The customs of exchanging engagement tungsten rings

In the eastern orthodox church and eastern rite of Catholic christians, exchanging ring is not part of the wedding ceremony, but in the engagement of the exchange. Traditionally, the groom's ring is to use gold, the bride's ring is made by silver, the priests with holy water consecrated patriarch. Then the priests uses bride's ring to bless the groom, and take it on groom’s finger, and the priests of the Lord bless the bride with groom’s tungsten rings, take it on bride ring. And then exchange rings for three times by groomsman.
Also orthodox church and eastern rite Catholic tradition need groom send a diamond ring to bride, although this ring will not be in the engagement or marriage to use. This ring can also be other jewelry, such as bracelet, pins, earrings, necklaces, coronet or a complete set of jewelry. In Greece, exchanging ring is in the engagement. The ring is the same, simple circle, usually is gold but sometimes is made of platinum. Engagement is wearing on the left of the fourth finger, after the wedding they will turn on the right hand to wear. Today many Greek family parents will be engaged in the family dinner held in simple blessing ceremony instead of engagement. Moreover, the Greek church is no longer holding the engagement and marriage ceremony separately, because their engagement promise doesn’t fullfill. Now the local engagement ceremony will be on the wedding ceremony of the first part. So the most important symbol of the marriage ceremony is not exchanged engagement mens jewelry ring ceremony, but the wedding ceremony "coronation ceremony" and drink The same holy Joe (The Common Cup) three ceremony.