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When to Buy Wedding Bands: A Simple Timeline

From the DANHOV Journal · Updated November 7, 2026

When to Buy Wedding Bands: A Simple Timeline

When should you start shopping for wedding bands for couples? It is a question that often confuses most soon-to-be brides and grooms. While planning your wedding, you might be too engaged in picking out a venue, caterer, and dress, that you might not decide to shop for this wedding-day must-have a few weeks before D-day. However, this decision might lead to a huge disappointment.

When Should You Start Shopping For The Wedding Band?

Some couples wait until a month to shop for unique wedding bands for women. However, cutting it this close can be stressful. You might end up picking a band that might not have been your first choice.

On the contrary, some brides picked up their dream wedding band eight months ago at a discounted price.

Experts recommend starting shopping for wedding bands for couples about 3 to 4 months before your wedding date and making the purchase by six weeks. If you decide to go for custom wedding bands, the designer may take at least 6 to 8 weeks to get the bands ready. If you are getting the ring engraved, it may take a few days more for the jeweler to deliver it.

Why Should You Start Your Wedding Band Shopping Early?

It is always wise to shop for your unique wedding bands for women 3 to 4 months before your wedding date. It covers almost all aspects and obstacles you might face during the purchase. Let's explore reasons why you should start wedding band shopping early.

  • To Not Face Issue With The Ring Size

If you don't know your or your significant other's ring size, you need to visit a jeweler to get it measured. It might take some time.

If you are ordering your wedding band online, the process might be extended due to the shipping period. Moreover, there are chances that the ring size might not be 100% accurate, and you need to replace the band.

  • To Get A Custom-Made Wedding Band

If you want to purchase an extra-special band that needs to be customized, you must place your order early. The jeweler will take the time to handcraft it and ship it to you.

  • To Avoid Your Dream Wedding Band Getting Out Of Stocks

Summer is the most popular wedding time, followed by fall, spring, and winter. There are chances that your dream wedding band might become out of stock during the popular seasons.

So, start shopping for your wedding band early to ensure that you get the ring you always wanted.

  • To Help You Plan Your Budget

It is advised to plan for your wedding band and save money to purchase them.

The Bottom Line

Don't wait to shop for your wedding bands until only a few days are left for your wedding day. Visit Danhov to purchase the wedding band that will bind you and your significant other's life together.

A Wedding Band Timeline

  1. Four months before: start looking. Decide whether the bride's band should match her engagement ring; a band made for the ring sits flush against it (see matching wedding bands).
  2. Three months before: get both of you sized at the end of a day, at room temperature. Our ring size guide explains how.
  3. Two months before: order. Made-to-order bands, engraving and custom work need this lead time.
  4. One month before: try the bands on. There is still time for a resize.
  5. The week of the wedding: give the bands to the person who will carry them.

Wedding Bands at DANHOV

Every DANHOV band is made to order in Los Angeles in about three weeks, including insured shipping, and one resize is complimentary within 60 days. See women's wedding bands, men's wedding bands and bands made to match our engagement rings.

Questions

When should we order our wedding bands?

Six to eight weeks before the wedding at the latest. Made-to-order DANHOV bands take about three weeks including shipping, which leaves room for engraving and one resize before the day.

Should we buy wedding bands with the engagement ring?

You can, and it is the surest way to get a band that sits perfectly against the ring. Many DANHOV engagement rings have a band made to match, which you can add with the ring.

Do our wedding bands have to match?

No. Many couples choose bands that suit each person: a slim pavé band and a plain one, or the same metal in different widths. What should match is a band and the engagement ring it sits beside.

Who pays for the wedding bands?

Traditionally each partner buys the other's band, but today couples often buy them together from a shared budget. There is no rule; decide what feels right for you both.

What if we are short on time?

Choose a band in your size from a jeweler's ready stock, or ask about timing before you order. DANHOV can tell you the date your bands would arrive before you buy.


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