What's in an engagement ring? In celebrity life, like the saying rings true - if you like it, then put a ring on it. For celebrities, engagement rings act as a fashion statement to set themselves apart from their colleagues showcasing their status.
From Hollywood's golden age to today, certified princesses to Queen Bey herself, join us for this look at the most beautiful celebrity rings of all time.
Paris Hilton
The Hilton heiress and boyfriend Chris Zylka announced their engagement back in January 2018. The announcement was done in such a new-age way - via an Instagram post. I wonder what her grandmother thinks about that! :-)
Size Matters
The huge shiny engagement ring is 20-carats and is priced, by professionals in the business, at $US 2 million. This was Paris’s third engagement to date. SOme say that third time’s a charm. But they are wrong. Paris called it off after 100 months. a few days later, Zylka wanted his ring back (he is entitled to it by law, as she called their relationship off).
Natalie Portman
Portman’s now-husband, Benjamin Millepied, and renowned jeweler, Jamie Wolf, designed the Oscar winner’s ring to match her environmentally-conscious ideals.
Environmentally-Friendly Ring
The diamond itself is an antique piece, with the surrounding pavé diamonds being conflict-free. Even the band is made from recycled platinum.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga has announced her engagement to agent Christian Carino in October 2018, but for some reason, the announcement came in late. Several months late to be exact. Her ring has been seen on her finger back in January, at the Grammy Awards.
The price of love
The ring is sporting quite a large pink sapphire which is between 6 and 7 carats, as several experts stated by examining the pictures. The cost should be somewhere around $400,000. The oval shape resembles the royal ring Kate Middleton's has. Lady Gaga has not said who the jeweler was.
Rosie O'Donnell
In the middle of October 2018, O'Donnell (56) publicly announced her engagement to her girlfriend, Elizabeth Rooney (33). Rooney is a police officer and army veteran and lives in Boston. They haven’t set a date yet, but O'Donnell said that the wedding is "a long time in the future. We both decided that that would be best." They have been dating long distance with O'Donnell living in NY, and they’ve been dating for more than a year now.
Finger Weight
Rooney shared a photo on Instagram of her large emerald-cut diamond ring. It's surrounded by nicely put diamonds and set on a split-shank band.
They have been dating long distance with O'Donnell living in NY, and they’ve been dating for more than a year now. In an interview on People Magazine, O'Donnell said that "She lives in Boston now, and I live here in New York. It's been a long-distance thing. It's been great. I think she's a wonderful woman."
O'Donnell has five children, Parker, 23, Blake, 18, Vivienne, 15, Chelsea, 21, and Dakota, 5.
Amal Clooney
The elusive bachelor, George Clooney, said goodbye to bachelorhood by proposing to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin with a 7-carat emerald-cut diamond set in platinum in April 2014.
Then Come The Babies
The couple was married shortly after in September 2014 and welcomed a twin girl and boy named Ella and Alexander respectively in June 2017.
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde’s engagement to actor and comedian Jason Sudeikis in January 2013 was revealed with her stepping out wearing an engagement ring featuring a stunning diamond surrounded by a ring of emeralds set on a thin gold band.
Fancy Seeing You Here
Wilde says of their first meetings, “I met Jason, and I thought he was so charming … but he didn’t even get my number. Over the next six months, we kept running into each other. , my best guy friend walked up to him and said, ‘This is Olivia’s number. Use it.’ That was the beginning.”
Meghan Markle
The now Duchess of Sussex announced her engagement to Prince Harry at Kensington Palace in late 2017. Upon their nuptials, Markle chose to retire from acting following her exit from television show Suits.
Something Borrowed
The ring Prince Harry gave to Markle is composed of a large central diamond from Botswana, featuring two smaller diamonds from the jewelry collection of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
Kim Kardashian
The future Mrs. West was asked the question by then-boyfriend Kanye West at San Francisco's AT&T Park in October 2013. Kanye proposed to Kim with a 15-carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond ring. Yeezy peasy.
No Time To Waste
Kim had begun dating rapper and longtime friend Kanye in April 2012, while still legally married to ex-husband, NBA player, Kris Humphries. Kimye married at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy in May 2014.
