From the archives; Custom Order Wedding Bands

Last couple of months, I have been busy working on the custom orders and I realized I should leave the archives here.

All my custom orders are very special to me, but this time I would like to talk about the wedding bands I got to make for Kevin and Randy.  The wedding bands were made in 14K white gold for Randy and 14K yellow gold for Kevin. They were kind enough to do the interview and photo shoot in Brooklyn. 

R) Why did you choose handmade over conventional rings which you two bought initially and ended up not liking them?

K) It's symbolic. It's just for us. One of a kind.

P) It's more personal and more special.

R) What part you love about your ring?

K) It's so comfortable. I forget that I am wearing a ring!

P) It's so comfortable and it looks like it's got history already in the design.

R) Yes, it will get scratched but it will only add more character to the ring for its design. Well, since you both chose different rings whereas it's pretty common that couples wear matching wedding bands, I wanted to ask you why you chose different rings? And should it be matching at all?

P&K) No, don't think wedding bands need to be matching. It's more a symbol of who you are.

K) Even when you are married, you are still this individual.

R) I know that having you both picking different colored gold was so right. Depends on your skin tone, yellow gold looks better on some people and some people look better with rose gold or white gold or platinum.

P&K) We knew that from the beginning what gold we liked and looked better.

R) So, with your experience, is there any advice for the couples who are interested in custom wedding bands?

P&K) They should pick the metal, you know, material they like. Which gold, or color. Design.

Design is so important. Price, well, it's really secondary, even when you have some budget. You should think about those first.