During the pre-game
The Ring-Making Station
A jeweller will be hand-making rings from coins right at the reception. If you have a coin you’ve been keeping for no particular reason, this is the reason. Bring a collector’s coin, a special coin, or just the one that always falls out of your wallet — watch it be drilled, shaped and polished into a ring you can wear home.
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Bring your coin
Pop it in a pocket or a clutch. One coin makes one ring, so bring a spare if you're feeling indecisive.
Watch it be made
The jeweller works right there at the reception — drilled, shaped, hammered and polished while you hold a drink and heckle politely.
Wear it home
You leave with a ring made from your own coin, on the night, at our party. Better than a bonbonniere.
What makes a good coin
- A collector's coin or special coin you've been saving for exactly this kind of moment
- A travel coin from somewhere that mattered
- Something inherited — a grandparent's pocket change
- A coin from the year you were born, or the year you met someone
- A silver coin, ideally — softer metals form best
- Anything you're happy to see reshaped, because there's no undoing it
Ring-making runs through the pre-game only, between roughly 4:20 and 7:30 PM. Come early — the jeweller is one person and this will be popular.
No coin, no problem — it’s just as good to stand and watch. There will be sparks, small hammers and someone crying about their nana’s sixpence.