Celtic Wedding Rings

Celtic Rings have always been valued for the meaning and the symbolism that are incorporated into their design. The value stems from the incredibly intricate Celtic knot work that adorns most Celtic Jewellery. The symbol carried by the knot work is the reason why it is used as friendship rings, commitment rings and most often wedding rigs. Meaning of the DesignsA lot of jewelers and historians would tell you that understanding the meaning of the knot work found on the rings is next to impossible. Before anyone can have the idea as to what that design means, you would have first to figure out from what year it came from. This is because the meaning of designs changes from era to era. Since the early Celts did not keep any written record or guideline as to what each design signifies, there really is no way of knowing what particular sentiment was it made for. Some would say that you do not need to find the exact ancient meaning of it in order for the ring to have value for you. You can choose your own interpretation for the ring, be it love, unity, infinity, fidelity for that special someone. A lot of young jewellery designers nowadays are coming up with their own variant of the Celtic knot. They are attaching their own emotion to the designs that they have created.Use as wedding JewelleryCeltic rings are the popular choice of the Irish people as a wedding ring. Even those who are of Celtic and Irish decent have the same mindset when wedding bells are heard. The knot work on the rings as well as it symbolisms make it appropriate as wedding bands. Most jewelers now make paired wedding bands for both the bride and the groom. The Claddagh and the TriquetraThe Claddagh and the triquetra are two of the most popular Celtic wedding ring designs. The Claddagh ring symbolizes love, loyalty and friendship while the Triquetra symbolizes unity. These two symbols are not only applicable in wedding band but also in special friendship and promise rings. Both the Claddagh and the Triquetra have found their way into modern culture acceptance since they were often seen as fashion accessories in Television shows. To this day, the Claddagh ring remains to be the most popular wedding rings in all of Ireland.Plain or StuddedBy the middle of the 20th Century wedding rings were traditionally made of plain precious metals like silver, gold and platinum. Lately wedding bands have become more luxurious and have found themselves studded with diamonds and other precious stones, you can even customized the ring to include each others birthstone. The same goes for Celtic wedding rings. More and more jewelers are creating rings that have precious and semi-precious stones included in the design. The studded rings can also be used as an engagement ring. The “Irish wedding band” or Claddagh is now being reinvented by talented craftsman, but the symbolism it represents still rings true.

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