Getting engaged is a big deal. Making the decision to get married is a major commitment and one of the most special times in your life. You can celebrate your engagement properly by planning ahead and taking the time to enjoy every moment.
First of all, to make the engagement special for your significant other, find the perfect engagement ring. Pay attention to your partner’s style of jewelry to get a good idea of what they like so you can match the ring to their personality.
Make sure that you get a band in a color and metal that they prefer, whether that is yellow gold, white gold, or platinum. You should also choose the cut and carat of the diamond to reflect your partner’s tastes.
An alternative to a traditional diamond that you may want to consider, is called a CVD, or chemical vapor deposition diamond. These gems are man made. They are grown in a lab over the course of about a month, and so they cost less than traditional diamonds.
CVD diamonds are of high quality and identical to traditionally mined diamonds. These diamonds will still have certain imperfections and different grades that are evaluated by a jeweler and affect the cost. Another advantage of a CVD diamond is that there are no negative impacts on the environment that can occur from mining practices.
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Plan the Proposal
Once you have the perfect ring, you should plan your proposal. The day that you propose should be a special day that is fitting for you and your partner. Decide if you should propose in a public setting, or if the moment should be private between the two of you. Some people prefer a private engagement, while others enjoy being surrounded by their family and friends. This is a personal choice, and you may be able to get some insights into your partner’s preferences through casual conversation or by asking advice from those closest to her.
Choose the place that you will propose carefully. It should happen in a special place that has significance to you both. Make the proposal meaningful and from the heart. The words that you use don’t have to be fancy, they just need to be thoughtful and convey your deep feelings. Most people prefer that a proposal is a surprise, so try not to give away what you plan to do.
You may also want to ask your partner’s parents for their blessing before you propose.
Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney are now engaged after the actor popped the question on Valentine’s Day with a heart-shaped engagement ring.
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Lady Gaga, 28, celebrated the news with Taylor Kinney, 33, and family at Joanne’s Trattoria in New York City, Us Weekly reported.
The singer confirmed the happy news on her Instagram, writing: “He gave me his heart on Valentine’s Day, and I said YES!”
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, started dating Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney in 2011 after he stared in her music video for You and I.
Ethan Embry has confirmed on Twitter on Valentine’s Day that he is engaged to his ex-wife, actress Sunny Mabrey.
The 36-year-old Can’t Hardly Wait actor and Sunny Mabrey made their debut as an engaged couple once more on February 14 at the Make-Up & Hair Stylists Guild Awards, where he served as a presenter.
They were photographed kissing on the red carpet and Sunny Mabrey sported a diamond ring on her ring finger.
“Beyoncé is right. I finally listened. Wuh uh oh uh uh oh oh oh,” Ethan Embry tweeted earlier in the day.
Ethan Embry and Sunny Mabrey have no children together. The actor shares a 15-year-old son, Cogeian Sky, with his first ex-wife, Amelinda.
The couple wed in 2005 and Sunny Mabrey filed for divorce in 2012. They reconciled more than a year later.
“God, my love life it’s insane,” Ethan Embry said on dating coach Tara Richter FoXXXy Forum podcast in November 2013, adding: “My ex-wife and I are now dating.”
Bow Wow and girlfriend Erica Mena got engaged, after just six months of dating.
The rapper, real name Shad Moss, confirmed his happy news via Instagram, showing off not only fiancée Erica Mena’s new bling, but also his matching diamond-encrusted Rolex watch.
The 27-year-old Love and Hip Hop New York star first let slip her happy news at the BET Awards in Atlanta on Saturday, September 20.
Bow Wow and Erica Mena got engaged, after just six months of dating (photo Instagram)
When E! asked Erica Mena about her boyfriend, the reality star replied: “Uh … he’s actually my fiancé!”
After thanking fans for their well wishes via Twitter, Bow Wow, 27, who started his professional life as Lil Bow Wow aged 13, proceeded to share the snap of the all important engagement ring.
According to reports, the couple met when Erica Mena appeared on Bow Wow’s BET show 106 & Park. After sharing a kiss on the famous couch, Bow Wow and Erica Mena became boyfriend and girlfriend.
Kevin Hart has announced via Instagram on August 18 that he is engaged to his girlfriend Eniko Parrish.
“She said YEEEEESSSSS…… #Happy #MyRib #iF–kingLoveHer,” Kevin Hart captioned an image of himself and model Eniko Parrish.
