The billionaire Amazon founder asked the American media personality to marry him in May
Though he didn’t propose to Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos managed to make her “black out” with his wealth.
The pair is presently preparing for their wedding and enjoying being engaged for a little bit longer.
However, Lauren said that she was blown away when the founder of Amazon surprised her with her engagement ring.
Lauren described the events on the day of Jeff’s casual proposal back in May in a recent interview with Vogue.
“When he opened the box, I think I blacked out a bit,” she said. Lauren went on to say that Jeff had just slipped the ring under her pillow when they were on vacation on his $500 million superyacht, rather than throwing a lavish party or making a big gesture.
A lot of thought went into his choice of ring though, as Lauren’s gargantuan diamond appears to be between 15 and 20 carats.
“I’d estimate the value at a whopping 2 million dollars, if not more,” Mike Fried, CEO of The Diamond Pro, told leakrelease!.
“To find a natural diamond in that carat weight is exceptionally rare, and there’s no doubt Jeff Bezos would handpick an extravagant diamond. It’s likely that months of planning went into the design of the ring and the selection of the stone,” he added.
Meanwhile, Maxwell Stone from Steven Stone has said it could be worth even more – up to $3.5 million.
“Given that Jeff is the third richest person in the world, the diamond is probably a D color, which is the most costly and uncommon color grade of diamonds. D color diamonds are colorless to the unaided eye and to magnification.
“It’s also likely to be VVS quality – despite having some inclusions, VVS quality diamonds are considered to have excellent clarity and are one step away from being internally flawless,” he stated.
It has been a whirlwind ever since Jeff’s proposal. So much so, the couple haven’t had a chance to plan their wedding yet. “We don’t know yet,” she responded when she was quizzed about where and when the nuptials will take place “We’ve only been engaged five months!
“We’re still thinking about the wedding,” adding: “What it’s going to be. Is it going to be big?”
Without a doubt, no expenditure will be overlooked. Jeff is marrying into a family with a $161.3 billion net worth.
Regarding how they choose to spend their money, she said, “I think there are a lot of opportunities that come with that. I take those opportunities very seriously.” ‘We’re the team, therefore everything’s shared,’ we constantly say to each other.”
