Unique and Unusual Star Engagement Rings

Mar. 15, 2025

While many celebrities sport the traditional diamond solitaire sparkler, others go for engagement rings that are a bit off the beaten path. Whether it’s a simple colorful gemstone or an elaborately designed two-stone number, a romantic vintage ring or a spooky spider design, stars including Carly Rae Jepsen, Cameron Diaz, Ariana Grande and Scarlett Johansson are among the stars who have said yes to an engagement ring that’s all their own. Read on for some of the most unique, unusual and inspiring celebrity rings.

01of 38Carly Rae JepsenCarly Rae Jepsen/InstagramThe singer-songwriter shared a glimpse at the beautiful ring she received from music producer Cole M.G.N., which led her to declare herself “very engaged over here.” It featured a deep-blue stone on a rose gold band.

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Carly Rae Jepsen

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The singer-songwriter shared a glimpse at the beautiful ring she received from music producer Cole M.G.N., which led her to declare herself “very engaged over here.” It featured a deep-blue stone on a rose gold band.

02of 38Sara Bareilles & Joe TippettSara Bareilles/InstagramIt was “an easy, earned, relaxed YES” for the singer and composer to bothher new fiancéand the delicate ring he gave her:a gold feather band.

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Sara Bareilles & Joe Tippett

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It was “an easy, earned, relaxed YES” for the singer and composer to bothher new fiancéand the delicate ring he gave her:a gold feather band.

03of 38Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck𝙏𝙤𝙢 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙠/Instagram. Inset: Steve Granitz/FilmMagicHow could the couple —engaged for the second time 20 years after their first engagement— top theone-of-a-kind pink Harry Winston diamond Affleck proposed within 2002? Witha spectacular green diamond, chosen for luck.“I always say the color green is my lucky color,” Lopez wrote in her On the JLo newsletterafter Affleck popped the question in April 2022.Unfortunately, luck wasn’t enough, andLopez filed for divorce in 2024.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck

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How could the couple —engaged for the second time 20 years after their first engagement— top theone-of-a-kind pink Harry Winston diamond Affleck proposed within 2002? Witha spectacular green diamond, chosen for luck.

“I always say the color green is my lucky color,” Lopez wrote in her On the JLo newsletterafter Affleck popped the question in April 2022.

Unfortunately, luck wasn’t enough, andLopez filed for divorce in 2024.

04of 38Michelle Dockery & Jasper Waller-BridgeGetty (2)What better place than theDownton Abbey: A New Erapremiere to show off a gorgeous engagement ring that’s all about the vintage glamour, as did Michelle Dockery (who got engaged to producer Jasper Waller-Bridge — yes, Phoebe’s brother).

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Michelle Dockery & Jasper Waller-Bridge

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What better place than theDownton Abbey: A New Erapremiere to show off a gorgeous engagement ring that’s all about the vintage glamour, as did Michelle Dockery (who got engaged to producer Jasper Waller-Bridge — yes, Phoebe’s brother).

05of 38Megan Fox & Machine Gun KellyMachine Gun Kelly/Instagram; Inset: GettyTheirlove story has been anything but typical, so no ordinary engagement ring would do. Machine Gun Kelly and jeweler Stephen Webster designed two rings that fit together, featuring the couple’s birthstones.“i know tradition is one ring, but i designed it with Stephen Webster to be two: the emerald (her birth stone) and the diamond (my birth stone) set on two magnetic bands of thorns that draw together as two halves of the same soul forming the obscure heart that is our love,“he wrote on Instagram.

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Megan Fox & Machine Gun Kelly

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Theirlove story has been anything but typical, so no ordinary engagement ring would do. Machine Gun Kelly and jeweler Stephen Webster designed two rings that fit together, featuring the couple’s birthstones.

“i know tradition is one ring, but i designed it with Stephen Webster to be two: the emerald (her birth stone) and the diamond (my birth stone) set on two magnetic bands of thorns that draw together as two halves of the same soul forming the obscure heart that is our love,“he wrote on Instagram.

06of 38Scheana Shay & Brock Honey DaviesCourtesy Kyle Chan Design; Inset: Frazer Harrison/GettyTheVanderpump Rulesstar has a rosy outlook on life thanks tothe massive pink morganite stone she’s flashing on her left hand.When fans questioned the choice of stone, Shay shut them down on Twitter. “I didn’t want a Diamond. Morganites are beautiful and have so much meaning,“she wrote.

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Scheana Shay & Brock Honey Davies

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TheVanderpump Rulesstar has a rosy outlook on life thanks tothe massive pink morganite stone she’s flashing on her left hand.

When fans questioned the choice of stone, Shay shut them down on Twitter. “I didn’t want a Diamond. Morganites are beautiful and have so much meaning,“she wrote.

