- Why didn't anybody talk me out of this?
[dramatic music]
- Three sets of complete strangers met at the altar
And pledged their vows of marriage.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
Lindy and miguel.
- So earlier, we were just rolling
For, like, "how's the first kiss gonna be?
Let's see." - [laughing]
I love that he has a nerdy hobby
And he's passionate about something.
I think that's adorable.
♪ ♪
- Stacia and nate.
- I'm extremely clean. - Extremely?
- My family says that I don't live in my house,
It's just for show.
It's-- - oh, so it's, like, staged?
- Yeah. - So you nuts.
[laughter]
You nuts. - I'm not nuts, I'm just clean.
- Yeah, you nuts.
- Alexis and justin.
[cheers]
- When's the last time you kissed somebody?
- Mmm, a year and a half ago.
I've also been celibate for a year and a half--
By choice.
- You don't want to hear your man celibate.
Like, whoa.
♪ ♪
- Krysten and mitch.
- We're gonna get married today.
I hope that you would walk me down the aisle.
If he doesn't approve, I'll be devastated.
- I don't know.
- Morgan and binh.
- We really have to postpone your marriage
Because your husband-to-be has contracted covid.
♪ ♪
- You know what that mean. [cheers]
- Are you okay with this? Do you support this?
- Tonight, while our two remaining couples face
An uncertain fate...
- I am supposed to be married right now.
- Our newlyweds put it all on the line.
- I'm a pleaser too, I'm a natural pleaser.
So I'm like, what do I have to do to make your happy?
- Telling me all this [bleep] I need to hear.
- I'm serious.
- You know, I was hoping and praying that there would
Be a belief in a higher power in the man that's wanting
To spend the rest of his life with my little sister.
♪ ♪
- We do a lot of hiking, lots of sunsets.
♪ ♪
- His boundaries with his female friends,
That's gonna be a conversation that we need to have.
I don't want our marriage to be disrespected.
♪ ♪
- ♪ it's all or nothing ♪
- This is "married at first sight."
- ♪ there's no other way ♪
♪ ♪
♪ it's all or nothing ♪
[tense music]
- So we're gonna get married today,
And, um, I've never met him.
♪ ♪
You and I will meet him hopefully,
If you are okay with all of this,
Together at the altar where I hope
That you would walk me down the aisle.
- Really?
- Yeah.
♪ ♪
- I think you're insane.
♪ ♪
Just think when all this goes away...
- Yeah. - And it's just you and him.
Now, down the road, now you guys are living together,
And all of a sudden he just does something crazy.
- Right. - You know,
And you already committed to him and then, oh, wow, yeah.
♪ ♪
- So there's a lot of risk involved.
- Commitment going on, yeah. - Commitment, risk,
I mean a lot of bad can happen,
But I am hopeful that a lot of good can happen.
But your blessing is really important to me.
So are you okay with this?
Do you support this?
- I mean, you know, you've come a long way.
You did a lot, you've been through a lot.
You tried it a normal way, you know,
And look what happened there.
You know, it's like you got to keep a straight head
And just, you know, take it slow,
And I think you will be happy.
- Me too.
- I say go for it.
- I am going, baby.
Now that I have your blessing, I think it's time to--
- Get some fresh air? - Get--
I was gonna say get married.
- Yeah, that too.
- I'm standing here [bleep] sweating
And feeling like an [bleep]
Who's late to my own wedding, so.
- I think maybe we abort this.
[laughter]
That one seemed more complicated
Than the french dude.
- Okay, we'll wait.
- Yeah, let's not waste any time.
Let's just wait. - All right.
- You're gonna laugh about this one day, mitch.
Like tomorrow.
- Oh, boy. - Like in ten minutes
I'll laugh about it. - Yeah, yeah.
- I'm just saying, like, I'm frustrated.
Everyone's getting to see my bitchy side
The day of the wedding.
- Calm down, groomzilla. - There you go.
'cause things keep happening.
I want to get married at first sight
Because it's probably the only way I'm gonna get married,
And in my heart of hearts, I really do want to get married.
But at the same time, I never wanted to have
Some huge, crazy wedding.
If anything, I've always just wanted it to be low-key,
Not stressful, because I think that the wedding itself,
There's so much pressure.
You know, I had a little bit of a fit
When the beard was shorter than I wanted it to be.
It's not what I wanted, but it is what it is.
- Does it feel like [bleep]?
- Sure, okay? Whatever.
It's about how I feel about myself on my day.
- We were feeling pressure with--
- Good luck, good luck. Yeah, we were--
- Yeah, don't feel pressure.
How are you? - I'm getting married.
How are you? - [laughs]
- All the guests have probably sitting in the sun...
- They're like... - Dying for an hour and half.
- We'll be like, "mitch just had a meltdown."
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- Oh, bro, it looks good. - Thank god.
- Yes. The wedding is back on.
♪ ♪
- I appreciate you. - Aww.
I like you already.
[bb st. Clair's "breed"]
♪ ♪
- ♪ they think I'm crazy ♪
♪ I'm know for batting hard ♪
♪ when it's time to fold my cards ♪
- I have been through such a crazy roller coaster
Of a life when it comes to relationships.
- ♪ what a joy it must be ♪
- I've done some crazy things.
I've called off a wedding two weeks prior.
I've white water rafted class five rapids.
- God! - Mom.
I've cliff-jumped.
I've done some wild things.
This takes the cake by far.
So I think that's why, yes, it's crazy,
But this is something I would do.
Clearly, it's something I would do because I'm here.
So it's the biggest risk I've ever taken,
But that could mean that I'm gonna get the biggest reward.
- This is wrapped.
- A gift?
- From your groom, from your hubby.
- Cutie pie.
Ooh, it's heavy.
We have a printed note. Okay.
"hello, future wife."
- Hello. - So far, grammar is great.
"I hope this little plant will symbolize
Our budding relationship."
Cute. "if probably tended to,
It will grow over time and even flower."
He's funny.
So here's our plant.
Everyone knows how much I love plants.
- Aww. - Okay.
Oh, my god.
♪ ♪
- Oh, what the hell? - What?
- It's a huge diamond ring.
- Put it on your finger.
- [laughing]
- What's happening? - Is this for me?
- Can I see it?
- It's your engagement ring. - Wait, no one else gets
A diamond like this, no offense.
- Oh, my god.
- I don't even know what to say.
I'm ruining my makeup.
I need a moment with this ring.
- It's gorgeous. - Me and this ring are bonding.
This is so meaningful to me because,
You know, four years ago
When my ex-fiancé had bought a ring,
He had put it on a credit card, and when that fell through,
He wasn't gonna pay off the credit card,
So I paid off the credit card.
- Yeah. - And I just feel like
Karma or something bigger has come back to give me this ring,
This beautiful ring.
I'm just--I'm stunned.
I can't wait to meet him.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Two, three.
- Mitch. [laughter]
- All right, get out of here.
- See you, buddy. - Thank you.
♪ ♪
I've been feeling some real fear of the unknown.
I've woken up in the middle of the night a lot
And had a lot of vivid dreams, and it's almost like
Internally I'm just dealing with a lot of emotions
And a lot of unanswered questions and loose ends
Because a lot of people from my past have
Been featured in these dreams--
Ex-girlfriends that I really liked
But we never kind of made it work.
So all these things are kind of playing out
In my dreams, and I feel like it's just
Me sort of tying up all the loose ends
And really preparing to be here now.
It's the real [bleep].
All right, let's walk, mama.
- All right.
- I'm glad you're here, mommy.
Holy [bleep], my wedding.
I feel a lot of pressure just for the whole thing.
Just part of me that's really scared that, like,
What if I don't think she's the one for me?
What if I don't end up falling in love
With her through this process?
I think this could potentially
Be the worst day of my life.
I mean, the worst-case scenario is that she just can't even--
She doesn't even want to look at me.
Hi. [overlapping chatter]
Nice to meet you. I'm mitch.
That's the worst thing that I think could happen today,
And, you know, I hope that nothing worse will--
I hope that nothing worse happens than that.
Thank you, mother.
Love you.
Do I look okay?
- No! - No?
[laughter]
She like bald guys?
- Loves them. - Yeah!
[cheers and laughter]
- We nailed it!
[distant cheering]
- What does that cheering?
What is that?
Oh, my god!
Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
♪ ♪
Everyone is gonna be staring at me.
They're not gonna be looking at the ground,
They're gonna be looking at me.
They're gonna be looking at my face,
And I don't want to let him down,
And I also wanna portray the best version of myself
For everyone, but for him.
♪ ♪
[scattered cheers]
- That's not my wife. Is that my wife?
- No, that's the mom of the bride.
- [laughs]
- That speaks well for you.
[playful music]
♪ ♪
- Hi. I'm mitch.
- Hi. Nice to meet you.
♪ ♪
- So can we please all stand?
