[pop music playing]
Welcome to Love is Blind.
[cheering]
[Nick] Here you will choose someone to marry without ever seeing them.
I'm just so inspired by you. I wanna be a better person for you.
I already feel I'm in love with you.
- Will you marry me? - Yes, Paul. [chuckles]
[Paul sighs, laughs] Oh, my God.
I wanted to ask you to marry me.
- A thousand times yes! - [laughs]
[Vanessa] And if they accept,
you'll finally see your fiancé for the very first time.
Brett! Mmm!
- [Marshall] You are beautiful. - Oh!
- [pop music playing] - ♪ I'm ready to dive in... ♪
[Nick] Up until now, your attraction has been based entirely
in an emotional connection.
[Vanessa] Hopefully, you turn that emotional connection into a physical one.
[Chelsea] I don't think I've ever had this level of attraction with somebody.
And it's good.
♪ I know there's no one like you... ♪
I made the wrong choice.
You know I did, and I do too.
Bliss, you're everything that I've been looking for.
- Will you marry me? - Yeah.
I'm engaged to Zack. When you know, you know.
I just wanna let you know, Tiffany, that I do love you.
- Aww! - [woman] Oh, my God!
Seriously.
[woman] Oh, my God!
[Paul] I love Micah immensely. I do want her for the rest of my life.
- [pop music playing] - ♪ Here come the monsters in my head... ♪
[Nick] Will looks, race, lifestyle, or insecurities
tear you apart in the real world?
I can't love you.
- I'll see you around. - Nah, you won't.
I haven't told you guys anything. But, like, we're engaged.
- [gasps] Micah! - [laughing]
Paul and I, it's not all rainbows and sunshine.
You think that you made the right choice?
I'm not sacrificing what I want, but I am compromising.
Will you say yes to me without your mom's approval?
I know you're happy, but don't fool yourself.
- Clearly, I love him. - [Shah] All right, whatever.
It's okay to change your mind.
Like, I want it to feel fully right.
I don't have any doubt, and if you did, I'd want you to be honest with me.
I don't want a wedding.
[Vanessa] Then you'll be at your wedding,
where you'll make the biggest decision of your life.
My biggest fear is him or I not saying truly, like, what we feel in our hearts.
[Nick] Will you say "I do" to the person you fell in love with sight unseen?
[Micah] The best thing that I can do for us
is give you the opportunity to answer first.
[Nick] Or will you walk away from them forever?
- Oh! [sighs] - [crowd gasps]
[Vanessa] Is love blind?
[Chelsea] I can't believe it.
I just never thought it would happen to me.
[Brett] I'm allowed to not settle.
[Tiffany] I actually can't believe this.
- [thunder rumbling] - [rain pattering]
[officiant] You chose each other based on an intense emotional connection.
Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
Do you, Kwame, take Chelsea to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Do you promise to love her for as long as you both shall live?
[exhales]
- I do. - [laughing]
[attendees cheering]
["Make Some Memories" by Katie Hargrove playing]
Kwame!
[Jerry laughing] Yeah, my boy!
Yeah, my boy!
- There we go. - Yeah.
[cheering]
Wow, look at that.
By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Kwame, you may now kiss your bride.
[both laugh]
[attendees cheer]
[vocalizing]
Yeah, Kwame!
[cheering]
[laughing]
[chattering]
[officiant] Ladies and gentlemen, to all who are present,
it is my pleasure to introduce for the first time
Mr. and Mrs. Kwame Appiah.
[cheering]
- Yeah! - Yeah!
♪ Just come with me ♪
♪ Take my hand and just believe ♪
♪ Don't have to wait, someday you'll see ♪
♪ It's time to make some memories... ♪
- [chattering] - [laughing]
[vocalizing]
♪ It's time to make some memories... ♪
What a day.
How are you feeling?
- The best. - [both laugh]
How you feeling?
Amazing.
[both chuckle]
[Chelsea] Baby, we're married.
[Kwame] Mm-hmm.
Cheers.
- To forever. - To forever.
- With you. - Yeah.
["Pink And Yellow" by The Home of Happy playing]
- You are my husband. - [chuckles] Yes.
I am...
- Your wife. - No.
- [laughing] - My wife. [laughing]
- [laughs] Yeah, whatever it is. - Yeah.
- Yeah, you know what it is. - Husband. Wife.
Yeah, that. It's a good day.
It's the best day, Kwame.
Baby, you're my husband.
[both laugh]
- How did that feel? - Amazing.
I love you so much.
I love you so much too.
[laughs]
♪ You won't have to wait ♪
[thunder rumbling]
["You Feel like Home" by Jason Tarver playing]
♪ When darkness falls, I see ♪
♪ 'Cause you're like a light That guides me home to you ♪
♪ Home to you ♪
[Micah] Today is so important
because it could be, like, the very first day
of the rest of Paul and I's life together, and the first day of our marriage.
♪ Despite the times we live in... ♪
Oh, my gosh.
Cute!
♪ Me and you... ♪
[chuckles] Oh, my God, love it.
Paul and I, we have really, like, similar, like, outlooks on life.
We're so comfortable together. He brings me down to earth.
I feel like he makes me wanna be, like, my best self,
and that's something that I've always, like, wanted in a partner.
And now I'm here, like, about to get married, potentially,
to, like, someone that I, like, really love,
and it just feels really surreal.
What's your favorite place that you've been?
Probably Italy.
My favorite place in the world is Positano.
[Paul] Okay, when we get married...
- [laughs] - [Paul] That's reason for us to go back.
Now that sounds like a perfect idea.
Will you marry me?
[laughing]
Yes, Paul, I'll marry you.
[laughs] Oh, my God.
- [laughs] That felt like an eternity. - I thought I was gonna pass out.
You make me want to be my best self,
and that's something that I knew I was missing in my life.
You're the thing that I'm the most attracted to on earth right now.
So, like, I would be lying if I said that I wasn't afraid of losing you.
- Like, I love you. I don't want that. - I love you too.
[Micah] I'm just really excited to see Paul. We obviously didn't spend,
like, last night together, and I woke up just, like, missing him.
It's just, like, nerve-wracking because Paul and I's relationship
and our journey here has been anything but... normal.
[Paul] Whenever you think about me and you think about Kwame,
who do you see yourself saying yes to?
[Micah] That person that I would say yes to is you.
If we agreed to just go for each other,
maybe you wouldn't feel risky to me anymore.
I think so.
If we were planning on staying, like, in Seattle for, like, long-term,
I probably wouldn't wanna stay here.
A good plan would be, like, to bounce back and forth between here
and, like, Arizona.
[Paul] No.
- You're not with it at all? - No, not at all.
You don't like him?
You're meant to have the best wedding of your life,
and this isn't it.
It definitely wasn't, like, obvious or easy, like, at any point.
Today is, you know, the biggest decision of my life so far.
It's, like, marriage or nothing,
and it's a really stressful and tough decision.
["Until You" by Leucadia playing]
[vocalizing]
All right...
It's been an absolutely bizarre and beautiful journey to get here.
[vocalizing]
♪ When I look in your eyes, I can see... ♪
What I want in a wife, in a significant other,
I feel like Micah checks all those boxes.
Like, she's what I've been looking for.
I think that we solved the question of "is love blind?" very early on.
I feel like we fell in love twice.
We fell in love in the pods, and then we also fell in love in person.
Dude.
You guys, I'm like, my nerves are on the fritz.
- I mean, you're supposed to be nervous. - Yeah, it's your wedding day.
Yeah, but usually you go in knowing that you're gonna be getting married.
- [laughing] - [Shelby] Yeah.
He... So, he's literally a scientist.
[laughing]
- He's very, very logical. - Very logical.
Not used to that.
