When To Combine Rings???

It's definitely personally preference. I had two bands (one for each side) specifically made to shape around my low-set halo engagement ring and they do not look right on their own and I would never wear them by themselves, personally, so I knew I definitely wanted them soldered. I personally wanted to wait until pretty close to my wedding date to get them soldered because I knew once they were soldered I wouldn't want to wear them again until the wedding day, but I also knew that I wanted to get them done before the wedding so that during the ceremony he could just put them all on my finger at once and I wouldn't have to be without them after we were married. Again, this is all personal preference. A lot of people do it after the wedding because they don't want to go without their engagement ring before the wedding. I'm getting married next weekend and I brought my rings to the jewelry this past weekend to get soldered. I sit at my desk all day at work and don't do much else during the week so I am just going without my ring until the wedding and it's not a huge deal to me.

I decided not to get my soldered. My wedding band is a plain white gold band and I do wear it alone sometimes since my e-ring's center diamond sits up pretty high. I think it is a personal decision. I like the option to wear mine separately. Mine are not designed to go together but they fit together well so there is no gap.

I had 2 custom bands made for my E-ring, one for either side (pic below). Due to the shape they have an exact spot they need to line up at so for that reason it made sense to solder them together, and I also knew I'd never wear them separately due to the shape. My jeweler also recommended it because he said it reduces the wear and tear on the rings rubbing together. I didn't want to fiddle with 3 rings during the ceremony so I had them soldered a few days before the wedding and just didn't wear them until the ceremony.

Ring with Bands