About The Ring
February 16, 2009
I saw this over on From “I Will” to “I Do” I HOPE no one ever has to deal with this, but she does bring up an odd point of wedding etiquette. What happens to the ring if the wedding is called off?
If you watched The Office last night then you learned that Angela bought a very expensive cat with the money she got by selling her engagement ring on eBay. The employees who learned about the sale were a little surprised that she sold the ring after Andy called off her engagement because she was having an affair with Dwight.
Here are some guidelines on what to do with an engagement ring if the wedding is called off:
1 – If it’s a bride family heirloom then the bride (her family) keep it
2 – If it’s a groom family heirloom then the groom (his family) get it back
3 – If the bride paid for it she gets to keep it and do with it what she wants
4 – If the groom bought the ring the bride should return it to him, regardless of why the wedding was called off. However, if the groom insists that the bride keep it, she can and she can do with it what she wants.
I think I like the old-fashioned version where the girl keeps it. I mean, if I’m not going to get a husband, I’d like some nice jewelry! (Or the cash version, since I imagine it would have not-so-nice memories attached to it) What would you do?
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