He knows that, like, in his heart, like,
that, like, how in love we are and, like, how great we are.
I know how he's feeling, but I just don't know, like, what he's gonna say.
Him saying yes, you know, I'm gonna be happy,
but, like, I have to know that he's doing it because he wants to.
I don't want it to be like, "You're scared of losing me, so you're saying yes."
I feel like it's all gonna be about how I feel in the moment.
What he's, like, giving me in that moment.
- I mean, this is the rest of your life. - [Micah] Yeah.
One hundred percent, I'm in love with him.
He makes me feel like more myself than, like, I've ever felt. Like...
The things that I have really, like, hidden in other relationships
or, like, been not confident about...
- Those things he makes me feel loved for. - Oh, I love that.
We bring a really good balance to one another.
He's more, like, chill, like, you know, rugged.
Isn't so worried about other people. I'm more manicured.
- [Ruby] Mm-hmm. - And he feels the same.
[Micah] And, like, I elevate him. I elevate, like, his style.
Please don't get us started on that.
[laughing]
I want a big, beautiful life.
But I'm not gonna get married to someone
who doesn't make me feel 100% chosen.
Yeah.
This is the ring?
I forged that one the other day in Seattle.
- You foraged those out of the forest? - [Paul chuckles] I really did.
- [Brian] You genuinely forged this? - Yeah.
[Brian] That's cool.
Yeah, and just, like, took an anvil and a hammer and beat it into a ring.
- [Brian] That's really unique. - [Paul] It was super cool.
That's her ring, her finger.
We see the world, like, very, very similarly.
We have this desire to make the most of all moments of your life,
even if it's bad or even if it's good, you know.
Like, just, it's all part of your life, so why not have a good time?
- She's better at it than I am. - Yeah.
But nonetheless, like, we both have it and can see it and can feel it,
and enjoy, like, the idea of planning the future.
And we, you know, did it without seeing each other.
- Yeah. - So, it's like...
Сan't really ask for a more authentic, good intention than that.
Yeah. I've never seen that out of you.
[Brian] Yeah. What? You've never seen that side of him?
No, I've never seen him thinking like that where--
[Brian] See, and that's what I was about to get at
is because that's very much unlike you,
and you said she's a lot better at it than... than you are.
- [Kyle] Yeah. - [Paul] Mm-hmm.
Do you feel as though you've been living for this time period
that you've been in the experiment kind of differently
than you have lived the past, you know, 27 years of your life?
[clicks tongue] It doesn't really feel like that. No.
[Brian] Well, do you feel like that it's sustainable?
[Paul] Yeah, I can't say.
I don't know.
I mean, you know, so far, you know,
I think it's mostly good indicators that we could do it.
Yeah.
If we're able to sustain what we have now,
then yeah, we could have a marriage, right?
[Kyle] What makes you think it won't?
I just... I know that things change.
I guess the question then would be, can you get through change together?
- Can you change together? - You have to grow with them.
You're always gonna have change. But she does seem to complement you well.
Like I said a minute ago, I've never heard you think like that.
You're always so analytical.
And to hear you say, like, "Life is life," in a good way, that's not you.
Yeah, I kinda think so too, you know.
Um... she definitely, I think, inspires a good side of me.
Yeah.
[Paul] And I think that's what I've been really looking for.
I don't know, man. Like, it's a big choice.
If I decide to say yes, then that's a big choice.
If I decide to say no, it's also a big choice.
This is you getting in your own way, like you always do.
I don't know. You need to just let yourself not worry about all the risk.
- Like, obviously there's risk, you know? - Yeah. Yeah.
[Brian] Think about the best possible outcome and also the worst,
and then weigh the two.
I've kind of told you my thoughts and opinions on it.
And I did that nervously,
because I don't wanna impact your decision too significantly.
Yeah.
I have faith that... you're gonna make the right decision.
[Kyle] The easy call is for everyone to say, "Hey, man, you shouldn't do it."
Like, "Aw, we don't want you to get hurt."
For thousands of years, people have done monogamous relationships in the same way,
and it doesn't have a 100% success rate.
So, like, who are you to say that this wouldn't have a higher success rate,
doing it this way?
If you say no, you're gonna think about it the rest of your life.
- Of if you should have said yes. - Yeah.
[Kyle] If you say yes, it's gonna be definitive.
It's unorthodox. It's weird.
But honestly, I think it's just as risky to say no as it is to say yes.
- Hey, how are you feeling? - You look so good. I'm excited.
- Really? - Yeah.
- I'm very excited. - [Micah] Aw.
It's just crazy that we don't know what we're gonna say
when it's, like, right here.
Like, some parts of me are like, it should be way more obvious than this.
But some parts of me are like, nothing about this has been normal.
I was just gonna say--
And it's okay to, like, you know, just trust the process, I guess.
But this is not what I would be thinking going into my wedding day.
"Wonder if I'm gonna get married today," as I'm, like, getting in my wedding dress.
- But-- - Yeah.
I don't know. I feel hopeful that we're gonna make the right decision,
and it's gonna be a great ending.
[Patrisha] Yeah. I hope so too.
- And Paul, the other Paul... - [women laughing]
Which he will be called that if you get married.
[Micah] Oh, the other Paul.
- [laughing] - Dad.
How are you feeling?
- You've put us through a lot. - [laughing]
[Paul] Oh, boy.
- [Patrisha laughs] It's true. - [Micah] Yeah.
I know that we're very in love.
I want him to be, like, 100% in, you know.
Well, yeah, everybody wants that.
I think,
you know, it's gonna come down to those final moments, which is obviously crazy.
Some people date for years, and they end up divorced.
I mean, you know when you love someone,
it doesn't mean it's going to work out.
Yeah.
There's no way to tell.
Like, the romantic in me is like,
"It should be when you know, you know. You know?"
But you do know.
I feel like I know.
The fact that you guys are both able to, like, be here and support me,
it means everything.
- Of course. - It's really easy. You're our only child.
You know, so we actually had a pretty easy job.
I just feel really lucky, and I feel like sometimes in my life, like, I never knew,
like, if I would, like, have this with both of you or just in general,
and I feel like it just means a lot.
Like, regardless of how it, like, turns out.
- It's gonna be fine. - [Micah] Mm-hmm.
- I was gonna be here no matter what. - [laughs]
[laughing]
- Up from the grave, you crazy bitch! - [laughing]
[Shelby] What are you wearing?
Um, I'm just really happy that you guys support me no matter what's gonna happen.
I feel like you guys have done that my whole life, and this is nothing different.
- Yeah. We love you. - So...
- It means a lot. - We love you so much.
I know. I love you.
[Paul] So, what do you think? Should I just say yes?
- [Bobby] That'd be cool. - [Paul] Your vote is do it?
My vote is probably do it. Yeah.
- I would say yes. I would say do it. - Yeah.
[Kyle] To me, there's more risk in saying no.
- You're gonna think about it forever. - [Paul] Hmm.
[soft pop music playing]
I probably shouldn't have worn my hiking socks.
Guys, why the fuck don't I know what I'm gonna say? [chuckles]
Yeah, I'd imagine you keep going back and forth, right?
I had an idea last night and this morning, but I don't know it anymore.
You probably won't know until you're looking at her.
Yeah. Bobby, what would you do?
- Would you say yes? - I probably would, Paul.
- [Paul] Hey, Mom. - Hi, baby.
- [Paul] We're all getting ready. - [Elizabeth] You look gorgeous.
- [Paul chuckles] Thank you. - So quiet.
Do you know, am I supposed to button both of those?
[Elizabeth] Uh, maybe just one.
You look gorgeous.
I haven't looked at myself in the mirror. I probably should.
How you feeling?
