Celebrity Engagement Rings: Our Favorite Sparkly Indie Stunners (PHOTOS)

For the rich and famous, the only way to flaunt your new engagement is to rock a huge diamond ring.

But not all celeb brides-to-be go the Mariah Carey route and sport fist-sized bing. For some, a unique but tasteful ring is preferred -- think colorful stones and modest diamonds.

We found eight of the most beautiful, unique and yet tasteful celebrity engagement rings -- check them out in the slideshow below.

• Halle Berry

  Olivier Martinez <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/11/halle-berry-engagement-ring_n_1200187.html" target="_blank">proposed to Halle Berry</a> in 2012 with this unique emerald ring.

• Keira Knightley

  Keira Knightley's <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/keira-knightleys-engagement-ring-how-much-it-costs-2012295" target="_blank">two-carat engagement ring</a>, from now-husband James Righton is surprisingly modest. Knightley and Righton became engaged in 2012 and <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/16/keira-knightley-married_n_3287602.html" target="_blank">married in May</a>. Post-wedding, Knightley added a yellow gold band to her ring finger for a trendy mixed-metal look.

• Jessica Simpson

  Jessica Simpson's <a href="http://www.okmagazine.com/news/check-out-jessica-simpsons-engagement-ring" target="_blank">unusual engagement ring</a>, from boyfriend Eric Johnson, features a ruby surrounded by diamonds. Simpson and Johnson have been engaged <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20442126,00.html" target="_blank">since 2010</a>.

• Anna Paquin

  Anna Paquin's ring, from now-husband Stephen Moyer, features an <a href="http://ringoblog.com/ring-by-type/engagement-rings/cathy-waterman-rings-anna-paquins-engagement-ring/" target="_blank">unusual rustic diamond</a>. Paquin and Moyer married in 2010.

• Dania Ramirez

  "Heroes" actress Dania Ramirez said her fiance, director John "Bev" Land, <a href="http://news.instyle.com/2012/01/11/dania-ramirez-engagement-ring/" target="_blank">designed her distinctive engagement ring</a>. They <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dania-ramirez-marries-director-john-beverly-amos-land-2013192" target="_blank">married in February</a>.

• Marion Cotillard

  Rumors that <a href="http://www.popeater.com/2010/12/09/marion-cotillard-engaged/" target="_blank">Marion Cotillard was engaged</a> to her boyfriend, French actor Guillaume Canet, swirled when she stepped out wearing this unique sparkler in 2010. They have yet to tie the knot.

• Louise Roe

  TV host Louise Roe <a href="https://twitter.com/louiseroe/status/276520677320847360/photo/1" target="_blank">tweeted about her engagement</a> in December 2012, sharing this photo with the caption, "Guys I have some exciting news to share, I am engaged! I was given my great-grandmother's aquamarine ring, i LOVE!" Her fiance is Abercrombie & Fitch model <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2015953/Louise-Roe-shows-model-boyfriend-Josh-Slack-Miami.html" target="_blank">Josh Slack</a>.

• Kate Middleton

  Prince William gave Kate Middleton the ring his mother, Princess Diana, chose when <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20022950-10391698/kate-middletons-engagement-ring-is-princess-dianas-/" target="_blank">she became engaged</a> to Prince Charles in 1981. William and Kate married in 2011, and we all have Kate to thank for making colored engagement rings so trendy!

• Olivia Wilde

  Even <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/olivia-wilde-engaged_n_2671503.html" target="_blank">Tom Hanks</a> was stunned by Olivia Wilde's bling. The ring, given to Wilde in January <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/07/olivia-wilde-engagement-ring_n_2830610.html" target="_blank">by Jason Sudeikis</a>, features a halo of emeralds.

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