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im planning on wearing it on my right hand and then slipping it back to the left once the wedding band is on
I agree with eloping - I've heard many people switch their e-ring to the right hand, since your wedding band is the closest to your heart. They then put the e-ring back on the left hand after the ceremony so that both are together. I plan on doing that myself. Hope that helps!
I've heard of people switching hands...but mine doesn't fit on my right hand! So I'm still not sure what to do...
I think you can do whatever you want.
I planned to wear mine on my right hand, but then my DH bought me a gorgeous blue topaz ring to wear as my "something blue" - so that took up my right hand. I decided to just wear my E-ring and DH slid my wedding band over the E-ring. I guarantee you no one noticed!
I have friends that have given their e-ring to the MOH to hold during the ceremony - but my MOH was extremely pregnant (went into labor at our wedding) and her fingers were way too swollen!! :)
Hmm, never thought to give it to MOH. My little sister will be mine, so I will just have her wear it ... ahhh
Scary to not wear it and trust someone else with it. What if it's lost accidentally or ... even stolen. That would be the worst.
What if the ring doesn't fit in your right hand? I have that problem, the fingers on my right hand are thicker than the fingers on my left hand, so yeah, ring doesn't fit...
I've also developed kind of a "ring indentation" in my ring finger due to my engagement ring. It's weird, the ring isn't chokingly tight. It has always fit perfectly, in fact. But it leaves an indentation and it makes me self-conscious when I take it off... so I kinda don't want to take the e-ring off at the ceremony either. What do you do in such a situation?
I'm probably going to have to give mine to my MOH to wear on her pinky (my finger is tiny). I can't get the ring on past my knuckle on my right hand.
What I've heard is that you switch your engagement ring on your right hand during the ceremony, and then switch it over afterwards, because your wedding ring is supposed to be "closest to your heart". =) I'm actually thinking of wearing it on my left hand, and incorporating taking off the engagement ring, and sliding it and the wedding ring back on as part of the ring vows. ^.^
I'd planned to wear mine on my right hand - even reminded him that it would be on my right hand, so make sure you don't put my wedding ring on the wrong hand - and ended up not wearing it at all til after the ceremony. I knew we'd have photos taken of our rings, so I'd had my e-ring cleaned & re-plated (it's white gold) and then didn't wear it til the wedding.
I'm just going to wear mine on my left ring finger, where it belongs. To me - and I hadn't really thought about this until just now - the engagement ring is the first half of the commitment "set". Then, when the wedding ring is slid into place next to it, the set is complete... the two rings belong together.
To me, to take off the engagement ring or switch it to the other hand seems to demote it in importance. But it's not all about the wedding ring. That promise was made earlier, when the engagement ring was given.
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azula, I'm sure you can just leave it on and no one will notice at all! Then just switch the 2 after the ceremony :)
It is traditional to wear it on your right hand for the ceremony but my right hand is definitely bigger than my left so I am having my MOH wear it for me until the ceremony is over.
Mine doesn't fit on my right hand either, at least not without turning my finger purple! I think I will probably just slide my engagement ring on my pinkie finger before we walk down the aisle and then put it back on where it belongs right after the ceremony. As much as I love my girls, I don't want to risk anyone else losing it.
I wore a blue topaz ring on my right hand and my e-ring didn't really fit anywhere else. So I had my mom wear it and she gave it back after the ceremony.
I left my ring on my left hand for pictures and the ceremony, at the ring exchange, he just simply put the wedding band on and when we were done with the ceremony, I switched the two rings.
I asked the same question a couple weeks ago - I got some great advice if you want to check it out.
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/what-to-do-with-engagement-ring
I'm glad I'm not the only one with this issue! My ring doesn't fit on my right hand, so I think I'm actually going to have him put both on during the ceremony. I also wear my Grandmother's ring on my right hand (middle finger) and plan on wearing it during the wedding, pictures, etc.
yea, you usually wear it on the right hand then put it back on after the ceremony on top of the wedding band...
Thanks for all the insightful posts. I think I will go with wearing it on the right hand. I like it. :)
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I definitely understand the tradition of switching the engagement ring to the right hand, but I'm just going to keep my ring where it belongs on my left hand! Just like Azula mentioned, I've developed a slight indentation on my ring finger. Oddly enough, my ring is even a bit loose.
OMG, I'm not the only one with a ring indentation!! That means my fingers are not weird! ^_^ Are you going to have your fiance put the wedding band after the e-ring and then switch them around sometime later, Mojito?
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I know it seems like a silly question, but I honestly don't know: do you wear your engagement ring while walking down the aisle? I just haven't been to very many weddings to know!