- [Paul] Don't know. - [Elizabeth] You like to be certain.
I wish I had a way to, you know, to make this decision.
I feel like I don't have the tools that I need.
- It's not clear. It's not clear, you know. - Mm-hmm.
But I definitely don't want to, like, not marry her and lose her, you know.
Anything other than a yes...
[Paul] Yeah.
...by default becomes a no.
You're so smart.
But at this moment, what is your heart telling you?
♪ Don't wanna think about Nothing but now, nothing but now ♪
♪ Nothing but us... ♪
There might be the best answer.
Give me a hug.
- I love you. - [Paul] Love you too.
[women gasping]
- Yeah! - [women laughing]
[Ruby] You look so good!
- [laughing] - [Patrisha] You look beautiful.
I'm a bride. [chuckles]
You look stunning.
- The dress is perfect. - Surreal.
Oh, my God, you look amazing.
- Paul, what do you think? - How did we get...
- [laughing] - Yeah.
- [Micah] Just a little good luck. Kidding. - [laughing]
- [Ruby] You look so happy. - Oh!
[laughing]
I know. I know. It feels... It feels very right.
- You-- Yeah. - [Patrisha] Oh, yes.
- [Ruby] You're a bride. - [Shelby] I love your little cord.
- Here we go. - Yes.
Okay, let's go. [chuckles]
- You feel okay? You look great today. - No, not even close to being okay.
So far from okay.
[chuckles] Like, anything but.
You've got this.
I think you know what to do.
I hope so. I don't know.
And so...
You just gotta be happy.
- That's all that matters. - Yeah.
Yeah. I've never been super good at that.
I disagree.
I have become more aware of, like, my emotions and my feelings.
You know, it's a good thing overall, but I would like to be my whole self.
You know, I don't wanna just listen to my emotions or just listen to my rationale.
- But... Yeah. - [Deborah] That's where you overthink.
- [laughs] - I don't know where he gets it.
- [Deborah] It comes quite naturally. - Yeah.
You're gonna be that way right up to the, uh,
last moment, I think.
What if just, like, my mind just lands on something,
and the timing is such that now is my moment to say it,
and it just as easily could have been the other?
What a toss of a coin, you know, like...
It's such a not--
- But that's a lot of life in general. - [Paul] Yeah.
[Paul Sr.] You gotta make a decision and live by it.
You gotta... You gotta do what you feel, son.
You're having a battle between your heart and your mind right now.
[Paul] I do love her. I do. Um...
But yeah, it's just not clear.
Well, as long as you love her, and she loves you,
everything will be all right.
[Paul] Micah tells me that as well.
Yeah.
I think something about me just says, "This guy needs to hear that." [laughs]
- She makes you happy, doesn't she? - She does indeed.
- And that's what matters. - [Paul] Yeah.
- [Paul Sr.] It'll be all right. - Yeah.
You'll make the right decision.
Would be nice if I knew what that was. You know, like...
It's just gonna come out.
You may wonder where it came from.
- To happiness. - [Paul] Yeah, to happiness. Cheers.
All right, give me a hug.
Give me a hug.
[Paul Sr.] Relax.
- [Paul] I'll be trying. - [chuckles]
I love you, son.
I love you too.
- Everything will be all right. - Yeah.
- [chattering] - [laughing]
[man] Walk that, Dolores! Walk that!
[woman] Aww!
[woman 2] Aww. So cute.
[Elizabeth whispers] I love you.
All right, baby, you got this.
- I love you so much. - I love you too.
And I'm proud of you.
Thank you.
[gasps] Gosh, I'm so nervous.
Oh, God.
Always remember me and mom are so proud of you.
We'll always be there for you, and we're always gonna be behind you.
- I'm so proud of you. You don't know. - [gasps]
Oh, my God. [chuckles]
If you are able, please stand.
[classical music playing]
Oh, my God.
I can't. [chuckles]
You can do it. It's all right. You're all right.
- This how you want me to hold your hand? - [laughing] I guess. I guess. I guess.
- [laughing] Oh, my God. - [father] Slowly.
[laughing] Oh, my God.
- Oh, my gosh. - [Micah chuckles] Oh.
[laughing] Hi.
- Oh, my goodness. - [father] Be careful.
[laughing] Oh, my God.
- [laughing] I'm so sorry. - [Paul] Hey.
[Micah] I missed you.
- [Paul] I know. I missed you. - [Micah] Oh, my God!
[officiant] You may all be seated.
Today, we are gathered here to witness and celebrate
the love Paul and Micah have discovered in each other.
The person that stands before you
is someone that has filled the space in your heart.
Someone you are thankful for each night before bed
and each morning when you rise.
Entering this union is not a 50-50 contract.
But rather agreeing to give 100% of yourselves
for the betterment of your marriage.
So, you each take each other's ring.
So, you take hers.
- These rings are gorgeous. - [Micah chuckles]
- Thanks. We made 'em ourselves. - [officiant] I heard.
[Micah laughs]
[officiant] There's nothing more romantic and sacred
than standing before all those dear to your hearts
to declare your love to one another.
If you decide to be married today,
the hand that you place this ring on will not stay the same.
It will wrinkle and scar over time.
But these rings will serve as a reminder
that in the midst of all the possibilities which are open to you,
you have chosen to be faithful to the vows
which you have made before us.
This time-honored tradition
is carried on only by those committed to a true lifelong love story.
Standing here with the one you love most,
it is this feeling which got you to this very moment,
and a feeling that should carry you through your journey together.
Paul, you know, in the pods, I felt so comfortable.
I felt so myself, and it felt so easy,
and that's something that I've never felt with anyone else.
You, like, made me feel like the parts of me
that I thought were, like, unlovable were good.
And that's really all I could ever ask for.
We had so many of the same, like, values,
and one of them were, like, how much we care for our family.
And being an only child and having divorced parents,
like, I've always hoped to marry into a family
where I could, you know, be a part of it.
And meeting your family made me fall even more in love with you.
I just feel really lucky, um,
that we were able to get over all of our crap
and choose each other.
From that moment we decided to be together, I haven't looked back since.
[Paul chuckles]
[Paul] I question a lot of things. Like, a lot.
Um... [laughing]
Almost everything.
[chuckles]
But there's no question in my mind about my love for you.
That is one thing that I'm sure of.
It's really rare for me to find somebody
that sees the world the way that I see it.
With you, I just felt that immediate, like...
like I was in the same place that you were and that we felt the same way.
It's just, it's so rare for me.
I love you beyond comparison.
Looking back, it couldn't have been any other way.
Like, it... It had to be us.
Like, it was the correct answer, like, by far.
Paul and Micah, you fell in love with each other
based on who you are on the inside
and decided to get married sight unseen.
Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
[pensive music plays]
Do you, Micah, promise to love Paul
without restrictions and without hesitation?
Do you promise to accept him just as he is,
supporting him through the life experiences,
and share in the joys of choosing one another
for as long as your souls are united?
[dramatic music playing]
I think that...
in this moment,
the best thing that I can do for us...
is to give you the opportunity to answer first.
[woman gasps]
[attendees murmuring]
I wish I was way drunker.
[officiant] Paul, do you promise to love Micah,
supporting her through the experiences of your lives,
and to share in the joys of choosing one another
for as long as your souls are united?
I love you.
But...
I don't think that we can choose each other right now.
Um... I think that we're not there.
[attendees murmuring]
[Micah] Honestly, I... I feel like
that's exactly what you were gonna say.
Um...
I think that this whole time I've wanted... to feel shown and told,
you know, that you loved me and that you wanted to be with me.
I never, like, felt safe.
And I think that this, like, moment just kind of shows that that's validated.
[Paul] I think I want it...
I want it to be known that, like...
what's right for me is right for both of us.
