A white gold wedding ring and a single-diamond, gold-banded
engagement ring.
In Western tradition, an
engagement ring is a ring worn by a woman indicating her engagement to be married. In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, it is worn on the left-hand ring finger, while in other countries, such as Poland and Ukraine, it is customary for the ring to be worn on the right-hand. By modern convention in countries such as the United States, the ring is usually presented as a betrothal gift by a man to his prospective bride while or directly after she accepts his marriage proposal. It represents a formal agreement to future marriage.
Similar traditions purportedly date to classical times, dating back from an early usage reportedly referring to the fourth finger of the left hand as containing the vena amoris or "vein of love".
In the United States and Canada today it is becoming more common, but still quite rare, that a woman will also buy an
engagement or promise ring for her partner at the time of the engagement.
In Egypt, Brazil and many European countries, both the man and the woman usually wear
engagement rings, most often in the form of matching plain bands of white, yellow, or rose gold. In these countries the man's
engagement ring often also eventually serves as the wedding ring. Some men wear two rings, but this is rarer. The woman's wedding ring can sometimes have a precious stone. In Spain, the woman sometimes buys an engagement wristwatch for the man after accepting a marriage proposal.
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