The sun, the moon, the stars, we've loved seeing this cosmic trend make its way into the wedding scene. In this blog post we've put together some bright ideas for a celestial celebration with a little peek into our very own Ash & Laurel's special day where the stars aligned. 

Your wedding invitation is the beginning of your journey, give your guests a taste of the celestial event to come. Ash & Laurel's invitations included their star signs as well as the Matariki constellation that Ash had mapped out in diamonds on Laurel's engagement ring many moons ago.

Keep your attire simple with little nods to your celestial theme or go all out! Ash made Laurel this epic gold constellation necklace and tiara as a wedding present, there are so many ways to thread this theme through your outfits and accessories in your own unique way.

Light up your wedding venue with twinkling lights and create your own Milky Way with hanging star decorations to dance the night away under. The sky is truly the limit when it comes to celestial decorations!

 Wedding Rings. Go bright like the moon with white gold or sparkle like the sun with yellow gold. Add a celestial inspired inside engraving to your wedding bands as a reminder of your special day for years to come.

 Explore our full range of unique wedding bands here. 

Get ready for the dreamiest collaboration captured by local Nelson photographer Sophie Milson. Our elegant white gold wedding rings adorned the hands of Dayna and Isaac for this special day.This beautiful local shoot was set amongst the rolling hills of Bridge Valley. The moody clouds made for the such an epic backdrop for some stunning captured moments. Our beautiful and bright 9ct white gold wedding rings complimented this shoot perfectly, these lovers are wearing the same flat ring style but in contrasting widths. We love the beautiful blooms created for this special day with the best combination of texture and colour. 

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This stunning styled shoot has us dreaming of beautiful summer weddings! We're so excited to share with you this collaboration with some of the best local talent, start scrolling for some of our favourite captured moments. 

 We can't get enough of the beautiful natural colour palette featured through the amazing styling and florals, we're totally crushing on this glorious earthy table setting.

Adorning Rose's hand is our classic yellow gold wedding band. This ring makes a total statement, it's 5mm wide with a rounded outside and lightly curved inside, so it’s super comfy.

The stunning arrangements crafted for this shoot were the best combination of rustic dried florals and elegant fresh blooms. The beautiful warm tones complimented our yellow gold ring perfectly.

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We were thrilled to be part of this intimate elopement shoot by talented photographer Mel Badsley across the ditch in Australia. Our sister company Ash Hilton Jewellery supplied the stunning engagement ring which was paired with our unique white gold wedding bands for this beautiful elopement inspiration. 

Real-life lovers Jay & Mike are what made this shoot truly magical. These two had already done the legal part of their nuptials so this day was all about having fun celebrating their love for each other.
This special day was set at The Farm Yarra Valley in Victoria, Australia. This farm estate is such a romantic location with awesome rustic farm buildings and rolling green hills. What farm wedding would be complete without some sweet farm animal friends!⁠

We're totally obsessed with the stunning florals from this elopement inspiration. How good is the combination of neutral dried foliage with beautiful fresh florals in soft peach and rusty red ⁠tones. 

This intimate wedding table looking out over the farmstead was the perfect end to an afternoon adventuring through the grounds. The gorgeous rusty colour palette was continued with all of the unique details including the epic wedding cake.
There is so much to love about this styled shoot, do yourself a favour and check out all of the amazing contributors below and click here to see our full range of beautiful white gold wedding bands.

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We're beyond excited to share this stunning styled shoot featuring our Good Gold wedding rings, captured by the talented folks of Haute Weddings. This local collaboration is New Zealand luxury at its finest, get ready for some seriously suave wedding inspiration below!

This special collaboration took place at Parihoa Farm on the wild west coast of Auckland. This epic location features modern architecture in a remote setting with breath taking sea views over Muriwau beach. 

Our unique yellow gold rings adorned the hands of real-life lovers Cole and James. These two looked so sharp and totally brought this shoot to life.

We're completely obsessed with the stunning floral designs, the minimalist use of different flowers gives the arrangements such a sophisticated edge.

The dreamiest table setting with the best neon sign and quite possibly the most elegant wedding cake we've ever seen.

A little adventure in a green defender topped this special day off in total style and highlighted the beautiful landscape of Parihoa Farm.

We're in love with every last detail from this sophisticated shoot, do yourself a favour and check out all of the amazing collaborators below and click here to shop our full range of beautiful yellow gold wedding rings! 

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Kia Ora Whānau,

Due to Level 4 lockdown restrictions, we are unable to get back to the workshop until Wednesday. We are hopeful that ring sizers and all orders will start shipping by Friday. Feel free to get in touch with any questions. 

Ngā mihi nui,

The Good Gold Team

The Toolbox Initiative

A big part of our motivation to start Good Gold was that we wanted to put more goodness out in the world. One way we’ve chosen to do this is through The Toolbox Initiative.

The Toolbox Initiative is a charity supporting metalsmiths and jewellery makers in West Africa. Through their programmes The Toolbox Initiative arrange for contributors like us to send retired tools and metals to metalsmiths throughout West Africa. 

Why we work with The Toolbox Initiative

We’ve been making rings for 15 years under our small, family business Ash Hilton Jewellery, which was great, but pretty limited in scale because we wanted to keep it sustainable for us as a family. We always wanted to work from home while our boys were little, and we didn’t want a lot of employees in our personal space.

Also, the idea of growth for growth’s sake never sat right with us. We got to a sweet spot where we could handle the workload and were able to live a great lifestyle. Now that our boys are bigger and both in school, we realised we were ready to stretch out a bit. We missed the energy of working with other people and also wanted to share the love, create some cool jobs for local jewellers and make Ash’s Sister Siggy a full partner in the business. 

However, Ash and I knew that we had to make it about more than just grow! grow! grow! (we read The Lorax to our kids many times), we knew we needed a bigger purpose. So, we started looking for a non-profit to support that matched our values.

There are a tonne of good options out there, but we’ve settled on The Toolbox Initiative. The initiative was started by two jewellers, Matthieu Cheminée and Tim McCreight, while working together on a book about West African jewelry. These two were struck by both the talent of the Senegalese jewellers and the paucity of resources available to them.

So, they started The Toolbox Initiative as a way to support their fellow metalsmiths. Basically, jewellers from around the world donate tools they’re no longer using as well as their metal scraps which are refined and turned into workable silver and given to the Senegalese jewellers.

This whole idea works for us on so many levels. For one, it’s obvious how much respect Tim and Matthieu have for these jewellers, they’re all sharing resources, inspiration and knowledge with each other. It’s not a one-way street. This gets to the heart of what we love about the handmade movement, people connecting over shared skills and freely sharing tips and information so that everyone produces better work.

We also love that it encourages recycling, travel and respect, and understanding of our global community of jewellers.