Inherited Wedding Rings & Not Sure what to do?
Are you looking to give a family heirloom wedding band a new life? Perhaps your parents’ or grandparents’ ring isn’t quite your style, but there’s something special about keeping the sentiment and passing it down within the generations.
With a few simple tweaks, your treasured piece of jewelry can be transformed into something unique that perfectly expresses who you are — an updated expression of love, tradition and heritage!
As Long Island’s expert when it comes to heirloom wedding band redesign, I love to help clients transform their loved one’s plain wedding band into a new timeless piece they can wear & cherish!
Read on for ideas on how to redesign an inherited heirloom wedding ring.
Wedding Band Redesign Idea #1: Add a Center Piece
With a plain wedding band, you can easily transform it into a a solitaire engagement ring just by adding a setting and a center diamond (or stone of your choice) to bring cherished memories into your new chapter in life.
If you are already married or have an engagement ring, add a center piece that expresses something you love.
My client Jeannette was given her grandmother’s wedding band and wanted to created something with a floral design. And as an added touch, we incorporated her grandmother’s December birthstone to make it even more special.
Now she has an everyday ring she can wear & feel those warm memories:
Wedding Band Redesign Idea #2: Embellish with Sparkle
If you are getting married and plain is not your style, adding some sparkle to an heirloom gold wedding band is the perfect way to transform a treasured piece.
My client Eugene was given two 24k yellow gold wedding bands that were too wide and round for her taste. She told me she was getting married in October, so I suggested making two thinner wedding bands and adding round diamonds half way around each.
She loved the idea and this is the result:
When the holidays came around, her mother & sister also had two 24k yellow gold bands each and Eugene wanted to make beautiful jewelry pieces they could wear too!
Mom wanted sparkle, but the sister didn’t. That’s the beauty or custom redesign, you get the style you want! Here are their new jewelry gifts:
Wedding Band Redesign Idea #3: Reshape it
If you are not married, you definitely don’t want to wear a plain wedding band. Gold and platinum can be rolled out, cut, and bent to create something new.
My client Marie inherited two platinum wedding band, plus a few other pieces of jewelry from her parents that she wasn’t going to wear. She had a more unique style, so I suggested a fun bypass ring that would bring the color and uniqueness she was looking for.
With one wedding band and a pair of earrings, we created this design that she loves to wear on her middle finger:
With the other wedding band and the matching pendant, we created this design that she loves to wear on her pointer finger:
How will you Make Over your heirloom wedding band?
Whether you want to add a center, add some sparkle or reshape it, this is your chance to wear an old and sentimental treasure in a style you would love to wear rather than letting it collect dust in your box.
See what’s possible for your heirloom wedding band!
If you have any questions or need any help, I would love to chat with you!
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