Wedding-prep ring workshop in Suwon: first-met date engraved, Loventa

Why we visited a Haenggung-dong ring workshop while planning our wedding

A couple busy with wedding preparations booked Loventa Suwon Haenggung in advance for a weekend date in Haenggung-dong, Suwon. Wedding bands are a separate matter. In all our time dating we never got couple rings, and we wanted to make them for each other.

We recently started planning the wedding in earnest, and my boyfriend and I have had so many things to choose and decide that the days have been a bit hectic. Starting with wedding hall tours, then booking the studio and the dress tours, the big picture was filling in step by step. Then I looked at our hands and realized that in all our long years of dating we had never gotten even a common couple ring. That regret stayed in a corner of my heart, bigger than I expected.

The wedding rings will come later and will be nicely luxurious, but even in this happy, precious time of preparing for marriage, I wanted one token full of our own memories on our fingers. Buying ready-made rings is fine, but we decided that making something for each other with our own hands would mean more.

So this weekend we put the headache of wedding planning aside and, to enjoy a special date focused only on each other, I looked up a ring workshop in Haenggung-dong, Suwon, which is very trendy these days, booked ahead and went.

What is the atmosphere like at Loventa Suwon Haenggung?

So on-trend! A newly built, clean, private space

Loventa Suwon Haenggung is a newly built workshop, so it felt fresh and clean the moment we walked in. We chatted happily as we followed the map, and the exterior already gave off a trendy mood. Once we opened the door, the pleasant, tidy feel won me over right away.

With a spotless, perfectly arranged white-tone interior and cute, sentimental little props here and there, it had exactly the polished, stylish look that is perfect for posting on Instagram these days.

Separate work spaces, no mixing with other couples

What I liked most about Loventa Suwon Haenggung was that each couple's work space is completely separated by partition walls. When I read reviews of ring workshops, many people said it was uncomfortable: several couples squeezed together at one big table or long desk, sanding away, with conversations mixing and eyes on everyone around.

Here, the work spaces are cleverly divided by partition walls, so we couldn't see what other couples were doing at all. That meant we didn't have to care about anyone's gaze and could fill the space with just our own stories and laughter, enjoying a cozy, comfortable date. If you prefer a private, quiet date course, you will be very happy with this.

How do you choose couple ring designs and prices?

A wide price range and the charm of flashy new designs

At Loventa Suwon Haenggung you choose a design first at the consultation table, and the prices range widely from easy basic lines to weighty premium lines. After marveling at how private the space was, we started choosing, and since it's a newly opened trendy workshop, the designs weren't the clunky, predictable ones you often see elsewhere. There were countless stylish, unique rings in fashion right now, and browsing was great fun.

The first thing that caught my eye was the reasonable pricing. From cheap basic lines you can order casually to weighty, luxurious premium lines, the price choices are finely divided. I thought it would be easy for anyone to approach, whatever their budget or situation.

New designs and the diamond alternative cubic stone

We tried various rings on our fingers, carefully considering what suited each other, and finally picked a fresh "new design" that had just come into the workshop. Being new, the details were really sharp. Above all, what completely captured my heart was the stone shining brilliantly in the middle of the ring.

They told us they don't use the cheap ordinary cubic stones common at ring workshops, but a "diamond alternative cubic stone" that recreates the brilliance of a diamond. Maybe that's why, under the workshop lights, even a slight movement of the ring showed a depth of sparkle that felt on another level. Even to my eyes, which have gotten pretty picky from looking at so much jewelry during wedding planning, the quality was so great that I couldn't help exclaiming how luxurious and pretty it was.

Making the couple rings and the engraving service

Bang bang bang! The thrill of finishing it with our own hands, and the engraving

Making couple rings at Loventa Suwon Haenggung went like this: with the teacher's help we rounded a silver ring that only had its shape roughed out, polished the surface with a machine, then engraved the inside. After choosing our design, we put on cute aprons and moved to our own separated, cozy work space. At first it was just a roughly shaped silver ring, but with the teacher's kind, clear explanations and careful help, it gradually took the shape of a round ring. Watching my boyfriend concentrate on making it fit my finger well made my heart go all mushy, and I was grateful too.

Concentrating on smoothing the surface with the machine and polishing it until it shone, I felt the quiet stress that had built up unnoticed during wedding planning vanish all at once.

Engraving the date we first met inside the ring

And now the workshop's can't-miss highlight! We used the "engraving service," which finely engraves any phrase you like inside the ring. To always remember and celebrate the precious time we've spent cherishing each other since we started dating, we decided to have the date we first met written clearly and prettily inside the ring. Different from the wedding rings to come, it felt as if the memory of our freshest, most innocent starting point was engraved as it was, and looking at the ring became something truly special.

The finished couple rings and the polaroid gift

A perfect weekend recorded in a polaroid photo

After the teacher's finishing touches at Loventa Suwon Haenggung, the couple rings were so polished I could hardly believe we'd made them ourselves, and a staff member even took a polaroid photo of us. On a silver surface smooth enough for a department store window, the diamond alternative cubic stone shone dazzlingly in the sunlight. While we kept going "wow" as we tried them on, the staff added one more touching surprise: they took a lovely polaroid so we could remember this precious, happy moment forever.

These days many of us just keep photos on our smartphones and rarely look at them, so an analog photo you can hold and carry in your wallet is touching in a different way. Getting a polaroid that clearly shows the two of us smiling brightly with our rings, I felt today's Haenggung-dong date was commemorated much more deeply, and I was over the moon.

Is it recommended for couples planning a wedding?

Ahead of a big life event like marriage, it was a wonderfully grateful time that reminded us of the early-relationship flutter and how precious we are to each other, which we had let slip in our busy schedules. A Suwon Haenggung-dong ring workshop where we could make complete memories in our own clean, private, newly built space! With reasonable prices, high-quality rings and a romantic weekend memory to last a lifetime, I sincerely and strongly recommend it to every couple looking for a unique thing to do or a date course.