The Best Wedding Bands Will Be There for Better, for Worse

Looking for the best wedding bands for men? Mazels—and brace yourself for a heckuva ride. Finding the right wedding band, for yourself or your soon-to-be spouse, seems like it should be easy; you probably know this person pretty well by now.

But, like planning a wedding itself, hunting down the ring of your dreams can be deceptively tricky. Maybe you’ve recently learned that your Prince Charming dreams of nothing more than an extremely big, bold ring to subvert all the minimal-leaning clothes in his closet. Or, while doing some very important internal reflection, you realized you actually kind of want a classic wedding band—but nothing too stuffy.

There was a time (not all that long ago), when shopping for a men’s wedding band felt fairly restrictive. You essentially had two options: gold or silver. Maybe a little beveling if you were feeling wild. The ring aisle was less “choose your fighter,” more “accept your fate.”

Then slowly, things started to shift. Rings in unexpected materials—titanium, for example—began popping up. Discerning dudes started caring about finish, fit, vibe, dare we say aura. The beauty of buying a wedding ring in 2025 is that it can come from anywhere and look like anything; it can come wrapped up in a little blue box, it can come from your favorite indie jeweler, it can come in a 12-pack you ordered purely for the express shipping.

All that to say, there’s a dizzying array of options out there. And more options, as anyone dealing with a wedding caterer well knows, just means more anxiety. So we’ve narrowed the field to four choice picks for each of the five material categories you’re likely to be considering. Take your time: After all, this is something you’ll (hopefully) never take off.

Gold Wedding Bands

Trends come and go. Gold stays golden. There’s a reason your grandfather wore a gold wedding band, and maybe even his grandfather before him. It’s not just tradition—though there’s plenty of that baked in—it’s because gold is basically a forever metal. Classic, timeless, and quietly flex-worthy, a gold wedding band tells the world you truly appreciate the good stuff and that you’re not an overthinker. No bad things.

It’s expensive, of course, but it doesn’t tarnish, and it’s versatile enough to match your entire wardrobe. Plus, with options ranging from warm yellow to sleek white to moody rose tints, there’s a version of gold that will always be just right for you. Bottom line: if you want a ring that looks great on Day One and Year Thirty-Five, gold’s got your back (well, finger).

White Wedding Bands

At first glance, white gold gives off the same polished, versatile tone as silver. But the more time you spend with it, the more you’ll see it’s actually doing a whole lot more. White gold is what happens when something classic meets something a bit more IYKYK. Cool-toned, uber-refined, and built to last way longer than even that piece of wedding cake in the freezer.

It’s made by blending pure gold with metals like palladium or nickel, then is usually finished with rhodium plating for a high-shine. Meaning you get the luxe look of platinum without the platinum price tag — along with a ring that can handle whatever life throws at it.