- Nice to meet you. - Hey.
- Six intrepid singles met and married a complete stranger.
[cheering]
- Oh, no.
[upbeat music]
- Oh, so you were born in 1990. - One.
- Oh, my goodness.
He's bald, and he's younger than me.
So that's two strikes.
But his personality
Is definitely outweighing his exterior looks.
♪ ♪
- What did you think?
Were you, like, "wow," 'cause that's all I wanted.
- I did. I was like, "wow, she looks amazing."
- I want to know more about his work schedule,
More about his dogs, why he moved here from chicago,
Who his family is.
Has he dated anyone in nashville?
Is this the first time he's ever kissing someone
In nashville?
Like, you know, I want to kiss him again.
♪ ♪
- Where do you live? - I rent a high-rise condo.
- Okay. Which high-rise condo?
- 505. - I'm at 505.
- No way. That's so...
- Okay, I thought you might have looked
A tiny bit familiar.
Right before I moved into the building, I even was like,
"you know, maybe I'll meet my husband here."
I feel like the stars have aligned.
♪ ♪
- I am looking for someone who's in it for the long haul,
Wants a family.
When I was younger, it was fast cars, fast women.
But, obviously, I've had my fun,
And I'm ready to really settle down.
- I am city and country.
I am classy and sassy.
I know that's a lot.
[laughs]
♪ ♪
- Y'all got to go put your dresses on.
Get snatched real quick. All: Whoo!
- This is not something that you have to do.
- Right. - And to know that you can--
You can walk up out of here right now.
- There are real concerns. Like, I'm meeting a stranger.
This is crazy.
I've never even lived with a woman.
♪ ♪
- And tonight two more pairs take the ultimate plunge
Into the unknown...
- Oh, god.
- As they are married at first sight.
[cheering]
[dramatic music]
- School and work-- you have time for my girl?
- He is a stranger. We can't forget that.
- Am I touching you too much? - Oh, no. No, you're good.
- Like, I don't know you.
- I need to know that you're worthy.
What makes you think you're ready for marriage?
- Are you a criminal? Are you a scam artist?
Are you, you know, a bad person?
♪ ♪
- ♪ it's all or nothing ♪
- This is "married at first sight."
- ♪ there's no other way ♪
♪ it's all or nothing ♪
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- You getting ready to marry a complete stranger.
- Right. - Like, for real.
- For real, I'm about to-- couple minutes.
♪ ♪
- I can't do nothing but laugh, like, honestly.
Like, this is really, like, laughable.
- You got me fighting for my marriage already.
I ain't even said "I do." golly.
Do you have anything helpful
Or positive to say?
- You say you love black women?
You know, that's what you do.
You stand by this black woman,
And you be committed to what you say
You're going to be committed to.
- Right.
It's scary when I think about it, because, like,
I've never even lived with a woman.
But now I'm in a place to where
I'm ready to be, like, stable and have a foundation.
♪ ♪
I'm done with the streets. I'm done with my old ways.
I'm ready to be a one-woman man, husband, partner.
I'm done. I'm retired.
But if the woman that comes down the aisle, my wife,
Is the absolute total opposite of what I asked for,
Then I might have to, like, give my cousin a look.
Like, hey, can we still get up out of here?
Oh, man.
This is crazy.
♪ ♪
- I'm literally steps away from walking down the aisle,
And I feel excited, nervous, anxious.
My stomach's doing flips.
In previous relationships,
I felt like I gave and I didn't receive.
So I kind of just, you know, have walked away
From all of those long-term relationships,
Because it didn't get me to the next step,
'cause I know I want kids, I know I want a family,
And I'm already 32.
I'm not trying to be 60
At my child's high-school graduation.
I'm really ready for whoever is standing
At the end of the aisle.
♪ ♪
Hey, daddy.
I ain't see you all day.
- Yeah, I know it. I know it.
- You look nice. - Thank you so much.
How you feeling?
- I do got a knot in my stomach.
- Okay.
- Just, like, of nerves, but I still feel good about it.
- You know, my prayer has been from day one
That god will provide a mate that's a helper.
So that's still my prayer.
- My dad, you know, he's a preacher,
So he's very traditional.
So divorce really isn't an option for me.
I'm going to be doing everything in my power
To make sure I'm giving 3,000% to make this work.
Husband, I hope you're ready and excited
And ready to be committed to this and put in the work,
Because I'm ready, so see you soon.
[clicks tongue]
♪ ♪
- If you would, honor by standing with me.
♪ ♪
- ♪ this is your heart ♪
♪ to break ♪
♪ this is your soul ♪
♪ to take ♪
♪ this is your move ♪
♪ to make ♪
♪ I'm yours alone ♪
♪ yours alone ♪
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- Jasmine, meet for your very first time...
Airris...
- Hi, airris. - Your husband-to-be.
- Hi.
You tall.
[chuckles]
- Airris, jasmine's family and friends
Would like you to know
That she is a loving soul that leads with her heart.
She'll be your cheerleader on good times,
Cheering you on even during the rocky times.
Jasmine is a beautiful woman... - Yeah.
- And the family truly hopes that you have the ability
And the dedication to love her the way
That they know she deserves.
Just don't break her heart,
Because your two sister-in-laws...
- [chuckles] - taylor and emi...
Will be watching like super hawks.
♪ ♪
Jasmine, airris' family and friends would like you to know
That they say women are better communicators,
And we certainly hope that's true,
Because airris is super private
And communication may or may not be
One of his best strengths.
[laughter]
But know that he loves royally.
Airris is passionate. He's driven. He's smart.
He's an all-around great man.
♪ ♪
Love on him as best as you can,
And we will always be here for you both.
♪ ♪
Jasmine, will you take airris
To be your lawfully wedded husband?
Will you love him and comfort him
In sickness and in health so long as you both shall live?
- I do. - All right.
[laughter]
- Airris, will you take jasmine
To be your lawfully wedded wife?
Will you love her and honor her in sickness and in health
So long as you both shall live?
- I do.
♪ ♪
- Jasmine and airris, you also have written your own vows.
- Okay.
"in writing my vows, I thought,
"'how could I do this genuinely
"when marrying a complete stranger?'
"but somehow I find comfort in knowing that god
"so masterfully found another beautiful human
"who was fearless enough like me to submit to this process.
"so today I want to speak to the king in you
"that I asked god for.
"through all of the uncertainties and trials
"that this journey may bring, I promise to be honest,
"faithful, and a loving wife.
"I promise to commit and dedicate myself
"to the growing of our relationship,
Praying that one day it will lead to unconditional love."
♪ ♪
- Wow.
♪ ♪
- Bro, you better bring it.
- That's like dunking after vince carter.
[laughter]
"love is giving someone the power to destroy you
"but trusting that they won't.
"I vow to trust you.
"love is seeing something in someone
"that they don't see in themselves.
"I vow to see you.
♪ ♪
"I vow to be your teammate
"because we are in this together.
"I vow to not get frustrated
"when you can't decide what you want to eat.
And I vow to always share my food."
[laughter] all right.
[laughter continues]
- Jasmine, will you take that ring
And put it on airris' finger?
- Mm-hmm.
- And repeat after me.
"with this ring"... - With this ring...
- "I thee wed"... - I thee wed...
- With this ring, I wed you...
- For today, for tomorrow, and for all the years to come.
- Please wear it as a sign of my commitment.
- And a notice to the whole world that I am your wife.
- That I am your husband.
♪ ♪
- Now, by the authority vested in me...
- I'm a wife. [laughter]
- I now pronounce you married.
[cheers and applause]
Airris...
You may kiss your bride, jasmine.
- ♪ higher and higher, you send it ♪
♪ higher and higher, you send it ♪
♪ ♪
- I now present to you husband and wife...
[cheering] jasmine and airris.
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ there's nothing you can say ♪
♪ ♪
♪ we own it, we don't play ♪
♪ tonight's the night to touch the sky ♪
♪ we set the bar higher and higher ♪
♪ tonight's the night, we're shining bright ♪
♪ just watch us take it higher and higher ♪
- Bam! I got married.
♪ ♪
I'm off the market. I'm a married man.
- This is pretty.
♪ ♪
- I no longer have to refer to her as this lady
Or this mystery woman.
I met her. She's beautiful.
Her name is jasmine.
I feel like the hard part's out of the way.
We can celebrate. - We can talk.
How--I mean--
You want to pop the champagne? Go ahead.
- So...
You just as crazy as me, so...
