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PHILADELPHIA — Years before Jasmine Ma and her fiancé, Ricky Chen, stepped foot into a jewelry store — before they had even talked seriously about marriage — Ma made one thing clear: She didn’t want a mined-diamond engagement ring. “If he was going to put his money toward this, I’d prefer he get something lab-grown,” she said. Not only would they be able to get a larger stone for less money, but she’d also feel better about the decision ethically, Ma said she told him, due to diamond mining’s history of human rights violations. The 27-year-old got her wish earlier this month when Chen dropped ......

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s wedding plans didn’t follow their original script. The couple was navigating the challenges of planning a traditional ceremony when Affleck suggested they tie the knot in Las Vegas, Lopez said Wednesday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Lopez said their first engagement two decades earlier “all fell apart,” which caused her to feel “a little PTSD” about last year’s nuptials. “The wedding was so stressful and one day Ben just says, ‘F— it, let’s just go to Vegas and get married tonight,’” Lopez recalled. “It was amazing,” she said. “It was the best night of our lives.” Lo......