Flashback JFK and Jackie's 59th Engagement Anniversary-spun5

date: 2013-12-23

Before Will and Kate, America was feverish for JFK and Jackie blush 9373. On this day in 1953, the Massachusetts senator proposed to his socialite girlfriend having a stunning emerald-and-diamond ring. Seven years later, the golden couple would end up being the youngest (and arguably one of the most stylish) president and first lady to grace the White House V-neck Wedding Dresses. Honoring their 59th engagement anniversary, heres a quick run-down on the whirlwind romance: The way they met:Before reigning as king and queen of Camelot, Jackie worked like a photographer and columnist for your Washington Times Herald, while JFK would have been a fast-rising political star on Capitol Hill. On May 8, 1951, the 2 were designed by a mutual friend at a Georgetown dinner party. I leaned over the asparagus and asked her to get a date, Kennedy reportedly said. The way they got engaged:After couple of years of dating, JFK proposed to Jackie on June 24, 1953 having a Van Cleef and Arpels ring thatconsisted of the 2.88-carat diamond mounted close to a two.84-carat emerald with tapered baguettes, according to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. In 1962, the ring was reset to incorporate 2.44 carats price of round and marquis accent diamonds. > Obtain the scoop on political weddings and engagements > See 100+ dazzling diamond engagement ring photos