Heidi Montag’s engagement ring and wedding plans

Reality TV is full of beautiful people, but one of the most talked about has to be Heidi Montag. Heidi first gained national exposure on the MTV reality show Laguna Beach, which followed the lives of Lauren Conrad and other teens living in the Orange County, California community. Heidi took center stage during the show’s spin-off series, The Hills, which followed Conrad as she moved to Los Angeles. Although Heidi appeared in only a couple of episodes of Laguna Beach, it was enough to make her a main cast member of the spin-off of hers. And it was on the set of that show that she met Spencer Pratt. The two dated during the show’s second season and the season finale even included her moving out of Conrad’s house and moving in with Spencer. This change clearly put a strain on her relationship with Conrad and shifted the focus of the show from Lauren to how the two former best friends were dealing with the split.

In May 2007, Heidi and Spencer seemed to take their relationship to a new level by announcing their engagement. Spencer gave her a beautiful ring from Ice at Brentwood Gardens, where they went ring shopping earlier in the day. The platinum band of the ring is encrusted with diamonds. Instead of a traditional diamond, Heidi chose a pink stone for the ring. The engagement took place on a Monday night at the Bacara Spa & Resort in Santa Barbara. Spencer was very traditional with her proposal: she even got down on one knee.

Unfortunately, the joy of engagement was short-lived. Less than a month later, reports began to surface that the engagement was fake, a publicity stunt meant to generate some money for the couple. According to some reports, the couple was able to earn $30,000 just for posing some photos and sharing their “engagement” story with a tabloid. Although those criticisms may seem harsh, the commitment, real or not, did not last forever. Rather than set a wedding date, the couple parted ways in front of their audience on the season finale of The Hills in December 2007.

While the public breakup should have been the end of the story, Spencer has been very outspoken about her desire to rekindle the romance and perhaps continue the engagement. She may be getting the opportunity she’s been waiting for. In June 2008, reports emerged that the couple had recently taken a secret trip to Mexico together. During the trip, Spencer read passages from the Bible to Heidi and the two supposedly exchanged their feelings of love. Don’t start planning an MTV wedding special just yet, though. Heidi isn’t convinced Spencer’s feelings are from the heart. She claims to be waiting for a bigger proof of her feelings, something beyond a gorgeous engagement ring. Whether the couple will re-engage (or get engaged for the first time) or marry remains to be seen, but there’s no doubt Heidi has great taste when it comes to rings.