07of 38Tallulah Willis & Dillon Busstallulah willis/instagram. Inset: Dillon Buss/instagramThe actress and daughter ofDemi Mooreand Bruce Willis was involved from start to finish in the process of designing her ring, which features an enormous Asscher-cut diamond from the 1910s.“Once we had the stone, Karina [Noel, the jeweler] and I went to town and after multiple revisions and stressed texts that it needed to feel like it was on a delicaté finger of a resident of Rivendell / Ancient other worldly aliens (Karina — thank you for putting up with my late night FaceTimes and manic sketches 🤦🏼),“Willis wrote. “This is the final result! Group effort, so much love, and a lot of patience for a loony toons girl, I am over the moon.”

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Tallulah Willis & Dillon Buss

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The actress and daughter ofDemi Mooreand Bruce Willis was involved from start to finish in the process of designing her ring, which features an enormous Asscher-cut diamond from the 1910s.

“Once we had the stone, Karina [Noel, the jeweler] and I went to town and after multiple revisions and stressed texts that it needed to feel like it was on a delicaté finger of a resident of Rivendell / Ancient other worldly aliens (Karina — thank you for putting up with my late night FaceTimes and manic sketches 🤦🏼),“Willis wrote. “This is the final result! Group effort, so much love, and a lot of patience for a loony toons girl, I am over the moon.”

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Ty Pennington & Kellee Merrell

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09of 38Ariana Grande & Dalton GomezAriana Grande/Instagram (2)Ariana’s now-ex-husbandDalton Gomezwas “switchin' the positions” of the traditional engagement ring stone setting when it came to designing the pop star’s spectacular sparkler.Instead of one large stone as the centerpiece of the ring, the “Positions” singer’s engagement ring features an oval-cut diamond set at an angle on the ride side of the band. To the left is a beautiful pearl, which manyArianators theorizedis one of Grande’s family heirlooms.The two divorced in 2023.

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Ariana Grande & Dalton Gomez

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Ariana’s now-ex-husbandDalton Gomezwas “switchin' the positions” of the traditional engagement ring stone setting when it came to designing the pop star’s spectacular sparkler.

Instead of one large stone as the centerpiece of the ring, the “Positions” singer’s engagement ring features an oval-cut diamond set at an angle on the ride side of the band. To the left is a beautiful pearl, which manyArianators theorizedis one of Grande’s family heirlooms.

The two divorced in 2023.

10of 38Lily Collins & Charlie McDowellAllen Berezovsky/Getty; Inset: Lily Collins/InstagramLily called her rose-cut, bezel-setIrene Neuwirthdiamond “breathtaking” and “the most stunning, perfect ring,“in an Instagram commentthanking the designer for her one-of-a-kind design.Neuwirth thanked Lily’s fiancé, writer-director Charlie McDowell, on Instagram for trusting her with the task and called Lily the “perfect muse.”

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Lily Collins & Charlie McDowell

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Lily called her rose-cut, bezel-setIrene Neuwirthdiamond “breathtaking” and “the most stunning, perfect ring,“in an Instagram commentthanking the designer for her one-of-a-kind design.

Neuwirth thanked Lily’s fiancé, writer-director Charlie McDowell, on Instagram for trusting her with the task and called Lily the “perfect muse.”

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J.D. Scott & Annalee Belle

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There were a lot of nontraditional elementsthroughout the Halloween wedding of theProperty Brothers’older sibling and his makeup artist bride, and that included the one-of-a-kind heart-shaped ring she sported.

12of 38Rooney Mara & Joaquin PhoenixGetty (2)The actorsaidhis actress fiancée is “the only girl I ever looked up on the internet,” and perhaps he’s referring to her “dream ring” Pinterest board too — this unique hexagon-shaped stone seems perfect for her.

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Rooney Mara & Joaquin Phoenix

The actorsaidhis actress fiancée is “the only girl I ever looked up on the internet,” and perhaps he’s referring to her “dream ring” Pinterest board too — this unique hexagon-shaped stone seems perfect for her.

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Scarlett Johansson & Colin Jost

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14of 38Susan Kelechi Watson & Jaime Lincoln SmithDia Dipasupil/Getty. Inset: Susan Kelechi Watson/InstagramTheThis Is Usactress was thrilled to show offher new sapphire sparklerfrom her actor beau on the Emmys red carpet, even joking she nicknamed it “Marina” after Marina Del Ray, Calif., where he proposed. (The two called off the engagement at the end of 2019.)

