To top it off, it was right before I deployed! Thankfully, Loretta didn’t kill me (in fact, she was really calm about it).

The wedding band has taken many different forms recently – wood mixed with metal, tungsten, rose gold, and some people even get them tattooed on their fingers.

But sometimes people simply don’t wear they’re wedding rings.

Besides the fact that I like wearing my wedding ring, I also wear it for reasons other than accessorizing:

Wearing your wedding band is a choice. It comes off just as easy as it comes on.

But it’s representative of something much bigger than a (usually) large financial investment: it’s a statement of our commitment – not just to the idea of marriage, but to the person we married.

Take some time out before bed tonight, and talk about the rings you gave each other. Remember why you both got married, and enjoy imagining your future, together.

Do you think it’s important to wear the rings you gave to each other? Let me know, I’d love to hear from you!