Wedding ring

• Wedding Ring or Wedding Band
• What Hand Does Your Wedding and Engagement Ring Go On?
• Why Wedding Rings Are Worn on THE Third Finger?
• Wedding Ring Location
• Ring Finger Meaning
• Wedding Ring Compositions and Styles
• Custom Bridal Jewelry
• Ring Size
• Ring Size Chart
• Wedding Ring Engraving Ideas & Tips

Wedding Ring or Wedding Band

A wedding ring or wedding band is a finger ring that indicates that its wearer is married. It is usually forged from metal and traditionally is forged of gold or another precious metal.

What Hand Does Your Wedding and Engagement Ring Go On?

Depending on culture, a wedding ring is typically worn on the base of the left or right ring finger, if the wearer is left-handed often it will go onto the right hand. Many spouses wear their wedding rings day and night, causing an indentation in the skin that is visible even when the ring is removed.

Why Wedding Rings Are Worn on THE Third Finger?

Wedding rings have been in use since the time of the Egyptians, though they became widely popular in the ninth century. It was thought in Roman times that there was a vein that ran directly from the third finger to the heart.

Because of this symbolic connection, it was this third finger that was chosen as the site for rings of love. That practice eventually spread to many other parts of the world.

Of course today we have a better understanding of the body’s circulation, however, tradition has stayed.

Wedding Ring Location

The fourth digit or ring finger of the left hand has become the customary place to wear a wedding ring in much of the world, though in certain countries the right-hand finger is used. This custom was practically established as the norm during World War II.

The use of the fourth finger of the left hand (the ‘ring finger’) is associated with an old belief that the left hand’s ring finger is connected by a vein directly to the heart: the vena amoris or vein of love. This idea was known in 16th and 17th century England when Henry Swinburne referred to it in his book about marriage. It can be traced back to ancient Rome when Aulus Gellius cited Appianus as saying the ancient Egyptians had found a fine nerve linking that particular finger to the heart.

Occasionally rings have been re-purposed to hang from bracelets or necklaces.

Ring Finger Meaning

The left ring finger symbolizes engagement and marriage for men in Western cultures, and the right ring finger symbolizes the same for men in other countries, such as Germany, Russia, and India.

Wedding Ring Compositions and Styles

Wedding rings are often forged of gold (or gold plated), palladium, platinum, Argentium, silver, titanium, tungsten, or more recently, silicone. The perpetuity of noble metals symbolizes the permanence of the marriage. Common engravings on the inside of the ring include the name of one’s spouse, the names of both spouses, the date of the wedding, or a phrase of significance to the spouses. In many nations, the engagement rings are plain while the bride’s wedding ring commonly is bejeweled.

Custom Bridal Jewelry

Many brides would like to order custom bridal jewelry, but I don’t want to go over budget. Here are a few tips to help you find affordable custom bridal jewelry.

The cost of your custom bridal jewelry will be based on a few things namely design, materials, and time. A simple pendant necklace with colors from your wedding on a chain is a simple, but lovely design for the bride as well as the bridesmaid’s jewelry. In this case, the bride would have her necklace designed to match her dress. I suggest a color from her dress or a bead similar to the one on her gown. The bridesmaid’s pendant necklaces could be one color or a combination of colors from her shoes and dress or some other color at the wedding. The next thing to think about is what materials will be used in your custom jewelry.

If you use precious metals like sterling silver and 14kt Gold or 14kt Gold-filled, your cost is more. If you opt to go with base metals, your cost will be cheaper, but after a few wear the metal finish will wear off never to return to its original color. Also, glass pendants can be very pretty, but if you want your wedding jewelry to sparkle, Swarovski crystals add the perfect amount of sparkle to your design. Time also plays a part in the total cost of your custom bridal jewelry. The more time or elaboration you design the more your custom jewelry will cost.

Ring Size

Ring sizes can be measured physically by a paper, plastic, or metal ring sizer (as a gauge) or by measuring the inner diameter of a ring that already fits.
Ring sticks used to measure the inner size of a ring can be made from a variety of materials including plastic, delrin, wood, aluminum, aluminum with wooden handles, and so on. Digital ring sticks also exist.

