Wedding ring workshop
There’s been talk about wedding ring workshops before on offbeatbride.com (remember how Elaina did a workshop to make her wedding ring?) and for those of you who have been intrigued by the idea, keep reading!
Wedding ring workshops happen all over the US and in two UK locations, and here’s how it works: you take a day with a master jeweler who gives you one-on-one guidance through the process of designing, fabricating, and finishing your truly unique wedding rings. I’ve always been a big proponent of custom rings, but actually making the rings your damn self!? It don’t get much more DIY than that!
I love this concept — it just seems like such a great way to ensure that your wedding bands are about so much more than bling. And what an awesome metaphor for marriage … crafting something together that binds you and acts as a symbol of your commitment. It’s poetic and pragmatic at the same time!
There are some nice details put into the day-long wedding ring adventure, too — the documentarians in the house will be pleased to hear that the entire process is photographed. And the offbeat alkies will love that the day ends with a bottle of champagne to toast the wedding bands that you and your partner crafted with your own hands.
Have more questions? Check out the Wedding Ring Workshop FAQ, filled with answers to questions like “Can the rings be engraved?” (yes, for free!) and “Can we take our rings away with us after we’ve made them?” Lots more info on their website, weddingringworkshop.com
Comments
16 responses to this entryKaren
February 29th, 2008 · 5:15 PM · #I’m so excited to see you posting on this! My husband and I made our wedding rings at the Wedding Ring Workshop in San Diego, and it was a truly wonderful experience. I highly recommend it to everyone! (P.S. They are very gay-friendly as well. There were lots of pictures of same-sex couples making their rings hung around the studio.)
ashilleong
February 29th, 2008 · 6:28 PM · #Any time they want to start doing this in Australia I’m in.
Wish some non-usa businesses would advertise here…
Sarah
February 29th, 2008 · 7:13 PM · #So. Cool.
Too bad it’s too pricey for us.
Dai Q
March 1st, 2008 · 3:09 AM · #ashilleong - apparently they do do it in Australia, i have heard of Sydney based couples doing it, so there must be someone around here.
bracket
March 1st, 2008 · 6:00 AM · #such a great idea. wish we could afford it!
Meaghan
March 1st, 2008 · 8:05 AM · #For any Toronto/Ontario-based readers, we made our rings at this place:
http://www.thedevilsworkshop.ca/home.shtml. It was awesome… I can’t wait until we actually get to wear our rings in a few months!
Angel
March 1st, 2008 · 1:37 PM · #Thanks for bringing this up again…it looks like they’ve expanded their workshop locations. Yay…Seattle couples can do this too!
Karen
March 1st, 2008 · 5:18 PM · #This sounds awesome - it makes me sad that they don’t have any events in the Southern U.S.
ONE LOVE PHOTO
March 2nd, 2008 · 8:41 PM · #My husband still needs a new ring. We have been married for a couple years but this sounds like too much fun to pass up! Great tip!
Lewis
March 3rd, 2008 · 1:06 PM · #Meaghan:
We have a surprising number of couples from Toronto and other Canadian cities come to San Diego - mostly in the winter!
Megan
March 3rd, 2008 · 2:50 PM · #We had a wonderful experience at the wedding ring workshop.
We attended the workshop in San Diego and enjoyed the entire process. Our jeweler was very creative and helpful, and patient with us as well.
We keep on telling people about this and hope that they can experience this one of a kind experience.
Meaghan
March 3rd, 2008 · 7:27 PM · #Lewis: when I commented I didn’t realize that this post was an advertisement, I just thought it was a post on making your own ring. I’m really sorry about that! Oops!
Ariel
March 3rd, 2008 · 7:57 PM · #Meaghan, I’m actually pretty generous with treating comments on advertorial posts the same as I treat comments on the rest of the site — ie, unless it’s rude and/or anonymous, I figure all the feedback is helpful marketing research for the business owners who are advertising.
Tegan
March 8th, 2008 · 4:04 AM · #ashilleong - If you’re a fellow Sydneysider, check out Larsen Wedding Rings.
Leah
April 9th, 2008 · 3:40 AM · #ashilleong and Tegan: we made our rings at Larsens and it was an amazing experience. I love looking at my ring, knowing DH made it himself. We aren’t from Sydney but made a special trip just so we could have that experience.
Jen
April 25th, 2008 · 8:28 AM · #I am getting married in June and absolutely must share a unique wedding ring service I discovered! The company is called Wedding Vow Rings (www.weddingvowrings.com) and they do custom engraving on the inside of wedding bands – up to 50 words of text! My fiancé and I were able to have our own vows inscribed into each other’s rings. We had the option of buying wedding bands they offer online, or buying our own rings and sending them in for engraving. We did the latter and I was so impressed with the speed of service, quality and complete reliability. I highly recommend them. Beautiful work!