Welcome to Love Is Blind!
[Megan W] Falling in love should feel exciting, scary.
-Falling in love should feel like this. -Cute.
[Nick Lachey] You'll have the chance
to fall in love based solely on who you are on the inside.
-I'm gonna be your man. Be there for you. -Oh, I love that.
-I love you. -I love you, too, Aline.
Madison, will you marry me?
-Yes! [laughs] -Yes!
Yes, I will. [laughs]
[Edmond shouts]
-Thank you, baby. -[laughs] I'm not supposed to ugly cry.
[Vanessa] And then you will see your fiancé for the very first time.
-You are amazing. You know that? -[both laugh]
-My chocolate king. Oh! -[shouts]
-You are perfect. I promise. -Thank you.
[Nick Lachey] Up until now, your attraction's been based entirely
in an emotional connection.
[Nick] You and I hit the lotto together. I'm glad it's you.
I love you.
[Vanessa] Hopefully, you turn that emotional connection into a physical one.
-Edmond, you fucking dirty guy! [shouts] -[laughing]
I fell in love with you because of your jokes, and that it was fun and easy.
This isn't the pods.
[Nick Lachey] Will looks, race, lifestyle tear them apart in the real world?
It's bothering you that I'm excited about you. That hurts me.
-You can't force me to get to the altar. -I'm not forcing you to do anything, Nick!
You're the one that is asking me to leave now!
He really had me convinced that he was gonna be my husband.
[Joe] Just it's not right.
I know you're not the one.
-I feel like I'm, like, dying inside. -[sobbing]
You have completely broken my heart.
You're dismissive, not accountable. You don't want to hear when you're wrong.
If I don't think I'm in the wrong, I'm not gonna be saying I'm sorry
'cause you're gonna know I'm not serious!
This is how you bring me out of my fucking character!
Is your normal work week you not cleaning up after yourself?
-You not doing your laundry? -Yes.
He will come home from work, and he'll have one or two beers.
That's not my lifestyle.
Tell me what you want me to do.
[Ali] No!
You're a grown person.
[Megan W] I'm constantly on the go.
I'm going to play tennis. I would love for you to be joining me.
I can't play tennis at ten a.m. on a Wednesday.
You didn't want this to be about money.
All those other guys that were crazy-rich business guys
who you probably did all those things with never worked out.
So that's why you picked me.
-[pop music playing] -[vocalizing]
-[shouting] -[laughing]
-[dance music playing] -[cheering]
[woman] Yeah, baby!
-Oh! -Whoo!
[woman 2] Go, Meg!
[shouting]
Cheers, fellas, for real. I'm excited. I'm about to change forever.
I'm not gonna be the same.
-I can't be. [laughs] -[man] Yeah.
With marriage, you don't just get to say, "I hate this shit. I'm leaving."
-Right. -You have to sit there and fight.
He loves me unconditionally.
He makes me laugh.
And I feel completely safe.
If I have a bad day or if I wake up looking like shit, he accepts it.
He doesn't care.
-That's who he fell in love with. -Yeah.
[Megan W] I think the biggest variable is lifestyle things, 'cause it's like…
-I don't always want to travel by myself. -[Olivia] No, no.
Are you questioning Jordan
or are you questioning… the change of Megan's lifestyle?
All of us have been talking about that question.
That's a good question.
Honestly, my biggest fear
is that you are gonna say yes because you fell in love with the kid.
The kid will complicate your feelings.
He already has. He already has.
But I'm also like, "What if Megan says yes and develops this beautiful family?"
-[Megan W] I know. -And that's what's totally unknown.
What if she develops this gorgeous life with a kid who fucking loves her?
[Kerri] Right.
[Olivia] And new babies that love her and him.
It's a lot of "what ifs." It's a lot of unknowns.
[exhales]
[woman] But what about you and Anton?
He is Russian, and that's the tradition for a man that supports the family.
He might just be, like, doing it on a budget. [laughs]
[laughing]
-He makes really good money. -Sure.
Okay, he makes good money.
-Sure. -Not "really good money," but…
[Daria] Are you okay that he's a truck driver?
A lot of people would look down on that, especially a woman of your caliber.
If I were to meet somebody that was just like, "I'm a truck driver. I love it."
"I plan to do it my whole life," I'd be like, "Absolutely not," you know?
But he talks about opening a barber shop in the future,
opening up some kind of restaurant.
He has a lot of potential.
But another potential is that he's just gonna forever be truck driver.
-What are you talking about? -[laughing]
I'm just saying. There's, like, two potentials.
[laughing]
We are two about-to-be-divorced women, okay?
We don't want you to--
Let me talk to some women that are happily married.
That's the truth. You have to marry him for who he is right now.
And if who he is right now
isn't the right thing,
then it's not the right thing.
