Is the bride supposed to pick out her wedding band?

Tradition has it that the bride (and/or her family) buys the groom’s wedding ring, while the groom (and/or his family) pays for the bride’s. Go ahead and gift each other wedding bands ahead of the big day, or work out a different payment plan with each other and/or your families.

Do you wear your engagement ring when you walk down the aisle?

Traditional etiquette would require the bride to wear her engagement ring on her right ring finger to walk down the aisle. During the exchanging of the rings, the groom would place the wedding band on the bride’s left finger. The bride could then slip the engagement ring on top of the wedding band after the ceremony.

Does wedding band go on first?

Tradition says that a married woman should wear her wedding band on the inside of her finger. In other words, it goes on first followed by the engagement ring on the outside. Personal style, the type of ring, and even your unique finger type can factor into where each ring goes.

Do guys pick out their wedding band?

The groom pays for the bride’s engagement and wedding rings. It is common practice for a groom-to-be to pick out these rings with input from a family member or friend of the bride.

Is it weird to wear a wedding band before the wedding?

Well, obviously it is breaking tradition given that the wedding band is placed on your finger at the wedding and worn after that, not before. It symbolizes that you are married which you won’t be before the wedding. So…it’s pretty weird to wear it before IMO. But you can do whatever you want.

Can the groom see the bride in her dress before ceremony?

The superstition about a bride and groom seeing one another before the ceremony has evolved into the (much more romantic) idea that the groom shouldn’t see the bride in her wedding dress until she walks down the aisle.

Why can’t you see your fiance before the wedding?

The tradition of not seeing your spouse before the wedding is exactly what it sounds like: Avoiding your fiancé before the ceremony starts. The reason being that, back when marriages were arranged, the bride and groom weren’t allowed to see or meet each other until they were at the altar.

Do couples see each other before the wedding?

We talked to Devin Wilson and Skylar Stetten, the owners and wedding photographers behind Stetten Wilson photography, about the tradition of the couple not seeing each other before the wedding and got their answers to a few of the most commonly asked questions.