3 Carats
Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande had only been dating a few months before he popped the question. (And of course, a few months later they ended the engagement.) Any other ring and he may have walked away disappointed. Ariana’s bling is a stunning 3-carat pear-shaped rock surrounded by a halo of more diamonds.
3.5 Carats
Miley has sure surprised us over the years, but no more than when she announced that she was engaged to her long-time on-and-off-again boyfriend Liam Helmsworth. He popped the question with a 3.5-carat diamond ring with a pretty hefty price tag. The two did get married, but unfortunately, it didn't last.
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3.8 Carats
Prince Harry got a little bit creative with his engagement. Instead of choosing a family heirloom to pass along to his love, he decided to instead create one using diamonds that his mother left to him. Meghan’s engagement ring consists of a 3-carat cushion-cut stone with one smaller round-cut diamond on each side, each about .4 carats.
4-5 Carats
Despite the "drinking blood" scandals reminiscent of Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton and cringe couple's posts on Instagram, fans weren't shocked when rapper Machine Gun Kelly proposed to actress Megan Fox in Puerto Rico. Page Six gemologist Olivia Landau estimated the cost of the ring to fall within the range of $50,000 to $75,000! But fans were caught off guard by the "thorns" on the ring so it would cause pain to Fox if she ever took it off... Sure, beauty is pain, but that is just plain weird!
5 Carats
Since they got married rather quickly and in secret, Emily’s now-husband, producer Sebastian Bear-McClard, must have not had time to purchase the perfect engagement ring because she was only sporting a plain gold band for about a year. But oh, did he make up for it. She now sports a 5-carat diamond ring on her finger - 3 carats for the pear-shaped stone and 2 carats for the princess cut.
5 Carats
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley premiered the giant rock fiance Jason Statham gave her on the 2016 Golden Globe Awards red carpet. Safe to say, the sparkler stole the show!
6-10 Carats
Although these two were on and off the down low for a while, when it came time for the Biebs to pop the question to Hailey Baldwin, he went for a one-of-a-kind piece from Jack Solow of Solow & Co. jewelry. No one will confirm or deny the size of the ring, but it’s safe to say that it’s somewhere between 6 and 10 carats of beautiful!
6.1 Carats
Okay, okay, before there was a Marc Anthony, there was a Bennifer—as in Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. Even though she had already been married twice before at this point, she didn’t hesitate to say yes when he popped the question. However, the two broke up less than a year later.
8.5 Carats
Once upon a time there were two Puerto Rican superstars who fell in love. Marc Anthony proposed to Jennifer Lopez with a rare blue 8.5-carat diamond ring. Her love might not cost a thing, but that ring certainly did. Although the marriage didn’t last, the two remain good friends to this day.
8 Carats
Okay. This one isn’t an engagement ring. Rather call it an “I’m sorry my name is in the tabloids and I’m sorry” ring from her super star NBA Hall of Famer husband Kobe Bryant. Either way, this girl wouldn’t say no to an apology like that if it came attached to an 8-carat rare purple diamond ring. Apparently, Vanessa didn’t either.
8.5 carats
Gabrielle Union received this 8.5-carat diamond ring from NBA player Dwayne Wade on December 20, 2013, after four years of dating. The pair tied the knot a little less than a year later on August 30, 2014.
10 Carats
They’ve been married for close to two decades now, but Catherine Zeta-Jones’ Fred Leighton side-set marquise diamond ring still sparkles just the same. Especially at 10 carats. Not to mention that the center stone is surrounded by smaller diamonds. We would have said yes, too!
10.43 Carats
After nearly two years of dating, NBA player Nick Young popped the question to Iggy during his 30th birthday celebration on June 2, 2015.
10.47 Carats
When she wed the Prince of Monaco, we shouldn’t have expected anything less than an engagement ring for the ages and we weren’t disappointed. Today, the emerald cut diamond ring is worth over $38 million.
11 Carats
Although Tom-Kat didn’t last very long, the ring sure made a statement that said forever. Tom Cruise proposed to Katie Holmes atop the Eiffel tower in Paris with an Edwardian-cut oval-shaped 5-carat diamond surrounded by 6 carats of smaller diamonds. Yup. We would have jumped up and down on Oprah’s couch, too!
16 carats
Brad and Angelina were once known as Hollywood's "power couple" so it's fitting that she would have an equally powerful 16-carat diamond ring. The two became officially engaged in April 2012 and married two years later in August 2014.
11 Carats
The only thing that’s blaringly obvious about Enrique Iglesias’ love for his wife is the tennis court of a yellow diamond she’s sporting on her ring finger. Well, the ring obviously worked since they did recently announce the birth of their third child.
