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I like the simplicity of just the band. It's always appealed to me.
I do plan to wear both often, but there will be plenty of times I only wear the band.
@Spoonie: i was almost beginning to think i was crazy for not wanting to wear my engagement ring 24/7 after marriage. i see a lot of women wear their rings together all the time, everyday, and thought that was the norm... it could be the fact that my mom only wears her wedding ring on an everyday basis and wears her 'engagement' ring on special occassions.
i guess i just don't think it's practical to wear all the time, especially after having children and etc... which is why i'm planning to have an entirely different band so i can wear it alone without my ering!
I've heard of a lot of people wearing just the band on the left hand and moving their e-ring to the 4th finger of their right hand after marriage. I don't think it's odd! =)
i rarely wear my diamond rings because 4 times a week im boxing/training/swimming etc so i usually wear a plain gold band
@MissKat03: You summed it up perfectly! And like you, I am getting a wedding ring that is entirely different so I can wear it alone.
Thanks everybody, I suddenly feel a bit less crazy for doing this as I thought these days EVERYONE was wearing them together!
I don't think it's crazy at all and am leaning toward doing the same for many of the reasons PP have already mentioned. Sometimes I look at the 'stacked' engagement + band look and just think it's...too much for everyday. The other reason is that while my engagement ring is platinum (and I <3 it!), I find that I'm drawn to yellow gold wedding bands. I'm not convinced that mixed metals will look good on me, so I'll probably just rock my gold band solo after we get married.
@cz1789: Lol how weird, can see lot's of similarities between us. My engagement ring is white gold but for the longest time I was going to go for a yellow band. I've only just changed my mind! And exactly like you, when I see a whole stack of rings I just don't think it can be practical to wear daily, occasionally yes, all the time....surely not! Lol.
@Spoonie Exactly! I really like the idea of wearing both perhaps on special occasions, our anniversary, etc. But not if I'm just running out to go to the store or running errands, etc.
i do that! my ering is non-standard shape that would have needed a custom band to fit with it, and i didn't like the options for that. i wear it on my right hand and my wedding band on my left. actually i wear 2 really thin bands--one is plain, and the other is an eternity band. i love the flexibility of the 3 rings--if i'm travelling somewhere sketchy, for example, i can wear just the plain one for example :)
eta: i also did mixed metals. my ering is white gold and my bands are rose gold :)
I will wear mine together most of time unless I am doing something that my e ring could get in the way or damaged like moving, sports, etc. Then I would just wear my band. Unless I get them soddered I am struggling with the decision weather or not to do that.
I always wear just my wedding band to work..and I work a lot :) Plus, if I'm off for <24 hours and/or just hanging around the house I often won't bother to put my engagement ring on either. I mostly wear it on special occasions/nights out/family events/vacations.
I plan on wearing my e-ring most of the time unless i'm cleaning or something. once we have kids I might no wear my e-ring as often. we'll see!
I ended up with three rings, which has really helped out. I got engaged with a band with ten diamond stars spread through it (the Tiffany etoile). That was my dream ring so that is what my fiancé knew to get to thrill me. Then we picked out a solitaire together. The solitaire did not pair well with the band, so we added an eternity band to go with the solitaire, and I had them soldered together. Right now I wear my engagement ring, the etoile band, on my ring finger. Once I am married that will move to my right hand and I will wear the solitaire ring on my left. But what is so nice is that for times when we are traveling or when I go to the gym (or anytime when the bigger ring combo isn't appropriate) I can just wear my original engagement band on my left hand. Which is exactly what I will do during the honeymoon as we travel.
So just a band on the left hand is lovely.