There are several systems for denoting the sizes of jewelry rings in use around the world:
• In the United States and Canada, ring sizes are specified using a numerical scale, with quarter and half sizes. An increase of a full size is an increase of 0.032 inches (0.8128 mm) in diameter or roughly 1/10 inch (more precisely, 0.1005 in or 2.55 mm) in inside circumference.
• In Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Australia, ring sizes are specified using an alphabetical scale, with half sizes.
• In India, Japan and China, ring sizes are specified using a numerical scale, that only has whole sizes, and does not have a simple linear correlation with diameter or circumference.
• In Italy, Spain, Netherlands, and Switzerland, ring sizes are specified as the circumference minus 40mm. A 50 ISO was a 10 in Switzerland.

Ring Size Chart

Wedding Ring Engraving Ideas & Tips

1. I love you
2. Our love is eternal
3. To my soul mate
4. C.R. to D.L. July 10
5. Always
6. Forever
7. Eternity
8. C&D forever (use your first initials)
9. I thee wed
10. All my love
11. I marry you
12. You have my heart
13. My heart is in your hands
14. Never to part
15. To my wife/husband
16. Soul mates forever
17. I’m always with you
18. To have and to hold
19. Schmoopie (Your private nicknames for each other)
20. Here is my heart; guard it well!
21. No one but you
22. God for me provided thee
23. God unite both in love
24. In thy breast my heart doth rest (Old English)
25. Pour tous jours (For all days, 15th-century French)
26. Joie sans fin (Joy without end, French)
27. Mon coeur est a vous (You have my heart, French)
28. Je t’aime (I love you, French)
29. Mon amour (My love, French)
30. Il mio cuore e il tuo per sempre (My heart is yours forever, Italian)
31. Amore mio (My love, Italian)
32. Vivo per lei (I live for her, Italian)
33. Myn genyst (My heart, Old German)
34. Mizpah (May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent from one another, Hebrew, Genesis 31:49)
35. Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li (My beloved is mine and I am his, Hebrew, Song of Solomon 2:16)
36. Semper amemus (Let us always love, Latin)
37. Semper fidelis (Always faithful, Latin)
38. Pari passu (With equal step, Latin)
39. Amor vincit omnia (Love conquers all, Latin)
40. Deus nos iunxit (God joined us, Latin)
41. 百年好合 (Happily ever after, Chinese)
42. 花好月圆 (Blissful harmony, Chinese)
43. A Lifetime Is All That I Need
44. A Lovely View Of Heaven/But I’d Rather Be With You
45. A Perfect Fit
46. All I Refuse & Thee I Choose
47. All My Heart
48. All My Love, All My Life
49. All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter
50. All You Need Is Love
51. Always
52. Always And All Ways
53. Always And Forever
54. Always Faithful
55. Always For Forever
56. As You Wish
57. At Last
58. Baby, I’m Amazed By You
59. Beautiful In My Eyes
60. Beloved
61. Better Part Of Forever
62. Bless O Lord This Ring
63. Body, Mind And Heart
64. Bound To An Angel
65. By Your Side
66. Can I Keep You?
67. Circle Of Love
68. Circle Of Trust
69. Come What May
70. Committed to you
71. Constant And True
72. Desire Hath Set My Heart On Fire
73. Don’t Hope, Believe
74. Dreams Do Come True
75. Each For Each Other, Both For God
76. Endless Love
77. Eternally Yours
78. Eternity
79. Eternity Together
80. Everlasting Love
81. Everything I Do, I Do It For You
82. Faithful & True
83. Finally Complete
84. First My Heart, Then My Soul
85. For All Days
86. For All That Is Good
87. For All The Days Of Eternity/Never A Dark Night
88. For All Time
89. For Ever And A Day
90. For I’d Found Love/And Love Was You
91. For Love So Sweet
92. For My Greatest Love
93. For My Sunshine
94. For Time And All Eternity
95. For Whither Thou Goest I Will Follow
96. For You Alone
97. Forever
98. Forever Always
99. Forever And A Day
100. Forever And Ever
101. Forever Dancing To The Beat Of Your Heart
102. Forever Entwined
103. Forever Friends
104. Forever In My Heart
105. Forever Mine
