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Just Said Yes March 2018

At what point does a man wear his ring after getting engaged?

mrsjohnson09, on May 16, 2017 at 2:11 AM

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After a man gets engaged, does he wear his ring immediately like the woman? Or does he wait until the actual wedding?

After a man gets engaged, does he wear his ring immediately like the woman? Or does he wait until the actual wedding?

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  • Emma
    Master May 2017
    Emma ·
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    I gave FH an engagement ring. He's wearing it until the wedding and then he'll wear just his wedding ring.

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  • Maleficent
    Super January 2018
    Maleficent ·
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    Mine is waiting for our wedding.

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  • Amanda
    Master October 2018
    Amanda ·
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    My fh waiting until the wedding... I think it's how it should be done but it's 2017 lol do what you guys want ..

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  • Erin Wood
    Master July 2017
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    I think after the wedding is more common. A woman often gets an engagement ring which is what she wears until the day of the wedding. Then she puts on the wedding ring. Men often just get a wedding band. No engagement ring. My FH most likely won't wear his ring at all. HaHa!

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  • LillyBean17
    Master October 2017
    LillyBean17 ·
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    Mine had a claddagh ring from before we met that he wore all the time. After we got engaged, he switched it to his left hand, heart facing out, which indicates he's engaged. It was his choice, I didn't expect him to wear any sort of engagement ring but it was really sweet of him to do.

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  • Chip
    Master March 2018
    Chip ·
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    Some guys wear one, but traditionally they don't start wearing it regularly until after the wedding

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  • Angela
    Devoted October 2018
    Angela ·
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    Mine wears his on his right hand. Mainly because he loves his band and the way it looks. Will switch hands day of. Smiley winking We are pretty untraditional, though.

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  • ShanynL
    VIP September 2017
    ShanynL ·
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    My FH is wearing an engagement ring which he is using as his wedding band

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  • LikeBerry
    Expert April 2018
    LikeBerry ·
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    FH isn't wearing his until after the ceremony. Before we got engaged, he didn't think he wanted a ring at all, and he was planning to get a tatoo on his ring finger. But as we've been going through the planning process, he's suddenly become excited to look at rings. It's really sweet!

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  • mzj
    Super July 2017
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    The man doesn't get an engagement ring. He gets a wedding band, which he wears once he is married.

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  • StPaulGal
    Master July 2017
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    My FH was a little wistful about the idea that I get to wear an engagement ring and he doesn't. But he didn't want to wear two rings after marriage like I will be doing, and we both wanted a physical marker to indicate moving from unmarried to married. We will both start wearing our wedding rings on our wedding day.

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  • SuYa
    Master April 2017
    SuYa ·
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    We had our wedding bands made in Shanghai and we picked them up a week before the wedding. DH so desperately wanted to wear his, but it was a size too small. So I kept ending up having to wear his ring on my middle finger every time he swelled up. We were doing a lot of traveling (plane and train) and eating (salty foods), so poor DH kept swelling up. We ended up using his ring for the ceremony and then getting it resized when we left to Beijing. DH really missed his ring for the next 3 days and when we returned he went straight to pick it up. It fits perfect now. My point being if we were to have received his ring sooner and it fit perfectly, DH would have wanted to wear it and I would have been okay with that.

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  • Futuremrsc
    VIP July 2019
    Futuremrsc ·
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    My FH was way too excited about his plus he has never worn rings so he wanted extra time to get used to it so he is wearing it now

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  • Mrs. G
    Super July 2017
    Mrs. G ·
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    I proposed with a ring so he started wearing immediately, and we have a different band for the ceremony.

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  • rdlb
    Expert July 2017
    rdlb ·
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    I gave my FH a ring a couple years ago as a gift. After we got engaged he switched it to his ring finger on his left hand. We have wedding bands for when we get married. All a matter of preference and what feels right to you and your FS.

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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    Traditionally in the US, men only wear a wedding band and women wear an engagement ring (they are given at the proposal) and a wedding band. Wedding bands are exchanged at the wedding ceremony and worn after the wedding.

    But - you can do whatever you want! "Man-gagment" rings have definitely been a trend, and all of this is up to your personal preference!

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  • Chelsealeigh218
    Super October 2018
    Chelsealeigh218 ·
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    After the ceremony. It seems strange for a man to have an engagement ring, or to wear his wedding band....before the wedding

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  • RZ_ToBe
    Master July 2018
    RZ_ToBe ·
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    Usually after the ceremony, but it's becoming more popular that the man wears a ring too. My FH wears a silicone ring right now due to his job not allowing rings for safety, but he has his metal one at home.

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  • Runawaybride
    VIP May 2017
    Runawaybride ·
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    Mine wore a "man-gagement" ring. His choice.

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  • Jacqui
    Super June 2018
    Jacqui ·
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    FH will not be wearing a ring until after we're married, but I am gifting him a wallet laser engraved with my handwriting/a message from me as an engagement present. Giving it to him next month (our dating anniversary and 1 year out from our wedding!)

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