[Micah sniffles]
[sniffles]
[gasps]
[Shelby] Oh, my God.
[Micah sobbing softly]
[Ruby] Holy shit.
What the fuck was that?
How do you feel?
[Shelby] Relieved, honestly. That's how I wanted it to go.
[laughs]
[Micah sniffles, gasps] God.
[sobs softly]
I don't want you in here. Like, I wanna deal with this on my own.
I don't wanna do this.
[sobbing]
[gasps] Please, like, I don't want you here.
It's too hurtful.
[gasps]
- And it feels awful. - I know.
I can't do it.
Well, it's not because I don't love you.
[Micah sobbing]
[Micah] I feel so awful.
[sobs, sniffles]
- [Paul] Do you hate me right now? - [sniffles]
Did I make the wrong choice?
["Before We're Leaving Here" by Aaron Kellim playing]
I love you so much.
[Micah sniffles, sighs]
Maybe you should leave.
♪ It's a little bit crazy... ♪
Right now.
[Paul] Okay.
♪ I wonder if anything was real ♪
[Micah sniffles]
[Patrisha] We love you.
You'll be okay. [kisses]
It's okay.
[Micah sobbing]
I feel really, like, broken.
[sniffles]
- I'm sorry. - [Micah] I feel like...
[inhales]
I don't know. I feel like a disaster. [sobs]
[vocalizing]
I don't know. I just really don't wanna be here.
[man] You all right?
- As right as I'll ever be. - You did good.
[Paul] That was fucking tough, man.
You did the right thing. You did right by you, you know.
[Paul] It's not good, dude. It sucks. I really do love her.
- But it's not the right thing for us. - Right.
There was definitely love. Like, that's not a question.
But it didn't seem to always be reciprocated.
And I think, you know, that could have been real,
or it could have been a defense mechanism.
Maybe she held back her love at times,
because she was afraid that I wouldn't reciprocate it.
And then it was just, like, this negative feedback loop.
To tell her no destroyed me. Like, it definitely destroyed me.
It just, like, completely broke me to pieces.
There was definitely a big part of me that wanted to say yes.
I struggled with, um,
at least in terms of envisioning Micah as, like, you know, a mother.
I think for me, it was, like, difficult for me to do.
It's just sort of, um...
just, like, a nurturing aspect, I think, that some people have.
I don't know, but whenever I tried,
I just know that... I wasn't able to see it very clearly.
I'm gonna go drown myself in the river. See you guys.
I had to be honest towards myself.
He's an idiot.
I mean, literally.
You said that you found, like, your person.
He said he's in love with you.
Yeah.
Nobody dragged him into this place.
- I know. - That's annoying.
'Cause you could have met somebody else.
But no, he was in the way.
I don't know where to go from here.
I hate that I'm still questioning it, you know.
[Paul Sr.] It'll be all right.
[Elizabeth] You're gonna be all right.
If you say so.
["Top of the World" by Patrick James playing]
♪ 'Cause time, time is on your side ♪
♪ Letting go, now were moving closer... ♪
Today's like, it's magical.
I never envisioned this for myself.
[gasps]
Gosh!
My head is in the clouds. [laughing]
- [horn blowing] - [metal clacking]
Is that a train? [gasps]
No freaking way.
Oh, that was meant to happen. Today is gonna be a good day.
When I first woke up this morning, I was freaking out a little bit.
I get in my way sometimes, and I overthink,
and this is the day where I just need to trust my instincts.
[gasps]
Because I fell in love in the pod before ever seeing this man.
I got to know this man so well.
Like, his heart is so good, and he cares about me so much.
[sniffles]
Following what makes you happy.
When you do that, I think good things are always gonna come to you.
[sighs]
[Tiffany] I'm just so inspired by you.
I already feel as though I'm in love with you.
[Brett] Tiffany Pennywell.
Will you marry me?
Yes, abso-freakin'-lutely, Brett!
I will.
Mmm!
- I see the future so clearly with you. - Mm-hmm.
Yo, this is a tear of joy.
I just wanna let you know, Tiffany, that I do love you.
- [woman] Oh, my God. Oh, my God! - Aww!
[woman] You're getting married!
[Tiffany] Like, I'm strong, independent,
happy, living my best life.
It's not that I needed anyone.
It's just that I wanted someone to share these beautiful experiences with.
I wanted someone... [sniffles]
...that I knew that I could trust their decisions,
and that I could lean on even when I feel completely broken.
I truly feel like we're, like, the perfect match.
Hello?
- [snoring lightly] - [Brett] Tiffany?
It's the stress of everything.
It's almost like I... I don't want...
I don't want a wedding.
I don't have to overthink it. Like, I just have to feel... feel it.
Trust my intuition, and it hasn't steered me wrong yet.
Because look at where I am. He still has to say, "I do."
But look at where I am right now.
Okay.
Wow.
Gosh, I can't believe this. [sniffles]
That's how I know he's right for me.
He's bringing out all of these emotions.
- ["Me With You" by Liberati playing] - ♪ If I know just one thing ♪
♪ And just one thing only... ♪
Today's my wedding day. [chuckles]
It feels good to say it. Uh, 'cause I truly feel I found the right person.
Tiffany is everything that I've wanted.
This is nice.
I feel that, uh, this was supposed to happen this way.
[laughing]
Yo!
[man] Here he is. Here he is. What's up?
- [laughing] - [Brett] What's up, man?
[Lakayana] How you feeling? For real?
- [sighs] - [man] You got the gold chalice up there.
I'm glad to hear that.
- You should be a little. It's a big day. - I mean, I feel ready.
- Yeah. - I feel good.
I mean, this has been a very unique
and intense process.
Um, but...
- Tiffany's the one. - [Curtis] No doubts about it though?
- No doubts. - [Curtis] The one?
- Not a single reservation? - Not a single doubt.
I just feel that Tiffany truly loves me,
and I hope that Tiffany truly feels that I love her.
And I'm just looking forward to putting a ring on her finger.
You always hear about the good stuff first.
- [Brett laughs] - Talk about some of the fears, man.
What's going through your mind?
I mean...
How we lost Arvin.
Yeah, I know.
And Arvin was my older brother.
And he was a few months away from getting married, and then overnight...
- [snaps fingers] - Gone.
Seeing that happen to somebody that you love
and knowing that that's a possibility,
I just fear that something like that could happen to one of us.
[exhales]
And I hate thinking about it.
Because when you go through that, you're suddenly aware life is short.
We got your back, and it just feels good to hear you talk
still positively about some of those fears that are happening.
You're still making this leap and pursuing your dreams, man.
[Brett] At the end of the day, man, like...
she's an amazing woman.
Independent, strong,
confident, nurturing.
Like, she made me feel important.
She made me feel valued.
She made me feel seen and heard.
She made me feel like... I could be, like, a superhero and...
- That sounds cheesy, but it's the truth. - [laughing]
She's very specific and confident in how she talks about our relationship
and our future, and I believe her. I have no reason to doubt her.
And what I intend to say to her is from the heart.
And I hope that she accepts it.
I feel like she will.
Oh, my gosh.
- [Jennifer] You haven't talked to him? - No.
- [woman] Oh, no! - Oh!
I don't wanna sway his decision in any way. Like...
Like, "Hey, just remember I love you."
- [laughing] - No, won't do that.
I don't know what's going on in his head.
There, I put it out there in the universe.
We gonna say, "I do." [laughs]
Just in case.
[sighs] Okay.
- Now, if Brett says no... - No, stop.
I would be devastated, and I would feel betrayed.
Because I'm like, "I was so sure about you."
"We were all rooting for you."
- "We were all rooting for you." - [Janae] I don't think he's crazy.
No, not with all my friends here.
