Right way to wear rings

[thismummylovescake]

Ok so I know this is a silly question and doesn't matter to much but it's something that I'm a bit conscious about so want to see people's opinions.
Just had my rings altered, my engagement is a thin band with a cluster diamond. My wedding ring is a thick ring with diamond stamps.
Since having them altered they both fit perfectly, however because my wedding ring is so thick it makes my engagement ring look a bit tight because it sits higher up on my finger and makes my finger look like it's got a muffin top
Would it look completely ridiculous to wear my engagement ring below my wedding ring??

I’ve had a child for over 30 years and no one has ever said anything like that to me (and I’ve never been married)

No idea about rings (for obvious reasons).

I wear my eternity ring between my wedding and engagement because they all sit better that way. I don't have stones in my wedding ring though and I often wear it on its own if it's not or on the rare occasions I do cleaning or gardening.

*hot not not.

You could always wear your engagement ring on your right hand.

I wear my engagement ring on my right hand!

My wedding ring was made to entwine with my engagement ring to make one ring - -to rule them all- - so I don’t have this issue

I wear mine like this because that's the way they feel most comfortable.

I wear my wedding ring on the middle finger of my right hand.

Traditionally it’s wedding ring then engagement ring. This is because when you get married you aren’t allowed to have any rings already on that finger (well traditionally anyway!) so your finger is bare for your wedding ring and then you’re not supposed to remove it so engagement ring is put over the top of it. But in real life I don’t think anyone cares!

I work in a jewellers. There is no right or wrong here. Some people never take off their engagement ring once it's given, so it goes first, then wedding ring. Others go wedding ring first as it's closest to their heart.

I personally wear my wedding ring first, because it's the only one I don't take off at all. But my engagement ring is half a size bigger to make it fit more comfortably. If you like having wedding ring first, just have your engagement ring resized to be more comfortable.

I didn't even know there was a right order to wear them! I wear mine in the 'wrong' order, apparently haha. So I wouldn't even notice.

Also how does it work on your wedding day if you're wearing them the traditional way, do people take their engagement rings off for the day and then put them back on? At the altar during the exchange? Or just switch them after?

My friend wears hers the way you’re describing because she prefers it.

I wear mine as plain band, eternity band, engagement ring (lowest to highest) which isn’t traditionally correct (eternity band should be highest) but it doesn’t look right.

I wear wedding ring first, then eternity, then engagement ring. They're not my originals, they're copies in 9ct white gold (due to weight gain not value 😔😂)

@aibubaby

Also how does it work on your wedding day if you're wearing them the traditional way, do people take their engagement rings off for the day and then put them back on? At the altar during the exchange? Or just switch them after?

I was told on the morning of my wedding to put my engagement ring on the other hand so my wedding ring would go on a bare finger then to move the engagement ring back over at an appropriate moment in the day. I’ve taken all my rings off for various usually medical reasons over the years, it’s a ring, taking it off doesn’t change the commitment or the sentiment! Wouldn’t matter to either of us if I didn’t wear them at all.

I know a few people who wear them on what you might consider the wrong hand (mainly people who are themselves or are married to Polish people but I'm sure they won't be the only nationality to consider the right hand the correct one. Oddly it is the same finger as we use in the UK).

I wear my engagement ring on my right hand, I could never get used to wearing 2 rings on one finger so I gave up and separated them.

I might notice, I like looking at people's rings but I wouldn't think anything of it. I usually wear mine wedding first then engagement but sometimes put them back on the other way round, just to mix things up a bit.

I do this.

Wait! There’s protocol on which order to wear your wedding and engagement ring?!

I wear my wedding band first just because it looks more aesthetically pleasing. I didn’t realise this was a thing. Admittedly I didn’t realise that you couldn’t wear white to a hen party before I came on MN though 😆

I'm getting married (hopefully!) this year and will wear them wedding ring first, then engagement ring.

Hope people don't call me Mrs anything though as I'd hate it. Mind you, they do now and I'm not married! My mum is Mrs Jones, not me!!

Make sure you tell them not to call you Mrs, I made the mistaken assumption that if I didn't announce a change of name people would keep calling me my own name but lots just assumed I'd be Mrs DHsurname and started addressing me as that without actually checking first .

@EversoDelighted Yes - I hear you!! We're getting married later this year (all being well with Covid) and I'm really hoping there are no cards addressed to Mr and Mrs His Last Name!! I guarantee one will be from my parents who believe it "disrespectful" to my husband to be addressed as Mr His Last Name - My Last Name & Ms His Last Name - My Last Name(!)

I wear eternity ring first, then engagement then wedding band. This is the most comfortable order for me because the wedding band is snug and keeps the others in place.