Silicone or Metal Wedding Ring

I am going to do this for my FH! We are still going to get him a traditional wedding band but will get him a silicone one that he can wear at work! He is also in the medical field so I think it will be easier with all the hand washing and gloves!

There will be so much excitement id be surprised if you look back at your wedding pictures and notice the "cheap" ring. I'd use the ring he's going to wear. If you get married with a gold ring and he's never going to wear it, you'll look back and say, "see there's the ring that we got that you never wear."

My husband ordered a ring size too big and had a rush order placed to get a replacement. To him it was important that the ring I placed, was the ring he wears.

It's entirely up to you. I think both are a cute idea in a sense. Do you go to special events that require a black tie or semi-professional attire? Then he may get more use out of having a metal ring as well. My FH has a platinum ring. He won't be able to wear it during work as he helps build industrial machines. He can't even wear a silicone one per rules.

You can get him a meta one to wear outside of work. Idk what finger avulsions are but I doubt he will get one if he only wears it half the time

I bought my H a palladium ring, but he can't wear it at work. Several weeks before the wedding he came home and we were discussing the silicone rings, prior to this he didnt think it was a big deal to not wear a ring at all to work, he said he thought about it and he felt like he would want to wear a ring at work. I bought him a silicone ring as well and didnt tell him. We used his nice palladium ring for the ceremony.

My husband is a mechanic and I'm in the medical profession. I wear my actual ring every day and take it off to do the more messy procedures. I usually stick it in my scrubs pocket and put it back on after. My husband doesn't wear his at work but will wear it when he is off work (if he remembers). My husband proposed with a silicone ring since my engagement ring wasn't ready yet, it didn't make the proposal any less special. And I didn't feel any less excited when I got the white gold ring.

It really comes down to your personal opinions on things or your outlook, but the silicone rings are a great, safe alternative for a lot of career fields. It doesn't hurt to have both though.

Amazon has some metal rings for men, that are around $20. If it were me, I'd order him the silicone & a cheap metal one. Then he can wear both when he wants, and give the metal one a try when he wants to. If he likes it, you can get him a nicer metal one!

In my opinion I agree the metal is more meaningful. If it does turn out you decide to not get one but want one for the photos see if you could borrow one from a family member!

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That's what I was thinking too but now he heard of people getting their rings caught and it damaging their finger and he wants nothing to do with it now. I agreed to a silicone one at work but personally, I don't feel like there is as much meaning behind a cheap silicone ring.

Thank you for your input.

FH and I both will have silicone rings and a metal ring. He will wear the metal band for things like other weddings, holidays, ect. And the silicone every day.

But they to make metal appearing silicone now!

We'll both have silicon bands (we're pretty outdoorsy in the summer), but we're also both have nice bands for most of the time. My uncle who's a firefighter just went full time to a silicon band (after 15 years of marriage ) they just make sense when you work with your hands all day.

Have you looked at wooden bands as an alternative to a mental band for his 'nice' one?

https://manlybands.com/collections/wood-wedding-bands

https://www.etsy.com/search?q=wooden+wedding+bands&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=wooden%20wedding%20bands_e&utm_campaign=Search_US_Nonbrand_Google_S_Weddings_Jewelry_Rings_Exact&utm_ag=Bands-Wood&utm_custom1=8a91cc39-b7b3-4257-b98c-010a89398801&utm_content=go_614790197_29876541015_224424431980_aud-496171761559:kwd-6207867106_c_&gclid=Cj0KCQiA28nfBRCDARIsANc5BFBpv4aYO55zOMvc-znAuoOSumSfI8NjtmYQBE6T9ixNOLSJ3AP9vwkaAnvqEALw_wcB

My FH is a plumber so wearing a metal ring isn't a good idea. We are going to get him a nicer ring & a silicone ring. My brother in law is a med school student so he wears a silicone ring during classes. He mostly got his silicone ring because he was playing basketball & dunked it & his ring got stuck on the hoop & almost ripped his finger off. He was able to find a silicone ring that had the name of the town they honeymooned at embedded in it. So it still has a special meaning to him. My sister wears a silicone ring in her favorite color took work. She's a special education teacher & was always worried about scratching a student with her actual ring.

I would agree with many of the posts here that both would be a good idea. They make so many alternate material rings now too, not just metal! My brother is in the surgical field and wears his silicone ring 90% of the time. You have to understand that if anything happens to your FH's fingers his career is in jeopardy so silicone for everyday wear is a great alternative and a "metal" or other alternate but more fancy, can be worn for formal occasions.

There is a part of a wedding ceremony I've heard that references the rings (metal specifically) and after hearing that it solidified me wanting my FH to have his "metal" ring. We will be getting I'm a silicone ring as well because he works with machines and chemicals during the workday and it would potentially ruin a nice gold or platinum ring.

Like many people are saying, you can get both a metal and silicone ring. Look into softer metals that break under pressure. Many of the stories of people losing their fingers after accidents are very strong metals that don’t break.

The ring itself is what has meaning - not the material it is made of.

I'm sure you wouldn't want him to force you to get a ring you didn't want.

We are doing this! FH works for a tree service and constantly has his hands tangle in ropes and trees and power tools, so a metal ring for daily use is absolutely unsafe! He will have a nice metal ring for the wedding, and special occasions, and wear a silicon ring for daily wear. And I probably will do the same, because I work in the medical field and don’t want to destroy my E-ring and band! So I will probably also get some dainty silicone rings for daily us, and save my set for special occasions! But we both agreed that he should have a nice ring to wear for special occasions!

We are getting metal rings for our wedding ceremony and also ordering silicone ones. For example, it's best for him to wear silicone at work, but he loves the metal band he has chosen and will wear that during his off time and more formal occasions. We have a homestead and I process livestock, hunt, work in the garden, harvest crops, etc. When doing those activities I'll wear the silicone, but my main one will be the metal band. I see no issue with interchanging them.

Both my FH and I are quite active. I personally LOVE the idea of silicone rings because they are much safer than metal rings for those who use their hands a lot plus I hate the idea of losing or damaging expensive precious metal jewelry doing my everyday job (I'm an athletic director). Personally, I think being married and dedicated to your loved one is way more important than what kind of ring or if a ring is even worn at all.

If your FH thinks he'd wear a metal ring (or fancy ring) for special occasions he should get one. For everyday wear, I agree silicone is safer and easier, but the times when you are doing "fancy" things aren't times where de-gloving a finger is likely and if he likes the idea and aesthetic of a special ring he should go for it. There are many alternative materials that can look really classy, and perhaps something like a wood ring would feel more intentional and special than a silicone ring without being quite as scary to wear as a metal one. If your FH is just against the idea of a more traditional ring altogether, then I don't think it makes sense to buy one just for wedding photos. Your love and commitment to one another is more important than whatever ring he wears, and like others have mentioned, you will barely be focusing on the ring on his finger on your wedding day (or when looking at photos afterward).

For what it's worth I bought myself a silicone ring as soon as I got engaged because I was so worried about damaging my e-ring at work and wanted something on my finger because being engaged felt so special. While I like having it, I find I usually just end up going without a ring when I am using my hands at work or doing active things instead of switching to the silicone one.