Past Bachelor and Bachelorette Engagement Rings

I don't know about every girl our there, but I know that I love looking at engagement rings! I decided to write a piece on the Bachelor and Bachelorette engagement rings from past seasons. So here we go!

Ali and Roberto:
Engagement announced: August 2010
The latest winner of The Bachelorette gave his future bride an Asscher-cut diamond ring accented with 184 round brilliant cut diamonds by Neil Lane.

Vienna and Jake
Engagement announced: March 2010
Called off: July 2010
Bachelor Jake loved the "chemistry" that he had with Vienna (read: having sex with her). He proposed with this 2-carat princess-cut diamond ring set in platinum and surrounded with 70 diamonds by Neil Lane.

Jillian and Ed
Engagement announced: July 2009
Called off: July 2010
Jillian wore a two-carat pear-shaped diamond ring accented with baguette side stones set in platinum by Neil Lane for the year that she was engaged to Ed, winner of that seasons' The Bachelorette. Viewers seemed skeptical about the authenticity of their relationship from day one, but at least Ed and Jillian seemed to part ways amicably and quietly—they muffled the blow of their breakup by announcing it only days after Jake and Vienna's nasty split.

Melissa and Jason

Engagement Announced: Sometime around 9:59PM on February 28th, 2009

Called off: About 5 minutes later

Jason, Jason, Jason—this single dad was a fickle one. As season 13's Bachelor, Jason proposed to Melissa with a marquise-cut diamond ring encrusted with 170 smaller diamonds set in platinum designed by Neil Lane. Minutes after the finale aired, Jason broke up with his fiancée on the infamous After the Final Rose reunion show stating that he still had feelings for runner up Molly. Jason and Molly tied the knot in March 2010 (see the jewelry worn at their wedding here). Melissa went on to a successful stint in Dancing With the Stars and ended up marrying her hometown boyfriend in December 2009.

DeAnna and Jesse
Engagement Announced: July 2008
Called off: November 2008
When DeAnna became the Bachelorette (having been jilted by season 11's Bachelor Brad) she accepted surfer dude Jesse's proposal, along with a 2.5-carat princess-cut diamond ring set in platinum by Tacori, which she wore during their five-month engagement.

Shayne and Matt
Engagement announced: May 2008
Called off: July 2008
The first international Bachelor, Matt Grant proposed to Shayne Lamas (yes, Lorenzo Lamas' daughter) with a 2.85-carat diamond ring from Tacori's Crescent Silhouette collection. When the couple called off their engagement, Shayne told People that she planned on keeping the ring. "I have it and I am going to keep it forever for the rest of my life," she said. "It's safe and clean and in a glass box like a glass slipper."

Emily and Brad
The $50,000 ring is accented with 263 round brilliant-cut diamonds around a “romantic” central cushion-cut diamond. “He loved that no matter how Emily bent her finger, there would be sparkles everywhere you looked,” says Neil. “He wanted it glistening.” Awww! And now that it’s been properly sized, it actually fits her finger

Ashley and JP
$60,000 wedding ring crafted by Neil Lane. The 3.5-carat cushion-cut diamond ring features a center rock that is surrounded by 162 round-cut stones, the magazine reported.

I know that there are some that are not on here, but I just want to show a few that I really liked after looking at Holly's engagement ring today online. Which one is your favorite??

After the Finale a Deleted Scene of Bachelor Pad- Michael and Holly

Check out this interview with Chris Harrison on his feelings about the finale written by @robynrosstvg.

 

Bachelor Pad, Holly Durst and Michael Stagliano

It was tough enough being in the Bachelor Pad house with your ex-fiance, but on the taped finale Michael Stagliano learned that Holly Durst and fellow contestant Blake Julian were recently engaged. While host Chris Harrison says that they did their best to be delicate with how Michael — and America — would find out, he's surprised with how Holly handled the situation. Read on for more about what went down, what viewers didn't see and why Harrison "isn't buying what Vienna is selling."

What did you think when Holly and Michael chose Graham and Michelle to join them in the finale?
Chris Harrison: I thought it was another one of the dumbest decisions. When keeping Kasey and Vienna was finally smart, they got rid of them. As soon as they did that, I was like, "Well, you just lost the money. No one is going to vote for Michael and Holly over Graham and Michelle." But it ended up [working out for them].

