Mokume Gane, Japanese Unique Wedding bands and Engagement rings

Customer's chosen design: Setsu Ginka (Wedding bands)

Customer's chosen design: Sakura-Awase (Wedding bands)

N and I first met in Illinois while attending college. We became close friends and eventually began dating during that time.

After graduation, we both moved to Los Angeles for work, where we have been building our life together for the past five years. In 2024, I proposed to N in Maui, Hawaii, and in 2025 we were married in Los Angeles—a city that has become our home.

This year, in 2026, we are planning to celebrate our marriage with three wedding ceremonies: in Japan, my hometown; in Vietnam, N’s hometown; and again in Los Angeles, where we were legally married and began this next chapter of our lives.

For these deeply meaningful ceremonies, we would love to wear wedding bands crafted by Mokumeganeya. The unique designs and the rich historical legacy of Japanese craftsmanship embodied in mokume-gane rings are the primary reasons we　are drawn to your work.

The way tradition, history, and artistry are woven into each ring resonates strongly with us, and we feel it would be an honor to carry that legacy with us throughout our married life.

Thank you very much for your time, and we look forward to learning more about the process.

Customer's chosen design: Mokume-Tsumugi (Wedding bands)

My name is V, and this is the story of L and me, for the rings and necklace you are　making for us.

In the summer of 2022, I had just finished graduate school, ended a long-term relationship, and entered a season　of quiet rebellion—choosing to bartend and tattoo instead of stepping immediately into a corporate career. L　worked in the art industry, so our professional paths would likely never have crossed. He is deeply introverted and　rarely went out, but that summer, his friends kept encouraging him to join them.

One of those friends happened　to be my coworker at the bar, and she invited him to visit the bar where we worked one night.　For L, it was love at first sight. We talked for hours. He left without my number, but returned again and again,　hoping to see me—though I wasn’t working on those nights.On his fifth visit, he finally saw me behind the bar,　walked over, and asked for my Instagram. When we went on our first date, I felt a wave of quiet comfort the　moment I saw him walking toward me—like something inside just settled. I felt safe with this man I’d only just　met.

Looking back, it was a perfect storm of unlikely choices: me stepping away from the corporate path, him stepping　out of his comfort zone. Our lives had drifted close for years, but only when we both veered off-course did we　finally collide. That’s why the pink gold “red string” in our design means so much. It represents that invisible　thread—strong enough to pull two people together across time, distance, and every reason not to meet.

We are choosing forever because we love being together. Even in stillness, our presence feels warm and　comforting to one another. I feel truly safe with L because I know he loves me completely and unconditionally—even the grumpy, moody, sensitive parts that others once criticized. He is my calmest supporter, the one who is　genuinely happy to see me shine. That’s why the engagement necklace—with its single blooming sakura diamond—means so much. It represents his quiet pride in my light, and my trust in his steady support. And for L, he tells　me he feels truly loved because I care for him in a way no one else ever has.

We chose Mokumeganeya because Mokume-gane feels like the metal expression of our truth: two strong,　individual pieces fused under pressure—not to erase who they are, but to become something more resilient　together. I once believed love was about finding a perfect fairytale match. What I’ve learned with L is that love　is about finding someone who is 80% right and choosing each other through the remaining 20%. Through every argument, what kept us together was that we both chose to stay and rebuild. A relationship only works when two　people continue to choose it. So, our rings should tell that story: 80% + 80%, bound by fate and forged by choice,　equals 100% . The math doesn’t work on paper—but it works in love.

As you craft these pieces, please imbue them with our bond—both fated and chosen—and the feeling of home　we return to in each other. Hidden within the design is our quiet promise: the aquamarine, placed on the outside　of my ring and inside of his, so his inner strength becomes the foundation for my light. The sakura diamond of my　engagement necklace is that light itself—a shining reminder that his support is the foundation for my light, and　my light is the warmth that fills his home. We entrust our story and its meaning to your hands.

Thank you!

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Customer's Chosen Design: Setsu-Ginka (Wedding Bands)

Hi, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for creating these amazing pieces for us.

We have been a part of each others lives for almost ten years now. Both of us have felt slightly on the fringes of society but together we brought out the best parts of each other. We are a quiet and thoughtful couple, working to be the kindest versions of ourselves. We noticed the small beauties in the world.

Our shared love and mutual interests in different cultures of the world brought us to Japan. It was in Japan that D proposed to me in Hakuba, in a beautiful forest in front of a Shinto shrine. It was so peaceful, beautiful and just the two of us (We later saw a sign that said there was a bear in the woods and to be careful so there may have been three of us).

 We chose you to craft our rings as they would be unique and one of a kind. That each time we looked at them it would show the link we have to each other, that they were crafted with love and care for us. It would be an honor to have a piece crafted by you with us for everyday of forever.

