Four months ago, pop culture fans were shocked that Kim Kardashian had managed to get engaged once again, to rapper Kanye West, who is also the father of her first and only child North. However, yesterday, in the midst of the NBA All-Star game, fans got to see the magical moment happen on the reality tv show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Kanye, 36 proposed to his girlfriend in front of entire family and closest friends at AT&T Stadium in San Francisco. Momager, Kris Jenner, was the only one in the family that knew about the surprise engagement, telling friends and family that Kanye had planned a surprised birthday party. She had just four days to invite guests on the trip and an even bigger challenge was keeping quiet, as the Kardashian clan grilled her about the night’s events as they traveled on private jets to San Fransisco. But Kris remained tight-lipped under pressure, saying: ‘I don’t know. I’m in the dark.’

When Kim’s sisters and brother Rob arrived inside the baseball stadium, they began to get suspicious that perhaps they weren’t just there for a birthday surprise and something bigger was going to occur. They were all guided into hiding in the stadium dugouts with strict instructions to keep absolutely quiet and off their phones, refraining from posting on social media.

As Kim, who was blind folded, and Kanye drove into the stadium, the 50-piece orchestra took position and a hushed silence fell.

‘I can’t breathe,’ an emotional Khloe whispered. ‘This is the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m gonna cry. I didn’t know this was real. This is a movie.’

While roman candles burned, and the orchestra played Kanye told told Kim: ‘I just want to know.’ as he dropped down on one knee. Kim  gasped and covered her face in shock as her sisters Khloe and Kendall Jenner gasped from their hiding place. ‘You want to know what?’ Kim asked coyly. ‘If you’ll marry me,’ Kanye responded, grinning from ear to ear. After Kim whispered ‘of course,’ Kanye handed over a box containing a 15-carat diamond ring made by celebrity jeweller Lorraine Schwartz.’I can’t believe this is happening,’ Kim said as she kissed and embraced the father of her daughter, North, with the words ‘Pleeease marry meee!!!’ glowing on the stadium’s giant screen.

”To get engaged and then see all my family and all my friends be there really surprises me and it’s so sweet that Kanye thought to bring them all here.’

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The Huffington Post identified one trend that Hollywood stars are creating and that became very popular in 2013: the cushion cut diamond engagement ring in a pave halo setting. Yes, you read that right. About 6 celebrity couples have agreed to tie the knot with the 3rd most popular diamond cut after round and princess. The recent engagement of Rory McIlroy and Catherine Wozniacki, gave off a feeling of deja vu as yet another groom to be, pops the question with that cushion cut diamond. According to David Berkowitz, the marketing director of James Allen, round, princess, and cushion cut diamonds accounted for 60 percent, 21 percent, and 8 percent respectively of their sales over the last two months. On the Huff Post’s diamond education blog, they have actually seen interest in cushion cuts begin to increase and surpass that of princess cut diamonds.

Pairing the cushion cut with a halo setting is an excellent choice making the stone appear larger while adding a touch of flash and sparkle. All in all, it is a beautiful touch. Below are some of the celebrities that will be tying the knot with a cushion cut stone.

Sean Lowe and The Bachelor’s finalist Catherine Giudici, got engaged during the shows finale in March 2013. Lowe opted for a 3.15 carat cushion cut ring from Neil Lane with a platinum halo setting. Later that year, Ashley Tisdale, famous for her roles in Disney Channel’s phenomenon High School Musical, got engage to her then boyfriend Christopher French and was seen rocking alarge cushion cut halo set ring.

In September, just three months after they began dating, tennis star Ryan Sweeting popped the big question to The Big Bang Theory‘s actress Kaley Cuoco with this 2.30ct cushion cut halo set engagement ring. Kaley recently added a classy touch to her ring after the wedding by adding double wedding rings to wear on either side of the engagement ring creating a beautiful set of bands.

Kelly Rowland, former Destiny’s Child singer and X-Factor judge, is another Hollywood star enjoying the stunning cut after her boyfriend and manager Tim Witherspoon popped the question over Skype while she was in Bulgaria. They weren’t the only musical couple to get engaged last year. Then, just last month in December Big Sean, rapper, proposed to Naya Rivera, start of the hit show Glee with a 4-5 ct. cushion-cut iceberg set in a platinum halo setting with pave band.

“The Pink Dream” is the largest internally flawless diamond the Gemological Institute of America has ever graded.  “The Orange” sold for 35.5 million. With 14.82 carats,  it is the largest fancy vivid orange diamond in the world.” Clearly colored diamonds have become increasingly popular as of late and indicates the direction of the rare diamond market. Stones like these are always purchased with an investment element present. Early last month, Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate, and collectibles, sold a 118.28-carat oval brilliant-cut diamond billed as the “Greatest white diamond ever to appear at auction” for $30.6 million and a brilliant-cut diamond weighing 20.05 carats for $4.06 million. Large diamonds have had good ROI in recent years. Experts are seeing colored diamonds climbing up in value due to the demand being high and the supply slowly decreasing. So much so that the Rio Tinto Argyle mine is expected to close in about 7 years. This particular mine produces more than 90% of natural pink diamonds.

Price records have recently been broken with the Argle Phoenix, a 1.56 carat red diamond going for a little over 1 million per carat. The prices for diamonds are on the rise with diamonds less than three carats increasing about 8%, three carat diamonds increasing 77% and four-carat by more than 140%. since 2004. The Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange, which markets diamond funds, has seen its volume grow from $1.5 million last year to $20 million.

“We are confident to double this amount in 2014,” said Alain Vandenborre, chairman and founder of the exchange, which recently changed its name from the Singapore Diamond Exchange to avoid confusion with traditional diamond exchanges, where the stones are bought and sold by merchants and jewelers.