But who he is right now could be the right thing,
and you could be happy with that for the rest of your life.
Is it a yes, or is it a no?
Is she high-maintenance? Absolutely.
Is she the best with money? No.
Does she cook and clean? No.
But at the same time, there's things that I value more than that.
Am I willing to take a leap of faith? Yeah, I am. I'm gonna say yes.
It's just, "Is she?"
-[pop music playing] -♪ You are the soundtrack in my head… ♪
Guys, put rings on. Here.
As if it was not big enough.
-[laughing] -How many carats is that?
-20? -[Megan W] This is right up my alley.
I'm just excited to just be in a house, in a routine.
Married. The whole "house with a picket fence."
The American dream Jordan is about to be on.
[vocalizing]
♪ So sing along ♪
♪ Let's sing along ♪
Thank you.
Thanks.
Today is the biggest day of my life.
It's overwhelming, like, in the best way.
It's so cute.
[exhales] Oh my God.
Best-case scenario,
I get to put the wedding band on his finger,
and we walk out of here together.
I just love… I love him. [laughs]
-[pop music playing] -♪ If the old way isn't working ♪
♪ We can take a turn to better days… ♪
All right, thanks.
♪ …keep you safe At the center of the storm… ♪
Wow.
Today is such a big day.
I've been wanting to get married. I've been wanting to find my person.
And today is the day we celebrate our love.
Oh shit, this is sick.
We both want a family, and I think she'd make a great mom.
"Our long-awaited day has finally come."
"Although it's not actually been very long at all."
My biggest fear today is, uh…
Ali saying no at the altar.
[exhales]
It was so sweet.
His best friend's fiancée messaged me this morning, and she's like,
"Trust your gut. It's gonna be such a beautiful day."
-"I can't wait to see you." -Oh.
Wait, is this the fiancée that told you the stuff about the partying?
No, that's a girlfriend.
-[Nikki] That was a girlfriend. Okay. -[Ali] Mm-hmm.
And she's only been the girlfriend for three months.
-Yeah. -So I don't know how accurate her…
-[Nikki] Information is? -…info is, yes.
And I haven't seen anything the last few weeks with that, you know?
-[Nikki] Yeah. How's mama feeling? -[woman] Yeah.
I'm scared because he drinks alcohol.
In my family, we don't drink alcohol.
I'm scared about that, you know?
I drink alcohol, Mom.
But not the people that have every day.
I think he deserves some grace for it.
It's not okay. I really don't like it.
Yeah.
Oh shit. Those are mismatching.
[in Russian] Where's my dear son?
-How can I help you, my precious? -The socks are wrong.
-Mismatched socks? [laughs] -Mismatched socks, yeah.
Yeah, can you imagine?
-That's a good sign. -Yeah? Are you lying?
[in English] It's a good sign.
-No, it's a good sign. Don't worry. -[in Russian] Seriously?
[Anton] Are you lying?
-I love you so much. -I love you. Have you been waiting long?
Don't show the socks. No one will know.
It's just a stripe.
[in English] The least you should worry about, okay?
-[in Russian] How are you feeling? -[sighs] I'm a little worried.
Don't worry. God sees everything. Let me bless you.
I bless you like a mother.
You're my darling, my golden one, my favorite, my joy.
You're the best thing I have.
Okay, relax.
You're breathing so heavily.
You're nervous. I don't want you to be nervous.
You know, my child, you're the best in the world.
[in English] You have nothing to worry about.
She needs to appreciate your soul.
-And your qualities. Okay? -Yeah.
'Cause not everything could be counted in a pocket and money.
-No. The soul is the most important part. -Of course.
Of course.
If she say no, that's your experience.
-[exhales] -If she says yes, I will applaud.
Just relax.
[in Russian] Let's go. I'll help you put your jacket on.
-[in English] No, I'll put it on myself. -[in Russian] No, I'll put it.
-[in English] Thank you. -[in Russian] Dear, let me hug you.
-[in English] See you there. -I love you more than anything.
-You're my little baby. -I love you, Mom.
[in Russian] My dear, let me hug you.
Go with God. Don't worry about anything, okay?
-[in English] I'm good. I'm fine. -Love you.
I love you too.
I did find my person and whether I'm her person or not remains to be seen,
but to me, I feel like she's my person.
-[pop music playing] -♪ Today's the day ♪
♪ Our dreams come to life… ♪
Oh my God!
[laughing]
-It's such a pretty dress. -So pretty.
-Oh my gosh. It's perfect. -[Daria] Wow.
Do you like it?
I love it.
It's so pretty.
♪ Just as we're hitting our stride… ♪
[exclaims]
[music continues]
[chattering]
-How do you feel? [laughs] -Oh my God.
-Who is that? -[Nikki laughs]
You look great.
-[Ali exhales] -[Nikki] Here.
