Engagement rings are an investment that sets the tone for a relationship as it moves into its next phase of life—one of either sparkling success or deep, deep debt. The four “Cs” in analyzing diamond rings are: cut, clarity, color, and carat. But there’s a fifth, extremely important « C: » cost!
Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer are relatively low-key celebrities, but their engagement ring begs to differ. The musician recently confirmed his engagement on his podcast, weeks after Gummer—the actress daughter of Meryl Streep—was spotted in London wearing a stunning diamond ring. According to Page Six, experts have estimated that the ring is three to five carats and could easily have costed over $100,000!
But that’s not even close to the most expensive celebrity engagement rings. Check out this gallery to see which celebrities were offered the most exorbitant sparklers in exchange for everlasting(ish) love.
All amounts in USD.
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Demi Lovato
One of the most exorbitant displays of affection belongs to Demi Lovato, whose ex-boyfriend, former ‘Young and the Restless’ star Max Ehrich, proposed with an enormous emerald-cut diamond flanked by trapezoid accent diamonds, which experts believe could be between seven and 10 carats, which is estimated to be worth a whopping US$1 million!
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To compare
For us mere mortals, the average engagement ring is $6,351, according to data from 2017, which is a 25% increase from 2011. People are spending more and more on one-of-a-kind rings, and celebrities aren’t impervious to the trend!
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Emma Stone
A-lister Emma Stone got engaged to ‘SNL’ writer and segment director David McCary, and the vintage-inspired ring is estimated to be worth around $35,000 to $45,000.
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Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson got engaged to Colin Jost in 2019, later revealing her $400,000 engagement ring for the first time at Comic-Con.
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Sarah Hyland
‘Modern Family’ star Sarah Hyland and ‘The Bachelor in Paradise’ personality Wells Adams got engaged in 2019. An expert suggested that the ring cost anywhere from $100,000 to $200,000.
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Karlie Kloss
Joshua Kushner (Jared Kushner’s brother) gave the supermodel a seven- or eight-carat cushion-cut diamond ring worth anywhere from $200,000 to $500,000.
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Jennifer Lopez
Ben Affleck proposed in 2002 with a pink 6.1-carat Harry Winston diamond worth a cool $2.5 million!
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Jennifer Lopez
Marc Anthony topped Affleck’s proposal with a blue eight-carat ring worth $4 million, according to Daily Mail.
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Blake Lively
Ryan Reynolds picked out a 12-carat Lorraine Schwartz ring at an estimated cost of $2.5 million, to add a little sparkle to his already glittering partner.
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Hailey Baldwin
Justin Bieber offered the model a large oval-shaped diamond between 6 and 10 carats, worth $500,000, TMZ reports. Oh, and the promise to love her forever.
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Celebrity engagement ring envy
Fans unearthed one of Hailey Baldwin’s tweets about wanting an engagement ring as big as Lively’s, and pointed out that Baldwin’s ring actually looks a lot like her oval diamond. Bieber was paying attention!
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Aristotle Onassis, her second husband, proposed with a ring called the Lesotho III diamond, worth $2.6 million. The former First Lady allegedly only wore this piece twice before storing it in a safe, Who What Wear reports.
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Kim Kardashian
Kanye West proposed to Kim Kardashian in 2013, offering up a humble 15-carat diamond. Feeling that it wasn’t enough, he later gave her a new 20-carat ring, totaling at around $5 million.
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Kim Kardashian
Perhaps Kanye felt he had to top Kris Humphries’ proposal, which included a nearly $2 million, 16.2-carat ring from Lorraine Schwartz.
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Gabrielle Union
Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade offered the stunning actress an equally stunning 8.5-carat ring worth about $1 million.
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Meghan Markle
Prince Harry popped the question to the American actress with a three-stone six-carat ring, estimated to be worth between $150,000 and $350,000.
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Meghan Markle
Similar to Kate Middleton’s 12-carat sapphire engagement stone, Markle’s ring contains diamonds from the late Princess Diana’s jewelry collection.
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Ariana Grande
The singer’s whirlwind engagement to ‘SNL’ comedian Pete Davidson was sealed with a diamond ring reported to be over three carats and worth an estimated $92,000.
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Beyoncé
Jay-Z reportedly shelled out $5 million for Queen Bey’s 18-carat emerald-cut diamond ring.
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Gwyneth Paltrow
The actress got engaged in early 2018 to television writer and ‘Glee’ co-creator Brad Falchuk. The large blue sapphire ring is anywhere from 10 to 13 carats and could be worth $500,000, according to Money.
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Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt chose a 16-carat Robert Procop ring, worth about $1 million to propose to Jolie. Though things have sadly come to an end for the legendary couple, the ring is still undeniably beautiful.
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Sophie Turner
The ‘Game of Thrones’ star was offered a unique double-banded engagement ring of at least two carats, which could cost up to $150,000. The lucky, and well-off, man is singer Joe Jonas.
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Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier III of Monaco shelled out an easy $4 million to give Kelly a gorgeous 10.5-carat ring from Cartier.
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Jennifer Aniston
Before the roller-coaster of their relationship really took off, Aniston and Justin Theroux were all smiles and nine-carat diamond rings, which cost Theroux an estimated $1 million.
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Paris Hilton
Chris Zylka proposed to the star in the Aspen mountaintops with a 20-carat, pear-shaped diamond ring, which cost $2 million, according to People. Sadly, the relationship did not work out.
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Kate Upton
Justin Verlander, of the Houston Astros, popped the question to his model girlfriend with an eight-karat Anita Ko ring, estimated to be worth $1.5 million. And look how happy they are about it!
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Miranda Kerr
Evan Spiegel, the founder of Snapchat, asked the gorgeous model to be his with a 2.5-carat diamond ring that has an estimated cost of $55,000.
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Lady Gaga
The queen of little monsters received a ring fit for royalty! Her ex Taylor Kinney gave her a six-carat Lorraine Schwartz ring at an estimated price of $500,000.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton chose the Krupp Diamond to propose to Elizabeth Taylor, which weighed in at a whopping 33.19 carats, and was worth around $8.8 million!
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Katie Holmes
TomKat became officially engaged in 2005 with a five-carat ring that cost $1.5 million, according to Who What Wear.
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Carrie Underwood
Mike Fisher popped the question to the country singer with a five-carat circular and pale yellow diamond ring, worth an estimated $150,000.
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Jessica Biel
Justin Timberlake reportedly had a hand in designing his now-wife’s ring, taking inspiration from vintage ring styles, and costing him a relatively affordable $130,000.
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Nicole Kidman
Keith Urban gave the actress a unique Cartier ring made up of several diamonds, which is estimated to be worth $51,000. How humble!
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Julianne Hough
Brooks Laich proposed to the actress with a seven-carat Lorraine Schwartz ring, which only set him back an estimated $350,000.
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Ciara
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson knew what he was doing when he offered her a 16-carat ring worth an estimated $2 million.
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Mariah Carey
Nick Cannon offered the singer a stunning diamond ring worth $2.5 million. She clearly loved it! Unfortunately, diamonds aren’t the key to lasting relationships.
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Mariah Carey
Billionaire James Packer blows everyone out of the water with the blinding 35-carat emerald-cut diamond ring he gave the diva, which reportedly cost $10 million! Again, diamonds still couldn’t save their relationship.
See also: Whirlwind celebrity engagements
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