<P> The wedding ring is generally worn on the ring finger of the left hand in the former British Empire , certain parts of Western Europe , certain parts of Catholic Central and Eastern Europe ( and some not so ) , Mexico and Bolivia . These include : Australia , Botswana , Canada , Egypt , Ireland , New Zealand , South Africa , the UK , and the US ; France , Italy , Portugal , Sweden , Finland , Catalonia and Valencia ( not the rest of Spain ) ; Czech Republic , Slovakia , Switzerland , Croatia , Slovenia , and Romania . </P>
what hand does the groom wear his ring
on the ring finger of the left hand