Overview
- In an Oct. 9 interview, creator Chris Coelen told Entertainment Weekly that production supplies engagement rings and that recipients keep them even if relationships end.
- He said the provided options generally cost about $3,500 to $5,000, with variations in price.
- Contestants select from a limited assortment, historically around 10 to 12 styles, though some use personal or family rings instead.
- Coelen said contestants can request upgrades beyond standard options, but the mechanics and financial details of upgrades remain unclear.
- The update bears directly on Season 9 tensions over ring value and returns, including Anton Yarosh and Ali Lima’s disagreement about price expectations and Patrick Suzuki’s claim that Kacie McIntosh would not return his ring.