Top 10 Recent Royal Wedding Gowns

Everyone’s wedding is special in its own way. Besides the fact that your wedding is, well, yours, there are all the little (and big) touches here and there that make it unique. Even if you’re at or viewing pictures or video from a wedding that isn’t yours you’ll pick up on the theme, the wedding bands, the venue, the guests, the food, etc. and see how this particular ceremony stands…

Top 10 Fantasy-Themed Celebrity Weddings

Many celebrities have over-the-top weddings that the rest of us could only dream of, but some really take it to the next level. For these celebs, it wasn’t enough to have an extravagant wedding – they had to have a fantasy-themed one. Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian In case you haven’t been keeping up – see what we did there? – with the Kardashians, you may not remember that while…

Kate Upton and Justin Verlander are engaged!

Kate Upton and Justin Verlander have gotten engaged! Upton is famous for appearing in those Game of War video game ads that you couldn’t avoid for what seemed like forever – OK, she’s probably more famous for being a supermodel and an actress, but those ads really were everywhere. Anyway, Verlander is the “ace” of the Detroit Tigers’ pitching staff. News of their engagement broke on May 2 when Upton…

Tips for Buying a Custom Engagement Ring

The 21st century is all about being yourself, and if you’re going to be yourself, then you’re going to want to look like yourself. And why shouldn’t you? We all have different styles and tastes, and at the end of the day, what does and doesn’t look good or “fashionable,” is extremely subjective. This is true for a pair of jeans you might own for a couple of years, but…

Hilary Swank and Ruben Torres Are Engaged!

Celebrity engagement stories: you can’t get enough of them, and neither can we. Thank goodness that this month we’ve got another big one. Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank has gotten engaged to boyfriend Ruben Torres, a former pro tennis player turned tennis coach and financial advisor for UBS. “Went on a hike and this happened! I am so happy to announce the engagement to my dear Ruben,” Swank exclaimed…

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What to Wear for Your Engagement Photos

If you’ve recently gotten engaged, then we’ve got some crucial advice for you – enjoy it! Take some time to show off your new ring and tell everyone about how special the engagement proposal was. Come back here once you’re done. We’ll wait. OK, all done? Great. Now let’s get down to some more serious advice about how to dress for your engagement ring photos. These photos are meant to…

Top 10 Wedding Trends for This Spring

It’s that time of year again – spring has sprung, and many would-be brides are preparing to turn their relationships to that next level of everlasting love just as Mother Nature turns things from winter to spring. Hopefully your spring wedding ends up being a little less April Showers and a little more like those May Flowers they bring. If you are getting married this spring, then you’ve surely already…

Eight Romantic Celebrity Engagement Stories

Sometimes it seems like celebrities really do have it all: money, fame, exciting jobs, etc. But there’s another great aspect of the celebrity life that often gets overlooked. Today we’re talking about amazingly over-the-top celebrity proposals. And the good news is, in many ways, you can experience these types of proposals yourself. True, some of the opulent rings, extravagant getaways and impressive arrangements made by the stars are out of…

How to Make the Perfect Destination Proposal

  Let’s talk proposals. Specifically, let’s talk about your dream proposal. You’re only going to get one shot at this, so you better make it count, right? You have years of engagement and wedding talk in front of you, and when you recount how the man of your dreams bent a knee and asked the big question, you want to be able to tell everyone he did it in a…

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Common Engagement Ring Hazards – Avoid These!

  For most of us, there are three purchases that are among the biggest and most emotional of our lives: a home, a car and – you guessed it – an engagement ring. The ring is likely to cost less than those other two, but most are still far from “cheap.” After all, who wants to give or receive a symbol of their everlasting love that comes off as cheap?…