- Yeah.
When I first saw my husband, I was like, okay, cute, cute.
He's easy on the eyes.
He's a little shorter than me, but I got on heels,
So we're probably the same height.
♪ ♪
But he looks fit.
His suit was nice. He's clean cut.
I love his beard.
So I am very impressed with my husband.
So how old are you? - 39.
- 39, you don't look it. - Yeah.
- Okay, that's good. - That's good?
That's a good thing? - Yeah.
- How old are you? - I'm 32.
- Okay. How many siblings you got?
- I have two sisters and a brother.
- Okay.
I'm an only child. - You are? Okay.
- Yeah.
Do you have only-child syndrome?
- I do. - Are you spoiled and stubborn?
- Yeah. - Okay.
Okay, we gonna work on that. - We can work on that.
At least I know about it, you know what I'm saying?
- Acknowledging it is the first step.
- That's the first step, is acknowledging it, right?
- Okay, at least you know it, so we can work on it.
- What about for your career? What do you do for a living?
- So I coach at a cheerleading gym.
I work at two separate cheerleading gyms.
- Come on, coach. - So I'm into sports.
And then-- I don't have just one job--
I have a dog-breeding business...
- Okay. - Where I breed dogs.
I breed mini goldendoodles.
- Okay, so you got a dog? - Yeah.
- Or dogs, plural. - I have dogs, plural.
- How many dogs you got? - Uh, four.
- You have four dogs?
Ah, she's got a bunch of dogs.
I wasn't expecting that.
You about to have a whole shelter?
- Do you like dogs?
- Yeah, I don't mind dogs, but four is a lot.
- But you don't have any? - No, I don't have no pets.
- Okay. Yeah, four is a lot. I have four.
- That's going to take some getting used to.
Okay.
It's four.
That's like, I'm getting a wife and a whole family, like--
You know, I wanted to wait to have kids,
You know, for a little bit, but now we got four dogs,
Like, boom, right off the bat.
- Sorry, that's a lot to digest.
- Yeah, yeah. - Drink on that.
- Yeah, I'ma drink to that. - Four dogs.
- [sighs]
- ♪ love just asking us to fly ♪
♪ oh, two dreamers
♪ sitting down in a lullaby ♪
♪ star-crossed lovers
♪ whose galaxies collide ♪
♪ yeah, let's give love a try ♪
- Today is my wedding day.
I am most excited to finally, like,
Put a face with the term "future husband."
[laughs]
- Woke up a couple times, you know,
Questioning what I'm doing.
Pretty nervous but very optimistic.
You know, today I'm most excited about meeting my wife--
My forever partner,
My future baby mama, hopefully.
[all squealing]
- Happy wedding day!
How do you feel? - Ah!
- I cannot believe it's wedding day.
- Right? - You have been surprisingly
Calm throughout this whole thing.
That's so crazy.
- My friends and family, they are all very nervous.
And I think that is essentially
Just kind of coming from the fact that they know me.
[cork pops, all cheering]
They have seen me in my previous relationships
And how I am the giver
And how I typically get the short end of the stick.
And so I think that they are hopeful
That that is not going to be the case in this situation
But nervous that, you know, that could be what it is.
- You have always been very mature,
And I know that you mostly like guys that are older than you,
But that's just because of your maturity level
And a lot of guys our age aren't.
Even though you're young--
I know you're going to be the youngest one out there--
I genuinely think that you're ready for this.
- I hope so. I think. - Good.
And that's why I think that you're not nervous.
Like, you've been flying through this,
'cause I think you're ready.
You're set in every other aspect of your life.
You're an intelligent saleswoman.
You got a nice place.
You're making bank.
You're fit, you're hot.
Like, you know how to have fun,
But you also love to do your little puzzles.
And so, like, you got everything going for you.
- Not the puzzles.
- Couple more hours. - Yep.
- Whew.
- Pop some champagne?
- Today is my big day. I'm super excited.
[cork pops]
Both: Nice. - Oh.
- Getting married is a lifelong dream of mine.
I am looking for the real thing.
I am looking to find my forever person,
Get married, start a family,
And everything that comes with it.
- Here's to mac, and his new bride.
- Yeah, here we go.
- Any nerves? - [laughs]
Do I look stiff as [bleep]? [laughs]
- All right, let's eat.
- Yeah, obviously, I'm super nervous.
I have no idea what she looks like.
- What would you think you're most nervous about?
- Obviously, marrying a stranger I've never seen.
Sounds shallow, but...
You know, my biggest concern is that I was very vague
On, like, my description.
So, like, you know, obviously I want
Somebody who's nice and genuine and all these things,
But also I want to have a physical attraction.
I'm definitely a boob guy, so...
But all boobs are good, too, so I can't be too specific there.
- What if she's, like, really good-looking,
Out of your league? - Yeah.
- That's best-case scenario. - That'd make me more nervous.
- That would make me more nervous probably.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I could rock with you all day ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I could roll with you all day ♪
♪ ♪
♪ all day ♪
- Hey, dom, you're, like, very country bumpkin,
What if he's, like, super city boy,
Doesn't know how to fish,
Doesn't know how to change a tire?
Like, doesn't want to kill a bug.
It's like-- - a bug?
- The bug killing is where we cross the line,
Because I sure as hell am not killing a bug.
[laughter]
- I want him to be able to get his hands dirty.
Like, if our family wants to go hunting,
He's like, "I got my gun."
- Like, are you willing to eat rabbit and raccoon
And squirrel? - And squirrel.
- Yeah. - What if he doesn't hunt, d?
What if he doesn't?
- Yeah, what if that isn't the kind of man they put you with?
- I did ask for someone that was adaptable.
- I want her to have someone
Who can afford to have a family.
- If she wants to stay home with the kids,
She can later on in life, but I'm ready for grandbabies.
- Oh!
- Gonna pause on that one.
- I can wait. I can wait for about a year, year and a half.
- A year? - Three years, sorry.
There will not be honeymoon babies, thank you.
♪ ♪
- ♪ so long ♪
♪ I've been waiting so long for ya, ya, ya ♪
♪ I've been waiting so long ♪
♪ I've been waiting so long for ya, ya, ya, ya, ya ♪
- It's happening, huh?
The worst-case scenario for this--
That you're two personalities that don't mesh
And you spend your life living with that person.
♪ ♪
- Like, what kind of partner are you looking for?
- You know, obviously, somebody funny,
Genuine, career-oriented.
You know, past relationships,
I've dated the younger women who don't really have jobs.
- Are you scared that she's gonna have any reservations
About, like, that you kind of just got here?
You're not totally settled...
- Yeah, I mean, I moved-- - don't have roots?
- Right.
I moved into your parents' house.
- Yeah.
- Obviously, "hey, you know, where do you live?"
"in my best friend's parents' house."
Like, kind of awkward. [laughter]
♪ ♪
I recently moved down to nashville.
You know, I literally was at home
Having a heart-to-heart with my mom,
Talking about, you know,
"I need to find love and settle down."
And I said, "I'm going to go to tennessee."
I'm fortunate to know taylor's parents,
And they offered to let me stay for as long as I needed.
You know, me moving down to nashville looking for love,
It's really taking a risk.
But I am where I want to be and where I was striving to be,
And all I'm missing is, you know, my wife.
♪ ♪
- ♪ baby, there's one last step ♪
♪ and I'll cross that line ♪
♪ one last drop, and I'll hit my stride ♪
♪ I'm high up finally ♪
♪ it's my time... ♪
- Yee-hee.
- ♪ here I go ♪
♪ ♪
- Oh, my god! - Look at you!
- ♪ here I go ♪
- Wow.
- Oh, that's amazing.
- And then don't forget--
- Don't forget the boots. [squealing]
- Oh, yeah.
- Can't have a wedding in nashville without the boots.
- Exactly. - That's awesome.
- Okay. Hold it, hold it.
♪ ♪
- There we go. [laughter]
- Are you gonna be able to get back up?
- I might need some assistance. [laughter]
- Are you nervous yet? - Nope.
I'm not nervous. - Why do you think that is?
Like, why are you not nervous?
- 'cause I'm going into this, like, positive.
- You don't have any type of, like, doubt or anything?
- No reservation or nothing? - No, no.
- Wow. - Psychotic.
[laughter]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- My heart is racing, for sure.
There's a lot of emotion.
- [softly] you're almost there.
- I'm nervous, but I'm definitely ready
To become someone's husband.