106. Forever My King, Always Your Queen
107. Forever Thine
108. Forever Together
109. Forever True
110. Forever Yours
111. Forever, True And Always
112. Forevermore
113. Forget Me Not
114. Friends & Lovers
115. From This Day Forward
116. From This Day On
117. From This Moment On
118. Given With Faith, Hope And Love
119. God Bless Us
120. God For Me Provided Thee
121. God Unite Both In Love
122. God’s Blessing Forever
123. Gotcha!
124. Grow Old Along With Me, The Best Is Yet To Be
125. Grow Old With Me
126. Happily Ever After
127. Have Love And All
128. Heart · Mind · Body · Soul ·
129. Here Is My Heart, Guard It Well
130. His (wife’s ring)/Hers (husband’s ring)
131. Honestly And For True
132. Hope Is The Life Of Love
133. How Do I Love Thee
134. I Am My Beloved
135. I Am My Beloved/My Beloved Is Mine
136. I Am The Luckier One
137. I Am Yours Forever
138. I Belong to You/You Belong to Me
139. I Choose Us
140. I Choose You
141. I Choose You As My Life mate
142. I Could Not Ask For More
143. I Do Not Wish To Love Any Other
144. I Finally Found You
145. I Found Love, And Love Was You
146. I Have Nothing More To Give You But My Heart
147. I Knew From The Moment I Met You
148. I Live For You Loving Me
149. I Love And I Hope
150. I Love You
151. I Love You Always
152. I Love You More
153. I Love You More Than Anything
154. I Melt
155. I Only Have Eyes For You
156. I Promise You Forever
157. I Wanna Know How Forever Feels
158. I Will Always Love You
159. I Will Be Here
160. I Will Love You My Whole Life
161. I Will Never Love Another
162. I’d Still Choose You
163. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us
164. I’m Amazed By You
165. I’m Forever Yours, Faithfully
166. In God And Thee My Joy Shall Be
167. In Heaven, Too, You Will Have My Hand
168. In My Mind And Heart
169. In Perfect Love & Perfect Trust
170. In This Life I Was Loved By You
171. It’s Been You All The Time
172. I’ve Found All I’ve Waited For
173. Joined As One
174. Joined In Love
175. Joined In One By Our Love
176. Joy Without End
177. Keep It Real
178. Kismet
179. Let Me Always Be With You
180. Let The Winds Of Heaven Dance Between Us
181. Let Us Be One Til We Are None
182. Let Us Live As One
183. Let Us Live In Love
184. Life Has Begun
185. Love · Faith · Honesty
186. Love All Our Day
187. Love Always
188. Love Comforteth Like Sunshine After The Rain
189. Love Conquers All
190. Love Eternal
191. Love Ever
192. Love For Love
193. Love Is All You Need
194. Love Is Enough
195. Love Is Friendship Set On Fire
196. Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind
197. Love Knows No Distance
198. Love Me
199. Love Me And Leave Me Not
200. Love Me As I Love Thee
201. Love Of My Life
202. Love Till Death
203. Love Walked In
204. Love Without End
205. Love, Honor, Cherish
206. Lovers Forever
207. Maybe I’m Amazed
208. Mine
209. More Than Yesterday, Less Than Tomorrow
210. My Beloved Is Mine
211. My Best Friend
212. My Cup Runneth Over
213. My Dream Came True
214. My Fated Soulmate
215. My Favorite
216. My First, My Only
217. My Fondest Wish
218. My Friend, My Love
219. My Gentle Lover
220. My Heart
221. My Heart Is True, My Joy Is You
222. My Heart Will Be Your Shelter/My Arms Will Be Your Home
223. My Heart, My Life
224. My Heart’s Desire
225. My Lady, My Lover
226. My Life And My Love
227. My Life Began With You
228. My Life, My Love
229. My Life, My Love, My Center
230. My Lord, My Lover
231. My Love Is Forever
232. My Love Is Forever Yours
233. My Love Is With You
234. My Love Will Forever Encircle You
235. My Love, My Life, My Friend
236. My Never Ending Love
237. My One And Only
238. My One Desire
239. My One True Love
240. My Pleasure
241. My Precious
242. My Soul Will Keep Thine Company
243. My True Companion
244. Near Or Far, I Still Love You
245. Near You Always
246. Never Another
247. Never Another You
248. Never In Doubt
249. Never To Part
250. No Joy Compared To Hearts Content
251. No One But You
252. No Regrets
253. Not Fade Away
254. Not For Pawning
