When it comes to choosing wedding rings one of the key questions is which material to choose.
If there is an engagement ring to match that often makes the choice for the bride, although it doesn?t have to.
The advice is often to stick with the same material so that the rings don?t wear differently, or damage each other. There is a lot of contradictory information around about this, but I haven?t managed to find anyone who has had a problem with rings wearing each other down. If the rings fit well together and aren?t unusual shapes digging into each other it?s unlikely you will have a problem.
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Gold
Yellow Gold
Gold is probably the most popular choice, and is available in 9ct, 14ct and 18ct versions as well as yellow, rose and white.
The carat determines the actual gold content, so 9ct has about half the gold of 18ct, and 14ct is somewhere in the middle. 14ct is more common in the US, so be aware if you buy a ring abroad you might not be able to match it exactly with something made in the UK, particularly if it is rose or white gold. Having said that I have made 9ct rings to match 14ct rings and it hasn?t caused too much of a problem. It does depend how determined you are to have a perfect colour match.

Depending on who you ask you can get many different answers to whether 9ct or 18ct gold is more hard wearing, my advice would be that 18ct is definitely not twice as durable so you should pick this if you prefer the look, not because you think it will last b...