Fashion blogger Elle Ferguson opens up about the proposal

She received a whopping five-carat engagement ring when her AFL player beau proposed this week.

But fashion blogger Elle Ferguson admits she’s still in shock after watching her boyfriend Joel Patfull got down on one knee in Byron Bay on Wednesday.

The 33-year-old spoke to Daily Mail Australia about the moments leading up to one of the happiest days of her life.   

‘Still I had no idea’: Fashion blogger Elle Ferguson opens up about the romantic way her fiancé Joel Patfull proposed… and why she thought she’d NEVER marry 

‘Joel had every detailed planned. He told me we were going to dinner (we didn’t spend Christmas together as his family is in Adelaide and mine on the NSW coast so it was a Christmas dinner)’ she explained.

‘We had been at the beach all day, went home, had a super quick shower as he told me I needed to be ready by 6:55pm.

‘I literally threw on a dress that I wore two nights before because I loved it and we left… got in the car and he had Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” playing and he was so calm.  

Elle added that the pair then headed to a location that was special to both of them. 

‘We got to Wategos which is our happy place. Even before we met we had always gone there separately and since being together we have always gone there on our trips,’ Elle recalled.

‘We got to the restaurant and he said we were early so suggested a walk… we started walking and actually ran into people we knew, had a chat like nothing was going on and then headed down to the beach.’

'I wanted to make sure she was with her on the special day': How Elle Ferguson's incredible 5-carat engagement ring from beau Joel Patfull included a touching tribute to her late mum Kim 

‘I wanted to make sure she was with her on the special day’: How Elle Ferguson’s incredible 5-carat engagement ring from beau Joel Patfull included a touching tribute to her late mum Kim 

Even as Joel’s plan was unfolding, Elle admits, ‘hand on heart’ she wasn’t expecting it.    

‘We took our shoes off and walked along the beach as the sun set… we then got to the rocks and he handed me a rock that said I love you on it. Still I had no idea,’ she said.

Elle was then led to a heart shape that Joel had formed from rocks found at the beach.

‘I was so surprised and happy with my rock heart that I started kissing him and hugging him thinking I have the best guy in the world,’ she continued.

‘And then he got down on bended knee… little did I know my sister was camouflaged in the pandanus tree taking photos and being in the moment with us.’

Stunning: Lucie, who designs Babyanything jewellery, created the 5.01 carat brilliant cut oval diamond ring in platinum after Joel approached her for help

Beautiful: The ring includes diamonds set into the entire band, with a special stone added as tribute to their mother Kim, who died from cancer in 2015

Beautiful: The ring includes diamonds set into the entire band, with a special stone added as tribute to their mother Kim, who died from cancer in 2015

Elle admitted she didn’t think it was ‘in her stars’ to get married and thought she’d be the girl that never would, but said she will ‘wear white’ on the day.

Her sister, Lucie Ferguson, is actually an Australian jeweller who custom-designed the ring with Joel to have special significance.     

Lucie, who designs Babyanything jewellery, created the 5.01 carat brilliant cut oval diamond ring in platinum after Joel approached her for help.

‘It was a total secret between Joel and myself. Joel came and asked me for Elle’s hand in marriage and after we both stopped crying we started straight on the ring,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.

‘We had to keep a secret from Elle about the ring and the plan for the proposal and she is impossible to keep secrets from, but we pulled it off!’ 

Inspired others: The brave cancer fighter made headlines before her death when she decided to document her daily outfits on Instagram rather than focus on her terminal illness

Inspired others: The brave cancer fighter made headlines before her death when she decided to document her daily outfits on Instagram rather than focus on her terminal illness

Sworn to secrecy: Lucie designed the ring with Joel 

Sworn to secrecy: Lucie designed the ring with Joel 

The ring includes diamonds set into the entire band, with a special stone added as tribute to their mother Kim, who died from cancer in 2015. 

The brave cancer fighter made headlines before her death when she decided to document her daily outfits on Instagram rather than focus on her terminal illness. 

‘I set one Aquamarine stone in the centre at the bottom among the diamonds as that is our mother’s birthstone and I wanted to make sure she was with Elle on the special day and throughout her life,’ Lucie explained.

'Elle has always mentioned that if she were to get married she wouldn’t have a wedding ring': Despite designing the enormous sparkler for Elle, Lucie said wouldn't be creating a wedding band to go with the ring

‘Elle has always mentioned that if she were to get married she wouldn’t have a wedding ring’: Despite designing the enormous sparkler for Elle, Lucie said wouldn’t be creating a wedding band to go with the ring

‘The Aquamarine was the colour of our mum’s eyes and also the water at Wategos Beach where Joel proposed, so it all tied in beautifully.’  

Despite designing the enormous sparkler for Elle, Lucie said she wouldn’t be creating a wedding band to go with the ring. 

‘Elle has always mentioned that if she were to get married she wouldn’t have a wedding ring, she would be happy with a beautiful engagement ring and that would be enough,’ she said.

‘She actually joked to me once that all Joel would need was a piece of string for her ring and she would be happy, but I know now she is happy for the upgrade!’ 

Secluded spot: The beauty shared a series of heartfelt snaps on Instagram, revealing Joel had popped the question at Wategos Beach

Secluded spot: The beauty shared a series of heartfelt snaps on Instagram, revealing Joel had popped the question at Wategos Beach

'When the man of your dreams proposes with the most incredible ring handmade by your beautiful sister': Elle has praised the ring's design online 

‘When the man of your dreams proposes with the most incredible ring handmade by your beautiful sister’: Elle has praised the ring’s design online 



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