Are you about to get all serious and hitched up with your significant other? Aside from making sure your two mates that broke up spectacularly a year ago and now hate each other aren’t seated within a 50m radius, your other most pressing concern is probably the rings. You’ll be wearing these forever, so the pressure to choose something that suits your style and aesthetic is major.
Of course, you can go for a simple gold/white gold/platinum band. It’s a safe option. But what if that just doesn’t feel right? We’ve rounded up some alternative – yet still timelessly chic – options for brides and grooms out there who want something a bit off-centre.
ERAN NAYLOR JEWELRY
Melbourne designer Eran Naylor does amazing matte-hammered rings that are great if you don’t want your jewellery all shiny and sparkly.
BABYANYTHING
BabyAnything’s super fine single bands are perfect if you’re a true minimalist/generally hate wearing jewellery. They’re light and delicate, and you can get plain styles or diamond studded, like these Stardust eternity bands.
NATALIE MARIE
Natalie does classic ring styles with a slight modern twist. She has so many different styles on offer, you’ll absolutely find one that works with your own style, whether it’s slight details, ridges or uneven edges.
CUSHLA WHITING JEWELLERY
Textured rings are a great way to move slightly to the left of the traditional band, without making your rings too trend-based. Cushla Whiting does great ‘bark-like’ textured rings like the above for men and women.
GREW AND CO
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These guys really break the mould when it comes to wedding bands – they’ll add fine details like these tiny veins of gold running through tantalum (a hard, blue-grey metal) that turn a simple band into something really unique.
MEADOWLARK JEWELLERY
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This NZ fine jewellery brand does chunky, masculine-feminine bands that are great if you’re just not into fine, overtly feminine pieces.
THE ARMOURY STORE
These guys stock fine jewellery brands from all over the globe, and each brand has a distinct style that’s unlike anything you’d have come across before. We’re particularly in love with Another Feather‘s open-ended bands.
LINDEN COOK
This Melbourne mother-daughter jeweller team are all about hammered, uneven textures and chunky styles. Their unison rings are the kind of thing people stop you mid-convo to ask about.