The wooden style element of the pieces for us would symbolize growth and strength in our commitment to each other and be a reminder that all things beautiful are worth working for.

All our love,

B and D

Customer's chosen design: Mokume Straight (Wedding Bands)

Customer's chosen design: Koi-Kaze (Wedding Bands)

From A:

L and I (A) first met in 2016 while we were still at school. We shared our first moments in class, on lunch breaks and hanging out after school and have been inseparable ever since. We have grown together side-by-side　all the way from teenagers finding our way in the world to adults navigating life’s milestones: graduating, starting our careers, and moving in together.

Although we met in the same school, we come from very different backgrounds. I was raised in England by my English father and Japanese mother, while L moved here from Nepal, where his family originates. As such, it has been a beautiful blend of cultures, learning to understand, adapt to, and embrace each other’s traditions.

The art of Mokumegane feels like the perfect symbol for the union; a technique were different metals are fused into a single form to create something brand-new and unique!

It also has a special significance given it is a Japanese technique and as a way to incorporate and connect to my Japanese heritage. It means so much that my family, especially my grandmother, can be part of the ceremony and　the creation of these rings, despite her health.

Time is precious and people will sadly not be here forever, but through this ring, we hope to keep our stories and history alive through generations. Thank you so much for creating something so beautiful and for helping us bring our families together in an heirloom. These rings are far more than jewelry to us—they hold our history, our cultures, and most of all our future.

Customer's chosen design:Koi-kaze

Hello! We’re Mr.E and Ms.S :)

We’re from Singapore and now based in New York, and we met in graduate school in 2016 in California.

We’ve been together for 9 years and it’s special to us that we’ll be getting married on our 10th year “anniversary” in Provence, France.

We love food and sports. While travelling, I proposed in Patagonia,

when we reached the summit of the Laguna de los Tres - a 24km hike with ~3000 feet elevation gain!

We read up about Mokumegane online as we were looking for something unique and with an organic feeling.

Ms.S studied Japanese history and the language; she has an aunt in Chiba,

so Japan has a special place in her heart and we thought it would be unique to get a ring crafted in a place we both love.

We chanced upon the store in Ginza on our last day in Tokyo and made the order 5 hours before our flight back to New York - very ギリギリ！

Fun fact: We thought Mokumegane sounded similar to how the Rings of Power were forged in The Lord of the Rings (we are fans); you are our Celebrimbor!

C.E & S.L

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Customer's chosen design:Sakura-gokoro and Mokumegane V-shape

Our story began fifteen years ago on university volleyball court where we quietly wove our first connection.

Back then, volleyball was simply a shared passion,

a place where our two paths briefly crossed before life carried us in different directions.

Years passed, seasons changed, and yet the echo of that court never truly faded.

When fate brought us back together—once again through volleyball—it felt less like coincidence and more like destiny remembering its own plan.

The same game that first introduced us now revealed how time had deepened us,

shaping who we had become and what we are now ready for.

Reconnected by the sport that started it all, what began as a schoolyard spark has grown into something steadier and more meaningful,

proving that love, like a perfectly played rally,

can endure, return, and land exactly where it’s meant to.

D.C

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Customer's chosen design:Tsuki-sakura

Ms.M and I met in August of 2018 in Melbourne Australia,

where I have grown up, and Ms.M was visiting from her home country of Colombia.

We immediately bonded over many shared interests,

one of those being Japanese culture and delicious food, and we also discovered we both watched Japanese cartoons when we were young.

As such, from very early in our relationship, we intended to come and visit Japan together. We had planned to be there in 2020,

however due to the pandemic ,we visited in 2022,

and having myself been to Japan before, I showed Ms.M many beautiful regions and temples and cities.

My family is from Greece, and hers is from Colombia, and we have visited these countries and many others around the world,

but Japan holds a special place in our hearts, and we return here annually.

By pure chance, during our 2022 trip, we happened upon the Mokumeganeya store in Shinjuku,

and were stunned by the beauty and workmanship of the rings.

I had actually met a jeweler in 2016 whilst in Japan before I met Ms.M, and she had told me about Mokumeganeya and their beautiful unique rings,

and I have had the company website saved on my computer since then!

When I saw the rings in person, I knew that one day I had to visit and organize our wedding rings.

As Ms.M loves surprises, I travelled to Japan this month, alone, to organize this as a surprise. The team in Ginza was incredible;

special thank you to Ken-san for his detailed explanations and care.

I deeply admire tradition and expert craftsmanship, and these rings combine these into a creation that has no equal.

It will be an honor for us to wear these rings, which will further deepen the bond we have with your incredible country,

and we will wear them with great pride for the rest of our lives together.

With all my respect,

C.G

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