Curiouser And Curiouser

[rwrocksme]

OK, so I have two questions about engagement rings. The first one has an actual purpose, the other is just because I am curious. So, first off, can a person wear their engagement ring as their wedding ring? Also, does it HAVE to be a ring? What about a necklace? Or a bracelet? Or a trip to the World?

 

[karentan]

my husband wears his engagement ring as his wedding ring. its just a plain white gold ring, when i got my wedding ring made the guy polished DHs ring up and engraved it on the inside like mine. so it started off as an e-ring, now its a wedding ring.
theres no "rules" saying that you have to have an e-ring, its just more of a tradition. of course you could go with something else if you both want to!

 

[PrincessBride07]

I don't see why anyone can't wear their engagement ring as their wedding ring. Especially if the engagement ring isn't a traditional one. If you stick with a traditional ring, she might get asked when is the wedding, or are you engaged as opposed to are you married. If you choose only one ring, I would stick with some sort of band, whether there are diamonds around it or not. Also, as for the engagement ring/gift. I would say stick with something tangible. A trip to the world would be fantastic, but IMHO I think people want to show something as a sign of the engagement. It could be a bracelet, necklace, or even a tiara (I saw a girl who received one for her engagement on "A Wedding Story").

 

[wendy46001]

Most of our surgeons get earrings…they cant really wear rings to work…and if they do they have to take them off all the time…don’t know if its just this hospital…but a majority of them do get diamond engagement earrings instead of rings… I think getting a gift is just as cool…

But I’d save the trip for the honeymoon…

 

[lurkyloo]

It doesn't have to be a ring or even jewelry. My dad gave my mom an engagement present of a sculpture that has been on display in our house ever since. She was very sporty and not that into jewelry, and the sculpture was very meaningful to her.

I always thought I'd want something nontraditional like that, too! And then ring fever set in....sigh...

 

[myprincessgirlisa]

i used my moms engagement ring(parents divorced) as my wedding ring & we bought a small thin band to go with it....worked out since i dont wear rings that often.

i think its all about what YOU want to represent as your bond/marriage.

Rings happen to be the popular choice...how can a girl say no to diamonds

 

[mermaidbride1108]

I've been wondering this also...

I love my engagement ring - check out my engagement TR for pics

but its a little nontraditional because it already has two bands and I think three would overdo it -

I was thinking of just getting a plain band, but dont know if it would look right with two diamond bands already, but I would rather wear this ring instead of one plain ring and no engagement ring.

I would also rather get DF a really nice wedding band with some bling instead of getting another ring for me

is this weird?

I honestly see it as another expense because I already love my engagement ring by itself...