Getting Married is Getting Different: Hand-Craft Your Own Wedding and Engagement Jewellery

Bespoke Jewellery is what everybody wants! 

At Dublin Jewellery School the emphasis is on uniqueness – with innovation to the forefront. Now that you’ve decided to get married, why not design and make your own wedding bands, bridesmaids gifts or other jewellery.

It’s easy, and the classes are available at times that suit you. Plus you are guided all the way by one of our trained goldsmiths. You pay only for the precious metal that goes into what you create, so it ends up costing you no more than if you bought the jewellery in a high street store. However, you have the joy for life, that comes from knowing that what you make represents both of you in a very special way.

Each couple can register for evening classes or a one day class in which they learn to hand-craft their own wedding jewellery from start to finish. In total this takes no more than a day, and if you need that little bit of extra guidance, it’s always available. 

Be it design or material, you get more than you pay for with Dublin Jewellery School’s “Craft Your Own Engagement and Wedding Rings” courses. Plus, you can also make custom pieces such as cufflinks, neckwear, earrings, etc in gold or silver. Just contact us for new course dates.

Wedding Jewellery with a Difference

Joe Cummins is a goldsmith and jewellery designer with over 20 years experience in designing and making some of Ireland’s most unique wedding and engagement rings.

The Dublin Jewellery School asked him to explain what is most important in shopping for engagement and wedding rings.

The first need, he said, is for honest, expert assistance; that means a professional jeweller who will advise on choosing appropriate grades of metals and styles that complement the personalities of both bride and groom. Plus, most couples will appreciate a jeweller who will work to their budget, whether that’s large or modest, and whether for engagement rings or wedding rings or both.

Your experience with a wedding jeweller, should be personal rather than commercial, quite different from what you expect when purchasing non-wedding jewellery from traditional jewellers. In every case, genuine expertise is required in satisfying each couples’ personal requirements and tastes. 

We place priority on creating practical designs that radiate uniqueness, employing the highest grade hallmarked gold that will stand the test of time and become heirlooms for future generations.

Every piece of wedding and engagement jewellery, should create the gift of lasting pleasure, and be a worthy repository of memories the couple will cherish for a lifetime.

Getting Engaged or Married? Which Precious Metal Should you Choose?

You know you want to give each other the gift of something personal and really special. Then, inevitably, the question arises: which precious metal is best or most appropriate for us?

There’s tradition, of course, but there’s really no ‘right’ answer except the one that is right for you, be it engagement or wedding. With wedding rings, in particular, you might even consider mixing metals – white gold or rose gold with regular gold or palladium, or even rose gold with silver. Many of our students at Dublin Jewellery School work in a range of precious metals and would be delighted to assist you to design and create your own bespoke wedding jewellery. 

Traditionally, the wedding ring has been fashioned out of 9ct or 18ct gold. But times are changing. It is now accepted that engagement rings or wedding rings can be of any precious metal, even a mix of metal types, as in a mix of rose gold and regular gold. But when it comes to other wedding jewellery, tradition still rules.

For cuff links and pendants, however, gold is still the standard. There is no good reason for this, especially when the main wedding jewellery preferences have relaxed so much. And even here, there is no reason not to break with tradition and go, for example, for a silver engagement ring.

So, it is really up to the couple to make whatever decision feels right. At the Dublin School of Jewellery our expert goldsmiths can advise you on choosing, or even hand-crafting, your own wedding jewellery. Enrolment in our day-time or evening courses is simple. Just call or email us.