[dramatic rock music]
- Oh, my gosh.
Like, this is about to happen.
- ♪ water purify my flaws ♪
- Ten singles have been matched
To be married as strangers.
- It's game time.
♪ ♪
- Nicole and chris.
- The day I found out that I was picked,
I deleted the apps, and honestly, it felt good.
- It might not work. - He doesn't have a choice.
- Right.
- I will chain him to the chair and say,
You said you want to stay married.
- Domynique and mackinley.
- We've just been seeing time after time, like,
Guys that are just absolute trash,
Like, straight douchebags.
- Adios, [bleep] boys.
- I want her to be happy.
You know, I want a long-lasting marriage.
- Well, you already won.
You want her to be happy.
That's what marriage is.
- Jasmine and airris.
- These guys that you've been dating have been bull[bleep].
You deserve to be happy. - That's a fact.
Now, that's a fact. - That's true.
- He's never been in a truly committed relationship.
- I like dating.
You know, have fun. But it hasn't worked.
- Don't do this.
- Gina and clint.
- With this business coming, this new business,
You're gonna put all your time into this.
Are you gonna have time?
- It's necessary for me to make time.
- I sail here.
I sail all around the world, really.
If she doesn't have a hunger and a thirst for life,
It's just not gonna work.
- Kirsten and shaquille.
- My mom is not here.
We're gonna have to give her a call.
- The person you are calling
May not accept calls at this time.
- That's odd. That's definitely not like her.
- I'm alone.
I don't know what I would do if it doesn't work out.
[dramatic music]
- And tonight, it's the wedding day.
- Bring it in, bitches. - Here we go.
- Let's go.
- These singles are about to meet
For the very first time.
- Is it weird if I walk up to him,
And I'm like, "hi, I love you"?
- They will legally marry and commit their lives
To a complete stranger.
- Please stand.
- Now I'm a little nervous. - Are you getting nervous?
- Yeah. Oh, my gosh.
Like, this is about to happen.
[exhales sharply]
- I'm gonna throw up.
- Oh, my god.
What if she doesn't get along with my family?
What if she doesn't get along with my friends?
What if we're not attracted to each other?
♪ ♪
- Just deep breaths.
- This just does not make any sense.
And this is not something that you have to do.
We could walk up out of here right now.
♪ ♪
- ♪ it's all or nothing ♪
- This is "married at first sight."
- ♪ there's no other way ♪
♪ it's all or nothing ♪
[tense music]
- Please stand.
♪ ♪
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- Love you.
- [sighs]
- Kirsten, meet for the very first time
Shaquille, your husband-to-be.
- [laughs]
- What?
Something you want to say?
- I'm just stunned. You're beautiful.
[laughter]
Oh, my god. - Thank you.
- God knew what he was doing when he made you.
[laughter and cheering] you're beautiful.
- Thank you so much.
- Shaquille, kirsten's family and friends
Would like for you to know that you're marrying
Not only the life of the party, but every party.
- Ha.
- She has a vibrant energy that is intoxicating
And stands firm on her confidence
As a black queen.
This nashville-born beauty
Knows all the hot spots around town.
- We gon' be there.
- So we hope you are always ready to step out
In your finest drip for an adventure on the night.
Kirsten, shaquille's family and friends
Would like for you to know he is every sense
Of the word "classy."
Shaquille is always dressed to the nines.
So we hope the two of you can figure out
How to share the closet space.
[laughter]
Shaquille has had a lot of success in his life,
But one thing being missing--
You.
- [chuckles]
- Kirsten and shaquille,
You have also written your own vows.
- Hello, shaquille.
It takes a brave man to marry a woman he's never met before.
Today, I look like a beauty.
And other days, I may be a beast.
[laughs]
But now that I have you in my life,
I'll do my best to be everything you dreamed of.
I vow to be patient with you,
Show compassion during tough times,
And give you grace as needed.
I promise to do my best with expressing my true feelings
And giving this marriage my all.
♪ ♪
- To my newest best friend, I'm shaq.
Nice to finally meet you.
I promise to always respect you,
Be your strength when you are weak,
And also a joyful spirit that,
When I return home from a long day at work,
We both are just beyond happy.
I wish to keep the spark in all of our days and years
To come because, baby, we gon' be lit.
[laughter]
Let's pray together, laugh together,
And most importantly, grow together.
And I can't wait to spend the rest of today
And my life with you.
♪ ♪
- Kirsten, will you take shaquille
To be your lawfully wedded husband
As long as you both shall live?
- I do.
- Shaquille, will you take kirsten
To be your lawful wedded wife so long as you shall live?
- I do.
♪ ♪
- Shaquille, repeat after me.
With this ring... - With this ring...
- I wed you, shaquille, 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'm your husband. - That I'm your wife.
♪ ♪
- And now, by the authority vested in me,
I pronounce you married.
You may kiss your bride.
[cheers and applause]
- Oh, my god.
- Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce you
For the first time as husband and wife,
Shaquille and kirsten.
- ♪ we are mighty ♪
♪ we are--we are mighty ♪
♪ because I feel it in my soul ♪
♪ we're on top of the world ♪
♪ we are--we are mighty ♪
- [exhales sharply] shaq dillon.
I ain't never played basketball, but I got my ring.
You look amazing, though. - Thank you so much.
- And your dress is really nice.
- You look good too. - Thank you.
- Is this, like, a green, like, a hunter green?
- Yeah. - It's nice.
- Thank you. I actually made the bow tie.
- Oh, no way. You're creative.
- My wife is my type--
Brown skin, nice hair, beautiful, nice teeth.
When the pastor asked, you know,
"you may now kiss your bride," she kind of, like,
Turned her face, and I kissed her on the cheek.
And at that moment, I was like, yeah, boundaries.
And I respect her so much because she did that.
Like, that was a moment in my life, I said, wow.
Like, you're different.
- Where are you from?
- Louisiana. - Really?
- Born and raised.
I just moved here recently.
- What brought you here?
- I work at tennessee state university.
- Tsu. My dad tailgates.
- Oh, for real? - And he didn't even go to tsu.
We're at the tailgate every year.
- That's how we are.
Like, my family is for southern.
And they're like, what if she don't like going to the games?
I said, she gonna like it.
- I like sports.
- You like sports? - Mm-hmm.
- I never really played sports because of my head--
Like, the scar.
- What happened?
- So when I was younger, my mom and my siblings
That's here were involved in a car accident.
We were all ran off the road by a drunk driver,
Ejected from the car.
The car flipped upside down. - Oh, my goodness.
- But we all lived.
- Yes, thank god.
How old were you? - Like seven.
- 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 he has pretty teeth.
And his personality is definitely outweighing his,
You know, exterior looks.
So are you, like, teaching at the school?
- I serve as the executive director
Of enrollment services, so like, I oversee
Like, all the enrollment, scholarships,
And everything, so--
- Ok.
- Like, mentoring is very, very big for me
Because I knew who I needed when I was in college.
- Mm-hmm.
- And like, coming here, they were texting this morning.
They were like, we losing dillon.
I was like, no, y'all will never lose me.
I said, I'm pretty sure she gonna love y'all.
- Wait. That's our last name?
- Yeah. - Ok.
[laughter]
I didn't know your first name.
- Yep, dillon. - Now I know our last name.
D-I-l-l-- both: O-n.
- Dillon. - Yeah.
- Well, that's good to know.
I love that you're a mentor and have your mentees.
I used to teach, and-- - ok.
- I love children.
- My wife just seems like the sweetest person.
I had expectations to find this beautiful woman,
This black queen.
And I got just that.
This prayer got up to god.
I got some more prayers for god.
- ♪ life got a little more perfect for me ♪
- Our first couple, kirsten and shaquille,
Have now been married at first sight.
Our other four sets of strangers
Are now anxiously awaiting to meet their matches.
- ♪ this time, I'm making time for me ♪
♪ making, making time for me, making, making time for me ♪
- Hi.
Welcome to adorn nashville. - Hey!
Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- Welcome to alton lane.
What's your name? - Clint.
- Clint, I'm candice.
- Nice to meet you, candice. - Nice to meet you.
- Gina and clint were matched because they are both
Passionate about their careers,
Motivated to succeed, and value family.
They both want someone who is adventurous, supportive,
And loves to travel on a whim.
And we know they'll find all those things in each other.
- You should try this one.
I love this one. - Ok, ok.
- I think this would look beautiful on your--
The back's beautiful too.
It'll look really pretty on you.
- Ah, I'm gonna pass out. - No, you're not.
[laughs] don't do that.
