The custom of the exchange of the wedding rings at the time of marriage symbolizes the beginning of a new relationship. It is kind of opening to a new threshold of life. This is a custom that is being followed on for centuries from long past and is as much significant in the lives of the modern day men that it can easily be said that this is the ritual that would be carried on throughout centuries to come. In history it was seen as a ritual which indicates the sign of marriage before the exact or finale celebration or ceremony was held. The man and the woman exchange their rings to each other in order to convey that they are engaged to marry each other. With the marriage and the ring exchange ceremony it is believed that the souls of the bride and the groom get united with one another and thereby they become a single soul. This is a belief that is still prevalent even in these days.

Speaking of the beliefs regarding the wedding there are some special beliefs and ideas regarding the wedding throughout the passage of time. But the fact is that some of these beliefs are existent even in today’s modern world. One of such beliefs that came to be associated with the wedding ring is that of the choice of the finger to wear the wedding ring. The belief is that the ring should be worn on the fourth finger of the left hand for the reason as many people has the faith that the fourth finger of the left hand contains a nerve that originates from that finger and goes straight to the heart and therefore it is considered to be the ring finger. Similar to that there are also several other faiths and beliefs that came to be associated with the custom of wedding and the ring exchange ceremony.

As we look into the history we may find that the tradition of the wedding rings looks back past ages to the ancient Egypt. Egypt being the originator of several myths and mysteries owns the glory of being the starting point of the tradition of the wedding ring. With the passage of time this custom of the ring exchange ceremony spread out from Egypt and now in the present day context this is one of the most popular customs related with wedding and is followed in almost every culture and civilization and religion.

In earlier days the iron was meant to be the most favored choice for the metal for the wedding ring. This was the symbol of power and domination of man over woman. But as time passes the custom changed a lot and the metal for the ring turned on to gold or other such precious metals to add durability and beauty to the ring. And in the present day context there are a lot of choice like yellow gold, white gold, silver, platinum, titanium and other such metals that can be chosen as the base metal for the wedding ring. Similarly has changed the styling and the designing of the ring as well.