Top Celebrity Engagement Rings: Part Two
Continuing on from part one, we bring you even more of the top celebrity engagement rings! With a seemingly endless budget, celebrities are renowned for their extravagant and luxurious jewellery, designed by the best in the world. These stunners range from simple elegance, to extreme bling, but no matter what the style these rings all go for a hefty price!
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey’s engagement ring from her current husband and singer Nick Cannon, is equally extravagant. Her $2.5 million engagement ring by Jacob and Co. is a 17-carat emerald cut diamond surrounded with pink diamonds and two half-moon diamonds.
The proposal
The two singers met on the set of Mariah’s video. Nick proposed marriage to Mariah by hiding her engagement ring inside a candy Ring Pop, due to her taste for candy. The couple now celebrate their anniversary each year with a new ring and glamorous celebration!
Top Celebrity Engagement Rings: Part One
With their social status and money, celebrities go all out when it comes to special gifts – and engagement rings are perhaps the most special to feature in the media limelight. We look at some of the most extravagant and stunning examples taken from our favourite celebrity figures...which do you like best? Who has the best taste? Have any of them inspired your own designs?
Katie Holmes
Actress Katie Holmes’ 5 carat oval-shaped diamond engagement ring set in platinum and rose gold is reminiscent of art deco rings, with its focus on a large centre stone bedded in an elegant pave setting. The unusual two-tone, platinum-rose gold setting spruces up the antique-style ring, and adds a unique element and contemporary twist to a very popular look.
The proposal
Hollywood start Tom Cruise made his proposal to Katie Holmes at the Eiffel Tower in Paris in June, 2005.
Love is in the air for celebrities in 2010!
The opportunity for a fresh start in the new decade has spurred many celebrities to bite the bullet and ask their partners to marry them. With spring well on its way we have seen more news of engagements and there will surely be more exciting proposal stories to come! We take a look at some of the biggest celebrity relationships to get engaged this year so far...
Tara Reid and Michael Axtmann
Tara Reid & Michael Axtmann
Tara Reid got engaged to her internet entrepreneur boyfriend in January. The American Pie actress agreed to marry Michael Axtmann after he popped the question during a romantic dinner in Los Angeles.
The couple started dating early in 2009, and are expected to tie the knot later this year since the 34-year-old revealed that she is planning a ‘Cinderella’ summer wedding somewhere warm.
The actress, famous for her role in teen flick American Pie will next be seen in the comedy film Last Call. She was previously engaged to television personality Carson Daly several years ago but the couple split prior to securing a date.
Best Festive Celebrity Engagements and Weddings: Part 2
In part one of this two part article, we brought you the first four best engagements and weddings of this past holiday season. On the list was Kevin Jonas & Danielle Deleassa, Russell Brand & Katy Perry, Vince Vaughn & Kyla Weber, and A.J McLean & Rochelle Karidis.
We now continue with part two of the list to bring you the last three best festive celebrity engagements and weddings of the 2009 holiday season!
Source: Examiner.com
Michael Buble & Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre
For Canadian singer Michael Buble his biggest track, I just haven’t met you yet, clearly no longer applies. Buble began dating his Argentinian actress girlfriend, Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre, afte they met at a concert in Buenos Aires in late 2008.
Within the first few days of 2010 the happy news of their engagement was announced. The couple managed to keep the engagement news under wraps as Buble supposedly popped the question months before in November.
Buble proposed in front of Lopilato's family in Argentina. The singer presented his fiancé with a fancy diamond engagement ring from Vancouver jeweler Minichiello, which he custom designed.
Best Festive Celebrity Engagements and Weddings: Part 1
The festive season this year has seen many celebrities get engaged or married – ‘twas the season to be jolly. Christmas and New Year’s Eve are two of the most popular times chosen to jump in at the deep end and go for the proposal, so it is not surprising that we experienced frequent news of engagements or surprise wedding ceremonies from our favourite stars.
Here is a glance at some of the glamorous good tidings from celebrity A-listers which marked the joyful season.
Kevin Jonas & Danielle Deleassa
In a snowy and romantic New York in the lead up to Christmas, Kevin Jonas had the perfect wedding to his fiancé Danielle Deleassa, full of diamond-laden sparkle. Teenage hearts broke everywhere when the eldest member (aged 22) of teen music sensation the Jonas Brothers decided to tie the knot on the 19th of December 2009.
The couple exchanged Jacob and Co. wedding bands at Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York with an attendance of 400 strong. The pair got engaged back in July.
Deleasa's diamond eternity band was expertly crafted to feature 3.83 carats of round-cut brilliant diamonds set in 18-Karat white gold. For his own wedding band, Jonas chose stainless steel with single rows of brilliant-cut diamonds (making 2.24 carats altogether) set along each edge and side.
For walking down the aisle, Deleasa also wore 30 carat marquise and pear-shaped diamond chandelier earrings complete with a 19 carat, emerald-shaped diamond bracelet. There was even more sparkle for the celebrations.
Bling Bling….Engagement rings in the world of Celebrity
The word of celebrity is always evolving. It is a constant battle of who has the biggest and best. Naturally, this is the same situation when it comes to diamonds, in particular diamond engagement rings. In this article we explore past and present celebrity engagement ring trends!
Fancy Shapes
Kathrine Heigel's Ring
Fancy shaped diamonds are becoming increasingly popular, as they add an edge of individuality. Shapes such as pear and oval have had a lot of attention in the celebrity world, owing to the fact that Kathrine Heigel was given a 3 carat pear shape engagement ring recently. Tom Cruise also chose an oval stone to present to Katie Holmes. Fitting with their untraditional wedding, Kid Rock opted for something fun and modern and chose a heart shaped diamond for Pamela Anderson. Carmen Electra was given a 3 carat, round black diamond. This certainly ensured that she stood out from the crowd!
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