Did you think Michael won it for the two of them?
Harrison: Michael is the one who did the heavy lifting. What Holly did was not lose it for them, which it's pretty easy to do in that house. They were a good team and played it well, although I thought Holly and Blake would have more backlash.

So are you shocked that Holly and Blake are engaged?
Harrison: I was surprised it happened so fast, but those two are just on this meteoric ride to the stars. Everybody is taking Michael's side and everyone can feel for him; so that's why I don't go out of my way to stick up for Michael — you don't need to. But Holly, I feel, is a little bit misunderstood. Was it handled perfectly? Absolutely not.

Talk about the decision to tell Michael during the taping.
Harrison: As soon as I heard I said, "I'm not surprising him on stage. We're not going ambush him." Our thought was how do we do this in the most delicate way and if you think about it, we did. Michael was off stage and he didn't have to see it. It could've been a lot worse, I know it wasn't great, but there was no easy way to do it. They were engaged so there's no way we would've not shown it. ... Michael can't be out of it because he's part of the love triangle. So we came to this crossroads of let's do it with him off stage, but when I got there production said she hadn't told Michael.

Holly says she couldn't talk to Michael before — is that true?
Harrison: The phones were taken away the night before, but the proposal happened three days prior. There was plenty of time. And, honestly, she could demand, "I'm not going on the show until I talk to Michael" — and she chose not to do it. I don't want to bury Holly, but in that respect I was surprised and I think part of it was that she was scared. If you notice my awkwardness when I was telling Michael it was because I kept waiting for Holly to jump in. It was not my place to tell Michael what was going on.

He seemed to handle it well, though.
Harrison: People need to understand that Michael and Holly had talked many times and it was very much over. Michael did not come into this show thinking they had a possibility they were getting back together. He knew that not only were they broken up, but that Holly and Blake were in love and moving to South Carolina. He's a big boy and he knew what was going on ... The only thing he didn't know was that she had a ring on her finger.  

What did you think of Kasey's emotional hot-seat conversation?
Harrison: I'm glad we got to see the old Kasey and not the rage-infused Kasey. I think the show got the better of him. I think Vienna put pressure on him to step up and be the man and protect her, so I think he was fueling her fire and trying to do what he thought was right and he looked back and realized I'm not that guy, I'm not a jerk. I really appreciate him seeing that and apologizing to Jake right off the back.

Vienna had a much more jovial reaction to the situation among the three of them.
Harrison: I call it like I see it and I'm not buying what Vienna is selling. The way Kasey buried the hatchet was by owning up to his mistakes, how he treated Jake and said it was wrong and recognized it and admitted it. Vienna acting like it was all tea and crumpets and charades in the house ... That's not the case. She was just as mean as Kasey was. She tried to do a mea culpa, but not the same way Kasey did. She didn't own up to anything she did.

And Jake, meanwhile, came off pretty well.
Harrison: He came on for one reason and that was to rehab his public image. He accomplished exactly what he set out to do.

Bachelor Pad Finale Review

Well, I tried to put up this post earlier today, but I got super busy and never got the chance to. So here I am now going through last night's finale of the Bachelor Pad. :) Let's just say, the WHOLE episode threw some curve balls and really kept viewers on their seats. So lets begin....

The first part was the last challenge, which was the cirque de solei challenge. To me all of the couples did an OK job. No on really stood out as amazing. I mean they expected the contestants to go up on a wall and perform something that professionals practice every day. Michelle and Grahman did pretty well. Michelle was very scared during the practicing (as i would be too), but she got up there and tried her best. Kasey and Vienna did a pretty good job, but they didn't wow me, sad part is they never do. Kurt and Ella I love them, but they didn't do that well. Ella was very scared so they were just a little off in the performance. Michael and Holly did a pretty good job. I am glad that they won the challenge because I really thought they deserved to. Even though they have had tough times, they stuck together and won the challenge because they knew they both wanted to be in the finals. They got the deciding vote of who got to move on with them. Vienna and Kasey and Ella and Kurt were eliminated on this episode.

Michael was contemplating kicking off Graham and Michelle and I might have jumped through the screen if he really let Kasey and Vienna into the finals. They didn't deserve to be there in my point of view, so I am glad that he didn't end of keeping them and went with his gut and kept someone who he is good friends with. Graham seemed really hurt that Michael even thought about kicking him off, I am glad Michael kept his loyalty to Graham.

