How to see your wedding ring engraving before you order

Why see an engraving before you order?

Because it is the one part of a ring you cannot change your mind about. An engraving is cut into the metal, so it cannot simply be undone. An engraved ring is also personalised, which means it cannot come back for a change of mind, even inside a returns window.

Most engraving regrets are small and visible only once the ring arrives: wording that looks crowded, a date in the wrong order or a name spelt the way it sounds. All three show up straight away in a picture.

Returns: Why an engraved ring cannot come back for a change of mind.

See your words inside the real ring

Our engraving picture is made by AI from the ring's own photograph. Choose the ring and its width, type up to 30 characters and pick Roman, Script or Block letters. You then see that ring turned to show your words engraved inside the band, in about twenty seconds.

Every picture is read back by a second check before you see it. If the letters do not match what you typed, the picture is thrown away and does not count towards your three free pictures. The letter style is a guide to the look: rings are engraved in our maker's own lettering.

See your engraving: A picture of the ring with your words inside, free.

Check how much fits first

Space inside a band is narrow and every character counts, spaces included. At UK size N a 2mm band fits about 18 characters comfortably, 4mm about 21 and 6mm about 24. Our order form takes up to 30 on any ring, but longer wording on a narrow band has to be cut smaller.

The instant engraving preview draws your words inside a band at your size and width and counts them against that budget as you type. It is the quickest way to try three versions before you make a picture of the one you like.

Engraving preview: How much fits at your size and width, as you type.

Coordinates inside a ring: How to write a map reference so it fits and reads clearly.

What to check before it is cut

Read the words out loud from the picture, letter by letter, or ask someone else to. Check names against how their owner spells them, not how they sound. Write dates the way you mean them to be read: 06.12 is the 6th of December in Britain and June the 12th in the US.

If one ring is a surprise, take the picture on your own device and save it, so the words stay a secret until the day.

What to engrave in a wedding ring: Ideas by length, names, initials and dates.

From the picture to the order

When the picture looks right, Order this ring with this engraving takes you to the ring's page with your words already in its engraving box. Choose the size and finish and add it to your bag. You can also start the other way round: every ring we engrave has a See it engraved on this ring link beside its engraving box, which takes the words you have typed with it.

Want to see the ring on your own hand as well? The ring try-on draws it on a photo of your hand.

Ring try-on: See the ring on a photo of your own hand.

Inside or outside engraving?: Free inside, or your date and names on the outside.