Hailey Baldwin
After getting back together with singer-songwriter Justin Bieber in May 2018, model and television personality Hailey Baldwin (daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin) was caught flashing a blingy diamond ring on her finger in July 2018.
Second Chances
The couple had previously dated for three months ending January 2016 and got back together following Bieber's split with on-again-off-again girlfriend, singer Selena Gomez.
Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress and Oscar winner Penélope Cruz married her countryman and fellow Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem in July 2010 in the Bahamas.
Going Old School
For their engagement, the actress was given a vintage ring featuring a 3-carat sapphire surrounded by diamonds.
Jennifer Aniston
In August 2012, actor and producer Justin Theroux gave actress Jennifer Aniston an emerald-cut ring when the two were engaged.
Back To The Drawing Board
The couple first started dating after working together on the film Wanderlust and tied the knot in August 2015, however, they announced their separation in February 2018.
Caitriona Balfe
The Outlander actress and Golden Globe nominee revealed her engagement ring at 2018’s Golden Globe Awards’ red carpet. The ring appears to be a cushion-cut center stone arched by two round sapphires on a yellow gold band.
Mysterious Fiancé
Word is still out on who the lucky lad the former Victoria’s Secret Model is engaged to with Balfe keeping a tight lid on her private life.
Miranda Kerr
Victoria’s Secret Model, Miranda Kerr, and Snapchat Co-founder and CEO, Evan Spiegel tied the knot in mid-2017. Miranda says her friend told her the two would be married the first time they ever met.
You Can't Spell Love Without 'L' And 'V'
The couple met at a Louis Vuitton dinner back in 2014 and got engaged in 2016 when billionaire Spiegel popped the question.
Miley Cyrus
The former Disney starlet and Liam Hemsworth have had a rocky love story so far. They first met on the set of The Last Song in 2009. When they broke up in 2013, fans were equally shocked and devastated.
My Boo To Malibu
A reunion in 2015 resulted in Cyrus penning a single “Malibu” after her Australian hunk while also showcasing her new engagement ring in the process.
Amber Heard
It wasn’t long ago, the marriage-averse Johnny Depp confirmed his engagement to actress Amber Heard. Depp, notorious for having never married previously, surprised many with his shock announcement.
Not The Best Fit
He apparently designed the ring for Heard, however, seeing as it was too big for her, he bought her another ring from an antique store while it was being resized. I guess it wasn’t just the ring which didn’t fit.
Rose Leslie
Rose Leslie, met her now husband, Kit Harington while the two played on-screen lovers on HBO series Game of Thrones.
Old Fashioned Announcement
Their engagement was announced the old fashioned way, via newspaper in September 2017. They got hitched less than a year later in June 2018.
Evan Rachel Wood
The Westworld actress was recently engaged to her Rebel & Basketcase bandmate, Zach Villa. Previously, she had been married to British actor Jamie Bell.
Matching Rings
The engagement was revealed at the 2017 SAG awards when the couple sported matching minimalistic silver rings on their ring fingers. The couple met in 2015 and got engaged in January 2017, before calling it off in September.
Princess Eugenie of York
After dating for seven years, Princess Eugenie of York announced her engagement to Jack Brooksbank through an official palace statement in January 2018.
Two Heads Are Better Than One
The engagement took place in Nicaragua with the ring being designed by both parties. The ring is a salmon-pink sapphire surrounded by a halo of diamonds, set on a gold band, with two further diamonds on the shoulders.
Paris Hilton
The Simple Life star and Hilton heiress confirmed her engagement to DJ Chris Zylka via her Instagram page in early 2018.
Size Matters
The engagement ring weighs a whopping 20-carats and is priced at 2 million dollars. This is Paris’s third engagement to date. Third time’s a charm as they say.
Ariana Grande
The singer and former Nickelodeon star announced her engagement to Saturday Night Live writer and performer Pete Davidson after just a few weeks of dating.
A Disney Engagement
The couple reportedly celebrated their engagement in Disneyland where Grande showed off her pear-shaped ornament.
Ciara
Seattle Seahawks quarterback, Russell Wilson, popped the question to R&B singer Ciara with a glitzy diamond ring while the two were vacationing in Seychelles.
A Touching Touchdown
Wilson tweeted a sweet video of the couple soon after their engagement captioning it “Every Morning, Every Night… I Thank God for you @ciara.” From throwing touchdowns to touching hearts. This quarterback’s a true MVP.
