Engagement Ring Trends in 2010

Engagement Ring Trends in 2010

There were a slew of celebrity weddings in 2010, as well as a number of prominent engagement announcements.  With the year shortly drawing to a close, here is a list of some of the more popular diamond engagement ring trends from this past year. Non-Diamond Rings In 1947 DeBeers created the slogan, a diamond is…

Giving Love a Second Chance: Shania Twain Wears an Engagement Ring Again?

Giving Love a Second Chance: Shania Twain Wears an Engagement Ring Again?

Shania Twain, famous for her love songs, is reportedly giving marriage another try, according to the publication The Daily Mail.   Twain, one of the biggest Country to Pop music crossover artists ever, topped the charts for fourteen years with many songs written or produced by her then husband Mutt Lange, until the couple separated in…

Tony Romo Engaged: Continuing to Make Birthdays Special

Tony Romo Engaged: Continuing to Make Birthdays Special

Tony Romo, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, has been known to have some pretty high profile relationships in the past, having first come onto the pop culture radar when he dated  Country music star, Carrie Underwood in 2006. However, it seems like his dating days are over now that he has reportedly proposed to former…

From Engagement Rings to the Big Top: Weddings turn into a Circus

From Engagement Rings to the Big Top: Weddings turn into a Circus

In news that should surprise no one, considering how this family has a history of publicizing their drama, Hulk Hogan’s wedding turned into a bit of a circus the other day. The former pro wrestler and reality television star exchanged wedding rings  ith girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel, whom he has been dating since shortly after his…

Nicole Richie’s Engagement Ring: Sealed with a Halo

Nicole Richie’s Engagement Ring: Sealed with a Halo

When recent bride Nicole Richie became engaged to Rocker boyfriend Joel Madden, of Good Charlotte, he gave her free reign on the engagement ring.  The fashion minded mom teamed up with her jewelry designer, in February of 2010, to create an over four carat Round cut center diamond set into an octagonal halo, with pave’…

A Gown Fit for a Princess

A Gown Fit for a Princess

Getting tired of the Royal Wedding already?  Too bad, because it is, as one person described it, the gift that keeps on giving, and we have almost five more months to go.  In today’s monarchy news: fashion and travel, two things that normally go hand in hand in an elite set. The announcement has been…

Another Royal Wedding in the Works?

Another Royal Wedding in the Works?

Prince William may not be the only royal getting ready to walk down the aisle, as rumors begin to swirl about his younger cousin, Princess Beatrice of York. The 22 year old granddaughter to the infamous Fergie the Duchess of York and Prince Andrew, as well as granddaughter to the Queen, has been with her…

Engagement Ring Unites Two American Dynasties

Engagement Ring Unites Two American Dynasties

Lauren Bush and David Lauren may not too well-known outside their New York City social circle, but their resulting union is certainly worth a mention. The granddaughter of former President George Bush/niece of President George W. Bush and the son of the fashion designer and icon, Ralph Lauren has become engaged after six years.  The…

Engagement Rings with Old Hollywood Glamour

Engagement Rings with Old Hollywood Glamour

Old Hollywood glamor is back in style.  Perhaps it has something to do with Joan Collins’s recent comments that harken back to the glamor days of Grace Kelly and Bridget Bardot.  The former Dynasty star sat down with Hello magazine in October to lament the lack of ‘gorgeous people’ in Hollywood, claiming that when she…

Just a Splash of Color

Just a Splash of Color

Colored diamonds are here to stay, if the continued spike in sales is any indication, and setting a pink or blue diamond for the center can transform your engagement ring from ordinary to extraordinary.  But let’s face it, not everyone can afford a fancy canary yellow diamond ring, and even less of us are willing…