- I'm super, super excited
To try on a wedding dress today.
I honestly didn't think I'd be doing that this year.
It's starting to hit me. It's like, oh, my gosh.
There's a man out there that's, like,
Also trying on a tux and telling his family.
- Which one do you like the best, honey?
- Oh, my gosh. I don't know.
And so I'm excited to have someone that is, like,
An equal partner--I feel
Like it's finally time to share an adventure
With someone else.
- Gina, how do you want to feel in this dress?
- I mean, I definitely don't want to feel boring,
So it's gonna have to have a little sex appeal, for sure.
First impression.
- No, you want him to see all the assets, honey.
[laughter]
- ♪ I'ma be the sweetest thing you seen ♪
♪ ♪
♪ yeah, yeah ♪
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, sweetest thing you seen ♪
- Oh, what is this?
Option one.
- No, don't do it in that.
Come on. - No.
- You're like a chippendale.
You look like you're gonna do this.
And you know, when the whole thing splits in half?
That's what that looks like to me.
- Ok, I'll go check the other style on, yeah?
- Let's do it. - Please.
- I really think the man's ready.
I think he wants something different in life.
He's missing something. There's a piece that's missing.
And he wants to share it, you know?
He's a successful guy.
He's got a lot going on, and that'd be nice
To share with somebody.
- I think--you know, I think he wanted to be married--
- I know. - Ten years ago.
- Yeah. - Yeah, I do too.
He's told me stories of, you know,
Past relationships when he was in florida...
- Yeah. - Before he came to nashville.
And I think that was kind of one of the reasons he was
Getting out of florida was because he thought
That was the one, and it didn't happen.
And he was like, see ya, fl.
- Right.
- If you've had your heart torn out, man, that really...
- Yeah. - Probably sucks, you know?
It's rough.
And I bet it changed him a little bit, you know?
- I totally agree.
- He wants to share his life with somebody.
- ♪ all the way at the top now ♪
♪ never coming down, hanging out in the clouds ♪
- Wow. - Oh, my god.
- Whoo-whoo! - Mami!
- Oh, hey, girl.
- Ay-yi-yi! - Wow.
- I love it.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- It looks beautiful.
Oh, my gosh.
It's tight.
[laughter]
What do you think?
- I hate it.
- Oh! - Ok.
Dang, julia, that was tough.
- I think it's just too boring for your personality.
- Yeah.
- How do you feel in that dress?
- I would wear this to, like, an event,
But I don't know if it's bridal for me.
I just need a little more glitz.
- I think you're more fun than that dress.
- What do you want the dress to say about me?
- That you're classy, smart, beautiful, confident,
Successful, a boss bitch.
- Ok. - Ooh.
- That's you.
- I feel like I've just checked off all my career boxes.
I'm kind of lonely at the end of my work day.
- You're getting 40. You want to have a baby.
- Not even close to 40. - I know it.
- She's hoping that I'm... - You're close.
- Gonna have kids soon, but--
- You will be soon. - I have a baby.
He's five. He's fluffy.
- Yeah.
- Come on, buddy.
♪ ♪
He requires so much attention. - That's true.
If he didn't like dogs, nope, not gonna work.
- I agree. - I do too.
♪ ♪
- Oh. - Yo, there we go.
Come on, daddy.
- Oh, yeah!
- I like that one.
- That's definitely more you, dude.
- That's the one, man.
- I think it's a great complement
Of clint and who he is.
- Look at that. See, you feel comfortable.
Look at what he's doing. - Uh-huh.
- He didn't do that [bleep] in the other one.
He's doing that because he likes it.
- I think this is the one. I think this is it.
- Do a spin and then we'll go for a walk.
- Do the spin. Look at this.
- I feel confident wearing this.
This feels like it's really portraying me
In the right light.
It's smart. It's classic.
It's, you know, not too crazy.
But then it's got sparks of, like, eccentric going on in it.
So I think it really embodies who I am.
- You're gonna wake up every day next to the same woman.
How do you feel about that,
Just the same person every morning?
- I love the concept of it, like, waking up,
And you're like, that's my partner in crime.
Like, we're going through this together, thick and thin.
- But concept and reality are two different things.
[dramatic music]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Oh, my god. - Gina!
- Wow. - I love it.
- Oh, my gosh. - Wow.
- That is stunning.
- ♪ ooh, there's no stopping ♪
♪ stopping me and you, yeah ♪
- It's beautiful.
♪ ♪
- I love that.
- What do you think, actually? - That's beautiful.
- It accentuates. - Yeah.
- Yes. - It's pretty.
- Shows that booty.
- I love the detail. I love the lace.
- I do too, I love it.
- Oh, my gosh. It's so pretty.
- Gina, wow.
- This is the dress! I'm getting married.
[cheering]
It's taken a long time to be confident in the fact
That, you know, I am a curvier body type.
I've spent a long time working on myself,
And my health, and my body.
And I work really hard for my curves.
And so I feel like a queen.
- Oh, wow.
- Mm. - Are you crying?
- I'm kinda tearing up. - Aww.
- Oh.
- You're such a giver. You're just such a lover.
And I just really hope he's like that for you.
- Yeah.
- It took me a long time to know
What I was truly deserving of,
But I think I deserve the world.
And I'm excited to take care of myself
And not necessarily just take care of business.
- Yeah.
- I'm definitely tired of putting my love life
On the back burner.
I've sacrificed a lot.
And I'm at the point now where I've kind of, like,
Stepped into my dream.
And so I think it's really just my time to--
My time to shine--no,
But, like, my time to really give myself
What I want in personal goals, which is, of course,
A husband or someone that I can share life with.
I'm super excited.
And hopefully, it is my perfect match.
- Yes.
- ♪ oh ♪
♪ whoa ♪
[upbeat music]
- ♪ I want to know ♪
♪ did the stars align? ♪
♪ want to know if I'm on your mind ♪
- It's gonna be a big day. - I'm excited.
- Nicole and chris were matched because they're
Both bighearted and deeply committed individuals.
After being treated poorly in past relationships,
Nicole can breathe a sigh of relief
Because nice guy chris will provide her the love
And respect that she deserves.
We hope this pairing leads to a marriage
That will last a lifetime.
- Hello, ladies.
- Are you my bride? - I'm nicole.
I'm the bride. - Nice to meet you.
- I'm bella. - This is my mom, nancy.
- Hi, how are you? - Hi, nice to meet you.
- And my stepsister, christine.
- Hi, ladies. Welcome in.
- Thank you.
- Would you like to do the honors?
- Sure, let's see if I don't poke anyone's eyeballs out.
Should I shake it? No, I'm just kidding.
- You got it.
- Oh, my god.
I'm going wedding dress shopping.
This is crazy, but in the best way.
Like, I am so excited.
I have sweat dripping down my legs.
Like, that can't be normal.
It's literally dripping down my legs.
- No, it's because my thighs are together,
And I'm standing in the sun.
- Ok. Just don't get my sweaty legs.
I promise it's not pee.
I don't know if this is gonna be my rack.
- Would you consider trying this one on?
- I would not. - Ok.
- But thank you for asking.
I actually don't like shopping at all.
I don't like trying things on.
I get very frustrated if I can't find
What I'm looking for.
I can't do it. Mm-mm, no.
I spent a whole day at a mall once,
Didn't come home with anything, and just cried
Because it was so exhausting.
So I'm hoping today is not like that.
Ok.
You know what?
I never thought I would be into a ball gown,
But I need to try this one on.
Any person I've ever dated in my life, who,
Even if they've told me I'm beautiful
And they like me or whatever it is,
They've never wanted to commit to me.
So deep down, it's a fear of, like, what's wrong with me?
And my husband won't know anything
About me except for my looks.
So if he automatically is feeling a little nervous
Once he sees me, my personality might
Scare him on top of already not liking my looks.
- All right, well,
How about a little cheers to chris looking good?
- Yeah, loving it.
- How you feeling? Are you nervous?
- Yeah.
The most scary thing for me, just,
Like, rejection potentially.
You know, I'm gonna be standing there waiting for her.
The last thing I want is for her
To turn and go the other way.
So yeah, you definitely want to dress to impress.
You definitely want to make her feel comfortable.
And you know, it's all about those first impressions.
- And you've always been such a thoughtful guy.
So I feel like, as you get to know her,
You're gonna be able to dial into exactly
What she does want.
- This is not how I imagined I'd be getting married.
But you know what?
I'm excited to meet my wife.
Let's try on some suits. - All right, I'm ready.
- In the past, I've had some women say that I was too nice.
But honestly, I think that I'm a catch.
