Last Updated on April 13, 2017 by Marie Bautista
Some Pharisees came and put him to the test with this question, “Is it right for a husband to divorce his wife?” He replied, “What law did Moses give you?” They answered, “Moses allowed us to write a certificate of dismissal in order to divorce.”
Then Jesus said to them, “Moses wrote this law for you, because you have hearts of stone. But in the beginning of creation God made them male and female, and because of this, man has to leave father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one body. So they are no longer two but one body. Therefore let no one separate what God has joinedMark 10:2-16
I have been to two beautiful weddings of two people I love, one in June and the other in December of 2014 and I had an epiphany on why married couples should wear their wedding ring.
The revelation was so staggering (o.k., I am exaggerating), but let’s just say that my own meaning of what a wedding ring symbolizes is completely different to what I thought it should be.
Ask any married person, like moi, and the usual definition of what a wedding ring is that it is a symbol of commitment to your relationship. Wearing it all the time is a sign of your re-affirmation to that commitment.
However, going to those two beautiful weddings made me ponder on what the wedding rings really mean.
When the couple give the ring to each other during the wedding ceremony, the words they say to each other are:
“Take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
The ring then signifies the love and fidelity of the person who gave it to you. The wedding ring that I am wearing, that was placed by my husband on my ring finger on our wedding day, may symbolize my love, faithfulness and commitment to my husband. But more than that, it symbolizes the love, faithfulness and commitment of my husband to me in the same way that the wedding ring I gave him symbolizes my love, faithfulness and commitment to him.
The wedding ring then, aside from it being a reminder of my continuing commitment to my spouse, is more importantly, a constant reminder of the promise he made to me.
The wedding ring I am wearing is a sign of the covenant that my husband made with you, and that God has sealed and blessed.
It is so obvious, right? I am so embarrassed to admit that I never thought about it before.
And guess what? Hubby and I will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary in January 2016.
Seriously!
And to celebrate our big Two O, isn’t it a coincidence that just when we decided to get a Veinte! couples ring, Zoey.ph sent us these gorgeous Swirl Swarovski Inlay Yellow Gold Wedding Bands?
Aren’t they gorgeous? #IGotAZoey !!!The official photo of us wearing them would be on January 30 next year, when we celebrate our Veinte! years 
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And since I talked about how the ring is one of the top 4 things to splurge on for your wedding day, I really think you should get your forever wedding ring (or any jewelry for that matter) from Zoey.ph!
Here are the reasons:
- They offer LIFETIME WARRANTY to your rings to ensure your overall customer satisfaction.
- They ship FREE anywhere in the Philippines.
- They do meet ups around Metro Manila area for you to see the real product.
- They offer returns/exchanges for products that have factory defects/damages.
Be a proud#ZoeyGirl and like them on Facebook and follow them on Instagram!
And oh, why don’t we go mush and let me do a rehash of a blog entry in one of my many obscure blogs on:
Things That Happen When You’ve Been Married Literally Forever
I’ve been married to this man for 19 years!
19 years.
(I’m saying that with a thoughtful smile. Not a wince.)
(Unless he does not get my hint that I really want this beautiful bag, then I am not really in a war mode. Not a bit.)
But when you are married that long like we are, you really do start to act like an old married couple.
For one thing, we laugh a lot. This handsome man that I married has a caustic sense of humor. But I don’t even need to wait for his punch line. I can get his joke even before he starts talking about it!
We don’t fight a lot. I mean, we don’t even fight. It can get boring, I know, but when we do fight, we are too attached to each other we would make up for like an hour after. I cannot stay mad at him for so long. His smile melts me!
We give each other personal space although space does not even mean anything to us. We may be in the same room with me doing some facebook thingie (and he does not even have a facebook. We are opposites that way!) and him watching an old action movie.
And the silence is comfortable. We hang out together, comfortable in our silence. Being together, without talking just seems right and perfect.
I am an expert on his moods, his grunts, his facial expression, down to what he may be thinking. It is weird, but being married to someone for nineteen years would make you a mind reader.
He has knowledge of me that no other human being has (o.k., maybe my mom). He knows my weirdness, my sensitivity, my craziness, and yet, he is still there, embracing and understanding my mood swings and my craziness and stubbornness.
And no matter what imperfections I have, no matter how I forget to wash the dishes at night or cook some warm dinner or iron his pants and end up with two lines, he loves me anyway.
And I love him to the moon and back, too.
