Ring trends are constantly changing with each passing year and individuality and creativity are taking over ring trends of 2022. Couples are looking to express their love for each other and ingrain hidden messages in their wedding bands whether it be on the silhouette, center stone, inner detailings, or giving it a personal feel.
Jewelry has almost every girl’s heart so here’s your hottest guide to the trends in wedding bands for women in 2022 from hidden love notes to delicate silhouettes.
Mixed Shapes
In 2022, mixed shape wedding bands are making a comeback. These rings can be styled in various ways. The mixed diamond shapes and sizes typically used are princess, round, emerald, half-moons, oval, marquise, pears, cushion, and heart.
Each of these sizes highlights the special attributes of every shape and compliment each other. Each shape has its level of luminosity performance, brightness, and the way each shape refracts light is different making the ring, sparkle, vibrant and stunning to look at.
Uniform shapes have become a little overdone these days so if you want something fresh and new take, for instance, a three-stone ring, it would feature a classic center stone in a fancy cut (if that’s what you desire) complemented by two other smaller stones like a pear and half-moons or this can even be paired with a birthstone/gemstone. This creates a result so individualistic, it’ll be hard to look away.
In a three-stone ring, they each represent the past, present, and future of the newly married couple so you can even consider adding heirloom stones that add to the ring’s story.
Elevated Vintage
Due to obvious reasons, vintage wedding bands are timeless and exquisite pieces to own. They have an antique touch; these elegant and ornate wedding rings emulate a feeling of romance and have an ageless quality no other style can achieve. Vintage wedding rings that are particularly modeled after the style in the 1920s are popular for a reason.
They’re available in an assortment of distinct and unique shapes with intricate detailing and design that give these rings a bold yet elegant look with a 21st-century rendition.
In 2022, the heirloom and vintage styles have new forms; a perfectly balanced blend of contemporary meets classic. What’s having its moment right now is the emerald cut owing to the design’s clean and strong silhouette ideal in many settings.
There are other styles with an heirloom vibe. If that’s something that you’d like, you can incorporate heirloom diamonds into the ring’s design and give the ring’s modern setting an antique edge by doing so.
Hidden Symbolism
For couples who seek an engagement ring that represents a new depth to their love story, a big engagement ring trend for 2022 are love notes and hidden details.
This is a great way to go if you prefer a classic look but want to hide a secret message within the ring for only your spouse. A perfect and effective to personalize your wedding band is with an engraving on the inside of the wedding band.
You can add meaningful messages such as a significant date, meaningful symbols, initials, a poem, your names, a quote, a tiny image, or anything you can think of, it can be a little inside joke even! You can add a subtle stone, for instance, a sapphire to represent “something blue” at your wedding or it could be their favorite stone or birthstone.
There’s an extra benefit of this ring type being super customizable.
Delicate Silhouettes
For those who like it simple yet memorable, minimal silhouettes are your best bet. Thinner bands, gentle detailing, and delicate center-stones make up a quietly confident look in its striking simplicity. These rings communicate a statement in their subtlety juxtaposed with hidden details.
Your ring needn’t have a huge mammoth of a gem. If you like functionality and practicality and have a soft spot for trend-proof and timeless pieces, then a minimalist or simple engagement ring is the best.
This is a ring you’ll be wearing almost every day so it’s essential to find a style that matches your lifestyle and aesthetic on a daily basis. The goal here is to strike a balance of sophistication and sparkle that doesn’t dominate your look but upgrades it.
Fancy Shapes
Emerald, oval cuts, and pears are fancy diamond shapes that are still going strong in 2022 and are trending for good reason. Compared to the average round cut they appear bigger as each shape has a larger surface area, therefore, producing maximum sparkle.
These distinct fancy shapes illude an elongated look to the finger, and for this reason, make them one of the most desired silhouettes. These cuts are versatile, so you can have a statement center-stone and go as you fancy as you like or have something more subtle.
Yellow Gold
The sun-drenched, beautiful distinctive allure of warm tones of yellow gold is what makes it a perfect choice for a wedding band proving to be the favorite in 2022. An iconic wedding band style, the yellow gold will never go out of style as its timelessness has outperformed the trends. These rings have a variety from modern to antique styles.
It has an elegant vintage feel with vibrant hues making any pavé detailing and center-stone pop. It also has some potential for styling with a wedding ring. For a unique statement, you could mix metals and pair them with rose gold or white wedding bands.
The New Way to Solitaire
Year after year, the always alluring, ever-enduring solitaire reigns supreme. Style your solitaire with sparkling fancy shapes, round brilliance or choose between delicate or more statement silhouettes, and finish with high-shine or pavé bands. Solitaire rings have always been a favorite due to their unique and subtle design elements.
Bottomline
The thing with trends is that they somehow always resurface, if you think you want something that represents the 21st century or a more classic piece, there’s something for everyone!