no ringer bearer - how to handle rings?

kmleon83 · July 2012

we're not having a flower girl or ring bearer, which is fine but what are some ways to have the rings ready to go for that part of the ceremony?

ashley2516 · July 2012

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the ringbearer usually doesn't actually carry the rings. They're usually just fake rings tied to his pillow. The best man should carry the bride's ring and hand it to the groom at the appropriate time, and the maid of honor should do the same with the groom's ring.

kmleon83 · July 2012

didn't know that about the pillow but that makes A LOT of sense!

thanks!

sbradke · July 2012

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[QUOTE]we're not having a flower girl or ring bearer, which is fine but what are some ways to have the rings ready to go for that part of the ceremony?
Posted by kmleon83[/QUOTE]

Talk to your officiant about that. He told us to have our attendants hold the rings until he asks for them, then they hand them to him.

KBSK12 · July 2012

Our best man is going to hold on to both rings and pass them to the officiant when the time comes.

MairePoppy · July 2012

Usually, small children are not trusted with the real wedding rings, anyway. Have a responsible adult hold them, such as the BM or MOH. You could have the MOB and MOG each hold a ring and bring them to the officiante as part of the ceremony.

MrsKathyC · July 2012

We didn't have a wedding party so my H had both of our rings. I was holding his hands throuout the ceremony and never knew he had them in his hand until the JP asked for them.

Lisa50 · July 2012

H and I each had one attendant (both were best men). My best man carried H's ring. H's best man carried my ring. When the minister asked for the rings, the best men gave them to the minister.

If neither of your have attendants, you can each carry the other's ring.

Miss_2010 · July 2012

I would never give a ring bearer real rings.

The best man puts them in his pocket and gives them to the minster when he wants them. You wear your engagement ring on your right hand so your wedding band will go on, then you discretely (when you turn around, back on to the crowd), switch your rings over on your hand

KT020803 · July 2012

I would never trust a kid with the rings anyway. Usually the pillow is empty or they are fake. Since my MOH is nervous about being in front of people FI and I already agreed the best man would hold both our rings.

*Also in Regards to what Miss2010 said. My rings are soldered together so I will put both my band and Ering on at the same time. But you don't have to try to do the e-ring switch during the ceremony. Lots of wedding I've been to the bride wears her e-ring and then later puts the wedding band on her finger first. Or she later on can put the e-ring from her right hand to her left. I wouldn't want you to focus on that and not be smiling as you head back down the aisle.

DyeHardBride · July 2012

I saw a really cute post recently, and I totally want to incorperate it into our wedding. The groom and the bride each carried the other's ring the day of, and exchanged them at the ceremony. The post included a picture of the grooms ring tied (with colored ribbon) around her wrist. Whoever decided that our thousand dollar jewlery be entrusted with other people, dogs, or children are crazy.

However, on the other hand, I also read something about a ribbon running the length of the crowd, and the rings were passed from the end all the way to the officiant. That way the whole crowd could infuse their love into the rings that the G and B would wear. I still would be nervous letting my rings dance around without me. (But I am a bit anal about that).

sadieboud10 · July 2012

Our ring bearer didn't carry the rings. I think ring bearers' pillow now is just for looks. The BM had my DH's ring and my MOH had mine.

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