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Is it gold?
Could you get it melted down and incorporated into the gold of your engagement ring or wedding band?
I heard this really cute story once about a girl that was getting married and had always worn a purity ring given to her from her father.
So on her wedding day after her dad walked her down the aisle and was about to give her away she gave the ring back to him and told her dad that she had kept her promise.... gah!!
I get teary eyed typing this out! lol. I wish I would remember where I read this!!!
Not sure if any of this will relate.. but wow. what an amazing moment.
I wore mine on my left ring finger for a very long time. When fiance and I got engaged I put mine on a chain and gave it to him.. I thought it was appropriate and I know it meant a lot to him.
Love that story Rebekah!
Future Mrs. Martin - It's actually sterling silver..
Depending on what color your engagement ring and wedding band are, you might be able to put it on your ring finger of your right hand? Just a thought.
-Bella
I'm planning to swap mine to my right hand. fingers are the same size for me, and I don't really ever wear any other rings, so it won't interfere with anything. :)
it won't, however, match my wedding set at ALL, since it's yellow gold and my wedding stuff will most likely be platinum (that's what J hinted he wanted to buy).
My gold isn't very nice (10K I think) and the stones are itty bitty, so I don't think it's worth trying to have it melted down and remade into anything.
I wore a yellow gold purity ring, with three small diamonds on my left ring finger every day from the time I was thirteen until I got engaged, and then I switched it to my right ring finger. My dad gave me the ring, and it is very important to me, though the commitment it symbolizes is more important. I'm going to incorporate the ring in my ceremony, and present my FH with it, in a box, as a symbol of saving myself for him. That way he can someday give it to our daughter, the same way my dad gave it to me. I don't wear it all the time since I've been engaged, because it doesn't match my engagement ring, and my hands swell a lot because I'm a hairdresser, but I still keep it on my dresser and put it on when I know I'll need to reminder to stick to my commitment!
I didn't have a purity ring, but I did have a $1 souvenir ring that meant a lot to me that Fiance gave to me over almost a year before we got engaged. While he was talking (leading up to the proposal) I slipped it from my left ring finger to my right. It's still there. I think I want to wear it on our wedding day but it's gotten a little messed up. Can't decide! Only $1, but the symbolism!!!!
Not fair, everyone has fingers they can move it too! lol.. ALL the rings I own are for a specific finger :-) I think I'll probably just stick with keeping it on a chain around my neck for now... But, I know it will stick out in a lot of outfits and I've NEVER been on a "date" without it on :-/ We're both committed to remaining pure until the wedding but now that the finish line is in sight it's only getting harder! lol... I don't think NOW is the time to put the ring away :-)
I wore one from my grandmother for a while, but then it got too small and I never had it resized. I've thought about having the little diamond chips reset, or saving it for my daughter.
Maybe you should give it to him on your wedding night in private, you could write a nice letter with it to explain why you've waited for him and so on.
^That's actually been the plan all along... and I have a letter from years ago :0
@Rebekah, what a lovely story, sniff sniff, wipes away tear :-)
why don't you save the ring and give it to your husband on your Wedding night, you could have it fashioned onto a chain like you suggested above, but made for him? Oh and maybe you could put a little inscription on the inside saying something like "My promise to you" or "promise kept".
I have a promise ring that my FI gave me for our one year anniversary back when I was a senior in high school - he gave it to me to remind me that even when I was away in college he would be back home waiting for me and that we'd be together again after the first year...it was so sweet, and he has already expressed that he wants to save it and someday give it to our future daughter (if we have one, lol)
I think what I'm going to do it (like some others have said) write him a letter talking about how happy I am we kept our promise and how I can't wait to give it to our daughter, etc. and give it back to him on our wedding night. :-)
I had a friend who was given her by her mother - it has been hers.
What about having it stashed away for a future child? I think the idea of wearing it on a chain is nice as well.
We both have left-hand rings we've been wearing for years. Neither mine nor his was ever really a "chastity ring" or a "promise ring" but theyre both religious gifts from family (mines a James Avery cross cutout ring, his is a James Avery fish ring), and we wear them every day just as a reminder of God's presence and such.
We both wear our college rings on our right hands, and will end up with wedding rings on the left, so I think our religious left-hand rings will probably just get put into some sort of special box or something, the two of them together.
Its kind of ironic how similar our ring-wearing habits are! Haha.
Aww, Bluebonnet - Mine are James Avery too! My left hand ring is a Cross,Heart, and Anchor for Faith, hope, and Love. My right hand ring is The Last Supper. Both are discontinued now... :-(
A little late but for another idea-
I will be switching mine to my right hand (a bit of a tight fit) until the wedding. I would wear it with my engagement ring but he feels weird about it for some reason. After that I am putting it my jewlery box to pass when we have a daughter on her 16th (when I got mine).
My parents and I have planned that last part since I was 12. It just took us four years to find a ring we all liked (though we always planned on starting to wear when I was 16).
I switched mine to my right hand when we got engaged and then gave it to my husband on our wedding night with a note :-)
If you can't switch it to another finger (your right ring finger is that different?) then could you have it resized to fit your right hand?
If you don't want to resize it, what about getting one of those little plastic sizers and wearing it on a smaller finger? Its not the best solution, but since its just for a few months....
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I know there's probably only a small segment of us with them... and an even smaller segment where the ring was on your left ring finger! ;-) That's me... I've worn a ring on my left ring finger since I was 16. I then had it blessed by Pope John Paul II in college. Needless to say, it's special to me! I know what I want to do with it once I get married but what about the meantime? I don't really want to take it off until my wedding day.... but with an upcoming official engagement (with ring) I'll have to take it off my hand :-(
I've thought of putting it on a chain like a necklace... any other ideas? It won't fit any other fingers...