
Unique gold panning experience for couples
Today we are joined by Mark from Jacqueline & Edward – one of our TNWC Recommended Suppliers – who is sharing about their unique gold panning experience for couples. It looks as incredible as it sounds! An opportunity to go as a couple to a beautiful Scottish river with Mark (and perhaps his dog Ronnie!) and pan for river gold that can be incorporated into your wedding rings? Yes please!
As well as sharing details about this unique opportunity to hunt for gold for your wedding rings in the hills of Scotland, at the bottom you’ll find a link to watch Mark take TV Celeb Phil Spencer gold panning.
Jacqueline & Edward is a Recommended Supplier of The Natural Wedding Company directory. Find out more about them here.

Making Memories Panning for Gold
I’m addicted to finding gold. I love everything about it. It represents some of the best moments in my life and I love that we can share that with others. Panning your own gold creates unique and meaningful memories which will stay with someone forever. Being able to capture this memory by melting your gold into our work, whether that be an engagement ring, wedding band or other piece of jewellery, well, that’s priceless and timeless.

What makes gold panning so special?
Imagine the stresses and strains of modern life falling away behind you as you escape to the peace and serenity of the mountains and rivers, off the beaten track. It’s this peace and solitude that I love about gold panning. It’s escaping from the humdrum of modern life to find one of nature’s hidden treasures – gold, whilst immersing yourself in some of the most beautiful places in the UK and beyond.
The ebb and flow of rivers promise access to places rarely seen by most, apart from a small band of hardy characters sporting weathered faces, bushy beards and a wild glimmer in their eyes. Whether I’m on my own or with clients wanting to experience the art of gold panning, the rewards are a’plenty. They are the connection with nature, the remoteness, the separation from normality, the honest hard work, the flora and fauna, the landscape and of course the searching. There really is nothing like the hunt and when you find it, the only thing which surpasses the hunt, is the gold.
Gold panning offers a truly unique and rewarding experience. It allows you to connect with nature and it’s the serenity of the natural surroundings, combined with the anticipation of finding gold my trips create a sense of adventure and tranquillity that few hobbies can match.

Gold Panning with Jacqueline & Edward
I’ve been panning for gold since I was seven years old, so panning has become an old friend over the years. I’m passionate about gold panning, as well as preserving the natural landscape, so I place a lot of emphasis on sustainable gold panning with minimal impact on the environment.
When I set up Jacqueline & Edward, I wanted to create something unique – not only in the products I designed, but how they were made too. I wanted to incorporate my gold panning passion into my love for handcrafting jewellery. I’ve panned a lot of gold, from all over the world, so I decided to use this in a positive way. This is why I gift a small amount of river gold into the pieces we make. It is melted into the alloys we use to add provenance to our pieces and connect people to places of meaning, often in their past and sometimes in their future. Each piece of jewellery we craft is made to order so our customers get to choose where they would like their river gold to come from whether that be Perthshire, Yorkshire, Devon, Italy, Canada.

If you’re like me, and love the thrill of adventure, being at one with nature and want to ditch your phones for a gold pan and shovel you’re in the right place! I wanted to be able to share the magic of gold panning with couples, allowing them to experience the thrill of finding gold and then using this within a piece of jewellery which will then hold sentimental value and create a one of a kind piece. An heirloom which can be passed down and holds lots of memories.
Jacqueline & Edward offer gold panning experiences which take you into the heart of Scotland where you can learn how to pan for gold either as a couple or in a group of four.
You can read more about our gold panning experiences here.

Book your Gold Panning experience
What’s included in a gold panning experience:
- Meet your guide at the Green Welly Stop in Tyndrum at 9.30am;
- Drive in tandem to the panning location;
- Park your car and walk the river, learning to read the river as we go;
- Spend a couple of hours learning how to pan and hopefully finding your first flakes of gold
- Picnic lunch (hot soup and a sandwich), snacks (energy bars) and drinks provided (exclusive experience);
- A few more hours of panning in the afternoon;
- When you are confident in your new found gold panning skills the trainer is always happy to take a stroll whilst you enjoy the peace and isolation of the river;
- Discuss potential ring designs;
- Head back to the car at 4pm feeling tired, happy and hopefully with some gold.

All equipment and waders are provided so no investment in equipment is required! Just your wooly socks and some warm clothes!
If you feel the call of the wild and want to create a unique and special piece of jewellery with river gold you’ve panned yourself >> get in touch << find out more or book your spot at Jacqueline & Edward.

Watch Jacqueline & Edward on TV
Watch me take Phil Spencer gold panning in North Yorkshire in the third episode of Great British Dog Walks with Phil Spencer (aired 8th June 2023).

Go gold panning for your wedding rings
Thank you to Mark from Jacqueline & Edward for sharing more details on this unique opportunity they offer. If you’d like to enquire about booking an adventure gold panning for river gold to include in your wedding rings you can:
Contact enquiries@jacquelineandedward.com and let them know you came from The Natural Wedding Company or visit their website.

Jacqueline & Edward is a Recommended Supplier of The Natural Wedding Company directory. Find out more about them here.
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