“What a wonderful place, we visited to make our wedding rings and had the most special day. Everything about the experience was perfectly thought through… This isn’t something we will forget doing quickly.”
Holly B. · Google review
★★★★★
“We could not recommend making your wedding rings with Orla James more highly! … We absolutely love our rings which are engraved with our wedding date on the inside and even more special knowing that we made each others.”
Jess E. · Google review
★★★★★
“It is extremely good value and beats anything you can get from the high street. We love that we have more of a story behind our wedding rings as we made each others. Couldn’t recommend this enough!”
Settle in with a coffee and talk through widths, profiles, metals and finishes with your jeweller. We’ll check both your sizes.
Morning
Measure, shape and solder
Cut your metal to length, bend it round and solder the join, with each technique demonstrated before you try it.
Lunchtime
Lunch on us
Take a break with a luxury lunch and refreshments before the finishing work.
Afternoon
File, refine and polish
Shape, texture and polish your rings until they shine, and choose a message to engrave inside.
Around 4pm
Try them on and celebrate
Slip on the rings you made for each other and take home a bottle of fizz to toast your achievement.
4 to 6 weeks later
Hallmarked and boxed
Your rings are sent securely to be officially hallmarked, then presented in formal ring boxes, ready for the big day.
What couples make
Simple, or a little bit special
Simple designs work best on the day, and we can add details such as engraving, flush-set gemstones or shaping to sit around an engagement ring.
Classic bands
Hammered texture
Patterned
Shaped to fit
Gemstone set
Two-colour
See it for yourself
A day in the workshop
Clear pricing
What will our rings cost?
You pay for the studio day, plus the precious metal for your rings, quoted individually for your design.
The studio
The Wedding Ring Day Full day, per couple£375
Make a Ring Together Half day, for two, silver included£325
A deposit secures your date. For the Wedding Ring Day, ring designs and the balance are confirmed two weeks before your workshop.
Precious metal guide prices, per ring (2026)
Metal
Ladies’ band 2mm D-shape
Men’s band 4mm D-shape
9ct white, yellow or rose gold
£415 – £450
£660 – £750
18ct white, yellow or rose gold
£715 – £850
£1,330 – £1,600
Platinum
£700 – £750
£1,320 – £1,400
Palladium
£700 – £750
£1,320 – £1,400
Metal prices change with the wholesale market, so every couple receives an individual quote. Full cost guide
Good to know
Your questions, answered
We’ve never made jewellery. Does that matter?
Not at all. Most couples who make their rings with us have never done anything like it before. Your jeweller demonstrates every step and helps as much or as little as you like.
How long does it take?
The Wedding Ring Day runs from 10.30am to around 4pm. Make a Ring Together is a half day, from 10.30am to 1pm. If you’re travelling, Worthing is by the sea and a short drive from Brighton, so many couples make a weekend of it. Plan your visit.
Can I make my partner’s ring as a surprise?
Absolutely. Quite a few people come on their own to surprise their partner. All we need is their ring size and, ideally, an idea of the style they’d like.
What can we make?
Simple designs work best on the day. We can also add details such as bespoke engraving, flush-set gemstones and shaping to fit around an engagement ring. We’ll talk it all through with you before your workshop.
When will our rings be ready?
Wedding rings are sent securely to be officially hallmarked. Depending on the design they’re ready within 4 to 6 weeks, presented in formal ring boxes to keep them safe until the day.
How do we book?
Send us a few dates that suit you and we’ll confirm availability. A deposit secures your day, and we’ll exclusively reserve the studio for you. Ring designs and the balance for the metal and studio are confirmed no later than two weeks before your workshop.
Is lunch included?
On the Wedding Ring Day, yes: lunch and refreshments are provided throughout, and you take home a bottle of fizz. Lunch and fizz are not included with Make a Ring Together.
Can we take photos?
Of course, and we’re happy to take souvenir photos of you both at work on your rings. Plenty of couples include them in their wedding album.
Check available dates
Let’s find your day
Tell us which experience you’d like and a few dates that suit you both, and we’ll come back to you with availability.