2025 is formally right here, and whereas January is a month well-known for post-engagement celebrations (over 30 % of the calendar yr’s proposals happen in December!), it’s additionally the beginning of the NFL’s postseason. Over the following three weeks, groups from the American Soccer Convention (AFC) and the Nationwide Soccer Convention (NFC) will compete for a spot in Tremendous Bowl LIX. Nonetheless, right here at BRIDES, we’re targeted on a distinct sort of playoff image. Slightly than a contest primarily based on touchdowns, discipline objectives, and two-point conversions, we’re internet hosting a contest centered round carats, cuts, and gem stones. Welcome to the Ring Tremendous Bowl!
Every week on our Instagram account, we’ll pit iconic engagement rings in opposition to each other in a diamond-shaped bracket and ask you to vote in your favourite; the winner of every match-up will advance to the following spherical of the competitors. As for the engagement rings on our beginning lineup? All of those sparklers are spectacular in their very own proper. Some are identified for his or her gorgeous minimize or middle stone, others are well-known for his or her hefty price ticket, and others nonetheless are merely iconic due to the {couples} they signify. And whereas a few of these duos are now not collectively, their rings (and relationships, for that matter) are remembered as necessary components of popular culture.
We have stacked this roster to make selecting a winner difficult, however the way you vote is totally as much as you: Maybe you favor one A-lister’s cushion-cut diamond, or end up extra intrigued by a sure royal’s ring’s sapphire middle. And whereas everybody has their very own private preferences in relation to this all-important accent, the query stays: Do others agree along with your take? In our contest, you’ll be capable to see and perceive what the general public really thinks about a number of the most well-known engagement rings as we slim down our winner.
Earlier than the competitors can formally begin, we have to introduce you to our opponents. Spanning a number of a long time, industries, and ages, the next engagement rings are a number of the finest we’ve ever seen—and now, we’re able to put them to the take a look at. Forward, we break down the cuts, gem stones, worth tags, and proposal tales behind every of those 16 rings, so you have got a cheat sheet to reference every week.
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Kate Middleton’s Heirloom Sapphire Engagement Ring
That is arguably some of the well-known engagement rings on the planet. Prince William requested Kate Middleton to marry him with this 12-carat, oval-cut sapphire stone set in 18-karat white gold in 2010; the bauble famously as soon as belonged to his mom, the late Princess Diana. The sparkler, which additionally consists of 14 smaller diamonds, is reportedly price near $520,000.
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Meghan Markle’s Three-Stone Engagement Ring
Prince Harry proposed to Fits actress Meghan Markle in 2017 with a three-carat, cushion-cut diamond sourced from Botswana; Harry, who designed the ring on his personal, had the diamond set on a gold band. Whereas his late mom’s well-known ring was already on the hand of the prince’s sister-in-law, Harry nonetheless discovered a strategy to honor her by way of his proposal piece: Two spherical diamonds from Princess Diana’s private assortment encompass the middle stone. The ring has solely gotten sparklier over time, because the Duchess of Sussex upgraded the ring’s gold band to pavé shortly after her son’s start in 2019.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Pink Diamond Engagement Ring
When Ben Affleck proposed to the Jennifer Lopez for the primary time in 2002, he did so with a six-carat, radiant-cut pink Harry Winston diamond. The ring, which additionally included two white diamonds on both facet of the middle stone, reportedly value $2.5 million. The A-list duo finally postponed—and later known as off—their nuptials simply at some point earlier than they deliberate to tie the knot in 2004.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Inexperienced Diamond Engagement Ring
For Lopez and Affleck, all the things was greater—and a bit dearer—the second time round. When the couple reconnected in 2021, it wasn’t lengthy earlier than the Deep Water actor re-popped the query to the “Jenny from the Block” singer. In 2022, the Maid in Manhattan star stepped out sporting a $5.6 million-dollar inexperienced diamond set on a platinum band and surrounded by two half-moon-shaped diamonds. Whereas the sparkler included a message of the actor’s dedication to the singer (“not.going.anyplace.”), Lopez finally filed for divorce on August 20, 2024, precisely two years after they tied the knot.
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Hailey Bieber’s Oval-Lower Diamond Engagement Ring
In 2018, Hailey Baldwin turned “one much less lonely lady” when Justin Bieber requested her to marry him with a solitaire, oval-cut diamond set on an 18-karat gold band that’s reportedly price $500,000. The singer proposed whereas the 2 have been vacationing within the Bahamas and subsequently introduced the information with a prolonged Instagram put up.
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Sofia Richie’s Emerald-Lower Diamond Engagement Ring
Sofia Richie, a social media star and mannequin, stated “sure” to marrying Elliot Grainge, a British document government, in April 2022. Grainge, who had identified Richie for years earlier than they began courting in 2021, proposed with a six-carat emerald-cut diamond in a platinum solitaire setting designed by Stephanie Gottlieb. The proposal, which befell in Hawaii, featured an ethereal aisle lined with pillar candles and scattered with petals resulting in a desk outfitted with a bottle of chilled Champagne.
