More news about American Idol champion Carrie Underwood’s engagement!  When we reported about her engagement news a few weeks ago to Canadian hockey player and alternate captain for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League, Mike Fisher, we had little information about her engagement ring and wedding details, but now the news is in!

From the early photos of Underwood’s diamond engagement ring, it was obvious that Fisher had selected an amazing rock, and now we know how amazing; it is reported that Fisher spent a whopping $1.3 million dollars on her engagement ring!  Apparently Fisher knows his bride to be well; he sought advice from Underwood’s favorite jewelry designer, Jonathan Arndt.  Carrie has been a huge fan of Arndt’s work for some time.  At the 2007 Country Music Awards Underwood wore Arndt’s twin imperial jadeite and diamond butterfly pins that were worth an incredible $6 million, and this past February at the Grammy’s she wore his diamond drop earrings along with an Arndt diamond band on her right hand.  The famed jewelry designer told the press that he designed this stunning diamond engagement ring because it, “is a symbol of love from Mike Fisher to Carrie Underwood,” also offering the couple many warm wishes.

What makes Underwood’s stunning engagement ring so valuable? Her diamond is a flawless yellow, twelve carat, round brilliant cut, with an incredible clarity; the VVS1 range.  Its classic design and simple elegance even further enhance the engagement ring’s beauty.

In regards to the date of the ceremony, Underwood told Ottawa, Ontario show Grecosize, on the station Team 1200, that there is no set date yet. “No date, actually, our schedules don’t provide us that much time to get married. … We’re trying to work it out and move stuff around.”

Whenever they do plan to tie the knot, it sounds like Fisher will be right by her side planning the wedding details.  Underwood further told Grecosize that, “Mike is great, he jumps in, and he always says he doesn’t. He’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t care. Just whatever you want!’  But then I go and ask him, ‘What do you think about this?’ And he’ll go, ‘Oh, no,’ and he’ll weigh in. I think he’s going to be more involved than he initially though he wanted to be, which is good. I need help.  There’s a lot to plan for. I think in the New Year I’ll just try to keep centered throughout it all.”

With his new $21 million dollar contract with the Ottawa Senators and her American Idol tour for 2010, the two will be very busy this year, but I don’t think they will have to worry much about the wedding budget and recovering from the cost of her diamond engagement ring!