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What’s in a Ring? |
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December 25th, 2008 by BridalBuds
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I used to think wearing an engagement ring and/or a wedding ring was more of a symbol to cue other people to your marital status than anything else… and then I temporarily was without my engagement ring…
Last weekend, I accidentally left my engagement ring at my future in-laws. Since I knew I’d be going back to their house (an hour and a half drive away) the coming weekend, I didn’t think I would have a tough week or anything.
Boy, was I WRONG!!! I literally felt naked for the entire rest of the week without my ring. I wear earrings almost every day and claim that I feel l naked with bare ears, but this was intense compared to that. No joke.
As engagement rings, both Calla Lily Dude and I wear simple sterling silver wedding bands on our right hands, which is a tradition from his Chilean heritage. We plan on upgrading to white gold before the wedding and we’ll switch the bands to our left hands during our ceremony after we exchange vows.
I spent this entire week looking at his hand thinking how much I love seeing a ring on his finger and the meaning behind us wearing engagement and eventually wedding rings.
I don’t think I realized how much my ring symbolizes to me until I didn’t have it on. I would look down at my naked hand and long for my ring. Engagement and wedding rings really are more than just pretty pieces of metal, they are lasting and visible symbols of love!
Obviously, my advice would be to NOT lose (or temporarily misplace) your ring… and to get it insured!
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Categories: Archived, Wedding Jewelry, Wedding Planning |
2 Comments |
December 26th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I once got into a fight with my fiance, about 2-3 weeks after he actually gave me my ring (about 6 months after he proposed due to lack of funds). We had a small fight over trust and i gave him his ring back, the whole idea of not wanting to marry someone i couldn’t trust. We talked it over but after i had given him the ring back he had placed it in his poker case. I forgot to get it back the next morning and he decided to wait a full week before returning it to prove that we were OK first.
that was a horrible week. I felt so naked without it. And that was only after 2-3 weeks of wearing it. Now i hardly take it off. I can definitely understand how you felt and agree on not misplacing/losing them.
December 26th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I love the idea that the guy has an engagement ring too. I hope that becomes a bit more mainstream.
Sorry your finger feels naked.
I take mine off frequently, but it still feels weird if I forget to put it on and go out in public.