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'The Bachelorette' Finale: Ali Fedotowsky's Proposal, Ring, and Dress Details

by Beth Cooney Fitzpatrick (Subscribe to Beth Cooney Fitzpatrick's posts)
Posted Jul 30th 2010 at 10:45AM  
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"The Bachelorette" Fedotowsky in her finale dress. Photo: Matt Klitscher, ABC

"The Bachelorette" star Ali Fedotowsky will reportedly receive a Neil Lane engagement-ring proposal -- "on bended knee" -- from one of her two final suitors on the show's Aug. 2 season finale, a source tells StyeList.

But will the unlucky-in-love Massachusetts beauty give her chosen one a fashionable yes?

While you'll have to tune in to see the outcome, we do have the scoop on what the pretty blonde will be wearing as the drama unfolds: Fedotowsky was outfitted for her Bora Bora proposal scenes in a shimmering champagne-colored, silk-chiffon customized Alberto Makali gown, selected for her by the show's resident stylist, Cary Fetman.

The gown, which originally had straps, was altered to suit the reality star's desire for a strapless look that was "soft and flowing," according to sources familiar with her choice.

Some of the original version's crystal beading was removed from along the bustline for a more subtle effect.

"She wanted to look glamorous but also be relaxed and comfortable," one source revealed to StyleList.

After considering several options, Fedotowsky chose the Makali gown because it suited her vision of how she wanted to look for a possible proposal, the source adds. "It really was her dream dress and she had no regrets." (About the dress, anyway!)

As for the ring, which will be center stage at the "most dramatic final-rose ceremony, ever," jeweler to the stars Neil Lane once again assumes his role as the show's go-to bling bearer.

But fans of this reality franchise-turned soap opera know designer gowns and celebrity-style engagement rings rarely mean happy endings (shout-out to Jake Pavelka), so we're expecting some inevitable drama surrounding Fedotowsky's designer-clad romantic conclusion.

"It's a great finale, terrific really, and not like any we've had on the show," a source familiar with the ABC show tells StyleList. "There are a lot of twists and turns, and it will be really really interesting for viewers to see how it turns out."

Will the ring be presented to "The Bachelorette" by her most valuable player -- the refined baseball-ace turned salesman Roberto Martinez? He is, after all, the man who had her at "hello."

Or will Fedotowsky surprise viewers by choosing rugged and witty landscaper Chris Lambton as her final-rose recipient? (A sweet, but unlikely scenario, according to "The Bachelorette" rumor mill and our sources.)

No word yet on whether both Martinez and Lambton met with Lane to choose engagement rings for Fedotowsky or if only one of the final two contemplated a proposal.

The finale comes as a variety of intriguing rumors circulate about Fedotowsky's choices. Normally spot-on "Bachelorette" blogger Reality Steve has been reporting for weeks that Fedotowsky ends the season single, while Us Weekly has done two cover stories that suggest she's engaged to Martinez and planning a 2011 wedding. And now tabloids have begun hinting that she's hooked up with pro football player Matt Leinart. (Our source shot that rumor down with an emphatic "No!")

StyleList has learned that ABC closed the set for the recent filming of its post-production "After the Final Rose" special, where Fedotowsky met with Martinez, Lambton, and another finalist, Frank Neuschaefer, to discuss the season's outcome.

Neuschaefer, who at times seemed to be Fedotowsky's favorite, dumped her during filming to rekindle a relationship with an old girlfriend in his native Chicago.

The "ATFR" show has been filmed without a studio audience only one other time: When former "Bachelor" Jason Mesnick dumped his chosen one, Melissa Rycroft, for runner up Molly Malaney. Hmm.

Meanwhile, read what Jake Pavelka's ex Vienna Girardi has been up to since the couple ended their romance in true tabloid fashion.
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Tags: Alberto Makali, Ali Fedotowskly, Bora Bora, Chris Lambton, Dresses, Engagement Rings, engagements, finales, Neil Lane, Proposals, Reality TV, Roberto Martinez, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, TV Engagements
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lorie, 8-02-2010, 5:06PM

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lorie

It's a gorgeous dress, too bad she is wearing it. She is so pathetic.

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Please stop the madness, 8-02-2010, 6:04PM

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Please stop the madness

Honestly I think most people have had enough of the Bachelor/Bachelorette . It is so obvious that it is staged, how can anyone realistically fall in love on the clock. This is about as real as WWF. You can air this show at 4am right after Real Housewives of NJ

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BJ, 8-02-2010, 6:08PM

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Lorie, We'd love to see you in this dress ...
Having a bad day?

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mariarosa, 8-02-2010, 6:16PM

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mariarosa

i do not think she will choose either man ..i think shes been stringing along all of us and to let it be my choice for a man OF COURSE ME BEING A LATINA WOMAN ID GO with roberto all the way ..ali i know in my heart hes for u email me folks please and tell me what u think

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venusdelycra, 8-02-2010, 6:48PM

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venusdelycra

What if ... Jake returns and he's the one she walks away with? Hmmmmmmm

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blueharp1, 8-02-2010, 7:49PM

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blueharp1

I don't care for these shows, so much scripted, orchestrated, manipulated. Which is what you have to do to create storylines etc for TV. Just not my cup o' tea.
That said, I'm truly smitten with this woman. It would be a HUGE stretch of the imagination to believe this is someone who couldn't find a man on her own, and in her own good time.
But a good springboard for her to jumpstart and entertainment career, and I think she'll do well, despite the Reality TV charade.

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Neil Lane Engagement Ring, 7-26-2011, 7:54PM

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Neil Lane Engagement Ring

Love this, I am a huge Neil Lane Jewelry fan, and jeweler myself.

I will be reviewing his work here...

http://directengagementrings.com/Neil-Lane-Engagement-Rings.html

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