-Thanks, guys. Everybody looks so pretty. -[all laugh]
[Vanete] You know I love you so much.
-[Ali] Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. -You know the best for you, okay?
I will support you whatever what.
I will be here with you always.
-Okay. -[Vanete] Okay?
-I love you guys so much. -Squeezing my hand.
[Nikki] You're squeezing my hand too!
[laughing]
See you out there. We love you. You look perfect.
-You got makeup on your teeth. -[laughing]
♪ Once in a lifetime, once in a lifetime ♪
[in Portuguese] Your makeup is so beautiful. I like it.
[in English] Thank you.
-[gasps, laughs] -[Natalya] Hi!
[gasps] Look. You look amazing.
-[Ali] Thank you. -Hello.
-Hi. Nice to meet you. Vanete. -Nice to meet you as well. Natalya.
-Nice to meet you, Vanete. -Nice to meet you.
-You have such a beautiful daughter. -Give me a hug.
Thank you so much for coming.
I was thinking about you. I want you to be happy.
Yeah.
-I think we both deserve it. -[all laugh]
How do you feel about Anton?
-What's your feeling? -I love him. I love him.
I truly do.
You raised an amazing man.
-He is. I want you to know his love. -He is an amazing man.
Uh, his soul, his feelings.
-[sniffles] How wonderful he is. -[Ali] Mm-hmm.
I just want you to know that.
Yeah. I know. I know.
-It's a beautiful day. [laughs] -[Natalya] Yeah.
And I love him.
The day is beautiful. The venue is beautiful. You are beautiful.
-Thank you. -And I hope for the best.
And any outcome will be the best for us, right?
Yeah.
Your son, he's so nice too. I really like him.
-[Natalya] Thank you. -I like him so much, you know?
-[Ali] Mm-hmm. -So just listen to your heart.
-Yeah. It's as I say. -Yeah.
I say, "Listen to your heart always." You know?
Just my best wishes. Listen to your heart. You're great.
-Everybody has to be happy. -[Ali] Yeah.
-Thank you so much. -[Natalya] It's okay. So good to see you.
-You too. -Thank you. Give yourself a hug. [exhales]
You're beautiful.
Yeah. Okay.
[Ali laughs]
-[pop music playing] -♪ If you want it, and you find it ♪
♪ And you never let it go ♪
♪ Keep on hoping, it's exciting… ♪
Hello, beauty.
[laughing]
[chattering]
-You look so pretty. -You look so pretty.
-[in Portuguese] Look at your hair! -[laughing]
-[in English] Who is she? -[laughing]
-[in Portuguese] Let me hug everyone. -[in English] You're gonna be fine, okay?
I believe in you.
-Okay. Thank you. -[Jessica] You deserve it.
No matter what happens out there, we got your back.
Gonna beat him up if he says no? [laughs]
-No, I'm not gonna beat him up. -[laughing]
"You didn't deserve her. Just get out of here."
[laughs]
-[in Portuguese] Hi, Cris. -Hi, my little one!
[laughing]
She looks like a little doll.
[in English] I know.
Hey.
[in Portuguese] How are you?
[in English] My God! I can't even hug you.
-I know. It's okay. -I missed you so much.
Mm.
-Mm-hmm. -Thanks for coming.
Remember, whatever happens out there, I'm not gonna like it.
Depending on the way it goes.
Okay? I did not approve of this, but…
you're grown.
And I love you very much. [laughs]
You're my best friend, and I want you to be happy,
so if you think this is gonna make you happy, go for it.
Yeah.
Okay? [sniffles]
-I love you. -I love you too.
[Ali sniffles]
I feel like I'm gonna pass out. [laughs]
But, like, maybe in a good way, like a good pass out. [laughs]
-I don't have to say nothing, okay? -I know.
Give me a hug. Okay.
-[in Portuguese] Did my veil fall? -What?
-It didn't fall? -No.
[in English] You're ready for him.
Okay.
-I love you. -I love you too.
-[pop music playing] -♪ 'Cause you are the reason… ♪
See you there.
♪ Heaven is here in my arms ♪
♪ And you are the answer You're all that I've asked for ♪
♪ And I knew it right from the start ♪
♪ Yeah, you're everything right ♪
♪ You're the love of my life ♪
♪ Forever my light in the dark ♪
[in Russian] Now your magic gates will open,
and everything will be, you know, like in a fairy tale.
[in English] ♪…the good part ♪
♪ So I'm gonna hold on tight ♪
[exhales]
-[sighs] This is… -[laughing]
[Ali] Thank you.
[in Portuguese] I feel like I'm gonna faint.
-[sighs] -[in English] You're gonna be great.
[in Portuguese] You're beautiful.
-[Ali] Thank you. -[Desi] Beautiful.
[Ali groans]
[officiant in English] Please rise for the bride.
