Final Rose Ceremony - Screencaps - Discussion

I know this may be blasphemous... but you have to pick one of the 6?

I know my wife and I looked at dozens of rings before finding the one we both like the best... of course, it was a little bit less than $150k...

Ok... even a little bit less than $30k...

richlp wrote:I know this may be blasphemous... but you have to pick one of the 6?

I know my wife and I looked at dozens of rings before finding the one we both like the best... of course, it was a little bit less than $150k...

Ok... even a little bit less than $30k...

Well, richlp, I guess if you didn't like one of the 6, NL would gladly reach in his bag and pull out a few extra. Although keep in mind that he (NL) knows Ashley's preference so, hopefully, he could steer F1 to the winner and be convincing!!

LibbyBell wrote:

JBanana wrote:interesting... it looks like Ben chose first? He has 6 rings to choose from and JP has 5. That seems odd to me, I would have thought they would give JP the first choice since that's the one she'll be keeping. (also, does JP notice that there is an empty spot there when he's choosing?) I really wonder about this process.. does Neil Lane try to steer them towards certain choices? (not that they would show us if he did.)

It's my understanding that NL does know what Ashley's preference is and who F1 is-- this ensures that F1 gets the ring that is the leads preference. And, although we only see JP with 5 choices, it doesn't mean that Ashley's ring was presented with Ben's 6.

IA LibbyBell! Or at least she picks two she loves so either way she wins. I would certainly HOPE that the guys would pick big fancy ring since they don't have to pay for it, but guys do weird things sometimes haha.

I want to see that ring so bad, though! I'm dying over here

kashoo wrote:

LibbyBell wrote:

JBanana wrote:interesting... it looks like Ben chose first? He has 6 rings to choose from and JP has 5. That seems odd to me, I would have thought they would give JP the first choice since that's the one she'll be keeping. (also, does JP notice that there is an empty spot there when he's choosing?) I really wonder about this process.. does Neil Lane try to steer them towards certain choices? (not that they would show us if he did.)

It's my understanding that NL does know what Ashley's preference is and who F1 is-- this ensures that F1 gets the ring that is the leads preference. And, although we only see JP with 5 choices, it doesn't mean that Ashley's ring was presented with Ben's 6.

IA LibbyBell! Or at least she picks two she loves so either way she wins. I would certainly HOPE that the guys would pick big fancy ring since they don't have to pay for it, but guys do weird things sometimes haha.

I want to see that ring so bad, though! I'm dying over here

hi kashoo!! Could be that she does pick 2 or 3 that she could "settle" on!

LibbyBell wrote:

richlp wrote:I know this may be blasphemous... but you have to pick one of the 6?

I know my wife and I looked at dozens of rings before finding the one we both like the best... of course, it was a little bit less than $150k...

Ok... even a little bit less than $30k...

Well, richlp, I guess if you didn't like one of the 6, NL would gladly reach in his bag and pull out a few extra. Although keep in mind that he (NL) knows Ashley's preference so, hopefully, he could steer F1 to the winner and be convincing!!

LOL you just gave me an image of NL walking around with his pockets full of rings....

richlp wrote:

LibbyBell wrote:

richlp wrote:I know this may be blasphemous... but you have to pick one of the 6?

I know my wife and I looked at dozens of rings before finding the one we both like the best... of course, it was a little bit less than $150k...

Ok... even a little bit less than $30k...

Well, richlp, I guess if you didn't like one of the 6, NL would gladly reach in his bag and pull out a few extra. Although keep in mind that he (NL) knows Ashley's preference so, hopefully, he could steer F1 to the winner and be convincing!!

LOL you just gave me an image of NL walking around with his pockets full of rings....

I think I've seen him with a "briefcase" in past seasons-- if that helps the vision any!!

agentcurls wrote:

mnmhughes wrote:

agentcurls wrote:

Love_Me wrote:Maybe I don't want to know, but do you think Ben gets on his knee to purpose and they show the ring he picked out as he asks her "Will you marry me?"

you may see the rings that both pick out via NL...may not see Ben's ring as he proposes...you might see JP's ring up close ATFR

Do you think they will be similar or very different?

Different. Ben's may look very "Tacori-like" .....JP's may be more understated elegance but a diamond that makes your eyes go :what:

per the bolded maybe that is why Fliess twittered OMG

Thanks for the screencaps, I can't wait for Monday to come!