Mila Kunis
Jackie and Kelso, or should we say Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher. From starting as an onscreen couple in the late 90s to becoming a real-life couple in 2012.
Life Imitating Art
The two That 70s Show co-stars were engaged in February 2014 before getting married in July 2015.
Jada Pinkett-Smith
Actor and rapper Will Smith proposed to actress Jada Pinkett with an emerald-cut diamond ring in 1997. The couple first met when Pinkett auditioned for a role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
New Year, New Start
The couple wed on New Year’s Eve 1997 where about 100 guests attended their wedding at The Cloisters, near Pinkett’s hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.
Sophie Turner
Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner began dating DNCE singer Joe Jonas in November 2014. By October 2015, the couple was engaged.
Wedding Bells Or Warning Bells?
The unique piece is a set ring with a diamond of at least 2-carats. Let's hope their wedding goes a lot better than the last one Sansa Stark attended.
Kylie Minogue
Australia’s highest selling artist of all time was recently engaged to British actor Joshua Sasse from February 2016 to February 2017.
Going On Twenty
Sasse, 19 years Minogue’s junior, had previously revealed his engagement to Kylie at the NME Awards in London in 2016.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Actress and Victoria’s Secret Model, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, began dating actor Jason Statham, 19 years her senior, in 2010. Huntington-Whiteley first donned her brilliant round engagement ring while attending the Golden Globes in 2016.
Destination Unknown
The couple announced their engagement in January 2016 and celebrated the birth of their first child in June 2017. No word yet on when their pending nuptials will be.
Alexa Ray Joel
The daughter of singer-songwriter Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley became engaged to restaurateur Ryan Gleason in January 2018.
A Holiday To Remember
Gleason popped the question with an emerald-cut engagement ring this holiday season at Turks & Caicos at Parrot Cay where the couple was holidaying at the time with family and friends.
Pippa Middleton
Pippa Middleton, sister of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, first met her future husband, a former professional racing driver and current hedge fund manager, James Matthews in 2007.
Close To Home
The two began dating in 2015, before getting engaged in 2016 and marrying a year thereafter at St Mark's Church, located near the Middleton family home.
Sofia Vergara
Actor Joe Manganiello and actress Sofia Vergara became an item in July 2014. The couple was married almost a year later in November 2015 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Engage-MAS?
Manganiello popped the question with a stunning oval-cut sparkler on Christmas Day 2014 after six months of dating. Vergara's marriage to Manganiello is the Colombia native's second.
Cameron Diaz
Actress Cameron Diaz married Good Charlotte band member Benji Madden in January 2015. Previously, she was spotted with a glittery finger in October 2014.
Hurry To Marry
Their official engagement lasted just 17 days before they spontaneously tied the knot in Jewish ceremony. The lifestyle of the rich and the famous, aye.
Nicole Richie
Television personality Nicole Richie worked with jeweler Neil Lane when designing her 4-carat ring for her engagement to Good Charlotte lead singer Joel Madden.
Notable In-Laws
The couple married in December 2010. Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie are sisters-in-law having married into the Madden family, marrying Benji and Joel, respectively.
Angelina Jolie
Engaged in April 2012, Brangelina married in August 2014. Brad Pitt designed Angie's ring with jeweler Robert Procop, making sure the diamond was of "the finest quality and cut it to an exact custom size and shape to suit Angelina's hand."
A Surprising Twist
The side diamonds were "specially cut to encircle her finger." The couple surprisingly separated in 2016 after a decade together amid acrimonious circumstances.
Scarlett Johansson
Frenchman Romain Dauriac asked for actress Scarlett Johansson’s hand in marriage in September 2013 with a vintage Art Deco piece featuring 3 round-cut diamonds and rows of pavé diamonds on a tiered setting.
Sweetest Goodbye
After almost two years of marriage, the couple called it quits in 2016 during which time they welcomed a baby daughter together. The split was "amicable" and Johansson "feels blessed to have a daughter" according to sources close to the couple.
Allison Williams
Actress Allison Williams was given her engagement ring by CollegeHumor co-founder, Ricky Van Veen, in February 2014. For their special day, the couple used store-bought funfetti mix for their wedding cake.
Tom Hanks The Minister?
