Should a Man Wear a Wedding Ring
October 30, 2009
Men Wedding Ring
Men’s wedding rings have become increasingly more common since that time. Today it is probably as common for a newly married man to wear a ring as not. The modern man may consider it his duty to choose to make the same public marital statement as his wife will.
Many women do not even consider the possibility of not wearing one. Often, however, a man usually considers the wearing of a man wedding ring very carefully.
Firstly, is he concerned about a public display of his marital status? Some men, whether rightly or wrongly, are threatened by this.
Secondly whilst the wearing of jewelry by women is so common as to go unremarked that is not necessarily the case for men. For many men the wearing of men wedding bands is just a case of being asked to wear jewelry. Men often do not feel comfortable wearing jewelry and in many cases have never done so before. Whilst some men see their wedding band as different to wearing ordinary jewelry, others feel just the same as if they were being asked to wear ear rings. “It’s just not done by men”. The author, for example, wears a man wedding band, but would never consider wearing any other form of jewelry.
Silly as it may seem to women this can be of concern to some men.
Men’s wedding rings are, in the eyes of some men, effeminate. “Real men” don’t wear rings or jewelry at all. This is becoming less of an issue as the wearing of a man’s wedding ring becomes more common, but is still an issue with many men.
Culture is also a consideration. In many cultures the wearing of wedding rings by men would never be considered.
There are also practical considerations. Many men are engaged in trades where the wearing of a man wedding band would be downright dangerous. In some jobs a ring cannot be worn on the job, and must be removed.
Ultimately though, the wearing of a men’s ring is just one of the many choices the man will have to make once he makes the commitment to marry.
Which finger is the ring worn on, and why?
Generally a man’s wedding band is worn on the ring finger, the same as for women. The ring finger, for those unmarried men not familiar with the concept, is the fourth finger of the left hand.
So you have both decided that he will wear a men’s wedding ring!
Once the man or couple had made the decision to purchase a men’s wedding ring for him there are still choices to make. Do they want to wear a matching set? It is perfectly possible for a couple to buy a ring set where the style of the rings match perfectly, or even with matching engraved messages of love.
Generally though, even where the couples are to wear a matching ring set, the two rings are different. It is more common for the man’s wedding ring to be wider than the woman’s. This is because men’s hands and women’s hands are different. A woman usually has narrower finer fingers, and so a narrower band suits her hand. A man on the other hand has wider chunkier fingers and so a wider man wedding band is more suited.
This often results in the mans ring costing more than the woman’s ring even with matching styles, as the mans ring uses more, often expensive, material.
Many men prefer a simple unadorned band, however others enjoy highly decorated styles which make a loud statement. The wearing of, for example, very wide and highly adorned Celtic rings is becoming much more common.
When considering the styles of men’s wedding rings it is well worth thinking about the personality of the individual. While different men have very different personalities different rings will suit different personalities as well. A loud outgoing man, for example, can wear a loud outgoing unique men’s ring.
Whilst diamonds are not, of course, as popular with men as with women, they do make a clear statement which pleases some men who choose them. Diamond men’s rings clearly say “I can afford it” or at least the big ones do. But it can be a brave man who chooses to wear a large diamond band.
Ultimately there are no rules about choosing a man wedding band. First, will he wear one? Once that decision is made in the affirmative then there is a whole world of choice about styles, widths, materials and the type of statement the ring makes, both for the man and the woman.
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Make some money by creat a Wedding Scrapbooks
October 23, 2009
Picture of Scrapbooks
To create a wedding scrapbook for a client you will need to attend the wedding or reception in order to gather photographs and quotes from family and friends of the happy couple. For this you will need a digital camera and a small tape recorder or notepad.
Try to get photos from all phases of the person’s life.
Use the wedding’s theme for the wedding scrapbook. Use items from the wedding in the scrapbook, pressed flowers, ribbons, and lace from the veil, the couple’s vows, and even the groom’s tie. This scrapbook will become a family treasure. You want the scrapbook to bring the wedding to life each time someone opens it.
For the memorial scrapbook try to based the theme on the person being honored. What is the one personality trait or hobby or quirk of his or hers that the person’s relatives remember best? Was the person a comedian, an avid fisher, or the scholarly type? Try to use small objects from the person’s life in the scrapbook to personalize it, a bit of cloth from a favorite dress, favorite flowers, awards, the ugly tie a child bought for a dad’s birthday or for Father’s Day, school drawings made by the person’s children.
While performing either scrapbook service you must remember that discretion is of utmost importance. Don’t include an ugly quote or memory in the memorial scrapbook. Your clients won’t appreciate it.
To advertise your wedding scrapbook service create eye-catching business cards and brochures on your computer and leave them at bridal shops, at stores with wedding registries, and place ads in your local newspaper. You might try church bulletins boards as well, as long as the powers that be don’t mind.
For your memorial scrapbook service leave brochures at funeral homes, place newspaper ads, and leave your card with the ministers and priests in your town. When a client asks about your service it would be wise to have a scrapbook you’ve already made on hand that you can show the client to demonstrate your skill.
People are willing to pay well for a truly beautiful scrapbook of their memories. You could charge more for a really detailed wedding scrapbook.
Charging more for a detailed memorial album would be up to you. But it might be wise to set a fixed price for memorial albums, for example $50 for a small album and $75 for a large album.
Put your love for creating scrapbooks to work, and one day you can create a scrapbook about your successful business that you created one memory at a time.
You don’t want to seem as if you’re trying to gouge the mourning family as doing so could harm your business reputation. Treat the family with respect and do the finest job possible on their scrapbook. Soon word of your skill will spread to other people interested in having a memorial album created.
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