Question for married posters...

[Tessa]

I wear my plain gold wedding band on my right. Our priest and kum (kumbaro in greek?) put it there and that's where it stays. I have another ring our kum bought for me on the left ring finger, so there are never any questions.

Tessa

(I'm back)

[Tatiana]

My engagment ring, with a centered stone, is on my left hand, since I'm still rather young and have had problems with pushy people who would like me to see them in a more than social setting.
I had intended to wear only that ring, and change the hand for communion.
On the day of the wedding we were given his great grandmothers wedding ring, which is just a plain band, as a gift, since she had since reposed. I wear that ring on my right hand and refer to them both as my wedding rings.
Women often have an engagment ring and a wedding ring, instead of stacking them, you could wear one on both and make everyone happy.

[尼古拉前执事]

Traditionally in Russian a wedding ring is worn on the right hand, a ring worn on the left hand will mean that the person is divorced or widowed. Also the rings are different than the new American standard. The Russian wedding ring is a non-jeweled combination of three linked rings, each of a different color gold (red/pink, white & yellow) and represents both the Holy Trinity and the scriptural braid of a marriage consisting of the bride, the groom and God. Traditionally, an engagement ring (A old Roman custom which was considered a purchase of the bride) is unheard of, rather the betrothal is a Church service.

BTW, welcome back Tessa!

[Nektarios]

Where in the world would you get a ring like that? And who wears thouse now adays? Mine is a white gold band.

[尼古拉前执事]

You can get them lots of places. Just search Google for "Russian Wedding Rings". A couple people in our parish have them and they are very nice looking and from what I hear very comfortable!

Wait, "yours", did you already get married and I missed it?

[Tessa]

:mrgreen:

BTW, welcome back Tessa!

Thanks, Father Deacon. Most posts are seemingly shorter now with three babies under 5 but I still visit and enjoy reading!

In Christ,
Tessa

[Natasha]

I don't think that those rings are that common...heck, just to see if I was slipping in my old age I asked my husband if he's seen such rings before and he just said, "Maybe?".