I had a great start to my New Year's when Bryan presented a ring and proposed to me. :) Since then, we've talked about what type of ring he'd like and what type of wedding band I'd like to go with my ring. One of the great things about being engaged to an artist, is how creative they can be. Bryan decided to make our wedding bands. I have to say, it's pretty darn special!
Through a referral, we went to a goldsmith in Liestal. Andreas Peter is a very kind man and wonderful to work with.
I've never before seen how rings are made. It was a really interesting process to watch.
First, white gold is melted.
You can see more in this video:
After the gold has been melted into a small form, it is then cooled briefly in water.
Next, the gold is put through this machine in order to give it form and press it into shape.
The gold must be re-heated on a constant basis to ensure that it will not crack.
Eventually, it is hammered into ring form.
My wedding band ended up being a little too small. Here it is about to be re-sized. It was cut in one part and then more white gold was added to enlarge it a little bit.
Bryan's band was a little too big. A section of it was sawed off so it could be made smaller.
After the re-sizing is complete, this was the result.
The final step is sanding the rings so they have that great shiny finish and polish.
Here's Bryan sanding his ring. You can start to see the final result:
I have to say that there's something so beautiful about sharing in the ring process together....It's really profound to be apart of creating something that not only symbolizes your commitment, but also something that will last for the rest of your life with one another.
