01/08/2026
Last night was one of those evenings I’ll never forget!
At Megan and George’s wedding reception, I found myself becoming surprisingly emotional.
Firstly, they looked so genuinely, wonderfully happy. You couldn’t help but smile.
Secondly, everywhere I looked there were people who clearly loved them. Family, friends… the warmth in that room was something really special.
And then I started noticing the jewellery.
Their wedding bands were ones I’d made.
A guest was wearing her Golden Cup necklace and earrings. I spotted an arm cuff I’d made years ago, the pearl earrings I’d given Megan, a pearl necklace, bracelet and earrings, and even a little Holkham cockle bangle. I also spotted some stacking rings!
George and his father-in-law were wearing cufflinks that I helped Megan make, and the bridesmaids were wearing heart necklaces that she’d made with me too.
Before the wedding, Megan said to me, “It’ll probably be the most Claire Howard Jewellery-supported place you’ll ever be.”
She wasn’t wrong.
As a jeweller, you spend most of your days quietly making at the bench. You rarely get to see all those pieces out in the world, let alone together, woven into one family’s story.
I won’t pretend… it made me shed a little tear.
Not because people were wearing my jewellery, but because those little pieces had become part of so many important moments in the lives of people I care about.
What an extraordinary privilege that is.
