Wedding Ring, sometimes can be called a wedding band, is a sign of true love that affectionate people who are getting married put each other on the fourth finger if counting from the thumb. There is a history of why a wedding ring should be worn on the fourth finger, as long ago the ring finger of the left hand was thought to have a vein of love. Here is the first difference: in some countries, mostly Catholic, a wedding ring is worn on the left hand, but in others including Bulgaria, Scandinavia, Poland, Russia, it's worn on the right hand. Wedding rings mean the marriage status of people wearing them and show that those people commit themselves to being faithful.
At first a wedding ring tradition expanded throughout Europe, though then broadening its scope to the whole world. Actually a wedding ring closes a range of wedding and pre-wedding rings. The first wedding band is granted to a future bride when a man has made up his mind to marry a girl or a woman and when they go out steadily planning a marriage, this wedding ring is called a promise ring and can be worn on any finger. Then it's an engagement ring worn on the ring finger of the left hand that is presented when a woman accepts a proposal of her beloved man and a betrothal is arranged. Engagement ring is a sign of couple's intention to get married. As a rule it's men who grant engagement or promise rings to their partners in the US, yet in northern countries of Europe both the partners get and wear such rings. Then it is a turn of a wedding ring to be presented and put on the hand of the beloved partner. Above all there is one tradition concerning a wedding ring range and it's as follows: the eternity ring is worn when spouses still love each other after many years of marriage. It shows that a couple has a loving past and an affectionate future.
Nowadays more and more people prefer engraving names and a date of marriage on wedding rings. So it's no surprise that in lots of families wedding rings are handed down from one generation to another one highlighting love, tenderness and faithfulness. They can as well be wedding gifts.
Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Christians' wedding rings are made of gold for women and silver for men. Truth be told different nations have different customs of wedding rings' wearing and putting on a ring finger. Though a wedding ring all over the world is thought to be a symbol of mutual love.