Ever wonder about wedding ring history? Questions like, why it is traditional to wear the engagement and wedding rings on the fourth ring finger of the left hand? Well, that dates all the way back to the Egyptians who wore a band, with no beginning and no end, on the fourth finger because they believed that the vena amoris (vein of love) ran from the heart to this fingertip. This has been medically disproven, but the ring location is still widely used by many cultures.

The tradition of wearing a ring didn’t become commonplace until the Roman Times. During the Roman Time it became a statement of commitment as well as a man’s ownership of his woman. They were also the first to engrave their rings.

However some countries, including Norway, Germany, Austria and Spain, wear their wedding rings on their right hand. And some follow the Jewish tradition of wearing the ring on the index finger.

Stop by Schwanke Kasten to explore our engagement rings.