When you went to prom, you made sure that your date’s tie matched your dress. When you went to Halloween parties in college, you and your current flame searched high and low for a costume fit for two. So when it came time to choose your wedding bands, you knew they had to match. After all, when you’re half of a couple, coordinating your look is just part of the territory… right"
Traditionally speaking, yes. For example, ever since wedding bands became popular in the United States in the mid-20th century, it’s been customary for the couple to have a matched set of simple gold wedding bands. But here’s the thing: many wedding traditions have shifted or fallen by the wayside over the years. Why should the matching wedding bands be any different" The wedding band is a couple’s accessory unlike any you’ve bought before. Unlike your prom dress and the cop and robber costumes you bought online, these babies are staying on forever! You’ll be wearing your wedding band everywhere you go for the rest of your marriage, so it’s important to make sure that you and your spouse have rings that you both really love.
The Case for Matching Wedding Bands
Wedding traditions often have bizarre or antiquated histories (you don’t really want to know why brides stand to the left at the altar), but wedding bands have a pretty sweet origin story. While women have been wearing wedding bands for centuries, men adopted the accessory ...