Superstar Wedding Rings

Whether it is an 10-carat marquise stone such as the one worn by Catherine Zeta-Jones when she promised to wed Michael Douglas, or the 5-carat square shaped band in lead setting, such as the one offered by Tom Cruise to Katie Holmes, celebrity yellow diamond engagement rings are just as much a to the Hollywood glitz and glamour as any little bit of jewelry.Just what exactly makes celebrity engagement rings so attractive? Apart from the very fact that they are glimpses into the personal lives of larger-than-life persons, their existence in this actual, 3-D world we ordinary mortals reside in makes us all think that story book endings may indeed be feasible for us, too, after all. Celebrity engagement rings transcend the circumstance and pomp of Hollywood and hit at ab muscles appearance of true and suffering love. Or at the least the impression of it. Indeed, you can argue that star engagement rings and this new variety of commercialism are responsible for the malaise that grabs today's state of marriages, particularly Hollywood people. Still, these rings are no further just Hollywood props. They are real, they're right here and they do not come at a low priced price.Billionaire entrepreneur Donald Trump offered a $1 million 13-carat ruby to Melania Knauss cut engagement ring. Britney Spears placed perhaps not one, but two engagement rings: a 4 carat cushion-cut band in a jewelry pave environment and another one which was directed at her by (now ex) partner Kevin Federline. Not to be beaten, Paris Hilton sported two engagement rings herself: a canary diamond ring distributed by erstwhile fiance Paris Latsis which arrived at a massive $5 million, and another one, an awesome $2.1 million 15 carat bright diamond ring.Despite the present development in engagement rings that says bigger is way better, celebrity engagement rings show otherwise. Just consider the 18-carat deep blue square pearl used by Lady Diana Spencer when she offered to wed Prince Charles. Most of us discover how that ended up. When she was engaged to Ben Affleck or the much-talked about $3-million 6-carat glowing shaped green stone Jennifer Lopez wore. Jennifer Lopez went on to marry Latin superstar Marc Anthony and Ben Affleck trotted down to domestic happiness with still another Hollywood actor, also named Jennifer.Nowadays, an easy band only does not quite cut it anymore. In accordance with the Diamond Information Center, the new three-stone diamond ring is quickly becoming the engagement ring of preference within the Hollywood circles. The three stones on Madonna's 5-carat Edwardian band with bezel options distributed by man Guy Ritchie characterize mother, father and daughter Rocco. Prince Charles gave Camilla Parker Bowles a platinum band by having an emerald-cut core diamond and three diamond baguettes on each side. Originally from the Queen Mother, the ring is believed to be valued at over $1 million.Celebrities have long focused consumer matters and popular culture. When Marilyn Monroe purred the now popular range "diamonds are a girl's best friend," income in the diamond engagement ring market skyrocketed. Because not everybody are able to afford the companies of jewelers-to-the-stars Neil Lane or Harry Winston, some have chosen to have reproductions produced as an alternative. Replicas of Lopez's uncommon 6-carat red band presently retail at a far more affordable price. The price of the replicas depends upon the grade of the stones and the materials utilized in reproducing it. Reproductions may transform a regular bride-to-be to the likes of Elizabeth Taylor or Jackie Kennedy. Certainly, the key to the publics countless fascination with celebrity engagement rings lies in its interest make us nevertheless yearn for that elusive happily-ever after.