What an emotional night...and a beautiful ending. I can't believe that all three guys were ready to propose! That is definitely one for the record books. Before I give away all the details, let's review the special moments that made this finale one of the best I think I have ever seen.

The show began with Ed and his chest hair going to meet Jillian's parents...his potential in-laws as he called them. Jillian also invited her grandmother and cousin Tori to help her make this tough decision. I'm not going to go through the 66 questions that her mom asked the men, which is apparently 10 less than the number of questions she had for Jason, but I will say that it was a night of memorable speeches.

The love story really began when Jillian asked Ed, "Do you want to tell everybody your story?"

Now, Ed made a series of speeches throughout the evening that made me teary-eyed. This was one of them:

"Me coming here was a huge deal, because I was married to my job. I was worried about being gone...potentially for eight weeks. I was scared and I let it get to me pretty badly and it started to affect everything. I knew that I liked her a ton, but I didn't want to sacrifice my career to be here. So I ended up leaving. I left and I went home. After the first week, I just could not stop thinking about this woman. It was driving me insane. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't work...I might as well have not even left, because I could not think about anything else. I called the producers and I was like you guys have to get me back there. I knew that I let her down and I let myself down. Because I knew that I had to get back there. I knew that I had to come back."

You could tell that her family was moved by his speech, but I think his speech to Glen, Jillian's father, was what truly sealed the deal:

"I don't know how to describe it Glen. I'm crazy about her. I'm in love with her and she's perfect for me. I mean I would love to be with her forever. I will do whatever it takes to make it work. I have no doubts at all....at the end of this, somebody could ask Jillian to marry them right? And I just want to get your thoughts... What would you think about me? If I were to ask her to marry me...how do you feel...what do you think?!"

Glen back to Ed:

"I think I'm readin ya the right way and I like what I see in ya and I think she's ready for this and if you are the fella that's gonna be proposing to Jill, I would be really quite happy to see that take place...I would be doing summersaults."

I wrote all of this out, because I think it's important to compare what Ed said to what Kiptyn said. When you see them side by side, there is really no doubt as to who she should have chosen. Granted, Kiptyn does have an eight back and Ed has questionable fashion sense....but it's what's inside that matters and you can tell that Ed's heart is 100% Jillian's...I don't think you can really say the same of Kiptyn.

For example...Kiptyn didn't come right out and express his feelings for Jillian on his MEET THE PARENTS date. Glen had to ask him, "Are you in love with Jill?" This was Kiptyn's answer:

"I'm I'm I'm getting...I'm getting there a lot quicker than I thought I would. I've I've been... I've been thinking so much about this whole thing. She has this zest for life... this passion you know? She's full of life, full of energy and when I'm with her, we just connect. She makes me better and I hope to make her better and that's what you look for in a marriage. There is nothing I want more that to get married and start a family. I could see myself with Jill...with your daughter. I think I'd be a lucky man to be there. I think she is incredible and I could see myself with Jillian. I could see myself marrying her."

Kiptyn was very nervous and I think that he was sincere and honest with her father, but the answer to his question was no. He was getting there, but he was not yet in love with Jillian. As Glen put it, "I thought Ed was actually DEEPER"...about his feelings anyway. It seemed that the ladies were kind of pushing for Kiptyn...but in the end...you could tell by the smile on Jillian's face when her father told her that Ed had asked him if he could marry her, that she was hooked. Don't get me wrong...I think eight weeks is a crazy short amount of time to fall in love with someone and Kiptyn was probably right to take things slow, but I think that in the end, that's probably what bit him in the butt.

On Ed's last date with Jillian he said, "I've never been this in love in my life. There's just this chemistry there that I've never had with anybody else. Tonight is my last opportunity to show Jillian that I do want to be with her, that I want to seal the deal with her. I need to close all the loops with anything that she's concerned about. Tonight's got to be a success!"

Flying over the big island and looking at the volcano, Ed found it difficult to focus on anything other than Jillian. The helicopter dropped them off in a secluded spot in middle of rain forest with a private lagoon. The rain was very romantic and gave Ed the perfect opportunity for another one of his speeches:

"I think that I am an affectionate person and sometimes it's tough for me to show it and it takes a lot for me to open up. You could be one of my best guy friends, but you could also be the person I could be with for the rest of my life and that's a pretty amazing combination. You're beautiful. A genius...I'm mean I'm still here. You're perfect for me. I would never do it again...I would never leave you again".

