Which order should you wear your engagement and wedding rings? I get asked this all the time in wedding ring design consultations. Brides get used to wearing their engagement ring on its own, so pairing it with a second ring often brings this dilemma up! Let’s delve into the traditions and ideas around which order you should wear your rings.
The Finishing Touch: Engraving
will always ask my couples if they have considered having any details inside their rings. Having the wedding date hand engraved inside is a traditional hidden detail that couples have been having for years, but there is scope to be really creative and romantic!
Symbolic Wedding Ring Design
Diana and Al found me online when researching rhodium-free wedding rings. They travelled up from London to meet me at my studio for a design consultation to design their deeply symbolic wedding rings.
The Gap Stack
To fit or not to fit is the question on many brides’ minds when planning their wedding ring. So many engagement rings are not wedding ring friendly and require a fitted wedding band, and yet the high street does not stock many options, if any at all. To be wedding ring friendly, an engagement ring has to be able to … Read More
Scottish Highland Skyline Wedding Ring
Anna approached me to design her and her partner Nathan’s wedding rings. She has a stunning 14ct rose gold and diamond engagement ring that Nathan bought in his home country of America. She wanted a ring that would sit neatly and delicately against it, with no focus taken from her spectacular engagement ring. We designed a slim, tapering wishbone that … Read More
How to choose your wedding ring (for men)
Nine times out ten, when meeting a man who is in the planning stage of his wedding ring, there is a sense of trepidation about him. This is completely understandable as the vast majority of men have not worn a ring before, making it feel like alien territory. ‘Hard sale’ experiences on the high street can leave you feeling confused, … Read More
Seriously Special Wedding Rings
Alix and Tom approached me to design them a pair of unique wedding rings using metal and diamonds from inherited jewellery. Tom wanted a simple gold band for his wedding ring, but he didn’t want to simply buy a high street ring – he wanted it to be made from gold he had inherited from his late mother. We looked … Read More
Engraved Engagement and Wedding Ring set
Alicia approached me to design a bespoke engagement ring and wedding set after scouring the internet for a bespoke jewellery designer. She said that something about my website ‘spoke to her’, which was amazing to hear! We meet up for a really fun consultation with her mother in law and daughter in tow lending their input to the designs. The … Read More
Bespoke Ruby Wedding Rings
Jonny and Hayley got in touch with me to design a set of co-ordinating bespoke wedding rings to complement Hayley’s beautiful white gold, ruby and diamond engagement ring. Jonny lives in Scotland, the other end of the UK to me, and Hayley flits between the US and Scotland, so this was the definition of a remote design project! They really … Read More
Ryan and Caity’s Rose and White Gold Wedding Rings
Ryan came to me to design Caity’s bespoke engagement ring last year. As he’s based in Canada, we did all the designing via email and Skype. He had a good idea of what she liked so was confident to design it as a surprise. The end result was this stunning platinum, and 18ct rose gold ring with a diamond cluster … Read More