[wedding march playing]
[laughs] Oh my goodness.
Goodness.
-[Vanete] I love you. -[Ali] I love you too.
[in Portuguese] Thank you, Des.
-[chuckles] -[Desi in English] God bless you.
[Ali] Oh God.
Hi.
You look amazing.
-[Ali] Thank you. -Oh my God.
-Hey. Let me fluff you. -[Ali] Thank you. Thank you.
-[Anton] You look stunning. -Thank you. [laughs]
[officiant] Please be seated.
Anton and Aline.
You have taken the time to learn what makes each other smile and laugh.
[chuckles]
[officiant] And how to best support one another when life is less than simple.
Now, marriage is the beginning of a lifetime of love
and the end of a lifelong search for the other half of your heart.
The search isn't really about finding a perfect other half.
Rather, it's about finding the heart that finally lets yours beat
in the rhythm it was always meant to.
Love isn't "happily ever after."
Love is the experience of writing your story.
This day, your wedding day,
is a reminder of what your love has already accomplished
and of what it can continue to accomplish
in the many, many years ahead of you.
[Anton] You're absolutely beautiful. You're gorgeous.
But the reason I fell in love with you is because of the connection we had.
Because we have the same goals,
and we have the same outlook on our lives and future.
We've had our ups and downs.
We've had our moments of questioning each other.
But no good thing ever comes easy.
The amount of love I have for you, it's indescribable.
And I'm excited to have our future together,
and I'm excited to have everybody that's here today
be a part of our big family together.
Thank you.
Falling in love with you was so easy.
Your character,
your love for all of your loved ones
and how deeply you care for everybody in your life,
your support for who I am…
Not knowing what I had looked like, you embraced every part of me,
and you still continue to do that, even when you don't agree.
[both laugh]
[Ali] You know, we've had disagreements, but I do think that we know
the things that we need to know to make this decision.
Yeah.
-[exhales] -[officiant] Anton and Aline.
You chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together
based on a deep emotional connection.
Looks, age, finances
and all the superficial things
of the world were not a factor for you two.
Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
Will you get married and commit to face life together
as husband and wife?
-Or will you walk away forever? -[exhales]
[clears throat]
Anton, do you take Aline
to be your lawfully wedded wife,
to have and to hold from this day forward,
to love, honor and cherish in sickness and health,
forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?
[dramatic music playing]
I do.
[officiant] Aline,
do you take Anton to be your lawfully wedded husband,
to have and to hold
from this day forward,
to love, honor and cherish in sickness and health,
forsaking all others
for as long as you both shall live?
[dramatic music playing]
[heart beating]
I can't be your wife.
[Anton exhales]
[gasping]
Oh shit.
I feel like the person that I fell in love with in the pods
isn't the person I've gotten to experience in real life.
[Anton sighs]
I'm so sorry.
[Anton] Mm-hmm.
[Ali gasps]
[sniffles]
-[pop music playing] -♪ Here we are ♪
♪ Addicted like a drug, gone too far ♪
♪ We pulled out the rug… ♪
[exhales]
♪ I let down my guard And you stole my heart, mm… ♪
[sobbing]
[exhales]
[Ali gasps]
[sobbing]
[Vanete in Portuguese] I'm so sorry.
-[in English] Hey, man. It's all good. -You okay?
I'm sorry, dawg.
[in Russian] It's for the best. There, there.
Your best days lie ahead.
[Ali sobbing]
-[Nikki in English] It's okay. -You know that you're gonna be fine.
[Daria] Intuition never lies. Your heart never lies.
[Ali sobbing]
Cold-hearted fucking bitch.
-[Natalya] Yeah, that's what I thought. -[woman] Yeah!
-[Desi] We've got you. -[sobbing]
[sobbing, sniffling]
-[Ali] Oh my God, you guys. -[chuckling]
-[Nikki] You got it. -[Ali] I don't wanna be here.
-I wanna go home. -[Nikki] Okay, let's go.
-[woman] Let's go walk. -Do you wanna go home? Let's go home.
[Natalya in Russian] You said everything.
[in English] All your soul, all your mind. If she didn't appreciate it,
well, whatever.
Any girl would be lucky to have you, bro.
-[Natalya] You know? Look at this. -Thank you, man. Thank you.
Oh man.
[sighs]
-[pop music playing] -♪ I thought I'd find hope from a lover… ♪
[Ali sniffling]
[sniffles] Just get me out of this, please.
-[sobbing] -[Jessica] I got it. I got you.
♪ Right when I thought that it was done ♪
♪ I fell back to feeling alone ♪
♪ I'm not slipping out of control… ♪
I just wanna sit down. [sobbing]
♪ No magic switch to know it… ♪
Well, if it makes you feel any better,
I've never seen a more pretty runaway bride.
-[laughing] -[Daria] Yeah, right?
