So you’ve decided you want to spend the rest of your life with your partner. You’re going to pop the question, buy a beautiful engagement ring and have her not know a thing! But how do you get her ring size without her knowing? We’ve got some ideas for you men who might be struggling with this sneaky mission. The element of surprise is key in any proposal so getting the ring size needs to be done discretely.

One of the toughest questions in the build up to your engagement is, whether you should let your girl buy her engagement ring or take the leap (or the proverbial plunge) and choose it yourself.

There are so many engagement ring designs currently on the market, with contemporary trends often emerging it’s hard to make your mind up. From classic designs to modern elaborations, we each have our own preference. Here are the top 5 engagement ring designs:

What could be more romantic than a symbol of you and your partner’s eternal love and everlasting union? The eternity ring is a unique piece of jewelry, usually a band of gold, white gold or platinum, where diamonds or other gemstones cover the entire circle of the ring. They are admittedly a more expensive choice of ring as diamonds adorn the entirety of the band, but for something that’s forever and visually stunning, definitely worth it.

They say that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but are they a girl’s best bed friend? The question of whether you should wear your engagement ring to bed is a hotly contested topic and it seems to divide the opinion of married ladies and those eagerly awaiting their walk down the aisle. Some are firmly in the take it off before bed camp, while others strongly believe that your ring should always stay on your finger while you get your much-needed beauty sleep.

White wedding gowns are classy, elegant and let’s just say it — cliché.

We’re probably going to get a lot of flak after this but the fact is, not all of us resonate with white-wedding perfection. For some, it’s all about making a bold statement or simply having loads of food and wine. In both the cases, white isn’t the right choice.

If you think for a moment, even fairy-tale princesses get to choose their own wedding dress colours, Belle wears yellow and Ariel wears aqua — so why should we conform to the rules?

You may have come across a couple or two who, in their excitement (and dare we say, delusion), indulge in lavish décor or expensive gowns for their wedding but nobody can match it up to this famous Hong Kong couple who had a wedding SO grand, most of us don’t even have the luxury to dream of.

According to popular websites in Hong Kong, this multi-million-pound nuptials of financier Lincoln Li and his fashion blogger bride Feiping Chang was one of the most anticipated events of the year.

When you're the heiress to the Swarovski fortune, you better believe the wedding dress to be all blinged up.

Swarovski Crystal heiress Victoria Swarovski married entrepreneur Werner Mürz in a lavish, three-day wedding in Portopiccolo, Italy and as expected the whole wedding was over the top and B-L-I-N-G-Y.