Engagement rings

The couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, despite their separation, are still one of the most beautiful couples in Hollywood. The engagement took place in early 2012. By this point, the couple had already been living together for years. It is believed that the romance of the stars was born on the set of the film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" in 2005. Officially a couple of stars recognized themselves in January 2006, reporting that Angelina is expecting a child with Brad. To the engagement with his beloved and mother of children Brad Pitt prepared thoroughly. According to jeweler Robert Prokop, it took a year to create the ring. It took a long time to find the center diamond: it had to be of the highest quality and "match Jolie", look harmoniously on her hand and reflect her nature. And such a stone was found: the ring is crowned by a rectangular diamond of 6 carats. It is surrounded by a scatter of smaller jewels, which decorate the rim. The total combined weight of the stones is 16 …

Figure 1. How long should the wedding be after the engagement Engagement is the moment when a young man makes a marriage proposal to his beloved, and she gives her consent to the future marriage. From that moment on, they are considered "engaged". Historically, at this moment a man presents a ring as a presentation. Upon consenting to the marriage, the girl accepts it. Initially, such a gift carried two main functions: on the one hand, it showed the welfare of the groom. According to the value of the ring, the bride's relatives determined how wealthy the young man was and whether he would be able to provide for the future of the family. On the other hand, the engagement ring on the girl's finger informed the whole circle that she was not free. Today, the engagement ring has partly lost its "function": few people choose a life partner by wealth. And the presence of jewelry on the finger of a young lady is not always indicative of her status: it can be just a piece of jewelry.…

You have decided to propose marriage and heart to your beloved, but do not know how to give an original engagement ring? Do not worry: not knowing is perfectly normal. After all, most often, this event happens in life once. How to give an engagement ring The moment of presenting a ring is quite exciting for most men. Use our tips. Perhaps one of the options will be to your liking. Timeless classics Fig. 1. The classic variant of how to present an engagement ring This method can not be called original, but it does not lose its relevance. The ring is presented in a beautiful box. The groom gets down on one knee and holds out the cherished jewelry in an open case. In a glass with champagne Fig. 2. Engagement ring in a champagne glass During the festive feast, serve (yourself or the waiter, if you are in a restaurant) a flute, at the bottom of which there is a ring. The main thing, make sure that the lady of your heart noticed it: a swallowed ring is unlikely to add romance to th…

An engagement ring is a piece of jewelry that a man presents to a girl on the day of engagement. If the girl accepts the ring, the engagement is considered to have taken place, and the participants of the action acquire the status of bride and groom. Alas, it is not uncommon for rings to be lost. This happens both because of a mistake with the size, when the ring is a little too big, and because of the long period of wear. Often between the engagement and the wedding can be more than one year. Or maybe the wedding has already passed and the ring was lost afterward? We understand that you are upset. What should we do? What do the omens say about losing an engagement ring? The loss of an engagement ring in all cultures is interpreted as a bad omen. It is believed that if the ring is lost before the wedding: one of the lovers has frivolous intentions; the groom has fallen in love with another woman; the girl is not ready for marriage; the wedding may not take place. T…

Fig 1. The ring of Hürrem Sultan from "The Magnificent Century" series They say that fairy tales are for babies, the best way to spend the evening with mom and a great sleeping pill for restless babies. But is it so? And if so, why did millions of people every week stuck to the TV screen to immerse themselves once again in a luxurious oriental tale about a sultan and his red-haired slave girl? Why for years crowds of women (and men too, let's be honest) discussed the twists and turns of the fates of the beautiful Hürrem, the formidable Suleyman and the sultan's harem? Of course, the series "The Magnificent Century" - not quite a fairy tale, and is based on real events. But very much the plot of these real events resembles the story of Cinderella, mankind's favorite all-time love story of a beautiful prince and a poor girl. True, in the European fairy tale about an unfortunate orphan symbol of this love was a crystal slipper, and in the Eastern - the ring of Hürrem Sultan, wh…