-Sit. -Oh my God.
-[Daria] Do you want water? -Yeah. [sniffles]
Are you mostly upset that you really hurt him?
[sniffles] Yeah.
[Nikki] What would have been even more hurtful to him,
you marrying him, and it wouldn't be the right fit.
[sniffles] Oh God.
[Vanete] I don't know what to say.
[sobbing]
[woman] Let it out.
[Ali] Um…
["Let Me Go" by Benson Boone playing]
[Ali sobbing]
♪ You're the reason I choke On the words that I wish I had said… ♪
It was really hard to leave him up there.
I almost wish he would have said no.
I was really hoping that standing up there with him
would, like, make me just feel at ease…
[sniffles] …and confident.
It just didn't feel right or how I would expect that moment to feel like.
♪ If it doesn't make a cut ♪
♪ That just won't close ♪
♪ It wasn't love, so let me go… ♪
I don't feel like he was super forthcoming about his lifestyle.
Drinking, partying,
how active he is, how healthily he eats.
And some of the information
that I learned about Anton through his friends
threw off, like, my perspective of him.
♪ Oh, it hurts, but it should ♪
♪ It hurts, but it's good ♪
♪ 'Causе the best Kind of love scars deep… ♪
It just feels really shitty to be the one walking away. [sniffles]
[Anton] You know, she said that she feels like
I'm not the person that I was in the pods,
and I don't know if it's looks. I don't know if it's the vibes.
I don't know if it's the way that we were living together,
but, you know, I can say that, like,
I've done nothing but care for her,
and, um, it fucking sucks, man, like…
It fucking sucks.
♪ If it doesn't make a cut ♪
♪ That just won't close ♪
♪ It wasn't love, so let me go ♪
[vocalizing]
-♪ So let me go ♪ -[song ends]
-["Here" by Zoe Konez playing] -♪ When you're ready, I'll be right here ♪
♪ Here, just let me stay right here ♪
♪ Here, here When you're ready, I'll be right here ♪
♪ Here, here… ♪
[Kalybriah laughs] Today is my wedding day.
The start of a new life.
Oh, this is so pretty!
Oh, why am I getting emotional already? This is crazy.
[laughs]
Oh, this is so pretty. [exhales]
Oh, I'm so emotional.
Oh, is this his ring?
Aww. [sighs]
♪ Just let me stay right here ♪
Oh man.
Oh! [laughs]
Ooh.
♪ Just let me stay right here… ♪
Hey, okay. It's the pad.
Ooh! Okay!
I really love Kalybriah.
Man.
I have never had a love like this.
It is everything I prayed for.
I'm ready. We are ready.
I'm ready to say, "Yeah." I'm ready to make her my wife.
I don't got no cold feet. My feet are hot.
Man.
[laughs]
[sobbing]
[pop music playing]
[exhales]
♪ Not every day can make a shine… ♪
[exhales]
[grunts] Let's go.
♪ But I'll pray You'll always know-oh-oh! ♪
♪ I'm here for you, I'm here for you ♪
-Hi! Ooh! -Ooh!
-Hi, gorgeous! -You look so nice!
-[Kalybriah] Hey, y'all! -Hey, sexy thing!
-[Kalybriah] Hey! -[Akilah] Look at this.
-I walked in. Best stop crying. -[laughing]
-I love your hair! -[Kalybriah] Thank you!
[Nakayla] You did a great job.
-Thank you! So it don't look bad? -[all] No!
-Okay, good, 'cause I'mma just keep it. -Just a little something right here.
[Akilah] Okay, still, why were we crying?
It was just a lot. It was so cute.
-And my period on… -[laughing]
Did y'all see it said, "Kalybriah's Bridal" up front?
-[Amari] Yeah. -It was so cute!
When I look at Edmond, I see a loving man.
I see a trying man.
I see a healing man.
I see a growing man.
I see a stubborn man. [laughs]
Good God, that man is stubborn as hell.
But he makes me feel loved.
He makes me feel loved, for sure.
-[Amari] I wonder what Mom's doing. -Girl, probably talking to Edmond.
-[Amari laughs] No, for real. -She love her some Edmond.
-[pop music playing] -♪ I keep falling ♪
♪ Falling into you… ♪
-Oh! -[laughs]
-Hello! I'm surprised. -Hello, dear.
-So happy to see you. -Yes.
-So happy to see you. -You too. You too.
You look nice. How are you?
Good. I'm surprised right now.
I was like, "Okay, let me go see Edmond
to make sure I put my eyes on him to just let him know I'm excited."
Who else do you have coming?
My rollerblading community and stuff.
And then I got my fifth grade teacher and her husband.
I got my dad. He came. He didn't get to meet her.
It's his first time ever seeing her.
-My mom couldn't make it. -Mm.
-So that's been a whole thing. -[Ieasha] Yeah.
