Make sure your wedding ring fits before the wedding day
A 43-second reminder: check that your wedding ring actually fits before the day, because a loose ring is the last thing you want on your mind.
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Check the fit before the wedding day
When you are having a wedding, make sure your wedding ring actually fits you. It is really important, because so many things are happening on the wedding day, and the last thing you want to worry about is a loose ring.
We have been in a situation where the ring was lost on the day of the wedding. Nobody plans for that. Hands swell and shrink with heat and nerves, and a ring that felt fine at the jeweler can spin freely by evening.
A rubber ring guard is the quick fix
If your wedding ring is a little bit loose, please, please put a rubber cover on it for the day. A ring guard is a small clear sleeve that sits inside the band and takes up the slack, so the ring stays put.
Guards cost very little, take seconds to fit, and do not show in photographs. Detail photos of the rings are usually taken with the rings off your hands anyway, so a guard changes nothing about how the ring looks in your gallery.
Why this matters more on a wedding day
A wedding day is full of moments where a ring can go missing: the exchange with shaking hands, hugs in the receiving line, a bouquet toss, a dance floor. Once it slips, the search pulls everyone out of the celebration.
The fix is tiny compared with the problem. Put the ring on, shake your hand, and if it moves, add a guard or get it sized. Then forget about it and enjoy the day, which is exactly what we want for you.
What our team does about this on the day
The ring exchange
During the ceremony the ring goes on with shaking hands, and from that moment it stays on your finger all day. If it is loose, that is where the worry starts. A ring that fits lets you be present.
A ring we have lost before
We have had a ring go missing on a wedding day. Everything stops while people search the grass or the dance floor, and it is stressful for everyone. That experience is why we bring up ring fit so often.
If your ring feels loose
Tell us or your planner. A rubber ring cover goes on in seconds and keeps the ring in place through the ceremony, portraits, and dancing. It is invisible in the photographs, so there is no reason to go without.
Couples usually ask
What if my wedding ring is a little loose?
Put a rubber ring cover on it for the wedding day. It sits inside the band, takes up the slack, and keeps the ring from slipping off when your hands get cold, sweaty, or busy. A jeweler can resize it properly afterward.
Will a ring guard show in the photos?
No. The guard sits inside the band against your finger and is not visible in portraits or on the dance floor. For close-up detail photos, where the rings are usually off your hands, you can slip it off for a minute.
Has a ring really gone missing at a wedding?
Yes. We have had it happen on a wedding day, and it is not something anyone forgets. So much is happening that a loose ring does not get noticed until it is gone, and by then nobody knows where to look.
When should we check the fit?
Well before the day, when the rings come back from the jeweler. Try them on, shake your hand, and see whether the ring spins or slides past the knuckle. If it does, have it resized or use a rubber ring cover.
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