I'm very, kind of like the hopeless romantic.
Like, I'm definitely selfless.
And I think, at times, people take advantage of that.
So I put full trust in the experts with this.
I haven't picked the right girl to this point,
So I think that they are gonna have
A better luck than I have.
- ♪ I had to hit them with the flex one time ♪
♪ I don't even stress, baby ♪
- Oh, look at that. - Look at the inside.
- Oh, wow.
- You like the ultra-tight pants?
I feel like I'm wearing some spandex.
- These are a little-- - just a little tight.
- I don't even know if you-- - a little snug.
I can't sit down.
- You're not gonna be able to dance.
- I can do this. - You can barely--
- That's about it.
If I sit down, they're gonna break.
- Show me that wiggle.
Show me the little wiggle one more time.
- Just a little wiggle.
No, but, I mean, this is why I'm laying off the sweets.
You know? - Yeah.
- Trying to make sure everything fits right.
- You just can't eat till the wedding.
You'll be fine. - [laughs]
- ♪ I feel like I ♪
♪ could love you forever ♪
- Wow. - Oh, wow.
- I haven't seen it yet.
I'm not looking till I get on here.
- ♪ you were just what was missing all of my life ♪
- What are your first impressions?
- My first impressions are this has the makings of my dress.
It's beautiful, but it doesn't do anything for me.
Thank you, dress, for your service, but you are not...
- Not for you.
- Coming with me on my wedding day.
But that's ok.
[soft music]
- I think my fear is that she's got so much energy and--
- She's gonna need someone to match that energy.
- Right. Someone who can rein her in.
- Yes.
- ♪ so keep digging deeper ♪
♪ soon I'm gonna find myself ♪
- Ooh. - I think we found it.
- Oh, wow. - Whoa.
- Yeah. - I love it.
- It fits good too. - It's a bow tie.
- The pants on that are perfect.
- Yeah.
- This is just pure confidence right here, this one.
- Oh, yeah. You're the groom.
- Like, it just looks good, you know?
- I mean, there's no doubt.
You're the groom in this wedding, wearing that suit.
- Hopefully, her jaw drops when she sees that, like--
- My jaw dropped. - [laughs]
- I'm feeling pumped. I'm feeling very excited.
Like, I've never felt so good, like, in a suit before.
When I saw myself in it, I was like, damn, I look sexy.
I think this is the winner, guys.
I think this is it. - We got a winner.
- What do you guys think? Both: I love it.
- A little bit of-- [laughter]
When I was growing up, there was an experience I had
Where I hit a home run, then I scored the winning run
To walk the game off.
It feels a lot like that, but way better.
And I'm hoping that this all works out.
I definitely don't want to end up back out there dating.
Like, she's not gonna need to date anybody else after me.
Like, I'm her walk-off.
- ♪ better stay right ♪
♪ eyes on me tonight ♪
♪ right in the flashing lights ♪
♪ do they know my name, yeah? ♪
- Oh, it's beautiful, nicole.
It's very elegant.
[upbeat music]
What are you thinking right now?
- I'm speechless.
I feel like a bride.
It feels like I'm in a dream.
Two weeks ago, I was picking out my pajamas
To stay in on a Saturday night.
And now I've picked out my wedding dress
To marry my husband in a few days.
Crazy.
I feel like I'm giving the best version of myself
To the world in this dress.
I love it. I don't want to take it off.
I'm imagining myself on my wedding day.
- What are you picturing at the end of the aisle?
- Someone who makes me smile the same way
I just saw myself and smiled.
- Right.
- I want to look down the aisle and just be like,
Wow, yes.
- You know, first impressions and looks aren't everything,
So just be open.
- I don't know what my husband looks like,
And I don't even want to guess
Because whatever he looks like, that's what he looks like.
And I'm gonna get to know his heart
As well as his whole body.
Is that too inappropriate?
[laughs] sorry.
I'm just so excited.
- ♪ driving you insane, my dear ♪
- ♪ got no clue where I'm going ♪
♪ got no clue where I'm from ♪
♪ just want to live in the moment, in the moment ♪
- Hello. - Hey, how you doing?
- How are y'all doing today? - Good, good, how are you?
- Hey, ladies. - Hi.
- Welcome to adorn nashville. - Hi.
- Are you my bride?
- Yes, I'm jasmine.
- Jasmine and airris are a great match.
As a reformed player, airris is now ready
To open his heart to someone like jasmine.
And jasmine is looking for someone who's supportive
And who wants to start a family,
Which she'll find in airris.
These two will lift each other up in a marriage,
Which we hope will stand the test of time.
- Are you excited? - I'm super excited.
- Have you started envisioning what you want
To wear on your day?
- Kind of, sort of, not really.
I am a pageant girl, so I've put a lot of dresses on.
But this is a different feeling for me.
So I'm hoping to remove the pageant part of everything
And hoping that I feel like a bride,
And not like I'm going to a pageant.
- What are you looking for in your husband?
What qualities do you want him to have?
- I want him to be patient.
- Cheers to him being patient.
- Cheers to that.
- Oh, wow. - Cheers to him being patient.
Whoo! - Ok, compassionate.
- What about his body?
Do you care about a body type?
- Yeah, he needs to look like he's seen a gym before.
- Just seen it? - I'm in shape.
I'm a little toned on a good day, so I need--
I need him to exude the same thing.
- Ok. - Yeah.
- I'm meeting a whole stranger in a couple days.
I should be, like, freaking out.
But I actually feel, like, pretty calm.
So I'm thinking maybe that'll serve us well.
Maybe she's somewhere freaking out, right?
- What if you cry?
- I'm definitely not crying.
[laughter]
- How you know you ain't gonna cry?
It's your wedding day. - Yeah.
- You're supposed to cry when you see your bride.
I cried. - Y'all dated.
Y'all knew each other for, like, a long time.
- Mine was tears of joy. - I'ma be like...
- What if she come down there-- - confused.
- What if she coming down there ugly?
And you gonna be like--
- I might cry then.
[laughter]
But hopefully, it don't go like that.
Like, hopefully, I'll be there, you know, waiting anxiously.
And I'll just see--it's almost like she'll come down,
Like she done descended from the heavens,
All white, you know, dress gripping her body,
Fitting her curves perfectly.
That's how I picture it in my head.
- Yay.
All: Ooh.
[soft music]
- ♪ I'm all about ♪
♪ oh-ooh, I'm all about ♪
♪ I'm all about love ♪
- Yes. - Whoo!
Look at this train.
It's giving drama.
- Mm-mm.
- This one reminds me of my national elite dress.
- It reminds me of a pageant gown.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- See, this is the thing about pageants.
I'm over it. - It ruins everything.
- Maybe you can get this one.
- No, thank you.
Ok, go change. [laughter]
[upbeat music]
- What y'all think? - Oh, man.
Looks pretty good right there, bro.
- Oh, my god. - That look good right there.
- Ooh. I like this.
- I might borrow that.
- I like this, though.
- It fight right too. - See?
Like, I wanted, like, more of, like, a black and white look.
But now that I actually got some color on,
Like, it feels good.
I feel like this go with my skin tone too.
It's my wedding day. I wish my father was here.
You know, it would be a proud moment.
But like, you know, he was always one
Of the flyest people in any room he walked in.
I kind of feel like he's here right now in this moment.
- He looking down on you. He proud of you.
- He passed the torch to you.
- Yeah.
I had a great relationship with my father.
And unfortunately, in '94,
I was 11 years old, my father was murdered.
So that has been like a void, you know, that's been missing.
Catch y'all in a minute.
I'm gonna go change into another look.
So I always had, like, this insecurity kind of
In the background.
Like, am I man enough, you know, to do certain things?
Like, what does, like, a man and, like, a leader
Of a household look like?
Because I didn't have that.
♪ ♪
Hey. - Oh, my god.
Yeah. - This the one.
- See, I came in with a vision, bro.
I had all black in my mind.
- ♪ heartbreaker ♪
♪ ♪
♪ but you better watch out ♪
♪ I'm a player ♪
♪ you think you're cutthroat ♪
- Somebody is gonna be a very happy woman
When she sees this.
- I've tried pretty much every method.
You know, I've tried all the dating apps.
I've slid in dms.
I'm definitely ready to leave my [bleep] boy ways
In the past and be committed to one woman,
Which is my wife.
You know, I want something permanent,
Something that'll last forever, you know?
Kind of like a flame that'll never burn out.
[chuckles]
- What's your best-case scenario in this process?
- Make some offspring, enjoy making--
It's gonna be like a nasty, enjoyable process,
Making these offspring.
