can an engagement ring be used as a wedding ring?

Question

me and my boyfriend are engaged but coulndt afford an egagement ring and two wedding bands. so we finally saved up enough for 2 wedding bands but i keep seeing these really pretty engagemnt rings. would it be innapropriate to buy him a wedding band and me an engagement ring and just wear the engagement ring with no wedding band?

Answer 1

I don't see any reason why you couldn't wear an engagement ring instead of a wedding band. It's not like you wear them on a different finger, no one would know the difference. I've known people who have been married for 4 years and she just got a wedding ring this year, she was wearing her engagement ring. The ring is merely an outward sign of your committment anyways. What is really important is that you love each other!

Answer 2

Perfectly ok for you to do this. If you love each other and are happy, then what difference does a ring make? I had an engagement ring and lost the diamond out of it, so now I dont have one but when I get married next month, I am having my wedding ring include diamonds so that is sparkly and looks like a cross between the wedding and engagement ring.

Answer 3

I would go for the wedding band for now... the band is the most traditional and symbolic... save your money for wedding costs, bills, maybe rent/house payment for now. Set a goal of ___ amount of money to save for you an engagement-style ring and maybe he can get you that as an anniversary gift in one year, or 5 yrs, etc. This is good in 3 ways... 1) you aren't out anymore money right now (engagement rings/diamonds often cost more than a band), which is great because there are so many other bills when getting married 2) You can get an even better/prettier/bigger ring in the future when you have more money 3) It's a tangible & realistic goal that motivates you both to save money for something in the future. It's so important to build these skills to save money . A year or so from now, how wonderful would it be to celebrate with a new ring that he worked so hard to save for and pay with in cash, which would probably be a nicer value than anyhting he could afford now, you'll appreciate it more too that way. Don't rely on loans or credit cardst to buy it either, these things eat up your money and can comsume your life. Sorry to be a downer, but most marriages break up because of money, NOT due to abuse or adultery or anything else--- its usually the inability to handle the finances

Back to the good stuff now-- it's your life, your engagement. While there are traditional "rules" do what's best for you. I think the shiny sparkly diamonds are pretty, but its the band (a circle with no beginning, no end) that is symbolic of marriage--and more affordable. I would opt for that right now (maybe you can have matching ones!) and go for something nicer in the future that you can be even more proud of.... But this is just me, you've gotta do what's right for you.

Answer 4

If I were you, I'd wear the pretty engagement ring with a nice stone in it and add on the wedding band when you save up enough $. Part of the purpose of the engagement ring is to show other men that you are taken basically so if others don't see a stone - they might not think you're married. I think for most women - you just feel so special wearing a diamond too and it's like - who cares if you wear a cubic zirconia? Who's going to ask? It's the heart of your marriage that counts and the ring whatever it is made of or how huge it is - won't keep your relationship together. The most important considerations are the inner ones like learning to sacrifice, unconditionally loving etc..

Answer 5

You can do what you want. I wear only one ring at a time, though I have both. However, my engagement ring doesn't have a diamond, so it isn't as noticable. Truthfully, I think the wedding band is much more important than the engagement ring because it really shows the importance of marriage. However, if you're a diamond kinda girl, go for what you want.

Answer 6

I would buy a simple wedding band in the color you prefer (yellow gold/ white gold). Later when you have more money you can buy an anniversary ring (engagement ring) and stack it and wear it with your wedding ring. You can also buy a ring setting without the diamond, have them put in a good quality cubic zirconia then have just the stone switched later in life when you can better afford it. If you want to go ahead and get the engagement ring and use that as a wedding ring go right ahead. The ring is just a sign of your commitment so you get to choose.

Answer 7

Do it.

I have one ring by choice ... I like a wide decorative band that really incorporates a diamond well. It wouldn't look good with another band. The ring-maker we went to had over 1,000 wedding rings and we sorted through almost 200 that were just one piece ... It's not weird if there are that many available.

Eight years later, not one person has mistaken it for an engagement ring and said anything to me about it. It's really about you and him and what you two want and can afford.

Answer 8

completely acceptable!! also in some countries, what we refer to as the wedding band is actually used as an engagement ring, and both the man and the woman get one. then, on the wedding, the woman recieves what we would consider the engagement ring, adn the man would recieve another type of band ring, and then each wear just the wedding rings.

Answer 9

You can do anything you want! If it bothers you, notice that a lot of ladies have a "big" engagement ring and just tiny, thin gold band that sits with it...the wedding ring. Tiny, as in $50 or so. 10kt.....
I know it sounds like a joke but go on over to WalMart...check out their simple gold wedding bands. Might be just what you need to "finish" it all.

Answer 10

Get married because you love each other and enjoy each other a ring is a symbol of your love so it is the way you fell. It could work for now then save up some money and buy your wedding ring.