| Wedding Rings can be as personal as the couple | | | | diamonds cover as much of the surface area of |
| they belong to. One way that wedding rings are | | | | the ring as possible. Each diamond has a full 58 |
| set apart is by their settings. | | | | facets despite weighing only a few points. The |
| The setting technique of a wedding ring | | | | diamonds in the pave setting are not what makes |
| determines how the diamond is featured. Here's a | | | | them expensive. Rather, it is the patient and |
| rundown on the various types of settings for | | | | expert work of the jeweler.o Bead setting - |
| wedding rings.o Prong settings - Prong settings are | | | | Similar to a Pave setting, the Bead setting is a |
| most often used to hold solitaires. The prongs | | | | coverage of small diamonds across a ring's |
| fasten the jewel to the ring with a minimum of | | | | surface. But these stones can be further apart |
| distraction. Round diamond rings are held in place | | | | from one another and are not as expertly laid. |
| by six prongs making them very secure. Other | | | | This can be a great choice for inexpensive |
| cuts, such as the Princess, are held in place by | | | | wedding rings as both the diamonds and the |
| only four prongs. This means that if a prong is | | | | workmanship is less costly than other rings.o |
| bent or damaged, the diamond can be lost.o Bezel | | | | Cluster setting - In the cluster setting, there are a |
| settings - A second type of setting is a Bezel | | | | number of diamonds artistically laid out. |
| setting. In this setting, a collar of the metal that | | | | Sometimes, clusters feature one prominent |
| the ring is made of is attached to the top of the | | | | diamond in addition to several supporting ones. |
| ring and encases the diamond. This gives wedding | | | | Other times, the artistry of the display marks the |
| rings height and dimension. A variation is the Half | | | | ring's worth.o Flush setting - The Flush setting |
| Bezel where there are two spaces in the setting | | | | embeds the diamonds into the ring so that they |
| so that the entire length of the diamond can be | | | | are at, or just above, the surface of the metal. |
| seen.o Channel settings - Channel settings are | | | | This is a popular setting for men's wedding rings.o |
| used to set small round diamonds around the | | | | Ballerina setting - One of the most romantic |
| outside of a ring. Sometimes these are used as | | | | settings, the Ballerina features a large center |
| accent stones and other times, there is no central | | | | stone flanked by a "tutu" of tapered baguettes. |
| stone at all.o Pave setting - Pave literally means | | | | Wedding rings can come in a variety of styles. |
| "pavement" and in this setting, the jeweler | | | | Choose the setting that makes a bride beautiful. |
| "paves" the ring with small diamonds. The | | | | |