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Rings

liberatedmistliberatedmist member
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I have a couple questions about what to do with our rings during the ceremony.1. We do not have a ring bearer, just one maid of honor and one best man.  So I shouldn't get the best man a ring pillow, right?  But then how does he carry the rings, just in the box?  Or do I need to buy him some sort of bag?2. I am getting a plain wedding band that matches my FI and a jacket/enhancer for my E-ring.  I consider both to be my wedding band.  The plain one I will wear at work (I work outside in the woods) and the enhancer and E-ring I will wear at other times when we go out.  So how does it work for the actual ring exchange?  Should he put both rings on my finger?  I want them both to be part of the ceremony so they are blessed by the pastor, but I don't know if that will look silly putting two rings on.Thanks for your help ladies!
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  • sammi1285sammi1285
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    We also don't have a ring bearer. My MOH is holding my FI's ring and the Best Man will have my ring. If you felt uncomfortable doing this, you could just get the pastor to hold the rings.When my mom got remarried, she did the same thing but kept the rings in the boxes. It was awkward for me carring it with my flowers, and it was also awkward taking the rings out of the boxes during the ceremony. I think it would have been a lot easier if I had just had the plain ring itself. I guess the carring part wouldn't have been that awkward had the best man had both the rings. As for your rings, You could have your FI just slide both of them on your hand. I would think it would be easier, though, to just have your paster keep your enhancer in his pocket and only use the wedding band.  But you could really do it however you wanted... if you do both then I would keep the ring and the enhancer together the whole time.
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  • Leah&Christian09Leah&Christian09 member
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    The BM can just put the rings in his pocket, or put them on his pinky during the ceremony.  He doesn't need a box or a pillow. I've never heard of having 2 wedding bands.  Would you wear them both at the same time?  I would just go with the one you would normally wear at a social event.
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  • mbcdefgmbcdefg member
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    I would just put them in their box and ask the Best Man to keep them in his pocket. I was an altar server as a kid, and worked one wedding where the bride had her own wedding band but also planned to wear her late mother's wedding band on her right hand. The priest blessed all the rings (on a little plate that I held), and the groom put the bride's new band on her left hand, and she did the same for him. As the priest continued talking after the ring exchange, the bride quietly took her mother's ring off the plate and slipped it on her right hand. I only saw it because I was facing them and was two feet away, whereas the guests probably never saw it because their backs were to the guests. So long story short, maybe that's an option for you.
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  • ffmaidffmaid
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    The best man puts them in his jacket pocket immediatly before taking his place no pillow no fancy stuff.
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  • danieliza1127danieliza1127 member
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    Our best man just kept the rings in his pocket until we needed them.  That's what most do, even with a ring bearer, you don't let the kid actually hold the rings.  Either the best man or pastor/officiant holds them.As far as the rings, no one will be able to see except you two and the pastor, so if you want to have him put on both rings, go ahead.  You can just slip it off and put it somewhere safe right after the ceremony.
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  • liberatedmistliberatedmist member
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    Ok, so it sounds like guests won't really notice if he slips both rings on my finger and then I take one off after the ceremony.No, I will not normally wear them both at the same time.  The one bad is just a thinner matching tungsten band that I can wear at work.  The enhancer is for when I don't have my hands in the bottom of a creek, moving heavy rocks, building trout habitat...lol.Maybe I can just slip the plain band onto my right hand for the rest of the reception...Thanks ladies!
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  • kellyb13kellyb13
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    I have a ring related question too...My two nephews will be my ring bearers (age 7 and 5 1/2)...I have 2 ring bearer pillows I purchased that have those fake, favor type of wedding bands on them....Should I swap those out for the real rings, or leave the fake ones on for looks and have the best man hang on to them?   I think the ring bearers would be disappointed to find out they might not actually be carrying the real deal!Any ideas or feedback on how to handle this?
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