Is it custom for members of a wedding party to take off their own engagement / wedding rings for the ceremony?

No. It is NOT customary for members of the wedding party to remove their wedding/engagement rings.

What you saw was just a spoiled rotten little wench going way way overboard.

I suggest you stop watching such drivel on TV.

If it's a custom, I've never heard of it. I guess the bridezilla in question didn't want someone else's massive rock drawing the spotlight away from the main attraction. It's a spectacularly dumb request, but I figure, what the Hell, it's her wedding, give her what she wants for one effing day and don't worry about it. Neither I nor my wife are so insecure about our own relationship that if somebody asked us to take off our rings for a a few hours it would be a big deal, so why not?

That is such a petty thing for someone to ask for. Was the bridezilla afraid someone had a bigger engagement ring than her? What the heck?

I'm not married or engaged, but I'd decline to be in a wedding for a bride like that before I ever took off my ring.

If I was asked to be in a wedding and the bride TOLD me that I had to take off my wedding/engagement rings in order to participate I would first laugh in her face and then remove myself from the wedding party. I cant believe the people on that show. They make me so angry but it does make for great tv.

It is definitely not a custom and I would not take off my engagement or wedding ring in order to stand in anyone's wedding.

I'd opt out of the wedding party before I would let someone else tell me I couldn't wear my rings...

No! That is not acceptable. That show is stupid and is looking for the promotion of negative attention to bank their pockets.

A wedding is a great way to share your love with people you both care about. Those woman need to be smacked and put in place! Makes me want to barf. That type of behavior needs to have them committed and taken outback of the woodshed for a real eye opener and if those "men" were real men they would say, "no way baby you don't need to act that way and I am not putting up with it."

A real down to earth person and good friend would never ask you or another wedding party member to "take off" or in other words temporarily dis their wedding vows. Who cares for the reason why. Its not acceptable for any reason. I am surprised that the "bimbo bride" didn't just say hey, you know if you want to be in my hitch-en you will also need to sleep with the grooms second cousin twice removed.

Do you see how stupid adn selfish this is? Don't stoop to that low. Be proud of being married and stand up for that. Otherwise tell her to hit the road and I would be delighted to tell any of those women the same info.

I dont know if it is terrible I mean i would never ask my girls or guys to do it. But if I was in a wedding and they asked me too Id be okay with it. Especially if they wanted me to wear silver jelwery that would clash with my gold rings. I think it is such a small detail it shouldnt make people mad how long is it off four thirty minutes to an hour seems like nothing to me.

WHAT???????

BULL-SH!T to that!

No and it's beyond BALLSY for ANY bride to tell the members of the bridal party that they cannot wear their engagement/wedding rings.....

...and I would gently suggest that her choices are 1)she cram her own rings where the sun don't shine or 2) find a replacement for me...

...after I reamed her a new one (for her rings) while asking her how she DARE disrespect MY MARRIAGE!

I hope NOBODY listened to her, either...what a cow.

I have never heard of this before it is very unusual. Perhaps in some communities it is the norm. I've never come across it before (I am in the UK)

I wouldn't take my wedding ring off, I would rather not go if it were compulsory..It is supposed to be unlucky if you do although I am not superstitious.

No, it's not customary and I would be very offended if a bride asked me to remove my engagement and wedding rings for her ceremony.