Thursday, October 2, 2008

A Diamond is Forever


Every girl dreams of the day that her Prince Charming will kneel in front of her, declare his love and propose marriage. And it just so happens that the engagement ring is my favorite part of the process!!! The following fun facts are about some famous engagements and the amazing rings that followed.

~ The first known diamond engagement ring was give to Mary of Burgundy by Maximilian I in 1477.

~ America's sweetheart, Grace Kelly wore a stunning 12 carat diamond and emerald engagement ring given to her by Prince Rainer of Monaco.

~ Elvis Presley gave his bride, Priscilla, a 3.5 carat engagement ring surrounded by 21 carats for their Las Vegas wedding.

~ Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry VIII, is known to have had the world's smallest engagement ring. She was only two years old when betrothed to the infant Dauphin, the son of the King of France.

~ And of course, who can forget the stunning ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton. Known as the Krupp diamond, this 33.19 asscher cut diamond was only to be outdone by his later gift of the Cartier diamond, a D-color, flawless 69.42 carat diamond ring!!!! Yes, please!!!!
Posted by Tali ~ Solutions Bridal at 12:01 PM

1 comment:

BB said...

WOW! So jealous! All of those rings though, I would be scared to wear outside my house, or think about how heavy those would be! Interesting post!

October 2, 2008 at 12:31 PM

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