Gothic Wedding Rings

Gothic culture is another world altogether. It consists a set of people who embrace a culture or a way of life that is dark and different from the rest of the cultures in the world. Gothic people are often characterized by dark Gothic rock music, black clothes, large sized tattoos and heavy and dark make-up. They often choose a path that is distinctive and not so socially acceptable, although it is believed that Goths have been existing in the world like parallel world, ever since the ancient times of 3rd and 4th century. A Gothic wedding will always have a ring ceremony in which the bride and the groom exchange Gothic wedding rings. You don't need to be a Gothic person to exchange these rings with your bride/groom. If you are bored of the traditional princess cut diamond rings and solitaire rings, you may opt for Gothic style wedding rings.

Gothic wedding rings are unique and have an extraordinary style that does not fail to attract many couples who are less interested in traditional wedding rings. They may not be the perfect choice for every couple, as they have Gothic symbols on them which bear a meaning. If you are game for an eccentric yet beautiful and symbolic wedding ring, you must try Gothic wedding rings.

While the mainstream culture may characterize Gothic as brooding, dark and dangerous, there are actually various aspects of Gothic jewelry design, that can be actually called gorgeous and intricate jewelry. Several of these rings represent the medieval romanticism with flowers and precious stones, golden embellishments and carvings along with symmetry. There are many Gothic style fantasy designs that have been interpreted from romantic horror. Because of such wide variety of Gothic aspects, They are versatile and have many unusual and bold designs.

Gothic Style Wedding Rings

The designs of Gothic wedding rings are highly inspired from occultism, horror and mysticism. These Gothic style wedding rings include many cryptic symbols like crosses, runes, pentacles and other kabbalistic symbols. For men, the designs include dragon rings or broad shaped dark-colored rings with geometric designs. Skull and flame designs also work well as Gothic engagement rings for men.

For women, celtic knots designs with intricate embellishments on it would be a great choice to consider. Pagan symbols and designs like dragons, pentagram, filigree designs are also great options of Gothic wedding rings to choose from. Wicca symbols, fantasy symbols like serpents and fairies make a lovely design for women.

You may also consider concave wedding bands with spikes and migraine edges and other patterned details. Often white gold and platinum metals are used, inlaid with black designs or pattern, making the classiest rings yet offer simplicity and elegance in their designs.

A plain black titanium band or black tungsten band would make really cool and unique Gothic wedding rings. You may customize it with colored precious gems like black diamonds, garnet, amethyst and onyx to make it intricate and feminine. Well, to be honest, these rings are not going to be available in any jewelry shop near you. There are a zillion different beautiful and cool Gothic designs to choose from. The catch lies in finding those! You may have to be willing to put an extra effort to check out Gothic shops or shops that sell chunky, unusual and Gothic stuff.

You may design your own Gothic style wedding rings for your partner. How to go about it? Well, it ain't that hard. Just take a look at Gothic symbols and their meanings and choose the ones with which you can relate your mind, relationship and lifestyle and then incorporate those into your Gothic rings. A lovely idea could be designing Gothic wedding ring sets for the bride and the groom. You can choose Gothic symbols that complement each other and represent love, romance and a union. Ankh is one of the many symbols in the Gothic culture which represents life and it makes a lovely design for a ring. You may ask the jeweler to inscribe your partner's name in a Gothic ring with an Ankh symbol.

But before going Goth, I would strongly insist the couples to be sure of what they want in their rings, rather, do they even want those for sure. Choosing Gothic wedding rings just for the heck of it is really uncool. I have seen many people claiming themselves to be Gothic at some point in their lives, and coming back to the accepted social norms in their middle age, which is when they repent on the things they did during their Gothic days. So, choose wisely and select the design that you both really, really love because it is going to be on your ring finger throughout your lives.