Thursday, January 03, 2013

Newly Engaged Kat Von D Is Thrilled With Her Black Diamond Ring

Kat Von D, the tattoo artist who literally made her mark for four seasons on the TLC reality show LA Ink, is sporting a new custom-made engagement ring featuring black diamonds in a skull motif. The unusual design is the brainchild of her new beau, Canadian DJ and music producer Deadmau5.

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The DJ, who also goes by the name of Joel Zimmerman, proposed to his bride-to-be — sometimes known as Katherine Von Drachenberg — via Twitter on December 15. Zimmerman had planned to pop the question on Christmas Day, but was too excited to wait. He jumped the gun with a proposal delivered via Twitter that included a photo of a prototype ring, not the final design. The prototype had a white diamond center stone flanked by a single skull on each side.

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The photo of the prototype ring included a captioned disclaimer about the white stone: "Changing the diamond to a black diamond. FYI. Sorry for the jpg... they'll finish the actual ring soon I hope. I love you :D"

The actual engagement ring was ready eight days later on December 23 and looked substantially different with a double-band design. Two skulls on each side flanked the black center diamond, and smaller black diamonds accented the band.

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Kat Von D let the world know that she had accepted Deadmau5's proposal via Twitter: "Tonight, Joel put a ring on my finger — too taken aback by its beauty and its meaning to post a pic right now," she tweeted.

Later she wrote, "Doesn't get any more official," and included a photo of her new ring with a shout-out to the designer. "The biggest thank you to The Great Frog London for handcrafting the most important ring I will ever wear."



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