I don't think he's that crazy.
I just know that... [sighs]
...I wait for a sign,
something to hit me to say, "This isn't what you should do."
But everything has been leading me to this point.
[laughing]
- We gonna do it. [laughs] - Yeah.
- [Brett] Hey, yo! - [laughing]
- [Curtis] Man of the hour. How you doing? - [man] Y'all looking good.
- All right, Brett. - Don't get up.
- [laughing] I'm not. All right. - You don't have to get up.
Good to see you, Dad.
All right, I got my crying towel in my pocket just in case you need one.
- In case you need one. - [Herbert] Oh, well, okay.
- [laughing] - Sounds like y'all both will need 'em.
[chuckles]
- [Stefhon] So, how do you feel? - [Brett] I'm ready. I'm happy.
Um... I'm ready.
You know, Brett, when something presents itself,
if you see something positive in it, you go for it.
That's the way he is. He always been.
I said, man, it's not a traditional way you meet somebody.
And you guys connected so much, and so much in common.
That's amazing. That is amazing.
We never would have met if it wasn't for this. If it wasn't for this.
We never would have crossed paths.
She would not have been in any way ever been on my radar.
Man, I'm so proud of you. I'm happy for you.
You know? So, this is life-changing for you, man.
I think you guys are gonna have a good future.
- Look at my baby. [gasps] - Oh!
Hi! Look at my baby!
- Oh, yeah. - Whoo-hoo!
- Mom. Oh, Mom. - [chuckles] Mmm!
- [Jennifer] Oh, my gosh. - Look at you!
- You look so good! - [Ella] I know.
Mrs. Pennywell, what do you think about Brett?
I love him.
- He is so sweet. - Aww!
Is that why you feel so calm about it? 'Cause you seem like...
I think 'cause I'm happy for her.
When she came in and she was all ready to cry, "Mom!"
"He's terrific." I said, "Oh, my God, she's in love."
That made me cry, yeah.
I was so happy about that.
[Tiffany] Hmm.
I slept with that man's shoe next to my bed.
[laughing] Like, what? What?
Who does that for somebody they've never seen before?
I heard his voice in my dreams.
That is how love is blind.
[Brett] Ooh!
- I'm Louis. - [Brett] Great to see you.
- [Louis] Nice to meet you. - [Brett] Thank you for stopping by.
[Louis] Nice shoes.
When these first came out, they had a colorway.
The blue here was the same, but this was gray.
Right. Right. I believe that was the pair I had.
When I was a kid, the way my family grew up, like, I didn't...
- We couldn't afford Jordans. - Well, neither could I.
I grew up in a single-parent relationship.
- My mom gave me everything I could want. - Mm-hmm.
And I always made myself a promise that I was gonna always be there for my kids.
[Brett] Mm-hmm.
And I didn't want them to feel the way I feel about my dad.
So, I try to be there for them all the time.
I've, for a long time, been really focused on getting myself
in a position that I want.
Because I know that when I do, and when I am ready to have a family,
that I'm able to provide for them.
In the way that I didn't feel that I was provided for, you know, growing up.
And that's no knock at all against my parents.
- Right. - That's just how the domino fell.
My wife and I have been married 42 years.
- Mm-hmm. - You in it for the long haul?
I am.
My mom and my dad have been married for about the same amount of time.
[Louis] Mm-hmm.
And my mom and dad have been through a lot together.
Yeah.
My mom has a mental condition,
and one of the things that I admire most about my dad is that
no matter how hard it got with her and us as a family...
We literally lost everything that we have, or had, when I was, like, 12 years old.
Lights, water, house, everything, had to move to my grandma's house.
Right.
And through all of that... my dad never left.
With my mom, as well,
seeing what she's been through with my dad.
They've always stayed together.
You and your wife have raised an amazing daughter.
I appreciate that.
She's an incredible woman.
You feel like she's the one?
I do.
I'm not somebody who's just gonna go along
with something just because the other person feels strongly.
I really think about every decision I make before I make it,
and I feel very confident about Tiffany and I's future relationship.
And I mean that wholeheartedly.
I am committed to Tiffany.
I'm committed to this relationship.
I really don't have any doubts.
And, um, I'm just here to ask for your blessing
to have your daughter's hand in marriage.
You got it.
You got it. I believe in you.
I believe she feels the same way about you.
She's totally happy.
If she's happy, I'm happy.
And I believe she's ready.
So, you have my blessing.
- Thank you. All right, we gotta... - [Louis] You're welcome.
[laughing]
- Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. - You're welcome, man.
- Happy to be a part of the family. - Yes.
- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.
[chuckles]
Oh, you look good, Tiffany.
Yeah, this is it.
[shouting, laughing]
Yeah. [laughs]
- ["Just Like This" playing] - ♪ I love it, love it just like this ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh! ♪
♪ I love it, love it just like this ♪
[Brett grumbles] Does this look like my style, Angus?
- This look like my style, Angus? - I know how you dress.
- Okay, does this look like my style? - No.
Okay then, there you go. That's all you need to say.
[Angus] Not gonna say anything else to you.
My shirt is tight as fuck. Trust me, I understand.
But... this isn't your wedding.
I'm just-- I understand, bro.
Don't-- I just wanted to see what was wrong.
- Don't get aggro with me. - I'm not aggro with you.
This is my wedding. This is my important day.
[Angus] I completely understand.
So, I deserve to have pants that fit the way that I want them to fit.
A little frustrated. Had a little issue with the suit.
Uh, tailoring isn't really what I was looking for.
This should be a day of no surprises. It should be a day of planning.
- I know what to expect and how it fits. - [Angus] Right.
I'm coming in here. I'm in the moment.
I'm enjoying it not being a surprise,
because I'm frustrated that my suit doesn't fit.
This should not happen. This is avoidable.
I could have did this myself.
This shouldn't happen. There's no excuses, period.
I can be very particular about how things fit, my look.
And, you know, this is my day. This is the most important day of my life.
And, uh... I think this is a day
where I'm allowed to not settle for something that I don't like.
This is the one with the issue, and we need to take care, of course.
- Yes. - Do you want to stand over here?
- We face the mirror. - This is the day of my wedding.
- Then I tried this on and it's like... - Wow. Very special.
Yeah, and I tried this on for the first time, and it's like...
- The pants are very, very wide. - Yes.
- It is kind of baggy. - [Brett] So, what do you need me to do?
Uh, nothing, just change. I will go ahead and start working.
[sewing machine grinding]
["Starting Now" by Cathedralz playing]
[Tiffany] Oh, my gosh, guys. It's about that time.
♪ Something's in the air ♪
♪ I hold my breath ♪
♪ The moment's coming ♪
♪ Now’s the genesis ♪
♪ Let's make our dreams brand-new And glorious... ♪
[women laugh and shout]
Oh, my God!
- Look at you! - Oh, my God!
- [Tiffany exhales, grunts] - Hey.
[Tiffany laughs]
- You look beautiful. - [Tiffany] Thank you, Mom.
Oh, God.
It feels surreal, but I feel so happy.
I'm still crying these tears of joy.
Sounds cliché, but it feels like a dream.
I feel like this is a fairy tale.
I'm about to make a huge decision.
I think I know what I wanna make.
I'm proud to say that I've met my man through this experiment,
and I'm... I'm gonna have the best time of my life...
as Mrs. Brown! [laughs]
- [Jennifer] It's real. - Yeah.
[Lucia] All done.
I will try these on.
- Oh, you can go inside. - Okay.
Thank you.
Yeah, I did my best. Instep I take in, but I don't know.
- This already feels infinitely better. - Okay.
[Brett] This is great.
- Thank you so much. - [Lucia] Yeah. My pleasure, from my heart.