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- All of my friends and family,
All his friends and family are gonna be
Staring at my face and making a judgment
Off how I feel about him in five seconds,
Which is not fair.
But honestly, at this point,
All I care about is my husband's opinion.
I care--I want to him to feel wanted by me.
I don't want him to feel rejected by me.
So we're gonna kiss at the altar--
If he wants to, but I want to.
- I will be confused. [laughs]
I feel like-- I feel like you're supposed
To kiss at the altar.
I'll wonder if he's a virgin,
In which case, we're gonna need to have some chats about that.
- You got this, mitch.
♪ ♪
- [laughing] hi.
- ♪ write a song for me, I wanna be the one ♪
♪ who makes you feel that way ♪
♪ feel that way, feel that way ♪
♪ the one that makes you feel ♪
- Hi.
- Hello.
♪ ♪
- Hi. - Hi.
- I'm krysten. - I'm mitch.
- Nice to meet you. - You too.
Pleasure. - Should we shake hands?
- [laughs]
This has been crazy.
- This has been really crazy.
I'm excited you're here though.
- Thank you. I'm excited too.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
Hi, I'm krysten,
The bride.
[laughter]
I hope that's evident.
- Thank you. You do too.
Everyone looks incredible, especially you.
[laughter]
- Get it, girl. Ow-ow!
- Well, krysten, mitch's friends and family would
Like you to know that mitch is truly the whole package.
Mitch is adventurous and always on the move,
Whether it's surfing in mission beach
Or riding his e-bike all over san diego.
We hope you like going to the beach
Because mitch can be catching waves five days a week.
Mitch has two very important girls in his life,
So we hope you're ready to share him...
With aya and emi, his nieces.
They have grown up with uncle mitch,
And if you don't have baby fever now,
You will after you see them having their dance parties
And playing catch-me-if-you-can.
[sentimental music]
Mitch is a very passionate person,
Especially when it comes to saving the planet.
We hope you're ready to say goodbye to single-use plastics
And find the joy in preserving our planet.
♪ ♪
- I recycle.
[laughter]
- Mitch, krysten's friends and family would like you
To know how lucky you are.
- I'm so sorry. - You're about to marry
An exceptional woman.
We hope you like the beach
Because she is there with her baby, luna,
At least five days a week.
- Is that a dog? - Yeah.
[laughter]
- Krysten is the absolute strongest woman we know.
Although, because of her strength,
She does tend to put up some walls,
But behind those walls is the most gentle
And compassionate person you've ever met.
Krysten is loyal and will be steadfast
Through the good and the bad.
Once you're in her life, you're always in her circle,
But be respectful because she expects
This loyalty in return.
♪ ♪
Finally, krysten is audacious,
Hence her standing here in front of you today.
She gravitates towards anything spontaneous
And adventurous, so hold on tight
Because our spirited girl is ready to find a love
That lasts a lifetime.
♪ ♪
Krysten and mitch, you have also written your own vows.
Would you like to go first, krysten?
- I would love to go first.
- Oh. - What?
[light laughter]
They don't make pockets in wedding dresses.
[clears throat]
Dear new husband, I vow to share and show you
All the real parts of me,
The good, the bad, and the bougie.
[laughter] sorry in advance.
I vow to learn the things you love to do
And try and love them myself.
I vow to be the same adventurous woman standing
Before you now whose hope to build a deep, real love
Far outweighs my fear of heartbreak.
I vow to protect you during this crazy journey
Because no one will ever know what our story feels like
Except you and me.
We're in this together. No matter what this brings,
I'll defend you, support you, have your back,
And I will give this everything I have to see it through.
- Thank you.
[applause]
- Krysten, my new wife and partner,
The first thing I want you to know
Is that I'm fully committed to this journey,
Committed to you, and committed to us.
We may not know each other yet,
But I vow to be your rock-solid partner in marriage,
To treat you with respect and kindness,
And to value your needs as if they were my own.
I vow to practice patience with you,
Refrain from judgment, and to accept and make space
For however you're feeling,
Because if I'm be honest, this is all pretty scary.
♪ ♪
As integrity is a value which I hold close to my heart,
I vow to be honest and truthful with you at all times.
I vow to approach our journey
With an open mind and an open heart.
I will be open to growth, open to love, open to family,
Open to adventure, and open to sharing
Everything I have and everything I am with you.
- Thank you. That was beautiful.
[applause] - that's beautiful.
♪ ♪
- Krysten, will you take mitch
To be your lawful-wedded husband,
Will you love him, comfort him, honor and a keep him,
In sickness and in health, so long as you both shall live?
- I do.
♪ ♪
- Mitch, will you take krysten
To be your lawful-wedded wife,
Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her,
In sickness and in health, so long as you both shall live?
- I do.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
It's a good start.
[laughter]
- Krysten, take mitch's ring, and repeat after me.
With this ring. - With this ring.
- I wed you, mitch. - I wed you, mitch.
- I wed you, krysten.
- 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 entire world.
- That I am your wife.
- That I am your husband.
- Okay, you can put it on now.
- Just--just stick it on there.
Yes.
[cheers and applause]
- And now, by the authority vested in me,
But most of all by the power of your own love,
I pronounce that you are married.
- Oh, wow.
[cheers]
- Oh, my god.
♪ ♪
- You may now call yourselves those cherished names,
Husband and wife.
- Hi, husband. - Hello, wife.
- Mitch, you may kiss your bride if you guys choose to.
♪ ♪
- With your permission.
- Yeah, we kissin'.
[cheers]
♪ ♪
- Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure
To introduce for the first time as husband and wife,
Krysten and mitch!
[cheers]
- ♪ feels like it's just you and I ♪
♪ under the moonlight ♪
♪ ♪
♪ tonight, can you hold me close ♪
♪ until the sunrise ♪
♪ ♪
♪ you wrap your hands around my waist ♪
♪ to pull me in, you pull me in ♪
♪ you whisper words of love ♪
♪ all night, my fingers crossed ♪
♪ for you to show me how ♪
♪ ♪
- You want to know something funny?
- Yes. - I requested a bald guy.
- Well, you got one.
You want to hear something funny?
- Yeah. - I mean, I'm bald,
But I usually have a little more hair,
And pastor cal's like, "mitch, let me give you some advice."
- Shave your head? - Shave that--yeah.
I was like, okay. Whoa, I just almost fell over.
- I swear, that's so funny. - Yeah.
- I-- - I'm sorry if you're freezing.
It's-- - no, I feel good.
- Okay. - I feel great.
I've just been really, like, nervous, excited.
Like, you're so great, I'm so, so happy.
Hopefully, you're happy so far.
- I am. - It's been five minutes, but--
- It's been five minutes.
Yeah, I'm happy so far. - Good!
- It's really nice to meet you...
- It's so nice-- - you know, marry you.
- It's so nice to meet you and marry you.
- Yeah. - I have a million questions
For you. I don't know where to begin.
- Yeah. Would you like me to pop this champagne?
- Yes. Can you do it?
I'm married!
It feels great!
I knew it was gonna go awesome.
[upbeat music]
Whoo!
This is just going so well,
I just want to manage my expectations.
I met him five minutes ago,
I need to make sure I just stay on course
And don't go crazy krysten.
Cheers. - To us.
- So nice to meet you. To us.
Excited for the journey.
- Me too.
- Yeah. - And you have a dog.
- I do have a dog.
- What kind of dog do you have?
- She's a little pug.
- A little pug? - Yeah.
- Cute. Okay. - She's got some
Breathing issues, but she's super cute,
Follows me everywhere.
- Aw. - It's just been me and her
For a while.
Everything they said was true.
- The good, the bad, and the bougie?
- The good, the bad, and the bougie, yeah.
What do you for work?
- So I do basically coastal environmental policy...
- Oh, cool. - In san diego county,
So a big bulk of my work is about working
With local cities, coastal cities to basically
Protect the coast and protect our beaches so that when,
You know, our kids grow up the beach will still be there.
- Of course. - It's a blessing and a curse.
It's a blessing because I feel like I'm, like, so lucky,
I've actually found a job that really aligns with my purpose.
- Yeah. - But I tend to work a lot
Just because-- - it's very important.
- I'm a professional environmental activist.
- Oh, wow. Oh, my god.
- Yeah. - We're aligned, I promise.
- Okay. - I recycle.
I've got the water bottle that I always use.
- Excellent. [laughter]
- Off to a good start. - Yeah.
- Oh, my gosh, our first conversation's going amazing.
♪ ♪
And that is the kind of guy I like.
I like a tall guy, I like a beard,
I like a bald head, I love it.
100% attraction and chemistry right off the bat.
I am, like-- I'm, like, hot for him--
For real.
I am.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪
- So...
Ugh.
I am supposed to be married right now
With all our family and friends around
And having a great time, and I'm not
Because my future husband has covid.
♪ ♪
And that sucks.