I hope I'm posting this in the right place. If not, feel free to move it. I don't know if this has been discussed already or not but I haven't been able to locate anything. If it has, please direct me to the correct thread. On to my subject: The dynamic between Ben and JP at the RC from hometown dates on and also, Ben's rejection.

I remember Ben teasing JP about his feelings for Ashley during the 4th episode. From that, I got the impression they were pretty chummy. This was just prior to the orphanage date, after which, Ben emerged as a possible contender. I'm very curious to know whether this changed the relationship between Ben and JP and how awkward it must have been for them at the rose ceremonies; particularly that last one in Fiji when it was just the two of them. We may never know how their friendship (if there ever really was one) was impacted. I just find myself wondering about that a lot.

With regard to Ben's rejection, I am flabbergasted that he was blindsided. He recognized early on (4th episode) that JP was developing feelings for Ashley. Those feelings had to be based on some sort of connection between the two of them one would think. That coupled with the fact that Ashley continued to give JP roses should have been a red flag for Ben. He knew JP was older and presumably more experienced with women (perhaps he saw that as a disadvantage to JP). I'm not understanding why he didn't consider JP to be a serious contender. In Taiwan, Ben didn't think JP would come back from the group date with the rose. He thought it would go to Lucas. Lucas went home that episode and JP came back with the rose. That should have told him JP was one to keep his eye on. I don't recall them airing any footage of Ben worrying about the competition. On the other hand, JP who has always felt he had a strong connection with Ashley, was constantly shown worrying about the competition. Very strange. Any thoughts?

LibbyBell wrote:

JBanana wrote:interesting... it looks like Ben chose first? He has 6 rings to choose from and JP has 5. That seems odd to me, I would have thought they would give JP the first choice since that's the one she'll be keeping. (also, does JP notice that there is an empty spot there when he's choosing?) I really wonder about this process.. does Neil Lane try to steer them towards certain choices? (not that they would show us if he did.)

It's my understanding that NL does know what Ashley's preference is and who F1 is-- this ensures that F1 gets the ring that is the leads preference. And, although we only see JP with 5 choices, it doesn't mean that Ashley's ring was presented with Ben's 6.

Thank you for answering THE question rolling around in my head this morning! If the B'ette has a preference, it would be a crying shame for her to settle for something else. Or something less.

JBanana wrote:

mnmhughes wrote:

agentcurls wrote:

mnmhughes wrote:

agentcurls wrote:

Love_Me wrote:Maybe I don't want to know, but do you think Ben gets on his knee to purpose and they show the ring he picked out as he asks her "Will you marry me?"

you may see the rings that both pick out via NL...may not see Ben's ring as he proposes...you might see JP's ring up close ATFR

Do you think they will be similar or very different?

Different. Ben's may look very "Tacori-like" .....JP's may be more understated elegance but a diamond that makes your eyes go :what:

Very interesting! I could see the creative Ben picking something with an elaborate, artsy design, whereas the quiet, passionate JP would pick something classic and elegant.

ETA: I'm totally going back and looking at the pic of all the rings laid out to see if I can figure out which is which! :P :P

interesting... it looks like Ben chose first? He has 6 rings to choose from and JP has 5. That seems odd to me, I would have thought they would give JP the first choice since that's the one she'll be keeping. (also, does JP notice that there is an empty spot there when he's choosing?) I really wonder about this process.. does Neil Lane try to steer them towards certain choices? (not that they would show us if he did.)

i think NL is holding the 6th box

albean99 wrote:For Ashley's sake I hope the rumors about the value of the ring are exaggerated. Previous Bachelorettes have said that it's scary to wear the rings out and at least a couple talked about getting a more normal one for everyday. I think it's also expensive because of the insurance you need. From what I understand it's the sponsor, in this case Neil Lane, that provides the ring and not ABC. I thought the $30,000 rings were bad enough and well beyond the means of the majority of the viewers.

Bean ITA, it would be scary enough for me wearing a $5,000 ring let alone one worth 10 times that amount. Actually I don't wear rings even though I've been married for almost 30 years, my wedding ring was cut off when I was preg 20 years ago and then got stolen when someone grabbed my handbag. Never bothered to replace it until last year when my DH Aunt who's a jewelry maker made infinity rings for DH and I, now I can't get used to wearing it LOL.