History of Engagement Rings

Engagement rings and wedding bands are the most special items of the jewelry today; they are not just jewelry but also the best way to express your feelings to someone very special for you. Mostly people don't know the meaning behind giving the engagement ring to someone, here in this article I will give an idea about historical background of these jewelry items.

Engagement Rings have very interesting history, they were not always been made of stunning gems and precious metals. Ancient Greek provided the base of today's traditional rings, in their culture they introduced the ring as token of affection and love and they were given before the marriage, although it was not a pre-requisite to marriage but mostly people preferred to give rings at that time.

Ancient Roams are also known to be the most pioneers in the field of the rings. They also used to give the rings to bride on their weddings; brides were not supposed to give ring to grooms at the ancient times but later on it became a two-way exchange of rings. But the noticeable things about those ring is that, almost all of engagement rings had curved key on them, Which was a symbol of ownership of half of the everything possessed by groom. However according to some other opinions, it was a symbol of the key to her husband's heart.

The rings as we see them today made up of precious metals and stunning gems encased in it became popular in fourteenth or fifteenth century. Although in the beginning they were so expensive that only the royal families or rich people could afford the exchange of rings between the bride and groom. After few centuries these rings became affordable for the average people and then it became part of culture and traditions.r