- I really did my best to prevent this,
And it's just something that I guess was unpreventable.
I wore an n95, I didn't-- I wasn't out clubbing
Or doing anything reckless.
- It's hard--it's hard to explain the disappointment
That I have right now.
And I'm laughing because I'm so mad,
Because of course this would happen to me.
The wedding's still gonna happen.
We're still gonna get married on Saturday.
Everything's gonna be perfectly fine.
Putting that out into the universe.
I'm manifesting this right now. It's gonna be perfectly fine.
Everything's gonna be perfectly fine.
The wedding's gonna happen and we're--we're--
It's gonna be great.
♪ ♪
- As morgan and binh face an uncertain future,
Our other four couples have just married
A complete stranger and are now taking their first step
In their new future together as husband and wife.
♪ ♪
- Oh, this is such a beautiful venue.
- Mm-hmm. - Like, really, this is like--
- I know. - This is my dream wedding.
As I was walking down the aisle, like,
I couldn't really look at him.
Like, I--because I just got a glimpse of, like,
The suit top and I was like-- I got a little panicked
Because it's very, like, fashion-forward
And I was expecting more of just, like, a plain suit,
So I was, like, overthinking it as I was,
Like, glancing and kind of seeing him.
And then I when I got up close, I was like,
Oh, I see it, he is good-looking!
- I know.
- Like, if I had to, like, conjure, like--
- I know.
- And you're both doctors.
Doctor and doctor.
- I'm so happy.
- Are you? - Yes.
- Okay, miguel, look at one of them--
Sister maybe, yeah.
[laughter]
- He's so cute too.
- Yeah, he is so cute. - Like, I'm really [inaudible].
[laughter] - they're cute. They are cute.
♪ ♪
- This is not just a piece of jewelry to me,
This has, like, the weight of the world on my finger,
Because I am trying to build a new world with someone.
She is a stranger, but it feels natural.
- Like that, try it. It might feel awkward,
But you won't be able to tell.
Perfect, perfect. Let me see that ring.
- ♪ you are the only one ♪
♪ ♪
- All right, just touch fingertips.
- [laughing] oh, my god.
♪ ♪
- I need to be on top of my game
Because now I know how much of an idiot I would be
If I [bleep] this up.
My butt look good?
♪ ♪
- [riffing]
♪ I'm ready to jump ♪
- ♪ I just wanna love you ♪
♪ ♪
- Everybody this way! Everybody!
Everybody take one step to the left please!
One step to the left! - To the left!
- Perfect!
Gorgeous!
- This is crazy. - I know.
- Pandemonium. - I'm quite overwhelmed
By everything right now. - I know, me too, me too.
The yelling.
I don't think my husband is a picture guy.
I don't know a lot of guys that are models,
You know, like, that love the camera.
And I even love the camera, and I'm tired,
And I would love to sit down, eat some food.
So I think he's doing a good job though.
Given the circumstances,
I think he's doing a great job.
- All right, everybody, look at my camera right here.
One, two, three!
- Cheese. - Gorgeous.
All right, let's start with your side.
- Do I--I stay, right?
- I don't know.
Does my groom stay?
- Yes, groom stays.
[overlapping chatter]
- Oh, dear lord.
- I got hair though. - Ah!
- Oh, your bowtie.
Help him out with his bowtie.
- Oh, oh, oh, okay. - It's crooked.
- I don't-- I don't have brothers.
- Well, none of us knew how to tie it.
That's-- - is that okay?
- All right, everybody, looking right here at me.
- Okay, okay, everyone.
- Gorgeous. One, two, three.
Mitch, pop out real quick.
Dad, I'm gonna have you tuck in.
Come on in.
- Are you guys bonding?
- It's really--I don't know. - It's hard?
- I don't even--I don't know anything right now, yeah.
- You're just out of it?
- Yeah. I'm kind of just, like, in shock.
- Yeah.
- Everyone looking at mom.
- You happy?
You feel good?
- It's a little early.
I'm not-- - it's a little bit--
You can't even know what your feelings are right now, huh?
- Yeah. - Do you want some water?
- Yes, please. Thank you.
You could say I'm a bit shocked right now.
I just can't believe I'm married.
It's so weird.
So at first glance, I think she's really pretty,
But I wasn't, like, right off the bat blown away,
Like, attracted to her.
Because my type is less physical and more lifestyle.
She maybe seems like a little more maybe mainstream than me.
I'm much more attracted to a woman
In her natural kind of state than, like, you know,
Super dolled up for a wedding.
And I don't want to take anything away from the fact
That she looked amazing and really lovely,
But I'd love to see more of a natural side.
You hanging in there?
- I'm so cold. - Yeah, I'm sorry.
You want my jacket? - No, no, no.
I have a jacket, I have one. - Oh, good.
- But thank you. - Kiss!
All: [chanting] kiss!
- Are you okay kissing?
- Sure. - Okay, just a peck.
♪ ♪
- But, you know, she's voluptuous.
That's a plus.
What are we doing? - Oh.
- What are we doing? - Do that one more time.
- Okay. - That was perfect.
- She loves the beach.
She's got a little dog.
And I'm happy, I think she likes me.
- ♪ let's just go back to when it was easy ♪
- My hopes for the future are that we really hit it off
And that something--you know, that this little spark grows.
- ♪ let's just go back to when it was easy ♪
[upbeat music]
- Four out of our five couples have officially
Taken the plunge in front of all their friends and family.
They've committed themselves to a total stranger
For the rest of their lives.
And now it's time to celebrate.
♪ ♪
- That's my friend from college, charles.
- It's gonna take a while with the names.
- Oh, same. - I mean, yeah, of course.
- What was your mom's name again, yeah?
- Colleen. - Colleen.
And your friend is sally?
- Yeah. - Sally.
- Your last name is with an e? - Yeah.
- At his time, please welcome
The newly married, lindy and miguel!
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- It's crazy, this morning I woke up,
Single guy, not really knowing what I was getting into,
And next thing I know, I'm not only married,
But I'm married to lindy, an amazing woman.
Although, I don't know her last name yet.
I think it starts with an e. I know it starts with an e,
But I don't know it yet.
I'm getting there, guys. Baby steps.
- Let's make some noise as lindy and miguel
Take the dance floor for their first dance together.
- Oh, whoa. Well, that just happened.
[cheers]
- I might fall over.
[soft music playing]
Okay.
I don't know how to dance.
- You don't know how to dance?
No. Well, a slow dance is like,
You just, like, sway side to side.
- Okay, where do my hands go?
- Wherever you want them to go.
You've never been to, like, a prom or whatever?
- No.
- You could put them on my shoulders,
You could put them right where your hands were.
- I don't know what's most natural.
- Yeah, whatever feels natural. This is our day,
This is our dance.
- Because of my religious past,
I've never just, like, slow danced and had that,
Like, intimate moment with someone before.
I never had, like, a formal dance growing up.
- Okay.
- So this is why I'm super awkward.
- No, this is great.
- My first slow dance ever
Is right now with my husband.
- First impressions.
- Um, I thought that you were just, like,
Strikingly handsome the second I saw you.
- Oh, thank you. - I was just like,
Oh, my gosh, he's so cute.
It's a great feeling.
♪ ♪
When you saw me walking down the aisle,
Like, what was running through your head?
- That if--we're finally here. That it happened.
You know you're--I'm not gonna tell you you're pretty.
You know you're pretty.
- Oh, you better tell me I'm pretty.
- Fair enough. I'll tell you. - This is my wedding day.
Like, come on. - Well, okay, that's fair.
- You got to compliment me. - That's fair.
- Thank you. - Whoo-hoo!
- His energy is just exactly what I was really hoping for
In a stranger husband, you know?
I just--it's really great. I'm really happy.
I'm just enjoying it, I just want to soak it in
And just be happy.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Can we get a jacket for krysten please?
We're a little cold.
- No, no, no, you're good.
- I'm not afraid to cause a scene.
I will do that--
For better and for worse.
- All right, ladies and gentlemen,
And now it is time for the first dance.
[cheers]
- Oh, that's us.
[sentimental music]
- ♪ there's a time to dim the lights ♪
- Are you good here?
- Yeah. - Or, like, what?
Should we do this?
- No, let's do this. - Sorry.
We're learning. We're trying, people.
- ♪ there's a time to make it last ♪
♪ never stop, never thought we would get the chance ♪
- So when's the last time you slow danced like this?
♪ ♪
- [bleep]. In high school, I don't know.
- Yeah, me too. - It's been a while.
- I feel really comfortable.
I'm shocked by how comfortable I feel.
I feel like we have known each other for a really long time.
I definitely want to kiss him
When there's not all my friends and family and my dad around,
And, you know, his mom that I just met.
So I'm looking forward to some more private kisses.
- I mean, I'm just really overwhelmed.
- Oh, my god, me too, me too.
