Unique Wedding Bands

Wedding band designs are each lovely and unique in their own way, but many couples are seeking a truly different alternative to traditional looking wedding bands. For these couples,  sealing their nuptials with the perfect, striking ring should be a representation of who they are as individuals. The design should speak to them and encompass their own personal style aesthetic.

For discerning couples seeking seriously unique wedding bands, we are excited to introduce a few new pieces in our collection of wedding rings. From super simple to elaborately designed, these handsome wedding bands are just the thing for couples who appreciate the unusual. 

Paisley Carved Wedding Band

The design itself of this wedding band isn’t as uncommon as the fact that the paisleys are fully carved out. A blank recess behind the actual design lets the skin show through beneath the design for a strikingly modern take on a vintage design. The thick 9 mm width of this wedding band allows it to be won by both sexes, so couples can get matching bands.

Woven Rope Wedding Band

Couples who appreciate the beauty of simplicity will shine in this unique wedding band. Three thin pieces of solid white gold are woven around each other for a rope effect that is unlike any other wedding band. Guys and girls who love the look of yellow and rose gold can also have this stunning ring made in solid yellow gold, solid rose gold, platinum, or even tricolor gold (as pictured), each woven strand made with a different color gold.

Flexible Designer Wedding Band

If fine watches are part of a guy’s standard accessories, this flexible designer wedding band (shown at top left) will no doubt have tremendous appeal. Inspired by the interlocking, flexible links of a gold watch band, this unusual wedding band really showcases a man’s style.  Additionally, the flexibility of the ring makes it very comfortable to wear, which is always a huge plus for a men’s wedding band.

Origin of the Paisley Wedding Band

The paisley pattern is prevalent in design, fine jewelry, wedding rings, art, chic furniture,  tableware, and is a fashionable wedding motif. But it is so much more than that.

Resembling a twisted tear-drop, kidney shape, or elongated comma, the paisley design is of Persian and Indian origin, but the modern name, “paisley” is of Scottish descent, made fashionable in Europe by the town of Paisley in Central Scotland.

Spiritual meaning of the Paisley

The paisley design is rich in spiritual and symbolic meaning. In India, the paisley signified the time of harvest, a time of both socio-economic and spiritual significance.

In Eastern religions, the two paisleys are reminiscent of the yin-yang, the interaction of two polar energies of which encompasses creation (a befitting motif for the union of marriage).

Some scholars also believe the paisley is a convergence of a floral spray and the ancient cypress tree of the Middle East–a spiritually rich tree that is often found in the pages of the Bible.

Noah’s ark, for example, was made with cypress wood: “So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out” (Genesis 6:14). The cypress was also a symbol of holiness and aesthetic beauty: “The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the pine, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn the place of my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of my feet” (Isaiah 60:13).

Royal Insignia and Artwork

The paisley also had its origins in royal design; In the Safavid dynasty of Persia of the 16th and 17th century, the paisley floral motif  was a popular pattern used to decorate royal insignias, crowns, and court garments–and was later prevalent in Persian carpets, embroidery, and jewelry.

The paisley design quickly made its way into Europe through Indian imports, including in England, France, and Scotland, where the paisley derived its modern name.

Modern Influence

The paisley design saw a heavy resurgence in modern times with the advent of the 60s psychodelic culture and interest in Indian spirituality and culture, which was made popular by the Beatles pilgrimage to India in 1968.

Today, fashion and design has reached far back into Mid-East and European  history to resurrect the beauty, depth of meaning, and royal floral paisley pattern.

Paisley Wedding Bands are a fashionable statement for wedding bands that are not only full of historical significance and meaning, but are simply beautiful and enduring.

Apples of Gold offers many quality paisley wedding bands in gold or platinum, with or without diamonds. Visit Apples of Gold to view their fine affordable gold jewelry and wedding rings in a variety of unique styles.

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