Irish Wedding Bands: Symbols Of Love

Irish wedding bands are stylish and unique symbols of love and can be worn by men and women. More commonly known as Celtic wedding bands, these rings have a long history and are steeped in symbolism that makes them especially suitable for weddings and engagements.

Traditional Celtic jewelry symbols include the Celtic cross, the Celtic knots and a pentacle, a five-pointed star. The knot ring is the most popular type of Irish wedding rings as it symbolizes love and friendship. The knot symbol does not have a beginning or an end, and so it is associated with infinity and everlasting love.

One of the most loved Celtic rings is the Irish Claddagh ring, in which two hands together hold the shape of a heart with a crown on top. The decoration represents both friendship and love, as the joined hands are associated with friendship and the heart is a sign of love. The crown on top of the heart represents loyalty and fidelity.

This ring should always be worn in the left hand if used as a wedding or an engagement ring. If you are planning to use the Claddagh band as a wedding ring, wear it with the heart facing inwards. If the heart points outwards, it means that you are looking for love or romance, but a heart pointing inwards means that you are already taken.

The Celts believed that all life was interconnected, and the symbolism in the Celtic wedding bands relates to this concept. Other commonly used designs include the cross, which is believed to represent different stages in a person’s life but also the connection between all life and all four elements: fire, earth, air and water.

Irish wedding rings can be made of silver or gold, and in modern jewelry gemstones are often added as a decoration especially to wedding rings. Many designs in Irish wedding rings originate from hundreds of years ago but they are still valid and popular today.