Not everyone wants weddings, engagement rings and wedding bands to be traditional. Often just a small twist on an old classic can take engagement rings in a completely new direction, making them unique and original without straying too far from the traditional. Brides that want a slightly different look for engagement rings that match their personal taste and style have lots of options to consider.

Diamond engagement rings offer a wide range of customization options. Most high quality jewelry stores and diamond merchants now offer the possibility of matching particular diamonds with settings, rather than buying the diamond already set in the band.

Another way to move engagement rings away from the traditional and into the more original is to add colored or fancy diamonds. Although the majority of diamonds are considered white or colorless, there are also colored diamonds including rare blue or green colors the slightly more common yellow to brown colored natural diamonds. Even clear diamonds can be color enhanced through specific processes resulting in amazing, lasting colors.

Cut, one of the four c’s of diamond grading, can be used to enhance the color and natural reflectivity of the diamond. Engagement rings that feature diamonds with multi-faceted cuts will have more sparkle and inner fire than those with fewer facets.

The cut and facets not only have to be perfect, but the shape of the diamond also impacts the cut. Emerald cut diamond engagement rings are longer, rectangular shapes with blunted corners. They can be used for the main diamond in engagement rings or as accent diamonds.

Emerald cut diamond engagement rings are both traditional as well as very modern. Since the stone has the unique stepped faceting it tends to reflect light deep within the center, really bringing attention to the ring itself. A simple band often enhances the beauty of this cut.

Three band engagement rings and wedding sets are also becoming very popular. With these styles all rings interlock with a wedding band and anniversary band fitting over and under the engagement ring. Using these types of styles means you don’t have to focus on a huge diamond, the rings themselves add beauty to the set.

Thinking modern for engagement rings may also include looking back over ring designs of the past. Many of the art deco or estate types of engagement rings make terrific examples of how an old classic can become a modern fashion trend in wedding jewelry.

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