Custom jeweler: a wedding guide
A jeweler can make a ring just for you. Some can reset a stone from your family.
When couples book this
About 7 months before your wedding.
Still deciding the wedding
Your wishlist
Answer these before you meet anyone.
What are you hoping to have made?
How are you thinking about the stone?
Any metal in mind?
Comparing your options
What to ask each one
Quoted design-to-delivery time
How is the design approved?
A wax model adds a step and days but catches proportion surprises a render hides.
How it’s usually priced
Usually priced as one flat amount.
Possible extras: Stone, Engraving, Post-delivery resizing, Appraisal documentation.
Booked and settling details
What you settle once booked
What's being made?
Where does the stone come from?
Design direction
Style notes, inspiration links, what to keep from the heirloom, what to leave behind.
Metal
Final fitting
Appraisal documentation for the finished piece
Documentation for your insurer — a custom piece has no receipt price to fall back on.
For businesses
The brief a couple sends you has these sections:
- The event
- The piece
- Milestones
- Logistics
- Contacts