Here we go. - See you up there.
- I've wanted this for a while.
I've been dating to get married.
I haven't been just dating to date.
I've been looking for the one.
♪ ♪
My last relationship, I was cheated on,
And my girlfriend left me and got engaged
While we were still together,
So that took me down quite a bit.
But, you know, everything happens for a reason.
And it wasn't meant to be, so here I am now,
And I think maybe this is meant to be.
I want a family. I want marriage.
I strive to have what my parents have
And my brother has and my sister has.
I'm an uncle to seven, and I'm looking to add to the family.
- Are you ready? - Yeah.
What do you think?
- I would have preferred a more traditional courtship.
You know, you're with someone for a couple years,
And you get to know them really well,
And you know all their quirks, and she knows yours, and--
And then it's even hard then... - Yeah.
- But at least you get to know the person before.
I mean, we don't want her to be a diva.
We don't want her to be bitchy. - Yeah.
- But too late now. [laughter]
- I guess we'll find out.
- I hope she likes you. [chuckles]
- Yeah. I sure hope she likes me, too.
That's the last thing I want her to do
Is, you know, not be attracted to me
Or me not be what she wants.
So what am I walking into?
Let's go meet her.
♪ ♪
It's, you know, the biggest risk
And the biggest leap I've taken, you know, in my life.
♪ ♪
I'm mackinley, by the way. Nice to meet you, guys.
♪ ♪
In my heart, I think I'm making the right decision,
And I'm counting on that.
♪ ♪
- We'll see you on the other side.
- Yeah. - All right, cheers.
All: Cheers!
- All right. - Love you.
- I love you. See you soon.
[sighs] oh, god. Okay, now I'm a little nervous.
- Are you nervous? - Yeah, I'm a little nervous.
- Okay. - [exhales deeply]
Okay, I got to, like... [laughs]
It has finally hit me. I'm not crazy.
Oh, my gosh, like, this is about to happen.
♪ ♪
[exhales sharply] sorry.
- It's okay.
- [voice breaking] I love you.
If I don't find love, that would be very disappointing.
My mom and I, we are praying for this
To be my first and last marriage, obviously.
- Okay, I'm crying. - I know.
I'm trying not to.
[sighs] - you got me.
- Love you. - Love you more.
♪ ♪
Let's do it.
- I am tired of getting the short end of the stick.
I've always wanted a serious committed relationship.
And so I feel like, if not now, then when?
♪ ♪
- Let's get you married. - Let's go.
♪ ♪
- Would you please stand?
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ so fly like the northern lights ♪
♪ won't stop till the sunrise ♪
♪ you and I losing track of time ♪
♪ you and I gonna own the night ♪
- [chuckles]
- You look gorgeous. - Thank you.
- I'm mackinley, by the way. - I'm domynique.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
Hopefully you've never married a stranger before.
- I haven't. Hopefully you haven't either.
- Me neither. - [chuckles]
- Mackinley, domynique's family and friends
Would like you to know...
- Oh, god. [laughter]
- That you now have a fierce woman on your hands.
- Okay.
- She's also caring and an outgoing, bubbly person.
She loves dancing, doing puzzles,
Playing volleyball, and, of course, fishing.
♪ ♪
She's a tomboy at heart, who's just as likely
To be in muddy boots out fishing on the lake
As she is to be all dressed up in heels
Going out on the town.
She will be a very selfless wife
And will make sure that you always feel heard
And cared for.
Domynique, mackinley's family and friends
Would like for you to know, you should buckle up,
Because mackinley loves driving fast cars,
And you're on your way to a life filled with adventure.
- Okay. - Oh, god.
- But don't worry.
While he's a thrill seeker at heart,
He'll just as likely want to stay home,
Watch movies, eat snacks, and sit on the couch with you.
- Oh, god.
♪ ♪
- Mackinley is extremely family-oriented.
And while he just moved to nashville,
He is ready to grow his roots here and start a family.
- [mutters softly]
- While he might be shy at first,
Once he gets comfortable with you, he can be quite sassy...
- Uh-oh. - And a little bit annoying.
[laughter]
He's also a dreamer
And will invest his all into you
And your future together.
♪ ♪
Domynique, do you take mackinley
To be your lawful wedded husband,
To live together in the holy state of matrimony?
Mackinley, will you love her, comfort her,
Honor and keep her, in sickness and in health,
As long as you both shall live?
- I do. - I do.
♪ ♪
[exhales sharply] [laughter]
- Domynique and mackinley, I understand
You have also written your vows to one another.
- Okay.
[sighs] "to mackinley,
"I promise to give you
"the best of myself
"and to ask of you
"no more than I can give.
"I promise to be open-minded and to ask questions
When I don't understand."
♪ ♪
"I promise to grow with you,
"to be your shoulder to cry on,
Your biggest fan,
And the element in your life you never knew was missing."
♪ ♪
- Mackinley.
- "domynique, I truly believe
"we are both here at the right place at the right time.
"I'm excited to learn from you and grow
"and grow into the best man, husband,
"and future father I can be.
"whether it's marriage or life in general,
"the journey is the most exciting and amazing part,
"and I can't wait to do that with you.
"I've spent my entire life searching
"for the lucky ticket.
Today I hit the jackpot."
- Aw.
- May we please have the rings?
Domynique, just repeat after me.
"with this ring, I wed you, mackinley."
- Just cram it in there. - [laughs]
I'm sorry, say that again. [laughter]
- "with this ring, I wed you, mackinley."
- With this ring, I wed you, mackinley...
- With this ring, I wed you, domynique.
- For today, tomorrow, and for all the years to come.
- Please wear this ring as a sign of commitment
And notice to the entire world that I am your husband.
- That I am your wife.
♪ ♪
- By the authority vested in me,
I pronounce that you are now married,
And you may call yourself those cherished names,
Husband and wife.
Mackinley, you may kiss your bride!
- May I? - Yeah.
- ♪ can we make this last forever? ♪
[cheers and applause] ♪ you and me together ♪
♪ endless nights, your hand in mine ♪
- Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure
To introduce to you
For the very first time as husband and wife,
Domynique and mackinley! [cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- Are you ready? - I'm ready.
Are you ready? - I'm ready.
- ♪ can we put it all on the line? ♪
♪ no wasting time ♪
♪ make you mine ♪
♪ the moon hits your eyes, and sparks start to fly ♪
♪ 'cause I know that you're mine ♪
♪ can we make this last forever? ♪
♪ you and me together ♪
♪ endless nights ♪
- I'm married, officially married.
I got my new ring.
- We did it. - We did it. [laughs]
Oh, my gosh, I was so nervous.
I was terrified.
She's gorgeous. Physical attraction, for sure.
I'm so pumped.
Champagne?
- Yes, please. - Absolutely.
We're going to spend the rest of our lives together
And have a bunch of babies and kids
And live happily ever after.
All right. - Cheers.
- Cheers, to us.
- Cheers to us.
Ahh.
- I'm so relieved now. - Huh?
- I'm so much more relieved than--
- Yes, I think it was just
The anticipation of not knowing.
I was just like, what--
You know, like, I close my eyes,
And it's just, like, a big question mark.
His name is... Mm.
Oh, god.
Um...
No hablo ingles. [laughs]
Mac--macka-- mackaylee.
Ma--m-- [chuckles]
Help me out.
Mackay--macky--mackaylee.
♪ ♪
[laughs] I--
God, I'm an ass[bleep]. [laughs]
- Are you originally from here?
- So I've been in nashville since I was seven years old,
So I'm pretty much a native. - Oh, okay.
Nice. - How long have you been here?
- So I recently moved down here.
- Really?
- One of my best friends, taylor--she's a girl.
- Mm-hmm. - And she was my best man,
One of the groomsmen. - Okay, I love that.
- And she lives in washington, but her family moved down here.
And I come down to hang out with them and stay with them,
And then I found myself into getting married.
- [laughs]
- So it kind of worked out perfect.
I'm big into--
Not big into, but, like, I like to think everything
Happens for a reason and-- - yeah, same.
♪ ♪
So how old are you?
- I just turned 34. - Okay.
- How old are you? - I'm 25.
♪ ♪
- Am I too old?
- No.
I did ask for someone that was older,
For, like, emotional maturity.
You know, like... - Yeah, yeah, I get it.
- I feel, like, 38.
[laughter]
- I still feel 25.
♪ ♪
- You good? - Yeah.
