History Main / LostWeddingRing

[[caption-width-right:957:So that's where that thing went!]]

* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': Ryan's wedding ring doesn't get ''lost,'' it just gets stuck on Espositto's finger (then almost lost when they finally get it off) because...

* ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' features Squeaky Clean Sprint in Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass, which features a wedding ring in the DownTheDrain section (which provides the page image). The track would later reappear in ''VideoGame/MarioKartTour''; where the Binding Band from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' takes its place.

* ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' features Squeaky Clean Sprint in Wave 5 of the Booster Course Pass, which features a wedding ring in the DownTheDrain section (which provides the page image).

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "D.W. Thinks Big", Arthur becomes the ringbearer for his Aunt Lucy's wedding. The ring gets lost ending up in the pipe organ. Arthur is perfectly willing to retrieve it, but is too big to go inside the organ. Fortunately, D.W. is small enough to retrieve it. It also serves to nicely expose Cora's true personality to everyone. She's small enough to go inside, but unwilling to, saying the bridal couple can "just get another ring."

* It's not a wedding ring, but in ''LightNovel/OnlyTheRingFingerKnows'' Wataru and Yuichi's matching rings hold almost the same significance as a symbol of their relationship, so when Wataru's ring is stolen and held hostage - twice - by someone else who has feelings for him, it causes him quite a bit of stress. The first time, anyway. The second time, he decides he needs to focus on resolving the current problems between himself and Yuichi rather than worrying about a souvenir like the ring.

* One episode of the [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa Kirby anime]] did this. The person who lost the ring was Tiff's father. He got a new one every year, and he lost it every time (though it appears they're married). This time, Kirby accidentally tosses it out of a window, and various mishaps make it fall farther out of the main character's reach, until it gets swallowed by a fish...that Chef Kawasaki was preparing for their anniversary dinner. Kirby realizes its the same fish and retrieves the ring from it.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has managed to do this one, despite there not being a wedding ring to lose. The emotional situation so perfectly matches this trope that some characters ''assume'' the missing ring is a wedding ring - which makes no sense and so confuses them[[note]] The real story is that the ring is a magical item that functions like a wand. Evangeline gave it to Negi for training purposes.[[/note]]

* The MacGuffin in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro''. There are two rings passed down as heirlooms in the two houses of the Cagliostro family. They are to be used as the wedding rings in the event that a major member from one house marries a major member of the other, reuniting the family. When pressed face-to-face, markings on the side of each ring become writing: a clue to revealing the family treasure. They are also the physical key. The greedy Count wants it, and attempts to force Clarice, the Duke's sole heir (no prizes for guessing why) to marry him so that he can have both rings. However, Clarice becomes a RunawayFiancee, and during the brief period after Lupin rescues her the first time and her recapture, she gives the ring to him. And of course he gets dragged into it.
* In a filler episode of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' a young man loses his engagement ring after a fight with his girlfriend - it gets swallowed by a catfish. Kenshin happens to catch said fish, which coughs up the ring as it's cooked. [[AccidentalMarriage He then gives it to *his* girlfriend Kaoru, not knowing its symbolism...]] And HilarityEnsues.

* Cruelly used in ''Manga/SteppingOnRoses'', when [[spoiler: Nozomu ''steals'' Sumi's wedding ring.]]

* In ''Manga/{{Lady}}'', this happens to [[spoiler: Lynn]] when [[spoiler: Mary cruelly pranks her via stealing a key-shaped jewelry piece that belonged to Lynn's MissingMom and sending Lynn to search for it in the snow. A desperate Lynn does so and almost ''dies''; her CoolHorse Alexandra goes off and finds her in time, and Mary returns the stolen Key.]]

* In one ''Manga/CaseClosed'' story, [[spoiler: Miwako Sato]] is rather distressed because she has "lost something" that turns out to be a ring given to her by her boyfriend [[spoiler: Wataru Takagi]]. (It's not exactly an engagement ring, but she still cherishes it.) Some more misunderstandings make him and their friends believe [[spoiler: that [[MistakenForPregnant she's pregnant]] ]] instead.

* ''[[Film/ImagineMeAndYou Imagine Me & You]]'', dropped in the punch at the wedding.

* ''Film/TheAbyss''. The male protagonist drops his ring down the toilet, but then changes his mind and fishes it out. Which is just as well as the titanium ring (symbolizing permanency) [[ElementsDoNotWorkThatWay prevents a hatchway from sealing on his hand later on]].
* Played for Drama in ''Film/MysteryTeam''. Finding the ring is a pivotal part in both Jason's character arc and solving the mystery.

