Take a Cue From Pete and Ashlee and Design Your Own Engagement Ring

Take it from the stars: personally-designed engagement rings are the way to go. Dating back to Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston (he spent seven months helping design her diamond-and-platinum ring from Italian designer Silvia Damiana, reports People), celebs have reveled in the opportunity to add personal flair to rings. More recently, Pete Wentz lent his expertise to the 4-carat square cushion cut rock set in pave diamond that now graces his new wife, Ashlee Simpson's hand.

You and your fiancé don't have to have A-list budgets to personalize an engagement ring. Companies like DeBeer's feature build-your-own ring programs. And if you want star-quality platinum, you’re in luck: Karat Platinum, which offers the only 14-carat Platinum (It’s mixed with other metals, so it’s more affordable, yet still glamorous as you see in the ring pictured) is partnering with Amazon.com's design-a-ring division.

Design your dream ring and pass the prototype on to your future fiancé as a not-so-subtle hint, or casually leave your computer open to this page so he discovers it and designs something on his own—either way, you’ll soon don a sparkler that you can truly say is yours.