♪ ♪
- Our five couples have officially taken the plunge,
And now it's time to mark the occasion with photographs.
- Two, three! [all cheer]
- ♪ can have it all ♪
♪ young and beautiful ♪
- Our hope is that someday far in the future,
They'll look back at these photos and reminisce
About just how little they knew about each other
And how far they've come.
- ♪ we can have it all ♪
♪ can have it all ♪
- Am I touching you too much? - Oh, no.
No, you're good. You're good.
- Like, I don't know you. Is this, like--
- No, you're good.
- ♪ what are we doing? ♪
♪ I want to fall in love ♪
♪ I want to fall in love tonight ♪
♪ ♪
- In the past, I've definitely been
The nice guy that finishes last,
In dating, especially.
Now that I'm married to nicole,
I can tell, like, she's a very caring and loving individual,
So I'm just excited to see what the future brings.
♪ ♪
You good?
- You know what? Probably not, but all right.
- Okay. - Thank you.
You're already being so supportive.
It's wonderful. - I'm trying.
- He already is so communicative
And just checking in, like, how am I doing...
Anything he can do.
It's just such a good feeling.
That's very unique,
Because most men say they communicate but don't.
- Okay, look at each other.
Okay. - [chuckles]
♪ ♪
- In past relationships, I didn't give up
When I should have,
And I was too optimistic
In situations that didn't deserve any optimism at all.
- Keep your fingers relaxed.
- My broken finger.
Yeah, we're weirdos. - That's true.
- I feel really good about this,
And I'm not just being hopefully optimistic.
I feel it.
- ♪ going crazy over you ♪
♪ make me feel some kind of way ♪
- ♪ feel some kind of way ♪
- ♪ and it's gonna be a long night ♪
♪ one touch, one touch ♪
- You have very pretty eyes. - Thank you. So do you.
- ♪ 'cause I feel it in my bones ♪
♪ now I'm losing all control ♪
♪ yeah, one touch, your love ♪
♪ oh, I just can't get enough ♪
- ♪ when we hear the call, will we... ♪
[all cheering]
♪ ♪
- Hi, I'm your-- - I'm mackinley.
- I'm your bonus mom. - Yes. Nice to meet you.
- How are you? - Nice to meet you.
- It feels great to be a wife.
The anticipation, it's now gone.
Like, my question mark has now been replaced
With, like, an actual human being.
It feels great.
- Let's get one looking at the bride and groom.
- Awkward. [laughter]
- ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
- I'm the worst at taking pictures, by the way.
- I think I am, too. - No, you did good.
- I get awkward.
- I just do the, like, awkward, like, smile.
- I also get awkward. It's fine.
- No, you-- - no, I get awkward.
I think he has a nice smile. You know, he's got the scruffy.
I like the scruffy.
He seems to, like, take care of himself,
And so, yeah, I do think he's handsome.
[laughs] - that's not serious.
- That's so hard.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- I'm always smiling.
Like, if I'm not smiling, it's, like--
- That's a problem? Okay. - It's like a...
- Okay, good to know. Good to know.
Well, I'm super funny,
So you're gonna be smiling a lot.
- I don't know. I'm supposed to decide that, right?
- Mm.
Physically, extremely good-looking.
Obviously, I'm a boob guy.
She's good in that department, which is a plus.
She's funny...
- Did you get the shoes? - Ooh, nice.
- Quirky.
And on top of all that,
She seems very genuine, down to earth.
Am I comfortable what?
Sure.
- Are you strong? - I think so.
I'm trying to think how we're doing this dip.
- I don't know.
[photographer speaking indistinctly]
Okay, you ready? [laughs]
♪ ♪
- ♪ mm, I'm gonna follow wherever you go ♪
- Can I get a kiss? - You can kiss me.
♪ ♪
- ♪ you got the good stuff ♪
♪ you give me goose bumps with your sweet life ♪
- Okay. [giggles]
♪ ♪
- I'm sure it's not all going to be green flags,
But right now all I'm seeing is green.
- ♪ make me feel like the only one ♪
♪ make me feel like the only one ♪
- Whee!
Can we party now?
♪ ♪
- Ten singles began their day as strangers.
But tonight they're five legally married couples.
Now the newlyweds have a chance
To celebrate their unusual union
With their closest family and friends.
♪ ♪
- So what's your guess for honeymoon?
Where do you think we're going?
- So I'm thinking bahamas. - That's what I thought.
What are we going to do? - We're going to do--
Okay, so, obviously, going on a boat.
- Can you sail in other countries?
- Oh, hell, yeah.
- You can sail wherever you want?
- I raced in Italy.
- That sounds so fun.
- Hanging out with my wife, gina--
My wife, my wife.
She's excited about life.
She's a traveler.
I want to do things with my spouse,
Like, travel around the world.
So, I'm super excited just the level of commonality
That we have right off the rip.
♪ ♪
[glasses clinking]
- What is this, another kiss thing?
[cheering] - kiss! Kiss!
[shouts indistinctly]
- Love it. Right in between food.
- Yeah, so cute. [cheering]
♪ ♪
- It was better than the chicken.
[laughter]
Yes!
♪ ♪
We were like, "if this dude's not funny, I'm out."
- That smile--
I just want to make her laugh every single day.
Cheers.
Like, this is something that we can build upon.
♪ ♪
Assuming this is your first marriage.
- Yes. - Yeah, mine too.
- Yeah.
My last relationship was almost five years ago.
- Got ya.
- And so, after that, I was like, "okay.
I'm just going to put everything into business,"
And I did, and it worked.
And so now I've got a team of--
There's eight of us, including me, so...
- Yeah.
- Got some girls that do aesthetics.
Right now we're in, like, a salon suite.
- Okay.
- But once I've, like, started adding on people,
I've just added on more space, and it gets super expensive.
So I started my buildout
Literally, like, a few weeks ago.
It's, like, 2,300 square feet.
We just now dug the trenches and laid plumbing.
This whole week I'm literally in the process of, like,
Applying for an sba loan.
Oh, yeah, I'm also submitting
All these documents, like, today.
- Yeah.
I'm super excited that she loves what she does
And she's successful at it,
But I'm trying to get past the work stuff.
- Okay, so we were talking about work.
I've just truly been, like, quite the workaholic.
- Yeah.
♪ ♪
- ♪ your love, your love ♪
♪ your love is my paradise ♪
♪ ♪
- Dear lord, please bless this food.
Bless the hands that prepared it.
Thank you for a beautiful day
Of two families coming together.
In jesus's name, we pray. Amen.
- Amen.
- Not at all.
- So what things do you eat?
- No chicken, no pork, no red meat.
- Oh, my god. - Yeah.
- Okay.
But it's okay if I eat it? - Yeah, it's fine, yeah.
- Okay.
I didn't know if it was, like, a health reason,
But it's just a personal choice.
- Yeah, it's a personal choice.
- So, like, you meal prep? - Somewhat.
- So what's your schedule like?
- Monday through Friday, usually, like 8:00 to 4:00.
- So we have completely opposite schedules.
- Damn. - So... Mm-hmm.
♪ ♪
- So, you know, like, when you get off work,
Come home, you the dog-walking lady outside?
Like, you just walking-- 'cause you got to walk 'em
To use the bathroom, right? - Yeah.
- Okay.
♪ ♪
13 dogs?
The dogs, man--
Like, she said she owns four, but she's breeding nine.
That's, like, 13 dogs, like...
♪ ♪
That should be, like, an illegal.
Like, is there, like, somebody I can call.
Maybe I'll, like, snitch on her to the county.
Like, something's got to be going on.
I don't want to have like a whole shelter at the crib,
You know.
- Yeah, literally. - All right.
♪ ♪
Oh, that's gonna be some--
That's gonna practice patience,
But, you know, marriage is patience, right?
Like, so, yeah, that's gonna be very interesting.
- We gonna navigate.
♪ ♪
We going to navigate through.
♪ ♪
- ♪ boy, it's nothing left to say ♪
♪ than, what's in a word that could make me sway? ♪
- I can't wait to catch up, like,
On just some good-ass sleep. - Me too.
We can run away together and go take a nap.
Thank you.
[indistinct chatter]
Both: I don't want to eat this.
- [laughing]
- What is this?
Is this, um...Cottage cheese?
♪ ♪
- [bleep], I don't know. - Me either.
- Just try it. [both laughing]
♪ ♪
- I'm like, "oh, my gosh, like,
How is everything aligning right now?"