* In the Spanish movie ''Airbag'' the ring gets lost in a VERY NSFW place.
* At the climax of ''Film/CaptainClegg'', the King's revenue men are closing in on the protagonists, a band of smugglers operating out of the local church, but they decide that before they run away, they're going to conduct an impromptu wedding for the OfficialCouple. When it comes time to exchange rings, one of the minor smugglers quickly produced a pair of plain, unadorned rings for them to use - a quick cut informs us he took them from the hanging of one of the church tapestries. It's pretty funny seeing a romantic comedy trope like this dropped into the climax of a swashbuckling adventure movie.
* In ''Film/LostAndFound1999'', Dylan is entrusted with a ring that his buddy Mark intends to give to his wife for their anniversary. Unfortunately the ring is swallowed by a dog that Dylan has kidnapped, forcing him to wait until the dog passes the ring.
* ''Film/MerrilyWeGoToHell'': The bridegroom loses the ring, and seems to eventually find it. A close up of the bride's hand, however, shows that he really did lose it and gave a corkscrew instead.

* In ''[[Literature/RamonaQuimby Ramona Forever]]'' by Creator/BeverlyCleary, the wedding ring gets lost because it was stitched to the pillow it was carried on too tightly, and when the bride pulls it loose, it flies into the air and gets lost. Ramona eventually finds it on the heel of the bride's shoe.

* In ''Literature/InsaneCity'' by humorist Creator/DaveBarry, the groom-to-be loses his wedding ring (and tuxedo) a few days ''before'' the wedding. Getting it back without his BrideZilla fiancee knowing about it involves dealing with a stripper, her greedy Death Star-sized boyfriend, a desperate Haitian refugee and her children, a snake handler, a lusty orangutan, a woman more attractive than his fiancee... Parts of it resemble a KafkaKomedy.

* In one episode of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', when Hal and Lois fall into an enraged volley of hurtful secrets they've been keeping from each other:
-->'''Hal:''' I lost my wedding ring three years ago! This is part of a lawnmower!

* ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'' had retrieving a {{NPC}}'s wedding ring as an early FedExQuest.
* In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', Frankie and Francesca have lost their wedding ring, and Francesca won't let them leave for the mainland to go see her sick father until it's found. Mario, of course, ends up being the one to have to retrieve it, because they won't stop looking in completely the wrong area. Later, he'll lose it in town, and post a trouble in the Trouble Center asking for help in finding it, lest he be forced to say "I love you!" some insane number of times. Note that he's already been forced to say it 100 times.

* The premise of a sidequest in ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''. An NPC bemoans that she lost her ring and a fish swallowed it. In order to get it back, you need to track down a fish finder and then run around in the shallow water catching fish with your bare hands until one spits it out. She then loses it ''again'' in Episode II, at the same time there's a rash of people losing rings. You have to find her exact ring and return it to her. The other lost rings just get left.
* In ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'', a whole heap of trouble occurs after Oswald presents his new wife Gwendolyn with the ring which controls a powerful magical cauldron that the entire world is fighting a war over, because Gwendolyn's father Odin wants the ring very badly, and Gwendolyn wants her father's love and approval very badly. Learning that Gwendolyn gave away the ring he gave her as a token of his love sends Oswald straight over the DespairEventHorizon, and Gwendolyn has to single-handedly storm the fairy kingdom of Ringford to get the ring back.
* In ''VideoGame/PopfulMail'', a elven woman from Treesun has her wedding ring stolen by the leader of the Badger Bandits. The badger boss' lair is close to town, but he's surprisingly tough to beat for an early-game enemy (being a combination GiantMook and EliteMook).
* In ''VideoGame/ThreeTheHardWay'', one of Vance's BountyHunter mission is to find a wedding ring for a guy who's married to a seamstress. Completing this quest would allow Vance to get special clothes from the seamstress in order to meet with Duke Salem of Burlington (since commoners can't enter the city).

* ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsOnline'' features an introductory crafting quest to replace a lost wedding ring. If you go on further, you meet the husband of the quest giver, who [[spoiler:also lost his ring and gives you an identical quest to replace his ring as well.]]

* This is done in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', when Lisa notices Homer's wedding ring is 'just a band-aid wrapped in tin-foil." He tells her mournfully, "The real one's inside a turtle".

