what hand are wedding rings on?
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Just before the wedding ceremony, the engagement ring is exchanged onto the right hand so the wedding ring can be placed onto the left hand, to be worn closest to the heart. After the ceremony, the engagement ring is then placed on top of the new wedding band.
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Just for example, most American men will wear their wedding band on their left ring finger, but a man married in an Eastern Orthodox church could end up using the right hand instead (I do this – watch my videos and you'll see!). And engagement rings are rare enough on men already that there is no set tradition.
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Instead of wearing wedding bands on their left hands, gay and lesbian couples often choose to wear rings on their right hands instead. Within gay and lesbian communities, the right-handed ring is an instantly recognizable marker of a monogamous relationship, and even marriage within the states that have legalized it.
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Wear it on your right hand: While tradition suggests the ring should be worn on the left, placing it on your other hand won't cause a huge upset. This means you get all eyes on your wedding ring and after the ceremony, you can simply place your engagement ring back onto the correct finger.
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When a couple gets engaged, the ring presented is like a promise of marriage. That's why it goes on the same hand and finger as the wedding ring. So people who are engaged — remember that men can wear engagement rings, too — wear those rings on the fourth finger of their left hand.
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Which finger is the ring finger? Traditionally, the engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand.
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In India and Spain for example, the engagement and wedding rings are usually worn on the right hand. Increasingly though, in many countries either hand is considered appropriate for the engagement ring and wedding ring; the important part is that you wear the ring on your fourth finger.
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By wearing the ring on the fourth finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. In Britain, only women tended to wear a wedding ring until the 1st and 2nd World Wars, when married male soldiers started to wear rings to remind them of their partner.
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Yes, traditionally wedding rings, at least in America, go on the left ring finger (the second finger from the left) for both women and men. This tradition stems from a belief that goes back to the Tudor era in England in the 1500s that there's a vein that runs directly from the left ring finger to the heart.
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In Australia and many other Western Civilisations, we wear our engagement and wedding rings on the fourth finger of our left hand to symbolise our love for one another. However, in parts of Europe and Asia, wedding rings are often worn on the right-hand ring finger.
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Many brides-to-be will switch their engagement ring to their right hand before walking down the aisle, so the wedding band can be slipped on to the left hand first. Brides will then move their engagement ring on top of the wedding band during or after the ceremony.
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You should wear your engagement ring on the fourth finger of your left hand (before marriage). After marriage, you place the engagement ring on top of the wedding ring again on the fourth finger of your left hand.
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They can be worn on any finger, but those symbolizing pre-engagement rings are generally worn on the left ring finger. When a person gets married, if they still have their pre-engagement ring, they may switch the ring to their right ring finger.
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Your engagement ring goes on your left hand ring finger, the same as the wedding ring.
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In some cultures the wedding ring is worn on the "ring finger" of the left hand and in others it is on the right hand. Traditionally, a wedding ring was worn only by the bride/wife, but in recent times more men also wear a wedding ring.
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The story of why the wedding ring is worn on the left hand can be traced back to ancient times (really). In that era, the Romans believed that the vein in the ring finger (the fourth finger) on the left hand ran directly to one's heart. Because of this belief, they called that vein the "vena amoris" or vein of love.
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In many cultures and countries, wearing an engagement ring on the right hand is preferred. Just like the left hand, people wear their engagement rings on the fourth finger, or ring finger, of the right hand. This is typical in India, Russia, Germany, Norway and some Eastern European and South American countries.