Exchange of the rings follows exchange of vows. You can naturally continue filming the ceremony. You might as well change the framing; go a bit wider or tighter.
Usually the priest or the minister would ask the best man to pass him on the rings for blessing, or he would take the rings from the plate. That moment may be quite awkward to shoot with one camera. You don’t want to leave your spot for a short while, so may be just omit it, stop rolling, use this time to adjust your focus on bride’s or groom’s hand.
If you have finished shooting vows on the wide shot, you may start exchange of the rings on the close up of the groom’s hand placing the ring on the bride’s hand. Than start gently zooming out and show the faces and the hands in one frame. You want to see the groom and the bride saying their parts of that ceremony as well.
After the groom’s part is over you can zoom in on bride’s hand placing the ring on the groom’s hand. Then zoon out again on the faces.
When exchange of the rings is over, stay wide and let the priest or the minister proclaim the couple a husband and a wife. At this point you may start slowly zooming in on the man kissing his wife for the first time.
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