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'The Bachelor' Winner Vienna Girardi Wears Carmen Marc Valvo Dress for Jake Pavelka's Proposal

by Beth Cooney Fitzpatrick (Subscribe to Beth Cooney Fitzpatrick's posts)
Posted Mar 2nd 2010 at 12:11AM  
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Jake chooses Vienne and proposes with a Neil Lane princess cut engagement ring. Photo: ABC

Vienna Girardi, the controversial, bad girl who won the heart of "The Bachelor" Jake Pavelka" wore a one-shoulder teal gown by designer Carmen Marc Valvo for her "fairy-tale ending" and engagement to the hunky pilot during the show's dramatic finale.

The once lovelorn Pavelka, who claims he couldn't get a date in high school, dropped to his knees and presented Girardi with a princess cut 2.72 carat diamond and platinum engagement ring that celebrity jeweler Neil Lane personally helped him select.

Not that Pavelka had any trouble figuring out exactly what Girardi wanted, as she made it very clear during their romantic St. Lucia date. Two words: "princess cut," since to quote Vienna, she's "daddy's little princess."

"I love you with everything I am," Pavelka told Girardi, an ex-Hooters waitress, who has been tabloid fodder all season and is among the most controversial "final rose" winners in the show's long-running history.

Girardi immediately said, "Yes," when Pavelka asked her to marry him. (Jake was wearing a Hugo Boss suit.)

Cary Fetman, the show's longtime stylist, told us exclusively that Girardi, 23, wanted a dress that suited the glorious St. Lucia landscape where she fell in love with the handsome 32-year-old pilot from Texas.

"Vienna wanted something very romantic and fitting of the beautiful ocean and sky," Fetman explained to StyleList.

As for Jake's sweet runner up, Oregon beauty Tenley Molzahn, she wore a stunning gold strapless gown by Pamela Dennis for her heartbreaking goodbye to the man she was in love with.

Fetman also revealed the inspiration behind Molzahn's dress, "For Tenley we wanted something that was very much Old Hollywood. Pamela made a gown that was very much in staying with a princess," he said, adding that the gold lamé shine, "was much more beautiful in person than on camera."

Dennis is the same designer Fetman often turned to when dressing former "The Bachelorette" star Jillian Harris.

It was Harris' rejection of Pavelka on her season, that led to his casting as the franchise's 14th "The Bachelor."

Did the future Mrs. Pavelka like her blinding Neil Lane ring?: a custom-designed (and signed by Lane) sparkler, featuring a 2.02 carat center princess-cut stone, encrusted and set with 70 other diamonds for a total weight of 2.72 carats.

Well, when the show's host, Chris Harrison, praised the bauble, even Girardi joked it was "just a little bling."

Um, that's an understatement. The sucker's huge!

Meanwhile, read all the fashionable details of "The Bachelor" wedding of Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney.
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Tags: Carmen Marc Valvo, Diamonds, Dresses, Engagement Rings, Engagements, Jake Pavelka, Neil Lane, Pamela Dennis, Proposals, Reality TV, Tenley Molzahn, The Bachelor, Vienna Girardi
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Possessionista, 3-02-2010, 10:46AM

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Possessionista

Tenley's dress was actually Shelli Siegel Laundry. I spoke to Tenley about this and she confirmed it. You can find all the buying details here.

http://www.possessionista.com/2010/02/bachelor-fashion-after-final-rose-final.html

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Atlin, 3-03-2010, 7:15AM

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Atlin

She looks perfect on the photo. I wish them luck. And about that leaked video - are you sure it's Vienna on the video? Looks like, but I'm not sure. Anyway, the video is really hot!












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Romar, 3-03-2010, 1:06PM

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Romar

HERE IS HER LEAKED VIDEO: http://doiop.com/Vienna_Girardi

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Sue, 3-02-2010, 11:33AM

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Sue

Will not watch the show again!!!! Jake only picked her because she is 23. It will not last if they do get married!

