engagment ring, on of off on wedding day

[AuntiePickleBottom]

i really want to know, do i need to take of my enganment ring br=efore our wedding

No engagement ring, you walk up the aisle with no jewellery ie single and exit as a married woman

I do that too LadyGrace for the same reason as you. Also as I lost my original engagement ring when it just slipped off while I was out, I thought it was safter that way.
I wore mine on my right hand, during the service, and swapped it over during the reception.

Right hand

The vicar at my wedding said I couldn't have my e-ring (on the usual finger), but that might be a churchy thing. She was fine with me having it on my other hand though (in the end I gave it to a BM to look after).

I go (from base of hand out), wedding ring then anniversary ring and if I'm wearing my e-ring too that goes nearest the fingertip but I rarely wear my e-ring now.

I put mine on my right hand then switched it. There's a lovely shot on our wedding dvd of me fumbling about with two rings and a pen whilst trying to sign the register.

I would recommend being cooler than that.

On my wedding day i wore my engagement ring on my right hand. Now i have my engagement ring on first then my wedding ring on my left hand. Only because my wedding ring is tighter and engagement ring is looser and don't want to lose it. So wedding ring is keeping my engagement ring from coming off hence i was fatter when i was engaged than i was when we married.

I switched mine to my right hand, then put it back to my left hand after the ceremony. I did look this up before my wedding though, just to check what other people did!

I took mine off the day of the wedding and never put it back on. I only wear my wedding ring.

Right hand here too, have no idea when I moved it back. Don't wear either now as my fingers are too fat so I wear a stand in wedding ring.

Right hand for me too.

When I was bridesmaid for my sister I wore hers for the ceremony then gave it back for the photos.

My friend forgot to take her off and her DH couldn't get the wedding ring on.

Can't remember actually! I defiantely didn't have it on the l hand - pretty sure I gave it to my sister but I might have put it on my right hand!

I wore mine on the other hand, but when I was bridesmaid for my sister, I wore hers for her as it didn't fit on another finger.

Right hand.
Not sure how I knew this, who told me. But surely everyone should know. I mean, what you need is a nice sister, sil, elder friend, to tell you this. to avoid mishaps as per this thread.

I didn't even think about it.....still had it on my left hand when my DH went to put the wedding ring on. He hesitated and gave me this look like "wtf do i do now???". Both started giggling and I told him to 'just shove it on and i'll sort it out later'.

This approach might not be for everyone ;o) but our wedding was lovely and chilled and informal and it didn't matter one bit!

Put mine on my right hand - it's been there ever since as it was such an arkward shape I couldn't get a wedding ring to work with it.

I couldn't put mine on my right hand, as it wouldn't fit (weird bigger ring finger on my right hand!). Just before we got into the church I gave it to my dad to mind until after the ceremony, then put in back on next to my wedding ring.

I didnt know about this rule and had it on my left hand as usual, leaving the car the photogapher said "quick, put it on your right hand" which I did. I then forgot all about it.
That night my finger swelled up as my right finger must have been bigger. Wedding night, there I was in the bathroom with swollen finger trying to get ring off finger. Had visions of having to go to A&E instead of "relaxing" night. Baby oil came to the rescue!

it don't fit on the other hand, so will put ask my sister to keep hold of it :)

My sister found it hugely irritating and distracting on her other hand (she's not a big ring wearer, it took her ages to get used to wearing the ring at all!) so instead she hung it on a chain around her neck for walking down the aisle.

I took it off for my wedding, and very rarely wear it now.