White Gold Or Yellow Gold?

Q: My hubby-to-be and I are going to pick out wedding rings on Saturday. I'm undecided as to what type of gold I want. He definitely wants white gold for his ring. I wear mainly yellow gold, so I'm leaning in that direction. But at the same time white gold would be a nice change for me. And of course there is always platinum. Arrrgghhhh, too many decisions! Any advice would be appreciated.

A: White gold is definitely the most expensive (i say that as i don't know how you stand budget wise). I wouldn't advice you to get platinum. If you wear more jewelry than he does and yours are all yellow gold then go with yellow gold.Otherwise try building a white gold jewelry collection (boy am i surreal or what?) I guess that is something that you have to decide among yourselves. This is as much a personal as a style decision...and one you will live with for a long time! So make sure to trust your instincts. A few thoughts: *Your ring and your husband's do NOT have to match, in metal, style, anything. Unless you two dress in matching wardrobes, don't worry about it. *Many jewelers feel a white metal sets off the diamond in the best way (if yours will have a stone)...but a diamond can be set in white prongs/bezel to accomplish this, even if the actual ring is yellow. *If most of your jewelry is yellow gold, that says something about your taste, coloring, etc. Don't forget that! The wedding professionals, again, often favor platinum, followed by white gold, but it's your finger! *Finally, keep an open mind, and have fun trying on all sorts of rings. Also, there is a color difference between 14 and 18 K gold, as well as all sorts of colored gold (peach, rose, etc.) I don't wear much yellow gold so I chose white gold. My husband's ring is a huge hunk of yellow gold. It suits him, as mine suits me. You could do a mix of white and yellow gold - my wedding band is yellow gold with white gold borders, and my engagement ring is white gold with yellow gold borders. Why not a combination of colors? The pictures don't do them justice, but you can check out some combined

gold colors at www.georgesawyer.com . (I don't have any sawyer jewelry, but I have seen and touched and admired it.) I don't wear a wedding ring most of the time. My original wedding ring was a vintage 23K plain gold band; it had a very warm quality, but it was soft, so "patina" was developing rapidly. It fell of in a lake several years ago. I replaced it with a band that was braided yellow, white and rose gold. The braid was flat and reminded me of those "rings" we used to make with gum wrappers. It has a matte finish and is very informal. For dressy occasions, I wear a very modern platinum and diamond ring. I never wear the rings together.