--- title: VIDEO: Here's What 'The Bachelor' Finale Usually Looks Like description: Here's how it ended for some of the most notable couples from previous seasons of The Bachelor. canonical: https://time.com/16150/video-heres-what-usually-happens-in-the-bachelor-finale/ author: Diane Tsai article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-10T16:54:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T06:39:16.589Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: VIDEO: Here's What Usually Happens in The Bachelor Finale og:description: Here's how it ended for some of the most notable couples from previous seasons of The Bachelor. og:url: https://time.com/16150/video-heres-what-usually-happens-in-the-bachelor-finale/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1476e8a6e2e052f/6986847635ba6f6727c00d98/bachelor_1280.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1280 og:image:height: 720 og:image:alt: ABC's "The Bachelor" - Season 18 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: VIDEO: Here's What Usually Happens in The Bachelor Finale twitter:description: Here's how it ended for some of the most notable couples from previous seasons of The Bachelor. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1476e8a6e2e052f/6986847635ba6f6727c00d98/bachelor_1280.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # VIDEO: Here's What Usually Happens in _The Bachelor_ Finale > Sponsored content. 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(Todd Wawrychuk/ABC via Getty Images) CATHERINE LOWE, SEAN LOWE THE BACHELOR: SEAN AND CATHERINE'S WEDDING - Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici, the latest to join other "Bachelor" couples who have walked down the aisle, shared a dramatic new chapter of their love story with millions of viewers and Bachelor Nation when ABC televised their much anticipated wedding, live, on "The Bachelor: Sean and Catherine's Wedding," SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2014 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Todd Wawrychuk/ABC via Getty Images) CATHERINE LOWE, SEAN LOWE Todd Wawry—ABC/Getty Images  by [Diane Tsai](https://time.com/author/diane-tsai/)  ## Diane Tsai Mar 10, 2014 4:54 PM UTC The much-anticipated Season 18 finale of [_The Bachelor_](http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor) has been touted as the [Most Dramatic Finale Ever](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/03/03/the-bachelor-watch-the-women-tell-all-about-juan-pablo-fantasy-suites-and-who-will-win/), which brings up the question: Exactly how juicy would it have to be in order to top all the previous 17 finales? While [Juan Pablo](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/07/the-bachelor-watch-juan-pablo-eliminated/), Nikki, and Clare (and Andi) have created plenty of gossip to keep America occupied and guessing at how their quest for love will end, let’s not forget the many men and women who have walked down this road before. And if their experiences are any indication, there will most likely be a proposal… but a wedding? Improbable. When the first season of _The Bachelor_ aired in 2002, the dating game show ended with bachelor Alex Michel making a difficult decision in choosing between the final two contestants. While episode previews showed him picking out Harry Winston rings, he didn’t actually propose. Since then, however, there’s been a steady trend of [proposals](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/03/12/the-bachelor-watch-the-finale-sean-finds-true-love-always/) in recent years, with more than half of the seasons ending in proposals thus far. Unfortunately, an accepted proposal doesn’t automatically lead to marriage. In fact, only one of the final rose ceremony proposals resulted in a wedding, and that didn’t happen until season 17 with [Sean](http://time.com/12831/bachelor-sean-lowe-celibacy-virgin-bachelor/) and Catherine. ([Jason and Molly](http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/bachelor-couples-found-love-show/story?id=21658468) from season 13 got married as well, but he actually proposed to someone else on the show.) Watch the video above to see how it ended for some of the most notable couples from previous seasons of _The Bachelor_. 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