An ear with gold pieces on the helix, the conch and both lobes

Pierced before the wedding

Start with your date. Lobes take three to six months to heal, the upper ear closer to a year.

We pierce in solid gold from the first day, so the piece you choose is the piece you wear down the aisle.

How far ahead to start

Count back from the day. Ordering a piece in another stone or gold? Add about six weeks before the piercing.

The upper earHelix, conch, rook, daith, tragus. Nine months to a year.
LobesThree to six months.
A fittingFor ears already healed. A week or two before.
The dayNothing to change that morning.

How far away is yours?

Choose how far away your wedding isA year or moreAnything you like, all healed by the day. The upper ear goes in first, the lobes later.Six months to a yearLobes, healed in time. One upper-ear spot is possible, settled but still healing, and Tom will tell you honestly.Three to six monthsLobes, pierced in gold, with time to settle. Save the upper ear for after the wedding.Under three monthsA fresh lobe pierced in gold is still fine to wear on the day. Or wear gold in the piercings you already have. See all four

A small gold sunray with a topaz, worn in a lobe

What to wear on the day

The gold goes in when you are pierced and stays in. There is nothing to change that morning, and a healing piercing is best left alone.

Ears already healed? Choose the piece and have it fitted a week or two before. Want it to sit with your ring? Any design can be made in yellow, white or rose gold.

What it costs

Every price is the whole cost, with the jewellery in it.

A piercing in titanium: $150
A piercing in solid goldYou choose the piece: From $350
Both lobes$200 in titanium: $600 in gold
Your checkup, four weeks onFor everyone pierced here: Free
A fitting for healed earsIf the piece is from us: Free
A piece made in your stone or goldAbout six weeks: Priced first

Nothing to pay when you book. Gold pieces run from $350 to $1,760 pierced.

Bringing the bridal party

Each of you has your own appointment. On Sundays Tom and Kat are both in, so two of you can go one after the other without a long wait.

Want the same piece for everyone? Tell us early. Most designs are ordered in to match, and that takes about six weeks.

Not sure what your date allows?

Come and hold the gold. A Gold Viewing is free, thirty minutes at the tray, and no needle. Bring your date, and your ring if you like. You leave knowing what is possible in the time you have.

Book a Gold Viewing

Already know what you want? Book

Planning the whole ear? The Designed Ear begins with an hour at the table, $150, taken off your first piercing. Book with Tom

Or call 09 949 0940.
389 Parnell Road, Parnell.