But it wasn't 'cause of Kalybriah or anything like that.
-She's got personal things going on. -Right. Right.
I'm so sad she didn't come. I just wish she was here.
I wouldn't be here on my wedding day if it wasn't for her. [chuckles]
So I really want her to be here.
[inhales]
[clicks tongue, exhales]
[Ieasha] People make their choices, okay?
So don't take that as someone don't care about you.
At this time, she may be in a season that she had something else she had to do.
-But don't let that dampen your mood. -Yeah. Yeah.
But it still hurts.
And there would not be any words or anything a person could say
to fix that.
Don't let that steal your joy for this day
because the people that you need here are here.
It's life.
And you have to find peace with it in a few hours.
-[laughs] -In a few hours.
In a few hours, you'll get that strength.
I just thank God for Kalybriah.
I just don't--
[clears throat] I just really want us to, like, always be good.
[clicks tongue]
Thank you. I mean it though. I'm really in love with Kalybriah.
I'mma give it my blessing. I think y'all can do it. Y'all adults.
-I want you guys to be happy, okay? -Thank you.
[sighs] It's just my wedding day, so it's like…
[Ieasha] I know, and I'm happy I don't have my makeup on yet,
because I would have ruined it by now. because I've been fighting back tears
because I'm so excited for you guys.
[gasps]
-Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Miss Ieasha. -I appreciate you, baby.
-Thank you so much for choosing her. -Oh yeah.
We're going to hold our breath
while you guys come down the aisle and mesmerize us.
-Thank you so much. -All right, dear.
-We'll see you in a bit. Okay. -Yes, ma'am.
-I was not supposed to cry, Edmond. -[laughs]
Okay. See you later, dear. [chuckles]
-[pop music playing] -[vocalizing]
♪ It's full-speed ahead ♪
Hey, girls.
[Kalybriah] Oh hey, boo!
-[exclaims] -[Kalybriah] Hey, beautiful.
What you gonna do, cry?
-[chuckles] You about to cry, boo! Hi! -Oh!
-Finally. -I know!
And your look! Stop, girl, show it!
[Ieasha] I'm so happy my face is not done. It would've been a mess.
We finna get married.
[sighs]
-I'm a woman now. -Ooh, I have a pulse.
[laughing]
-[Ieasha] She gotta finish you up? -She's putting my pins in.
-[Ieasha] Okay. I went and spoke to him. -Oh, you went in his room?
-[Ieasha] I did. -That's amazing, Mama.
-Ugh! There's just something about him. -[Kalybriah] No, he's amazing.
This definitely has been love.
Yes!
That's all right.
I love the mess out of him.
Oh! [laughs]
Ooh-wee.
[music continues]
[sighs] Okay.
Ooh! [laughing]
Wow! [laughs]
Having my fifth grade teacher here is just so special.
-[screams] -[both laugh]
[Jessie] You're getting married!
I was just in a world of just, like, not having a guardian,
and she was like my guardian, my guardian angel, really.
Oh, good gracious. My little boy. [sobs]
She used to, like, help me out.
My grades were bad, but she used to give me extra tutoring
and then also help me with meals,
'cause when I went home, I didn't have dinner.
She'd be like, "You want anything?" Get me Subway or stuff like that.
Just to make sure I'm eating before I go to sleep.
Really hard on me when I needed discipline.
She supported me.
I really, truly don't know where I would be without her, really.
I swear, you were there, like, in my life…
-You always been, like, after… -[sighs]
I will always be your constant.
I promise you that. [exhales]
-Always. -I appreciate it, Miss Welsh.
-Yeah. -I have prayed for you so many times.
[sniffles]
And I'm gonna keep it up because you deserve everything.
I appreciate it.
I'mma keep on grinding, keep on working. Gotta keep on going.
You always have.
Whoo! I said I wasn't gonna do this.
I'm like a proud mama right now.
-I know. -Holy cow.
-And she's it. -She's the one.
-You had to come to Colorado to find her. -Had to come out to Colorado to get her.
I'm so glad you got out. I'm so glad you've done this.
I respect you. You're so great. You're so loving.
-You impacted my life tremendously. -You made me the teacher that I am.
You absolutely did.
You changed my whole perspective
on being in a classroom and making connections,
and you changed me from the get-go. [laughing]
You changed me too, like, really.
When I was in fifth grade, I was on the wrong path.
And you were the hardest kid to teach. You were.
In my classroom, first day, you back there dancing, singing,
and I'm trying to teach a class…
I learned, you know what?
You were paying attention to everything I had to say.
You were gonna make it.
And now I teach to everybody, moving around the classroom,
dancing, doing whatever they gotta do,
because you taught me that I could teach that way.
And look at you.
[laughs] And look at you.
College graduate. Busting yourself to get out here.
-[exhales] -Now getting married!
