The “Golden Bachelorette” star Joan Vassos got engaged to contestant Chock Chapple with a stunning 4-carat ring during Wednesday night’s season finale.
Chapple followed franchise tradition by proposing with a custom Neil Lane Couture diamond ring, People reports.
“To celebrate their shared future, I knew exactly the ring design that would perfectly symbolize Joan and Chock’s undeniable connection,” the famed jewelry designer told the outlet ahead of the big finale.
“This ring’s show-stopping beauty perfectly encapsulates Joan’s journey as the first-ever Golden Bachelorette and I wish her and Chock nothing but the best as they move into the next phase of their relationship together.”
Vassos’ platinum ring features a handmade emerald-cut diamond set with two tapered diamond baguettes, which are lined with 56 round brilliant-cut diamonds.
Lane told People he wanted to design something “classic” for Vassos, 61, and he drew inspiration from her “sophistication,” “elegance” and “integrity,” as well as the 1920s Art Deco era.
According to the celebrity jeweler, Chapple, 60, fell in love with the ring as soon as he saw it.
“It was just one of those things that was kismet,” Lane recalled. “I think he understood the vibrations and the energy that went into that ring.”
Chapple got down on one knee during Wednesday’s finale and proposed to Vassos on the beach, professing his love for her and expressing his excitement for their future.
“From our first date in Disneyland I thought I saw a future with you,” Vassos said, per People. “And it’s the first time I actually pictured a future with anybody else in a really long time.”
She added, “We are living proof that no matter what life throws at you, there is still hope, even at our age.”
The school administrator also told Chapple she loved him for the first time.
Vassos — who competed on Gerry Turner’s season of “The Golden Bachelor” last year — and Chapple had an undeniable connection from the start and he was her first one-on-one date.
When it came time for fantasy suites, Chapple told host Jesse Palmer he was in love with Vassos and knew she was the one for him.
He explained, “It’s either going to end up being an engagement, or I’m going to get my heart broken.”‘
“The Golden Bachelorette” Season 1 can be streamed on Hulu now.
