Information on Birthstones
Why not have your wedding ring set with small invisibly set stones. There is of course a large choice of stones available and one of the most personal ways of narrowing down this choice is to use your and your partner's birthstones in any combination that would suit.
Here is a list of which stone goes with which month:
- January's stone is garnet (a deep red colour)
- February's stone is amethyst (a deep purple colour)
- March's stone is aquamarine (a pale blue colour)
- April's stone is diamond (which is of course clear)
- May's stone is emerald (an intense green colour)
- June's stone is pearl (which can be a light cream colour)
- July's stone is ruby (an intense red colour)
- August's stone is peridot (a variety of green shades)
- September's stone is sapphire (which can be blue, pink or yellow)
- October's stone is opal (which come in various colours)
- November's stone is topaz (which can be a yellow colour)
- December's stone is turquoise (a light blue shade)
Not all of the above are suitable to be set into something that is worn all the time like a wedding ring, namely pearl and opal, which are rather too soft to be sensible to use. All the rest are fine and can be used in any combination that suits your particular wedding ring.
The above list of birthstones was agreed by the National Association of Goldsmiths in 1937 after a long period of there being many different lists. This had come about during the eighteenth century when it was fashionable to connect different months with different stones, following on from a trend of applying different colours to different months. There may also be a connection between the seasons and different stones going as far back as pagan times. Whatever the exact history, your own combination of stones in your wedding ring is a lovely and meaningful symbol.
