How Far in Advance Should You Order Your Engagement and Wedding Rings?

Getting engaged and married involves numerous details and many months (sometimes even years) of planning. In addition to thinking about the ceremony location, reception venue, invitations, cake, wedding dress - one the most significant decisions will be choosing your diamond engagement ring and wedding rings! These rings are more than just jewellery. They’re the most worn, most cherished pieces you’ll ever own. 

With many style choices and options to think about - getting the timeline right for your rings is vitally important. Upon deciding on your diamonds and finalising your design selections there are certain timelines to consider to ensure the process goes smoothly and your proposal and wedding ceremony go exactly as you planned.

Here we share our advice on how far in advance you should order your diamond Engagement and Wedding Rings in Melbourne. 

Custom Diamond Engagement Ring: 6 Weeks Before Proposal

Opting for a custom design engagement ring in Melbourne at JANAI, it’s wise to start the process 6 weeks before your planned proposal.

The custom engagement ring process in Melbourne includes:

• A design consultation (exploring your Diamond selection)

• Hand sketching your vision (and approving the design)

• Handcrafting the ring by our expert jewellers

• Quality checks (ensuring that final polished perfection)

• Arranging a time for your Collection 

This initial phase involves discussions with our specialist team to bring your engagement ring vision to life. The process of your made-to-order diamond ring typically takes 4-6 weeks after you finalise and approve your design. Beginning the process a month or two before your proposal ensures a seamless and stress free and enjoyable experience.  

Expert Tip: If you're planning a proposal on a holiday, during a special event, or a birthday, allow some extra time to avoid any stress and make sure your dream plans work out. 

What If You're Short on Time?

We understand sometimes proposals can happen fast and be more spur of the moment or a whirlwind romance that simply can't wait.

In these instances, Here’s what to do:

• Choose a ready-made ring from our collection. We may just have your dream ring in stock that matches the size, design and budget that you're looking for.

• Put a deposit on a diamond for your forever ring and purchase our travel ring for your planned proposal. Ensuring you don’t pop the question empty handed - but still end up with the ring of your dreams in the long-term. 

• Ask us about custom options. We may be able to fulfill your request in closer to 4 weeks. Tell us your planned proposal date and we will do our best to accommodate.

The Custom Wedding Bands: Think 8-12 Weeks Before the Big Day

For custom wedding rings, the process also requires 4-6 weeks for his and her designs.
We recommend starting the process around the two to three month mark before your wedding to have everything organised and in place before your special day. 

The custom wedding band process at JANAI Melbourne includes:

• A wedding band design consultation (taking approximately 60 minutes) 

• Handcrafting the rings by our expert jewellers

• Quality checks (ensuring that final polished perfection)

• Arranging a time for your Collection 

By ordering your wedding rings in advance and planning ahead, it gives you the freedom to be present in all the leading up moments to your big day and feel calm and intentional. You'll likely be busy with multiple wedding vendors and coordinating many wedding tasks.  Collecting your wedding rings a few weeks before makes for a stress-free experience avoiding last-minute chaos.

This is especially important if you’re having a destination wedding. You want those rings packed and ready well before you board that flight. 

Expert Tip: Elegant brides plan ahead so they aren’t frantically running around the week of their wedding. Book your wedding band consultation after your venue is confirmed and invitations sent out. We promise, it will make the whole process feel more complete and a lot more luxurious.

Timing your Decision 

Timing isn’t just crafting. It’s deciding. Whilst some brides know exactly the engagement ring and wedding ring that they want, others require a little more time (taking weeks, or even months) before they settle on the diamond shape and ring style of their dreams. Remember this is one of the rare opportunities in life to design something symbolic, and about the love story of the two of you. 

Timing is the Ultimate Luxury

Diamond Engagement rings and Diamond Wedding rings in Melbourne are more than just jewellery, they’re the most worn, most cherished pieces you’ll ever own. And like anything truly special, they deserve time, thought, and of course a little patience.

Give yourself the time to curate something breathtaking. Start early, savour the process, and choose something you’ll love now and forever. Selecting your diamond rings is an expression of your love. It’s about how thoughtfully you choose the things that matter most.

Work in collaboration with our team to perfect and realise your vision. A diamond ring is the purest representation of your love, and the greatest symbol of commitment.

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