Kate Middleton received Princess Diana's engagement ring as an engagement ring. The same famous jewelry with a gorgeous Ceylon sapphire and diamonds, which in its time made a lot of noise in the aristocratic circles of Great Britain. Fig. 1. Engagement ring of Princess Diana and Kate Middleton It would seem that the story of Charles and Diana's marriage, one of the saddest in the history of the Crown. So why was it necessary to take this particular piece of jewelry as an engagement ring? From Diana to Kate After the divorce, Diana returned the ring, as tradition demanded, to the royal treasury. After her death, Charles allowed his sons to each choose one piece of jewelry from their mother's possessions. William chose a gold watch and the younger Harry chose a wedding ring. When it became known that William was preparing to propose to Kate Middleton, Harry showed a gesture of brotherly love and handed the ring to William (it should be noted that at that time Harry was a free…

Sometimes relationships end before they reach the wedding date. Or spouses separate some time after the wedding because of the fact that they are unable to continue their common life, and sometimes even to communicate. Anything happens - this is life, and even those who planned to always be together, often turns out not to be on the way. But what to do with the engagement ring after the breakup? After all, if the relationship is broken by a man, the ring remains with the woman. Let's deal with it.

What do folk omens say

The tradition of giving an engagement ring has appeared recently. As it often happens, we owe it to the luxurious Hollywood divas and marketers of jewelry houses. The tradition is undoubtedly both beautiful and very practical.

Firstly, an engagement ring with a dazzling diamond (and a diamond is a must) looks great, pleases the bride and shades her beauty. Secondly, the shine of such jewelry on the girl's finger mak…

Looking for a diamond engagement ring and can't decide? We have compiled 10 of the best options for you: from affordable models to exclusive variants. Inexpensive engagement rings costing up to 100,000 roubles A diamond ring is not always expensive. If you want, you can find models whose price is no more than 30 thousand rubles. In this case, the ring will look very decent: the center stone can have a weight of up to 0.5 carats. Classic model with a 0.39-carat diamond Classic model of white gold of 585 standard. The laconic setting is made in European style. The ring is decorated with a 0.39 carat diamond with a slight yellowish tint. Inexpensive model, which will be to the taste of connoisseurs of minimalism. Classic model with a yellow diamond of 0.33 carats Another model close to the engagement classic. The frame is made of 585 white gold. It has an original design: thanks to the hollows near the mountings of the stone, the light falls on it at different angles, which …

Looking for a diamond engagement ring and can't decide? We have compiled 10 of the best options for you: from affordable models to exclusive variants. Inexpensive engagement rings costing up to 100,000 roubles A diamond ring is not always expensive. If you want, you can find models whose price is no more than 30 thousand rubles. In this case, the ring will look very decent: the center stone can have a weight of up to 0.5 carats. Classic model with a 0.39-carat diamond Classic model of white gold of 585 standard. The laconic setting is made in European style. The ring is decorated with a 0.39 carat diamond with a slight yellowish tint. Inexpensive model, which will be to the taste of connoisseurs of minimalism. Classic model with a yellow diamond of 0.33 carats Another model close to the engagement classic. The frame is made of 585 white gold. It has an original design: thanks to the hollows near the mountings of the stone, the light falls on it at different angles, which …

Have you decided to gift a ring to your sweetheart? Support! Jewelry is a great gift for any occasion: whether it's an engagement, wedding, anniversary, other holiday or a surprise "just because". Or maybe you decided to please your beloved? In any case, to make a purchase you need to know the size of the ring. If you buy jewelry in the store together with the future owner of the presentation - everything is as simple as possible. In jewelry there are special bundles of rings to determine the size. Alas, this is not always the case. Very often you need to discreetly find out the size to make a surprise. If the purchase is made by a girl for herself, especially in an online store, the question of determining the size is also relevant: not all members of the fair sex remember their sizes. Especially since with general weight loss or weight gain, the size can change a lot. So, the task is clear: we need to find out the exact size of the ring at home. In this article, we will t…