It wasn't your average Jolie-Pitt family meeting. 
 
 On a recent spring day, Brad Pitt gathered his six kids -- Maddox, 10, Pax, 8, Zahara, 7, Shiloh, 5, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 3 -- as he presented love Angelina Jolie with a very special present: A tablet-shaped diamond engagement ring -- estimated at 16 carats and worth $500,000 -- which he helped design with jeweler Robert Procop. 
 
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 "Angelina cried and smiled" at the proposal, a confidante tells the new Us Weekly, out now. 
 
 And the children, who had been extremely eager for their parents to wed after seven years together, were equally overjoyed, the source adds. "Everyone hugged once she put [the ring] on. She went around and showed it to each of the kids." 
 
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 As the world now knows, Jolie, 36, quietly debuted that long-awaited ring at an April 11 private viewing at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, with startling photos and a confirmation from jeweler Procop and then Pitt's manager emerging two days later. 
 
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 "Angie considers herself bonded to Brad for life," adds the source. 
 
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 For much, much more on one of the biggest Hollywood engagements ever -- how son Maddox led the kids to pressure mom and dad to get hitched, their low-key wedding plans, and what Jennifer Aniston really thinks -- pick up the new Us Weekly, on stands Friday! ||||| Ashley & J.P.: Our Dream Wedding 
 
 An outdoor wedding, a high-collared vintage gown and deeply personal, hand-written vows, exchanged in front of their closest friends and family — fairy tales really can come true, and Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum are living proof. Even though The Bachlorette is notorious for introducing couples who just aren’t meant to be, Ashley beat the odds with J.P., whom she calls her “best friend.” “Against all odds, one of those guys on The Bachelorette turned out to be the love of my life,” she marvels to In Touch. “What are the chances?” 
 
 
 
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 A source tells In Touch Jen Aniston is planning to throw a festive holiday party at her NYC apartment — and she’s inviting all of Justin’s closest friends and family. “Jen worried that Justin would be angry and that his friends and family would hate her if he didn’t make it back to the East Coast for Christmas,” says the source. 
 
 
 
 LeAnn Rimes’ Crazy Christmas Gifts 
 
 Every day is Christmas with LeAnn Rimes around! According to an insider, LeAnn spoils Eddie Cibrian’s sons, Mason, 8, and Jake, 4, by giving them absolutely anything their little hearts desire, including electric cars and even a $15,000 tree house at their Hidden Hills, Calif., home. Now the stepmom-turned-Santa is upping the holiday ante: Mason’s allowance will increase from $5 to $100 each week. 
 
 
 
 Angelina Jolie’s Driving Brad Crazy 
 
 When Angelina Jolie recently confessed, “I don’t really have girlfriends, I’m very home-bound,” it wasn’t news to her partner Brad Pitt. “Her closed-off lifestyle is driving Brad crazy,” an insider tells In Touch. “When they’re back in LA, she goes ballistic if he tries to leave home.”
– Now that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally engaged, get ready for a barrage of rumors about the where, when, who, and how. The Daily Express kicks things off, citing a source who claims the couple will fly 200 to 300 people (including George Clooney, Tom Cruise, and more big names) to their $55 million estate in the south of France for a summer wedding. Guests will enjoy wines from the vineyard at their 35-room Château Miraval as Brad and Angie tie the knot at a private chapel on the grounds; they've spent millions refurbishing the estate and have been planning the wedding for half a year already, the source adds. Yet more sources blab to the Sun, claiming that Jennifer Aniston herself may be one of the boldface names attending the nuptials. Brad's ex "couldn't be happier" for her former hubby and his new flame, since "if it weren't for Angelina, Jennifer would not have connected with" new boyfriend Justin Theroux, says one. Last but not least, People has a close-up shot of Angelina's humongous ring. "Brad had the vision" for the custom sparkler, the jeweler tells the magazine. An expert thinks it could be worth more than $1 million and weigh more than 10 carats. Of course, that's way less expensive than a number of celebrity engagement rings.