Neil Lane Has Made Dozens of Engagement Rings forBachelorNation. This Is His Favorite One (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei.Photo:Disney/John Fleenor

Disney/John Fleenor

Neil Lanehas spent decades creating gorgeous custom engagement rings for the couples ofBachelorNation — but there is one stone that shines brighter than the rest.

Chatting with PEOPLE earlier this month, the celebrity jewelry designer revealed that one his favorite designs is the one he made forJoey Graziadei, 29, and his fiancéeKelsey Anderson, who were on season 28 ofThe Bachelor.

“I really went backwards in time with the vintage aesthetic,” he recalls of the inspiration behind the Neil Lane CoutureArt Deco-inspired ringthat Joey proposed with in the finale.

The dazzling rock features a center emerald-cut diamond flanked with half moon diamonds. With the platinum band boasting 18 brilliant-cut diamonds, all the stones totaled approximately 4 carats.

Lane adds that he specifically looked to the 1920s for reference so that the look had an element of vintage glamour.

Kelsey Anderson’s Neil Lane Couture engagement ring from fiancé Joey Graziadei.Yuri Hasegawa; Courtesy Neil Lane

Yuri Hasegawa; Courtesy Neil Lane

“Just seeing Kelsey so happy reminded me that there is possibilities, there is hope [in love]. I’m just going to continue to try to make the most beautiful rings I can,” he says.

When the couple was revealed in March, Lane opened up to PEOPLE about working with Joey — who was alsoThe Bachelorette’s season 20 runner-up — on the design process.

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Kelsey Anderson and Joey Graziadei.Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Dia Dipasupil/Getty

The ring designer recalled that the groom-to-be went into the collaboration wanting to find a sparkler that captured “Kelsey’s radiance, uniqueness, joy and sentimental nature.”

“He shared that the jewelry she wears daily all had sentimental value, including a piece from her late mother, so he did not take choosing a ring lightly," Lane said at the time. “He also divulged that he’d been in love with Kelsey for some time.”

Another favorite of Lane’s is thecushion-cut diamond engagement ringhe made for season 17 Bachelor Sean Lowe and his wife Catherine Giudici, who celebrated their10th wedding anniversarythis past January.

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source: people.com