What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and it’s been a few days since Ariana Grande
surprised us all with her exciting engagement news and now we’ve got new tea on how Dalton
Gomez picked out that ring for her.
There’s probably only like a 0.001% chance that you hadn’t already heard the news that
Ariana Grande is engaged!
We’ve been celebrating Ari and Dalton’s engagement all week ever since she dropped
the bombshell on us over the weekend.
On Sunday, Ari shared these photos and wrote “forever n then some” as the caption.
Ari’s fans and celebrity friends flooded the comments with love, support, and congratulations.
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Ari’s family members like her mom Joan Grande and her brother Frankie Grande also welcomed
Dalton into their family.
And many people, including Demi Lovato, couldn’t get over how beautiful Ariana’s engagement
ring is!
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Fans have been speculating about the details when it comes to Ari’s ring and now we’ve
finally got some answers.
Engagement ring jeweler and the designer of Ari’s ring, Jack Solow, spoke to E! News
about how Dalton chose the perfect ring for Ariana.
According to Jack, he worked with Dalton for around six weeks before he popped the question,
as it "took some time to find that very special, unique diamond."
Jack said quote, “Dalton was involved in every step of the selection process through
FaceTime and Zoom since he was on the west coast and I was here in my office in New York.
He was very, very specific about what he wanted.”
Jack went on and explained the unique design of the ring, including the significance of
the pearl.
He said quote, “Dalton had very strong feelings about how he wanted this to look, a contemporary
kind of way.
It was his idea to do the diamond on an angle and he said to me we had to incorporate a
pearl into the finished piece because it is very sentimentally special.”
Jack wouldn’t confirm or deny whether the pearl was the same pearl that fans have pointed
out looks similar to the one Ariana’s grandmother gifted her from her late grandfather’s tie
pin.
But Jack did say that quote, “The element of a pearl is very, very sentimentally special
to Ariana.
And Dalton wanted to include that in the ring.”
Jack also added that the specific long oval shaped diamond was chosen to nestle up perfectly
next to the pearl.
He said quote, “Dalton really is very design-oriented.
He's very aesthetically oriented.
All of the elements and the details are his contribution.
It's a pun to say no stone unturned but he was very intent that everything be perfect.
He paid a lot of attention to detail, a lot of wanting to make this very special for Ari.
That was his goal.”
And he certainly did that!
Jack added that both Ariana and Dalton are “thrilled” with the ring and how beautiful
it turned out.
And just in case you were wondering, Ajay Anand the CEO of Rare Carat, spoke to Insider
about the ring and estimated that it cost upwards of $750,000.
Yes you hear that right...
$750k!
Ajay said quote “I would estimate the ring to be an 8-carat oval diamond — we got a
good look at it on Instagram, and it's high color and clarity, meaning we are talking
about a ring worth $750,000 or more.”
Some other ring experts told the outlet that they think the ring is closer to five carats
and worth around $300,000.
Jack didn’t confirm the carat or cost to E! News, but whewww that potential price tag
is no joke either way.
Regardless of how much it cost though, fans also haven’t stopped gushing over the ring
on social media.
Many of them are calling it “absolutely gorgeous,” “so pretty,” and “uniquely
beautiful.”
And we couldn’t agree more.
We’re just so happy for Ariana and Dalton.
So don’t mind us while we celebrate their love for the foreseeable future.
If you want more on Ari and Dalton’s surprise engagement, click right over here for another
Clevver News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below what you think of Ariana’s engagement ring!
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, bye guys!