The materials, purposes, designs, and wearing methods of engagement rings and wedding rings are different.
1. Different materials
The most obvious difference between an engagement ring and a wedding ring is that the center of the engagement ring is set with a prominent gemstone, traditionally a diamond. Colored gemstones such as rubies, emeralds, and sapphires are often set on engagement rings.
Marriage rings are two traditional rings made of gold or platinum. Couples' wedding rings will try to maintain a similar style, while men's wedding rings are usually not set with gemstones, but with small carat diamonds. Many modern women prefer to set their wedding rings with diamonds or colored gemstones.
2. Different uses
The engagement ring is mainly composed of a single beautiful diamond, which is a love token presented by a man when proposing to his girlfriend, expressing the man's beautiful wish to spend a lifetime with the woman.
3. Design differently
Due to the fact that engagement rings are used by men to propose to women, their design is more luxurious and the materials used in the ring are more exquisite. However, in general, engagement rings are not often worn by women in married life, but are only worn in conjunction with clothing for major occasions. Moreover, engagement rings generally do not have inscriptions or symbols on them.
Wedding rings are often worn in the married life of two people, so the style design is relatively simple, mainly focused on comfort. The ring is usually engraved with symbols of love such as the wedding date and the abbreviation of the two names.
4. Different wearing methods
Engagement rings are generally worn on the middle finger of the left hand, both domestically and internationally.
Marriage rings are gender neutral in foreign countries and are usually worn on the ring finger of the left hand because people believe there is a "vein of love" on the ring finger of the left hand. Wearing the ring on this finger will bring your love closer to your heart. In China, there is a tradition of "men on the left and women on the right", so the wedding ring is worn by the groom on the ring finger of the left hand and by the bride on the ring finger of the right hand.