Joan Vassos EndsGolden BacheloretteJourney with Sparkly Engagement Ring Boasting 58 Diamonds (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Joan Vassos and her engagement ring.Photo:Neil Lane Couture; ABC/Ricky Middlesworth

Neil Lane Couture; ABC/Ricky Middlesworth

Warning: this story contains spoilers from the Nov. 13 season finale ofThe Golden Bachelorette.

Joan Vassosmade Bachelor Nation history when she joined as the first-ever Golden Bachelorette. So of course, her engagement ring had to be one for the books.

InTheGolden Bacheloretteseason finale, which aired on ABC on Nov. 13, Joan, 61, said “I do” to contestantChock Chapple,who proposedwith a customNeil Lane Couturediamond ring.

To be exact, hernew blingis a handmade emerald-cut diamond platinum ring set with two tapered diamond baguettes flanking a whopping 56 round brilliant cut diamonds, arranged in Lane’s signature style.

In total, the sparkler weighs 4 carats. It also features Lane’s signature, which is a design staple for the celebrity jewelry designer, who’s been crafting memorable bespoke pieces for theBachelorfranchise for decades.

“To celebrate their shared future, I knew exactly the ring design that would perfectly symbolize Joan and Chock’s undeniable connection,” Lane tells PEOPLE.

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Joan Vassos' engagement ring.Neil Lane Couture

Neil Lane Couture

“I wanted to make a ring that was really classic,” Lane explains, adding that he didn’t want to necessarily go over the top with diamonds (though he reveals Joan’s rock is one of the “bigger rings” he’s made), but rather display the jewels in an elevated “harmonious” way. He also drew some influence from the 1920s Art Deco period.

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Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos shows off her ring next to fiancé Chock Chapple (left) and celebrity jewelry designer Neil Lane (right).Neil Lane Couture

Chock was “besotted” with the design, explains Lane, and knew it was the one.

“He looked at the ring, he thought of her,” he says. “It was just one of those things that was kismet. I think he understood the vibrations and the energy that went into that ring.”

Lane has nothing but love and well-wishes for the couple as they embark on their new chapter together.

“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," Lane says.

He calls their “magical” journey the perfect “trifecta: the couple, the ring and the great love.”

source: people.com