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For the ceremony do you wear your engagement ring...

futuremrslavender, on June 9, 2015 at 9:41 AM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 40

a.) put your wedding ring on top?? -OR- b.) don't wear your engagement ring for the ceremony so the wedding ring goes on first? Then slip it on top after?

A.) put your wedding ring on top??

-OR-

b.) don't wear your engagement ring for the ceremony so the wedding ring goes on first? Then slip it on top after?

40 Comments

  • Nicola
    VIP August 2015
    Nicola ·
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    I think traditionally you're not supposed to be wearing a ring on that finger - but I don't think it matters too much so I'd say what ever works for you.

    I am planning on wearing my engagement ring on my right hand after the wedding anyway (I prefer the look of just the wedding band) so I will probably switch it over the morning of the wedding.

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  • PoshBride
    VIP September 2015
    PoshBride ·
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    Wearing engagement ring on my left hand as usual and slipping wedding band on top. Not sure if I'm even going to be thinking about switching them when it's over, haha!

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  • Future Mrs. Shermister
    VIP October 2015
    Future Mrs. Shermister ·
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    I was thinking to wear e ring on right hand as well and add it after ceremony Smiley smile

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  • OG Mrs.K (2.0)
    Master September 2014
    OG Mrs.K (2.0) ·
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    Yes - I wore it on my right hand until it was time to place the wedding band on my left hand. I then moved the e-ring over to the left once he placed the band on.

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  • Jess
    Master May 2015
    Jess ·
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    My fingers swell horribly and I didn't want it to get stuck on either of my ring fingers, so I just put it on my right pinky.

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  • Yasmina
    Master November 2015
    Yasmina ·
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    My engagement ring is my wedding band (claddagh), so I will not be wearing it. Smiley smile

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  • Deanna
    Devoted May 2015
    Deanna ·
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    I ended up having my 2 wedding bands, one on top of e-ring and one on the bottom, soldered together before the wedding. It made it a lot easier. The only downside was I was without my e-ring for about 2 weeks before the wedding.

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  • Natalie
    Master May 2015
    Natalie ·
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    I wore my e-ring on my right hand and switched after the ceremony. Our officiant said that he could add a part to the ceremony to put the e-ring back on my left hand after the wedding band. But we decided to skip that part.

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  • Heather A
    Master September 2014
    Heather A ·
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    I have 2 bands so he just slid one of them on over my engagement ring. I switched them later. It made more sense b

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  • Chrissy
    VIP September 2015
    Chrissy ·
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    Good post! I have been wondering the same. Girls that are doing the pictures before the wedding, are you going to wear it for the photos? I assume you would right? For the ceremony I will probably just wear it on the other hand.

    ETA: Wear "it" as in the wedding band. Not the engagement band.

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  • Chris
    Super May 2015
    Chris ·
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    This is thing? Wow, *no one* mentioned this to me at all. I wore my e-ring on my left hand like I have for the past two years. Band was placed on top.

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  • Chantel
    Master July 2016
    Chantel ·
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    I think I will just wear it as always and slip the wedding ring in front of it. I don't really care if it's "out of order" no one will notice...

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  • Elyse
    Master September 2015
    Elyse ·
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    Ugh this made me think of our pictures since we are doing them before. I guess I won't be wearing my wedding band in most of our wedding pics lol.

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  • Boston Kate
    Expert May 2015
    Boston Kate ·
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    I recommend - as others have mentioned - either wearing it on a different finger and putting it on the correct finger after, or giving it to someone else to hold. It's not going to be the end of the world if you keep it on your left ring finger and put the wedding band over it and then switch it later, of course. But if you want the wedding band to go on first, then I would do one of those options.

    I was wearing a different ring on my right hand (my something borrowed was an amethyst ring from my MiL), so I had my bridesmaid hold on to my engagement ring during the ceremony. After the ceremony - before pictures - she gave it back so I could put it on. (I didn't want my MOH to keep it, because she already had H's wedding band, and we decided it would be better if she only had to worry about one ring. Smiley smile )

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  • Victoria
    VIP June 2016
    Victoria ·
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    FH is actually super anal about the order of rings being correct (idk why its just something he really, really cares about) so he actually wants me to wear my e-ring on the left hand and have him take it off to place the wedding band on then put my ring back. He says people will wait and he doesn't care. We're still working on it though, lol. I honestly can't see myself without it so I will either do it his way, or wear it on the right and switch it once he puts my wedding band on.

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  • Precious
    VIP August 2015
    Precious ·
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    I got my molded together before the ceremony. So I won't be wearing any rings until the end.

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  • Alexis
    VIP September 2015
    Alexis ·
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    Yea I actually found a little piece about the engagement ring when googling ceremony/vow stuff. So basically officiant will say the stuff about he put the wedding band on me, then there's something he says as he places engagement ring over it. Id have to go look it up again the specifics.

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  • FutureMrsCrane
    Master October 2015
    FutureMrsCrane ·
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    My church always tells the women to wear it on their right hand, and then after the ceremony you can move it to your left hand.

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  • Kretta
    Super May 2015
    Kretta ·
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    I work my E-ring and then they placed the band over and I just switched it after.

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  • Sasha
    Savvy September 2015
    Sasha ·
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    I was wondering the same thing!! I've gotten multiple opinions from people, but I think I have decided to wear my engagement ring on one hand and have the wedding ring on the other hand and just rearrange the placement after the ceremony if I feel it is necessary. Basically just going with the flow! I'll probably end up doing something different on the actual day because I am always changing my mind haha, but that's the plan for now.

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