Joey & Kelsey Got Engaged During The Bachelor Finale

Over the last few months, fans theorized about the “unprecedented, shocking” ending of Joey Graziadei’s Bachelor season, but it’s easy to forget that Season 28 was also teased as “the most romantic season in Bachelor history.” Fortunately for viewers, the March 25 finale lived up to both claims.

Joey’s Bachelor finale saw him introduce Daisy Kent and Kelsey Anderson to his family, and both meetings went well. But soon, the decision became clear — even to Daisy, who told Joey she knew she wasn’t his person and left the final rose ceremony on her own terms. This set the scene for Joey and Kelsey to get engaged during the Bachelor finale, and it was a picture-perfect proposal.

Joey’s Final Rose... & A Ring

Daisy’s decision to inform Kelsey about her waning connection with Joey had a positive outcome. It allowed Kelsey to go into the final rose ceremony knowing with certainty that she was his pick.

The journey might have been a challenge, Joey told Kelsey. “But there is nothing difficult about choosing you, and I can’t wait another minute to tell you that I love you. There is something about you. You have this infectious energy that makes me smile. It’s a feeling I’ve never had before.”

Joey compared their relationship to a “very strong flame” — one that will never go out because Kelsey’s his light.

Though Joey’s sisters weren’t completely sure whether Kelsey wanted to get engaged, she had nothing but an enthusiastic, teary “yes” when he got down on one knee.

Joey & Kelsey’s Post-Bachelor Plans

Of course, the season wrapped filming several months ago — so are Joey and Kelsey just as strong today? Indeed! “I am just so happy to be in real life, being able to do things together,” she said. “And I’m just so excited for everyone to see how in love we are.”

Though Joey explained at After the Final Rose that it was “difficult” for Kelsey to watch The Bachelor back, they’ve grown and are the “strongest that we’ve ever been.”

Their next step? Joey is temporarily relocating to New Orleans, Kelsey shared, before they move to New York in the summer. There’s more travel in the near future, too, as Joey and Kelsey received an all-expenses-paid trip back to Jasper, Alberta, where they made major strides in their relationship.

“I really knew, just because it felt so natural, like a normal date,” Kelsey recalled of their time in the Canadian Rockies town. “And I just completely fell in love with him in Jasper.”