4 Fun Facts You Should Know About Your Wedding Ring

Every year, during the wedding season, many couples flock to jewelry shops in Bay Area for their wedding rings. If you are one such couple, here are some fun facts about wedding rings you may like.

1. Wearing rings is intrinsic to all cultures. But no one knows when it started. It was in vogue in ancient Egypt as well. Relics of wedding rings go back as far as 6,000 years! Then there are documents about marriage rituals that mention that wedding rings were exchanged as tokens. In other cultures, rings are also important. In Indian Hindu custom, a bride is supposed to wear not only rings on her fingers but also on her toes as signs of being married.
2. Now comes the question of where we should wear the wedding ring. Most people in France, the US, the UK, and other parts of the New World, wear their rings on the fourth finger of the left hand. It is known as the ring finger. It comes from the ancient Roman tradition, where it was believed that a vein connects the fourth finger of the left hand to the heart. The heart was the seat for all emotions, and hence wearing a ring on that finger meant you have the person who gave you a ring in your heart. This tradition continues today. However, in many parts of the world, married couples wear their wedding rings on the right hand. People follow it in Russia, India, and Germany.
3. Prince William created a storm when he refused to wear a wedding ring after his marriage. It might seem odd to us now, but before WWII, it was common for men not to wear a wedding ring. If we go back in history, men had polygamous marriages in different cultures, so wearing a ring didn’t matter. It was only in the 20th century, especially after the Second World War, that it became common for a man to wear a wedding ring in memory of his wife waiting at home.
4. Now let’s talk about the material of the wedding ring. It has always been gold in almost all cultures because gold has always been a precious metal. Giving a wedding ring of gold meant the groom was financially well off to marry.

Now that you know these fun facts, find a great wedding ring for couples in the Bay Area shop to purchase a pair.