And I'm looking forward to it.
♪ ♪
- Ooh!
- Ooh-la-la.
I love this.
- I love the long sleeve.
♪ ♪
- Jasmine.
- It's really pretty.
- How you feel?
- I love it.
- It makes me look snatched.
[laughter]
- Is this the dress you want?
- This is the dress I want. This is it.
- Yay. - Yay.
- This is what my husband's gonna
See me in for the first time.
I am completely obsessed with this dress.
I feel like a million bucks.
I want him to think I'm fine.
I want him to want to take my clothes off, you know?
I want him to be attracted to me, all those things.
I love this. This is totally it.
- It's beautiful. - Yep.
- Jaz, I'm super excited to be here today
Because the fact that I'm physically here
To see you in a dress, and...
I'm just--it means so much more to me to be here.
- My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer.
So in the past three months,
We've realized how short life is.
And so just to be able to have her here
In good spirits and lively,
And being able to see me in this moment
Made all of us so emotional because three months ago,
We didn't know if we would get this moment.
- Girl.
[soft music]
[upbeat music]
- [laughs]
- ♪ whoa ♪
Hit it!
♪ na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪
Here we go!
- How are y'all doing today? - Very good.
- Excellent. - Welcome.
I'm candice. - Nice to meet you.
I'm mackinley. - Who is my bride?
- Hi.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
I'm alex. - Nice to meet you.
I'm domynique.
- Domynique is an old soul searching
For a more emotionally mature partner,
Which she will find in mackinley.
And mackinley desires an enthusiastic wife,
Like domynique, who will support him
In his entrepreneurial endeavors.
Despite their age difference, we believe
That these two like-minded individuals will come together
To create a lasting marriage.
- Wow. - How are you feeling?
- Excited, nervous. - Yeah, yeah.
- It's so beautiful.
- How do you want to feel on the day?
What are we thinking?
- Sexy. - Ok, I love it.
- But, like, classy. - Ok.
- But, like, a little sassy.
I want something that represents me.
I've never tried on a wedding dress.
I have never really been the girl that sits home
And makes a scrapbook of her wedding
One day in the future.
I was much more of a tomboy growing up,
So I'm thinking about playing with sticks
And digging in the mud.
[laughs]
- So here, we have a navy blue tux.
- Ok, I like that one a lot. - Ok.
What do you think? - Yeah.
- It brings out that blue,
But has a little more elevated feel as a tux.
- Yeah.
- So what do you say about getting these on?
- Let's try them on. - Ok, let's go try them on.
- The suit simplifies my first impression.
So it's a big deal that I look well.
I want my wife to see when I walk down the aisle,
Obviously, something appealing, attractive,
Something she thinks looks handsome and sharp,
And that makes her smile.
I think I'm, like, stylish and trendy,
But I'm sure I'm not.
[laughs]
- You think he's nervous?
- I think he's starting to freak out a little bit,
You know?
♪ ♪
Oh, my god.
- ♪ once upon a time ♪
♪ but times have changed ♪
♪ this time, I need to walk away ♪
♪ ♪
- I think this is it.
I'll get some more tan on these ankles.
They're not looking too hot.
- I think that we can do a spray tan on your ankles.
- With your new wife, what's your expectation?
- I'm definitely more introverted
Than I am extroverted.
So--but I do love, you know, going out to new bars
And trying new restaurants.
So I look forward to those things.
You know, we all went camping, went out on the boat recently.
Like, obviously, it's still a great time
When we go do all these things, but I can't wait to have
Somebody to tag along with me.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- I can't wait to have those nights in,
And, you know, watch movies, and binge a new netflix series,
Or whatever it may be.
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.
- You're getting married. - Yeah.
- You gonna root in nashville, tennessee?
- I would love to set some roots here.
I feel like I'm close enough to my family in michigan.
It's, like, an hour flight, which is nice,
But definitely not the path
I thought I would be on to marriage.
But also, you know, I really want
To find love in this process.
It's almost meant to be.
- Here we go.
- Aww.
- That's pretty.
- ♪ defined by everything we do ♪
♪ until we change to something new on the horizon ♪
♪ we might be changing with the season ♪
♪ that's all right ♪
♪ as long as we keep dreaming, that's all right ♪
- Love it.
- Mom loves it.
Look at her. - Aww.
- Yes. - That is very beautiful.
- I like it. - I really do like that a lot.
- I love it.
I was a little nervous at first
Because I didn't know if we were gonna find something
That truly embodied all of the things
I feel like I represent.
I am city and country.
I am classy and sassy.
I am confident.
I'm someone that he could be open with.
I know that's a lot.
[laughs]
And I kind of feel like all of this
Is kind of represented here.
- Ok, I love it.
- Oh, d. - Beautiful.
- This is my dress. - Yeah.
- Yay. - I love it.
- All right. - Come on.
- Look at that cleavage, girl.
[laughs]
- It's pretty much just been my mom and I,
You know, growing up.
She's my best friend.
We talk multiple times a day.
She signed me up for this process.
She is tired of the guys that I have been picking.
Like, I want to have the career,
And I want to have the family.
I never think that you're too young to get married.
Like, back in the olden days,
People to get married at, like, 14.
And so I think, like, if not now, then when?
I'm ready to learn. I'm ready to love.
And I'm ready to build a life together.
And I'm ready to grow.
♪ ♪
- ♪ you were born to live your life ♪
- Our first couple, kirsten and shaquille,
Have been married at first sight.
Now, eight more daring singles prepare to take
The biggest chance of their life
By marrying a complete stranger.
The second couple to take that courageous leap of faith
Is nicole and chris.
- It's finally here.
It's the morning of my wedding to a stranger,
But he will only be a stranger for a few more hours.
- This is huge.
This is--we're at t minus zero days.
This is officially the countdown end.
Ooh, nerves--you know, nerves kind of at all-time high.
- Oh, I can't wait.
I can't wait.
[knocking on door]
I'm coming.
Impatient.
- Hello! - Whoo!
- Hi, mama.
- Hi, nicole.
- Get on in here, ladies. - Happy wedding day!
- Hi there.
I woke up feeling so great, so happy, so excited.
But there was a pit in my stomach
Because I haven't been in love since the first time
Bennifer was a thing.
I just did a little baby pour.
But you know, it's wedding--all right, nance.
Relax. [laughter]
I'll get to ya.
- She's marrying you off. - Yes, nicole, I need it.
- She needs all her liquid courage.
- She's like, I've been waiting since September 25, 1989...
- That's right. - At 12:42?
What time was I born?
- 12:09 p.M.
- 12:09, so from 12-- - let's go.
- From 12:10, she was like, all right,
Let's get this girl married.
- Yeah.
- I don't want to come in too hot,
Which is a concern for me
Because I am so excited and nervous.
If I'm normally at 100-- normally--today
I would probably be at 200.
But I'm gonna try to be at like 80.
- To a great day. - To a great day.
- To a great bride. - Yes.
- Whoo! - To love.
- Let's find him.
♪ ♪
- The countdown is finally about to be over.
So nerves are starting to settle in.
I mean, this is a unique situation.
We're meeting for the first time
At the altar, which is crazy.
So I just got to remember, bend the knees
Because I don't want to, like, potentially pass out
When I'm up there.
But I'm just looking forward to finally getting to meet her.
I've tried dating and dating apps.
I've tried dating, going out,
And none of it has really worked.
I've just ended up with women
That kind of play games,
Or kind of just stop responding,
Or ghost you.
So at this point, it kind of feels like
I need to try something different.
And I mean, I think that I'm an easygoing
And good-hearted person, that I can make this work.
[knock at door]
Hey. - Oh, [bleep].
What up? How are you?
- What's up, buddy? - Good, how are you?
- Good to see you.
- What up, man?
- Good to see you. Good to see you.
- Oh. - Look at you, looking all--
- A sight for sore eyes, guys. - What's up, brother?
- I'm gonna have one of these soon.
- Yeah. Well, it's this--this one.
- One that one. Wrong hand.
Yeah, this is the tux right now, man.
You'll see the rest later.
- Are those pajamas? - These?
- No, dude. This is the tux.
- You guys eat already?
- No, not yet.
Nervous, man.
Got to try to keep it light.
It's a big day. - You got to eat something.
- When I was younger, when I played in sports,
I would never really eat before a big game.
And then once I got out there, kind of the adrenaline
Took over, and I was fine.
So I'm kind of approaching it the same way for this.
- You better eat, or you're gonna pass out.
- Last thing you want to do is throw up on the bride, right?
That's horrible.
- Mama? - Yes.