The two married in September of that year a private ceremony in Saratoga, Wyoming. Actor Tom Hanks officiated the ceremony. The Girls actress considers her marriage "the best decision of my life," and calls herself "the luckiest."
Blake Lively
Actor Ryan Reynolds created a custom engagement ring with Lorraine Schwartz for bride Blake. The oval diamond is light pink and sits on a rose gold band of pavé diamonds.
The Real Prize
The two first met on the set of The Green Lantern movie where they played love interests, however, they each were in relationships at the time. The two started to hit it off at an awards show in October 2010 where Blake presented Reynolds with an award.
Halle Berry
French actor Olivier Martinez proposed to actress Halle Berry in August 2012 with an emerald-cut diamond ring. The marriage was Berry's third.
Au Revoir
The couple married in July 2013 in France but announced they were divorcing two years later in 2015. The relationship produced a son named Maceo.
Drew Barrymore
Actress Drew Barrymore’s now ex-husband, Will Kopelman, the son of former Chanel CEO Arie Kopelman, selected her engagement ring which was a radiant-cut jewel from Graff Diamonds.
Three Strikes
The couple married in June 2012 but divorced in August 2016. It was Barrymore's third divorce, after her marriages to Los Angeles entrepreneur Jeremy Thomas and comedian Tom Green.
Marion Cotillard
Though since 2010 Oscar winner Marion Cotillard has been spotted wearing a diamond solitaire on her left hand – a present from her boyfriend fellow French actor Guillaume Canet.
Silence Is Golden
The pair has never confirmed their engagement. Nevertheless, the French starlet continues to wear it on her ring finger which is good enough to be included in our list.
Diana, Princess of Wales
Prince Charles and Lady Diana first met while he was dating her older sister, Lady Sarah. Years later when they met again, Diana was well received by Charles and the royal household.
Charles Goes Chic
Upon their engagement in February 1981, the prince presented her with a Garrard ring with a 12-carat oval sapphire surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Prince William gave Kate Middleton the sapphire and diamond ring engagement ring which had belonged to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
Saint Catherine?
The royal couple married in Westminster Abbey on the 29th of April 2011 which also happened to be St. Catherine’s Day. Talk about meant to be.
Camila Alves
Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey proposed to Brazilian model Camila Alves on Christmas Day 2011 with a rose-cut diamond ring.
A Texan Trio
The couple married in June of the following year in a private Catholic ceremony in Austin, Texas where they reside with their three children Levi, Livingston and Vida.
Jessica Biel
Solo singer-songwriter and NSYNC band member Justin Timberlake selected the engagement ring for actress and wife-to-be Jessica Biel upon the couple’s engagement in December 2011. The couple first met at the 2007 Golden Globes.
Montana Melody
Timberlake proposed to Biel in Montana, and later named a song after the location. They were married in October 2012 at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Fasano, Italy.
Salma Hayek
French businessman and chairman of Kerin, Francois-Henri Pinault, presented actress Mexican actress Salma Hayek with an oval-shaped diamond ring from Neil Lane prior to the couple’s wedding on Valentine’s Day 2009 in Paris.
Two Of A Kind
The couple held a second ceremony in Venice in April of the same year where they renewed their wedding vows in the presence of their family and friends in Venice.
Gisele Bundchen
Victoria’s Secret Model Gisele Bundchen was given a 4-carat diamond solitaire ring by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in late 2008.
Overtime Or Overboard?
The couple married in a small Catholic ceremony at St. Monica Catholic Church in California in February 2009 also holding a second ceremony in April of the same year in Costa Rica.
Emily Blunt
English actress Emily Blunt received a Neil Lane custom-made 3-carat diamond-and-platinum ring from her future husband American actor, John Krasinski in August 2009.
FOMO in Como
The couple wed in a private official ceremony in July the following year at Como, Italy. They have two daughters, Hazel and Violet.
Victoria Beckham
Then Manchester United footballer David Beckham proposed to Victoria Adams with a 3-carat marquise-cut diamond in January 1998.
A Half Mill Bill?
Posh and Becks married in July 1999. The wedding is estimated to have cost £500,000. The couple resides in Los Angeles with their four children, sons Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz, and daughter Harper Seven.
