Bling Things

Forget the boring solitaire set and plain gold band. Wedding rings now run the gamut from diamond-encrusted his-and-hers pairs to delicately engraved bands that need no hefty rock.

By Donna Garlough and Photographs by Clare Dubina· 11/17/2008, 3:02 a.m.

Styling by Donna Garlough

Shining Examples

His-and-hers gold bands with inset diamonds, $3,000 and $4,500, DePrisco.Photograph by Clare Dubina

Photograph by Clare Dubina

Shining Examples

Scott Kay palladium men’s bands, from left, $910 and $770, Shreve, Crump & Low.Photograph by Clare Dubina

Photograph by Clare Dubina

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Platinum and diamond estate ring, $21,000, Shreve, Crump & Low.Photograph by Clare Dubina

Photograph by Clare Dubina

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Platinum, diamond, and sapphire eternity bands, $2,550–$8,650 each, Dorfman Jewelers. Photograph by Clare Dubina

Photograph by Clare Dubina

A Cut Above

Flower band, $3,800, DePrisco. Photograph by Clare Dubina

Photograph by Clare Dubina

A Cut Above

Platinum and diamond ring, $66,500, and band, $7,400, Dorfman.Photograph by Clare Dubina

Photograph by Clare Dubina

A Cut Above

Gold band with yellow sapphires, $850, and men’s gold band, $794, Shreve, Crump & Low.Photograph by Clare Dubina

Photograph by Clare Dubina

A Cut Above

Three-stone ring, $5,500, and eternity band, $3,800, DePrisco. Photograph by Clare Dubina

Photograph by Clare Dubina

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