- How are you feeling today that your baby girl
Is getting married to someone you don't even know?
- I have so many mixed emotions right now, nicole.
- Like what? Hit me with them.
- I'm very excited for you.
I'm just nervous that he won't appreciate you
For who you are sometimes.
I would say, don't rush into anything tonight.
Get to know each other.
Get a good night's sleep.
- So don't-- so be a lady tonight.
- Be a lady tonight.
- Should I at least, like, try to see
What we're working with, or--
- Do you want to have sex tonight?
Do you want to have sex tonight?
- I do not, no.
He has to meet my mom, my dad, and my stepdad
Without me tomorrow.
And I cannot set him up to go to that
After he's defiled their daughter, so...
Are we ready? I can look?
- Yes, you're done.
- [gasps] - oh, it looks gorgeous.
- I love it. - Beautiful.
- How are you overall feeling?
Walk me through.
Jittery, excited?
What are you thinking?
- A little bit of everything.
Still a lot to process, still a lot to think about.
I mean... - I'm sure.
- Once I'm standing down at the end,
One of you guys might have to be there to catch me.
I am marrying a stranger,
And it's completely ridiculous and crazy.
And my family has been so supportive.
Two of my brothers are married.
They're starting to try to have families
And things like that.
And so it does put a little bit of pressure on me.
But also divorce, to me, means failure.
And that's something I do not want.
I do not want to be a failure.
So the nerves are definitely setting in.
All right, let's just cheers. That's everything now.
Getting a little ridiculous there.
- Congrats, chris. - Congrats.
- Love you guys. Thank you, thank you.
[knock at door]
- It's a gift. - Oh.
- A present? - Oh.
- Are you the groom?
- No. - Ooh.
- Well, well, well.
What do we have here?
[soft music]
- [gasps] - oh, my god.
- Oh, my god.
- That is gorgeous.
- How beautiful.
- Oh, my gosh.
- That's perfect. - Put it on!
- Put it on, nicole. - Is that what you wanted?
- This is gorgeous.
- Aww.
- I'm shaking a little. - Oh, my god.
- Let me see.
- See what we got.
- Oh, she got a picture frame.
- Wow. - Mr. And mrs. With the date.
- Oh, amazing. - We also got a card.
- Are you gonna read that right now?
- I will, but I'm gonna open the box first.
- I'm gonna open the card first because that's manners, right?
- Yeah.
- "dear bride, I'm excited to finally get
"to meet you soon on our wedding day.
My gift to you has quite a few parts to it."
Also-- - I feel like--
- Mine had a few parts to it, and I explained,
Like, part one of your gift is x.
Part--so, oh, my god.
- "the first part of your gift is a blue cyanite crystal.
"I chose this crystal for today
Because it symbolizes communication"--
You guys know I'm a good communicator--
"fear removal"-- some of that's setting in--
"and connection."
♪ ♪
- It's a bracelet made of moonstone.
- Oh.
- I gave him a crystal, and he gave me
A bracelet made of moonstone,
Which represents strength, hope, and clarity.
- Aw. - Oh.
- Sweet.
- A little treasure chest. - Yeah.
- [gasps] I can wear this today.
I didn't bring a necklace. - Aww.
- Oh, wow. - It's a diamond, hello.
- That's pretty. That's really pretty.
- That's so pretty. - Oh, let me see.
- Damn, my husband has good taste.
I love him.
Can I--is it weird if I walk up to him, and I'm like,
"hi, I love you"?
- Yeah. - Yes.
- Oh, my gosh. - And like, what's your name?
- And what's your name? - What's your name?
Because I love you.
I don't think any man in my life,
Besides a family member,
Has ever put this much thought into something for me.
It's what I've always been hoping for,
And I don't even know him, and he already thinks about me
And cares about me more than anyone
I've ever chosen for myself.
So if you want to know why I want to marry a stranger,
It's because I've never felt like this
About anyone I actually know.
And if it takes marrying a stranger to feel this way,
I would do it again a hundred times over.
And I haven't even done it yet.
- Yeah.
- Everything literally to a t
Was as if he knows me or called up my best friends
And said, "what are the few most perfect things
I could get for nicole?"
I'm so excited to meet him.
♪ ♪
Oh, gosh, I can't wait.
I wanna go get married.
Can I got get married now, please?
♪ ♪
- You guys ready?
- Are you ready?
- Yeah, are you ready? - I think so.
Worst-case scenario, I just see somebody that is selfish,
Self-centered, narcissistic.
Ideal bride, I'm all about smiles.
I have a nice smile, so I'm all about, like,
A nice smile, beautiful eyes.
Typically, the girls I date
Are typically around 5'4", 5'7".
But like, if she's a little bit taller,
A little bit shorter, like, I'm fine with that.
It's ok. I'm 6'2".
So as long as she's not taller than me,
That's good because then,
Who's the big spoon in that situation?
So...
- You should do your vows with an impression.
- [in lower voice] hey, you know?
Just be like, yeah, I vow to take you as my wife, you know?
Let's go.
[as arnold schwarzenegger] yeah, I vow to take you,
My lovely little wife.
- I mean, if she doesn't like arnold,
Then she might like morgan freeman.
- (as morgan freeman) I vow to be a good husband to you.
I am a pretty laidback person, so not a lot of people
Expect the impersonations.
And my friends egg it on.
Hopefully, my wife would find it, maybe, funny.
Bring it in, bitches. - Here we go.
- Let's go. - Let's count down.
- Big moment. Big moment.
- Let's go, gentlemen. Game time.
- Aww. - Oh, my god!
- Oh, nicole.
♪ ♪
- I'm ready to be a wife, and I'm ready to take someone
And let them into my life.
And I have so much love to give.
And I deserve love back. And I'm ready for it.
I've never been more ready in my life.
I have no doubts that I'm ready to be as amazing
A wife as I possibly can be.
So I'm really looking forward to the little things
With my husband, like ending the workday,
And him cooking a meal for me, and just having someone
To be there for all the mundane little daily tasks
That I'm sick of doing alone, like grocery shopping.
I hate going alone, but you don't call your friend
To go to the grocery store.
That's what hubby's for.
- You're literally about to meet your husband.
- Yes. - Right now.
Like, I'm gonna-- - how do you feel?
- Like any minute, you-- - I'm excited.
I want to go meet him.
Like, I want to stop thinking about it and just do it.
♪ ♪
- I'm about to meet my wife,
Seeing her for the first time ever.
My mouth is a little dry, so I might get
A little tongue tied up there going through the vows.
But you know, I've been drinking tons of water.
My pee is clear, so I know I'm hydrated.
How are you doing?
- I just want you to relax.
- I'm trying.
My heart's racing right now, just thinking about,
What is her reaction gonna be?
Is she gonna be all excited and smiling?
What if I'm not everything that she wanted?
There's just that fear of getting your heart broken.
I'm pretty sure that would scare the living [bleep]
Out of most people.
You guys look--you all look great, everybody.
Everybody looks great.
Now I'm just nervously ranting.
- I know.
- The butterflies have crept their way back.
Once I go through those doors, I'm gonna know.
- First impressions are hard.
It's not gonna be perfect.
And if it is, cherry on top.
But keep an open mind.
- They say that waiting's the hardest part, right?
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- This is real. - Yeah.
- Can you believe it? - No, not at all.
Look.
My biggest concern-- I know you're not gonna get
Hurt in the grand scheme of things
Because you're tough.
Emotionally and physically, you're tough.
But my biggest concern is that you won't
Be my little girl anymore.
You'll be somebody's--
- I'll always be your little girl.
- But that's always the concern of every parent.
And I love you.
- I love you too.
I'm a daddy's girl, through and through.
But he'll never replace your spot in my heart.
We're just gonna make some room for him.
- All right, well,
Why don't we get yourself hitched at some point?
- Let's go get married. - All right.
Let's go get you married.
- Please stand.
♪ ♪
- Just deep breaths. - Mm-hmm.
- Is this how we're gonna do it?
- Are we go--how else do you want to do it?
- I don't know.
I've never walked you down the aisle before.
- We don't hold hands.
My biggest concern for meeting this stranger,
Soon-to-be husband, is that we just won't connect.
What if he is just boring, or he thinks I'm too much?
Let's hope that's not the case,
But it's a concern.
I'm not using my one and only marriage on a failure.
♪ ♪
- Please stand.
♪ ♪
- ♪ on your marks, get set, go ♪
♪ smoke blows away ♪
♪ will I fail? ♪
♪ I don't know ♪
♪ that only gets in the way ♪
♪ you thought it all, said it all ♪
♪ let it go ♪
- Hello.
