The White Stuff
By SocialBrides.co.uk
One of the
biggest worries when planning a wedding is the budget. Weddings are
notoriously expensive with the average wedding in the UK costing
between £15,000 and £25,000! Of course, that is not the case for
everyone. Many people spend more and many people spend less as you
can still have your dream wedding for a more reasonable
price.
One of the best ways to achieve this is to aim for the highest quality you can, at the most reasonable price. With more and more people adopting this strategy it is no surprise that the latest in-demand product of the jewellery industry is fast becoming an emerging trend in the wedding industry. The precious metal Palladium continues to gain popularity around the world and because of its light weight and lustre it is transforming in to the new metal of choice for wedding bands.
Palladium is part of the Platinum Group Metals (PGM) and is similar in quality to Platinum itself at only a fraction of the cost! Palladium can be used alone or alloyed with silver or gold; it is actually whiter than platinum, remains tarnish free and has the same metal working properties as other jewellery metals.
“This is the metal, this is the year, and Palladium will soon be on the tip of every tongue in the jewellery industry, wrapped around every finger, draped across every neckline. This isn’t a new metal, it is the NOW metal, a naturally flawless element that forever shines brilliantly white.”
(Stillwater Palladium, natural Palladium mine, USA)
It is becoming more and more popular throughout the wedding industry simply because it is excellent value for money. It is the closest metal to platinum which is regarded by some as the most precious metal available, and yet it costs less than most of the other precious metals, if not all of them, with platinum being the most expensive.
If you want the highest quality available for the most reasonable price possible, and wish quality wedding bands as prestigious as platinum rings didn’t carry the hefty price tag then you might find the price comparisons (from three of the largest jewellers in the UK) below very helpful!
Ernest Jones.
Men’s 6mm Platinum wedding band
-
£1,100
Men’s 6mm 18ct White Gold wedding band - £375
Men’s 6mm 18ct Yellow Gold wedding band - £425
Men’s 6mm Palladium wedding band - £299
Beaverbrooks.
Men’s 6mm Platinum wedding band - £1,450
Men’s 6mm 18ct White Gold wedding band - £575
Men’s 6mm 18ct Yellow Gold wedding band - £625
Men’s 6mm Palladium wedding band - £325
Fraser Hart.
Men’s 6mm Platinum wedding band - £1,150
Men’s 6mm 18ct White Gold wedding band - £750
Men’s 6mm 18ct Yellow Gold wedding band - £575
Men’s 6mm Palladium wedding band - £350
All
three jewellers had Palladium wedding rings priced on average at
£200 - £300 less than their precious metal counterparts and for a
ring that is lightweight, tarnish free, brilliant white and
similar in quality to platinum, for a fraction of the price, it
is definitely food for thought!
When budgeting for a wedding every penny counts and saving money
where you can, without compromising greatly on quality is
arguably the best way to get that dream wedding you want.
Will Palladium be the wedding industry’s next big thing?
Check it out for yourself and watch this space!
Article by Elaine Mennim
www.SocialBrides.co.uk
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