Soo Joo Park
South Korean model, Soo Joo Park, announced her engagement to photographer Jack Waterlot on Instagram in January 2018, following a holiday vacation to Los Cabos.
Making Waves
The first-ever Asian-American to be the face of L’Oreal flashed her diamond trinket while swimming with her beau.
Chiara Ferragni
The Blond Salad blogger and Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur Chiara Ferragni became engaged to Italian singer boyfriend, Fedez, in May 2017.
That's One Way To Remember
The proposal took place at one of Fedez’s concerts which coincided with Ferragni’s 30th birthday. Well, that’s one way to remember an anniversary.
Rumi Neely
American fashion blogger, Rumi Neely, shared a photo of her engagement ring on her Instagram page side by side with her friend Chiara Ferragni’s ring in April 2017.
Snappily Married
Neely married her photographer husband, Christopher Dowson, in August 2017 at Santa Barbara’s San Ysidro Ranch.
Jaime King
Actress Jaime King was presented with a pavé-set solitaire diamond in April 2007 by her director husband Kyle Newman. The couple first met when King had a small cameo in Newman's film, Fanboys, in 2005.
A Special Place
The couple married in an "intimate and relaxed" ceremony in Los Angeles at Greystone Mansion in November 2007, where Newman had originally proposed.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Following her split from husband Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, Paltrow began dating Glee producer Brad Falchuk in 2014. In January 2018 Gwyneth debuted her engagement ring on stage at the Producers Guild Awards.
It Is Better To Give Than To Receive
She showed off her large sapphire stone on her left hand as she presented Ryan Murphy with an award, Murphy being a collaborator of Falchuk’s.
Grace Kelly
Actress and Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly, received a Cartier eternity band made up of rubies and diamonds from Prince Rainier III of Monaco, but the prince soon swapped it for a 10.5-carat Cartier diamond ring.
Till Death Do Us Part
The couple wed in 1956 and remained married until the princess’s tragic death in a car accident in 1982. Rainier remained a widow until his death in 2005.
Mia Farrow
Actress Mia Farrow was given a pear-shaped solitaire diamond ring by singer and actor Frank Sinatra before their July 1966 wedding. Farrow was 21 while Sinatra was 50 when the two were married.
Friends Forever
The marriage was short-lived with the couple divorcing in Mexico in August 1968. However, they remained close friends for life. In fact, in a 2017 interview, Farrow stated she "loved him 'til the day he died and beyond."
Anne Hathaway
Actress Anne Hathaway’s now-husband, Adam Shulman, previously worked with Kwiat jewelers who only use conflict-free diamonds. Therefore he certainly knew a thing or two about diamonds.
Changing Perspectives
The Oscar winner’s emerald-cut ring is set on a thin band studded with diamonds. Hathaway has said of her husband, “He changed my ability to be in the world comfortably.”
Beyoncé
Rapper Jay-Z gave Queen Bey a $5 million, 18-carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond for their wedding in April 2008. Beyoncé debuted her spectacular piece at the Fashion Rocks concert in September 2008 in New York City.
Tats All Folks
So secretive was their wedding, the public only came to know about it years later as no photo or video was footage released until Jay-Z's 2014's 'On The Run' tour. For their nuptials, instead of exchanging rings, they both got matching IV tattoos on their wedding fingers.
Eva Longoria
Longoria shared a cute snap of the couple following her acceptance of her boyfriend Jose Antonio Baston's proposal. Baston, the president of Televisa, the largest media company in Latin America, features in the photo which Longoria captioned, "Ummmm so this happened....#Engaged #Dubai #Happiness".
Two Plus Three
The Desperate Housewives star's engagement ring contains a ruby surrounded by diamonds. Their wedding marked Bastion's second marriage and Longoria's third.
Mary-Kate Olsen
The ex-actress and current designer’s engagement ring is a 4-carat vintage Cartier purchased at a Sotheby’s auction. Mary-Kate married the banker, 47, in an intimate Manhattan ceremony on November 27, 2015, after three years of dating.
Stepping Up
Sarkozy is the half-brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. With the marriage, Mary-Kate became stepmom to Sarkozy's kids Julien and Margo from his previous marriage to French actress Charlotte Bernard.
Sarah Jessica Parker
Actor Matthew Broderick gave Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker a stunning emerald-cut ring ahead of the couple’s 1997 marriage in a civil ceremony in a historic deconsecrated synagogue in New York City.
