The fate of Middle-earth hangs in the balance as Frodo and eight companions (who form the Fellowship of the Ring) begin their perilous journey to Mount Doom in the land of Mordor, the only place where the Ring can be destroyed. The Ring has found its way to the young hobbit Frodo Baggins. Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron, who seeks the One Ring, which contains part of his might, to return to power. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. The film is the first instalment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Night Box costs $118, and slightly less cool (and light-less) Day Box is $98.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson, based on 1954's The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. They really have thought of everything here. If you’re proposing after dark or in romantic, dim lighting, you can opt for the ‘Night Box’, which comes with a tiny LED light inside to make that diamond shine bright! Handmade with obsessive attention to detail, it even has a frame inside the top lid so you can add a snapshot of your proposal moment. The Parker Square box is more or less the same as the others we’ve listed, except for one very cool feature. Magnets keep it securely closed and aluminium means it’s 100% protected. The Monarch Box is the most compact of all in this list, weighing 60 grams and standing at 12 mm thick. Cut using precision CNC equipment, lined with ‘Bridal Satin’, bead blasted and finally anodized in satin black, it brings high tech style to the ring box. Inspired by Apple’s sleek and intuitive designs, the Monarch Box came into being to ‘reinvent the engagement ring box’.
You can even get your box embossed with you and your fiancee-to-be’s initials, for an additional cost. Each one is handmade in Canada from paper, cotton and genuine leather, and prices start from $99 Canadian dollars. He designed it to ‘present the ring with a delightful effect similar to that of a flower slowly blooming’, with a similar rotating gear to the Ring Stash box. First envisioned by packaging designer Andrew Zo, it’s no wonder it works so well.
It’s $64.99 for a box, but we say it’s worth it.Īt just 1cm thick, the Clifton ring box is one of the slimmest you’ll find. His design incorporates a rotating gear to make the ring rise up when opened, has a secure magnetic closure, and can hold rings up to size 12. Like many men, Marvin came up against the problem of the ‘bulky box’ when he was proposing, and took matters into this own hands. Here’s our pick of the bunch.Īrguably the ‘original’ slim engagement ring box (or at least the first one we came across), Ring Stash is the brainchild of MIT graduate and engineer Marvin Velazquez. Because over the past few years, more and more ‘slimline’ ring boxes are popping up all over the internet to help keep that bling undetected.
If you’ve had this problem you’re not alone… far from it. What we’re talking about is that telltale lump in your chest pocket – the ring box! It’s not your sweaty forehead, or your nervous demeanour, or the fact that your clothes are smarter than usual… although all of those can be pretty obvious, too. There’s one thing that really gives the game away when you’re planning a surprise proposal.