# Words to be engraved on the wedding bands... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 21, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862 "2007-12-21T20:09:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/1 "2007-12-21T20:09:31Z")
So the fiance and I have found a place that carves titanium rings with, among other things, text. Their website suggests 30 to 45 characters max (probably depending on the font width). I came up with these suggestions but I know you dopers have lots of words in your heads, too. At first I suggested some non-serious things… “If you cheat on me, I’ll kill you.” “Finally. Guilt-free sex.” “In on the ding, out on the dong.” (part of a joke) “Yes, Dear.” “Hands off! She’s mine!” “Third time’s a charm.” (my third marriage) “Property of Belrix” “If found, please return to…” …on a more serious note… “…but the greatest of these is love.” (1C13:13) “Love never claims, it ever gives” (Ghandi) “keep me in your heart, I’ll be there forever” (Winnie the pooh) “I give myself to you. Forever.” (Me) “til the sun grows cold and the stars grow old” (Shakespeare) We could even stretch one saying across two rings: “To love another person…” “…is to see the face of God” (Les Miserables) What say you, Dopers? ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/2 "2007-12-21T20:13:46Z")
[QUOTE=Belrix] We could even stretch one saying across two rings: “To love another person…” “…is to see the face of God” (Les Miserables) [/QUOTE] I love the idea of one quote on two rings, and those words brought tears to my eyes. I think you have a wiener. Uh, let me rephrase that. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/3 "2007-12-21T20:15:42Z")
Frankly, not to be discouraging, but I’d avoid anything which says “forever” given that this is your third marriage (and I don’t believe it’s her first). I certainly hope you are happy together until death do you part, but. . . it just seems to me like “forever” and “always” are better sentiments for the young and idealistic—not for folk bringing baggage from previous marriages with them. “I give myself to you” is fine–just skip the word Forever. I don’t like the Les Mis quote–but that’s because it strikes me somehow as being too comercial, which is probably both silly and arbitrary. The Pooh quote is better, except for the forever thing. But really, I’d try for something with a little bit of character-- something that has meaning to the two of you, not just a generic sentiment. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/4 "2007-12-21T20:20:58Z")
\*\*One Ring to Rule Them All One Ring to Find Them One Ring to Bring Them All And In the Darkness Bind Them\*\* ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/5 "2007-12-21T20:25:40Z")
If you decide to use the Gandhi quote, spell his name correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/6 "2007-12-21T20:37:58Z")
My husband and I each had something engraved in the other’s ring without realizing the other was doing the same thing too. No we didn’t have the same thing done although that would have been spooky/funny too. When we reached the point of no return and had not yet said I love you, we would look at each other and say “shhhhhh” which was just shorthand for I love you. We also used LOML when we were IMing or texting (stands for Love of My Life–yes it’s corny, so what?). Finally I walked down the aisle to the song Always. So I had **Shhhh** engraved in his ring, and he had **LOML Alway** s engraved in mine. My suggestion to you is find words that you two have used that mean something to you. And then forget what the rest of us think 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/7 "2007-12-21T20:44:23Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] If you decide to use the Gandhi quote, spell his name correctly. [/QUOTE] I actually didn’t intend to credit the author… > [@CalMeacham](#): > > One Ring to Rule Them All… Heh. [They have that already made up.](http://www.titaniumera.com/catalog/detail?cid=620&pid=741) ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/8 "2007-12-21T20:46:59Z")
Could you post the link to that website, Belrix? ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/9 "2007-12-21T20:51:16Z")
[QUOTE=Cowgirl Jules] Could you post the link to that website, Belrix? [/QUOTE] The page for custom text rings is [here](http://www.titaniumera.com/catalog/list?cid=692). ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/10 "2007-12-21T21:15:12Z")
[QUOTE=Belrix] “To love another person…” “…is to see the face of God” (Les Miserables) [/QUOTE] I don’t like the idea of stretching a quote across two rings because of the ambiguity of half a quote: “To love another person…” is hell “To love another person…” sucks To get so drunk I puke in my shoes “…is to see the face of God” Running naked down the street “…is to see the face of God” Whether it is significant and feels right to you is what’s important, but I couldn’t do it. There’s too much ambiguity and too much potential for mocking/substitution. I too would go with something more personal, such as the date of your wedding or your nicknames for each other. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/11 "2007-12-21T21:23:47Z")
I saw a ring once that had “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” from the Song of Solomon. I think that’s pretty nifty. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/12 "2007-12-21T21:38:05Z")
[QUOTE=Belrix] …on a more serious note… “…but the greatest of these is love.” (1C13:13) [/QUOTE] I vote no on this one, only because it’s about faith, hope and charity and it’s not about romantic or emotional love. ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/13 "2007-12-21T22:07:47Z")
We used “beloved” on one ring and “let us love one another” on the other ring. These are the first words of the well-known verses from 1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God. And everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He who loveth not, knoweth not God, for God is love.” ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/14 "2007-12-21T22:15:43Z")
Ours have ‘anything anytime anywhere’ which is kinda soppy until you realise it’s the motto of [The Goodies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goodies) ! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/15 "2007-12-21T22:35:51Z")
“If not completely satisfied, return for loss of half your assets.” ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/16 "2007-12-21T23:07:46Z")
Hubby and I had titanium rings forged for our wedding (aren’t they the GREATEST!). Ours simply have “Chris & Siobhan” engraved on the insides. ---
**Author:** ![Emmy2635](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/919ad9/32.png) [@Emmy2635](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emmy2635)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/17 "2007-12-21T23:32:19Z")
I’ve always loved what Courtney Cox and David Arquette have engraved on their rings: “A deal’s a deal.” ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/18 "2007-12-22T00:08:37Z")
Wasn’t there a recent thread with a wedding ring engraving that said: “Put me back on”? ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/19 "2007-12-22T00:38:27Z")
I just had our initials and the date engraved on his: ABC to XYZ, October 5, 1991. My small fingers and choice of a very thin band didn’t allow for engraving on the ring, so mine doesn’t have anything. Edited to correct wedding date - it was 1991, not 2007. Sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862/20 "2007-12-22T00:46:38Z")
I see from the links to places that do it that the engraving is on the **out** side of the ring. That would make me vote for no engraving at all, unless you are teenagers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-be-engraved-on-the-wedding-bands/430862.md?page=2)