Who Actually Paid for Kaity Biggar's Engagement Ring? Hint: It's Not [SPOILER]

Spoiler alert: This article contains major spoilers for the Season 27 finale of The Bachelor.

The finale of Zach Shallcross's season of The Bachelor had a lot of highs and lows — although it's probably safe to say it wasn't the *most* dramatic finale yet. Even so, we were still full of emotion when Zach got down on one knee and proposed to Kaity Biggar with one of the most beautiful engagement rings we've ever seen.

Each season of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette includes one of Neil Lane's diamond beauties, and this season, Zach gives Kaity a stunning oval-shaped ring that perfectly embodies the way she's "the light of Zach's life." But who actually pays for the ring?

Thanks to The Bachelor franchise, Neil Lane has become a household name. Where do we go to buy engagement rings? To Neil Lane, of course! So, in exchange for the publicity over the years, Neil actually donates his rings to the proposals at the end of each season. But just because the rings are donated does not mean that they're the bottom of the barrel.

In fact, the rings can be valued at six figures. For example, the diamond Ben Higgins gave to Lauren Bushnell reportedly cost about $100,000. Jef Holm's ring for Emily Maynard was valued at $68,000. These "donated" rings are still much more expensive than the stereotypical engagement ring.

On the other hand, there is one Bachelor who actually decided to buy his own ring. Why? We have no idea. But Aaron Buerge decided to buy a $35,000 ring for his winner, Helene Eksterowicz … who sold it on eBay for $28,300 after they broke up. When the ring is donated by Neil Lane, however, there are rules about what the contestants can do with it.

Throughout the entire Bachelor Nation franchise, Neil Lane generously donates his rings. But that doesn't mean that couples can get engaged, and two weeks later, split up and sell the rings for their own profit. If that were possible, there would be way too many contestants not there for the "right reasons."

Neil Lane told InStyle, "I make each and every ring ... with the couple's lasting love in mind. It's my hope that the spark between them lasts forever. And if it doesn't, I like to think that the ring goes to heaven." Of course, though, the rings don't actually go to heaven. The most recent Bachelorette couple to nix their engagement, Gabby and Erich, had to give the ring back to ABC.

Basically, Neil donates the rings to ABC in exchange for publicity, and ABC sets the rules around what the couples can do with the rings. After two years, the couple can choose to sell the ring instead of giving it back. If they do this, however, ABC has the right to be the first buyer. But who would want an unlucky ring anyway, even if it is hundreds of thousands of dollars?