The image of a couple exchanging rings during a wedding ceremony is instantly recognizable and is held as an ancient tradition.
Bride and groom exchanging wedding rings.
About 6 000 years later wedding rings and ring exchange wording are still powerful symbols of the wedding ceremony and marriage.
Exchange of rings 1.
It is traditional in western cultures for the couple to exchange wedding rings during their wedding ceremony.
A ring on a certain finger indicates that the wearer is married but many might be surprised to learn that the double ring ceremony so common today in the western world in which a couple both exchange and wear rings is a 20 th century convention.
The exchange of wedding rings is also traditionally followed with the phrase with this ring i thee wed.
Groom as you place the ring on bride s finger please repeat after me.
This ring is a token of my endless and abiding love.
The ring is placed on the fourth finger or ring finger of the left hand of both the bride and groom.
During the exchange of rings at a wedding it is traditional to have wedding vows ring exchange for wedding.
This ring is my precious gift to you as a sign that from this day forward you shall be surrounded and encircled by my love.
They signify to the world that that they belong to someone special and someone special belongs to them.
In western nations wedding rings are made of precious metals such as gold platinum silver titanium or tungsten to symbolize the permanence of your marriage.