Engagement ring services: a wedding guide
A jeweler can make your ring fit. They can clean it and engrave it too.
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 done?
How quickly do you need it back?
Do you want appraisal documentation for your insurer?
Comparing your options
What to ask each one
Quoted turnaround
Compare per jeweler while shopping — turnaround is the whole ballgame.
Is the work done in-house?
Sent-out work adds shipping days both ways — it changes the real turnaround.
How it’s usually priced
Usually priced as one flat amount.
Possible extras: Resizing, Cleaning / rhodium, Prong / repair work, Engraving, Appraisal documentation.
Booked and settling details
What you settle once booked
What does the ring need?
The ring
Metal, stone, setting style — white gold usually means rhodium is part of a proper refresh.
Sizing change needed
Appraisal documentation
The appraisal is documentation for your insurer.
For businesses
The brief a couple sends you has these sections:
- The event
- The ring
- Key dates
- Logistics
- Contacts