What Do Wedding Rings Speak About? Wedding rings, also called wedding bands, are an eternal sign of love between two engaged partners. Most weddings require an exchange of rings taking place between the uniting groom and bride before they could be pronounced husband and wife. The ring itself is stated to be a symbol of an unending love, due to its circular shape. Similarly, the ring finger is traditionally believed to house a direct vein to heart, which describes the intense emotional bond that might develop between two engaged individuals. One could find many similar stories prevailing around the world while trying to learn more about wedding rings. There is a rich history behind how wedding rings got introduced in the Christian way of life. It wasn't until the days of Pope Innocent III that couples were asked to wear two rings, one during engagements and the other while finally being married. Families offered rings just to seal engagements prior to this historical pronouncement by the Pope. He also asked the engaged couples to observe a waiting period before they could finally marry. These orthodox dictates slowly grew into colorful traditions, as Christianity traversed across the world over a period of many centuries. Wedding rings are normally placed on left ring fingers of couples from the USA, France, Sweden and the UK. They are placed on right ring fingers however, in the case of Germany, Spain, India, and Chile. Interestingly, while Jews traditionally place wedding rings on their left hands, like the orthodox Christians, they prefer wearing it on the right ones after being married. There are also varying norms for the period when one of the partners has died. This universally gets deemed to be the end of any wedding concerned in most societies. However, much of this differentiation of norms might stem from the fact, which part of the world you were looking at. A hardened alloy of Gold, Bismuth, Tin and Copper is often made use of in manufacturing wedding rings. Sometimes Platinum, Nickel and Titanium are also introduced to yield varying results. Platinum is mixed up with white gold for manufacturing a separate class of Platinum wedding rings. Similarly Titanium and Tungsten carbide are also used to produce durability, affordability, varying textures and shades of eye-catching ring designs. However, less costly metals like Silver, Brass and Copper are scarcely used compared to the more expensive ones due to the former's corrosiveness. Aluminum and some other toxic metals are hardly ever made use of in the manufacture of either wedding rings or similar other ornaments. However, the widest and cheapest known alloy of the modern world, stainless steel, is surprisingly gaining ground as one of the options these days. Its durability, which is at par with that of Platinum and Titanium, could be attributed for this wondrous growth. Retail shops may normally quote wedding rings at $600 and more, but could easily be procured at lower rates from various online resources. A brief look at some of the existing jewelry sites might suggest how they were selling most jewelry items at a reduced cost, including those from the latest wedding rings. These websites could easily meet with the demands of all market segments, starting from the casual jewelry buyer to the seeker of high-end ornaments. Pankaj Mohan is a freelance writer who regularly writes on behalf of Wedding-Band-Ring.com. You can check out this site to learn more about wedding rings and various other jewelry products, besides taking a look at the latest wedding band offers.
Britney Spears has a new fragrance that she says can "make any woman feel beautiful!"
Spears took to her Twitter account to show her excitement and post a pic. The pop star wrote: "Just got the imaging for my new fragrance Radiance and thought I’d share it with all my tweethearts."
She described the fragrance, saying, “I love the feminine scent of my new perfume Radiance. It has the power to make any woman feel beautiful."
Chelsea Clinton is a covered-up cover girl on the new issue of Women's Wear Daily, out today. How did the bride-to-be's hairdo and makeup look beneath the big, straw hat? And which A-list dress designer's showroom was she heading to?
The former first daughter had her hair pulled back "in an aisle-worthy updo" and her makeup was perfectly applied, says WWD. The mag says that at the time, Chelsea was meeting her mother, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, at Vera Wang's Manhattan showroom for what was believed to be a Tuesday afternoon appointment.
Wang is said to be designing Chelsea's wedding gown and dresses for her bridesmaids and flower girls, reports WWD.
Check out the sexy new pics of 'Avatar' actress Zoe Saldana modeling a brand new product line from Calvin Klein Underwear.
Zoe is featured in the women’s Fall 2010 Calvin Klein Underwear global advertising campaign that includes the company's Envy range, a new line of lingerie designed to create a more revealing silhouette.
Calvin Klein touts the product as "a revolutionary new way for female consumers to more easily shop for bras and the type of coverage [they] are looking for." The Coverage Level System is organized into three distinct levels of cup coverage designed to simplify bra shopping.
Attention fashionistas! If you have a passion for fashion, CBS might be looking for you!
The network is launching a nationwide search on their website CBS.com to find Fashion's No.1 fan. The winner will receive two round-trip airline tickets to New York City during Mercedes-Benz Fall Fashion Week, two tickets to a fashion week runway show, exclusive seats to Fashion’s Night Out: The Show at Lincoln Center, a year's worth of Maybelline cosmetics and a $500 Macy’s gift card among many other prizes.
Style savvy men and women can enter by uploading a 30 to 90 second video of themselves explaining why they love fashion to CBS's website. The top 10 finalists will be announced Tuesday, August 24 on CBS.com, and people can vote for their favorite videos up until August 31 to determine the top 5 finalists.
It's a fashion face-off for style-savvy celebs! From Jennifer Garner and Taraji P. Henson's flowing fashions to actresses Claire Danes and Kate Bosworth's lacy looks, see which stars are stepping out in a similar fashion.
Click the pics and vote on which styled star you prefer.

Kate Hudson has teamed up with Almay to promote their message of natural beauty, and ET has the behind-the-scenes footage of the actress' Almay commercial shoot.
"Almay is known for its fresh, effortless approach to beauty," says Hudson. "I share that philosophy and I'm honored to be partnering with a brand that believes cosmetics should bring out the natural beauty inside every woman. At the end of the day we all want to have fun and feel beautiful - that's what Almay is all about."
The green-eyed actress says she's a big fan of "bright eyes" and loves Almay's Intense i-Color Collection. In addition to being the Global Brand Ambassador, Hudson also represented the brand at the Almay Rainforest Concert on Thursday, May 13th at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Proceeds from the concert benefited The Rainforest Foundation.
With only weeks until school is back in session, "Sonny with a Chance" star Demi Lovato is telling all about the D-Signed fashion line hitting Target this August.
D-Signed, inspired by Demi's Disney Channel TV character Sonny Munroe, is meant for 8 to 12-year-old girls. The Disney Channel star says of her fashion sense, "I like mixing and matching things ... I really like mixing colors. They always say, 'Don't wear brown and black together,' but I totally do that."