Celebrities Share Their Over The Top Engagement Rings On Social Media

The (very outdated and proven marketing scheme) adage used to be that you should spend at least 2 months' salary on the engagement ring. In my humble opinion, which is RIDICULOUS, and dare I say, BONKERS.

A lot of everyday folks live paycheck to paycheck, even those considered to be middle class. Depending on how much you make, 2 months' salary can buy a lot of things that one would NEED for basic survival more than a shiny piece of jewelry.

I personally don’t believe that you need to spend an outrageous amount of money on a symbol of your love, but I do GET that it’s a standard that’s been ingrained in society as a whole. And some people show their love by gifting, so while it may not be for me, or maybe you, it’s a symbolic act that probably won't die out anytime soon.

To each their own, but don’t bankrupt yourself in order to show your undying affection for your partner. Yeah, maybe my $200 engagement ring didn’t add significant weight to my hand, or blind passersby on a sunny day, but it made me more than happy and proud to wear it before marrying my husband.

Instead, maybe live vicariously through engaged celebrities, those who have more money than they can ever go through in a lifetime. I mean really, that’s the most frugal and entertaining way to go about it, and we have quite the list for you to peruse.

1. Raquel Leviss

Reality starlet Raquel Leviss from Vanderpump Rules showed off her massive ring after long-term boyfriend James Kennedy proposed. Sadly, it was a short engagement, which they mutually called off just seven months later.

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2. Melissa Benoist

The Supergirl co-stars, Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood shared their engagement on Instagram in February 2019, they were married in September later that year.

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3. Megan Fox, pt 1

Before Fox made headlines with her engagement to MGK, she was engaged and subsequently married to actor Brian Austin Green. He proposed to Fox with a more traditional ring, a very large cushion-cut diamond, but the two eventually split in 2020.

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4. Camila Alves

Matthew McConaughey proposed to the model with a stunning ring. The two married in 2012.

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5. Katherine Schwarzenegger

The goofy actor Chris Pratt proposed to the author, Schwarzenegger, in early 2019 and the two were married by that summer.

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6. Sophie Turner

Game of Thrones star said "yes" when her then-boyfriend, Joe Jonas proposed in 2017. They had two ceremonies, first in Las Vegas in May 2019 and again in France in June of that year.

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7. Sarah Hyland

Bachelor Nation's Wells Adams reached out to Hyland's family, AND Modern Family family for their blessing before proposing.

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8. Lauren Bushnell

The Bachelor alum and country music star Chris Lane got engaged in June 2019 and were married a few months later in November 2019.

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9. Sophie Hunter

The director showed off the huge diamond ring given to her by Benedict Cumberbatch at the New York premiere of the film The Imitation Game on Nov. 17, 2014. The two wed in 2015.

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10. Nancy Shevell

Sir Paul McCartney popped the question to his love in 2011, and they're still going strong!

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11. Jennifer Lopez, pt 2

J-Lo married backup dancer Cris Judd in 2001 after he proposed with a beautiful emerald-cut gem. They also split relatively quickly after their nuptials, the marriage only lasted about 9 months.

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12. Sadie Robertson

The Duck Dynasty star's boyfriend Christian Huff proposed in June 2019, and they got married later that year.

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13. Jennifer Lopez, pt 4

Not long after the broken engagement with Affleck, Lopez was soon engaged and married to singer Marc Anthony who proposed with an 8.5-carat blue diamond. The two were married for almost 10 years before they divorced.

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14. Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski shared a selfie with her diamond gold engagement band in July 2018. The model married actor Sebastian Bear-McClard in a secret NYC courthouse ceremony in February of that same year.

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15. Jennifer Lawrence

The actress showed off her simple yet stylish ring from art dealer Cooke Maroney during Paris Fashion Week. They were married in 2019.

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16. Katy Perry

Actor Orlando Bloom proposed to the pop singer with a unique ring just after Valentine's Day in 2019.

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17. Kelly Rowland

Talent manager Tim Weatherspoon proposed to the singer in 2013. The two wed in 2014 and are still going strong.

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18. Carrie Underwood

The country singer got engaged to hockey player Mike Fisher a year after going on a blind date.