Kevin Hart, who has been dating Eniko Parrish for five years, popped the question on her birthday.
“Happy Birthday to the most amazing woman in the world. Today is your day babe and we are going to party like it’s 1999….I love you so much. I’m a better man because of you. P.S your old as s–t now lmao #Dirty30 #HappyBday #ThrowBackPic,” Kevin Hart wrote prior to posting the engagement picture.
Kevin Hart has announced his engagement to girlfriend Eniko Parrish (photo Twitter)
Eniko Parrish tweeted on August 14 the couple do have plans for children at some point: “LOL! Working on it does NOT mean right now. <<Working on it>> means when the timing is right.. We will begin to plan!”
The day of their engagement also marked the premiere of Torrei Hart’s VH1 show Atlanta Exes.
After Kevin Hart’s ex-wife told Entertainment Tonight that Eniko Parrish caused her relationship with Kevin to end, the comedian took to Twitter to defend his now fiancée this past May.
“My woman has nothing to do with my past marriage problems in any way shape or form,” he wrote.
“It’s almost 7yrs total of me not being with my Ex; I guess giving a woman over 20k a month and still being there for her and being a incredible father isn’t enough!”
Elvis Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough, is engaged to Ben Smith-Petersen.
Ben Smith-Petersen announced the news via Facebook on August 14.
Riley Keough is engaged to Ben Smith-Petersen (photo Facebook)
“So that happened,” the stuntman captioned a picture of the two snuggling.
Actress Riley Keough, 25, went without makeup for the ceremony and showed off her gorgeous engagement ring.
Lisa Marie Presley’s daughter and Ben Smith-Petersen first met while filming Mad Max: Fury Road in 2012.
In 2012, Riley Keough was engaged to her Magic Mike co-star Alex Pettyfer. She was also linked to Ryan Cabrera, and denied rumors she hooked up with Robert Pattinson in July 2013.
Courteney Cox is engaged to Snow Patrol’s guitarist Johnny McDaid, the couple reveled on their Twitter accounts.
Johnny McDaid and Courteney Cox posted an announcement simultaneously on their individual Twitter accounts, using the same picture and the captions: “I’m engaged to her” and “I’m engaged to him”.
Johnny McDaid and Courteney Cox posted an engagement announcement simultaneously on their individual Twitter accounts (photo Twitter)
An engagement was first rumored in April.
Courteney Cox was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her engagement finger at the premiere of Just Before I Go.
Johnny McDaid, 37, met Courteney Cox last year through mutual friend Ed Sheeran.
The singer predicted that the couple would marry after they moved in together.
Former Friends actress Courteney Cox, who has just celebrated her 50th birthday, is 13 year older than her new fiancé.
Courteney Cox finalized her divorce from ex-husband David Arquette in May 2013 just before their 14th wedding anniversary. The former couple share custody of their 10-year-old daughter Coco.
According to new reports, Cheryl Hines is engaged to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Cheryl Hines and RFK Jr. first started dating in 2012 and their engagement news was shared at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix, Arizona, held on April 29, Us Weekly reported.
Cheryl Hines and RFK Jr. first started dating in 2012 and their engagement news was shared at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix
This will be the second marriage for Cheryl Hines, 48, and the third for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 60, who specializes in environmental law.
When they’re not traveling together, the couple enjoys volunteering and promoting their respective causes.
RFK Jr. has six children from his first two marriages. His shares his oldest two children, Bobby III, 29, and Kathleen, 26, with first wife Emily Ruth Black. He shared his other four kids, Conor, 19, Kyra, 18, Finn, 16, and Aiden, 13, with second wife, the late Mary Kathleen Richardson.
George Clooney is to wed his girlfriend, lawyer Amal Alamuddin, her law firm has confirmed.
“The barristers and staff of Doughty Street Chambers offer their best wishes and congratulations… on their engagement to be married,” the London firm said in a statement.
George Clooney, 52, and Amal Alamuddin, 36, have been dating since last October, according to reports.
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin have been dating since last October (photo Getty Images)
The actor was previously married to Talia Balsam, whom he divorced in 1993.
Since then, George Clooney has been seen as one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors.
Amal Alamuddin was educated at Oxford and New York University and was recruited by her current firm in 2010.