In the past, I was very particular and picky
Of who it is and what I'm looking for,
But so far, so good.
He's educated, checkmark.
He's family-oriented, checkmark.
Like, okay, I see you. I see what you're doing.
[chuckles]
- Sometimes I'll be like,
"what the hell did I sign up for?"
- [laughs] - like, [bleep].
- I said the same thing. I'm like--
[both laugh]
- I got married at first sight
Because I was looking for someone like kirsten.
I've had much success in my life,
From school to work to life.
And I asked god to place people in my life
That are like-minded.
I think that's just who she is.
She's outgoing, fun, a boss,
Educated, you know.
The experts did a great job of matching us.
They knew what they were doing. - Yeah.
They're like, "oh, this is the easy"...
- "yeah, this is easy for us."
- "match," yeah. - "we got this."
Nashville, he ain't got no family here?
Okay, we just gave him a whole family.
- Like, were you expecting to get married this year?
- No.
Honestly, I didn't expect this to happen.
But I think god know what you need in your life.
I think more so he know who you need.
So one thing-- [glasses clinking]
♪ ♪
- Somebody about to do a toast?
♪ ♪
- Kiss, kiss, kiss.
[people vocalizing]
- Don't look at them.
♪ ♪
- Y'all just beaten at this point.
- Right.
Today at the altar,
It was a little off-putting a little bit
That he didn't ask to kiss me.
You know, I have high expectations,
And I came into this hoping my husband
Asked if he can kiss me.
- You may kiss your bride.
[people cheering]
♪ ♪
- Why?
♪ ♪
Can we not enjoy ourselves?
- I can tell my wife is a virtuous woman,
But it's something deeper
To why she don't want to kiss right now.
But I'm going to allow time to tell.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I can feel it deep inside of me ♪
♪ oh, it's about to break ♪
♪ I can feel it deep inside of me ♪
♪ ♪
- What an interesting first date.
- I know, getting married?
- Yeah. I don't even know--
- There's so many questions.
- What to ask first because I want to know everything.
- We're definitely both talkers.
- I was like, "I hope it's the 25th,"
Because I was born on Monday the 25th.
Today is Monday the 25th,
And mark teixeira was my favorite yankee player,
And his number was 25.
- So we have that in common.
- I'm the one who gets up in their face,
Like, you need to apologize.
I mean, listen, I like nice things.
- I don't expect you to remember any of this,
But I'm just kind of explaining.
- Yeah, yeah. We got wild.
- It's all good.
- So far,
In the very short amount of time we've had to speak,
No red flags, no yellow flags.
I think my only genuine concern is that we're both talkers,
Which is great for me.
- But I get kind of quiet. - Okay.
- So, if you notice that I get kind of quiet,
Then you're probably like, "all right, what's wrong?"
- But it is hard when you're trying to get to know someone.
But I think we'll get in the groove.
Whoo!
Yay, I'm married!
♪ ♪
- To chris. - To chris.
- Just chris?
He's got a wife now. Thank you.
[glasses clinking]
- ♪ 'cause I got ♪
♪ so much love ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ can we make this last forever? ♪
♪ you and me together ♪
- So cheers to this new couple.
May your love be modern enough to survive the times
And old-fashioned enough to last forever.
- Yay. [cheers and applause]
- Let's face it--this is really, really unusual.
I'm using the word "unusual" to be kind.
I mean, when I first heard about this,
There were a lot of f-bombs
And everything that comes with it.
But it seems like, you know,
We might have something going here.
- Tip one-- please say her name right.
It's kirsten, not kristen.
Please, kirsten, not--
Say it with me. Kirsten, not...
Both: Kristen.
- Thank you. Please, put some respect on her name.
Hey.
- Welcome to the family. - Thank you.
- So what I want you to know about domynique
Is that she's always been,
Like, so fabulous and everything.
So, when she went to her one-year-old daycare,
They were like, "where's her diaper bag?"
I was like, "diaper bag?
"like, she's potty-trained.
Take her to the bathroom."
Right?
So she was determined.
She's been determined, like, since forever.
♪ ♪
- Please never steal, cheat, lie, or drink.
If you must steal...
[voice breaking] steal each other's hearts.
If you must cheat, cheat death,
Because I think I speak for everyone here
When we say we need you both here.
If you must lie, lie in each other's arms.
And if you must drink, drink in all the moments
That take your breath away like today.
Here's to the lovely bride and groom.
I love you, and I love you now, too, clint, so...
- Thank you so much. Beautiful.
- Cheers to you. - Beautiful.
[lively electronic music]
♪ ♪
- All right, if you could all gather around the cake,
It is now time for the cake cutting.
- Okay, we're going to do the cake.
- We're doing cake.
- Are you ready? - Sure.
- Okay. - Here we go.
It's cake time, y'all.
- Do you like cake? - I love cake.
[cheers and applause]
- I don't need your help. [laughter]
[cheers and applause]
- She wants some cake on the face.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
[both laughing]
♪ ♪
- That's my son and my new daughter-in-law!
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- That's a lot. That was a lot.
- You'll have to dig out the rest later.
- Okay.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- ♪ tonight is a bad, bad night ♪
♪ everyone feeling good, no fight ♪
- What's up? What's up? What's up?
- What's up? You tell us what's up.
- Feel like I'm about to be interrogated.
- Just a little bit. - It is very much accurate.
[laughter]
- I want to know,
Why did you want to get married at first sight?
- For me, like, I'm a god-fearing man.
Like, I pray a lot, and I ask god for signs.
- Mm-hmm.
- And when I asked him the signs,
I was like, "show me that this for me.
If not, I'm dropping out.":
- Okay. - "I'm backing out."
I prayed on it. God showed me the signs.
Like, I know this very moment is for me.
- I'm not 100% sold, I'll be honest.
Even though I have no doubt
That he has a beautiful heart and soul,
He's going to have to put in the work.
He's going to have to show up
And show who he is as a man and a person.
- With me, it's like, always school, work, life.
Like, it's just on repeat.
And at this point, it was like,
I want to do something different.
Like, I walked into my house one day,
And I was like, "damn, I'm really alone."
And, like, I'm in school.
Like, I'm at the end of my journey
In school, like, literally.
Like, literally this week ends my coursework.
Like, I honestly think coming to nashville,
Honestly, wasn't about the job.
Like, it was really all about, like, god leading me
To this very moment.
- School and work and all that, do you have time for my girl?
- I make time for what I want.
- You want her? - Yes.
- Okay.
- You have the right words.
It could be politician answers. We don't know.
We have to--
- I'm still skeptical 'cause it's like, the words are here,
The face is here, the teeth are white, and they're sparkling.
[laughs]
- We're not going to go all-in.
We're not going to give him the full pat on the back,
Take her and guard her heart and protect, no.
He is a stranger. We can't forget that.
We kept it cute today for him,
But he will be in the hot seat tomorrow.
We gonna grill him like a rack of barbecue ribs.
- I'm on thin ice with you.
- No, very-- look, thin.
Like, paper-- razor thin.
♪ ♪
- ♪ some kind of sign said, "honey, I miss this"
♪ sweet and so easy ♪
♪ I'm deep in this feeling ♪
♪ got a new future ♪
♪ I'm high when I'm with you ♪
♪ hold me so close ♪
♪ I landed on safe ground ♪
- Hello.
I have not gotten a second...
- I know. - To formally meet you.
Both: Nice to meet you. - I'm domynique.
- Hi, I'm mylee. - Mylee, nice to meet you.
[sighs] - how is everything?
- Everything is great.
So how did you guys feel
About him getting married to a stranger?
- I didn't like it.
- That's honest. I respect that.
- I thought it was crazy.
♪ ♪
- Yeah, I mean, from, like, the things I should know about him,
That sounds like this isn't, like, too crazy.
[laughter]
- I always, like, am his, you know, cheerleader,
So I supported it from the get-go
And had to talk some people into it.
- Yeah, yeah.
- As a mother, which you don't know this yet--
[both laugh]
As a mother, you want them
To have, like, more of a traditional courtship.
- Yeah.
- You know, couple of years, they get to know each other.
And then then get married. You know, have a wedding then.
- Yeah.
- That's what I would want for him.
- Yes. - But he didn't want that.
[laughter] - a little more unconventional.
- Yeah, it's like the old days when they prearranged
The marriage, so...
- And they have a high success rate.
- Right.
♪ ♪
- I was really nervous about meeting the family.
You know, like...
