How to Pair Your Wedding Band With Your Engagement Ring - Zola Expert Wedding Advice (2024)

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How to Pair Your Wedding Band With Your Engagement Ring - Zola Expert Wedding Advice? ›

So start with your engagement ring and then choose a wedding band that's going to compliment it. For example, if your engagement ring is a thicker, three-stone style that takes up a lot of real estate on your finger, you'll probably want to pair it with a more delicate wedding band to create a sense of balance.

If your engagement ring features coloured stones, opting to pair with a wedding band of similar colours creates a sleek, uniform look, whereas contrasting colours make a real statement.

One popular choice is a ring jacket, also known as a ring guard or ring wrap. These special bands can be placed around both rings, securely keeping them together. Another option is a ring spacer, a small piece of jewelry that fits between the two rings and holds them in place.

Tradition says that a married woman should wear her wedding band on the inside of her finger. In other words, it goes on first followed by the engagement ring on the outside. Many say it's because the wedding band should be the one closest to the heart, but there's a practical reason, too.

The wedding band traditionally goes on the left-hand ring finger first, nearest the heart, with the engagement ring stacking on top. Again, this practice is not law, and the rings can be arranged in any way that is most comfortable and aesthetically pleasing to you, including wearing the rings on separate fingers.

This really depends on whether your engagement ring fits right. If it is a comfortable fit, there should be no issue with a wedding banf of the same size. However if your engagement ring is a tiny bit snug and you aren't getting it resized, it may push a little bit of skin further up.

DOES THE ENGAGEMENT RING HAVE TO MATCH THE WEDDING RING? No, it doesn't, but it should complement it.

If you're looking for the best way or the “right way” to wear your engagement ring and wedding bands, you're in for a shocker! There isn't a right or wrong way. Yes, tradition does say the wedding band goes first, followed by the engagement ring.

And while there's a standard answer that's rooted in tradition, ultimately, the decision is a personal choice. As tradition dictates, a wedding band is usually placed first on the left ring finger, followed by the engagement ring.

At the ceremony, the wedding band is placed by on the bride's left hand. After the ceremony, the engagement ring is returned to the bride's left hand on top of the wedding band. Therefore, it is considered more appropriate to wear the engagement ring on “top” of the wedding band.

How to stack rings with an engagement ring? ›

People typically place the engagement ring on first and then stack the wedding ring on top. However, this is entirely up to you. Certain band designs will stack better on the top or bottom, so keep that in mind when deciding how to stack your wedding and engagement ring.

After the wedding, many couples choose to wear both their engagement rings and wedding bands; some even have them soldered together to permanently form one ring. Modern ways include wearing your engagement and wedding rings on different fingers or adding additional bands to create a wedding ring stack.

It's OK to wear a wedding band on any hand you like. Wearing a wedding and engagement ring together is not traditional. Americans wear their wedding bands on the left hand's fourth finger, but people of different cultures often wear them on the right hand.

Remove your ring when you are applying lotions or soaps.

Lotions and soap lather could make your hands slick to the point where your ring may literally slip from your fingers. Exfoliants and scrubs could damage the surface of your ring band and product build-up can dull your diamond.

Presenting a wedding band during a proposal makes sense for a more minimalistic style choice. In the age of Marie Kondo we've started throwing out everything that doesn't bring us joy and though it's hard to believe - a big single stone may not bring some women joy.

Give both rings: A traditional approach is to give both the engagement ring and the wedding ring at the time of the proposal. You can keep both rings in a nice box and open it when you pop the question.

Ultimately, this really comes down to your personal preference. If you like the traditional look of an engagement ring and wedding band, then yes, you should wear both.

Traditionally speaking, your engagement ring and wedding ring are worn on the same finger, the fourth finger on your left hand. For that reason, when it comes to the order you wear rings on your married hand ring finger, you have a couple of choices.