- I really try to manage my expectations,
And I don't mean that in a bad way.
- No, me too. - It's just like,
I don't know who she's gonna be.
- Oh, me too. - Like, I'm just like,
I can't, like--I don't want
To create too strong of a picture...
- Yeah. Yeah. - Because, you know, yeah.
But I'm glad you took your heels off to be honest.
I mean, it was beautiful, but it's just not--
I'm just such, like, a basic, natural--
You know, I want to see you, like, in--
- Oh, well, that's what-- - I just want to see you
In sweats, you know what I mean?
- Yeah. - Just hanging out
Like normal human beings. - Trust me, you will.
I'm normally, like, beach girl, super casual.
- Yeah. I was just seeing you struggling.
- I could barely walk. - I was just like, god,
She can't walk, she's got to hold her [bleep] dress.
Like, it's just a lot.
- It was a lot, but the girls are adorable,
Your family's great.
- They're like, oh, my god, that is so krysten's type.
I'm like, okay.
Yeah, no, it's true.
- Listen, it's too early for me to say
Definitively whether this is gonna work or not.
You know, I just need to take it day by day, relax.
Don't get ahead of yourself,
Because I've done that so many times
When I've met girls I like right off the bat,
And just project everything that I hoped they would be
Onto them and then they end up disappointing me,
And it's not their fault, it's my fault
Because I made them up to be something that they're not.
So I'm trying not to fall into that trap,
Especially on the first night of a marriage,
Which could be my marriage for the rest of my life.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- ♪ you ♪
♪ something 'bout you ♪
[glasses clinking]
Both: Wait, what's happening?
- What's happening right now? - You know what that means.
- What's that mean?
- Hm?
♪ ♪
[cheers]
- Kissing him is exciting.
It gives me butterflies in my stomach.
It's, you know, making me feel
Like a little school girl all over again.
[laughter]
Thank you.
♪ ♪
How's this gonna look with the leather jacket?
- Rugged.
So what are your thoughts?
- I'm really happy with who they picked for me.
You're super attractive. - Thank you.
- You make me feel really comfortable.
- You are too.
- You constantly made me laugh, which I like.
I don't have any concerns right now,
Which is very surprising.
Usually, there's all these red flags that pop up to me.
But I'm just enjoying the moment.
I'm trying not to take everything
So serious right now.
I'm trying to keep it light.
So yeah, it's--it's nice.
So like, are you always gonna want to stay in san diego?
Are you up to moving outside of the city?
- I'm enjoying san diego,
But I think if I do have an itch to, like,
Try something new, I'd be open to it.
- You'd be open to it. - Right, exactly.
What about you?
- I mean, for me,
I have nothing keeping me in one spot.
So I can take my job wherever I need to take it and,
You know, I don't have kids, I don't have pets,
So I can kind of go anywhere.
- Independent. That's what I asked for.
Sheesh. - [laughs]
So I'm all into having multiple homes in multiple places
And living wherever I want and,
You know, traveling as much as I want.
- Power couple up. - Yeah.
- We're gonna be a power couple.
- That's what I wanted.
- Was it, like, a big relief,
Like, when I-- - wait, did you request
A younger husband? - No.
No. - Really? Okay.
- No. - What was your bottom--
- Like 33, I think.
- Oh, so I barely hit the mark. - I'm pretty sure 33 was,
Like, my bottom.
What about you?
[playful music]
- My--honestly, so my--
[chuckles]
My first initial was, like, 27 to 34.
- Oh, wow, you put me all out of that.
- Yeah, so you wasn't even in the picture,
But pastor cal was like--
He was like, "now hold on, you want an independent wife
"that's a boss and all this and that,
You sure you're gonna get that with a 27-year-old?"
And I was like, "you know what? You got a point."
I was like, "we can up it up a little bit."
And he was like, "okay. Just trying to look out for you."
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Baby, are you okay? Because you shaking.
- I'll be all right, I promise.
- No, for real, let me--I'ma--
Can we get the heater closer by any chance?
- Yes. - Thank you so much.
- Oh, really, that's a thing? Yes, get two of them.
God, she's thoughtful,
And she has a great-- amazing personality.
I can understand why we would match.
Look at our families. Like, they're happy,
They're having a great time, there's no stress.
There's nothing but smiles, and I like that.
And even if they don't like her, well,
They better suck it up and deal with it,
Because she's my wife.
You know what I'm saying? She ain't going nowhere.
♪ ♪
- I like you. - You do?
- I do. - What do you like about me?
- I feel like you're a good balance for me
Because I'm a little firecracker,
And I feel like you support that.
Like, I feel like you let me be free.
- I'm gonna let you be free. - Yeah, I know.
You let me be free but you're still standing by like,
You know, like, I can step in when needed.
- I got you.
- Honestly, like, that's perfect for me.
Like, that's perfect for me,
Because I don't want any-- like, I need that balance.
- Yeah. No, that's good. You know, one thing
About me is, like-- and there's gonna be a time
Where we bicker and have, you know, disagreements,
But I can own up to my [bleep],
And I can be like, look, babe, I [bleep] up.
I can--with a straight face.
Like, "I [bleep] up."
I'm a pleaser too. I'm a natural pleaser,
So I'm like, what do I have do to make you happy?
♪ ♪
Why you looking at me like that?
- Telling me all this [bleep] I need to hear.
- I'm serious. I'm serious.
- Don't be tempting me with a good time.
- ♪ I was made for loving you ♪
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Oh, this is hilarious.
- That was me yesterday before getting a haircut
And before trimming my beard.
- So cute.
♪ ♪
- Do you speak spanish?
- Sí. - Oh, my god, yes.
Okay, I am obsessed with spanish.
Okay, so listen, I have been trying to learn my entire life.
Like, I spent the summer in Spain to, like, learn spanish,
But I just didn't take it seriously enough,
So I, like, would love to learn spanish.
- [speaking spanish]
- Oh, my god. I'm gonna--
- [speaking spanish]
- I love spanish. I think it's the sexiest language ever.
[glasses clinking]
- Whoo. Yeah. - Make out!
[cheers]
- I feel like a fangirl with my husband.
He's here with me right now.
[laughing]
No, I'm not gonna kiss it. - Give it a little kiss.
- No. Okay, fine.
♪ ♪
- There's nothing that prepares you for this, right?
- Oh, yeah, it's zero to a hundred.
- Yeah. - You were never my boyfriend.
You're just my-- like, you're my husband.
- I'm your [bleep] husband. - It's just crazy.
- Holy [bleep]. Yeah.
- Yeah,
So it's, like-- it's hard to conceptualize
Of like getting to know you, like, slowly,
But also being like, you're my husband.
And same thing, I'm your wife, you know?
So it's just like, it's weird.
I can officially say I got married at first sight
To meet someone like miguel.
♪ ♪
Like, I mean, yeah, I've only known him for today,
But, like, everything I've seen, everything I've heard,
This is why I'm here.
And today-- this sounds so cheesy,
But I [bleep] believe it with all of--
Today has been the best day of my life.
Like, this is literally
The best day of my life.
- You're cool with dating an older guy?
- Oh, my god, yeah. I asked for someone--
I said 32 was the youngest.
- Okay. - Um...
Yeah, I prefer someone who's, like, ready for this.
I'm hoping, you know, this is the real deal.
- What if I'm a party guy? What if I'm 35,
But, like, haven't matured yet?
- I hope you're not. - No, I'm not.
Or maybe I am. We shall see.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Have you been married before, or--
- No. - Okay.
- Have you? - No.
- Butter? - No, no. Oh, shoot.
Butter? Butter with your marriage?
- Butter's my favorite food. - I love butter.
- Yeah. - Okay, I was just curious.
- Yeah, haven't been married, don't have kids.
- Yeah, I mean, I don't either. - Yeah.
I haven't really been in, like, that many really--
- Yeah. - I have never been in, like,
A really, really long-term relationship,
If I'm being super honest... - Right.
- Which I'm gonna be because I vowed to be honest with you.
- Right. - I don't vow unless I mean it.
I'm not a bs guy. I'm not--
You know, I can't lie to people.
It's not in my dna, so--
Unless it's a cop.
[laughs]
So anyway, you said that you knew
That you'd get a bald dude.
- Well, I requested it.
And, like--it's just, like, I don't know, I'm just--
I just enjoy it, and--
- It's cool. I mean, it worked for me obviously.
[laughter]
It's been, like, about an hour or something
That we've been married, and I feel better.
You know, I'm warming up to krysten more,
Just because, you know, I just like that she--
You know, as soon as she took her heels off,
She seemed more like a real person to me.
I still don't like that she's got to drag around that dress.
I just like all that stuff is so stupid to me.
It actually, like--I understand
This is what weddings are about, but I--
I really just wanna chill with my wife.
- All right, and now it's time for the cutting of our cake.
- Oh, my. Do I cut you a slice?
- I would love it if you did.