He gave her "so many positive reasons to think that he could be the one", but she still needed to know one more thing....was the passion really there? After a long day of swimming and making out in the lagoon, Ed asked Jillian to go back to his room, where they found the physical and "sexual" chemistry Jillian had been looking for. Apparently the second time was the charm. As if there was any doubt, Ed made it clear, "I hope you do decide that you want to be with me. I just want you to know, that I would like to be with you forever and I love you."

It wasn't exactly the date that you would want to try to top, but Kiptyn did his best. Jillian took Kiptyn on a speed boat to a secluded beach where they paddled around on a surfboard and cuddled. There's usually a lot of giggling when Kiptyn is around and they are very happy and smiley together, but I didn't really see the passion. Back at the hotel, Kiptyn tried his best to get his feeling out and let Jillian know that he wanted a future with her too:

"For the first time in the past week, I've been stressed out about all this stuff...I mean the end of it all. Which is so A-typical of our dynamic and our interaction. Everything has been so natural and easy and good and getting better and better and better. To feel stressed out at the end of this is just so weird. Tomorrow is the big day and you have to make a decision between people. I would be really hurt if I lost you. Losing you scares me a lot. For this past week, I've been stressing myself out because I've maybe moved slower than some of the people in this process and it did take a little while to get to where I am at, but that's what makes me feel so good about where I'm at right now. I really do see a future for us...not a month or two months...but years...a lifetime. And when I say a future, I think a marriage and family and kids. You know a lifetime. That's what I want. That's where I'm at now, because I'm falling in love with you. Without question, I can see a life with you. I want to do that once in my life. Right now, you and me, let's do this forever, so I can whole heartedly go to your father as a man and look him in the eyes and say I want to spend my life with your daughter....I think that you should come and live with me and I think that our worlds could be one world."

I had to admit...that was pretty good...long...lots of words...but he got to the point eventually and I think she was really touched. However, it may have been just a little too late. He should have tried to express himself a little more throughout the process and worn less clothing. If he had distracted her with the eight pack more often, maybe she wouldn't have fallen for someone else.

The next morning, they showed Jillian waking up in her hotel room. She looked like she had been crying all night. It was hard to watch. I can't imagine what it must be like to know that you're about to have one of the hardest days of your life and potentially one of the greatest.

Both guys were very nervous as they went inside to pick out their engagement rings, but both seemed convinced they were ready to make the plunge. Little did they know, they weren't the only guys planning a proposal to Jillian that day.

The first limo pulled up and it was..... Kiptyn. As he walked across the bridge over the pool, he told Jillian how beautiful she looked and she asked him how he was doing. He explained that he was excited, but nervous and told her that he had a sleepless night. He summarized their time together and all of their wonderful dates and tried to make it clear to her that he wanted kids and a marriage and saw those things with her, but from the second she started talking, I think he knew...she was not going to pick him. He took it like a man. He said that he wanted her to be happy and that she was an incredible woman and Ed was a lucky man. As he walked across the bridge with his head down, you could see him reach inside his pocket and touch the ring box. Then he put his hand over his heart. That stung a little.

When she walked him out to the car, there was no long embrace or goodbye kiss on the cheek. Kiptyn just opened the car door and hopped in. Once the car pulled away, he reached inside his pocket, took out the ring, and sat it on the seat next to him. He explained that he didn't pull out the ring because he thought she was going to say something back to him about what he had said and then he would continue on with what he needed her to know, but he didn't get the chance. He didn't realize those would be the last words he said to her.

The next shot we see is of Ed in the limo, and Jillian saying that it's weird to think that Ed could be walking down that path in a few short minutes, and I could be engaged. But instead of Ed, Reid pulls up in a red minivan! He reveals that on his plane ride back to Philadelphia, he was thinking, "What did I just do?" So, he pulled a bunch of strings to get back there. He said, "Where am I going to find a girl like her?" He decided he had to do something about it. He said that there was no doubt in his mind that they were perfect for each other and he was finally ready to tell her.

