Vintage Engagement Rings on the Radar

Vintage Engagement Rings on the Radar

Antique or vintage inspired engagement rings are poised to make a come-back in 2011, with celebrities like Katie Holmes, Emily Blunt, and Madonna (typically ahead of the curve) building the trend over the past few years.  Antique rings are typically put into three different categories, depending on the era from which they were inspired; Victorian,…

Natalie Portman Celebrates Award with a Halo-Style Engagement Ring

Natalie Portman Celebrates Award with a Halo-Style Engagement Ring

Newly engaged actress Natalie Portman has been seen around town recently wearing her new diamond engagement ring from fiancé, Benjamin Millepied.  The couple, who met on the set of her latest movie, Black Swan, where Millepied worked as a choreographer, announced their engagement as well as the arrival of their first child, this past December.…

Diamonds For the New Year

Diamonds For the New Year

There is nothing more New Year’s Eve centric or iconic than the Time Square ball drop in New York City, which symbolizes the end of the year gone by and helps to usher in the new one.  Although it may look like a tiny flicker on your television screen at home, it is actually 12…

Okay to be Square: Square Cut Diamonds for Engagement Rings

Okay to be Square: Square Cut Diamonds for Engagement Rings

Round cuts are an all-time classic when it comes to engagement rings, and Emerald cuts are fast becoming a new classic with celebrities like Eva Longoria and Heidi Klum, but there are still some people out there who think it is okay to be a square. There are a variety of cuts that can retain…

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…

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 Verragio Engagement Story: Sweet Desserts

A Verragio Engagement Story: Sweet Desserts

When Lauren Hiltner, 21, and her fiancé William Hoffman, 23, began discussing marriage earlier this year they may not have had an exact engagement ring in mind, but they knew what they wanted; old world style with a modern twist. “We both favor a three-stone design over a solitaire and the Princess cut feels more…

Three Stone Engagement Rings: The Past, Present, and Future

Three Stone Engagement Rings: The Past, Present, and Future

Three stone engagement rings, also known as Trilogy or Trinity rings, have always been popular for the sentimental connotation that they carry. It is most widely believed to represent the three phases of a couples lives together; the past, present, and future of their relationship, which makes the design a popular choice for an anniversary…