Celebrities are known for taking things over the top. From the clothes they wear, the cars they drive, the houses they build, and the parties they throw, it seems they are always trying to break the mold and go extreme. This is also true for the weddings they plan, and the engagement and wedding rings they buy. Unlike when pop British signer Robbie Williams proposed to his girlfriend on the air of an Australian radio show, borrowing a ring from someone nearby, most famous grooms-to-be invest some major cash and custom style in the engagement rings they purchase. Celebrity engagements are huge news, and most famous women want an engagement ring to match. Here are some of the most extravagant celebrity rings:
- Joe DiMaggio gave Marilyn Monroe a platinum ring with 35 baguette diamonds.
- Chris Robinson of the Black Crows gave his wife Kate Hudson a five-carat Asscher-cut ring.
- When Paris Lastis proposed to Paris Hilton, he presented her with an emerald cut diamond engagement ring worth almost $5 million dollars. Too bad the engagement didn’t last!
- Pricilla Presley’s engagement ring from her late husband Elvis included a 3-½ carat diamond surrounded by twenty-one small diamonds.
- Michael Douglas wowed his wife Katherine Zeta Jones with a ten-carat marquise diamond engagement ring.
- Beyonce’s ring is an 18-carat diamond and platinum engagement ring valued at about $5 million.
- Mariah Carey’s engagement ring is a custom designed seventeen carat platinum and pink diamond setting worth $2.5 million, and includes 60 diamonds.
- Tom Cruise presented his wife Katie Holmes with an antique style, five-carat, oval shaped diamond, set in platinum and rose gold.
- Donald Trump gave his fiancé Melanie Knauss an emerald cut twelve-carat ring worth $1 million.
- When Jennifer Lopez became engaged to Mark Anthony, she earned herself an eight carat square cut diamond, even though she had denied it was an engagement ring and wore it on her middle finger.
- Madonna’s wedding ring, while no longer needed, was three diamonds weighing in at five carats.
- When Jessica Simpson wed fellow pop signer Nick Lachey, she wore a 4-carat pear shaped ring.
- Princess Diana thought outside the box with her sapphire engagement ring. The blue stone was 18 carats surrounded by fourteen smaller diamonds.
We seem to want to know what rings celebrities wear as much as they want to show them off, and while any of these settings may fall far outside your budget, its fun to marvel at their beauty and extravagance. Maybe you can design your wedding or engagement ring inspired by a celebrity ring, just more modest in price and size.
Beyonce's 18-carat engagement ring
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