Western customs for wedding rings can be traced to ancient rome and greece and were transmitted to the present through christendom in europe which adapted the pagan customs.
Wedding ring and band on hand.
A wedding ring or wedding band is a finger ring that indicates that its wearer is married.
This means that the diamond ring goes on the bottom and the wedding band on top of it.
Try wearing your wedding band and engagement ring together in the order you received them.
In some cultures the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger of the left hand and in.
In many western cultures the ring finger is designated as the fourth finger on the left hand.
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Place your wedding band on your left hand ring finger and wear it alone.
Again the most popular way in the us is to have them both on the ring finger of the left hand with your wedding band first but you can separate them and wear them on opposite hands or you can wear your wedding band solo.
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After the wedding day wear your engagement and wedding rings however you like them best.
The ring finger is the third from thumb finger of a human hand it is located between the third and fifth digits between the little finger and the middle finger it is so named for its traditional association with wedding rings in many cultures though not all cultures use this finger as the ring finger.