With this ring I thee wed  The tradition of exchanging wedding rings goes back many centuries, and are part of the wedding customs of many different nations and religions. The origin of the wedding ring reaches back to prehistoric times. The groom would bind the bride’s ankles and wrists with grass to keep her soul from escaping or was it really to keep her from running away? After the ceremony he would tie the ‘rope’ to one of her fingers. Ancient Egyptian brides have been depicted in hieroglyphics wearing wedding bands. To the these people living around 4800 years ago, a circle symbolized eternity. These rings were made from woven reeds,…