Engagements of the Year … 2010!
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Prince William and Kate Middleton
After eight years of dating, Prince William popped the question during a Kenyan vacation in October. Middleton, who now wears Princess Diana’s sapphire engagement ring, will walk down the aisle April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London.
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Keith Britton and Zoe Saldana
After 10 years of dating, Britton popped the question in June — but Saldana prefers to keep their engagement private. “She doesn’t even introduce him as her fiancé,” a source said. “She likes to keep her personal life to herself and wants people to focus on her as an actress.”
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Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy
The former American Idol judge proposed to the makeup artist in February. “I’m smitten with Mezghan. I think she’s The One,” Cowell said before presenting Hussainy with an estimated $750,000 ring. “You know when you’ve found somebody very special.”
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Niecy Nash and Jay Tucker
The couple first announced their engagement at a small party with friends and family in September. “I cannot believe that God has been this kind that he would gift me this man,” Nash gushed of Tucker. The lovebirds will tie the knot in May 2011.
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Shannon Brown and Monica
The singer met her future fiancé when he played her love interest in the video for her song “Love All Over Me.” Engaged in October, Monica said she and the L.A. Lakers player are “realistic” about their future and “know who we are.”
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Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson
After the news of their engagement was broken in November, Simpson hinted that their wedding
may happen sooner than later. “I’m just gonna enjoy the engagement and we’ll get married the moment we feel like it,” she said.
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Stephen Stagliano and DeAnna Pappas
The former Bachelorette accepted a 2.12-carat white-gold ring with an Asscher-cut center stone from Stagliano in May. “I was crying, holding his hands, and he showed me the ring,” Pappas said. “I just nodded like, Yeah!”
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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard
Shepard proposed over the holidays with a 3-carat Neil Lane sparkler, Bell’s rep confirmed in January. “I never loved dating,” the When In Rome actress told Parade of her fiancé. “I’m much more comfortable in a relationship. I’m very happy.”
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Karina Smirnoff and Brad Penny
After the baseball player asked Smirnoff to be his wife with a $95,000 ring in November, the Dancing With the Stars pro hinted they’ll likely wed in the fall of 2011. “We are still figuring out when and where and how big or small,” she explained.
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Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera
After dodging engagement rumors in 2007, Piers Williams asked the former Ugly Betty star to be his wife in June. Ferrera now sports a 4-carat round-cut diamond in a platinum setting worth an estimated $70,000.
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Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez
Fedotowsky accepted a $50,000 Neil Lane sparkler from Roberto Martinez on the season finale of The Bachelorette in August. Though she plans to wear Monique Lhuillier, she hasn’t lost her tomboy edge. “I definitely need to have comfortable shoes,” she said. “That’s the most important.”
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Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey
After the news of their engagement broke in November, the couple said they “look forward to a wonderful future together.” Minnillo, who sports a 4 carat ring worth an estimated $125,000, couldn’t be happier. “She’s thrilled about it,” a source said.
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Christina Applegate and Martyn LeNoble
After two years of dating, LeNoble asked Applegate to be his wife on Valentine’s Day. “There is no set date for the wedding at this time,” Applegate’s rep said. Shortly after, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.
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Audra Marie and Joe Manganiello
The True Blood werewolf announced his engagement in October. “I guess I would be more of the executive at this point. I just kind of look at things and O.K. them,” Manganiello says of wedding preparations. “But more of the meat and potatoes, the daily grind, is probably more Audra’s job.”
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Sasha Vujacic and Maria Sharapova
The L.A. Lakers proposed to the tennis champ with a reported $250,000 diamond sparkler. “He completely surprised me!” Sharapova said of the engagement. “I’m so lucky and very much spoiled.”
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