Wedding Ring Placement

Your first ring is a promise of marriage.

Wedding ring placement. For the most part there aren t any steadfast rules about which hand you wear your ring s on. To wear a wedding ring first place the wedding band on your ring finger which is the one next to your pinkie. A bride and groom typically exchange rings during their wedding ceremony placing the ring on each other s wedding ring finger the fourth finger of the left hand after saying their vows.

Engagements and weddings are important life milestones steeped in tradition and etiquette. After the ceremony she removes the engagement ring and places it on top of her wedding band. Some woman wear the wedding ring above the engagement ring connecting the relationship of the engagement into a solid union of marriage.

One such tradition relates to the placement of wedding and engagement rings on the bride s ring finger. As for determining what hand does the wedding ring go on the choice is really up to you. Traditionally the bride wears her engagement ring on her right hand so her husband can place the wedding ring on her left.

The wedding band is placed on first and then the engagement ring is placed on top of that on the left hand ring finger. The reasoning behind this placement is to facilitate the exchange of wedding rings during the wedding ceremony. The wedding finger the most common known symbolism for fingers is the fourth finger on the left hand which in many cultures is reserved for the engagement ring and later the wedding ring.

Traditionally women wear their rings on their left ring finger in the order they were received with the engagement ring below the wedding band however many bridal ring sets are designed to be worn with the band underneath the engagement ring. Engagement and wedding rings are exceptions there are a lot of specific cultural traditions but at the end of the day there are so many cultural traditions that it becomes an anything goes situation anywhere that s not completely homogeneous. In some parts of the world this finger reserved for the engagement and wedding rings is the fourth finger on the right hand.

It s customary for brides to receive two rings. Another option though less traditional is to wear the engagement ring on one ring finger on the left hand and the wedding band on the right hand s ring finger. Then place your engagement ring on the same finger so that the wedding band is below it.