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Susan Kelechi Watson & Jaime Lincoln Smith

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TheThis Is Usactress was thrilled to show offher new sapphire sparklerfrom her actor beau on the Emmys red carpet, even joking she nicknamed it “Marina” after Marina Del Ray, Calif., where he proposed. (The two called off the engagement at the end of 2019.)

15of 38Elizabeth Olsen & Robbie ArnettDonato Sardella/Getty; Inset: Jesse Grant/GettyA taste for uniquely elegant engagement rings must run in the family: Elizabethreceived an emerald set in a starburst of diamondsfrom her musician fiancé, whileher older sister Mary-Kate sported a vintage sapphire-and-diamond style.

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Elizabeth Olsen & Robbie Arnett

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A taste for uniquely elegant engagement rings must run in the family: Elizabethreceived an emerald set in a starburst of diamondsfrom her musician fiancé, whileher older sister Mary-Kate sported a vintage sapphire-and-diamond style.

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Heidi Klum & Tom Kaulitz

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17of 38Lindsey Vonn & P.K. SubbanKevin Mazur/WireImageThe Olympic skier and her hockey star beau both know something about ice. No wonderher emerald engagement ringis such a stunner. (The two called the engagement off in Dec. 2020.)

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Lindsey Vonn & P.K. Subban

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The Olympic skier and her hockey star beau both know something about ice. No wonderher emerald engagement ringis such a stunner. (The two called the engagement off in Dec. 2020.)

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KATY PERRY & ORLANDO BLOOM

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EMILY RATAJKOWSKI & SEBASTIAN BEAR-MCCLARD

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20of 38GWYNETH PALTROW & BRAD FALCHUKBG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images; Neilson Barnard/GettyThe starshowed off her massive ring,with a sapphire gem and high setting, in a sweet photofor theGoop Magazinespreadin which she and her fiancé revealed their engagement.

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GWYNETH PALTROW & BRAD FALCHUK

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The starshowed off her massive ring,with a sapphire gem and high setting, in a sweet photofor theGoop Magazinespreadin which she and her fiancé revealed their engagement.

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CARDI B & OFFSET

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22of 38OLIVIA HAMILTON & DAMIEN CHAZELLEOlivia Hamilton/InstagramIt’s a match made inLa La Land:the movie’s director proposed to his longtime actress love with a Monique Péan wraparound ring set with two different-sized stones.

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OLIVIA HAMILTON & DAMIEN CHAZELLE

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It’s a match made inLa La Land:the movie’s director proposed to his longtime actress love with a Monique Péan wraparound ring set with two different-sized stones.

23of 38EMMA SLATER & SASHA FARBEREric McCandless/ABCDancing With the Stars’Emmamight have been shocked when her fellow pro proposed onstage, but the ring itself wasn’t a surprise – she’d sent her sister strict instructions to share regarding the “wine color” halo-set pink sapphire she’s now sporting. (The two called it quits in 2022.)

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EMMA SLATER & SASHA FARBER

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Dancing With the Stars’Emmamight have been shocked when her fellow pro proposed onstage, but the ring itself wasn’t a surprise – she’d sent her sister strict instructions to share regarding the “wine color” halo-set pink sapphire she’s now sporting. (The two called it quits in 2022.)

24of 38FREDDIE STROMA & JOHANNA BRADDYTheUnREALcostars made it very real when he proposed with this giant oval sapphire set in a rectangular halo with two more diamonds on either side.

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FREDDIE STROMA & JOHANNA BRADDY

TheUnREALcostars made it very real when he proposed with this giant oval sapphire set in a rectangular halo with two more diamonds on either side.

25of 38MARY-KATE OLSEN & OLIVIER SARKOZYUri Schanker/GC Images; Inset: Splash News OnlineLeave it to a style star like Mary-Kate to pair an over-the-topvintage Cartier diamond-and-sapphire engagement ringwith asimple gold wedding bandfor a combo that’s effortlessly chic. (Sadly, in May 2020,Mary-Kate filed for divorcefrom the French banker.)

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MARY-KATE OLSEN & OLIVIER SARKOZY

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Leave it to a style star like Mary-Kate to pair an over-the-topvintage Cartier diamond-and-sapphire engagement ringwith asimple gold wedding bandfor a combo that’s effortlessly chic. (Sadly, in May 2020,Mary-Kate filed for divorcefrom the French banker.)

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KYLIE MINOGUE & JOSHUA SASSE

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HILARY SWANK & RUBEN TORRES

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28of 38LUANN DE LESSEPS & TOM D’AGOSTINO, JR.Courtesy Luann de LessepsThe Countess’s CEO beaucouldn’t want to surprise her in Vailwith this 8-carat canary yellow diamond ring set on either side with more diamonds. (Thetwo tied the knot, thencalled it off.)

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LUANN DE LESSEPS & TOM D’AGOSTINO, JR.

