Archive for February, 2009

Platinum is not Just for Record Albums

Wedding rings and jewelry are now starting to have a change in trend as we continue to evolve the fashion and trends in the society today. Before, when we say wedding rings, it is an automatic choice to have golden rings for the ceremony as a symbol of eternal love for the couple getting married. If we are to look at the rings that most people are selecting right now, gold is basically losing its touch when it comes to being the favorite choice. I remember my cousin when he was getting married, he asked me to tag along so he could have someone to talk to when he buys the wedding rings. I was also his company when he bought his diamond engagement ring so he thought it would be nice if I’ll also be the one to help him pick. We were checking out some gold rings in a jewelry store uptown when the jewelry shop owner suggested choosing something different. He showed us some silver looking rings. Then my cousin told him it’s for a wedding ceremony and he doesn’t need a silver ring. The shop owner replied that those were not silver rings but platinum rings, and then he showed us some silver rings to make us see the difference. My cousin bought the rings although I remembered him paying a ridiculous amount of price.