The Horizon Solitaire - White Gold with Princess Cut Diamond
I have a general rule for inquiries I receive at Turtle Love Co. about which thing is the right thing to do with wedding jewelry: outline convention, and encourage personal choice. In other words: most people do it this way, but you should do it however you want. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll notice the pattern as I answer frequently asked questions every weekend.
So here’s the deal with engagement rings and wedding bands. In western culture, the rings are traditionally worn on the “ring finger” of the left hand - the next to last finger, shown above. Generally, once married, the engagement ring and wedding band are worn together on that same finger every day thereafter. It’s also popular to wear just the wedding ring without the engagement ring after the marriage, and some people choose to wear the wedding band on the left ring finger and the engagement ring on the right hand, or vice versa. Some people get their rings soldered together.
Hammered Gold Ring from Turtle Love Co.
But - and here’s where I encourage personal choice - you should do whatever you want! If you like the tradition of wearing your ring on the left right finger, and want an easy way to signify to others that you’re ‘taken’, then that’s probably the hand and finger you should go with. Some people rarely wear their rings, saving them just for special occasions. People who work with their hands a lot might never wear their rings. You could Carrie Bradshaw it and wear the ring on a necklace (as long as you’re able to ignore how THAT engagement ended up), or you could wear the rings on your other hand. At the end of the day, you should do what feels most comfortable for you whether it adheres to convention or not.
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