In the end the four to go to the finale were Michael and Holly and Graham and Michelle. Again, super happy about these 4. I think they all played the game as fair as possible and were great people to make it through.

The after the bachelor pad show plus the decision of who went home with the money came on next. Now this was the part that had me most excited, because I knew we would get some closure on things and we would maybe find out new things. They first began with Ames and Jackie and why they were not together. So my opinion is, that Ames probably broke if off with Jackie because he thought that if he was in a relationship with her he wouldn't be seen as a candidate for the next bachelor. Ames is really looking for love, so I do think that maybe he didn't find that with Jackie and that's another reason why he broke it off, but I do think maybe him getting to find love could have been a factor. Jackie said that he didn't really offer up any reason as to why he broke it off, so it just seems true.

They brought up Jake, Vienna and Kasey which was no surprise. Vienna tried to make it sound like she was OK with Jake when she really wasn't, Kasey cried and tried to make people feel sorry for him because he is in a crappy relationship, and Jake got up there and had to relive everyone talking crap about him on the show. I also don't understand how Erica called Vienna white trash on the show, but then had them two come stay with her for a week. If someone called me white trash, I don't think I would be buddies with them again. Just me.

Kasey was crying about his relationship and to be honest I don't think that him and Vienna are going to be together in the end. I think that Kasey is going to get sick of Vienna treating him like crap and he is going to give up. Which is unfortunate because they belong together, they are both jerks in my eyes.

And then there was mister dentist Blake. He told everyone that him and Holly were madly in love with each other and that they were moving in together. Was a surprise to a lot of people watching the show because no one really knew where their relationship stood now, but then he popped the real news. THEY ARE ENGAGED!!

Now I had two different feelings about this engagement. 1 she was just engaged to another guy not THAT long ago and on the show she was contemplating if she still loved Michael, but now she is engaged to Blake. The one thing that I hated about the announcement is that Michael had to find out on the stage in front of a lot of people. He was shocked. I got the chills like OMG how could this come out like this?? I know that if i were in his shoes, I would have broke down so he held it together much better than I think anyone else could. Congrats to Blake and Holly though,you guys have really seemed to find love and I hope you guys live happily ever after. Maybe we will see a wedding on TV?!??! Could be an awesome idea ABC. Oh yeah here is a little bit about her AMAZING engagement ring :) "Handmade and designed by the Los Angeles-based celebrity jeweler, the ring is set with a cushion-cut diamond (Durst’s favorite style) and accented with 162 round diamonds, totaling around three carats."

In the end, Michael and Holly were voted as the two that deserved the money the most. They ended up deciding to share the money between the two of them. Props to Michael...because he just found out his ex fiance is engaged to someone he can't stand and he still decided to split the money with her. Good for you Michael. Your def a loyal amazing guy.

Oh yeah and Michelle and Graham talked about where they are now. They are the cutest damn couple. Michelle lost her dad this year to colon cancer and she said that Graham has been there for her from the beginning. I think that is so darn sweet. He seems like such a nice guy and Michelle seems like a different person from the Bachelor with Brad. She does seem like a nice genuine girl. Happy you found love Michelle:)

Well, that's a wrap folks. We now know Ben F is the next bachelor. And Chris H says  "We have not started production, but the cast is set and we’re ready to go. I got to know Ben very well last season and really like the guy. He’s going to make a fantastic Bachelor and any one of the women on the show will be lucky to win his heart. The show will premiere Monday, January 2nd so set your DVRs now." Still not sure how I feel about that yet, but thanks ABC for another great season of the Bachelor Pad.

Till next time..Ciao!

We Remember September 11, 2001

I figured that I normally write abotu celebs and whats going on with reality tv. But today I wanted to write about 9/11 because today we are remembering this day and it's 10th anniversary. I think today everyone took a moment to think about the wounded, fallen, and families that were affected by this tragic day. This is something that will be written about in history books for our kids to learn about in the later years.

When this day comes around I always think about where I was on 9/11/01. I was in high school and there was only one section of the high school that had cable. I was in history class when people started running around asking for the social studies teachers to turn on thier tvs. They were showing footage of the twin towers and what had happened. Soon after that we saw the plane go into the pentagon. My mom at the time was working at the pentagon so I started freaking out. We were released from school early and my mom was there to greet me when I got home...thank god. It was an awful day that I will never forget. People were freaking out that had parents that worked in the pentagon, but they couldn't get ahold of them. I remembered people borrowing cell phones and getting nothing but busy signals since the whole world was trying to dial out. It was crazy to think a terrorist act was hit so close to home and I hope it never happens again.