The minute she saw him, she bit her lip, her head tilted and her shoulders dropped as her hand went to her heart. They hugged for a moment before he said, "I know this is crazy and insane and I had to pull a million strings to do it...Every second was painful without you... I was an idiot. I knew that you felt what I felt and I thought that was enough, but I was an idiot, so I came back to tell you that I love you and hopefully you feel the same way". They talked back and forth for a minute and then Reid hugged her and said that he didn't see her with either of those guys. She asked him if he knew what was going on there and he said, "What is going on, without me here, is all wrong." Then, he got down on one knee and opened up a box with a ring inside. "Jillian" he said, "I love you and you're someone I could spend the rest of my life with." She grabs him and lifts him up and says, "You need to come here for a second. I don't know... I need to think about this."

I was actually a little pissed at this point. I'm glad that she didn't kiss him or anything, but I was a little frustrated with her for all the long embraces and making him wait as she went inside to contemplate what to do. Seriously?! At this point, you gotta know.

Luckily, Chris Harrison came along to knock some sense into her. "How am I supposed to make a decision?" she asked. Chris said, "It's still up to you. If you're in love with Ed, then you can stand by your convictions, but are you in love with Reid?" "How is someone supposed to make a decision like this?" she asked again. Chris replied, "Because you know ...Are you excited about the prospect of Ed showing up, getting down on one knee, and proposing to you today?" " YES!" "You're in love with this guy?" "Yes!" "You want him to be your husband deep down in your heart?" " YES!" "Then there is no question about what you need to do."

Jillian goes back outside to explain to Reid that they did have a connection and it was hard to let him go, but that didn't mean that she didn't have that same connection with someone else. She explained that she had fallen in love with someone and she just couldn't let that person go.

Reid's departure was certainly more emotional than the one we saw with Kiptyn. A little shockingly so, but she did eventually walk him out. He too hung his head and dragged his feet. He even grabbed her hand, lifted it to his lips, and kissed her.

As he drove away, he said "I don't have any regrets...flying back here and giving this one last chance to get Jillian...although I'm not happy with the outcome. I felt like we had such a deep connection that it would just work out. It just doesn't make sense. I just guess it was a little too late. It's a shame. ..It just wasn't right."

Watching Reid drive away was absolutely heartbreaking, but walking back to that podium, knowing that Ed was right around the corner, she knew 110% that Ed was the right guy for her. With her hands on her hips, shaking her head with a slight grin on her face, Jillian said, "Ed better not F@*king disappoint me!" I like that girl...Jillian.

After a long commercial break and an up close shot of the final rose, Jillian stood on the podium waiting for the third time to be the charm.

Ed arrived, nervous and scared but ready to take the plunge. His final speech went like this:

"Jillian"

"Yes Ed."

"You may not know how much you have impacted me. How you've changed me as a man and helped me reprioritize my life. You're everything that I could ever ask for in a woman. You're beautiful, you're intelligent, you're funny, you're confident and you make me smile when I look into your eyes. I know that I love you, but before we go any further I need to know that you love me."

Jillian smiles and pauses for a moment before saying with a grin, "There is no doubt in my mind that I am madly in love with you. I love you so much....I've been waiting to tell you I love you for so long."

He whispers, "There's one last thing"...he gets down on one knee and pops open his box to reveal a rather huge ring inside and says, "I want to be with you forever. I want a family with you. I want you to give me a hard time when we are 80 years old. Jillian, will you marry me?"

"Absolutely!" She jumps up and wraps her legs around him. "Do you have any idea how much fun we are going to have!"

The show ends with a Jillian and Ed montage that no season finale can be complete without, followed by Jillian offering Ed the final rose. They shared a big kiss and a piggy back ride across the bridge finish off the sequence. They finish with a little one on one interview with the couple, where Ed reveals that he was pretty confident but a little nervous until he saw her and he said, "I could tell when I looked at her that she wanted me to be there for her." He was practically petting her...almost too sweet. Ahhh Ed.... you complete me....I mean my blog.

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