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Wedding

15 Ultra Special, Nontraditional Engagement Rings

Even if you're single and loving it, there's something alluring about being a bride.
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Even if you're single and loving it, there's something alluring about being a bride. That's why we're kicking off wedding season with a month of can't-miss editorial on the best dresses, rings, shoes, and party outfits for a wedding. To kick it off, we're starting at Step 1: the ring. While few women want to resist a big, old-fashioned diamond ring, there are plenty of gorgeous, nontraditional options if you're planning to get engaged and want something different. We combed the market for 15 beautiful, unique rings that, quite frankly, don't require you to plan a wedding around.

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Books

Buy Bella Swan's Engagement Ring — Cool Idea or Too Much?

You can only marry Edward Cullen in your fantasies, but now you can ask your real life lover to propose with the same ring the vamp gave Bella Swan.

You can only marry Edward Cullen in your fantasies, but now you can ask your real life lover to propose with the same ring the vamp gave Bella Swan. The ring, which author Stephenie Meyer and Infinite Jewelry Co. co-designed, made its big debut last Friday in the latest trailer for Eclipse. It matches the description from the book:

"The face was a long oval, set with slanting rows of glittering round stones. The band was gold — delicate and narrow. The gold made a fragile web around the diamonds.”

Now you can get it for as low as $35, but the real diamond version sells for $1,979 — I suppose the makers hope some people will actually wear this as an engagement ring. Do you think it's fun that fans can buy Bella's ring or is this way too much?

Celebrity

Guess the Celeb Proposer by the Engagement Ring!

Celebrity engagement rings are so much fun to ogle, er, admire, and sometimes it's just downright impossible to look away from the romantic bling at hand.

Celebrity engagement rings are so much fun to ogle, er, admire, and sometimes it's just downright impossible to look away from the romantic bling at hand. But that's because these star-studded proposers don't usually have spending limits when it comes time to pop the big question. So, exactly how hard have you been staring? Think you know which guys got down on bended knee to present their leading ladies with these stunning rings? It's time to take this quiz and find out!

Wedding

10 Stylishly Traditional Engagement Rings

Compared to nontraditional types, these stylishly traditional rings encompass a chic, simple, and timeless quality.
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Compared to nontraditional types, these stylishly traditional rings encompass a chic, simple, and timeless quality. Perfect for all you elegant, understated beauties. We picked out our 10 faves — ranging from classic round cuts to the more modern princess cut — for you to lust over. Enjoy!

Wedding

Find Your Dream Engagement Ring at ManikaJewelry.com

Whether you're the nontraditional type or a classic gal, we suggest you peruse ManikaJewelry.com.

Whether you're the nontraditional type or a classic gal, we suggest you peruse ManikaJewelry.com. This SF-based store stocks the crème de la crème of rings made in gold, silver, and even blackened steel (our fave). Even better, a majority of its designers use reclaimed — thus sustainable — metals to create their masterpieces. Manika's bridal rings section displays a wide arrangement, but don't forget to check out the regular rings for even more beautiful wonders.
If you are planning a wedding, already happily wed, or still looking for Mr. Right, start sharing your big day with our community. Don’t forget to check the wedding content box on your post.

Wedding

Solange Azagury-Partridge Gives Bridal Some Tough Love

Before the launch of her company in 1987, jewelry designer Solange Azagury-Partridge had her hands full with a personal project — designing her own engagement ring.

Before the launch of her company in 1987, jewelry designer Solange Azagury-Partridge had her hands full with a personal project — designing her own engagement ring. Now, she's back at it for the rest of us, launching her first 30-piece bridal jewelry line this May.

Tough Love, with prices ranging from $1,500 to $226,000, celebrates the engagement ring as an eclectic statement piece. "You shouldn’t mess around too much with wedding rings. It’s with the engagement rings that you have more fun," she said. So, she did just that, mixing traditional elements like a diamond solitaire with sculpted hands. Another memorable piece, named Till Death Us Do Part, is a reincarnation of her classic Bones ring, but now includes a diamond in its center. Beyond cool.


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Celebrity

Celebrity Engagement Rings That Rock!

Are you ready to experience some of our most talked about celebrity engagement rings?
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Are you ready to experience some of our most talked about celebrity engagement rings? These aren't for the faint of heart. Some are massive, some traditional, some nontraditional — all are Fab. From newly engaged stars such as Hilary Duff and Katy Perry to others like Demi Moore and Ali Larter who have since added new members to their families, these rocks are not-to-be-missed. Which one is your fave? Me? I'd have to go with Nicole's art deco-inspired ring from fiance Joel Madden. Proceed for more celebrity engagement rings.


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Wedding

15 Fabulously Nontraditional Engagement Rings

Let's kick off wedding season with one of the most important components of a wedding: the engagement ring!
Unique Engagement Rings

Let's kick off wedding season with one of the most important components of a wedding: the engagement ring! One little (or big) rock represents so much, and will stay on your finger for the rest of time. For you off-kilter girls, I went on a mad hunt for the most fabulously nontraditional engagement rings out there. I found 15 standouts that I will definitely consult when my time comes. Click on through . . .

Wedding

Love It or Leave It? Disney-Inspired Engagement Rings

Some girls never let go of their wish to be princesses, and thanks to designer Kristie Kelly, they don't have to.

Some girls never let go of their wish to be princesses, and thanks to designer Kristie Kelly, they don't have to. The Kirstie Kelly for Disney by Mouwad collection, shown at Bridal Week in New York, features six engagement rings and wedding bands that pay homage to Disney's leading princesses.

The engagement rings, named after Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, and Belle are supposed to be "subtle references to the personalities of each princess." For example, the baguettes and clean lines of the Ariel ring are supposed to reference the bold style of art deco and Ariel's "bold individuality."

Although I was never a fan of princesses, have no plans of getting married anytime soon, and would feel sheepish taking a leap into adulthood wearing a Disney-inspired engagement ring, I do fancy the look of the Sleeping Beauty ring. What do you feel about this collection?

Wedding

Freaky or Fabulous? Ms. Taken Faux Diamond Ring

Not all guys in clubs are desirable.

Not all guys in clubs are desirable. And why is it that the undesirable ones are always the ones that hit on you? With this new Ms. Taken Faux Diamond Ring ($50), you can easily ward off unwanted men by giving them the finger . . . the ring finger, that is. All you have to do is put the silver key chain fob that houses your faux diamond on your keys and slip your ring on when said males get too close. It's a fun gift for your single ladies! What do you think of this product — freaky or fabulous?

In case you're wondering where I grabbed this from, it's a video response to Justin Timberlake's SNL skit with Andy Sandberg. Warning: Though both videos are hilarious, they're also racy and NSFW.