Sweet

And then he asked her to marry him.....

A bouquet of white flowers and a ring; these two engagement gifts are traditionally offered by the future husband to his beloved. She will wear the ring on the fourth finger of her left hand because, it is said, the ring finger follows the vena amoris or vein of love that leads directly to the heart. On this day, the fiance shall be allowed to raise to his lips the hand of she who has just received a symbol of his commitment. In doing so, he has perpetuated a tradition that dates back to Antiquity according to which young fiance were given a stone engraved with a motif representing the myth of Psyche (soul) and Eros (love). After many adventures, these two gods finally married and had a daughter they called Hedone meaning 'pleasure'.