I recently went to a friend of the FI's wedding. The groom is the friend, and before the wedding I had maybe 3 conversations with the bride, and she was borderline rude and snooty for all 3 of them. Anyways, when they came to our table during the reception I said "congratulations" to her, which she quickly barked back with "that's what you say to the groom! You say 'best wishes' to the bride!" I kind of giggled and said, "you are right! Best wishes!" and then I asked about her ring. She had the wedding band ontop of the engagement ring (like she put eng. ring on first, then he slipped the band on) I know that is how it goes in the ceremony, but do you keep it like that the whole time? She of course told me that you keep it like that for the ceremony and change it when you leave, then snatched her hand away and never looked back.
So, I guess this post is really about...is that a thing? Every other bride I know has switched them right away for pictures and such. Maybe that is the "true tradition" but is it outdated like "best wishes?" Or is everyone I know as stupid as me?
And yes, I do know that it is proper to say best wishes to the bride and congrats to the groom, but she was an A hole about it, and no one else has ever reacted like that before!