- What is this cake?
- I think they did, like, an ocean motif for us?
- I think, yeah.
- You know, like, doesn't this look like seaweed?
- Sorry, I think it's my fault it's, like,
A beachy, sustainable, organic cake.
- I like it.
♪ ♪
- ♪ good love, good love is on the way ♪
♪ ♪
- That's for you. - Aww.
[crowd fawning]
♪ ♪
[sentimental music]
- ♪ and let me be the one ♪
♪ ♪
♪ tell me everything you've ever dreamed of ♪
♪ show me everything you know about love ♪
♪ let me be the one ♪
♪ let me be the one, be the one ♪
♪ ♪
- [bleep] looks like cement.
[laughter]
All right, let's do this.
[upbeat music]
- This is gonna break. - Yeah!
[cheers]
- Ooh, look at that.
- Aww!
[crowd fawning and cheering]
- How you cut a cake is how you are in bed.
[laughter]
- Teamwork. - Beautiful!
[cheers]
- Yeah? - Okay, yeah.
[crowd fawning]
Delicious.
- Is this the cake?
Maybe it is edible.
[styrofoam squeaks]
[laughter]
- That's a no.
- For you. - Huh?
- It's for you. - Oh, we eat it.
Oh. [laughter]
Oh, my bad. I don't know the rules.
♪ ♪
There you go. [cheers]
♪ ♪
- Hey. - It's so good to see you.
I'm so happy you're here.
How are you feeling?
- I know, I'm, like, crushing on him.
I'm literally crushing, gabby.
- Hello. - She's really crushing on you,
She says.
- Oh, yeah? - She came over here
And she said that she already missed you.
- The feeling is mutual, yeah.
- Ohh.
- Wow. I just--I can't believe,
Like, the science background,
Like, it just feels like everything about you is,
Like, lining up. - Yep. Yep.
- It's so cool. - Yep.
- I have to say, so far,
Everything with lindy is pretty great.
I think the experts definitely--
They put in the work to figure this one out.
- So I mean, how's the night been going so far?
- Pricilla, I have to tell you, it's been better
Than I ever could've imagined or dreamed of.
- My brother's not perfect by any means--
- No one is. - We all have flaws.
- No one is.
- But miguel definitely needs effective communication.
Unfortunately, in the past, he would talk to someone calmly
Asking, look, these are things that need to change,
And the person was all words and not action.
- Okay. - So he needs someone that's
Gonna put the effort-- not just say words,
Put the effort into making the relationship work.
- Yeah. I know that I'm ready to communicate with him.
Conflict will arise. - Right.
- I am not in denial about that at all.
Yeah, I'm enjoying tonight, and it's rainbows and butterflies,
And I have the biggest crush on him.
- Right, right. - You know, I just want
To enjoy it, but I know we're gonna have conflicts
And I know we're gonna butt heads and disagree on things,
And it's where we go from there
And how we communicate and go forward.
- Forward. And work as a team
To just meet both of what you guys want
And come into the middle.
- Yes. You're, to me,
The most important person
I'm gonna talk to tonight besides miguel.
You're family
And your parents aren't here tonight, so you're--
- Right, it's just me, yeah.
- You're the representative
From who's known him his whole life.
- Whole life. He became such an amazing human being
Regardless of all the obstacles we had growing up.
And he'll tell you, I'm not gonna get into detail,
But we had such a tumultuous growing up.
We grew up practically with no parents.
I mean, our mother wasn't there,
Our father was just not in a good place.
I mean, you'll find out the details from him.
- Yeah. - And it wasn't easy.
It was very, very rough.
- It's hard because, like, of course I have
Lots of questions, but I don't know what's right to ask you.
But, like, I mean, what you've told me about him
So far I'm so happy to know, but, like,
Do you feel like there's any red flags?
- No, on the contrary.
So the fact that he's such a well-adjusted man...
- That's shocking.
- Regardless of our upbringing is just magnificent.
- It's so good for me to sit here with you
And to hear that he's grown into this person,
Because I've also come from a very turbulent upbringing.
- Right. - And so we're either gonna
Trauma bond and grow together
Or our trauma's gonna destroy us.
♪ ♪
- The most important question I have,
The one thing I need to know,
For me and my mother,
We're very much, you know,
Believers of god and so,
Do you believe in a higher power?
♪ ♪
- He went for the jugular.
- That's my jugular.
I have to know. - Oh, man.
Wow. - I have to know.
- It's a good question. - I think, I mean, for me--
I will say for me personally, I--
Not to downplay any higher power,
But organized religion doesn't quite make sense to me.
Because there's multiple religions and, I don't know,
The way I see it is like, how could I ever tell someone
That, like, the higher power that they believe in is wrong
Or not the one?
No, but it's true though.
Right, like, if you have-- like, on one extreme,
If you have people like, no, I believe in, you know,
Jesus and, you know-- or jehovah, or whatever,
Like, whatever they believe in,
And then you have other people on the other side
Of the spectrum like, no, no, nothing exists.
No, like, they're-- like, how do you know?
How do you know? We don't.
♪ ♪
- For me personally,
Having a relationship with god is everything.
It ties into every little thing that I do, every facet,
And, you know, I was hoping and praying
That there'd be belief in a higher power in the man
That's wanting to spend the rest of his life
With my little sister.
So--
- Yeah, I mean, I--I...
♪ ♪
I don't naturally gravitate towards believing.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- Hey. - Hey, ronnie.
How are you doing?
- Well, of course I was a little apprehensive
Because I just didn't know how it was gonna turn out.
- Yeah.
- Obviously, we want this to work.
- Yeah. - So what was your impression
When you first saw krysten walking down the aisle?
- It's--it's like, I-- I mean, first of all,
You're very beautiful, you know,
And she takes it from you, so when you actually walked
Down first, I was like--
I was like, "is that my wife?"
[laughter] I didn't know.
You know what I mean? - It's a little confusing.
- Yeah, it's confusing, and then,
You know, someone's like, "dude, it's her mom, bro."
And I was confused because I was like,
It wasn't a typical wedding dress either, so--
- No, it was not. It was not.
- Anyway, it's like, she--
She's, yeah, she's certainly--yeah.
You know, I don't really believe
In this "love at first sight" stuff.
- So what led you to do this?
- Uh, I mean,
You know, I was in my mid-30s and I was basically
Leaving a successful career behind because,
Even though I was successful on paper, I wasn't happy.
- You weren't happy? - Yeah, so, um,
I just took that risk and it hasn't been easy,
But I've finally gotten to a place where I just feel
Like it's all coming together for me.
- Mm-hmm. - And I'm so thankful for it,
But the one thing I'm missing is someone
To share that with, right?
- Totally understandable. - Yeah.
And I feel like I've gotten into a place in my life
The last few years where I'm in the best place I've been
In terms of my career and my passion and work.
- Makes sense. - But that being said,
You know, I think-- you know, I want to be honest
With you and everyone, like, you know, for me,
Like, financial success isn't--
It's not really what I'm totally about.
Like, I'm more of a mission-based person.
I'm really looking for-- the way I measure my success
Is less money and more about my impact in the world.
Hopefully, she'll appreciate that.
- I mean, she's very independent,
But I think she also would like to have a partner...
- Yeah. - That is, like, financially...
- Yeah. - You know, someone that shares
Those goals as well as she does.
♪ ♪
- Money is important.
- ♪ I wa-wa-want it ♪
♪ okay, all right ♪
♪ ♪
♪ so fancy ♪
♪ ♪
♪ so nice ♪
- You a man-man now, you know?
I know I ain't always treated you like that.
- I mean, it's-- coming from your perspective,
It's hard, you raised me,
So I get it.
It's just--it's amazing to see how much you've grown,
How much you are willing
To really-- to really be in this.
Because I--you know, it just--
I had a hard time accepting it.
I ain't gonna lie, I did. - I know.
- I had a very hard time accepting it.
- I mean, I understand your reason why.
It came from a protective standpoint.
- Yeah, but still, maybe I was a little tainted
By what I feel like a marriage should be or how--
You know, the traditional stuff.
But after talking to your wife--
After hearing what she had to say...
- I'm gonna protect him.
I'm not in the business of hurting people.
That's not my intentions at all.
So for me, it's just like,
I'm gonna find something beautiful out of it.
- That's wonderful.
- I'm gonna find it. - I like that, I like that.
- And if I can't, we're gonna create it.
- I ain't got no more reservations.
I just trust you.
♪ ♪
- The hardest part of this journey
So far has been my brother.
- I can't tell you how proud I am of you.
♪ ♪
I know you're ready.
I don't have any doubts about it.
- That makes me real-- that makes me smile.
- I'm not crying no more.
I done cried enough today. [laughs]
[bleep]
I done cried, like, four times.
- Damn. - I don't need no more tears.
- You big-ass cry baby. - Shut up.
