Editing Wedding ring (section)

===Post-wedding customs===
[[Image:Diamond, 14kG, wed eng anv RING.JPG|thumb|A [[gold]] banded [[Engagement ring|engagement-wedding-anniversary ring]] combination welded together]]
[[Image:Wedding ring Louvre AC924.jpg|thumb|Byzantine wedding ring, depicting Christ uniting the bride and groom, 7th century, [[niello]]ed gold ([[Musée du Louvre]])]]

After marriage, the wedding ring is worn on the hand on which it had been placed during the ceremony. By wearing rings on their fourth fingers, married spouses symbolically declare their life-long love for and fidelity to each other. This symbol has public utility and is presently expected as a matter of [[tradition]] and [[etiquette]], so much so that its absence is often interpreted as meaning that the person is single. Many spouses wear their wedding rings day and night. It is not uncommon for some spouses, especially those who have occupations that make the wearing of rings dangerous, such as actors, police and electrical workers, to not wear the ring at all, or to wear it on a [[chain]] around their neck. Since the 19th century in the West, some have considered it unlucky to remove a wedding ring once it has been placed on the finger in church.<ref name="Monger2004">{{cite book|last=Monger|first=George|title=Marriage Customs of the World: From Henna to Honeymoons|year=2004|publisher=ABC-CLIO|language=en|isbn=9781576079874|page=[https://archive.org/details/marriagecustomso0000mong/page/235 235]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/marriagecustomso0000mong/page/235}}</ref>

Some cultures exchange additional rings. In some parts of [[India]], [[Hindu]] women may wear a [[toe ring]] or ''bichiya'' instead of a finger ring, but the ''bichiya'' is increasingly worn in addition to a finger ring. In eastern India, primarily in [[West Bengal]], women wear an iron [[bangle]], which may be gold- or silver-plated, called a ''loha''. In [[Romania]], spouses celebrate their silver [[wedding anniversary]], i.e. twenty-fifth anniversary, by exchanging silver rings, which are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand along with their original, and usually gold, wedding rings.<ref>{{cite web | first =Sheri | last =Stritof | title =History of Wedding Anniversary Gift Lists | work =About.com: People & Relationships – Marriage | publisher =About.com | url =http://marriage.about.com/od/anniversariescelebrations/a/annivhistory.htm | access-date =17 September 2013 | archive-date =20 October 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131020060107/http://marriage.about.com/od/anniversariescelebrations/a/annivhistory.htm | url-status =live }}</ref>