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fern, 3-03-2010, 6:41AM

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fern

sue,i happen to agree with you. he kept saying that all his other relationships were more physical and sexual ,that was the reason that they never lasted.this is the same thing ,...he should have chosen tenly..

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Sharon19, 3-03-2010, 7:16AM

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I'd rather watch something else.

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Missy, 3-03-2010, 12:07PM

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Missy

I don't think this will last, most of them don't....I won't watch the show again.....I will have a good laugh when it does not last...or he ends up getting married and then divorced.

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Bonnie, 3-03-2010, 10:41AM

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Bonnie

Vienna's dress was dreadful, like her. I will bet the ranch that Jake will never marry her. Tenley's dress was lovely, like the woman who wore it. When Jake gets tired of Vienna's immature behavior, he will realize he made a huge mistake.

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kayla, 3-03-2010, 9:09AM

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they are a total mis-match, I think he just should have walked away from show with no one, Tenley was too sweetie pie, Cinderella for him, Aly ???, and Vienna is the girl that would be considered trashy in high school, it is unreal he picked a girl with such a questionable past ...... I give the break up coming 3 months tops

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rocky, 3-03-2010, 3:31PM

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OMG....Get a life complainers........Its like this....You don't know Vienna from the first man who walked on the moon. Some are calling her trash...and that trash attracts trash.....WOW....but check this out...Ignorant people make ignorant statements...Its a reality show people. For how many days or weeks it was Jake made a decision that was best for him not you and the rest of america. If for whatever reason their union does not work out...its not the end of the world. No heart out here has not been broken ...if not by love, maybe a family member, your employer(in todays economy)....Stop being so judgemental of people all the time Jeez...Only GOD can judge us!....Its mighty funny that all the girls hated on Vienna for her being herself & real and that is the same vienna Jake picked to be a couple with. Now nothing was wrong with the other girls, except for being too friendly with one another and forgetting their agenda until the last couple of rose ceremonies

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misbhaven36, 3-03-2010, 10:14AM

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Tenley's dress was gorgeous...she looked so classy...elegant,,,beautiful.

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Sarah, 3-03-2010, 10:18AM

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Sarah

What a bunch of unhappy, miserable people on this site. I've read about 23 year old girl "trashy", what nerve. Jealousy makes ya'll ugly. Jake, you bring your woman to Dallas and forget these losers!!! I loved you from the very beginning Vienna, you go gurl :)

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Afeefeh, 3-03-2010, 8:27PM

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Afeefeh

I was very disappointed in Jake, thought, he had more class. Vienna is so immature and not a very nice person, on the other hand Tenley is so sweet, classy and intelligent, a mystery, what he saw in Vienna, who has mostly everyone's disapproval.

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jessica, 3-03-2010, 12:52PM

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im happy for vienna and jake. i only saw ONE episode this year, and i knew he was going to pick Vienna. just a hunch. i think theyre cute together and they seem happy. only they know their true relationship, we can only speculate. congrats to the both of them.

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ED, 3-03-2010, 1:14PM

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ED

Frankly my dear...who cares

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Lynn, 3-03-2010, 1:28PM

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Lynn

WHO CARES... SHES A SKANK

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dawn, 3-04-2010, 1:18PM

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dawn

1. dress ? color beautiful.. design? well looked like a bolt of cloth thrown over and down actually many of the dress;es looked the same and did V look different? in the face ? something looked changed in the big final show...

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LINDA, 3-03-2010, 2:09PM

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I wish them all the luck in the world, every marrage needs that. Jake went with his heart and who are we to mis-judge him. I love them both and good choice Jake I like her.

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linda, 3-07-2010, 10:51AM

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linda

When all the sex passion dies...he probably will not find much left.

A marriage has a lot more qualifications than just passion...which is needed
to take it the long haul. I think he finds her empty in all the catagories that you
will need for a long term relationship and mother of your children and a life partner..

He surprised me with his choice...but I think behind the scene vienna made sure
she was consistently after him...like a what it is a "game"

Good luck if it works out... and good luck to ALI... she made the right decision he was not after an equal..partner.

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gagan, 3-16-2010, 1:10PM

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