I didn't have any, like, specifications on race,
You know, or anything like that.
But, ultimately, like, growing up in the south,
It has kind of been, like, a bigger hurdle for me,
And those type of things do weigh heavy on my heart.
And so I just, like--
I really just want to be, like, accepted for who I am.
- Yeah, I think you're lovely and--yes.
But it's hard being married. - It is hard.
- So I don't know.
♪ ♪
- My daughter is biracial,
And the way of the world today,
You have to be careful.
So is...
Is that going to be an issue with your family?
♪ ♪
- Absolutely not. My family--
- Because we're black. - Yeah. No.
- 100%. - [chuckles]
- No, my family is the most, like, open arms,
You know, so...
- As far as I'm concerned, he could be crazy.
Like, we all have met people that we thought were nice.
Like, everybody that you meet--
Oh, my god, he's so nice.
Like, jeffrey dahmer was nice.
Okay?
Like, every mass murderer or whatever is always nice.
So, of course, I'm concerned.
Like, definitely, like, got my eye on him.
So your grandma is going to be okay with it?
- Granny is 100% on board with it.
- Mm-hmm. - [chuckles] yeah.
♪ ♪
- ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah ♪
- ♪ got my eye on the prize ♪
♪ I see you ♪
♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, baby ♪
♪ ♪
- Hello, brother-in-law. - Hello.
- How are you doing?
- Good. All right.
- I'm taylor. - Taylor.
- I'm kristen. - Kristen.
- I'm emi. - Emi.
- We're so happy to have you, you know,
Be a part of our family. - Thank you. Appreciate it.
That makes me feel better, too.
- So do you have any questions for us?
- Would y'all say, like, she's a good communicator?
- Ooh... - Whoa, whoa.
- Let me grab a drink. - Oh.
- She doesn't--
No, he said--
- I'm better, though.
I used to be terrible, but I'm better.
- The thing is, she doesn't communicate if she feel
Like it's going to be confronta--
She don't like confrontation. - Oh, yeah, see, now...
- So, whether it's saying, "you hurt my feelings,"
She won't say anything at all
If she feels like you're going to be angry.
- And that can make it worse.
- I just hope that he can put his foot down
'cause sometimes my sister needs that--
Someone to, like, steer her back
And bring her back to reality.
- What's the biggest thing for you,
Like, that we should know about for jas?
- Um...
Like, I've been in relationships,
But I don't know if I've been in, like, a lot
Of, like, "serious" relationships...
- Yikes. - Even at this age.
You know, I never even... [clears throat]
Lived with a woman before.
So this is going to be, like, totally new territory for me.
And I'm an only child, so I'm used to, like, my space, like--
- Ooh, this is going to be a lot for you.
- Well, as an only child, just be prepared,
'cause our family is very big
And very much so, like, involved.
- Right. - Not too involved.
- Not invasive, but just, yeah. - We don't cross boundaries.
- Talking about cousin night, bring my cousin, so...
- So you're smiling.
- Yes, I think my husband's fine.
- Okay. - He's easy on the eyes.
How are y'all feeling?
- I actually--
I thought he was crazy.
You know, this just came out of nowhere.
He woke up one day, and he was getting married.
It just seemed like...
A little over the top or extreme.
- Well, my picker is off
When it comes to me picking my men and my relationships.
I fall in love with potential, and it don't work out.
So I was just like,
"why not let professionals see if they can find me a match?"
- Well, with the experts, did you uncover some things
That maybe, like, what could have been like opportunities,
Like, during your dating that could have made
Maybe the relationship not work, or--
- Well, I can be stubborn.
And so, like-- I'm not, like, spoiled,
But sometimes I'm real, like, "this is the way it should be.
"it makes sense.
Like, why are we doing it a different way?"
So I've been working on, you know, being less stubborn.
- She comes from the pageant world.
You know the pageant life,
I mean, she's ready for a question.
Like, every time you ask her something,
She has a well-planned-out answer on the spot.
- Like, I'm genuinely here wanting to be married
And wanting to be, like, your son's person
And, like, be his last little puzzle piece
And, you know, him be my last little puzzle piece.
Like, I don't expect everything to, like, be perfect,
But I'm willing to, like, be here and put in the work
And be the person that, you know, he needs by his side.
So... - Okay.
I'm serious. [laughs]
♪ ♪
- I guess for me, it's just that concern that you have,
Like, for your loved one.
Are they making a mistake?
Are they getting into something that they might regret later?
That's just a little concerning to me,
I guess I would say.
♪ ♪
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ have fun, time to ride ♪
♪ everybody jump in, come on, let's ride ♪
♪ let's scream it like we mean it ♪
♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ the party will come alive ♪
Both: Congrats. - Whoo!
- Thank you. Oh, my god.
- Are you so excited?
- I'm elated.
Like, how do you escalate excited?
- I need to know that you're worthy.
- Oh. - [laughs]
What makes you worthy?
What makes you ready for marriage?
What makes you think you're ready for marriage?
- I'm ready for marriage 'cause, you know,
I've done the dating thing for so long.
I have learned so much
From each person that I've been with.
They all, you know, have left their mark,
But they've all helped me grow as a person.
Now I'm in a super-solid place
To have the enduring, long relationship.
- Ooh, it's going to be long. - I know I'm just--
I'm there. I'm there. - Yeah.
- Like, I'm so solid in what I've done.
I've made smart choices.
I've made the sacrifices that are necessary.
- It's like, there's this one piece...
- I did everything but that piece.
- Everything but that piece. - Same for gina.
- Yeah. Yeah. - 110%.
- So let me ask you this. - Yeah.
- What are you most excited about tonight with gina
When you get alone?
- Ooh. - Oh-ho!
♪ ♪
- I'm just excited to really get to know her.
Like, dive in.
Not to say, like, I'm not a sexual creature.
- [laughs]
- But-- - careful.
- Homey's not going to play that.
In my younger years, you know, that was the ultimate goal.
It was sexually driven interactions.
- You'll probably be, like, too tired tonight.
- Oh, you're like, "just because you're 40 years old,
You're going to be tired tonight."
With gina, I want to make sure
We have a sustainable relationship,
So I don't want it all revolving around sex.
- Just wait till the honeymoon. Wait till the honeymoon.
♪ ♪
- Hi, guys. - Hi.
- Happy wedding day! - Thank you.
- Congratulations.
- It's just so overwhelming,
But everything is positive for a woman.
Like, there's nothing so far that stuck out enough
That I'm like, "there's so many positives,
But I can't stop thinking--
- Like, there's this big, big issue...
- Right. - Like, you can see, yeah.
- Yeah, the flag is, like, he's going to be too nice to me.
I already can tell he's going to spend the rest of his life
Trying to make me happy, which is so amazing,
But I want to do the same for him.
- Right. - Right.
- I'm getting the vibe that he's almost too nice,
And it's a great thing,
But I don't want him to ever feel underappreciated
Because he's always going out of his way to be nice,
When I'm trying to be nice all the time.
But I have limits, and it seems like he doesn't,
Which is noble, but I just want him to feel appreciated.
So I'm going to work very hard to make sure he feels that way.
Now is not the time to, like, do the dance of,
"well, I don't want to tell you this."
I feel like the only way to make this relationship work
Is to just be totally up front and out there.
So, I'm just going to say... - Yes.
- Put it all on the table, like, this is me.
- You can't play the games.
That's the whole-- you're past it.
- That's the point of this.
Like, I don't want to play those games.
And I'm nervous now--
This is so, so me, but I'm nervous now
Because everything seems so great.
- Like, when's the other shoe gonna drop?
- I'm just nervous. - The bottom's gonna fall out.
- I'm like, "why does this feel so right?"
- Because maybe it is, yeah. Like, what if it is?
What if you just-- what do they say?
What if everything works out? - Yeah.
- Well, son... - How you doing?
- I'm okay. How are you?
- I can wait and earn to call you dad--that's fine.
- Yeah, it's like...
We'll talk in eight weeks. - Yeah.
- We'll see.
But, um, you know, my biggest concern,
Of course, as a father is,
How are you going to treat my daughter?
- For sure.
- I'm putting a lot of faith and trust
In this whole process.
My concern, of course, is, who is this person going to be?
Are you a criminal? Are you a scam artist?
Are you just, you know, a bad person?
No father raises his child who's close to his child
And says, "you know what?
"I think you should grow up and meet some guy
That you don't have any idea about
And basically you don't even know his family."
