{"id":331,"date":"2015-11-19T16:03:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T16:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/?p=331"},"modified":"2018-04-05T15:59:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T22:59:04","slug":"choosing-gemstone-engagement-ring-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/gemstone-engagement-rings\/choosing-gemstone-engagement-ring-15.html","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the Day: Choosing a Gemstone Engagement Ring \u2013 Tip 15 \u2013 Matching Bands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/yellow-sapphire\/gr5421-yellow-sapphire-heart-engagement-ring.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3.85 ctw Heart Shape Yellow Sapphire and Diamond Ring in 18k\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/images\/yellowsapphirerings\/gr5421-sapphire-engagement-set_small.jpg\" alt=\"3.85 ctw Heart Shape Yellow Sapphire and Diamond Ring in 18k\" width=\"405\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of Yellow Sapphire Engagment Ring with simple matching band (MyJewlerySource)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nTip #15-<strong> Matching bands<\/strong>: When choosing a <a title=\"Birthstone Engagement Rings\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-engagement-ring.htm\" target=\"_blank\">gemstone engagement ring<\/a>,  it is often a good idea to decide up front whether you will want a  matching band for the engagement ring. You may decide that as a couple,  you would like to have matching wedding bands. In that case then, you  can select any gemstone engagement ring since it would not need to have a  matching band. Often, once married, the lady will move the engagement  ring to the right hand and wear the wedding band on the left hand. <a title=\"Gemstone Jewelry\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MyJewelrySource<\/a> offers many gemstone engagement ring styles with matching bands. Some matching bands are<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/amethyst_engagement_rings\/gr2062_amethyst_engagement_ring.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Amethyst and Diamond Engagement Set\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/images\/amethyst-rings\/gr2062g-amethyst-rings.jpg\" alt=\"Amethyst and Diamond Engagement Set\" width=\"402\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of Amethyst Engagement Ring with knotched matching band (MyJewlerySource)<\/p><\/div><br \/>\ncontoured to sit flush and nestle right up next to the engagement  ring. Some matching bands are straight on both sides, so that they can  be used as a stand alone wedding band as well.  We also have many one of  a kind rings for which we do not show a matching band. For these  styles, we can definitely create a matching band. All you need to do is  ask. Another look that is gaining in popularity is the stand alone  engagement ring. This ring is one that would be worn alone and serves as  the engagement ring and wedding band. Some women prefer to have just  one ring, or some will find that adding a band actually becomes too much  for the finger. So it\u2019s nice to consider how you will want to wear your  gemstone engagement ring and wedding band as you are making your  selection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tip #15- Matching bands: When choosing a gemstone engagement ring, it is often a good idea to decide up front whether you will want a matching band for the engagement ring. You may decide that as a couple, you would like to have matching wedding bands. In that case then, you can select any gemstone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[30,38,48,68],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":626,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions\/626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}