You've made my wedding day. One more hug. One more hug.
- Thank you. [chuckles] - Thank you so much.
- ["Doing the Most" playing] - ♪ You know we'll never get old, oh, no ♪
♪ 'Cause we're doing the most... ♪
- [Jennifer] Let's get you married. - I'm getting married!
[all shouting]
["It's You" by Altitude Music playing]
♪ Sometimes demons haunt my mind ♪
♪ Silence is so hard to find ♪
♪ Every memory fades ♪
♪ While they resign... ♪
My brother.
[Marshall laughs]
I see you, king.
- You're looking real clean. - I see you.
Good to see you, man.
Thank you so much for coming by.
- Thanks for having me. - Oh, of course.
You are such an important part of Tiffany and I's story.
Man, look, I told you ever since day one, I wanna see you win.
- You said that. - [sniffles] You're moments away.
I'm not gonna lie to you. It's... It's a little hard.
- [sniffles] - Mm-hmm.
You know, seeing, uh... seeing what could have been.
- Mm-hmm. - But... I'm here for you.
I'm happy for you, and I'm happy for Tiffany.
Whatever happens with you, man, listen, you're gonna grow from it.
What's meant to be will be. That wasn't meant to be.
Well, I love you, man. I love you deep down in the bottom of my heart.
I love you too, man.
- Seriously, I'm glad you came. - Yeah.
Good luck, brother. I'm gonna be in that audience rooting for you, my man.
- I love you, man. - I love you too, man.
- I'll see you out there. All right. - Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
[gentle instrumental music playing]
[woman] This is wild.
[cheering]
[man] Let's go, Brett!
Good to see you. Good to see you. Good to see you.
That's the man right there, boy.
[sighs] Oh, boy.
Hey, hey, I got your crying towel if you need it.
I'm good.
- Be patient with him. He's a good guy. - He's amazing.
- He really is a good person for me. - He's a very good guy.
[sighs]
I love you.
- Love you too, Dad. [sighs] - Love you more.
- I love you the most. - And I love you more than most-most.
[laughing]
[Louis] Let's do this.
- [pop music playing] - ♪ It's here, it's now ♪
♪ It's all I dream about... ♪
♪ Right here... ♪
[sighs]
♪ Right now I'm gonna touch the clouds ♪
[vocalizing]
[Jennifer] She was not expecting him to cry.
Oh, I didn't know I was gonna cry.
♪ It's here and now ♪
[laughing]
You look beautiful.
[Tiffany laughs, sniffles]
- [Louis] Take care of my baby. - I will.
[officiant] You may all be seated.
[Tiffany sobs]
[sniffles]
[officiant] We are gathered here today
to witness and to bless
the joining together
of Tiffany and Brett in marriage.
Tiffany and Brett come to give themselves
to one another in this Holy Covenant.
You are coming together to become one.
Y'all are deciding to get married today,
and that's what makes this day so meaningful.
Tiffany and Brett would like to honor their families
who have loved them, who have supported them
to bring them to this point today.
[thunder rumbling]
All your amazing gifts, your quirks.
Like Tiffany, you falling asleep at inopportune moments in the pods!
- [laughing] - [woman] Yes, girl!
[officiant] And your passions.
- [laughing] - I'm never gonna let you get over that.
- [laughing] - I swear.
[officiant] Tiffany and Brett, it is an honor to be here
to witness you both
display your love and commitment
for one another.
[thunder crashes]
- As the rain starts. - Nice.
- It's good luck! - [Tiffany] This is a good sign.
- This is a good sign. - [Christy] It's good luck, baby girl. Yes!
[sighs]
Brett. Your soul is so beautiful, Brett.
It's who you are. It's your character.
You make me better.
[gasps] I thank you so much for giving me a chance
to show you who I am, who I truly am.
And you not judging me, and you loving me no matter what.
I thank you for just being you.
Every stage in this process,
you have been consistently yourself.
[sobbing]
And that's how I knew that I was in love with you. [sniffles]
It wasn't a physical thing. It was simply how you spoke to my soul.
And I just wanna thank you so much.
- Ooh, gosh, hold on. - [both laugh]
- Okay, I gotta-- I'm done, sorry. - [chuckles]
- [Tiffany] Sorry. - [cheering]
- [Brett mutters] - [Tiffany] Oh!
- You're making me teary. - No, you're good.
Now I gotta talk.
I'm just gonna speak from the heart.
Coming into this, the thought of falling in love
is something that I doubted.
One of the things that I picked up
from you in the pods was
you are the opposite of that.
I felt love in your voice.
I felt love in the way you talked to me.
I felt love in the way that you made me feel.
In general, I just felt love.
You made me feel that I can be a better man.
Not only for me,
but for you as well and our future family.
You made me feel
like we have, like, the perfect pairing.
I truly feel that I found my life partner in you.
It's how you carry yourself.
Um, your optimism.
Uh, your kind and loving soul.
Um, you are just a beautiful person,
inside and out.
And that's why I fell in love with you.
[attendees cheering]
[Tiffany chuckles]
[officiant] Tiffany and Brett,
the two of you chose to get engaged
and spend the rest of your lives together
based on a deep emotional connection.
You fell in love with each other based on who you are on the inside
and decided to get married sight unseen.
Now is the time to decide
if love is blind.
Brett.
Will you have this woman
from this day forward to be your wedded wife,
in times of celebration,
in times of sadness,
in times of sickness, in times of health,
forsaking all others as long as you both shall live?
If so, say "I will."
Tiffany, I most definitely will.
[upbeat music playing]
Tiffany, will you have this man
from this day forward to be your wedded husband?
[Tiffany exhales]
[chuckles]
Well... [sighs]
Brett, I absolutely will.
- [attendees cheering] - [Brett sighs]
["Feel Like This Forever" by Leucadia playing]
[Tiffany laughing]
- [shouting] - [Brett laughs] Oh! Oh! Oh!
- Oh! - [laughing]
- Yes! Come through. [snaps fingers] - [laughing]
[officiant] You may place the ring on his finger.
♪ Living in the moment... ♪
- [Tiffany gasps] - You good? You get it?
[laughing]
- [laughing] - [Tiffany] You good.
[laughing continues]
[Tiffany] Oh!
And with the joining of hands,
I announce to you today
that they are husband and wife.
- [cheering] - [laughing]
Whoo!
♪ I wanna feel like this forever ♪
♪ And when I, and when I see us together ♪
♪ I wanna be like this Be like this forever... ♪
- I love you, baby. - I love you too.
It is my privilege to introduce to you for the very first time
Mr. and Mrs. Brett and Tiffany Brown!
- [cheering] - [Tiffany laughs]
♪ Past forever sleeps ♪
♪ The future is in our reach... ♪
[Tiffany] We just got married!
- Mr. and Mrs. Brown, what's up? - [laughing]
[gasps] We just got married.
Husband and wifey right here.
Now and forever.
Forever.
I'm ready to embark on this next journey that we have together.
I feel like I truly found my life partner,
and I'm just thrilled to start our life together.
- I love you, Brett Brown. - [chuckles]
- I love you, Tiffany Brown. - Yes!
Oh!
We gonna go to the bridal suite.
- And we gonna get it on real quick, okay? - [laughs]
Come on. Come on!
♪ ...heart beat till I'm with you ♪
[Tiffany] Baby.
- We are the Browns. - [Brett] We are the Browns.
["Live Right Now" by Raphael Lake and Ben Fisher playing]
♪ We've come so far ♪
♪ We rise above...♪
[Bliss] Zack and I had a really deep connection in the pods,
and we really truly fell in love.
And, you know, we ended things,
and then we met in person
and rekindled our love,
and now we're here.
Today is my wedding day. I am feeling very nervous.