In an arranged marriage, you usually know the family.
We didn't know anybody.
It's a total leap of faith.
- I definitely am ready for something real,
For something--
I'm a very loyal and committed person.
I know at the end of the day, we may not agree on everything,
And I think the important thing is to hear each other out.
If I'm just talking over her, then I'm not listening.
If you're a good communicator, it's also very important
To be a good listener.
And, like, at the end of the day--
- That's what communication is all about.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- You ready to be married? - I am ready to be married.
- Because it's going to be easy,
You're going to go together on a honeymoon now,
And that's going to be--
I mean, you know, this is great.
This is fun.
I'm having a good time, you're having a good time.
Yeah, she got a dress. You got a bunch of rings.
But life's going to get in the way.
Where are you going to live? What are you going to do?
We got three dogs. We're going to do this.
The whole thing that goes on. - I agree.
- That's my concern.
- Are you prepared for that?
Because now you have another person.
I mean, life is hard anyway.
Are you willing to work on that hard life together?
That's what I'm saying? - And I mean, I am. I am.
I'm in this to, like, find love,
To find something lasting.
But at the same time, like--
- If you do it right, this is it.
- Yeah, I agree. - For the rest of your life.
- I agree. - Good.
And that's what I expect this to be.
The rest of your life. - I expect it to be, too.
- And my concern is it's not.
♪ ♪
- All right, all our single ladies,
We're going to do the bouquet toss.
- Are you guys ready? - Put a ring on it.
- Two...
♪ ♪
[all cheering]
- All right.
All these men are gonna do the garter toss.
[all cheering]
♪ ♪
- Yeah!
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
♪ got champagne, I'm sipping ♪
♪ I walk in, I strut through, I got what they're missing ♪
♪ get crazy wild ♪
[laughter]
- ♪ you only get one shot, so you better make it good ♪
♪ keep the night feelin' right from the heels to the hood ♪
♪ at the party all day, and I wish somebody would ♪
♪ tell me turn down, yolo, understood ♪
[screaming]
- Oh, my god!
♪ ♪
Oh, my god! Whoo!
♪ ♪
- Do you have the chemistry after you kissed him?
Because you kissed him twice. How was it?
- Yeah, it didn't feel, like, awkward or weird.
- No stiff lips? - No.
No. No, stiff lips, so far.
- Do you think anything will happen tonight,
Or are you still kind of waiting on just to see?
- No. - Hey, look--
- Just no. - I had to ask.
I had to ask. - Nah, nah.
- So tonight we, uh, we sealing the deal?
[laughter]
- You know, not my decision.
I'll leave that up to her, and...
- You got a choice in the matter.
- Yeah, I guess I could say no.
- Yeah, 'cause you're gonna be respectful.
- Yeah, obviously, I'm gonna be respectful.
- Gentleman. - Gentleman, up to her.
I don't need you guys--
I know the words. [laughter]
I am a gentleman and respectful.
So, yeah, we'll see what happens.
- What if he woos you, like-- - he can woo me.
That's wonderful.
But at the end of the day, I want us
To build a strong foundation. - Mm-hmm.
- Like, I want the tension to build.
- Mm-hmm. What if you do all that, everything is great,
And then he, like, sucks in bed?
What if he's, like, literally the worst [bleep]
You've ever had in your life? - Oh, my god.
- You know what to do, right? [laughter]
♪ ♪
- So are you guys going to consummate the marriage?
- Honestly, I don't think so. - Hmm.
- That's not what I'm all about.
Like, if it happens, it happens.
If it doesn't and it waits longer, then it does.
And, like, honestly, I'm okay with that,
And that's completely normal.
I don't want her to feel that pressure,
And I'm not trying to put it on her.
- How are you feeling about tonight?
- Yeah.
- Like, when you go to your suite tonight?
- To your honeymoon suite.
- I don't want sex to get in the way
Of us getting to know each other,
Because I feel like once you start having sex,
You keep having sex. Both: Yeah.
- So I don't want to rush it.
I would rather us get to know each other now,
Because we got time for the sex.
Both: Yeah. - We just met tonight.
Like, there's not-- it's not needing to happen.
And, honestly-- - so what about the honeymoon?
- I mean, honeymoon, we'll see.
The chemistry and the connection is definitely there,
And there is the attraction.
So, like, you know, there's a lot to go off of.
- You can't hide the chemistry. - No.
- Yeah, at all. - It's very obvious.
- It just feels comfortable.
- Yes!
- I mean, like, the pda has been so--
- Which is weird for me, because I'm not--
- That's not your, like--
- I feel like when he's near,
I just want to, like, reach out my hand.
- You want to touch him. Yeah, I know.
You want that affection. - Listen, I want to.
- She's all about you consummating.
- Yeah, yeah.
- That's what's important, is that you want to.
- ♪ are you ready? ♪
- So, attractive--like, are you attracted to him?
- Yes, I think my husband is fine.
Give him a 9 1/2, 'cause ain't nobody perfect.
- Chemistry-wise. - Chemistry--
- How was the kiss?
Did you felt butterflies after a little peck?
- Well, I didn't feel butterflies,
But I was happy that he kissed me.
- It was real tired, though, the kiss.
- Oh, my gosh, he's a stranger.
- But if he's a 9.5, girl...
- I know.
- Act like it.
- So, like, one to ten, ten, beyoncé,
Where's she falling on the scale?
- So, if beyoncé's a ten...
- Oh, man.
- I'm gonna give my wife a solid eight.
I mean, it's hard to match beyoncé.
- Terrible answer.
- But that's coming from a married man.
I'm a married man now. So, yeah, you're right.
It is a terrible answer. - It's a ten.
- [bleep] on my wife.
- What's your time frame on you guys?
- I might give him the goods on the honeymoon.
- Girl, that's in two days. [laughter]
- We there for a while.
♪ ♪
- So what is your ideal night for the night?
- She walks in and says, "we're doing what you want to do."
What's that?
- Um... - Look at him, nasty.
- Get on your knees. [laughter]
♪ ♪
- Oh.
- ♪ on a night like this, I want to hold your hand ♪
♪ I want to kiss your face ♪
- How you feeling, man?
- I'm good.
I'm, like-- she's beautiful, bro.
- Yeah.
- But, dang, like, did I pray for this,
And it actually paint the perfect picture
And it happened?
- Okay, so when you say all that, I don't mean no harm,
You're going to hit that tonight or what?
[music warps]
I mean, I'm just trying to see.
- Trying to hit that.
- We gonna see. We gonna see.
- You gonna hit it with that flex, or you gonna work?
- Might hit the franky. [laughter]
But we got a lifetime to spend with each other.
- Okay.
- I'm going to just be respectful of her.
For one, y'all saw, when I went to kiss her, she was like--
- Child, I said, wait, hold on.
- I said, "damn!"
- Swerve.
- But you know what, though?
I respect it, because at the end of day,
You know you ain't just kissing no any and everybody.
- When you turned your cheek to him, I was like--
I was like, "does she like him?"
- I said, "baby cousin does not like him.
- I turned my cheek, one, because I saw his bald head.
- Okay. - I was like, okay, like--
- That's new.
- I wasn't expecting a guy with a bald head, of course.
- Mm-hmm. Right.
- And then I turned it, two, because he did not ask.
Like, I really want him to say, "can I kiss you?"
- But if asked you, you would have?
- It would have been a higher chance.
- If he's like, "can I kiss you?"
- The night's still young.
You're going to be in the room together tonight.
- I know.
- When you guys didn't kiss for the first time,
Do you find yourself being stuck in a friend zone?
Or an action of continuing the husband?
- I'm definitely a husband. [bleep], I got a ring on.
- Yeah, you got the ring. What I'm saying is--
- But, no, I think, because this was so nontraditional,
We have to start off as friends.
Like, yeah, I'm your husband, but I want to be your friend.
Like, I want to be your biggest supporter.
- You can be their friend all day.
She looking for a husband. - Yeah, like...
- Don't get caught up in that friend zone.
- Don't get lost in that sauce. - Don't get lost in that sauce.
♪ ♪
- Once we start to have our conversation,
I became more attracted by his education,
That he's family-oriented.
Like, he's wanting to be a husband,
He's wanting to step up.
So I was more impressed by what he has to offer and who he is.
- Right. - Everything else, like,
Marks checks off the boxes, 100%, so...
- That doesn't make you just want to risk it all
On the first night, like...?
Drop the drawers.
- Drop the drawers!
