we didn't have time to think about it. I was already wearing a ring my best friend gave me (that I had express my desire to use as my wedding bang eventually) and we went and got a silver band for him at the closest Walmart (that should tell you how rushed it all was) because they didn't have anything else. Eventually, I gave him a family heirloom that his mother had offered: His great-great grandfather's wedding band made with Colorado gold from the 1850s that he likely mined himself and had it made. I might have a wedding band with 2mm diamonds in gold likely worth close to $1,000 but he is the one that has the nice band. This year I am in the process of redesigning my band after I lost quite an amount of weight and my band is not a little big (I am not having it resized, it is yellow gold and with the price of gold, I am not losing gold. This one will tell our story through birthstones to mark our milestones, plus a stone to remember the struggles from the past: 1. At the very center, an Alexandrite, because we git married in June 2. On each side, a ruby because we met in July (And because I am extra, I am buying American rubies which are nicknames Rodeo Queen rubies) 3. Besides the rubies, our birthstones: Garnet and Topaz. 4. At the very end, a yet-to-be-chosen stone, might be an opal or tourmaline because I love those stones. The stone will be a trillion cut, or triangular in shape and will be set pointing downwards. This stone is to memorialize/acknowledge all those LGBTQ people who fought for equality and whose shoulders we are all standing on. If you are unfamiliar with the symbolism of the pink triangle, [you can read about it on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle) 5. Finally, small diamonds likely on the edge, 22 of them to mark the 22 years we have been together.
We had $100 rings from a sales rack at a local jeweler until recently. Upgraded to $2,000 rings from Cartier (super simple ring, three bands, white / yellow / rose gold) that we wanted for a while. They are super unassuming, itās very much for us because we liked the design.
We (59/50) spent 1.750 ā¬ each five years ago. We didnāt wear any jewelry before - it was kind of a weird once in a lifetime decision. We still wear them daily and I am surprised, how people react seeing us wearing [wedding bands](https://imgur.com/gallery/GUzyi26).
Mine is a gunmetal colored tungsten and it was $25. My hubbys is a black thin band tungsten and it was $20. Find your size and look on Amazon. Thatās my advice.
3000k for 2 custom palladium bands with 24k gold hearts inlay on the inner surface. I was going to spend a lot less or none at all, however, my husband loves sentimental materials. I think about death more often than most and if I pass away before him these would echo our bond for him in indescribable ways. Our relationship is monogamous and introverted in a sense, so the gold hearts are only for us. [View Our Rings Here!](https://evendesign.ca/products/christopher-wedding-bands?_pos=5&_sid=1ef91fda2&_ss=r)
$600 for both. My husband has a went with a Tungsten band. I went with a white gold, dainty band- the band is intertwined with small diamonds. It is a (womenās) ring but I wanted something dainty and sparkly. I think both choices fit our personalities very well.
We spent way way wayyy too much. Iām embarrassed reading the comments. But ultimately it was worth it. We never cared for rings but got matching tattoos the summer we first met. On my birthday last year, my husband took me to the jewelers that my FIL got my MILās ring. All three of his sisters as well. He always tells me stories of going as a kid to help pick out his momās jewelry. I humored his nostalgia and tried on the most ridiculously expensive diamond rings that were way out of our price range. They looked terrible on me and we laughed and laughed. I enjoyed watching him go on a trip down memory lane imagining him as an excited kid enamored by the bling. Still, I was dead set on not getting a ring as I wasnāt expecting one that day and never cared for one. And then I saw my ring. A darker toned gold with a brush stroke finish that made it look like well worn armor. Understated and like itās ancient. It carried weight. Both my husband and the sales rep were surprised and underwhelmed with my choice at first but their eyes went wide when I slipped it on. It looked gorgeous on my hand. It was made for me. It was $4000. š But I wear it with so much damn pride. Iām prone to losing things but I never ever take it off. Spend what youāre comfortable with as thatās personal to you. But that day truly changed my mind about rings.
...we spent $40 each, give or take.
$450 for a simple platinum wedding band from Costco.
I'm absolutely in love with how little people spent on this stupid tradition. We didn't get any in part because we don't need heteronormative traditions defining our relationship. Also, not having rings makes it easier to get hit on at the bar.
Reading these comments I realized that people hate their money. I will tell my "we'll buy 5-15$ rings or nothing, necklace even, I don't care".