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Serena Williams’ Oval-Lower Diamond Engagement Ring
After first assembly on the Cavalieri Resort in Rome earlier than she was scheduled to play within the 2015 Italian Open, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian returned to the identical spot to suggest to tennis star Serena Williams. Ohanian obtained down on one knee with a hoop that includes an oval-cut middle stone surrounded by two smaller diamonds on a platinum band; the piece has an estimated price of roughly $2 million.
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Ciara’s Sensible-Lower Diamond Engagement Ring
When it got here time for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson to suggest to the pop star in 2016, he did so with a 16-carat, brilliant-cut diamond surrounded by trapezoid and pear-shaped diamonds that clocked in round $2.5 million. Wilson shortly took to Instagram after Ciara stated “sure,” sharing a video of the 2 celebrating on a seashore within the Seychelles.
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Olivia Culpo’s Three-Stone Oval Diamond Engagement Ring
4 years after Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey began their relationship, the operating again for the San Francisco 49ers obtained down on one knee on April 2, 2023, and requested the previous Miss Universe to marry him. He did so with a three-stone oval diamond ring surrounded by epaulette facet stones and set in a handcrafted gold and platinum setting. The piece, which McCaffrey labored with Ring Concierge to design, is price between $100,000 to $200,000.
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Angelina Jolie’s Artwork Deco-Impressed Engagement Ring
The actors, who first met on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, obtained engaged when Brad Pitt offered Angelina Jolie with a 16-carat, emerald-cut diamond surrounded by trapezoid baguette stones. The Artwork Deco-inspired ring, which Pitt was reportedly closely concerned within the design of, was created by Robert Procop and is reportedly valued at $250,000.
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Jennifer Aniston’s Cushion-Lower Solitaire Diamond Engagement Ring
In 2012, Justin Theroux requested Jennifer Aniston to marry him almost seven years after her high-profile break up from Pitt. He did so with a a nine-carat, cushion-cut solitaire diamond ring price roughly $1 million—$500,000 greater than her nine-carat, brilliant-cut stone from her well-known first husband. Whereas the 2 ultimately filed for divorce in 2018, they nonetheless stay shut mates.
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Lily Collins’ Rose-Lower Morganite Engagement Ring
Choosing one thing out of the atypical, Charlie McDowell, a movie director and screenwriter, proposed to Lily Collins, the star of Emily in Paris, with a uncommon rose-cut morganite ring designed by jeweler Irene Neuwirth; the second unfolded throughout a hike, per the actress’ engagement announcement put up on Instagram in 2020. With an estimated weight between two and three carats and price ticket of round $4,000, the stone was set in a diamond halo with a brushed gold setting. Sadly, in Could 2023, the sparkler was reported stolen from a spa locker room, together with the actress’ marriage ceremony band. The ring pictured right here is Collin’s substitute bauble, which is almost equivalent to the unique; the duo seems to have made just a few modifications through the redesign course of, opting for a similar bezel setting, however mixing metals (gold and platinum) to maximise shine.
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Selena Gomez’s Marquise-Lower Engagement Ring
Songwriter Benny Blanco popped the query to actress and singer Selena Gomez in late 2024—and shortly despatched the web ablaze over the marquise-cut engagement ring he selected for her (and a viral concept that he proposed whereas they have been taking pictures a Taco Bell business!). Whereas confirmed particulars in regards to the sparkler, which was designed by Katherine Theofilos Claster and Stephanie Theofilos of Abril Barret, have but to emerge, Individuals experiences that it’s considered a six-carat diamond price $225,000.
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Samira Wiley’s Princess-Lower Solitaire Diamond Engagement Ring
This duo has Orange Is the New Black to thank for his or her coupling. After assembly on the set of the hit Netflix present, Lauren Morelli determined to suggest to Samira Wiley in October 2016 whereas the 2 have been on trip in Palm Springs; she did so with a princess-cut solitaire diamond on a gold band. They returned to the locale in March of the next yr to tie the knot.
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Katy Perry’s Flower-Formed Ruby Engagement Ring
Within the final romantic gesture, Pirates of the Caribbean actor Orlando Bloom proposed to “Firework” singer Katy Perry on Valentine’s Day in 2019 whereas the 2 have been on a helicopter experience. The stone’s coloration even matched the vacation, as Bloom chosen a flower-shaped ring that includes a ruby middle stone encircled in smaller diamonds.
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Gisele Bündchen’s Cushion-Lower Diamond Engagement Ring
A soccer star and a supermodel stroll right into a bar—and instantly fall in love. That’s the story for Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen who first crossed paths at a wine bar in New York Metropolis in 2006. The quarterback proposed simply two years after that preliminary assembly with a four-carat, cushion-cut diamond estimated to be price simply shy of $150,000. Nonetheless, after being married for 13 years (and having two kids collectively), the couple known as it quits in 2022.