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'', Wubbzy accidentally dropped Daizy's ring, which she'd asked him to hold while she did some gardening, and it fell down a hole. He, Walden, and Widget went down after it, had an adventure, got it back safely with Daizy none the wiser, only for Wubbzy to have a close call as he's about to give it back to her.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb,'' "No More Bunny Business": Isabella's mom loses her wedding ring after taking it off to do the dishes. Phineas uses his new X-Ray glasses to find it in the pipes, though she declines their offer to get it out themselves. (This is also an interesting example because it's the only indication that she is, or once was, married; [[DisappearedDad we never see or hear anything about Isabella's father]].)

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' episode "D.W. Thinks Big", Arthur becomes the ringbearer for his Aunt Lucy's wedding. The ring gets lost ending up in the pipe organ. Arthur is perfectly willing to retrieve it, but is too big to go inside the organ. Fortunately, D.W. is small enough to retrieve it. It also serves to nicely expose Cora's true personality to everyone. She's small enough to go inside, but unwilling to, saying the bridal couple can "just get another ring."

* ''Series/{{Lost}}'': When Sun lost hers, almost all examples are suggested by the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters various characters]]. Jack had been in this situation before the crash, but his solution (buying another one) was impossible. Hurley even went so far as to suggest following the dog around for awhile...

* ''Series/{{MASH}}'': Margaret loses her wedding ring, and when the guys can't find it, they forge it. Margaret only discovers the ring is a fake because the engraver omitted the "N" in "our love will Never fail." When Margaret finds out the deception, gets angry, but decides that she appreciates the effort they made for her. Considering she ended up divorcing the guy some time down the road... it's [[FunnyAneurysmMoment oddly prophetic]]

* The novel ''Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All'' has a scene where the heroine's five-year-old daughter ''swallows'' her wedding ring.
* In ''Insane City'' by humorist Creator/DaveBarry, the groom-to-be loses his wedding ring (and tuxedo) a few days ''before'' the wedding. Getting it back without his BrideZilla fiancee knowing about it involves dealing with a stripper, her greedy Death Star-sized boyfriend, a desperate Haitian refugee and her children, a snake handler, a lusty orangutan, a woman more attractive than his fiancee... Parts of it resemble a KafkaKomedy.

* A literal lost wedding ring has far more serious symbolic and metaphysical implications in Creator/DarrenAronofsky's ''Film/TheFountain''.

* In one ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' story, [[spoiler: Miwako Sato]] is rather distressed because she has "lost something" that turns out to be a ring given to her by her boyfriend [[spoiler: Wataru Takagi]]. (It's not exactly an engagement ring, but she still cherishes it.) Some more misunderstandings make him and their friends believe [[spoiler: that [[MistakenForPregnant she's pregnant]] ]] instead.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has managed to do this one, despite there not being a wedding ring to lose. The emotional situation so perfectly matches this trope that some characters ''assume'' the missing ring is a wedding ring - which makes no sense and so confuses them[[note]] The real story is that the ring is a magical item that functions like a wand. Evangeline gave it to Negi for training purposes.[[/note]]

* In Manga/{{Lady}}, this happens to [[spoiler: Lynn]] when [[spoiler: Mary cruelly pranks her via stealing a key-shaped jewelry piece that belonged to Lynn's MissingMom and sending Lynn to search for it in the snow. A desperate Lynn does so and almost ''dies''; her CoolHorse Alexandra goes off and finds her in time, and Mary returns the stolen Key.]]

* An episode of ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' involved Phil and Vivian renewing their vows and Phil losing the rings. Turned out Vivian had taken them to be engraved.
* ''Series/HomeImprovement'' had Tim accidentally knock Jill's ring down the drain. After trying and failing to dislodge it with croquet balls, he finally built a gadget to ''blow'' it out of the vent (and into a pot of soup on the stove).
* Happens in the ''Series/MurdochMysteries'' hundredth episode "Holy Matrimony, Murdoch!": Best man George Crabtree discovers he's lost the bride's ring just before leaving for the church on the big day. An exasperated Brackenreid goes in search of the tardy George (who has been searching for it), and when told of the reason for Crabtree's absence the Inspector says they'll borrow his wife's ring if need be just to finally get the job done. Constable Higgins comes to the rescue, having retraced his friend's steps and finding it had fallen into George's typewriter.
* ''Series/KimsConvenience'': Mrs. Kim has a habit of taking off her ring and forgetting about it when she's doing tasks like washing the dishes, much to Mr. Kim's annoyance. He hides it and tricks her into thinking she's lost it to teach her a lesson, only to accidentally lose it for real. He finds it again at the end of the episode, but not before buying his wife a new ring.