A Decent Proposal: Engagement Inspiration
In honor of National Proposal Day, we asked five of our recently married editors in our slideshow below to share the stories of their engagements as inspiration to those looking for ways to pop the...
View ArticlePut a Ring On It: Fast Nail Fixes for the Imminently Engaged
If the sea of selfies turning up on Facebook and Instagram this week is any indication, engagement season has begun. Kicking off with a bang on January 1 before building to a bling-fueled crescendo on...
View ArticleWhy a Traditional Engagement Ring Wasn’t An Option for This Vogue Editor
When Chloe Malle became engaged, playing solitaire wasn’t an option. You didn’t cry at all?” The Vogue fashion team was incredulous. It was the first day back after the winter holiday, and word of my...
View ArticlePut a Ring on It—Just Not a Diamond One
It was the golden hour in Los Angeles, and I was walking my dog past fig trees, lime trees, magnolias, and maples in all their backlit glory. The work week was winding down with the intoxicating smell...
View ArticleWhy Single Ladies Are Rocking a Wedding Ring
Expand Photo: Courtesy of Beyoncé It’s 11:00 p.m. in Midtown, and I’m eating a bag of Doritos, waiting for my train that never comes. Overall, it is a normal, sweaty summer night for me—except, of...
View ArticleIt’s Engagement Season: How to Put Your Best Hand Forward
Statistically speaking, this winter, a certain number of those in happily committed relationships will find themselves jet-setting to a favorite beach destination or snow-capped mountain getaway—only...
View Article19 Show-Stopping Engagement Rings: Welcome to the 10-Carat-Plus Club
For years, the focus has been on personal jewelry, delicate rings that complement rather than outshine other bijou. But what ever happened to the unabashed look-at-me pieces? Those dazzling stones...
View ArticleIt’s National Proposal Day: Here Are 14 #SheSaidYes-Ready Looks
If you thought the only thing special about today is that it is the start of spring, well, you are sorely mistaken. Today is also something called National Proposal Day, which means we should all...
View Article40 Dreamy Engagement Rings for Every Type of Bride
Compared with choosing an engagement ring, saying yes to a dress is one of the easiest parts of wedding planning. Which, if you think about it, makes perfect sense. While you’ll wear your wedding garb...
View ArticleExclusive: Wwake Launches Engagement Rings for the Unorthodox Bride
Ask and you shall receive. Wwake’s delicate opal jewelry has inspired a following from industry types and well-heeled admirers like Rihanna, Cate Blanchett, and Emma Watson alike. After custom orders...
View ArticleEmerald Is the New Diamond: 8 Stunning Engagement Rings to Seal the Deal
“A livelier emerald twinkles in the grass, a purer sapphire melts into the sea,” Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote in “Maud,” a super-sticky 1855 poem in which he also says he “would die to save from some...
View ArticleHow to Buy the Perfect Engagement Ring
“A diamond ring should be an everyday piece of jewelry—I always have mine on and feel naked without it,” says designer Monique Péan. “Keeping this in mind will help you select a ring that is both...
View ArticleThe Best Celebrity Engagement Rings
Engagement rings have not always been all about the diamond: Roman brides were given a gold ring to wear in public and an iron ring to wear at home. In the 1700s, simple poesy rings were popular in...
View Article11 Etsy Shops With the Most Stunning Antique Engagement Rings
Shopping for vintage designer labels and rare antique furniture can be thrilling, especially when you stumble upon that embellished Chanel tweed jacket from the ’70s or a rare Nakashima side table for...
View ArticleMariah Carey Is Engaged! An Exclusive First Look at Her 35-Carat Engagement Ring
Mariah Carey is officially engaged to her boyfriend, James Packer. The Australian billionaire businessman, whom she met at a movie premiere in Aspen and started dating last summer, popped the question...
View Article23 Dream-Worthy Engagement Rings for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is approaching—it’s Sunday, in case you didn’t know—which means one thing: plenty of potential engagement fodder. And while Mariah Carey might be boasting about town with a 35-carat...
View ArticlePoesies, Acrostics, Lovers’ Knots: Historical Alternatives to Traditional...
Beyoncé’s immortal words—“If you liked it then you should’ve put a ring on it”—have applied to betrothals for thousands of years, but not with the rings you might be envisioning. Today’s sizeable...
View ArticleCiara and Russell Wilson Announce Their Engagement With a Cute Instagram Video
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson just proposed to his girlfriend, Ciara, and shared the intimate moment with a tender Instagram video. “She said yes!” Wilson exclaims in the video while the...
View ArticleYou Think You’re About to Get Engaged . . . Now What?
Expand If you’re only a few months in with your new flame, these tips might not be for you . . . yet. But let’s say details of your future together have been cropping up in casual conversation over...
View ArticleCan These Silicon Valley Lab-Grown Diamonds Change the Way We Say “I Do”?
I have to admit I didn’t see it coming. My longtime boyfriend asked if I wanted to take the dog for a walk, and I put on the kind of shapeless cropped pants you might wear if you’d just come back from...
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