Brotherly Advice
The couple recently celebrated their 20-year wedding anniversary. Prior to their wedding, the couple had dated for five years beginning in 1992 after they were introduced to each other by Broderick's brother.
Serena Williams
Tennis legend Serena Williams had been reasonably private about her relationship with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. But after teasing her Instagram fans, she finally showcased her massive engagement ring in December 2016 on Reddit.
A Bun In The Open?
The couple married almost a year later in November 2017. Ohanian and Williams' first official date took place in the city of love before the French Open in June 2015. The two welcomed their first child in 2017, with Williams winning the Australian Open that year while being 8 weeks pregnant!
Kate Moss
English model Kate Moss’s engagement ring from her now ex-husband, English musician Jamie Hince was inspired by one owned by socialite and novelist Zelda Fitzgerald.
What's Yours Isn't Mine
The couple married in July 2011 but divorced in 2016 in an out of court settlement, with Moss receiving the majority of their wealth, whilst Hince is believed to have acquired possessions the former couple acquired during their four-year marriage, including paintings and other artworks.
Irina Shayk
Victoria’s Secret Model, Irina Shayk, was the first Russian to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011. Before meeting Cooper she was in a five-year relationship with Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Certainly A Keeper
After announcing her first baby with boyfriend Cooper, the model stepped out for a spa day in Los Angeles donning a stunning emerald engagement ring. Bradley Cooper? More like Bradley KEEPER!
Elizabeth Taylor
Actress Elizabeth Taylor’s third husband, producer Mike Todd, gave her a “friendship ring” made up of 29-carats before their 1957 wedding. Their marriage marked the third for both and is the only one which didn't end in divorce.
Happily Never After
Taylor and Todd married in a civil ceremony in Acapulco, Mexico. Todd tragically passed away in a plane crash in 1958. Taylor later commented on all her marriages, "I was happiest with Mike Todd."
Queen Elizabeth II
A ring fit for a queen. Queen Elizabeth II’s engagement ring was created from a tiara which was owned by Prince Philip ’s mother, the Princess Alice of Battenberg. The diamond and aquamarine encrusted tiara was turned into brilliant-cut diamond solitaire with five pavé diamonds on either side set in a classic platinum setting.
Class Is Permanent
The queen and prince are actually distantly related, being third cousins. The couple believes in "stoic values" that are reflective of their generation, as such they do not hold hands in public. Last year, the couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.
Marilyn Monroe
Retired New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio gave actress Marilyn Monroe an eternity band ring, set with 35 baguette-cut diamonds for their 1954 wedding. The marriage lasted just nine months with the couple divorcing soon thereafter.
DiMaggi-Aww
However, the actress reportedly planned on re-marrying DiMaggio prior to her death. After her death, DiMaggio had six long-stemmed roses sent to Monroe’s grave twice a week, every week, for two decades, until he passed away.
Lucille Ball
The actress decided to break with protocol and chose her own engagement ring - a cushion-cut diamond on a thin gold band. Ball married actor and co-star Desi Arnaz in 1940, less than a year after they first met.
A Bump In The Ratings
The two first met while filming the movie Too Many Girls. The couple eventually played on-screen husband and wife in the hugely popular I Love Lucy television series. When Lucille became pregnant in 1953, the show became the first in history to depict a pregnant woman.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Then Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier with a custom Van Cleef & Arpels engagement ring featuring a 2.84-carat emerald and a 2.88-carat diamond.
A Girl's Gotta Work
Bouvier apparently, took a month before deciding to accept the future US President’s proposal as she was assigned to cover the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as a journalist, after which assignment she accepted the future President's marriage proposal.
Natalie Wood
Actress Natalie Wood found her diamond surrounded pearl engagement ring hidden in her champagne glass at champagne Romanoff's restaurant on Rodeo Drive where actor and future husband Robert Wagner proposed to her in December 1957. That’s a touch of glass.
Two For One
Wood and Wagner first met when she was only 14. The actress apparently immediately informed her mother of her plans to marry him. She would do so, twice: Once in 1957 and again in 1972, after reconciling following a 1962 divorce. The two remained married until her untimely death in 1981.
Elizabeth Taylor