Thinking about the people in the twin towers that were just typing on their computers, and then had a plane come in the window just makes me cringe. It is nothing you would ever expect...and so many firefighters went in to help all of these people in trouble, they also lost their lives. People just gave up on their lives, they jumped out of the windows knowing that their was nothing else they could do....they were going to die. There was a photo that was released call the "Falling Man." This picture isn't great to look at, but it because iconic of what people were feeling that day. They had no hope, no where to go.

We also remember the people who were on United 93. Some brave men and women stood up to terrorist to try and keep people alive, the plane crashed and many people lost their lives. It is crazy to think that you think you are just taking a flight to go see people or on a business trip, not expecting it to be hijacked by terrorists and then ending up dead.

Here is a picture of the ground zero memorial in new york city....

Here is a picture of the pentagon memorial...

I didn't have too much to type about today, but I figured this was something that everyone was thinking about. 10 years ago our nation was turned upside down, and that's something that will live with us for the rest of our lives. Thank you to everyone who worked on this day to help save lives, and the fallen people, we will never forget.

Where were you on September 11, 2001?

Ben Flajnik Is the Next Bachelor

chrisbharrison Chris Harrison

Yes it's official @BenFlajnik is #Thebachelor Looking forward to a great season & lots of wine!

 

I was crossing my fingers for Ames as the next bachelor, but the next contestant is Ben Flajnik who had a proposal turned down on Ashley's season when she picked JP over Ben. ABC confirmed today that we will be seeing the Sonoma winemaker in the upcoming season.

He attended the University of Arizona, majoring in music production with a minor in business. After his father – to whom he was very close – died in 2007, he moved back to Northern California, where plans to stay for the foreseeable future. (Us Weekly)

Note to contestants looking to nab him: He's a fan of outdoor hobbies, including crab fishing, sailing, golf, skate boarding and surfing. Better be a pet lover, too – Flajnik shares his home with a Jack Russell terrier, Scotch. (Us Weekly)

He will appear on the season finale of the Bachelor Pad, and the newest season will begin in January. Get ready for a whole lotta' Ben!

Bachelor Pad Review

Well, last night was an interesting Bachelor Pad....but nothing was TOO crazy. Let’s start from the beginning.

First off I have to start with Erica. I think she is hilarious. Erica seems like she is a person who doesn't care what other people think and I admire that about her. She pretty much got stuck with Blake as a partner because everyone else was already matched up. She threw herself at Blake on their date because she said that her astrologer said love was in the air at the Bachelor Pad for her. The matches were Holly and Michael, Michelle and Graham, Vienna and Kasey, Ella and Kirk, and Blake and Erica. Chris Harrison came in and told everyone to partner up and to make sure you knew your partner.

This is where things got pretty entertaining for me. Vienna and Kasey pretty much KNEW that they were going to know everything about one another because they had been dating for 6 months. Well it was clearly seen that they knew nothing about each other. When Kasey was asked what Vienna's ex's miss the most about her and he answered her teeth...I died laughing. Vienna said that her ex's would miss her boobs....interesting answer ha ha. Especially since I don't think her boobs are all that. It just went to show that even though the two of them seem like this power couple, they really didn't know much about each other at all.

The Nearlywed Game kept going and questions starting getting harder and harder. Blake got thrown under the bus a few times about not being liked by anyone in the house. He should have known that was coming after all the events that has taken place with him and Holly. Holly had to answers a couple of questions about who she would sleep with in the house, which she answered Blake. I am sure Michael was hurt by those answers, but it was a game and they had to be honest. It would have killed him to say Blake, but he would have gotten a point and they might have won in the end. The winners of this challenge were Michelle and Graham who had brilliant strategy. They talked about what they would chose if different questions were asked, and they would always answer the same. It was a great plan, and won them the date! 2nd place was Erica and Blake....