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The Countess’s CEO beaucouldn’t want to surprise her in Vailwith this 8-carat canary yellow diamond ring set on either side with more diamonds. (Thetwo tied the knot, thencalled it off.)

29of 38SOLANGE KNOWLES & ALAN FERGUSONINFPhoto; Inset: Source: Solange Knowles/InstagramNaturally, the star who woretwo caped jumpsuitson her wedding day wasn’t going to have a plain old wedding band. And her open-design gold band with two bezel-set stones opposite one another is unconventionally gorgeous, just like Solange’s style. (The two announced their separation five years later.)

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SOLANGE KNOWLES & ALAN FERGUSON

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Naturally, the star who woretwo caped jumpsuitson her wedding day wasn’t going to have a plain old wedding band. And her open-design gold band with two bezel-set stones opposite one another is unconventionally gorgeous, just like Solange’s style. (The two announced their separation five years later.)

30of 38REBECCA ROBERTSON & JOHN REED LOFLINRebecca Robertson/InstagramTheDuck Dynastystar’s peek at her journal (proposal story and all) also happened to showcase her romantic opalescent oval-cut ring.

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REBECCA ROBERTSON & JOHN REED LOFLIN

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TheDuck Dynastystar’s peek at her journal (proposal story and all) also happened to showcase her romantic opalescent oval-cut ring.

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EVA LONGORIA & JOSE ANTONIO BASTON

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Bridget Marquardt & Nick Carpenter

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33of 38Cameron Diaz & Benji MaddenGC Images (2)Cameron Diazmarried Benji Madden on a Mondayafter only a few weeks of engagement – so it stands to reason that her engagement ring (a thick gold band inlaid with sparkling stones) isn’t terribly traditional, either.

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Cameron Diaz & Benji Madden

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Cameron Diazmarried Benji Madden on a Mondayafter only a few weeks of engagement – so it stands to reason that her engagement ring (a thick gold band inlaid with sparkling stones) isn’t terribly traditional, either.

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Jennie Garth & David Abrams

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35of 38Jenny McCarthy & Donnie WahlbergGetty (2)Jenny McCarthy’s huge yellow sapphire engagement ring from Donnie Wahlberg mayseemhard to misplace, but somehow, the star has managed. “It’s a little hard to get romantic with diamonds on your hand!“she said. “I removed it and put it on the room service table, and they came and turned down the room and the ring was gone.” (She found it, so you can rest easy.)

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Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg

Jenny McCarthy’s huge yellow sapphire engagement ring from Donnie Wahlberg mayseemhard to misplace, but somehow, the star has managed. “It’s a little hard to get romantic with diamonds on your hand!“she said. “I removed it and put it on the room service table, and they came and turned down the room and the ring was gone.” (She found it, so you can rest easy.)

36of 38Lady Gaga & Taylor KinneyCourtesy Lady Gaga; Inset: GettyAmazingly, the heart-shaped diamond on her Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring from her actor love isn’t the most interesting part ofGaga’sengagement ring. Thediamond-studded bandfeatures a sweet message: T (HEARTS) S (her given name is Stefani). But we won’t have wedding jewelry to look at:They called off their engagement.

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Lady Gaga & Taylor Kinney

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Amazingly, the heart-shaped diamond on her Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring from her actor love isn’t the most interesting part ofGaga’sengagement ring. Thediamond-studded bandfeatures a sweet message: T (HEARTS) S (her given name is Stefani). But we won’t have wedding jewelry to look at:They called off their engagement.

37of 38Alexis Bledel & Vincent KartheiserGetty; Inset: WireImageFor the couple that met on the set ofMad Men,a gorgeous and unique sparkler worthy of that show’s killer costuming was the only thing that would do. And the octagonal stone set on a vintage-inspired band was certainly that. (The two split in 2022.)

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Alexis Bledel & Vincent Kartheiser

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For the couple that met on the set ofMad Men,a gorgeous and unique sparkler worthy of that show’s killer costuming was the only thing that would do. And the octagonal stone set on a vintage-inspired band was certainly that. (The two split in 2022.)

38of 38Maggie Grace & Matthew CookeRetna; Inset: Splash News OnlineIn a town where everyone wants the newest, biggest and sparkliest, there’s something romantic and sweet about choosing a ring with a ton of history – likeMaggie Grace’s antique setting from 1810, a gift from now-ex-fiancé Matthew Cooke.

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Maggie Grace & Matthew Cooke

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In a town where everyone wants the newest, biggest and sparkliest, there’s something romantic and sweet about choosing a ring with a ton of history – likeMaggie Grace’s antique setting from 1810, a gift from now-ex-fiancé Matthew Cooke.

source: people.com