- I'm mark. - Chris.
Nice to meet you. - Chris.
Good luck.
- I said your name would be chris.
I'm nicole. - Oh, did you really?
I said your name would be nicole.
I swear to god. - No, you didn't.
- I swear to god, yeah, I did. - Yes, he did.
- Well, it's nice to meet you.
You look very handsome.
- You look very beautiful.
- Thank you, thank you.
- Chris. - Yes.
- Nicole's family and friends want you to know
That nicole is a motor mouth.
She loves to talk.
- I do. - That's ok.
I do too.
- You will never have a dull moment with nicole.
She is a card-carrying member of the fbi.
- Oh.
- The full-blooded italian.
- I'm not actually, but we'll talk about it later.
- While she can be a handful at times,
You'll quickly learn that she's a handful of kindness,
Selflessness, and generosity.
One time, she even surprised her mother with a stripper.
[laughter]
Our advice is to keep nicole on her toes,
Give her lots of affection, and she will be forever yours.
- That's beautiful.
- Oh, you're great. - Yeah.
- I can't wait to hear about you.
- I know.
- Nicole, chris's family and friends
Want you to know chris is as loyal as they come.
He is kind, gentle, affectionate, and caring.
Chris thoughtfully weighs pros and cons of every decision,
But also tends to overthink things.
He needs someone that can match his emotional level,
But can also put him in his place when needed.
- Oh, I'm the girl for that. Don't you worry.
- Chris is secretly a talker, so be prepared
To hear some of the same stories more than once
Because when he gets going,
He's like a wind-up doll that never stops.
- Oh, my god.
No one's ever gonna want to be around us.
We're never gonna shut up. - Yeah, I know.
It's true. It's ok.
- Chris has two babies, and he loves them very much.
Their names are kobe and koda.
We hope you love his 90-pound fur babies as much as he does.
- They're both 90 pounds.
- We want you to know that your lifetime with chris
Means you hit the trifecta when it comes to a husband.
He's thoughtful.
He's a gentleman.
And he has a really big heart.
[soft music]
- Overall, pretty good, guys. Overall.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- Nicole, will you take chris to be
Your lawful wedded husband?
Will you love him, comfort him, honor him, and keep him
As long as you both shall live?
- I do.
- [whispering] yes!
- Chris, will you take nicole to be your lawful wedded wife?
Will you love her, and comfort her,
Honor and keep her as long as you both shall live?
- I do. - If you do--
- [laughs] - I jumped the gun, sorry.
Sorry, go ahead, finish.
- If you do, please say I do.
- I do, I do.
♪ ♪
We're crazy. It's ok.
- Yeah, this is crazy.
- Nicole and chris have chosen to write their vows
To one another today.
- Chris, I'm a woman of many, many words,
So I'm trying to keep this as short and sweet as I can.
And you don't know me yet, but you should know
That I only make promises I intend to keep,
Unless the promise is being on time because then, no go.
These are the promises I vow to keep to you:
I promise to respect and protect
Your heart and emotions.
I promise to encourage all of your hopes and dreams.
I promise to make you laugh on your bad days,
And your good days, and pretty much every day
Because I am hilarious.
And lastly, I wasn't the one who got to pick you
Standing beside me today, but I vow to choose you
Every single day from this day forward and always make
You proud to call me your wife.
- Thank you.
That was beautiful.
- Thanks. - That was very beautiful.
- That was beautiful.
- I'm excited to learn about you
And build our relationship.
I am excited to discover your likes and your dislikes,
And show you the importance of doing thoughtful little things
And how meaningful that can be,
Like not having a reason to surprise you with flowers.
You shouldn't have to be in trouble to buy flowers.
- Thank you.
- You should just buy them because you want to
And to make your day better.
I vow to be the best husband I can be
And, hopefully, the one you've always wanted.
- That was so beautiful.
Oh, gosh.
- Nicole, take chris' hand and repeat after me.
- With this ring... - With this ring...
- I wed you, chris. - I wed you, chris.
- With this ring, I wed you, nicole.
- For today, for tomorrow, and 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.
- Yeah, you are.
- And now, by the authority vested in me,
I pronounce that you are married.
Chris, you may now kiss your bride!
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure
To introduce to you for the very first time
As husband and wife, nicole and chris!
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- Two couples have now been married at first sight.
Now it's gina and clint's turn.
♪ ♪
- Overall, really excited for the day.
I definitely feel a little nervous.
It's just crazy, marrying a stranger.
So I think that I'm just most excited to walk down the aisle
And finally meet him.
- I'm so excited to meet her.
I'm excited to meet her family.
I hope they're super cool.
And if they're not,
We're gonna have to force them to be super cool.
That's just-- that's the way it's got to be.
♪ ♪
- Whoo! [laughter]
- Oh, let it begin.
Are you feeling nervous?
- I think I'm like--how does nervous feel, honestly?
- Like you're about to hit the drop on a roller coaster.
- Yeah, I feel that. - Ok.
- You do feel that?
- I've been single for four years.
I'm just really career-driven.
And I've checked off every career box.
So I made a new year's resolution,
Literally this year, to fall in love.
Typically, my intentions are set around business.
So I was just putting something wild
Into the universe.
So it does feel like it's just kind of coming full circle.
I'm excited.
I feel like I'm in, like, a dreamy state.
- I'm excited, man.
This is the day.
- Well, I think we'll be looking you dead in the eyes
As she comes down the aisle.
- I'll be looking at her dead in the eyes.
So I'm gonna-- I'll have my blinders on, man.
I've done a lot of crazy things in my life.
I'm an adventurous guy, but this is the mount everest
Of crazy things.
- Beautiful pours.
- My biggest fear for the day is if we don't get along,
And we're just like, nope, that's not
The right person for me.
Like, that's gonna be a tough one.
- The only thing you can do is keep your fingers crossed.
And hopefully, everything works out.
- Cheers. Good luck.
Congratulations. - Thank you.
- Cheers.
- Good luck.
- The hardest part about today is literally
Gonna be when everyone's gone.
When everyone leaves,
It's just me and my new husband.
I guess I'm nervous of the awkwardness.
- You are not an awkward person at all, so I don't--
I feel like you will fill that void with something.
- But like, don't turn it into, like, a job interview.
- Yeah.
- Sorry.
- Damn, man. - Here we are.
- Look at you.
- It looks like he's gonna get married.
- What do you think? - Looks pretty good.
- Nice.
So now that you got your suit on, how you feeling?
- There's legitimate fears, but calm, cool, collected.
- Ah, it's just like a business interview, right?
You just go with your best foot forward.
- Yep. - You'll be ok.
- I think I look like I'm ready for a business interview.
- Yeah.
- I'm interviewing for my marriage.
- Yeah.
- Hey! - Hi.
How excited are you? - Pretty excited.
Did you sleep ok?
- Yes, I got some rest.
You ready to meet your husband?
- I guess so.
[laughter]
This is definitely risky, but I'm just ready
To share a life with someone that can support me
And be patient with me being an entrepreneur,
That also keeps me calm, because I tend to live
A pretty crazy, busy life.
And so I hope he's ready.
Whoo-hoo!
Let's do it.
- I'm gonna go a little bigger.
So that way, by the time we're dong what we're doing,
It's right where you want it to be.
- The higher the hair, the closer to jesus, honey.
[laughter]
- Final touches.
Make sure this will hold on through all
This dancing I'm about to do.
This is the tidal wave.
It's approaching.
Like, I saw it downstream.
But now, all of a sudden, we're at the cusp of it.
It's about to come right over me.
So a little bit of anxiety building,
But I still feel super confident.
I'm ready, man. - Yeah?
- I'm ready.
I want to be married more than anything.
I'm 40 years old, and I would say
I've slept with 65 partners.
But at the end of the day,
I just haven't found mrs. Right.
But I'm super ready for it.
Cheers. - All right, cheers.
- Wait. Don't open them yet.
Ok.
Everyone open your eyes.
- [gasps]
- Oh, my god!
[laughter]
- I feel so beautiful today. The dress fit perfectly.
I love it.
I'm definitely a little nervous.
I mean, I can't even think straight.
I'm just really excited to get down the aisle.
I feel like--
I obviously am stumbling over my words, so--
- Are you ready? - I'm ready.
- All right. - Let's get you married.
- Hank, you ready?
- Let's go!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- I'm getting married at first sight
Because this is the ultimate journey for an adventurer
Like me and a guy that has been trying
To find the right person for my whole life.
- Oh, shake it off, buddy.