- And this right here just kind of lets me know that,
You know, my wife is everything already.
You know, and then some.
- I'm about to break your [bleep] back.
I love you, man.
I'm proud of you.
♪ ♪
My big little brother.
[laughs]
♪ ♪
- Hi, friends. - Hello.
What's up? How you feel?
- I'ma og, you know. I'm holding it down.
So what are the cheat codes for this justin situation?
- I'll give you a cheat code.
As long as you don't assassinate his character,
As long as you always understand he's trying,
He'll never take you for granted.
- He's sensitive.
Like, he won't want to admit it,
I don't think, like, many of us would want to admit it,
But dude's sensitive.
- So I have to ask too, like, him being our best friend
And whatnot, like, are you really committed
To getting-- to, like, staying married?
Because I know people, like, like the idea,
Of, like, oh, it's my husband and whatnot,
But, like, we want him to have more than that.
We want him to have, like, a partner for life
That he can go through the thick and thin with.
So I want to know, like, are you ride or die
For our best friend, justin?
♪ ♪
- Dying is a bit much...
- I mean-- - but, um, I really enjoy him.
I'm committed to this process,
Like, this is my man, you know?
Like I have no reservations.
I'm in it as long as he in it.
It was not obvious
That this was gonna be the man of my dreams,
But after getting to know him...
Like, I am significantly invested.
- Okay. - And I appreciate that,
Because I'm sure my best friends are giving him worse.
- You handsome and all that,
But how you gonna protect our little sister?
- How I'm gonna protect her? - Yeah, come on, brother.
♪ ♪
- Uh, besides god, she gonna come first.
- Ooh. - All right. All right.
- Let me just go ahead and put that out there now.
- Okay. Halleloo.
I'm actually, you know, the mist before the storm.
This the storm, okay?
- It's the quiet storm.
- The quiet storm. This one?
She don't play. She don't play.
- I want you to, like, really take care of my sister.
Like, love her, but also be firm.
Like, care for her, but also guide her.
I like to see your actions. Like, your words...
- Agreed. - People say a lot of things
With their words, but their actions speak
Levels and volumes.
- Totally. - And when it comes
To my sister, just know that, like,
I'll give you guys your space,
But if my baby calls me, I'ma be here.
♪ ♪
- When he calls us asking us about a situation,
Because they're inevitable, what's your cheat code?
If you're upset, should he chase you or leave you alone?
- He should chase me. If I block him,
He should send me an email. - Okay.
- If I block his email, he should send me
A message in a bottle. - Okay.
- He should get to me by any means necessary.
- I got you--smoke signals. - Smoke signals.
He should be outside my window with a boom box.
[laughter] - oh, okay.
- In a coat, with a wife beater.
- Okay, okay.
[laughter]
- Like, I hope she's my person. I want her to be my person.
- Well said. All right.
You passed the grilling session.
- Oh, [bleep]. [laughter]
Any red flags I need to look for?
- Uh, red flags?
I guess you're gonna find out.
- Yeah, exactly. - Right. We'll never tell.
[laughter]
- ♪ ain't nobody ♪
♪ gonna love you like I do ♪
♪ ain't nobody ♪
- Oh, ho, ho,
Look at you, [bleep] smooth criminal.
- Look at you. Look at you. - What?
Dude, good to see you. - Mitch.
Oh, bro, how's it going?
- I thought that was probably your wedding over there...
- Right, yeah. Right. - That I just walked up.
Dude, this is crazy. - This is crazy.
- How's your wife?
- She's--I'm pretty--I'm happy.
- Okay. - I'm happy.
- Yeah, like a cautiously
Optimistic kind of happy? Like--
- I think I'm going full [bleep] steam ahead.
I'm, like, pretty smitten. - Nice.
- And we'll see where it goes. Yeah.
- What's her name?
- Lindy. - Lindy.
Ooh-hoo, yeah. Okay.
- What's your wife's name? - Krysten.
- Okay. - With a--there's a y in there.
It's spelled a little different.
- Oh.
- She's cute, dude, like--
I mean, you know-- - you guys vibing?
- We're vibing. - That's amazing, right?
What the [bleep], how? Yeah, how does this work?
- Yeah, what an opportunity.
I feel like I am living life.
- Same, same. Oh, man.
- What have you heard about binh and nate and justin?
- I don't know, but from what binh had told me,
His got delayed.
There was some covid concerns and,
Sadly, his wedding got delayed to this weekend.
- That sucks, man. - I know.
- Binh's awesome, man. - He's--yeah, he's a great guy.
- Yeah. - But I got to say, like,
We're all a bunch of great guys, right?
- Yeah. - No, for real, honestly,
All of us.
Like, I feel like we're all just genuine about this.
- Yeah. Sounds like at least our brides are too.
- What everyone has been telling me, like,
I'm an idiot if this [bleep] doesn't work out.
- No, they shouldn't say that.
I'd be the last one to say that, miguel.
I would be the last one to say that,
But we're only idiots if we sabotage it
Because of our own baggage.
That's it, you know what I mean?
- Well said.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- What's going on, ladies?
All: Hello.
- How you feeling?
- I'm feeling cold.
[laughter] - aren't we all?
- No, but I'm feeling good though, like--
- Have you learned anything, like, new in your short time?
- Well, she sleeps with her eyes open.
That's scary as [bleep].
Like, what? - It is, but don't freak out.
- It sure is. - It's, like, half-open.
- Like wide open? - Like half-open.
- Like, half-open. - Like, you can see her pupils.
- You can see the whites. - Yeah.
[laughter]
- Trust me, it's-- - yeah, I'ma have to--
[laughter] what?
- Yeah. - Okay.
[laughter]
- So my sister is gorgeous...
- Yeah, she is. - So, like, I wanna know
What your true intentions are with her.
[laughter]
You know? - Yeah.
- So, what's going on tonight? What's going on?
- All right, so, no, but seriously though,
I just want to get straight to, like, just talking to her,
You know what I mean? - Yeah.
- Like, the physical stuff is already there.
Like, that's like--all right. - Okay, I like that.
- Yeah, it's already there, so that's not going anywhere.
It's like, now I gotta get to know her, know what I mean?
And that's the most important thing.
- Nate has his flaws.
- We all do. - I'm cur--
Yeah, I'm cr--I have-- - yeah.
- Like, what do you think yours are?
- So, I would say just being vulnerable, you know?
I'm not really big on showing my emotion,
And I'm stubborn as well.
With me being single, I get what I want, right?
I don't have to consider anybody else's feelings.
I don't have to consider anything for anybody else.
I just do whatever I want.
So I think now, it's gonna take some time to consider him
As well, and maybe he's not gonna say what I like,
But I have to work through that.
- Yeah. - That's it.
- Nate's very open, very humble,
And, like, friendly,
So he has like female friends now,
Like straight female friends.
How do you, like, feel about that or gauge that?
- I don't have a problem with him having female friends,
As long as there's clear boundaries
And as long as those boundaries are not crossed.
I would like to know what his boundary is
Because I might have a different boundary
Of what that might be.
But, again, as long as we have clear boundaries
And those don't get crossed.
♪ ♪
- ♪ extra, extra, extravagant ♪
♪ ♪
♪ next I'll get some I'm having it ♪
- Thanks for coming down. - Oh, yeah.
I wouldn't miss it.
It's definitely-- it was special,
What happened today, for sure.
Yes. I'm megan, by the way.
- I'm stacia. - Oh, yeah, I'm sorry.
- Nice to meet you officially. I know.
I was-- - yeah, my bad, man.
- It's a big day, so...
I hope this journey is, like, very good for you
You are always welcome
To reach out if you need anything,
If you have questions, like whatever
You need from me in any capacity.
Like, you're family now too.
And it'd be nice if we get to know each other more.
We do a lot of game nights, so hopefully you--
- Yeah. - You guys do game nights?
- Oh, yeah.
- We play, like, charades and, you know,
Just little things like that.
- Yeah.
- So you guys have known each other for--
- A year.
So I moved out here a year ago.
He was one of the first people I met out here,
And he was so sweet and caring and was like, "I'll show you
Around, we'll hang out," and he's got a lot of love
For his people, he keeps his circle small,
But he, like, holds everybody really tight.
So...
- I feel like you're getting emotional.
- I know. - Why are you getting
So emotional?
- Just 'cause, like, I love my friends so much,
And when I value them and I know,
Like, their worth and everything,
Like, I only want good things for them.
I want that for him.
And I want that for you, too, now
Because you're part of, like, our bigger family.
We do a lot of hiking, lots of sunsets.
- He does like hiking, or watching
The california sunset.
- It's actually my--one of my things,
The sunsets for sure.
- All right, we can do that together.
- I can't wait to hike with you and do new things
And try new things and, yeah.
Now he's gonna have to figure out, oh, there's somebody
In my life, like I can't,
I like gotta give attention to some--
You know, there's things and like spread out.
