Wedding Rings

Also known as wedding bands or 'alliances', they symbolize infinite feelings of love due to its circular shape depicting "a beginning that never ends". They are worn by both partners on the fourth finger: the woman on the left hand, representing the heart (blood, emotions, physical life) as it is located on this side of the body; while the man wears it on the right hand, representing the soul (breath, rational thought, spiritual life) because the bigger lung is located on this side; thus when a couple comes together they portray both aspects of life's essence: the heart feeds the body and the soul feeds the mind.

The rings are crafted in either yellow or white gold as a smooth band with no gemstones attached. Though rare, sometimes the bands are engraved with designs that are significant to the couple; with the inside typically including the name of the partner and/or date of the wedding. Such engravings, however, are often avoided; preferring instead to leave the outer surface as simple as possible: a representation of the purity behind their union.

When promise rings are to be used instead of regular rings, a second 'blessing' must be performed during the ceremony to purify the rings from their magic, even if a promise has already been made willingly once. As a sacred rite, marriage is considered a decision made from the heart of both individuals, thus no magic binds should make it possible after it comes into effect.

Despite the meaning behind them, wedding rings are not legally binding and are used mostly as a material representation that the couple belongs to each other. The best man and the maid of honor (usually the best friends of the couple) have the duty of keeping the ring of each gender respectively, and to produce them at the moment of the exchange during the ceremony.