Carat Engagement Ring

5 Carat Engagement Ring<br /><br />The sexy socialite Kim Kardashian, 30, received a beautiful surprise from her NBA star boyfriend, Kris Humphries. On May 18, 2011, Humphries proposed to Kardashian in her Beverly Hills residence.<br /><br />The proposal itself was described as fairy tale like. On bended knee, the 26 years old New Jersey Nets player waited for the second oldest Kardashian sister in her bedroom to pop the question. Instead of asking her verbally, the sentence you marry me? was written on her bedroom floor with rose petals.<br /><br />When interviewed by PEOPLE magazine, the Armenian American beauty said she was surprised as she did not expect that the proposal would happen in her house. The star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians has been together Humphries for six months, and they started dating after she broke up with model Gabriel Aubry in December 2010.<br /><br />Kim Kardashian engagement ring is often compare to her sister Khloe Kardashian 2009 engagement ring. The engagement ring was presented to the third Kardashian sister by her then boyfriend, Lamar Odom, the Los Angeles Lakers forward. The 12.5 carat wedding ring which cost Odom $850,000 became the center of public attention in late September 2009 right before Khloe and Lamar got married. Kim Kardashian ring is even heavier than Kate Middleton 18 carat sapphire diamond royal engagement band that once belonged to the late Princess Diana.<br /><br />Kim Kardashian diamond ring consists of three pieces of white diamond sitting on a platinum band. The main diamond at in the middle weighs about 16.5 carat and cut in emerald shape. The other two trapezoid cut stones each weighs about 2 carat. The diamonds on the ring are graded VS very slight, an indication of excellent quality diamonds.<br /><br />Kris Humphries had the ring custom made by American jewelry designer, Lorraine Schwartz. Besides Kim Kardashian, Schwartz wedding bands are worn by many Hollywood mega stars. One of the famous examples is Beyonce Knowles 18 carat wedding ring. The marriage took place in 2008 and the ring cost Jay Z, Beyonce rapper husband, around 5 million dollars.<br /><br />The exact date of Kim Kardashian wedding to Kris Humphries has not been revealed to the public yet. Nevertheless, as stated by Kim herself in an interview with entrepreneur journalist Allison Kugel, she is planning to adopt Humphries last name once they get married.