There's no words for it, but really for you to be here…
Now, I'm so used to… It's gonna be "Miss Welsh" forever.
Really, though, I wanna say "Jessie," like…
-At some point, you can use my name. -I know. Yeah. "Jessie," but…
Or you can call me "Mom," "Mom Two," whatever.
Mama Two, Mama One, but really though,
making you proud means so much.
It motivates me.
I've always been proud of you.
-I'm gonna always make that be the case. -Always.
-Really. Mm-hmm. -All right.
-You got this. -I got this.
-All right. You got this. -I got this. I do.
-Praying for you. I love you. -Thank you. Thank you.
I love you so much too.
[both exclaim, laugh]
All right. Oh!
See you soon. Mm-hmm.
-See you soon. Mm-hmm. -See you.
[sighs] Here we go.
-It's so pretty. -Beautiful.
-[pop music playing] -♪ I know… ♪
Wow.
You're stunning.
Thank you.
-Feel like Cinderella. -I know, right? [laughs]
-[Kalybriah] Oh. -[both laugh]
My wedding is minutes away.
-Oh my goodness. -[sighs]
I love that man, for sure. I really do love him. I do.
Give me some love.
-Love you. -Can't wait to see you.
-We'll walk down the aisle, okay? -Thank you. I love you.
-Love you too. You're beautiful. -Thank you. So are you.
Thank you.
♪ In my heart ♪
♪ You belong ♪
♪ I can feel you still so strong… ♪
-Waiting for this day. It's really here. -It's here, man. It's here.
-Edmond Lee Harvey, the only one. -[laughing]
[Brian] Yeah!
-Let's go, man. -Yeah.
You got it, baby.
-[Brian] All right, brother. -Let's get it. See y'all soon.
See y'all soon.
I am minutes away from my wedding.
I'm feeling so good.
Whoo! Feeling good.
Shout out to my baby KB.
Let's go, guy. Let's go, guy. And KB.
[pop music playing]
♪ Is there a light At the end of the tunnel… ♪
[crowd cheers]
Thank you.
-This is so crazy. -Take it all in, baby. Take it all in.
-[Edmond] Oh! -[laughs]
-This is real. [laughs] -This is real.
-All right. We never saw this, really. -No, never.
Ten-year-old Edmond never saw this.
[sighs] It's only a new beginning.
Yes, it is.
-It's not gonna be easy all the time. -Mm-hmm.
-I'm ready for it. I'm really ready. -I know you are.
You're ready for the best part of your life.
Until you have kids, then it gets even better.
And I really want kids. I'm ready. I want some athletes.
-Yeah. [laughs] -Yeah.
-They'll keep you busy. -Mm-hmm.
-[exhales] -You're a great human.
You're gonna do wonderful things in this next chapter.
-[Edmond] Thank you, Jessie. -Mm-hmm.
-[Jessie] Calling me by my first name! -Try.
[Jessie laughs]
[exhales loudly] Let's go.
[woman] Hmm.
Look at everybody. What's good? What's good? What's good, Brian?
All right.
I love you.
-You got this. Mm-hmm. -Yeah, thank you. Thank you.
[Gary] There you go, Edmond.
-[laughs] -Oh my God.
[officiant laughs] You got it. You got it.
[exhales]
[sighs]
[sighs] Oh, I just got so nervous. I just got so nervous.
[Edmond sighs]
-[Ieasha] I love you. -I love you too.
If everybody may please rise.
[laughs] Oh man.
-Ready? Mm. -[Ieasha] I love you.
[sighing]
-Take care of her. -I will. I will. I will.
You look so good! You look so beautiful!
-[exhales] So-- -You look so beautiful.
-Can I get a hug? [laughs] -Yeah. Yeah.
-You look so beautiful. -I love you. You look so nice, baby.
[Edmond] I love you so much. I really do. I swear.
-[Kalybriah] I love you too. -[Edmond sniffles] I love you so much.
-Oh! -[officiant] Everybody, you may be seated.
-[exhales] -[chuckles] My baby.
I love you so much.
[officiant] Edmond and Kalybriah,
I hope your marriage is a safe haven, your rock,
a place where you may both become your best selves.
In every marriage, in addition to joy, there will also be hardship.
In trying times, I hope you remember this day
and the love you currently hold in your hearts.
Treat yourselves and each other with respect
and remind one another often of what brought you two together.
This ceremony is a witness to you choosing to stand together
and support each other, no matter what.
-Mm. I fell in love with Kalybriah. -[laughs]
I love you so much.
I am crazy for you.
Yeah? [sniffles]
My emotions are, like, going crazy right now,
but I love you so much.
I've been praying for someone like you. Really, I mean it.
I love you. I want you.
Everything we talked about, like, our future, the kids.
I'm really ready for it all. Hold me accountable.
