Wedding ring and jewelry information pages

Those who favor wearing the wedding ring feel strongly that for them the ring is a valuable symbol to affirm their marital status and commitment, as well as a protection from uninformed suitors. On the other hand, those who oppose wearing the wedding ring feel strongly that a golden ring is an ornament forbidden by the apostolic admonitions against wearing gold or pearls or costly attire.

Rings in the Bible	Betrothal Rings in Early Christianity	Purpose of the Marital Ring	Rings in Wedding Ceremonies
Episcopal Rings	Leavening Influence	History Repeats Itself	The Wedding Ring in the Methodist Church
The Adoption of the Wedding Ring	Wesley’s Law	A Warning for the Adventist Church	Jewelry in the Mennonite Church

Finger rings	Betrothal ring	Magic power of finger rings	Poison finger rings
Astrological finger rings	Implications of Ring’s Pagan Origin	Lesson from Ancient Rome

Gold or silver rings were given on occasions, to show all the bridegroom trusted his betrothed with his valuable property, and to symbolize this further, the ring was sometimes shaped as a key rather than a normal circular band. This was not presented at the wedding ceremony as the custom nowadays, but when he carried her in his arms across the threshold of her new home.

After coinage gold was rapidly promoted to first choice and in later in medieval Europe gemstones were again a common addition. With rubies chosen for their color of red like a heart, sapphires, blue like the sky above, or most valued and sought after of all; the indestructible diamond

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