Engagement Ring Question for During the Ceremony!!!?

Question

Okay so, I am a little confused, during our wedding ceremony does the best man hold both the engagment ring and the wedding band and then my fiance places them both on my finger, or do I wear the engagement ring and he places on the wedding band? I am a little confused because I think you are suppose to were you wedding band closest to the palm of your hand and then you engagment ring, so do I just switch what order they are in after the ceremony? What did you do/are you going to do with yours? Thanks!

Answer 1

no the engagement ring is worn on your right hand during teh ceremony, and then after the ceremony you put it back on to your left hand underneath the wedding band.

edit - adding later.. a couple people have give me thumbs down but i just wanted to let everyone know that this is the way it says to do it in the 2 wedding etiquette books i have. sorry, it is right though.

Answer 2

I kept my engagement ring on and then simply switched the order of the rings later on when I thought about it.  I was going to wear it on my right hand during the ceremony, but I was wearing my great-grandmother's engagement ring there as my something old & borrowed.  I couldn't not wear my own engagement ring too.

Answer 3

I think traditionally you don't wear it so that your wedding ring is closer to your palm (best man doesn't hold it), but I'm either going to wear it on my right hand or more likely, I'm going to wear it as I usually do on my left hand and just switch them after the ceremony.  Believe me, no one will notice.  Good luck!

Answer 4

no the best man only holds the wedding ring.  I wore my engagement ring on my right hand and then once my husband placed the wedding ring on my finger during the ceremony he then took my engagement ring off my right hand and placed it on that same finger, not sure if this is the traditional way, just how we did it.  Congratulations!

Answer 5

well usually a ring bearer holds the rings, but whoever hold them, they will be holding just the bands.

you have a couple options how to do it:

A)wear your engagement ring like normal, have him put on the band and then after the cermony, switch the rings around so the band is on the inside

B) wear your engagement ring on your right hand and have him put the band on your left.  then when the ceremony is over, put the engagment onto your left hand.

Always remember, it is YOUR wedding so you do what YOU want.  there are not laws for a wedding, except that you have an ordained person marry you.

Have fun and congrats!!

Answer 6

My matron of honor wore my engagement ring on her right hand during the ceremony.  After the recessional, I retrieved it from her and put in on.  At the time there was a reason why I didn't want to wear it on my right hand during the ceremony, but that was 29 years ago and I just don't remember the reason any longer.

Whatever you do, don't let the ringbearer carry your diamond.  The more rings he has to carry, the higher the likelihood that something could go wrong.

Answer 7

At my wedding the best man held both my wedding ring and my husband's.  I kept my engagement ring on my right hand and put it on top of my wedding ring after we exchanged rings.  

My ring bearer also had a pillow with fake rings tied on.  No way was I trusting a three-year-old with our wedding rings!

Answer 8

I wore my engagement ring on my right hand during the ceremony and then before the pictures (after the recessional), I put it on my left hand.

And YES...if you are looking at your hand it should go, wedding band closest to your heart then engagement ring on top of that.

Answer 9

I had my engagement ring and my wedding ring soldered together before the wedding.   During the ceremony he just put the whole thing on my finger.

Answer 10

I wore my engagement ring during the ceremony and my husband put the band after it.  Then, once the ceremony was over, I switched them.  I didn't want to be without a ring during the ceremony.

I honestly think anything works.  If you want the best man to have both that would be fine!

Answer 11

You can either put your engagement ring on your right hand during the ceremony and put it back over the wedding band afterwards, or you can not wear it at all and just have someone hold it until after the ceremony is over.  I'm going to wear mine on my right hand.