Choosing The Best When Getting Married Or Engaged

This post brought to you by Platinum Guild International USA. All opinions are 100% mine.

Platinum jewelry is gorgeous, the metal most women hope to get as the setting for their engagement rings and wedding bands… if only it weren’t so expensive. Many people resort to white gold as a second choice, which is a shame because a woman’s engagement ring and her wedding band are probably the two most important and meaningful pieces of jewelry she will ever own. Men also love precious platinum wedding bands because, among other things, it is a stronger and more durable metal. If you have been hoping to have rings in this more prestigious metal but imagined it was out of your reach, here is some great news for you!

Why You Should Consider Platinum Jewelry

For the first time in recent history, the price per ounce of gold is higher than the price per ounce of platinum. What does this mean? Platinum’s premium is less (not necessarily its retail value), and because it is a denser and more pure metal than gold, it is a better value for its cost. Platinum is a naturally white metal that never changes in color, never needs to be re-plated, and doesn’t cast colors onto diamonds or precious gemstones, allowing them to shine more brightly. In short, platinum doesn’t have any of the issues that white gold jewelry presents, so it will look as beautiful in 50 years as it does the day your husband presents it to you, making it an overall much better buy for your most important jewelry than white gold. Your husband will appreciate that his stronger platinum ring is less likely to scratch or get damaged, so he doesn’t have to worry about wearing his wedding ring while doing every day activities that can normally damage other jewelry.

If you were eyeing a beautiful piece of jewelry in platinum, if you are planning to buy wedding bands or anniversary bands, or your fiance is shopping for an engagement ring for you, you can consider the finer quality platinum setting, which will make your diamonds shine more brightly, hold them more securely, and in the long run be a much better value. Now that the price of gold has risen so highly, there is no reason not to!

Fun Trivia About Platinum: The Hope Diamond and the Taylor-Burton diamond are both set in platinum and the best jewelry houses (like Tiffany and Cartier) only use platinum for engagement ring settings.

When I was married, we couldn’t afford platinum wedding bands or a platinum engagement ring, but now that we are coming upon our fifth anniversary (and the price difference is more negligible), I would absolutely love an anniversary band with diamonds in a beautiful platinum setting, like these:

What do you think of my choice? What item of jewelry would you love to get now that platinum is more attainable?