(July 2009). A white gold wedding ring. A wedding ring or wedding band is a ring, often but not always made of metal, indicating the wearer is married. Depending on the local culture, the ring is usually worn on the base of the right or the left ring finger.The custom of wearing such a ring has spread widely beyond its origin in Europe.July 2009). A white gold wedding ring. A wedding ring or wedding band is a ring, often but not always made of metal, indicating the wearer is married. Depending on the local culture, the ring is usually worn on the base of the right or the left ring finger.
steadfast. adj. 1. (esp of a person's gaze) fixed in intensity or direction; steady. 2. unwavering or determined in purpose, loyalty, etc: steadfast resolve.
The term is derived from the verb to handfast, used in Middle to Early Modern English for the making of a contract. The term handfasting or hand-fasting has been in use in Celtic neopaganism and Wicca for wedding ceremonies from at least the late 1960s, apparently first used in print by Hans Holzer.