June kicks off the end of school, the official start of summer, backyard barbecues, and the heaviest wedding month of the year.  As dresses are altered and wedding invitations are sealed and sent, often picking a wedding band is one of the last tasks for a couple to check off their long and detailed planning list.

The history of the wedding band travels back to the Egyptian culture where along the Nile river, growing plants were plucked and fashioned into rings.  As is with many cultures, the symbol of a circle is a sign of eternity.  Just as we do today, rings were placed on the third finger of the hand respecting the belief the vein in that finger travels straight to the heart.  While grass rings were a lovely gesture, their longevity did not prevail, in time leading to the need for stronger signs of commitment with sturdier jewelry.  As time moved on, a variety of metals were used for wedding bands, from iron in Rome showing the strength of love between the man and woman, to silver in renaissance Italy.  Gold eventually began to dominate, and the Irish believed that marrying with a ring made out of a material other than gold was bad luck and didn’t legally bind the married couple.

Today Davidson & Licht has an extensive wedding and anniversary band collection to support every culture and belief system.  Stop by to view the Davidson & Licht Classic collection with a variety of available options, including the ability to be custom made for the perfect design.