It's taken quite a while for Las Vegas - "Wedding Capital of the World" - to acquire its very own location for couples to enjoy A WEDDING RING EXPERIENCE as they tie the knot.
Now, however, Master-Goldsmith Eddie Mazzola has kindly agreed to guide couples through the romantic, fun-filled day when they make each other's rings to a guaranteed professional finish with their own hands..
Eddie, who has has been designing, making and teaching jewelry ever since he arrived from Argentina as a fully-qualified bench jeweler more than 40 years ago, even set up a fully-equipped goldsmth workroom in the tranquiltty of his Las Vegas home, to which couples will be whisked by limousine from their hotel as part of their all-inclusive WEDDING RING EXPERIENCE.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Your wedding rings - off-beat or traditional?
There's no law that says you HAVE to wear wedding rings - indeed many men unaccustomed to wearing jewelry never do - without being thought oddballs.
But the vast majority of couples honor the tradition without thinking about it - or of how and why it came about.
In most western countries, the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger. This developed from the Roman "annulus pronubis" when the man gave a ring to the woman at the betrothal ceremony. It was believed that the wedding ring shoud be worn on the left ring finger because the vein in the left ring finger, referred to as the vena amoris (love vein) was believed to be directly connected to the heart and, therefore, a symbol of love.
Having the minister bless the wedding ring and the groom place it on the bride's finger dates from the 11th century. In Christian marriages in Europe at that time the ring was placed in sequence on the index, middle, and ring fingers of the left hand, representing the Holy Trinity. The ring was then left on the ring finger. In England, the 1549 Prayer Book declared "the ring shall be placed on the left hand". However, in many countries, including Germany, Russia, Poland and Austria, the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger on the right hand. Strangely, in Spain it is also worn on the right hand except in Catalonia, where the left is right.
At Jewish weddings, the groom places the ring on the bride's index finger, not the ring finger; the ring is commonly moved to the ring finger after the ceremony.
Assuming that you and your loved one have decided that you will each wear wedding rings, you will be faced with a bewildering choice of metals, styles, weight, width, fit, prices and sources.
The friendly folk at Wedding Ring Workshop (www.WeddingRingWorkshop.com or 866-583-6982 toll-free) can explain the precious metals available to you and the other goodies that come as part of the package where you make each other's unique rings with your own hands in their goldsmith studios situated around the US and the UK. Or read our next blog, when we'll explain in more detail.
But the vast majority of couples honor the tradition without thinking about it - or of how and why it came about.
In most western countries, the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger. This developed from the Roman "annulus pronubis" when the man gave a ring to the woman at the betrothal ceremony. It was believed that the wedding ring shoud be worn on the left ring finger because the vein in the left ring finger, referred to as the vena amoris (love vein) was believed to be directly connected to the heart and, therefore, a symbol of love.
Having the minister bless the wedding ring and the groom place it on the bride's finger dates from the 11th century. In Christian marriages in Europe at that time the ring was placed in sequence on the index, middle, and ring fingers of the left hand, representing the Holy Trinity. The ring was then left on the ring finger. In England, the 1549 Prayer Book declared "the ring shall be placed on the left hand". However, in many countries, including Germany, Russia, Poland and Austria, the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger on the right hand. Strangely, in Spain it is also worn on the right hand except in Catalonia, where the left is right.
At Jewish weddings, the groom places the ring on the bride's index finger, not the ring finger; the ring is commonly moved to the ring finger after the ceremony.
Assuming that you and your loved one have decided that you will each wear wedding rings, you will be faced with a bewildering choice of metals, styles, weight, width, fit, prices and sources.
The friendly folk at Wedding Ring Workshop (www.WeddingRingWorkshop.com or 866-583-6982 toll-free) can explain the precious metals available to you and the other goodies that come as part of the package where you make each other's unique rings with your own hands in their goldsmith studios situated around the US and the UK. Or read our next blog, when we'll explain in more detail.
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