Um, but excited, and we'll see what happens.
- [Annalee] Bliss? - Hello!
- [Annalee] Bliss? - [laughing]
Zack is the most special person to me.
I just, like, knew it really early on in the first days of talking with him
that he was my person.
It was like fire between us, truly.
[pop music playing]
[Bliss] Happy birthday.
Wow, thank you very much.
[Bliss] I baked you cupcakes.
I know. I see that. This is very sweet, Bliss.
- Thank you so much. - Aw, you're welcome.
Oh, my gosh.
My favorite song is "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack.
Really? That's my mom's song for, like, me.
♪ Take a piece of my soul now... ♪
That's gonna be my first dance song to whoever I marry.
♪ Give it all, give it up ♪
[vocalizing]
I fell in love, and then I got my heart broken.
Bliss, you are so amazing.
You're brilliant. You're caring. You're...
Oh, my God. [sniffles]
Are you breaking up with me? [chuckles]
[Zack] I really do love you, Bliss.
[Bliss] I love you too,
and I hope that you find your happiness.
I'm sorry.
When we broke up, it was, like, a questioning of, like, faith.
Like, "What's going on here, and how could I have been so off?"
So, it's just surreal to kind of have it come kind of full circle.
And now I'm here on my wedding day, and it's a lot.
- [''Never Give Up'' playing] - ♪ They say that dreams ♪
♪ Don't really come true ♪
♪ But I'm wide awake ♪
♪ And I'm staring at you... ♪
[Zack] This is a keystone moment in my life.
I want to have a family. I want to have a partner in life.
And Bliss is everything that I've wanted in a wife.
We 100% know that we love each other.
Like, there's no doubt in either of our minds about the love.
She feels like she identifies as, like, an owl.
Um, which is weird 'cause I also feel like I identify as an owl.
Say, if you were to describe my personality. Yeah, stays up late--
That's for sure.
A little bit different than all the other birds, right?
- [all laughing] - Right?
I was telling her about, um,
the song that I wanted for, uh, our first dance,
and it's called "I Hope You Dance."
It's about, you know, never losing your sense of wonder,
never taking a moment for granted.
And I was telling Bliss about this, and she, like, pauses.
She's like, "I already have that song on my wedding list."
Her mother had dedicated the song to her.
- Oh, wow. - [Zack] Yeah.
So, just these little things that are kind of crazy.
So, why did you not choose this one first the first time?
The night before, like, I had decided I was actually gonna go with Bliss.
- We got in a big argument. - Who did?
[Zack] Bliss and I.
How I grew up and how she grew up.
We're different. And I didn't know how her family was gonna react to me.
And I felt like she had been dismissive to kind of what I was saying.
I've dated women where their parents just were outright like, "No."
- Why? With you? - Because of the way I grew up.
It's just, they're like, "Look--"
Is this before you were yourself? I mean, how could anyone question you now?
The things you've done. The things you do.
You would be surprised. We're from very different worlds.
And I don't wanna be in a marriage where your parents hate me
and don't wanna have anything to do with me, right?
You know, Romeo and Juliet didn't work for a reason, right?
- Like... [laughs] - [Chris] Yeah.
How'd that go? You do get together with the families, right?
Yeah. It went really well, actually. Her mother is just a saint.
- [Kenny] What about her dad? - Her father...
- [laughs] - I actually like her father.
Like, I think he's a really intelligent guy, and to the point.
- [Kenny] It's his daughter, man. - Yeah, yeah.
He definitely gave me the bulldog look when he came in. He's like...
He's like, "Nice to meet you." He's like...
I have two daughters, dude. I'd freakin'...
- [Chris] So, logical versus emotional. - [Zack] Yeah.
Logically, why would you not get married today?
Um, the logical side would be
that we have not had enough time to know how we're gonna work
when we're not high on dopamine and oxytocin.
- That would be the logical side. - [chuckling]
Um, but I think
the reality is, like, at some point, you just gotta take a jump.
- ["Make It Ours" by Full Circle playing] - ♪ So let's run now... ♪
Yeah, it's been the most intense type of connection I've ever experienced and...
- [woman] You're ready for it. - I guess so.
Really the most important thing is, like,
for us both to, like, say what we really feel.
And I trust him. Like, I really do.
And I believe that he's going to say what is in his heart.
- Which is ideally "yes." Right? - [both laughing]
Everyone wants to be wanted.
Um, yeah. But it's just... It's a lot.
- [sighs] - [Kim] Mm-hmm.
I'm excited for you, and if he says no, I've got running shoes.
- There's gonna be words. - [laughing]
There's going to be words.
[pop music playing]
- [Kenny] What's the "B" for? - [Zack] That's her first initial.
- [Kenny] Oh, okay. Got you. Got you. - [laughs]
- Dude, you look fucking fire, man. - [laughing]
- You look fantastic. - I appreciate that.
- Hi. - Hi.
Hey, Lex. Hey, Grandma.
- How do you feel? - [Zack] Good.
[laughing]
You look so handsome. Wow.
- It means a lot to have you guys here. - We wouldn't miss it.
[Zack] I know.
Yeah, I just... I wish everyone could have made it.
- But... you know... - Yeah.
Not everyone could be here.
Yeah, you know, she would be here,
and she wouldn't be being quiet either. [laughs]
[gentle instrumental music plays]
I've been looking for a wife for a long time.
I wouldn't think it would take that long. You are a good catch.
- Thanks, Grandma. - [Jean laughs]
- I'm just really happy for him. - [Alexa] Mm.
[Jean sighs, sniffles]
[Zack] It's really meaningful having my family here.
If there was someone who could be here with me today, I wish it was my mother.
Uh, things were always crazy for me growing up.
But my mother always loved me, and she always believed in me.
And because of that, I always believed in myself.
And I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my mother's love.
I know she's watching.
["Today We Are" by Carlton Hayes and Shanks Mansell playing]
♪ We sit and watch... ♪
[woman] Wrap.
[Bliss] Okay, there we go.
[exhales]
♪ Break down the walls ♪
♪ That keep forever ♪
- [laughing] - [gasps]
- [Kim] So beautiful. - [chuckles]
Oh, my gosh. It's just breathtakingly beautiful.
- I'm like... [gulps] - [laughing]
- [Katherine] Are you ready? - Yeah.
We'll all be with you with every step you take.
[laughs]
- ["Already Know" by Ryppl playing] - ♪ I love you so ♪
♪ And with you, I'm whole ♪
♪ My heart's so full ♪
♪ You already know ♪
[classical music playing]
[sighs]
Thanks for being here, guys.
Welcome to the wedding of Bliss and Zack.
Hopefully this young man can keep up with you.
Yeah.
I'm not sure if he can, but hopefully he can.
- He can. - We'll see. [chuckles]
He can. So far he's shown that he can.
- Yes. - Yeah.
We'll see.
Look at me.
I'm right with you. I love you.
I know you're with me. Thank you.
Okay, I'm not gonna cry. Everything's fine.
- I got a tear in my eye. No, I don't. - [laughing]
I'm just teasing. [laughs]
Remember you're the person that has everything to offer, right?
- Got your flowers okay? - If I don't-- I won't forget it.
[Shah] Things will be great, no matter what.
- All right? - Yeah. Yeah.
- You always have your family, all right? - Yeah. Thanks, Dad.
- I love you. - Love you too.
Yeah. Never settle, all right?
No matter what.
Yeah.
[sighs]
- Here we go. You okay? - Yeah.
- Just smile. - Okay.
- [kisses] I love you. - Love you too.
And who presents this bride to this man?
- I do. - We do.
[officiant] Y'all may be seated.
[Bliss exhales]
He looks scared.
Bliss and Zack.