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19. Anne Hathaway

Adam Shulman proposed to The Princess Diaries actress with a 6-carat, $150,000 diamond and platinum ring that he codesigned with Kwiat Diamond and Fine Jewelry in 2011.

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20. Jennifer Lopez, pt 5

Former baseball player, Alex Rodriguez proposed to the pop star in 2019. Unfortunately, for Rodriguez, J-Lo's old flame Ben Affleck came back into the picture and she split with her now ex-fiancé.

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21. Cardi B

In front of a sold-out crowd at Power 99's Powerhouse concert in Philadelphia in 2017, Offset surprised the rapper with a very public proposal. Cardi later confirmed she and Offset had a secret wedding that same year.

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22. Beyoncé

Queen Bey received not one, but two glamorous, and giant, engagement rings from rapper Jay-Z. One is a $5 million, 18-carat Lorraine Schwartz, and a $5K imitation for the days Beyoncé didn't feel comfortable wearing the outlandishly expensive ring.

The two tied the knot in 2008, and while some drama has occurred during their relationship, the two lovebirds are still together.

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23. Sofía Vergara

The Modern Family actress had quite the whirlwind romance with stud Joe Manganiello, getting engaged after 6 months of dating, on Christmas Eve 2014. The couple tied the knot a year later and have been together since.

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24. Megan Fox, pt 2

Machine Gun Kelly asked the gorgeous Megan Fox to marry him with an equally gorgeous ring from designer Stephen Webster. "The design features two interlocking Thorn bands, each side holding one of the two perfectly shaped pear-shape gems," the designer shared on Instagram.

"Created in 18ct white Gold, pavé set with colourless natural Diamonds. The Diamond is a D colour antique cut and the Emerald an extraordinary completely untreated Colombian gem."

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25. Natalie Portman

The talented actress and her French choreographer fiancé, Benjamin Millepied tied the knot in 2012.

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26. Jenny McCarthy

The actress received a beautiful ring with a yellow sapphire from New Kids On The Block singer Donnie Wahlberg in 2014. The couple married later that year and are still going strong.

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27. Lamar Odom

Unfortunately, the engagement didn't last, but the former NBA player proposed to his now ex-fiancée with a gorgeous pear-shaped cluster of stones.

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28. Reese Witherspoon

Jim Toth proposed to his sweetheart with a rare Ashoka diamond in 2010. They exchanged vows in 2011.

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29. Lea Michele

The Glee star showed off the stunning 4-carat elongated, radiant-cut sparkler to her Instagram followers in 2018, with the caption "Yes 💍" The actress tied the knot with her beau, Zandy Reich, in 2019.

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30. Tamera Mowry

The Sister, Sister got engaged to her now-husband, Adam Housley, The Fox News Channel correspondent in 2011. They were previously engaged a few years prior but called it off.

Their rocky start to their relationship hasn't caused any trouble for the couple, as they're still going strong today, with two beautiful children.

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31. Gwen Stefani

After nearly 5 years of dating, the country music star Blake Shelton proposed to the pop music star.

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32. Javi Marroquin

Although they've since called it quits, the Teen Mom 2 star shared the news of his engagement with girlfriend Lauren Comeau in June 2019.

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33. Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan shows off her beautiful engagement ring while at the 2012 MET Gala. The actress married her childhood pen pal in April 2012.

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34. Kourtney Kardashian

In the Kardashian style, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker were engaged in less than a year of dating. Although the two have known each other for years, their friendship blossomed into love, and Barker proposed in October 2021.

The couple eloped in Vegas in April 2022.

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35. Penélope Cruz

Javier Bardem proposed to Cruz with a 3-carat sapphire and diamond stunner. The two were wed in 2010.

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36. Carrie Ann Inaba

This Dancing With The Stars judge got a big surprise when then-boyfriend Jesse Sloan surprised her with a proposal on live TV in 2011. The couple split shortly after in 2012.

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37. Jennifer Lopez, pt 1

The pop star and actress is no stranger to proposals, she's had a whopping 6 different engagements and 3 previous marriages. Her first engagement and marriage was to restaurateur Ojani Noa, the marriage only lasted less than a year.

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38. Emma Bunton

This Spice Girl was surprised with a massive ring when her longtime beau Jade Jones popped the question in 2011, on her 35th birthday. They finally married in 2021!

