Celtic Wedding Rings

A young man was kidnapped by pirates while on his way to the West Indies where he was going to work in order to earn enough money to come back and marry his true love. The king eventually negotiated his return after he learned the craft of the goldsmith. His captors begged him to stay they had grown so fond of his work over the six years that he was held captive. They treated him well and offered him many riches to stay behind, but his mind was made up to return to his true love. Legend has it that when he returned the king offered his daughters hand as well because of his exquisite abilities, but the young many refused wanting desperately to return to his one true love. Upon his return he found his one true love had waited all the years that he was gone for his return and they married, the young man presented her with a Claddagh ring that it took him five years to perfect, and so the history goes.

When the Celtic wedding rings are worn on the right hand facing with the crown pointing out it is symbolic that the heart as not been won yet, and when the ring is worn on the left hand with the heart and crown pointing toward the body it is symbolic of the heart being won and that the person is taken.

Styles

All of the Celtic wedding rings have a similar style to them that identify them as Claddagh rings. The materials that are used to fashion the rings vary. There are diamond inlaid Celtic wedding rings, gold and silver Celtic wedding rings. There are jeweled Celtic wedding rings and very simple Celtic wedding rings. No matter what the material or how elaborate the Celtic wedding rings are it is the story behind them that makes them that much more beautiful.

Why Are Celtic Wedding Rings Favored?

The symbolic nature of the Celtic wedding rings makes them popular the world over. The history behind the Celtic wedding rings including the lure of the story associated with their creation make them very popular with not only folks with Irish roots but people all around the world.