Your thoughts on ring cushions please

Personally i think ring cushions are pointless.

You tie the rings on with ribbons which, due to nerves, could get knotted, or just be plain fiddley at the crucial moment.

The point of the bestman is to carry the rings on behalf of the groom, neither him, the groom or the vicar will want to fanny about with ribbons and expensive jewellery.

Not for me I'm afraid. I can't see the point of them and don't actually like them.....they remind me of WAG weddings tbh.

I also thought about this as wanted to involve my nephew but have decided that due to the points above Im not having one instead I have a box with both rings in that he will carry down the aisle and give to the best man. x

I agree with teehee, I don't see the point in them and woiuld much rather our rings are kept with our best man. Plus the ones I've seen are from £20 upwards. i'd rather spend the money on a chinese!

I would be terrified of them falling off!!!

I'm not a fan of ring cushions, they seem pretty pointless to me. Is there another way you can involve your nephews? Perhaps they can hand out orders of service to guests as they arrive? That would be quite sweet.

I've put a twist on mine as I find the traditional ring cushion really cheesy and old-fashioned.

No ribbon but pegs instead. This is my mock-up, I will finish it this week. The wheat & roses are from my grandparents' wedding anniversary 5 years ago, nice touch as my grandmother has passed away since.

I'm not a fan of ring cushions, I think they're a bit pointless however my friend got married a few weeks ago and her nephew carried the rings in on a ring cushion and it was sweet. Each to their own!! x

We quite like the idea - but don't know where to get one.

Our 'ring boy' will be 8, if that makes a difference to things?

Im with most of the others, not a fan im afraid, and if you are worried about them having to share holding of the cushion, perhaps ask them to carry something else.

As we are not haveing a best man and are 2 sons will be with us we will be having a cushion or a silver rose my es will be allmost 7 and ys will be almost 2 so my es will have them both this is the rose i am thinking of

I used to sell them but there wasn't much call for them really. I always have visions of them rolling off and down a grate in the church EEKK!

Our pageboy (who was 9) carried ours on a ring cushion....rather than using the ribbons to tie them on the registrar asked if we were ok to pin them to the cushion instead (pins hidden by detail on the cushion!) They said this was easier than trying to untie the rings but still kept them secure, and our pageboy was so proud of his little job!

I'm going to say go for it! xx

personally I think they're really old fashioned and a bit naff. That's just my taste though and if it's something you want then have it.

Hmmm, I don't think I realised the price of them for just a little bit of material!

As I'm having two page boys and a flowergirl and 3 adult bridesmaids, I might just have them walk down holding hands with a bridesmaid each instead of on their own.

As much as I think it would be lovely to give them a serious 'job' to do, (we have ushers for order of the days) I might worry they might get overwhelmed with the amount of people on the day ?

thanks for your honest opinions?

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I design and make ring cushions and I have to say they are as popular as ever.

I sell a lot to people who are having 2 page boys and they normally have one for each of the boys. For the younger ones I can add a strap on the back so that they are easier to hold onto and keeps their hands away from the top.

I have recently started making ring pouches and they are going really well. They are only 4" high and so are perfect for little hands and at £5.99 they arn't a huge expense. I can embroider the rings on the front or a name.

www.debbiehowe.com

I'd prefer to spend my money on another bottle of gin for our guests at our reception if I'm honest. Besides, surely the best man scaring himself for a few minutes when he can't find the rings in his pocket is half the fun of having a best man?!

That said, I do love the originality of froggy's one. A lovely touch.

Going to go against the grain here, but I quite like ring pillows! I agree they are fairly pointless in that they've got a limited use and I wouldn't pay £20+ for one, but I am planning to make mine from leftover bunting fabric and embroider our wedding date/initials on it so it'll be cheap and a nice little keepsake. Besides, my nephew is very important to me so I'd like him to have something to carry - even though we probably won't fasten the actual rings onto it and it'll just be for show, it's still a nice way to involve him in our day!

In my experience I'd say that if your little ones have the ring duty go with a Ring Cushion (a nice slip knot and the ring comes off easily enough) but if you've got a Best-Man he won't want anything to do with it and will probably leave it on the alter/table at the front!

Kids look wonderful in pictures holding a Ring Cushion... Never taken a bad one so far!

Now I'm even more confused than before ?

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I wasn't keen... But my mom is on holiday and has just text me to say she has got me one - am awaiting a picture!

Really don't like them. i feel nervous every time I know a ring cushion is involved in a ceremony. The rings fall off and the ribbons get knotted. at one ceremony the ring fell down a crack in the old wooden floorboards. It was awful. I also carry little scissors now. I don't understand why ring cushions are convex - at least if they were concave the rings may not fall off.

I like the one posted earlier with pegs though. It's different and the rings are probably more secure and easier to remove.