255. Nothing Else Matters
256. Now And Forever
257. Now I Am Complete
258. Oh The Places We’ll Go!
259. Olive Juice
260. Once Two, Now One
261. Once Upon A Time
262. One Flesh
263. One Life One Love
264. One Love, One Lifetime
265. One Sunset At A Time
266. Our Love Is Fate
267. Our Love Is Forever
268. Our Unity Is Christ
269. Pulse Of My Heart
270. Put It Back On
271. Real Love Is Forever
272. Remember When
273. Resistance Is Futile
274. Ring of Hearts A’Fire
275. S.W.A.K.
276. See How Much I Love You
277. So Will My Love Forever Encircle You
278. Someone To Watch Over Me
279. Soul Friend
280. Soul Mates
281. Sparkle Of My Life
282. Sweet Love
283. Sweet Treasure
284. The Answer To My Prayers
285. The Beginning Of Forever
286. The Best Day Of My Life
287. The Best Is Yet To Be
288. The Best Proof Of Love Is Trust
289. The Best Things Are Free
290. The Music Will Never Stop
291. The Other Half Of Me Is You
292. The Road That Never Ends
293. The World Moves For Love, It Kneels Down In Awe Before It
294. They Dance Under One Sky
295. Think Of Me
296. This And My Heart
297. This And The Giver Are Thine Forever
298. This Hath No End, My Sweetest Friend
299. This Is My Beloved And This Is My Friend
300. This Is My Solemn Vow
301. Til Infinity Plus One
302. Til My Dying Day
303. To Eternity And Beyond
304. To Have And To Hold
305. To Love, Honor & Cherish Always
306. To The Moon And Back
307. Today And Always, I Belong To You
308. Today I Married My Friend
309. Today, Tomorrow, Forever
310. Together Forever
311. True Love Always
312. Trust Love
313. Two Bodies, One Heart
314. Two Bodies, One Life
315. Two Hearts Together
316. United As One
317. Until Eternity Passes
318. Until My Dying Day
319. Until My Forever Ends
320. We Are For Each Other
321. We Are Forever
322. We Are One
323. We Fit
324. We Shall Be Together Even In The Silent Memory Of God
325. What The Eye Saw, The Heart Has Chosen
326. When You Are With Me, I Am Free
327. When You See This, Remember Me
328. Where Two Became One
329. Who So Loves Believes The Impossible
330. Why Do You Have Your Ring Off?
331. With All That I Am
332. With Arms Wide Open
333. With These Rings We Bind Our Love
334. With You Always
335. With You I Belong
336. Worth The Wait
337. Wrapped Around You Forever
338. Yes, I Still Love You
339. Yesterday, Today And Eternity
340. Yin/Yang
341. You And I Will Lovers Die
342. You And No Other
343. You Are Home
344. You Are Mine Forever
345. You Are My Desire
346. You Are My Heart
347. You Are My Home
348. You Are My Life
349. You Are My Strength And My Love
350. You Are My Sunshine
351. You Are So Beautiful
352. You Are The Love Of My Life
353. You Are The Reason
354. You Are The Reason I Am
355. You Complete Me
356. You Fill Up My Senses
357. You Have My Heart
358. You Have My Whole Heart For My Whole Life
359. You Make Me Grow
360. You Make Me Whole
361. You Own My Heart
362. You Shall Never Walk Alone
363. Your Love Is Better Than Ice Cream
364. Your Love Is My Happiness
365. You’re In My Soul
366. You’re Still The One
367. You’re The Answer To My Everything
368. You’re The Answer To My Prayers
369. Yours In All Ways
370. Yours Only
371. Yours Unfailing
372. Lyrics from your first dance song
373. I’ll never dance with another
374. Don’t stop believing
375. Finally found the love of a lifetime
376. I would walk 500 miles
377. I feel so close to you right now
378. Truly, madly, deeply
379. So happy together
380. A whole new world
381. An inside joke that only your partner will understand
382. I’m not done with you
383. No take backs
384. Alarm will sound if removed
385. To love, honor and irritate
386. Legally mine
387. You’re stuck with me
388. No refunds
389. Non-returnable
390. Dibs
391. To aid and abet
392. Why is this off?
393. I love you more than coffee
394. Put your ring back on!
395. Better than bacon
396. Insert finger here
397. You are my person
398. Do or do not, there is no try
399. May the force be with us
400. Finders keepers