- Deep breaths. - Deep breaths, hank.
Deep breaths.
This year, I hit this pivotal moment
Where the one thing that I felt was lacking
Was a husband.
I've come this far. I am meeting this guy.
We're doing this.
- Here we go.
I've waited a long time.
So today could be the turning point.
Hopefully, it is.
- To me, you just got to be yourself
And let her be herself.
And I still believe trust is one of the main things
That you have to instill and keep it forever.
- Yeah.
- Because if you don't trust somebody
And they don't trust you,
It's just gonna be bickering back and forth.
And it's not worth it. - Yeah.
You know, it's a give and take,
So I have to be just as pliable in the relationship, so--
- I hope she is your perfect match.
- Yeah, me too.
- I'm gonna throw up. - No, you're not.
- You're gonna be fine. - Breathe, breathe.
Deep breathe. You're great.
- You're good. - You're gonna be great.
♪ ♪
- Hi there.
Hi, folks.
[cheers and applause]
- I love you. - I love you.
♪ ♪
- Here we go.
- Is everybody sweating as much as me?
- We've all been crying.
- Don't be crying. Don't be crying.
- I love you. - I love you.
- You look great. - You look so good.
I love the green. - How you feeling?
- Good.
- Nervous, though, I bet.
Well, just know that you're not alone.
There's a guy in there that's feeling
The same way as you right now.
Yeah.
Be patient.
Marriage is a process. It can work.
You just gotta trust in the experts.
- All right. Too late to back out now.
- Please stand.
♪ ♪
- Ready? - Let's go.
- My heart might jump out of my chest.
My fears right now is just, what if things don't work out?
Just you know, the negative thoughts
That go through our heads all the time, the what-ifs.
What if she doesn't get along with my family?
What if she doesn't get along with my friends?
What if we're not attracted to each other?
- You got this.
♪ ♪
- Please stand.
- Oh, my god.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I give it up for the dream I want to live ♪
♪ I give it up till there's nothing left to give ♪
♪ because I know that it's gonna be worth it in the end ♪
- Hi, nice to meet you. - Dang.
[both laugh]
Hello.
I'm gina. - I'm clint.
- Nice to meet you, clint. - Nice to meet you.
[laughter]
- Gina, clint's family and friends
Would like you to know that clint
Is a captain of his own ships, literally.
You'll hear all about his beloved sailboats,
Dang and dang it.
- That's their names? - That's right.
- Amazing. - Yep.
- He's ready to set sail on the biggest adventure of his life,
Marriage with you.
And if you hold tight, you're in for the ride of your life.
- Aw, I love that. That's so sweet.
- And, clint, gina's family and friends
Would like you to know that you are
Very lucky to be marrying this kindhearted yet fierce woman.
Gina never met a stranger, so naturally,
No one is surprised that she's marrying one.
[laughter]
Gina is an amazing travel partner.
Gina believes that love is a daily choice.
And today is day one of choosing you every day.
- Love that. - I love it too.
- Aww.
- Gina and clint, you have also written your own vows.
- Indeed.
- Hold on.
- Oh, I put mine in the same place too.
- I don't have any pockets.
[laughs]
I stand before you today already
Having immense gratitude for the man that you are.
I'm incredibly thankful and equally inspired
By your willingness to take a crazy chance at love.
I truly believe this could be our happy ending.
I promise to go on an adventure with you.
I wrote that before I knew about that.
We're taking a chance, and some may think it's really crazy.
But it's the beginning of our story, and I can't wait.
- Love it.
[upbeat music]
Oh, you want mine now?
How do I follow that up?
- Where do you keep yours?
- I mean--no, it wasn't as exciting, was it, paul?
I'm sorry to disappoint. - That's ok.
- Gina, I promise to continue to make this journey
Just as exciting and interesting as today.
Through calm to rough seas,
I'll be a co-captain you can rely on.
No matter what lies in our path,
It will be our path together.
I promise to always have an open mind, heart, and soul.
I promise to seek a deep understanding
Of your wishes, your desires, your fears, and your dreams.
I'm looking forward to writing this story with you.
And I couldn't be more excited to embark on this adventure.
- I love that.
- Gina, would you look into clint's eyes
And repeat after me?
- I, gina... - I, gina...
- Take you, clint... - Take you, clint...
- To be my wedded husband. - To be my wedded husband.
- I, clint, take gina to be my wedded wife
To have and to hold...
- From this day forward.
- For richer and for poorer...
- In sickness and in health,
And love and to cherish till death do us part.
- Till death do us part.
- May I have the rings, please?
- Hank?
[quirky music]
[kissing]
Come here, bud.
Come here. Hey.
- Oh, my god. - Come here, bubba.
Come here, buddy.
Come meet clint, bud. - Oh, that's a big puppy.
Oh, my god.
- Hey, bud. He's got a little pouch.
He's fine.
- All right.
- Ok.
- He probably needs some water. - Go back.
- So good, aww.
♪ ♪
- Gina, if you would take clint's hand
And repeat after me.
With this ring...
- With this ring, I wed you, clint.
- I wed you, gina, 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 wife.
I'm just kidding. [laughter]
It's really not going. Sorry.
- Never gonna come off. - That I am your wife.
- That I am your husband.
[soft music]
- By the authority vested in me,
I pronounce you are married.
And, clint, you may kiss gina.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure
To introduce for the first time as husband
And wife, gina and clint.
- We did it!
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- ♪ all of this time, you and I been searching ♪
♪ who would have thought you'd be the one? ♪
- After you. - Thank you.
- I love your dress. - Thank you.
- Beautiful. - Thank you so much.
- Very nice.
I'm a husband now. I'm married.
I'm very lucky to have gina as my wife.
She's got the natural beauty.
She's got the figure.
She's got the eyes.
I just--oh, I melted right into those eyes.
I'm looking forward to just diving deeper
And really getting a whole sense of who she is.
- So what do you do? - The day is here.
- Who are you? - Oh, my god.
So first of all, going through the vows
And you talking about adventure and traveling...
- Kind of crazy.
- And all of that, and I was like--
- That's it. - This is gonna be smooth.
- Easy. - This is gonna be awesome.
- I think it's gonna be easy.
- I want to know, like, who you are
And what your passions are.
- I do own a hair salon in town.
- Yeah. - It is called slay bae.
- That's amazing.
- So what do you do?
- Oh, god. I mean, for a living?
For money? - You said pilot and sailing.
Yeah. - For hobbies?
- You know I own a salon, so that's--
- Yeah.
No, so I work for a technology company.
- Ok. - And we're global.
And I do consulting for... - Cool.
- $100 million plus dollar businesses, so--
- Amazing, love that.
- Been in the tech world for a while.
- Techie? - Yeah.
- Are you a little nerdy? I like that.
- I got some nerd in me.
- So where do you live in town? - Downtown.
I rent a high-rise condo. - Ok.
Which high-rise condo? - 505.
- I'm at 505. - No way.
- Yes. - That's so--
- Ok, I thought you might have looked a tiny bit familiar.
And I was, like maybe I met him in the elevator,
Because I talk to everyone on the elevator.
- That is crazy. What a coincidence.
- I can't believe that clint lives in my building.
It's crazy.
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.
The universe is working in our favor.
He has a sense of humor.
He has a nice wave to his hair,
Which is super sexy.
I'm excited to just have fun and get to know him.
I'm surprised I haven't met you at the pool or anything.
- I know.
- That's crazy.
- Well, when there's pool time, I'm at the lake.
- You race sailboats at the lake?
- Yeah, I'm, like, eighth-generation sailor.
- That's nuts.
- It's been in the family blood forever.
- You'll have to teach me how to do it.
- You know how to swim? - Oh, yeah.
- Ok. - Yeah.
- We're off to a good start.
When I look in gina's eyes, I see somebody
Of excitement and passion.
Like, there's a lot to her.
So this is smooth sailing right now.
We're golden, like that doodle.
[laughs] this is gonna be awesome.
- ♪ oh, oh, oh-oh, oh-oh ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- I know. Our hands just fit.
I just got married, and I'm so happy.
Oh, my god, my husband and I-- my husband--whew.
All right, here, we can just go on the other side.
My husband and I are already hitting it off.
And I think this is-- this is exactly
What I've been looking for.
Oh, my gosh. He's wonderful.
And I predicted his name. Like, hello, that's fate.
And he predicted mine.
Wild.
Hi. - Hi.
How are you?
- For, you know, one time, I'm speechless.
You won't get this out of me a lot.
But I've just been waiting so long to meet you.
- I know, same.
- I'm sure we'll-- - I have so many questions.
