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5 Ideas for Wearing Inherited Wedding Rings & How To Remodel Them!

Inherited wedding rings carry more than just metal and gemstones… they hold stories, memories, and love from those who came before us. But sometimes, they’re not quite our style, or they don’t fit our lifestyle. Here are five ways to honour those treasured rings while making them your own.


  1. Resize

    A simple resize means you can wear the original ring(s) exactly as it was, but perfectly fitted to your finger. This way, you preserve every detail while making it wearable every day. Something I’ve been seeing more of is using inherited wedding rings used as a couple’s very own wedding rings - such a special and meaningful thing to do carrying on the journey this way! Resizing starts at £30 per ring and is all done in-house in April’s Norfolk workshop.

April Dace, Norfolk Goldsmith and Jewellery Designer looking closely through a jewellers loupe at a diamond cluster ring ready for ring sizing in her Norfolk jewellery workshop.
April in her workshop, looking through her jeweller's loupe, ready to resize this diamond cluster ring.

  1. Remodel

    Melt down and remodel your old gold wedding rings and create something completely new, whether from one ring or a combination of both. You can carry the sentimental value forward in a design that feels right for you. Remodelling wedding rings starts from £180 and an in-person or online consultation is usually required depending on the design ideas.

A before and after collage of a bespoke shaped wedding ring. The before photo on the left is the old inherited 22ct wedding ring from Emma's nan, ready for melting, and the photo on the right is the new shaped to fit curved ladies gold wedding ring, designed and handmade in April Dace's jewellery workshop in Norfolk.
A before and after of Emma's inherited 22ct wedding ring (left) from her Nan, and her new bespoke shaped-to-fit wedding ring (right).

  1. Redesign

    If you have one ring, you can simply wear it on a chain or have it redesigned into something as simple and elegant as a heart pendant. If you have two rings, think creatively! A linked necklace or a double-banded ring keeps both pieces together in a meaningful and understated way. Redesigning wedding rings starts from £180 and an in-person or online consultation is usually required depending on the design ideas.


    A bespoke handmade 9ct gold necklace, featuring a yellow gold wedding ring and a 9ct rose gold wedding ring intertwined and interlinked with each other and soldered onto a yellow gold twisted rope chain, against a grey background.
    Daisy's parent's wedding rings, intertwined and interlinked, worn together on a chain, keeping the integrity of the original rings.

  1. Share between family members

    If there’s more than one person who would like a memento, the gold can be divided equally and remodelled into new rings or pendants, depending on how much metal you have to work with. This way everyone has their own little piece of the ring(s), and each one can be the same or have its own unique detail.

  2. Trade for something you’ll wear and loveSometimes the style, or even the colour of the metal, just isn’t you. Trading them in for a new piece you love means you still carry the sentiment, but in a form you’ll truly enjoy. It might mean you can finally get that ring you’ve been dreaming of, and it saves things gathering dust unworn in a drawer. Based on today’s gold prices, 9ct gold trades in at approximately £25/gram, 18ct at £49/gram and Platinum at £22/gram.


No matter which option you choose, your inherited wedding rings can continue their story, in a way that fits your life today, and with future generations in mind.


If you’d like to speak to April about any of these options, get in touch today by emailing info@aprildacejewellery.com, or submitting the online Contact Form.

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