>One of the most important shots not to miss as a Maui wedding photographer is the ring exchange.

The wedding ring ceremony is a major part of Maui Wedding ceremony’s and as as a Maui Wedding photographer, I decided to do a bit of research to learn a bit more about it. Here’s what I learned.

The Western world has embraced the tradition of wedding rings as a symbol of love and marriage. The first recorded wedding rings appear in ancient Egypt and had a double meaning: the circle represented eternity, as well as the powerful sun and moon deities. Ancient Romans picked up the tradition, and it spread throughout Europe in the following centuries. While some cultures included precious and semi-precious stones in the rings, others chose simple bands made of metal, such as copper, iron, silver and eventually gold.