We are used to take for granted most aspects related to traditions. A question like “Where do wedding rings usage came from?” rarely pops in our mind. Still, an interesting topic. Let’s see where the tradition of wearing wedding bands started:
Romans were the first to wear a plain iron band to symbolize marriage. They started a tradition that has remained virtually intact over the past two millennia.
Simple Wedding Band
The traditional wedding band was constructed in the 2nd Century AD, when iron was replaced with gold.
Gold Wedding Band
Only after almost 1300 years the first diamond wedding ring was adopted into the marriage ceremony due to its resistance to fire and steel.
Beautiful Diamond Wedding Band
Today, we wear gold wedding bands, platinum wedding bands, silver wedding bands, sterling silver wedding bands, titanium wedding bands, palladium wedding bands and more.
Tension Wedding Band
Weddings bands are placed on the fourth finger of the left hand, according to ancient Greek belief, to be in contact with the vein of love that ran from that finger directly to the heart. Christian dictates reinvented the reason for wearing the ring on the fourth finger, the priest touching the three fingers of the left hand, The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost, ending with the fourth finger.
Two-Tone Gold Wedding Band
Most of contemporary couples chose matching wedding rings and this usually expresses the same mounting and the same design.
Engagement ring with matching Wedding Band
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