The bride should be aware that no stone is as long-lived and strong as a diamond and that gemstones, although lovely, are more delicate. The bride might also choose to wear only one, perhaps unusually ornate, wedding band. Another recent trend has the bride offering her fianc his own engagement ring, perhaps a solitaire that will be paired with a complementary wedding band, or adding a diamond to his wedding band. Settings too have also changed recently. The classic raised prong setting of the diamond engagement ring will always be a standard and maintain its popularity, But the bezel setting is also becoming popular. A bezel-set stone is completely encircled by a collar of metal. An even more contemporary setting is the “tension setting. ” In this setting there are no prongs at all and the diamond is held in place by the tension of the ring itself. Tension settings are generally set in platinum, because the strength of this metal is required to hold the stone securely.