The British human rights lawyer has represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in extradition proceedings and advised UN former secretary-general Kofi Annan on the Syrian crisis.
Doughty Street chief executive Robin Jackson said Amal Alamuddin had been “utterly wonderful” since she joined the firm in 2010.
A fluent French and Arabic speaker, Amal Alamuddin is said to have spent time with George Clooney in New York, Tanzania and the Seychelles.
Speculation that George Clooney was planning to remarry escalated over the weekend after his girlfriend was seen wearing a ring on her wedding finger at a Los Angeles restaurant.
George Clooney recently popped the question to girlfriend Amal Alamuddin, a source close to the couple has confirmed to People magazine.
“George and Amal are trying to keep things very low-key but they also aren’t really trying to hide this, it doesn’t seem. I think it’s like they want the people they love to know that this is real, that they plan on being together forever,” the source told the publication.
George Clooney recently popped the question to girlfriend Amal Alamuddin
On Thursday, George Clooney, 52, and 36-year-old Amal Alamuddin, a British attorney who specializes in international law and human rights, were spotted dining at trendy eatery Nobu in Malibu, alongside Cindy Crawford and husband Rande Gerber, a longtime friend of Clooney’s. Engagement rumors flew after witnesses at the restaurant noted that Amal Alamaddin was wearing quite the diamond sparkler on her ring finger.
On Friday, a George Clooney rep addressed the rumor mill, saying: “I don’t comment on my client’s personal life.”
George Clooney has had many high-profile romances, including ones with Stacy Keibler, Kelly Preston, Renee Zellwegger and Elisabetta Canalis, during his decades in the limelight. He was also married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to1993.
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, who are couple for nearly two years, are now engaged, Us Weekly reported.
“She is crazy about him!” a source close to the couple told the publication.
Mila Kunis, 30, dropped a subtle hint while shopping with her mom at The Grove in Los Angeles on Thursday as she wore a noticeable ring on her engagement finger.
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are now engaged
If they get married, it will be the first marriage for Mila Kunis and the second for 36-year-old Ashton Kutcher, who finalized his once-contentious divorce from Demi Moore last November.
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, 51, split in fall 2010 following his infamous San Diego fling with Sara Leal.
Mila Kunis ended her 8-year relationship with Macauley Culkin around the same time.
Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, announced that she had got engaged to Nick Gordon just last week.
Bobbi Kristina Brown, 20, already pressed fast-forward to the honeymoon as she’s been enjoying a very public PDA with her “brother” fiancé Nick Gordon in the warm Florida water.
She has been showing off her shapely body and her affection for 24-year-old Nick Gordon on her summer break.
Nick Gordon is the boy Whitney Houston took in when he was 16.
However, one person who isn’t pleased about the big announcement is Bobbi Kristina’s father, Bobby Brown.
Bobby Brown, 44, told TMZthat he’s not happy about the news and is irked that Nick Gordon never called him to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage, but he did add that he wants her to be happy.
Rather than celebrating her news, Bobbi Kristina Brown came out of the traps to defend herself last week.
Bobbi Kristina Brown announced that she had got engaged to Nick Gordon
Bobbi Kristina Brown and Nick Gordon’s relationship has been the subject of scrutiny and a fair amount of eyebrow raising since Whitney Houston passed away in February 2012.
And so Bobbi Kristina Brown tackled the scandal in the post on her Facebook page last Wednesday.
She writes: “YES, we me nick are engaged. I’m tired of hearing people say <<eww your engaged to your brother or if Whitney was still alive would we be together or would she approve of this>>.
“Let me clear up something, we aren’t even real brother and sister nor is he my adoptive brother. My mom never adopted him. In fact, mommy was the one who even said that she knew that we were going to start dating. My mom knows me better than any of you.”
Bobbi Kristina Brown continued: “A lot of ‘yall are saying that y’all are only saying this all out of love. Which is bull because if that was so, all you would want is for me to be happy.
“People need to seriously stop judging my relationship. Pretty sure it’s my own decision who I want to be with.
“Yes, my relationship may not be perfect. We will have rough patches, just like every other relationship.
“And we have had our rough patches. You may or may not agree with my relationship. You may or may not respect it. Judge me, go ahead.
‘Your opinions are yours and mine are mine. It is my life and not yours. The decisions I make have nothing to do with you. Goodnight.”
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