We think it's super important to spend time with family and friends, especially during the holidays, so we will be closed from December 18th to January 3rd. You are welcome to place an order during this time, but email contact will be limited. Our next shipping date is February 2nd. We will be checking our email periodically during this time, so if you have a pressing issue with an existing order, please with URGENT in the subject line. We hope you have some wonderful times with the ones you love as wel!!         ..read more

Recently, we were contacted by Robbie Hunter, and Auckland-based photographer that wanted to do a photo shoot using ethical and sustainable products for weddings.  We were all in! We are absolutely thrilled with the results.  The model (@hannahmcrae) wore one of our symmetrical facets bands.  The bouquet was from @l.b.flowers (I'd like one on hand for daily use) and the makeup was by @calistya.mua We hope we get to work with these ace people again.  Heaps of fun ..read more

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The number one most important thing for us when making our engagement rings is that they are as ethical as is possible. We also want these special rings to be family treasures that are passed from generation to generation, so we only use stones that we know will last the test of time. We've put together this blog post to walk you though our gemstone options to help you choose the perfect stone.  Recycled Heirloom Diamonds These are naturally occurring diamonds that our supplier has removed from old jewellery and re-introduced into the supply chain for resale. The world’s existing, above ..read more

  We are currently on our annual family holiday from December 16th-January 7th.  We will have limited email contact during this time.  If you have an urgent question about an existing order, please write URGENT in the subject line of your email. If this is you'd like some info to help you get started, this link might answer most of your questions:  http://www.ashhilton.com/pages/how-to-buy-a-ring LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ..read more

If you're paralysed by the thought of choosing the perfect ring design for your loved one but want to pop the big question, we've got the perfect solution, introducing our gemstone proposal box! We offer the option for you to select a beautiful diamond or sapphire to propose with and then you can choose the perfect ring style to have the stone made into together with your fiancé. We have these special gemstone proposal boxes which are handmade from sustainably harvested wood here in New Zealand. Inside is a special silver gem case to hold your chosen stone, keeping it safe and sec ..read more

The Charleston beach where we get our ethical gold I heard on National Radio this morning that Charleston, New Zealand is celebrating it's 150th birthday this weekend and thought, "this will make for some great blog and social media fodder!  We love Charleston!"  Here's why. Hopefully, it's pretty obvious that ethical wedding and engagement rings are our bag around here.  It was a major turning point in our business when Ash first started looking into worldwide gold mining practices.  What he found was shocking.  So many people were aware of the atrocities surrou ..read more

Ash, Laurel and their kiddos have recently confirmed some exciting plans to fulfil one of their lifelong dreams. They're taking some time away from the workshop to embark on a family sailing trip.  What this means for your order: While Ash is away from the workshop there will be a few changes to the pieces that we'll have available for immediate purchase, all etched designs will be on pre-order. This means these pieces will be made and shipped after Ash's return to the workshop in October. Below are the important dates you need to know: The cut-off date to place your order for an ..read more

    Katie and Christian got in touch with us to help them custom design their wedding rings. We absolutely LOVE the brief that they provided us. They wanted to create bands that represented the other person:  "since he's from the mountains and I'm from South Florida, we've bonded over and teased each other often about our different experiences in nature: I fall down in the mountains all the time, I'm not a great hiker, and he's not used to the heat and sand of the beaches. Because of this, we've had affectionate nicknames for each other since the start of our relationship: I ca ..read more

Do you wanna know about our wedding?  Do you love super photo-heavy blog posts? Do you have a super-high tolerance for narcissism and giggly, sappy explanations of someone else's happiness?  Well!  Have I got the blog post for you!  And if you answered no to any of those questions, just be so happy we're not friends on Facebook, I made those fools look 600+ wedding photos.  I'm 38 years old, happily married, have birthed two babies with no drugs and I have zero shame.  ZERO.   Let's get started. I never thought Ash and I would really get married.  All th ..read more