2026 brides here we come…
Think classy. Think elegant. Think timeless. You’ve reached the milestone of having an engagement ring on your finger, now it’s time to build the stack with 1 more ring. Let’s talk trends for 2026 wedding rings.
2025 was all about yellow gold engagement rings, impressive 3ct lab grown elongated diamonds: from ovals and emerald cuts, to radiants, and elongated cushions. We also saw the rise of more and more bespoke engagement rings, with customers bringing their own design ideas to the table. This made for an interesting scope of shaped shanks with horizontal oval and pear cut diamonds, toi et moi designs, and the rise of coloured stones. So, with all the inspiring engagement rings from 2025, it’s time to think about matching your beautifully unique rings to a wedding ring.
For those of you that have a classic solitaire or hidden halo ring with an elongated diamond and plain shoulders, it’s all about a slightly chunkier French pave diamond set band, to complement and illuminate the rock on your engagement ring. Whereas, if you have the joy of already having diamonds along the shoulders of your engagement ring, you might opt for something more traditional, yet still chunkier than the shoulders of your engagement ring, perhaps a 2.5 or 3mm traditional court plain wedding ring.
If you’ve got something a little more bespoke for your engagement ring, lucky for you shaped wedding rings are trending for 2026, even for rings that are wed-friendly! Soak in the beauty of having a one-of-a-kind engagement ring, with an equally as distinctive wedding ring to accompany it. If you’ve got a twisted shank on your engagement ring, or a toi et moi, consider the possibility of having a bespoke wax made around your ring; this allows for a glove fit between your rings, whether you need a wishbone or francesca shape, expect no gaps here.
So in short, what’s on the cards for wedding rings in 2026? We’re expecting plenty of yellow gold wedding rings to pair with the gold girlies of 2025, chunky/statement wedding bands (both plain and French pave diamond set), as well as shaped to fit/bespoke pieces.
And, finally, a nod to the girls that are waiting on that first ring, here’s a moment for your 2026 engagement ring trends. Expect all things bold: maximalist designs with show-stopper stones, bold bezel sets, ornate engraved shanks, large pear, marquise, and oval lab grown diamonds, coloured lab diamonds (think pastel pinks, champagne yellows & minty greens), and more bespoke designs than ever before. 2026 is your year.
