Inscriptions on Wedding Bands

ShellD13 · May 2014

Hi All -

My wedding is just over a month away and we just got my FI's wedding band in. I'm trying to decide whether to engrave it with a funny saying that has meaning to me or go with the simple Groom First Name & Bride First Name - Wedding Date.

If you are getting your rings engraved what did you decide to do and why?

Thanks!

Maggie0829 · May 2014

We didn't get our rings engraved. We just didn't see the point.

emmyg65 · May 2014

We got an inside joke: "Forever" in his and "and ever" in mine. It stems from our first date and fits the occasion. Because of the design of my band, I didn't have room for names and dates.

fam1820 · May 2014

My fiance got mine engraved. The engagement band says, "let the..." And the wedding band says, "adventure begin!" Its special to us because we got engaged at universal island of adventure which says "the adventure begins" as you walk in. I think its specific to each couple- if theres something meaningful, then do it, but i wouldnt force something just to have it.

LDay2014 · May 2014

'That'll Do'

It's a long story...but yes, it's from Babe

ElcaB · May 2014

We aren't engraving our rings. FI could care less.

Dignity100 · May 2014

No engravings for us.

selenathegreat · May 2014

We have "moon of my life" and "my sun and stars." My friends have "I love you" and "I know." My mom has the date and she recently looked at it and realized she'd had the anniversary wrong, ha!

JennyColada · May 2014

I want to get my rings engraved, but the bands are so tiny, so I'm not sure if it will work.

When we go to design my wedding band I'll probably ask. I'll likely just get the date or something though.

[Deleted User] · May 2014

I didn't want mine engraved because I was worried if I ever needed to get my ring resized (which I recently did need) that the inscription would be ruined during the process. We could have gotten his engraved, but the store we bought it from said the if he ever needed a difference size he could exchange his ring for a different one as long as original was in good condition & not engraved. He got a ceramic titanium ring so resizing isn't an option.

cupcait927 · May 2014

FI wanted to get "chicken wing" (really stupid pet name that he has for me and I still, to this day, have no idea why he started calling me chicken wing) engraved on my engagement ring but never did it. I'm glad that he didn't because it's had to be re-sized a couple of times now. Maybe we'll do it on my wedding band.

wandajune6 · May 2014

We're engraving his wedding date into his ring. Mine will stay bare.

It's a long, stupid tale but he's not allowed to forget our wedding date again! (The tale, for anyone interested)

princessleia22 · May 2014

I really like the idea of doing something personal to you. I don't really see the point of just engraving a name... hopefully you know each others name already and don't need a reminder. Although, some people may need reminder of the anniversary date.

We decided to get fingerprint engravings inside our rings. I ordered mine ring from brentjess.com (they were AMAZING to work with and did a great job). They make a mold with the print and custom pour the ring, which takes a bit longer to do. FI wanted a ceramic ring, so we bought his ring and sent it to tungstenringsonline.com (also great to work with) to have it laser engraved, since you can't do standard engraving on ceramic. My ring has his fingerprint and his ring has my fingerprint. We did our left ring (wedding ring) fingers, but we also thought about doing pinky print as kind of a pinky-swear type thing. We are very happy with them and think it's a bit more personal than just names... plus, it's not as common. Really, nobody will see the engraving except you, so it just depends on what you would rather have. But, I like the more personal reminder route.

Istoleahalo · May 2014

For my first wedding we had quotes put in them that meant something to us. He put something we said to each other all the time "bananas and grapes" (both come in bunches..with the implied/inside joke of I love you bunches and bunches) and i put a line from the first song we ever danced to.

I'm not sure what/if we will do something this time

missnc77 · May 2014

Mine is pretty thin, so we opted to forgo it. But for my FI's we were able to do an inscription in my handwriting on his band. I thought about going the sappy route, but we ended up using an abbreviated phrase he said before we made it to the "I love you." I don't think this is one thing that really needs a point. If you want to do it, do it. If not, then don't. We weren't sold on it until we decided on something special for us to engrave instead of something sappy. It says "I. F. C. Y.". It's a phrase that brings us back to those falling in love butterflies with anticipation of wanting to say "I love you." Plus, the whole situation of what made him say it still make us laugh. Good memory.

ShellD13 · May 2014

Thanks - I hadn't even considered the issue of what happens if you ever need the rings resized! I like the idea of First Names and Dates because I've seen a few articles about owners being reunited with lost rings due to the identifying information in the inscription. But every time I think about the "just between us" phrase it makes me laugh so I'm undecided which way I'll go...

HisGirlFriday13 · May 2014

Both my engagement and wedding bands are engraved. They're also both thin -- about 1.8mm thick each. The engagement ring was no problem, the company we ordered it from engraved it. The wedding band, which is more curved because of the pave diamonds, was harder.

DH picked the engraving on my e-ring, and didn't tell me until he gave it to me. He also picked the engraving on my wedding band and I didn't see it until our wedding day. We had his ring engraved, too, and he didn't see it until our wedding day.

We put sentimental things that meant something to us, but we've never actually told anyone else what's engraved in our rings. It's our little secret

mollykmac · May 2014

I love this thread and all the ideas you have! Getting the fingerprint done is so cool but sounds so complicated... esp with mine. I think we will skip that.

I'm trying to decide what to engrave in my FI's wedding band now! Mine are both super thin and they are already procured / not engraved - I don't mind. But the guys' are so simple that I'd really love to do something special inside... So far my ideas are the following - what do you guys think???? I want it to be a surprise. But not going to lie, including the wedding date is a plus so he can't forget

Let's stay together 8-16-14 [a song he used to sing to me a lot early in the relationship]
You are the best thing 8-16-14 [our first dance song]
38° 20' 49" N 122° 58' 18" W [lat/long of our wedding]
MKM + FAH 8-16-14 [maiden name initials, wedding date]
Better Together 8-16-14
With all that I am 8-16-14
Home is wherever I'm with you
Love conquers all 8-16-14
You are the sunshine of my life

flyingfoxes · May 2014

I had "forever, my love" engraved on FI's band.

VulgarGirl · May 2014

My engagement ring says "Her firecracker" and her's says "Her spark", going off something a friend said about me being the little firecracker and her being my ignition. Plus our anniversary is July 4th.

Not sure what we'll do for our wedding bands.

mollykmac · May 2014

MagicInk said:

My engagement ring says "Her firecracker" and her's says "Her spark", going off something a friend said about me being the little firecracker and her being my ignition. Plus our anniversary is July 4th.

Not sure what we'll do for our wedding bands.

That is freaking adorable.

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