Michelle and Graham date was awesome. They flew out in a helicopter to watch a premier of a movie in a hot tub basically. The two of them are so dang cute!! It's so weird how different Michelle is on this show to the way she was on the Bachelor with Brad. She is so sweet and nice and seems to really care about the other people in the house. Maybe ABC just made her out to be the way she was on the Bachelor and then she put her foot down to show thats not her. I like this Michelle way better than before. Her and Graham had an awesome date together, and ended up kissing in the end. I am glad that he opened up to her and showed affection to her, I think she was waiting for that :) Go Michelle!

The other date was Blake and Erica who were presented with two roses to save another couple on the show. They had dinner in this amazing place and hung out. Erica was determined that she was going to get Blake in bed, but that didn't happen. She was literally throwing herself at Blake, which makes me think that Blake does have real feeling for Holly. He didn't want to seem like a total sleeze.

Blake and Erica decide to save Vienna and Kasey. For whatever god awful reason. I know they think that Kasey can persuade every single person to vote for who he says, but that didn't happen. Graham and Michelle voted for Blake and Erica, which meant they were more likely to go home. Oh yeah Kasey and Vienna got into this huge fight because Vienna wouldn't bang Kasey. I mean really?? This is what this show has come to?? No one wants to see them fight over and over again. It was good the first few times, but then it gets old. He supposedly rips the ring he gave her off her finger and she runs upstairs crying. The best part was Erica said, "Vienna, this is a mansion not a trailer park." Gotta love Erica. Vienna ends up going downstairs with Kasey to cuddle because she doesn't want to go home since Kasey "doesn’t even want to be there anymore." The last clip they show from that scene was Kasey crawling on top of Vienna and her saying, "Lets get this over with."

If that's what you say when you are about to have sex with your boyfriend that you are MADLY in love with, there is something seriously wrong with you. But hey it's Vienna and Kasey and that's what we should expect I guess.

The rose ceremony ended up with Holly having the deciding vote. She had to pick if she should keep Blake, or send him home. Obviously, she wanted to keep him....but, she ends up sending him home with a little note in hand. The note tells Blake that she was really sad when she had to vote him off and that she misses him...She said that things are not over between them....maybe a happy ending for Blake after all??? Some people are trying to figure out what Holly is really doing. Does she want to be with Blake or does she want to be with Michael?? Clearly it is a very complicated situation with her and Michael's past....I hope she figures it out soon though. I want Michael to find love, he’s so dang cute!

I don't really know what to make of this episode. Yeah, there was a little drama and yeah Michael and Holly and Blake were an issue again, but nothing EXTREME happened. The rose ceremony was pretty much decided when they started voting. Hopefully next week there with be some more drama!!!

Celebrity Spotlight- Stacey Queripel

Meet Stacey Queripel from Brad Womack's season of the Bachelor! Follow her @staceq on Twitter!

What shows have you been on?

 I was on  The Bachelor season 15

 What’s your favorite food?

I love soft serve ice cream and popcorn!  

What’s your favorite movie?

I have a couple actually: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Love Actually, Old School, Big Trouble in Little China, Bridget Jones, Zoolander...  I really need to narrow that down  

What’s your favorite reality TV show?

After being on the Bachelor I really dont have much desire to watch reality tv anymore, but I really cant resist Ice Cube and Cocos new show.  

Do you ever see yourself being “The Bachelorette?”

I definitely thought I wanted to, but looking back, I'm not sure I could handle the stress. 

What do you look for in a guy?
Sense of humor.  I love guys that can make me laugh and are witty.   

If you had to pick one celebrity to marry, who would it be?

Def a comedian, maybe Louis C.K or Will Ferrell or Bill Burr. Laughter is the best medicine for everything. 

 Do you have any pets?

I have a turtle named Grumpy.  

What is one thing about you that a lot of people don’t know?

I have a degree in Civil Engineering and I work for an  Environmental Company. 

How much fun is The Bachelor behind the scenes?

It def had its moments, and getting to know the girls was amazing! I have a ton of great memories. But it was also very stressful.  

What’s your favorite song on your Ipod now?

Creep by TLC 

If you had to give all the single girls out their advice about love, what would it be?

Are you kidding me??? i have no flipping clue LoL 

Tattos?

Maybeeee  

How has your life changed since being on TV?

I wouldn't say my life has changed much, however, the show did make me realize how amazing my regular life was.  It took leaving everything behind to realize it! I cried tears of joy on the plane ride home! I couldn’t wait to get back to my friends and family!

Thanks Stacey for answering a couple of questions for me! I really appreciate it!

Till next time, Ciao!