- A lot to talk about. - Oh, yeah.
- Let's get to the important stuff.
- Yeah. - Tell me about your dogs.
- So I have two husky mixes.
- They're our dogs now. - Yeah, our dogs.
I like that. Finally, they have a mom.
So knowing that you love dogs is huge.
- I don't really know how to fix this.
But-- - yeah.
- We're gonna try our best. - Thank you.
- I'm just gonna get up in here.
- How much time do you have?
I mean, I want to ask my husband everything.
I want to know more about his work schedule,
More about his dogs, why he moved here from chicago,
Who his family is, who his friends are,
What he's doing here, what brought him here.
Was it work? Was it pleasure?
Like, has he dated anyone in nashville?
Is this the first time he's ever
Kissing someone in nashville?
Like, does have friends here?
You know, I want to kiss him again.
- I see we got some champagne here, so I say we celebrate.
- Ok.
- Because we're officially husband and wife.
Look at that.
And then this, I was gonna tell you about.
- Yeah, so--
- So I was like, she's gonna see that right away
When she puts the ring on.
So it was a work injury.
And we were moving the table that they
Build all the food on.
And it's like a thousand pounds.
- Oh, my god.
- We were going down some steps.
It shifted on us.
And it took my finger right off.
- Oh, my god. - Yeah.
So that's what happened here.
It doesn't bother me.
- It doesn't bother me.
- So how do you feel?
How does it feel?
- I still feel like we're pretending, honestly.
- Yeah, a little bit. - But I'm jazzed.
I mean, I was nervous, honestly.
I was like, what if I go in there...
- I know.
- And shrek is staring back at me?
But you're very handsome.
- It's awesome because I was a little scared about that too.
But I think when I saw you, I was like, they did good.
- Yeah, what did you think? Were you like, wow?
- I did.
- Because that's all I wanted was a wow.
I was like, wow, she looks amazing.
Physically, I think she's great.
I think she looks really good.
She's definitely around the height,
Very pretty face, great smile.
I mean, she was glowing. Like, it was just amazing.
And she seemed to be happy with me too,
Which is awesome, because that was one of my fears.
Should I call you, like, honey, babe?
Do we call that already? Do we do that?
- Ooh, let's do that. - Yeah?
- This marriage to chris has to work because,
If it can't work with him, I'm meant to be alone forever
Because he seems to have every single thing
I am looking for in a husband.
So if I can't make it work with someone who I literally
Dreamed up and made out of man-dough,
Then I have no shot with anyone else,
And I don't deserve to be anyone's wife.
♪ ♪
- ♪ whoa ♪
♪ I'm ready to turn ♪
- Three couples have been married at first sight.
And now it is jasmine and airris' turn
To marry a complete stranger.
♪ ♪
- Hey!
- I'm starving.
- How you feeling?
It's wedding day.
- You know, I feel good.
I felt like I was cool, calm, and collected.
And then everybody showed up.
Now my stomach is in knots, and I'm jittery, and--yeah.
- What's your biggest fear?
- If we all got together and if it was, like,
Just super awkward.
Like, what if his mom is, like, super protective?
Or he's a mama's boy?
Or his sisters are, you know, super protective?
So I'm nervous about meeting them.
I decided to get married at first sight
Mainly because I've been picking the wrong people.
Because I fall in love with potential a lot,
I'm like, oh, they'll get to where I think they should be.
Or, you know, I want to grow with them.
So yeah, picker is definitely broken.
I'm hoping that he's cute and--
- Me too. - I think he'll be cute.
- I can walk down the aisle with a smile on my face.
- Do you think that you can learn to love?
Do you feel like love can be learned?
- Yeah.
I feel like in a lot of my relationships,
Love was learned.
Like, I don't feel like I was dating somebody,
And maybe it was like, this is the person for me.
Like, I got to be with him.
I felt like in a lot of my relationships
That I learned to love.
- That's good.
- You still want to go through with it?
- I still want to get married, yeah.
- Yeah, man.
Bye to the streets.
[laughter]
It's been real, streets.
I'm a married man now. Leave me alone.
I've been, like, pretty calm and chill
Throughout this whole process.
Oh, [bleep].
But, like, now that I'm actually here,
Like, I'm about to actually go put on a tux,
And get dressed, and it's about to be real,
Those nerves are slowly starting to creep in.
- Toast to the guys. - Toast to the guys.
- All right, man.
Cheers to your new journey, bro.
We're very happy for you. - Cheers, man.
- ♪ I got that honey ♪
♪ slow and sweet ♪
♪ you know I got that honey ♪
♪ I got it running ♪
Yeah.
♪ ♪
Yeah.
♪ ♪
- You got it halfway on. How you feeling?
- Man, you know, we, like, an hour out.
Like, it's real, you know?
Like, it's literally about to happen.
Ain't no turning back.
- Are you ready to leave your hot boy summer days behind?
- Yeah.
- Man, hot boy summer, [bleep] boy summer,
Like, all of that is over with.
You know what I mean?
[laughter]
I'm definitely ready to leave my [bleep] boy ways
In the past.
You know, I've been preparing for this,
Almost not even knowing that I was preparing for this,
You know?
Just going to therapy, some of the books
I've read over the last couple of years.
I don't want to be that person anymore.
I feel like I'm growing out of that.
So that's one of the reasons why I am here today.
I'm about to, you know, get married
In like a couple of minutes.
♪ ♪
- We're ready.
Today is definitely one of the most
Important days of my life.
I am a bride.
I have a groom waiting on me.
We're about to be married.
And it means a lot to have my mom here today,
With her being diagnosed with breast cancer.
I'm just glad.
You never know what each day will bring.
You never know how long you have with someone.
So I'm glad that, whether, you know, she has forever with us
Or not, that she'll be able to experience me getting
Married because she's been planning my wedding
Since I was three.
- You want to pray?
I feel like we all need to play right now.
- Form a circle?
- Absolutely, a circle.
It signifies strength.
Dear lord, thank you for allowing us
To see another day.
We are praying for our future brother-in-law...
- Yes.
- That he treats her well, oh, god.
- Yes.
- And we are praying for my sister
That she be a helpmate to him.
- I am a preacher's kid,
So I come from a very strong christian background.
So getting a divorce is definitely a big deal for me.
So I'm gonna be doing everything
In my power to make sure I'm giving
3,000% to make this work.
Y'all got to go put your dresses on.
[cheering] get snatched real quick.
- Ok. - It's wedding time.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- What's up?
What's going on?
You look good.
- You do too. - Thank you.
Thank you.
- [sighs] so how you feeling?
- I feel good.
I'm ready to just-- you know, just
Get it over with, just, you know,
Finally meet her, and just--
- Ok. - How are you feeling?
- I'm curious right now.
- You're curious? I think we all are curious.
- You know, waiting to see, you know, what's gonna happen.
I mean, this is it. - This is it.
Today is the day, the big day.
- So you know it's not too late to walk away.
- It is, but it's not.
I mean, yeah, I could, like, just turn around
And leave up out of this venue, but I'm hopeful.
And I'm thinking this is gonna shape the rest of my life out
In a positive way.
- I just--I guess, for me, it's just a lot of hope.
I hope this. I hope that.
I hope this.
I hope--I just wouldn't be willing to play
With my life like that.
This is not a joke. This is not a game.
- Right.
- You know, how this play out,
This gonna shape the rest of your life.
- Oh, fal, man, she--
It's not like she's lying.
There are real concerns. Like, I'm meeting a stranger.
This is crazy.
- I just have to keep it real with you.
Like, this just does not make any sense.
And this is not something that you have
To do and to know that you can--
We could walk up out of here right now.
- I mean, it's scary when I think about it
Because, like, I've never even lived with a woman.
So if I was like, let's leave, you would be like, let's go.
- Let's go.
- A lot of thoughts are going through my head.
Like, I'm all over the place, honestly.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Next time on "married at first sight"...
- Come here, girl. You look so pretty.
- Two more pairs take the ultimate plunge
Into the unknown.
- To chris! - Yes, chris.
He's got a wife now. Thank you.
- I wasn't expecting a guy with a bald head, of course.
- Mm-hmm. - Right.
- What makes you think you're ready for marriage?
- You know, I'm all about, like,
God leading into this very moment.
- You have the right words. It could be politician.
We gonna grill him like a rack of barbecue ribs.
♪ ♪
- Are you a criminal? Are you a scam artist?
Are you, you know, a bad person?
♪ ♪
- Oh, my god. He's so nice.
Like, jeffrey dahmer was nice.
He could be crazy.
♪ ♪