12 Carats
Blake wed her Green Lantern co-star, Ryan Reynolds, in a secret ceremony on September 9, 2012, after less than a year of dating. When you know, you know (especially when Ryan Reynolds gives you a 12-carat pink diamond)!
12 Carats
While Serena and her Reddit-founder husband are extremely private about their life and relationship details, that ring is screaming happiness. Serena’s engagement ring is a 12-carat, large oval cut, with a stone on each side with an elegant platinum band. There’s no way we would have said no to that ring, either.
12 Carats
After eight years of dating off-and-on, Prince William popped the royal question to Kate Middleton with his mother's (Princess Diana) blue sapphire ring in November 2010.
14 carats
Hilary Duff became engaged to former hockey player Mike Comrie in 2010 when she was just 22 years old. The marriage ended in 2014, but her 14-carat diamond ring will live on in celebrity engagement ring history forever.
15 carats
Ciara accepted rapper Future's proposal (and a 15-carat diamond ring) on her birthday back in October 2013. The engagement may have been short-lived (the couple ended their engagement less than a year later because of Future's reported infidelity), but the huge rock will always be one of the biggest in Hollywood.
15 carats
According to Nicki's then-boyfriend, Meek Mill, this wasn't technically an engagement ring. But it's still making our list because even if it's just a promise ring, it's still a whopping 15 carats! And beautiful. And more than most of us can ever dream of owning.
15 Carats
Kanye pulled out all the (expensive) stops for his proposal back in October 2013. He asked Kim to marry him on her birthday, with the help of a rented out AT&T Park, a 50-piece orchestra, and...oh yeah...a 15-carat diamond ring. Kanye spent about $3.3 million on the proposal alone, which is pretty much the equivalent of the rock itself.
18 Carats
Joining the list of celebrities with big rocks and secret wedding ceremonies, Beyonce's 18-carat diamond ring made its first appearance a few months after she secretly wed longtime love Jay-Z in April 2008.
18 Carats
At this point, it's getting kind of hard to not be fooled by the rocks that she's got. But, third times a charm, right? Well, for J-Lo, this will be wedding #4, but we think it’s going to last this time with A-Rod! That’s right, not to be outdone by his predecessors, Alex Rodriguez spent over $5 mil for her high-quality, 18-carat, emerald cut rock.
22 carats
Ladies. This ring though. Who wouldn’t dream of wearing a 20-carat pear-shaped diamond with another two carats of smaller diamonds surrounding it? Chris Zylka sure knew what he was doing!
24 carats
Before there was a Chris Zylka, there was a Greek shipping heir and socialite named Paris Latsis who gave Hilton an immense square cut rock worth about $4.7 million. However, diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but boys come and go—and Hilton let this one go.
33.19 carats
It wouldn't be a complete list without the one and only Elizabeth Taylor. Although she was married a total of eight times, it was her 33.19-carat diamond engagement ring from Richard Burton that everyone will remember forever.
35 Carats
They may not have actually tied the knot, but Mimi’s ex-fiancé James Packer showed us how obsessed he was about marrying her when he put that 35-carat rock on her hand. She continued to wear the ring for a year post-breakup—and we don’t blame her a bit!
40 carats
Five years after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Jackie Kennedy accepted a 40-carat diamond ring from Aristotle Onassis and became Jackie Kennedy Onassis. She reportedly only wore the 40-carat stunner twice before it was locked in a vault.
Emily in Paris actress Lily Collins announced her engagement to writer and director Charlie McDowell on September 25, 2020. Lily shared a photo of the two of them in the mountains of New Mexico showing off her gorgeous diamond engagement ring on her Instagram. The two had been dating for over a year before their engagement.
Lily captioned this lovely photo with this: “I’ve been waiting my lifetime for you and I can’t wait to spend our lifetime together…” Obviously the two of them are seriously in love. As for the ring, she’s got a gorgeous rose-cut diamond ring showcasing a “bezel setting and thin gold band.” The ring was designed by jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth.
When you’re on engagement round two, you better get it right! J-Lo announced her newest engagement to Ben Affleck in April of 2022. After being separated for nearly 20 years, the couple reunited after Jennifer dumped A-Rod. If you ask us, she’s onto bigger and better things.
Jennifer announced the engagement on social media through a video message to fans flashing a giant diamond ring saying, “You’re perfect.” The ring is a gorgeous green with a massive center stone offset with two smaller stones. If you ask us, it kind of looks like the first ring Ben got her.
