Nice Wedding
Rings
Presenting rings is sign of showing love
to one’s beloved. It is considered as precious thing in many
countries. It is a symbol of faith. The moment of exchanging
rings between bride and groom cannot be forgotten in their
life. It symbolizes past, present and future of relationship of
couples. By wearing ring, married couples declare their eternal
love to each other. Wedding rings are normally worn on the ring
finger of left hand. However, after marriage, the couple can
choose to wear ring on any finger.
There are different designs of wedding rings. They are usually
made up of metals like gold, silver, or platinum. A precious
stone is usually placed in the middle of the ring. People
choose the wedding rings depending upon their Budget, taste and
other factors. Wedding Rings is different from engagement
rings. But in some European cultures, wedding rings in fact
resemble engagement rings.
The concept of Best man carrying the ring is associated with
British tradition. The best man is given the duty of keeping
track of the marrying couple’s wedding rings and he is also
responsible to produce them during the marriage ceremony, at
the symbolic moment of the giving and receiving of the ring/s
between the bride and the groom.
A ring bearer may assist in ceremonial parading of ring/s into
the ceremony, often a special cushion in some marriages.
Exchange of the wedding ring is considered more connected to
the exchange of valuable thoughts. Wearing rings indifferent
fingers prevents scratching of ring.
In recent generation, people encouraged by jewelry trade seek
to enlarge the concept of a series of gifts of ring including
promise ring, wedding ring etc, wedding ring is the last gift
in this series.
A tradition in Europe encourages the engraving of the couple’s
name and their date of marriage on the inner surface of wedding
rings, thus strengthening the symbolism and sentimentality of
the rings as they become family heirlooms.
In the United States and United Kingdom, in past generations,
ladies wear wedding bands more commonly than men. Today, both
partners are wearing wedding rings. Some may dislike idea of
wearing precious metals, or the idea of declaring their legal
relationship through jewelry. Partners may also wear wedding
rings on a chain round neck.
It is observed that usually ladies wear the wedding ring below
the engagement ring, thus making the ring nearer to the heart.
Another concept states that the woman should wear her
engagement ring below the wedding ring, thus sealing the
atmosphere of the engagement into the marriage. Some are of the
opinion that the wedding ring should be worn alone.
The double-ring ceremony, means use of wedding rings by both
partners, is a recent innovation. A marketing campaign aimed at
encouraging the concept of double ring ceremony in the late
19th century was launched by the American jewelry industry.
Second World war had its effect on this campaign and led to a
more successful marketing campaign, and during this time double
ring ceremony became popular.
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