I have pretty small hands and fingers (ring size 5 apparently) so I feel like bulk looks strange on them. I've been drawn to rings with thin bands, and always entertained the idea of moving the engagement ring to my other hand after marriage to keep the bulk down. I'm pretty set on a claddagh ring now since I'm Irish, and will want one custom made to be "just right" - but since that will cost more (more than we can afford now) I've decided that will be the wedding ring since I'll have time to save up by then. Now it's pretty hard to match an engagement ring to a claddagh wedding ring so I'm quite certain I'll keep them separate! I've told SO not to break the bank on the engagement ring since it will be a "normal" ring afterwards. My SO was so confused haha
I voted "No way!", but only because you didn't give an option for 'sometimes'. I wear both rings together about 6 days a week but about 1 day a week I only wear my wedding band to go for a more casual look. My E-ring has some art deco carving on it and I can feel it on my finger waaay more than the wedding band, so taking off the E-ring sometimes is a relief.
However, DH started getting a little annoyed when I would wear only the wedding band, since the E-ring was so much more expensive. He half-jokingly says that I must not really like it, so I try harder to wear that when we're both home from work.
And of course like many people, I take them both off for sleeping, showering, heavy cleaning, messy cooking, and exercise.
I might move my engagement ring to my right hand because it's super thick, and I'm not sure I'll be able to bend my finger if I add another ring. We have only just started looking for wedding bands though, so my answer would be TBD if I could vote in the poll.
I'll either wear them together (when I'm married) or just my band. Like PP'ss said, I like the look of just a wedding band. Also, my wedding band won't carry the risk of snagging on everything it touches, so it will be a lot easier for me to just wear my wedding band. If I go out in public or to anything remotely formal (dinners, restaurants, any social gathering things..) then I will wear both.
I know so many people who wear their engagement ring on a different hand or just put the big diamond away all together, except on special occasions. I know someone who accidentally scratched her newborn with her ring after she was born and since then that ring has been sitting in the safe and she's worn a band with diamonds in it. I sort of wish I could do this sometimes, but there's no way I would be able to because my band was customized to be curved around my halo. If I ever felt like I was going somewhere where I just wanted the band, I guess I would put the engagement ring away and turn the band around so the curved part would be sitting underneath my finger.
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Ok, this might all sound quite weird but bear with me......
Once I am married I do not intend to wear my engagement ring at all times. Of course I will still wear it a good deal, BUT I definitely don't plan on wearing it WITH my wedding ring. Don't get confused, I do intend to always wear my wedding ring on the correct finger. However I shall wear my engagement ring on the same finger on the RIGHT hand :)
There are a few reasons for this. Firstly, my engagement ring is an unusual shape, a wishbone. Getting a wedding ring to go with it will be a struggle. Not impossible, but as my engagement ring is very delicate and dainty, my wedding ring would have to be too - something I don't really want as I will be paranoid it will break. Plus it would look weird on it's own if I didn't wear my engagement ring.
So I have decided to pick a stand alone wedding ring that is very pretty in my opinion, a wide (5mm) white gold band with 3 tiny diamonds in. It is nice enough to wear alone, without the engagement ring imo :) I COULD wear them together, it would look kind of quirky but I could do it, but I think they look better separate.
I originally planned to have a plain yellow gold wedding band (all the past generations have the same) and wear the white gold engagement ring separate. I have gone with white gold now though, but still won't be wearing them together.
My grandmother does the exact same thing, she always wears her wedding ring, yet only occasionally wears her engagement ring. When she does wear it, she wears it on a different hand, so maybe this idea came from her? My mother on the other hand wore her wedding ring and engagement ring, and later her eternity ring all together. I didn't like how it looked for some reason, I'm not even sure why. My sister in law wears her engagement and wedding rings together, and I think they DO look pretty, but I'm still not sold on it.
Even if my rings did match, I still don't think I'd wear them together. I'm not entirely sure why I feel like this. Partly practicality (not wanting to worry constantly about wrecking my delicate engagement ring) but also partly the look, both the fact they're an odd match and the fact I like the simplicity of a wedding band on it's own.
Bit of a long read, and a bit of an odd one, but I just wondered if ANYONE knows what I'm babbling on about and does/plans to do the same thing?