We have come here today to celebrate love,
a miraculous gift,
and a wedding is a celebration of that gift.
The union into which the two of you are about to enter
is the closest and tenderest into which two human beings can come.
It is a union founded upon mutual respect and affection,
for the most important thing in life is to love and to be loved.
[Zack] Bliss.
I think the moment
that I knew that I loved you was when I told you goodbye.
It was when I said goodbye, that I knew what I had lost.
And when you were gone,
and I was alone,
and I was lonely
and sad,
and when I'd lay down at night,
I'd think about how much you understood me.
How well you got me.
How much we had in common.
And it was when you were gone that I thought about you
and how your actions speak so much more loudly
than anything anyone could ever say.
You don't have to tell me that you love me because you show me that you love me.
In the pods, you showed me you loved me
when you stayed up for four hours making me cupcakes.
- [laughing] - It was two hours, but okay.
I love you.
I love everything about you. You are brilliant.
You're beautiful.
You're caring. You're thoughtful.
And you're generous.
I didn't know I loved you until I left, for sure.
I felt it,
but it was when you were gone, I knew... that I really loved you.
I love you.
I love you too.
[Shah] Hmm.
Gosh, there's, like, so much I could say.
I think the biggest thing is
your perception on the world is so beautiful.
And you really believe in second chances.
You believe in seeing the best in people.
Just, like, meeting a man that is so kind is a unique thing.
Seeing, like, how you care about others and how smart you are,
and just, like, truly, like, who you are as a person,
it was just amazing to me.
I'd never met someone like you before that, you know, you just...
You're everything.
Yeah.
[officiant] Bliss and Zack,
you fell in love with each other based on who you are on the inside.
You chose to get engaged
and spend the rest of your lives together based on a deep emotional connection.
Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
Zack, will you have this woman to be your wife?
To have and to hold, in all love and honor,
in all honesty and respect,
in all faith and tenderness, to live with her
and cherish her in the bond of matrimony?
[heart beating]
I love you so much, Bliss.
I do.
[officiant] And I ask you, Bliss.
Will you have this man to be your husband?
To have and to hold,
in all love and honor,
in all honesty and respect,
in all faith and tenderness,
to live with him
and cherish him in the bond of matrimony?
I do.
- [attendees cheering] - [pop music playing]
[shouting]
It is with great pleasure that I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Zack, you may kiss your bride.
♪ Only you can make me feel like this ♪
♪ The universe is calling out... ♪
Whoo!
- [cheering] - [shouting]
- Whoo! - Whoo!
[vocalizing]
♪ Only you can make me feel like this ♪
- I love you. - [sighs] I love you too.
- Were you nervous? - Yeah, I was so nervous.
You seemed so calm. [laughs]
We're married. I'm your husband now.
- You're my husband. - Yeah.
I'm your wife.
Uh, we have a vacation to plan, for sure.
- He owes me a vacation. - Yeah, I do.
- Um, so, we, I think-- - Not Mexico.
Yeah, I don't wanna go to Mexico again.
- We're never going to Mexico. - Oh, never?
[laughing] I'm just kidding.
- [cork pops] - [both laughing]
- My husband. [chuckles] - You're my wife.
- I love you. - I love you too.
♪ With you by my side ♪
Illuminate my soul ♪
- ♪ Hey! ♪ - ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh! ♪
♪ Illuminate my soul... ♪
- [Zack] Look at us. - [Bliss] We're married!
♪ Illuminate my soul ♪
[pop music playing]
♪ See the way that she looks at me... ♪
[sighs]
Love is blind. Like, you don't need to see somebody to fall in love with them.
Like, that much is obvious.
I had a very intense love for Micah,
but the part that I dealt with a lot was is love enough?
♪ I wish I could've taken you with me... ♪
As difficult as it has been for me to envision me marrying her today,
equally as difficult for me
to envision marrying her tomorrow or ten years from now.
What I would like to do is learn
to be grateful for what we had
and not look back and wonder "what if."
That's what I hope for most.
[vocalizing]
♪ Living while powerless Holding your happiness ♪
♪ Until you realize that you're not... ♪
I wanted Paul to give his answer first,
because I knew that was the only thing that I needed in order to say "I do."
For him to show me that he was gonna choose me, and he didn't.
If Paul would have wanted to marry me,
100% I would have said "I do."
It's an easy decision.
[man] Please give a big round of applause for Bliss and Zack!
[cheering]
Now, obviously my f-- my wife--
- Were you gonna say fiancée? - My wife. Well, it's very new.
- [chuckles] Wife is very new. - My wife is gorgeous.
But...
I fell in love with her before I saw her.
- So yeah, love is blind. - [laughs]
- [man] Straight into the first dance. - ["I Hope You Dance" playing]
♪ I hope you never lose Your sense of wonder ♪
♪ Get your fill to eat ♪
♪ But always keep that hunger ♪
♪ May you never take ♪
♪ One single breath for granted ♪
♪ God forbid love ♪
♪ Ever leave you empty-handed ♪
♪ I hope you still feel small ♪
♪ When you stand beside the ocean ♪
♪ Whenever one door closes ♪
♪ I hope one more opens ♪
♪ Promise me ♪
♪ That you'll give faith A fighting chance ♪
♪ And when you get the choice ♪
♪ To sit it out or dance... ♪
- [cheering] - [laughing]
[Tiffany shouts]
♪ I hope you dance... ♪
Here we are, married. Husband and wife.
[laughing] You gave a thumbs-up.
Two thumbs-ups.
- Two thumbs-ups. - [laughs]
♪ Never settle for the path ♪
Of least resistance... ♪
I feel good. I feel at peace with everything.
There's nothing that scares me about this man.
[Brett] Tiffany makes me feel loved.
Tiffany makes me feel I could be the best version of myself.
There are so many, you know, qualities that I look for in a partner,
and pretty much Tiffany checks all the boxes. [clicks tongue]
And here she is. Mrs. Brown.
[attendees cheering, applauding]
Love is blind.
♪ I hope you never fear ♪
♪ Those mountains in the distance... ♪
[Tiffany shouts]
[man] A big round of applause for Kwame and Chelsea!
- [cheering] - [shouting]
[Kwame] This is the first day of the rest of our lives.
This is the first day of the best trip,
the best adventure that you have ever been on.
- [chuckles] - That we have ever been on.
I was gonna correct her. I'm glad she corrected herself.
- [chuckles] Yeah. - In our whole life.
[attendees cheering]
- [Chelsea] I love you. - [Kwame] I love you too.
♪ And when you get the choice ♪
♪ To sit it out or dance ♪
- ♪ I hope you dance ♪ - ♪ Time is a wheel in constant motion ♪
- ♪ Always rolling us along ♪ - ♪ I hope you dance ♪
- ♪ Tell me who ♪
♪ Wants to look back On their years and wonder... ♪
- ♪ I hope you dance ♪ - ♪ ...where those years have gone? ♪
- This is making it really real. - It is.
- You sure you wanna finish that signature? - [laughing]
[Bliss] This is crazy. It's, like, really real.
- We are married! - We're married.
- [Bliss] It's official. We're married. - [Zack] Yeah, it's official.
It's really official, like, legally.
You're a lawyer, if you need to get us out of this...
- That's true. - I'm just kidding.
[laughing]
- [Zack] You're the best wife ever. - [Bliss] Thank you.
♪ I hope you dance... ♪
[cheering]
- ♪ I hope you dance ♪ - ♪ Time is a wheel in constant motion ♪
- ♪ Always rolling us along ♪ - ♪ I hope you dance ♪
- ♪ Tell me who ♪
♪ Wants to look back On their years and wonder... ♪
- ♪ I hope you dance ♪ - ♪ ...where those years have gone? ♪