It’s a question we used to hear from our clients frequently: My partner and I are going to get married and we aren’t sure which fingers we should put our rings on. What do you recommend?
Most succinctly put, we recommended then as we do now: do what feels right to you.
In the early aughts and prior to the legalization of same-sex marriage, we saw examples of lesbian and gay couples using a wide variety of options for their engagement and wedding rings. Some chose to use the ring finger (next to the pinky) on the right hand for the engagement and/or wedding ring because of it’s resonance with, but difference from, the traditional heterosexual symbolism. Others, however, embraced the traditional practice of using the ring finger of the left hand. Some preferred to use other fingers or symbols, like the same (non-ring) finger, while others matched rings but selected different fingers altogether.
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Rabbi Judy Schindler of Charlotte’s Temple Beth El says she’s been planning for this weekend for nine years. In 2002, as she officiated at her Reform Jewish synagogue’s first-ever commitment ceremony for a same-sex couple, she promised herself this: When a state made it legal for gays and lesbians to get married, she would help Charlotte-area couples get there and get wed.