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39. Portia de Rossi

Ellen DeGeneres proposed while they were feeding their pet goldfish together.

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40. Jennifer Garner

Before there was Ben & J-Lo, Affleck was in love and married to another wonderful Jennifer. Garner married Affleck in 2005, and the couple announced their breakup in 2015.

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41. Raven Gates

Raven Gates and now-husband Adam Gottschalk are a Bachelor Nation success story. They were engaged in 2019 and tied the knot in 2021.

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42. Drew Barrymore

The actress married actor Will Kopelman in 2012 after he proposed with a beautiful 4-carat radiant cut diamond ring. The actors divorced in 2016.

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43. Kelly Dodd

Now married, The Real Housewives of Orange County star shared her engagement ring from Fox News reporter Rick Leventhal on Instagram.

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44. Bella Thorne

After two years of dating, the former Disney star said "yes" to her Italian singer boyfriend, Benjamin Bascolo.

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45. Kate Middleton

Prince William gave The Duchess of Cambridge an 18-carat sapphire and diamond ring that previously belonged to the Prince's late mother, Princess Diana.

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46. Fergie

Actor Josh Duhamel proposed to The Black Eyed Pea singer with a 4-carat, brilliant-cut stone. They tied the knot in 2009 but split in 2017.

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47. Stella Maeve

The Magicians actress shared this cute photo with her fiancé Benjamin Wadsworth on Instagram, with the caption, "May 10th, this happened. My love, life, wife!"

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48. Brenda Song

The former Home Alone star, Macaulay Culkin, proposed to the Disney alum less than a year after she gave birth to their son.

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49. Ariana Grande

No stranger to whirlwind romances, the pop singer showed off her dazzling engagement ring from her now-husband, Dalton Gomez.

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50. Jennifer Lopez, pt 6

Ben Affleck proposed (again) shortly after these two stars reunited with a gorgeous green diamond ring.

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51. Serena Williams

The tennis G.O.A.T and her now-husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian got engaged back in December of 2016. They wed in 2017.

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52. Priyanka Chopra

The multi-talented Chopra shared the news of her engagement with Nick Jonas in 2018, and they were wed that same year.

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53. Courtney Stodden

Entrepreneur Chris Sheng recently proposed to the non-binary model Courtney Stodden. Stodden shared the news on their Instagram, with the caption "I said yes ...OH and the ring made me gag it’s so beautiful 🔥😍💎 #engaged #diamondsareagirlsbestfriend"

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54. Jenni "JWoww" Farley

Although they may have previously broken up, the Jersey Shore starlet reunited with her boyfriend, now fiancé Zack Carpinello. JWoww shared the engagement news on Instagram with a post captioned, "On 2.27 I said yes on the top of the Empire State Building."

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55. Katie Holmes

Tom Cruise bought a 5-carat oval diamond for Holmes shortly after their first date. "I knew I wanted to marry Kate when I met her," he told the New York Times Style Magazine.

They married in 2006 and divorced in 2012.

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56. Scarlett Johansson

After 2 years of dating, Colin Jost proposed to the actress in 2019. They were later married in a small pandemic ceremony in 2020.

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57. Hilary Duff

Singer Matthew Koma proposed to the Lizzie McGuire star in May 2019, they tied the knot in December that year.

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58. Jennifer Lopez, pt 3

J-Lo and Ben Affleck got engaged in 2002, after the actor proposed with a jaw-dropping 6.10-carat radiant-cut pink Harry Winston diamond estimated at $2.5 million. Ultimately, Affleck called off their engagement only four days before their wedding, and the couple split in 2004.

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59. Hoda Kotb

Kotb shared her engagement with Joel Schiffman in 2019 while taping NBC's TODAY.

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60. Khloe Kardashian

The reality star married NBA player Lamar Odom after knowing him for a month. These Kardashian girls definitely get swept up!

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Even though we may never be able to afford any of these beautiful rings, it can be fun to imagine that sort of fairytale life. A chance meeting, falling madly in love, and marrying the celeb of your dreams.

What’s your dream engagement ring like? Did you have a favorite from this list?

Let us know in the comments below, and be sure to share with your friends!