After years, months, or weeks of a prosperous relationship, you are ready to propose to the man or woman of your dreams.
Do you find your way to a jewelry store and do not know where to begin? Fortunately, you have come to the right place. Entering a jewelry store with a proposal in mind can be overwhelming, especially when you see the choices or types of rings on display.
You have already taken the first step by deciding you want to get married, so obviously, you need an engagement ring, but what happens next? What is the order of rings?
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Does your engagement ring become a wedding ring when you get married? What is an eternity ring, and do you wear all three of them together?
Is your engagement ring also your wedding ring?
The engagement ring is traditionally worn after a wedding proposal has been accepted. The ring symbolizes that you have become a fiancé or fiancée. The ring is then switched for the wedding bands on the wedding day.
However, in some cases, people wear both the wedding and the engagement ring. If you would like, you can use your engagement ring as your wedding ring. Indeed, all of this depends on you.
What is an eternity ring?
This is more of a romantic gesture. Not everyone wears an eternity ring. This ring symbolizes the undying love you have for one another.
Basically, it’s saying your love; your relationship will last for eternity. Sweet isn’t it? There is no precise moment or occasion for this ring. It’s all up to the couple.
People may choose to wear this ring after anniversaries of maybe 30 or 40 years of marriage. It simply shows that their relationship has stood the test of time and will continue to do so forever.
How these rings should be worn; what goes first and where
First, you should know that all three rings are worn on the same ring finger on the same hand.
This is due to the ancient myth of the ring finger having a vein that leads straight to the heart. The first ring to go on there would be the wedding ring, that way it can be the closest to the heart.
Many people choose to wear their engagement ring after marriage; if you do, your engagement ring goes next, and if you do not, your eternity ring goes. That is the last ring to put on there.
Many people might be comfortable with three rings on one finger, but for a few couples, three rings are synonymous with being the lord of the rings, and that is just too much to handle.
Just remember that having these rings is not compulsory. If you are more comfortable with just the wedding ring, then so be it. This is all a matter of choice.
These three rings all symbolize the love and loyalty of a relationship. While it might seem fun or luxurious to wear gold or diamond rings, it is essential that the meaning behind the rings is not forgotten.
