Lincoln & Herndon

[Eva Elisabeth]

I don't find it strange that most books just quote the "Love is Eternal". The date plus names are anyway engraved in each wedding ring, aren't they? I would think most authors didn't consider this worth mentioning and shortened the inscription to "Love is Eternal" to point out this personal, meaningful addition not inscribed in each ring.
What I DO NOT understand is why A. L. obviously had no wedding ring (or did I miss this?). I've never heard that only the bride is given a wedding ring! It's the most important connecting symbol! Or was it not common in the Victorian era that the groom was given a ring?