An Engagement Before The Wedding
Author: Beverly Huffine
Author: Beverly Huffine
In every westernizedwedding traditions today, the exchange of wedding rings is considered as one of the most important highlight of the celebration. But aside from thewedding ring, another ring was also given even before the actual wedding day. This ring is called as the engagement ring. In Western tradition, an engagement ring is a ring worn by a woman indicating her engagement to be married. Traditionally, the ring is presented as a betrothal gift by a man to his prospective bride while he proposes marriage or directly after she accepts his marriage proposal. It represents a formal agreement to future marriage. This particular practice is very popular in western countries as well as those influenced by western cultures. The tradition in many cultures has been that the future groom privately select and purchase a ring, to be presented to his desired bride when he proposes. But more recently, some couples have chosen to select an engagement ring together. In countries where both partners wear engagement rings, the matching rings may be selected and purchased together. In the United States and Canada today it is becoming more common, but still rare, that a woman will also buy her partner an engagement ring at the time of the engagement. These may be called male engagement rings or man-agement rings, which is a portmanteau of "man" and "engagement ring". This practice is more common in other countries. The rings used for both male and female are often in the form of a plain band of a precious metal. However, modern "Alternative Metals" such as Stainless Steel, Tungsten Carbide, and Titanium are now being widely used, particularly because these rings are stronger as well as cheaper than any other types of engagement rings. Often, the engagement ring eventually serves as thewedding ring for the man. In other cultures, the future bride may prefer to buy a wristwatch for her future husband as an engagement present. This is more common if the woman proposed marriage to a man.
The ownership of an engagement ring is also covered by the law. In some states of the United States, engagement rings are considered "conditional gifts" under the legal rules of property. This is an exception to the general rule that gifts cannot be revoked once properly given. Tradition generally holds that if the betrothal fails because the man himself breaks off the engagement, the woman is not obliged to return the ring. Legally, this condition can be subject to either amodified or astrict fault rule. For more information visit to our site at
http://philippineweddingplanner.com About the Author:
Beverly Huffine, born on March 21, 1970 in Beverly Hills,has coordinated a wide variety of events, bringing elegance and style to every designed event she has undertaken.She spends her leisure time through writing journals and articles related to her career.
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