[squeals] no!
[excited chatter] I'm not dropping any--
- So will you kiss him tonight, knowing what you know?
- I don't know.
♪ ♪
- ♪ ooh, there's no stepping ♪
♪ stepping, me and you, yeah ♪
♪ me and you, yeah ♪
♪ ♪
- Hours ago, ten singles married total strangers,
Hoping to have a marriage that would last a lifetime.
Though they're just getting to know each other,
Our couples will spend their first night together
As husband and wife.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- My husband is incredibly kind and generous
And caring and thoughtful, which I find super romantic,
Because I'm not really used to that.
♪ ♪
I've spent so much time pushing for relationships
That aren't working,
But now he is such a genuinely good-hearted person,
It feels like I'm in a rom-com, honestly.
♪ ♪
I really do feel like this is the start
Of the rest of my life.
Whoo! - Yeah.
- It's perfect.
- ♪ you're making it easy to breathe ♪
♪ you're making it easy ♪
♪ you're making life easy for me ♪
♪ you're making it easy ♪
- Mackinley. It's mackinley.
I think that he's super cute.
You know, I think that he's a great person
With a great heart.
I could not be happier.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
It is taking a huge risk,
And I know I am on the younger side,
But I do take relationships very seriously.
I think if we both are going into this
With the same mindset and the same feelings
Of being 100% committed,
Then I don't see why it shouldn't work.
♪ ♪
- Come on. [cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
The best-case scenario has definitely happened today.
I'm a wife--
Left-hand gang, so I'm excited.
♪ ♪
This morning I woke up.
I was a beauty queen looking for my king.
Now that the wedding is over,
I'm actually relieved because I finally met my husband.
I definitely consider airris a king.
♪ ♪
I want us to be all about each other
And wrapped in each other and in love and happy.
[cheers and applause]
This could be my "happily ever after."
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ so lucky ♪
♪ so, so lucky ♪
- I've been dating, trying to find mrs. Perfect for decades.
And I've searched high and low,
But I haven't found the one
That I want to share the rest of my life with.
But now I'm ready to make that step.
- ♪ today I'm choosing to believe ♪
- Who knows where it goes from here?
But so far, we've got a nice calm sea, steady breeze.
This is smooth sailing right now--
In a really good place.
- [shouts indistinctly]
♪ ♪
- ♪ to get to you ♪
- You get one life. You get one life to live.
And if you really want something,
Both of our families say you have to go after it.
If you want to be loved and if you want to be married
And if you want to have children, like,
No matter the risks, go for it.
♪ ♪
So that's what I wanted, and I went for it.
- ♪ and there's nothing that I won't do ♪
♪ to get to you ♪
♪ there's nothing... ♪
- ♪ I've been chasing the sunset ♪
♪ and I ain't caught it yet ♪
♪ but I think I might one day, think I might one day ♪
- We just got married.
- She put a ring on it, and so did I.
I think we both did a good job. - An excellent job.
- So, awesome.
- First night as a couple, married,
Officially, at first sight.
Want me to pick you up, babe?
- Sure, you know, getting into our new household.
♪ ♪
- Yeah, you got it. - Got ya.
I got ya.
- You're strong.
[gasps]
- Oh, man. - Oh, this is beautiful.
- This is beautiful. This is awesome.
♪ ♪
That bed looks amazing. - Can't wait to get in it.
Just throw me in.
Whoo!
Oh. Thank you.
Oh.
- More champagne? [chuckles]
- Might as well crack it open, you know.
- Yeah, for sure.
- This night feels really romantic.
I mean, the rose petals.
[cork pops]
He carried me into the room.
Cheers, husband. - Cheers, wife.
- Like, pinch me, because-- don't pinch me.
But it just doesn't feel real, but it is real.
- We're both exhausted.
You look so beautiful.
- Even in my crazy slumber?
- Yeah.
- Should we get ready for bed now?
- I think so, yeah. - Okay.
- Thinking of beds, I was very curious--
Do you let your dog sleep in your bed?
- So he has the freedom to sleep wherever he likes.
- Okay.
- I sleep with the bedroom door open,
So sometimes he sleeps on my face or chest.
Sometimes he sleeps in the living room.
Sometimes he sleeps in his crate.
- I do the same with my dogs.
Like, usually koda sleeps on my left side,
Has to be my left side.
- What side of the bed do you sleep on?
- I sleep kind of on the right side.
- Ooh.
- I can switch. It's all good.
He still has to be on my left side.
So he'll try to get over there. - Okay.
- But I have a king-size bed. It's huge.
- Okay, that's good.
- I just wanted to get that view,
'cause I know everybody's a little different.
And my dogs shed a lot, so, curious.
But, again, it's the habit
That I was willing to break for you, so...
- That is so sweet. - [chuckles]
But I think you're going to love them,
And I'm excited for you to meet them.
- I know. I'm excited to have our little dog family.
- I know.
♪ ♪
- Talking about our dogs really got you excited?
- No, I just wanted to kiss you.
That's all.
♪ ♪
- I married a stranger today,
And now I'm just, like, getting ready to go in bed with him,
Like, do some "kissies" and snuggle,
But I'm excited 'cause I get to wake up next to him, too.
I need-- can you please unzip my dress?
- Yeah.
- ♪ those are the rules ♪
♪ to this game of life ♪
♪ those are the rules ♪
- She's awesome because, like, it feels really natural.
She's got, like, a really awesome personality, for sure,
Which, you know, sometimes
With someone that's very beautiful,
You don't fully expect to have the personality
To match it as well.
So just looking forward to, like, kind of building on that
And kind of going on.
- Hi, hubby.
- Hey, babe, how are you?
- Natural. - You look good.
♪ ♪
- ♪ got a good feeling ♪
♪ about to get reeled in, oh ♪
♪ oh ♪
♪ sky's the limit ♪
♪ yeah, I can just feel it ♪
- You can take which side you want.
♪ ♪
Oh, yes.
- ♪ not gonna stop ♪
♪ till we've soaked in the sun ♪
♪ all the love's in my veins ♪
- This is not the wedding day I always imagined,
But this is more perfect than I could've ever dreamt of,
So I'm thrilled you were at the other end of that aisle.
Now I get to cuddle you and kiss you.
- ♪ baby, this is your sign ♪
♪ this is your sign ♪
- I can see myself falling in love with him.
♪ ♪
Just, period, I can see it.
♪ ♪
This is the start of my lifelong love story.
- ♪ give it a try ♪
♪ baby, this your sign ♪
♪ ♪
- This season on "married at first sight"...
- ♪ shake it, shake it ♪
- Yeah! - [screams]
- ♪ so good, I'm about to blow ♪
♪ oh, we make it, you don't have to fake it ♪
♪ shake it ♪
♪ give it your heart and soul ♪
- I don't think that I could have asked for a better match.
- Basically I'm your dream guy. - Yeah.
- [chuckles] - am I your dream wife?
- So far. [laughs]
- Do you love me yet?
- Not yet. Not yet. - [laughs] I'm joking.
I'm joking.
♪ ♪
- I told the experts I wanted a black queen,
So they, like, literally gave me a queen.
[can hissing]
♪ ♪
- This is the moment that I've always dreamed of.
- "I love you.
Thanks for everything, and I'm grateful to be your husband."
These are so sweet.
- The girls that I have dated are very athletic, slender.
[music warps]
- He has made comments that were offensive
To every woman out there with a real natural body,
So, blech, clint.
You're a dick.
- I think gina's sexy. I think you're crazy.
- Are you truly done with that situation?
♪ ♪
- I'm not going to stand for it.
- I promise, I won't ever--
- I just want to let you know that right now.
Like, I'm not going to take it.
- I thought it was a little petty.
- I can promise you, you're not perfect,
And you do have things to work on,
And you should consider that.
♪ ♪
- I was literally minding my own business.
- But you literally didn't have to dance with her.
- Is there any chemistry there? - Not really.
- If you're not interested, there's the door.
[crying] it sucks.
I mean, who wants to start a marriage like that?
- [crying]
- She will stomp on you.
- [softly] it's tough.
- That's not what had happened.
- Okay, I'm done. Yeah, thank you.
- You should be done. - No, okay. Yeah.
- You should be done. - Have a good day.
- Because she's got no leg to stand on.
What an unfortunate turn of events.
Unreal.
♪ ♪
- The time has come.
♪ ♪
- Do you want to stay married,
Or do you want to get a divorce?
♪ ♪