Move Over, Plain Diamond Halos: 3 New Ways to Wear Sapphires In Your Engagement Ring

With all due respect to Kate Middleton and her royal engagement ring, we're ready to see some variations classic sapphire engagement ring she made so popular: a large sapphire (often round or oval-shaped) surrounded by a halo of diamonds.

Pretty ring, Kate. But what's the next big trend in sapphire engagement rings?

Enter Vera Wang, who's always included a tiny sapphire in her Vera Wang Love engagement rings, part of her fine jewelry collection with Zales.

Diamond Collar Engagement Ring, $2,135.20.

Recently Vera's gotten more bold and playful with sapphires though, giving them more space front-and-center—and we're digging it. Here are three fresh ways to incorporate sapphires into your engagement ring.

VARIATION 1: Embedded in the band in a big way.