Experiences

Experiences

Anna & Simon

‘If I was asked to recommend one “must do” wedding tip, this would be it. There is something very special about taking a piece of metal – lifeless and meaningless – and turning it into the symbol of your love which will be at the heart of your ceremony, and a daily reminder of your commitment to each other. Mark is amazing: he gives you the confidence to make a beautiful piece of jewellery that you can be truly proud of. It's also worth noting that this is one of the only places in the country where you can work in platinum – most “make your own” studios will get you to make a silver ring which they will then cast in platinum – but we felt that would undermine the whole point of the exercise! If you are “umming” about whether to do this, just go for it. You will not regret it.’

Charlotte & Kenneth

‘Our wedding ring making journey experience was incredible. We would recommend The Jewellery Cottage to anyone who would like to make their own rings. Everything about the day was amazing. You end up with top quality rings that have been made with love & care. You have the experience & memories of making the ring along with photos taken throughout the day. We loved every second of it. A special thanks to Mark & Sarah for being so accommodating. Mark was extremely patient with us & a brilliant teacher.’

Chrissie & Harry

‘Harry and I had the most wonderful day making our wedding rings. I am so glad my mum suggested we did this from the day we met Mark and his lovely wife at a wedding show.


The whole process, from the initial visit to talk what metals we would like to the day itself has been highly recommendable. Mark informed us about how the day would exactly go, and even showed us how a ring is made before the day itself, which I felt was really insightful to see.


We both thoroughly enjoyed the whole day making our rings. Mark was very thorough when showing us each step in the process of making our rings, he was patient and very encouraging. You also always knew he was there to help if you felt you needed it, but encouraging enough to make you feel you can actually do this on your own too.


At the end of the day we were very pleased with our finished products and are so excited to see them again once they have been hallmarked.


Overall, a fun, creative day and to have such a professional and friendly person to run the day really topped it off!’

Dann & Heather

‘My sister paid for my fiancé and I to do this as a wedding present and we both loved it!!

 

Already recommending this to people as we posted a few of our pictures and the response was great.

 

Mark was great, friendly, informative, experienced and patient. It did not feel like a rushed affair in needing to get through the stages as he let us go at our own pace.

 

As we went through the stages Mark would explain the reasoning for it and would keep the instructions clear. He had the right balance of letting us crack on with it and supporting us if we were going a little off track. The end result was two perfect looking rings!!

 

Great small touches such as a filling lunch and tea/coffee and biscuits on tap so to speak.

 

I know with certainty that this will be one of the many talking points for the big day.

 

Cheers again Mark, looking forward to seeing the rings once they have been hallmarked 😀’

Emma & Kelly

‘Perfect experience! Mark was fantastic and we had a very personalised day! Mark and Sarah were great hosts and we finished the day on a high creating one of our wedding rings. Highly recommend this experience.’

Jessica & Tom

‘Myself and my fiancé had such a fantastic time yesterday at The Jewellery Cottage. We still can’t quite believe that we made our own wedding rings and how well they came out! All with the friendly and professional support of Mark. The whole day was relaxed, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable and I would definitely recommend the experience to anyone wishing to do that little extra, it was so special and unique. We are going to be spending months telling everyone about it, we just can’t wait to wear them! Many thanks from us both!’ 

Nigel & Susan

‘We had a great day with Mark. It was fun and special to make our own rings from jewellery passed down through the family. Mark helped us make amazing rings for our wedding and we have an amazing memory of the day to go with it. So much better than shopping for rings. We had zero practical experience and still created beautiful rings to last a lifetime. Thank you Mark.’

Victoria & Edd

‘Such a great day! The whole experience couldn’t be more hands on if it tried! Absolutely thrilled we took a day for us and did something that got us even more excited for our big day. Mark was great, so understanding and patient and clearly knew what he was doing! It wasn’t possible to make mistakes with his close guidance and he settled for nothing less than perfect. We didn’t want to leave the rings at the end of the day and can’t wait to get them back and then finally get to wear them knowing the love and laughter that went into making them. Thank you for such an amazing experience!’

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