For many people, the image of an engraved ring is a heavily decorated simple gold or silver circle. Modern laser engraving equipment, however, means that rings can be engraved in a plethora of places and styles. Some of the top engraved phrases before modern laser engraving were:
- Together Forever
- Eternally
- Yours Always
- All My Love
- Happily Ever After
- Worth the Wait
- Till Death
- From This Day Forward
- To Have and To Hold
- I Love You
- Love, Honor, Cherish
- My True Love
- I Do
- Soulmates
- To friends become one
- Put it back on
- nonreturnable
- Anniversary date (great for us guys
Let’s be honest, there are boring. With laser engraving you can fit about 225 characters on the ring. No need to put only 14 characters on it. Keep in mind the smaller the font, the higher the chance of the letters wearing off after time.
If your looking to make a unique engraved ring like the one used in “Lord of the Rings” expect to pay a small fortune. But if you are looking to have a short paragraph written on your ring in a simple font expect to pay roughly $100 to have it done plus shipping. You can even have an image engraved for about $135 on your ring (not in color, more of a sketch.) Here is an exmple of an entire paragraph engraved on a ring.
You are the full moon and I am the wolf singing my sweet song of love & lust. The gentle breeze brings my melody to your fragile ears making you feel desire for the one thing you want most. I am here. Forever YOUR MYSPACE STALKER & NOW HUSBAND JIM. (I think this would be funny!!)
Engraving the inside of the ring with a love message is extremely romantic. Lines from popular songs can offer great inspiration like Stonger from Kanye West (don’t kill me, Can only make me stronger,I need you to hurry up now, Cause I can’t wait much longer, I know I got to be right now, Cause I can’t get much wronger, Man I been waitin’ all night now,That’s how long I’ve been on ya)
. Ballads, of course, are packed with suitable lines, if you’re looking to go classic. Even the heaviest rock anthem has the occasional glimmer of romance (not usually).
When getting the inside of a ring engraved, your local jeweler will be able to advise on how many words are feasible from his perspective. If he says what you want can’t be done just go online. These guys online have an interesting site for engraving. They seem to be able to do about anything.
Caring for an Engraved Engagement Ring
An engraved oval ring needs special care to maintain its brilliance.
- The engraving will wear down with time. Therefore very fine or subtle engraving may completely disappear. The less you actually wear it, the better chance the engraving will stay (Platinum does hold up better, gold is the worst.)