- Yeah, someone and other things.
And maybe not all these game nights maybe.
- I'll give you some attention.
♪ ♪
- If I don't agree with his boundaries
With his female friends, that's gonna be a conversation
That we need to have.
I don't want our marriage to be disrespected
Because of outside relationships.
- You got a good one, for sure.
- Aww. - So yeah.
- Hopefully, we can all play charades together.
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
- All right, it is now time for the bouquet toss.
- All right! [all cheer]
♪ ♪
- ♪ light it up ♪
♪ never burn, so tough ♪
♪ never try to stop, so light it up ♪
- All right, make some noise for justin.
He's gonna remove that garter.
- Do your thang! Do your thang!
- Ah!
- Come to me, baby. Come to me.
[all yelling]
- All right, give me a sec.
♪ ♪
- I'm a lady!
[all shrieking]
- Oh, my goodness.
Oh goodness, my goodness.
- ♪ but I can make your dreams come true ♪
- Oh, goodness. My goodness.
- Mom is over there crying.
♪ ♪
There was definitely a lot of pressure.
My mom must look at me as a little girl forever.
But at the same time, it's just like--
Um, she knows.
- Yeah! Yeah!
[onlookers exclaim]
- It was just like, it was super awkward for me
To be in the midst of my mom's eye
And my husband's eye and my vagina in the middle.
- ♪ coming to you ♪
♪ ♪
♪ girl I'm so in love with you ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I'll start a new start ♪
♪ with you ♪
♪ gotta be, gotta be, yeah ♪
- Yeah, like that.
[all exclaim]
- ♪ ferris buehler famous ♪
♪ ego reinstated ♪
♪ nothing gonna tame this ♪ - [whistles]
♪ ♪
- I'm not wearing any shoes.
Shoes, miguel.
- I'm like, "okay, okay." - what do you think
I was gonna say, you pervert?
- Calm it down. Calm it down.
♪ ♪
- Oh, no! [laughs]
What, are we just--
Slow it down.
- [laughs] - I don't wanna see!
- We're doing this.
♪ ♪
Oh, dear. Okay.
- ♪ I'm outrageous ♪
- Slow, buddy.
Slow.
[onlookers cheering]
- ♪ I'm outrageous ♪
♪ ♪
- He got it. Make some noise.
♪ ♪
- ♪ our l-l-love is a movie ♪
♪ and baby I'm the star ♪
♪ ♪
- Luke, are you getting married?
- Well, I want to. - Aww.
What's happening after this?
- Where are we going? - Good question.
What's happening?
- I think I finally get to spend time with my wife.
- Like, business time?
- ♪ it's business ♪
♪ ♪
- No, I'm not--[bleep]. Can you say the f-word?
- You gonna bleep or not?
- She said "beep."
- Miguel.
- Yeah.
- With lindy, she's really into you.
- Okay.
- You're not single anymore,
So take the time.
- Okay.
- So, hey.
- Nate's giving me the "don't [bleep] this up" face.
- Yeah, exactly. Exactly.
- Yeah.
- And if this doesn't work out, you're kicking you out
And keeping her. - That's what it feels like.
- Yeah, we're kicking you out and keeping her.
- That's what it feels like. - She's all that.
- It's easy to shoot you out, right?
- Yeah. - Don't mess it up.
♪ ♪
- Hey. - Hey.
- How are ya?
- Things could not be going better.
I feel so relieved. - Good.
- I'm so happy.
- You feel, like, a sexual chemistry?
Like, do you think that it's, like,
Both of you feeling the same way?
- I mean, I feel it. Absolutely.
But trying not to get too ahead of myself and too excited.
So, I'm just trying to take things slow.
And it helps that he's pretty hot.
- Yeah. - It helps.
- I'm pleased. I'm very pleased.
- What do you feel like when you look over there
And you see your wife?
- It's, like, a little surreal.
I'm thinking there's a potential
For a strong attraction, physical,
But I don't know her well enough.
I just wouldn't feel comfortable just, like,
Jumping on top of her like that.
It just seems-- that's not really--
That's not really mitch.
- I like him a lot.
I'm worried I'm the one that's gonna be like, "it's go time."
- [laughs] - I don't have to.
- If that was your choice, that's your choice.
- Thank you.
I just-- I feel really comfortable.
- And I think he feels the same.
- I definitely think she probably
Wouldn't mind if, you know.
Don't be so much of a gentleman
That she doesn't even know you like her.
- Yeah, like, don't treat her like she's my bro.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- I know sometimes girls can be impressed with me.
- [laughs] - in the past.
You know, it's happened. It's happened.
- I feel really comfortable, like, when he rubs my back--
- Oh, he's rubbed your back? Okay.
- Yeah. Yeah. - Dang. Okay.
- Oh, I'm attracted.
Again, my concern is that I am just too--
I'm in it and I'm so excited and I really like him.
- I mean, I'm a little, you know--
I feel a little bit of pressure.
I'm not the kind of guy that, like, sleeps with a girl
The first time I meet her.
Even in a less-pressure situation.
- Honestly, I don't buy any of that.
I know how--[laughs]
I know how hungry you are, man.
- Oh, it's been a while too, man.
I mean, it's, you know, I'm, you know?
- Come on. - A little performance anxiety.
It's been a minute. It's been a minute.
♪ ♪
- Do you feel chemistry so far with her?
- 100%, 100%.
- She's like a boss.
- Yeah. Yeah. - I'm so happy for you.
- Like, holding her and everything, like,
I can feel it. I can feel it.
And it's definitely natural and, you know,
It's so early but I know there's chem--
'cause, like, if there wasn't chemistry,
I'd straight up be like, "nah."
I wouldn't even be happy.
I would be like, "damn."
- It wouldn't be this energy.
- I wouldn't be enthusiastic at all.
I'd be like...
- What were your first thoughts when you saw him?
- Girl, I had my head down like, yo, put it through,
Don't even look.
But I, like, kind of took a glance,
And I was like, "oh. We all good."
- Has your thoughts changed after seeing him?
Right? Right.
- You still putting up that barrier
Or are you gonna bust it wide open?
- Ooh. - Ooh!
- I ain't busting nothing. - Okay.
- I'm not busting nothing.
- What you think is going down tonight, player?
[laughter]
- If, you know, things kind of heat up a little bit,
Then, you know, it's gonna happen.
And I feel it because she said I'm handsome,
And I'm very attracted to you, things like that,
And I said the same thing. - I am for the lord.
[laughter]
The lord.
[laughter]
Don't touch me. Stay your ass over there.
- What if it's just boring missionary all the time?
Just, that was it? - [laughs]
- This is what we doing every time?
- I definitely don't want that.
I would just kind of guide her in the right direction,
You know what I'm saying?
I'll put her in the right, literally, position,
You know what I'm saying? So--
- She was asking about the freak in the sheets, dawg.
- Oh, was she?
- Yeah, she was asking about that a little bit, man.
- I mean, his dad or somebody on the family
Let you know that he's--
- Yeah, we still trying to figure out who said that.
- He's a freak in the sheets.
That's what they say. - Oh.
- Bro, who said that?
Why'd you do that, man? Come on, man.
[laughter]
- Don't know, but he ain't denying it.
- I mean, it's a good, fair warning, though.
Like, look.
- Hey, I'm all for it.
Just not for it tonight. [laughter]
- She's gonna be like, "stop."
- No, she's lying.
[laughter] - [indistinct]
- Let me get back to my husband, okay?
- Yes. All right, she's married now.
- Yes. - Whoo!
Love you, sissy. - Consummate it.
[laughter] - consummate it.
Both: Consummate it. Consummate it.
- Say what now?
[laughter]
I heard something.
[laughter]
♪
I've been looking for you,
Searching for you ♪
♪ all my life ♪
♪ now you're here ♪
- You think you'll get him good...
- No. - Tonight?
- Not tonight.
- Somebody gonna get [bleep] down tonight.
[laughter] I'm kidding.
There's physical attraction,
But it's more important to her
If there's a mental connection. - Absolutely.
- Because it makes that much better.
And we're probably gonna lay in bed and just talk tonight.
You know, stare into each other's eyes maybe, you know?
- She's sharp. - Kiss more.
- Yeah. - But really it's just talking
And being comfortable around each other.
You know, when it happens, I think it's gonna happen
When we know it's ready.
- When it needs to happen. - Exactly.
And there's no pressure with her.
There's no pressure with me.
I was celibate for a long time, so I'm good.
You know? - [laughs]
- Maybe she has too, we don't know.
- That's true. That's a good point.
- So he's celibate.
- Yeah, he said for a year and a half.
I was like-- - how do you feel about that?
- I was like, on purpose or--?
[laughter] - you'll know.
You'll know the first time if it's true or not.
