The 25-year-old became engaged to insurance agent Roberto Martinez, 26, against a romantic Tahitian backdrop after choosing him over landscaper Chris Lambton, 33.
While dropping to one knee, Roberto said: 'I want to make you smile. I want to make sure you wake up every morning for the rest of your life knowing that you're so, so loved.
'Share your life with me. Be my wife. Will you marry me?'
Swept off her feet: The Bachelorette's Ali Fedotowsky chose Roberto Martinez in tonight's finale
Before he popped the question, she admitted: 'I am in love with Roberto. The love I have for him is so strong, I couldn't possibly be wrong.
'I don't know what I did in this life to deserve his love.'
He slipped a dazzling Neil Lane diamond ring onto her finger and swept her up in a huge embrace.
But the former Facebook employee, who started her search for love with 25 suitors, did initially agonise over her final pick.
'They’re both great guys,' she said at the start of the show. 'But Ineed to pick who’s right for me.'
Her final date with Roberto helped to make her decision crystal clear.
Look of love: The blonde couldn't wipe the smile off her face after the proposal
Putting a ring on it: Roberto popped the question with a sparkling Neil Lane diamond
They shared intense kisses in the rain, with Ali calling him one of the 'sexiest men' she's ever met.
'My heart is exploding,' she said. 'Everything I came here to find, I found in Roberto.'
'I love Roberto,' Ali confessed to the camera, revealing she didn’t want to say goodbye at the end of their date.
Thenext morning, Ali called off a planned island adventure with Chris by breaking the news that she was 'in love with somebody else.'
Perfect match': Ali made her decision after a romantic island date with Roberto
Meeting the parents: Roberto won over Ali's family with a salsa dance
'I have to let you go here and not wait till tomorrow. This wasn't an easy decision,' she told Chris. 'I just didn't want to put you through tomorrow because I knew it was going to be so hard.'
A visibly heartbroken Lambton, who had earlier received her father's blessing to propose, took the rejection in his stride.
'Thank you for being honest,' he told her. 'Good luck tomorrow. Go find out tomorrow if he loves you.'
A true gentleman, Chris told the camera: 'As much as this situation hurts, I want to see Ali happy.'
Tough decision: Ali introduced Chris to her family, describing him a a 'great guy'
Emotional goodbye: Ali broke the news to smitten Chris before their final date
'That's my mom telling me it's going to be OK,' he said.
He hasn't given up his search for his perfect girl, saying: 'I just have to learn from it and move on.
'I still want that one person who is just everything to me. You can't be complete unless you have that one person.'
'I just have to keep looking.'
The happy couple: Ali and Roberto appeared on The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose
Ali's quest for love first began on last season of The Bachelor, when she chose her career over Jake Pavelka.
She was then chosen to return as The Bachelorette, with 25 eligible bachelors vying for her affection.
Butthis season she was left blind-sided when favourite Frank Neuschaefer, whom she picked to be in the final three, quit after reconciling with his ex-girlfriend in Chicago.
Earlier in the season wrestler Justin Rego, known as Rated R, was ultimately kicked off the show after Ali discovered that he had two girlfriends.
So long, single life! Ali, pictured in LA today, doesn't have to keep her romantic status a secret any more
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