Engagement Ring More Expensive Than Wedding Band. Choosing a more expensive metal such as platinum or palladium can create an even wider margin between the cost of your engagement ring and wedding band. You're paying for the stone and the craft work it takes to set that stone, as well as the jewellery shop's overheads.

Of the traditional wedding and engagement ring metals, rose gold is the most durable.

The ring actually has a lot more sentimental value than any normal engagement ring, as it was formerly worn and to give it a more personal touch, the ring also includes the couple's initials engraved on the inside of the platinum band. The thing about celebrity engagement rings is that the longer you read about them, the more skewed your perception of expensive becomes. 200 total for our wedding bands. Which are the most expensive engagement rings ever?