~Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart.
~About 70% of all brides sport the traditional diamond on the fourth finger of their left hand.
~Priscilla Presley's engagement ring was a whopping 3 1/2-carat rock surrounded by a detachable row of smaller diamonds.
~Diamonds set in gold or silver became popular as betrothal rings among wealthy Venetians toward the end of the fifteenth century.
~In the symbolic language of jewels, a sapphire in a wedding ring means marital happiness.
~A pearl engagement ring is said to be bad luck because its shape echoes that of a tear.
~One of history's earliest engagement rings was given to Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII. She was two years old at the time.
~Seventeen tons of gold are made into wedding rings each year in the United States!
~Snake rings dotted with ruby eyes were popular wedding bands in Victorian England -- the coils winding into a circle symbolized eternity.
~Aquamarine represents marital harmony and is said to ensure a long, happy marriage.
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