Getting engaged is up there with all the other massive milestones in a persons life and one of the biggest pieces of that day would have to be the ring.
When my fiancé proposed, he had it all planned out.
We went to Alnwick Gardens in Northumberland for my birthday, intending to see the Winter lights display. Unfortunately for us only half was open because of a food fair so we wandered around the fountain. My partner was getting more and more nervous so I knew something was going on.
Then as we stood on the bridge between the two main fountains, they suddenly began to rise and colours laced through the water as it danced. It was then he went down on one knee and held a little silver box up to me.
"Will you marry me?" He asked and opened the box.
Sat within the box was a gold ring with 3 sapphires surrounded by 18 tiny diamonds, it really is a beautiful ring and encase your wondering, of course I said yes!
I rang everyone I could think of to tell them the news and I grinned all the way home!!
The tradition of giving engagements rings can be dated back to King Maximilan I of Germany in 1477 when he proposed to Mary of Burgundy and gave her a diamond ring to seal his vows to her.
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When my fiancé proposed, he had it all planned out.
Then as we stood on the bridge between the two main fountains, they suddenly began to rise and colours laced through the water as it danced. It was then he went down on one knee and held a little silver box up to me.
"Will you marry me?" He asked and opened the box.
Sat within the box was a gold ring with 3 sapphires surrounded by 18 tiny diamonds, it really is a beautiful ring and encase your wondering, of course I said yes!
I rang everyone I could think of to tell them the news and I grinned all the way home!!
The tradition of giving engagements rings can be dated back to King Maximilan I of Germany in 1477 when he proposed to Mary of Burgundy and gave her a diamond ring to seal his vows to her.
Today its celebrities taking the spot light with the big sparkling rings of the multi millions. In this count down I've picked 5 of the most expensive engagement rings to date. I should say that in picking I've discounted some just because the couple aren't together still such as Anna Kournikova $2.5 million ring when she got engaged to Enrique Iglesias or Paris Hiltons $4.7million ring from her engagement to Paris Latsis in 2005.
1. Catherine Zeta Jones 2.5 million
The first ring in this count down is Catherine Zeta Jones vintage diamond ring by Fred Leighton. Catherine got engaged to Michael Douglas on 31st December 1999, when he presented her with the ring which has a 10 carat diamond set horizontally and 28 smaller stones placed around it giving a beautiful 1920s vibe.
2. Mariah Carey 2.5 million
When Mariah Carey got engaged to Nick Cannon he proposed with a Jacob & Co engagement ring with 17 carat emerald cut pink centre diamond, hitch is surrounded by 58 diamonds and to top it off there is two half moon diamonds on each side.
When Mariah Carey got engaged to Nick Cannon he proposed with a Jacob & Co engagement ring with 17 carat emerald cut pink centre diamond, hitch is surrounded by 58 diamonds and to top it off there is two half moon diamonds on each side.
3. Jacqueline Kennedy $3 million
This ring is the ring president John F. Kennedy proposed to his wife with. It was picked out by Joe Kennedy Sr. JFKs father, and brought from Van Cleef and Arpels. The ring is a 2.84 carat emerald ring and was re set in 1962 to include 0.66 total carat weight of round diamonds.
4. Melania Knauss $3 million
The billion dollar real estate mogul Donald Trump proposed to Melania Knauss with a ring by the Graff company. The ring, a 15 carat emerald cut diamond was brought by Trump on a 50% discount and the promise that any publicity of the ring and wedding that they would mention the Graff Company.
5.Beyonce $5 million
The most expensive engagement ring I found was Beyonce's 18 carat flawless diamond ring, which Jay Z brought for her from Lorraine Schwarz.
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