- When y'all go back to the room,
You might feel tempted to be, like,
Pop out of a bottle of champagne
And then, you know, y'all start kissing and whatnot,
It's like, "this ain't no hook-up, this is just--
This is lovemaking, boy.
We went from hooking up to lovemaking."
- This is marvin gaye. - Yeah.
This is the a-leagues, baby.
This ain't no b-leagues or c-leagues, man.
This is the a-leagues. So, will you be like,
"oh, it's too soon?" or, like, what's your take?
- Hell no. I'ma [bleep] down. [bleep].
[laughter] - hold on, hold on, hold on.
- I'm just saying like--
- Hold on, I'ma get you. I'ma get you.
As a married man to married man,
You're gonna make love to her.
- That's part of [bleep] down.
- So, he's like, it's also like,
Are you scared about how endowed
He may possibly be?
- And what?
You know my vaginal canal. We measured it.
- I know. - Wait a minute.
First of all, this is a designer vagina.
[laughs]
Let's make that clear.
- But it's probably just--
- Yeah. - What? How?
How are we estimating things?
How did we get here?
It's none of our business.
- ♪ I ♪
♪ would have waited lifetimes to find you ♪
♪ I ♪
- Just hours ago, eight people jumped
Into a legally binding marriage with a stranger,
Hoping that their leap of faith
Would lead to love.
Now, these couples
Who are just getting to know each other
Are preparing to spend their first night together
As husbands and wives.
- ♪ it just takes two ♪
- Yeah!
- ♪ you can feel it in the air ♪
- I took a huge risk.
I married a stranger.
I feel over-the-moon incredible.
I really like him so far.
I love his beard. I love his lips.
This is my second chance and it's my time.
It's finally here.
I'm married now. It feels right.
It feels magical, dare I say?
This is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me
And I'm so excited for what's to come.
- ♪ the lights shining for us ♪
- ♪ oh, I ♪
♪ ♪
[cheering]
[upbeat dance music]
- ♪ do you believe ♪
- I haven't felt this happy
In a really, really long time.
I definitely feel like I can fall in love with my husband.
My heart is open.
I just--I didn't know that this was possible.
He seems perfect, or perfect for me.
♪ ♪
♪ baby, you never met no girl ♪
- I've waited my whole life to be married.
And I feel like he's the one.
♪ ♪
So, these are tears of joy.
♪ ♪
[both laugh]
- Yay. [giggles]
Thank you. - [grunts]
We made it. Yeah, bring it in.
[sentimental music]
♪ ♪
[cheering]
- I woke up, you know, a single guy.
Next thing I know,
I'm married to a beautiful woman.
- ♪ your heart is singing out ♪
♪ you're breaking through the clouds ♪
♪ go get what you want ♪
- I'm definitely feeling a connection forming
Between lindy and I, and I'm looking forward
To exploring that connection
To see if it can develop into love.
I can definitely envision her and I
Together many years to come, which is a good feeling.
- We are officially hitched!
Mr. And mrs.
[laughs]
This is probably the best day of my life.
- Aww. - Is that so cheesy?
- No, it's not. I love it.
- ♪ every night feels like summer ♪
♪ 'cause baby, you are stunning ♪
♪ I know just what I got ♪
♪ and I don't wanna let it go ♪
- If I had to describe my type, she is it 100%.
- ♪ you make me lose control ♪
- I did get my heart broken in my previous engagement.
I'm not really worried
About my heart being broken this time,
Because I'm secure in who I am
And what I want.
And I want to love her.
I want to love her so much
That she doesn't have to think twice
About if she's loved or not.
- ♪ I never seem to get you off my mind ♪
♪ all day and all night ♪
- We are officially married.
- Mr. And mrs. Hall.
I'm so grateful and I'm so thankful.
- I love it. - And...
- ♪ I can never get you off my mind ♪
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
- I couldn't have asked for a better wife.
♪ ♪
♪
- ♪ I think I wanna hold you ♪
♪ I think I wanna hold you ♪
♪ ♪
- Today has been an experience for me.
I checked on everybody on your side,
I checked on everybody on my side,
And they drilled me.
- They're very protective of me.
- I like that. - I'm the baby.
- Same. - Everybody supports me.
- I get that. - Like my grandma.
She passed away in 2017. - Mm.
I'm her namesake.
I am grace. My name's grace.
♪ ♪
- I got something weird to tell you.
♪ ♪
I said if I was to ever have a girl,
I wanted to name her grace.
That's weird that that's your middle name.
- I don't want a girl though. I want little boys.
'cause there's slimmer chances of them being hos.
- [chuckles]
You know why I want a little girl?
- Why? - Daddy's little girl.
- My little grace. It's fine.
We'll create some ladies.
I was a debutante.
- Really? Well, we can--
- And I was prom queen and senior class president.
- Well, I was senior class president.
"I might be tall, but I stand for you all" was my slogan.
- Oh, god! - And you know what was funny
Is my campaign that was I running,
It wasn't a picture of me.
It was a picture of a tree with a suit on.
- I actually like that better. Not saying that--
- It was all good. It worked.
How did you react when you saw me?
- I was like, "oh crap, oh crap.
Definitely saw him on hinge, on a dating app, for sure."
And then I was like, "oh, [inaudible]."
- How long ago?
- Like, four months.
♪ ♪
- You sure it was me?
I got that look. Let me tell you--
- Baby, you do not have that look.
No one else is walking around in san diego 7-foot tall.
- Yeah, you right. - Exactly.
♪ ♪
But we good.
It was something that was superficial for me
And I'm past that
And I'm glad that you're my husband.
- Same. - I'm thankful.
- I am glad I'm your husband and glad you're my wife.
♪ ♪
Ready to go to bed?
- I am very ready to go to bed.
- Let's do it.
- ♪ wake me up early in the morning ♪
- From her eyes all the way down to how she touches me,
Everything from holding her hand to kissing her,
She makes me feel wanted.
And that's different for me.
♪ ♪
- I'll be back.
I'm not going nowhere. I just want to get showered.
- Okay.
This is my wife. She's stuck with me.
I'm gonna do everything I can
To keep her and make her happy.
♪ ♪
- Baby, can you help me unbutton my dress?
♪ ♪
- ♪ I think I like it ♪
♪ ♪
- There we go.
All right, guys, my wife needs me to wet and ready.
Y'all want to go this way?
Yeah, follow me.
Yeah. - Thanks so much.
- Yes, ma'am.
- ♪ taking my sweet time ♪
♪ ♪
♪ feels right ♪
When it comes to sex, I want us both to be ready.
I genuinely don't want to rush it, you know?
Having that mental connection is important,
But seeing her is really hard,
You know, to maintain my celibacy.
I mean, oof, my [bleep] hard as a rock.
Let me tell you, boy.
[laughs]
I ain't gonna even lie.
I was like, "why y'all doing this to me?"
- ♪ living in the moment ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ 'cause I know where I'm going ♪
- It felt good kissing him all day.
It's kind of crazy 'cause it's just like,
"dude, why are you so comfortable with a stranger?"
But...
I'm comfortable with a stranger.
That sounds crazy, but I am.
- ♪ everything I face and set the stage ♪
♪ I know who I am and I don't need to fake it ♪
- With his celibacy, I don't wanna pressure anything.
But at the same time, it's just like
I feel so comfortable with him that I'm gonna go sleep
And if something happens in the middle of the night,
For whatever reason, I need to be cute.
♪ ♪
- ♪ touch me, tease me ♪
♪ do every little thing to please me, yeah ♪
- You look good.
She's staring at me and it did something to me.
- You got this thick, little chocolatey
Lotioned girl in your bed.
Yes, I feel like that's tempting.
- ♪ I feel this love is well overdue ♪
♪ yeah ♪
♪ well overdue ♪
♪ let me love you in ways, never felt this on your own ♪
♪ I hope you'll be fine ♪
♪ got me opening up, now I want you to be mine ♪
[loud smooch]
- [laughs]
'cause you being too fast for you to be celibate.
Like, wait a minute.
♪ ♪
- We in this, we married.
So, I don't know what's gonna happen.
- Sir, keep your celibate hands to yourself.
♪ ♪
- ♪ let's take this one step at a time ♪
♪ ♪
- Next time on "married at first sight."
- To you guys.
- Let's go!
- Ooh, this is sexy.
- Oh, wow. - Baby.
- Nate wants to take a shower and save water together.
I'm not opposed to it.
- Just 'cause we started off celibate
Doesn't mean we gonna end celibate.
- So if he with it, then I'm with it.
- I do have a significant amount of student debt.
- I think I maybe being a little
More guarded than I'd hoped.
I'm not feeling that spark that you need to build a fire.
- What has caused some failures in prior relationships?
- I generally have been the one to end the relationship.
- You think that's gonna be an issue with my little sister?
- We're minutes away, literally minutes away
From getting married.
- The worst thing possibly that can happen
Is that my mom doesn't approve.
[dramatic music]