How to Design Your Own Interlocking Wedding Ring
An interlocking wedding ring is a popular choice because it allows the engagement ring and wedding band to be incorporated into one ring. To ensure that your wedding ring matches your exact preferences, you may choose to design your own. This design process will ensure that your wedding ring not only matches your personal style, but also that you will be happy with your wedding ring for many years. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Visit local jewelry shops or websites for professional jewelers to research the styles of interlocking wedding rings. Although you want to design your own ring, it will help to look at other rings first. If you come across a ring style or design you like, mark it down on a piece of paper. If you are visiting a jewelry store, ask the jeweler if you can look at an interlocking wedding ring. This close-up inspection will help you determine how your interlocking ring must be designed to fit with an engagement ring.
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Sketch a few ideas for your interlocking wedding ring. Refer back to any ideas you may have jotted down from your research period. Do not hesitate to sketch several different ideas.
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Select a jeweler. Find a local jeweler who will be willing to work with you and create an interlocking wedding ring based on your design. Once you find a jeweler you are comfortable with, share your sketches and ideas. The jeweler can explain to you which elements will and will not work. She should be able to help you to turn your design ideas into a plausible and functional wedding ring.
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Select any stones or diamonds you want to incorporate into your design. When selecting a design, consider the cut, clarity, color and carat size. You may also want to incorporate other stones, such as your birthstone.
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Tips & Warnings
Take your time when designing and ordering your wedding ring. Although you may be pleased with the first design you and your jeweler come up with, take a few days to think about it. Your wedding ring is something you will wear every day, most likely for the rest of your life. It is important for you to be completely comfortable and happy with the design. Once you feel confident in your interlocking wedding ring design, ask your jeweler to begin crafting the ring.