I'm ready to grow more as a man.
We about to be better than we ever have been.
-[Kalybriah] Yeah. -Because me and you.
-I got big plans. We got big plans. -[sniffles]
-I'm ready. -[Kalybriah] Yeah.
-I'm confident. -[sniffles]
Give me some pressure. I got it!
-Yeah, I know. -I love you so much.
[sighs] My Lee baby.
[laughs]
It was so easy to fall for you.
It was so easy to fall for you, fall in love with your story.
Your story shapes you.
You shouldn't be ever insecure about it.
Your story is who you are.
Your story is a part of the reason I fell in love with you, baby.
The genuineness, the positivity.
The… "I'm not focused on a negative."
"I'm gonna focus on the good side." All of that.
You are very strong. You are very genuine.
Everybody loves you, baby. Don't be lying.
[laughs] You know? And I am so happy that it's you that I fell in love with.
You've shaped me. You've helped me grow.
You've shown me things I didn't even know was something I needed to work on.
I wouldn't have learned if it wasn't for you.
You are an amazing man.
And I'm just so happy that it's you, you know, and you chose me.
[Edmond] Mm-hmm.
-I love the hell out of you. -I love the hell out of you too.
I love you so much, really.
Kalybriah and Edmond,
you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together
based on a deep emotional connection.
Looks, age, finances
and all the superficial things of the world
were not a factor for you two.
Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
Will you get married and commit to face life together
as husband and wife?
Or will you walk away forever?
Edmond, do you take Kalybriah to be your lawfully wedded wife,
to have and to hold from this day forward,
to love, honor and cherish in sickness and health,
forsaking all others for as long as you both shall live?
[dramatic music playing]
I do.
[officiant] Kalybriah.
Do you take Edmond to be your lawfully wedded husband,
to have and to hold from this day forward,
to love, honor and cherish
in sickness and health,
forsaking all others
for as long as you both shall live?
[dramatic music playing]
[Kalybriah sniffles]
[shouts] Ooh!
[voice breaks] I'm sorry.
[sobbing]
I'm so sorry. [sobbing]
You deserve someone that is 100% at the altar,
and I'm not 100% right now.
And my "no" doesn't mean that I don't love you.
[sobs] It doesn't mean that I don't accept you.
-I know. I'm so sorry. -[shouts]
Don't…
[exhales] Oh, yo, what the fuck?
This wasn't easy. This was not an easy decision. [sniffles]
I'm so sorry.
-I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. -[sniffles]
I'm so sorry. Are you okay?
-If there's-- -[Edmond] I gotta say I'm okay.
-No, you don't. -[chuckles] I'm okay. I'm not okay.
-I'm okay, but I'm not okay. -That's what a strong person looks like.
It's okay to not be okay.
And I'm sorry that I'm the reason that you're not okay.
-I'm sorry. Oh! -[voice breaks] I'm not.
[sobbing]
[Kalybriah] I am really sorry.
[Edmond sobbing]
[exhales]
-I respect you no matter what. -And vice versa.
-You are great, really. -You are very handsome.
Thank you. I know you look so good. [chuckles]
I fell in love with you blindly, but, dang, you happen to be so beautiful.
You got the best body I ever seen, baby. [laughs]
-Thank you for being so graceful. -Yeah.
You are amazing.
You are enough.
But the doubt, I have to honor, you know?
I know we did have enough time.
It just was a hard decision.
[Edmond sighs]
-I just… -What's wrong?
I just know how great…
Down the road, at least.
-I will never write you off. -I know.
-I just really fell in love with you. -Yeah. Go ahead.
I fell for you too.
It was genuine.
I stayed 'cause I fell for you, baby.
You are a big stepping stone in my life.
A big one. I will never forget you.
And this was not an easy decision at all.
[chuckles] I had been battling up until I broke down.
I could not figure it out.
But due to me not being able to figure it out, that was my answer.
You deserve someone that's 100% at that altar.
-[Edmond] Let me go for a walk. -Go ahead. Do your thing.
♪ Close my eyes Tell me this isn't real… ♪
[Edmond exhales]
♪ I just wanna scream Till my lungs give out ♪
♪ Wake me from this dream That I'm in right now ♪
♪ All my love slipping through my hands… ♪
Oh! I know.
[sobbing]
[exhales]
[sobbing]
I feel so bad.
Why?
Like, I meant my decision,
but I just see how hurt he was. [sniffles]
What if you would have said yes?
-How would that have… -[exhales]
[sniffles] I would have been miserable.
[sniffles]
-He's a great person though. -He is a great person.
I just feel so bad.
You don't have to feel bad for choosing you.
-[exhales] I just do. -You don't have to.
Yes, it hurt, because as humans, we don't wanna hurt people.
But what would have hurt him the most is living a lie.
Yeah.
I just really feel bad
'cause I really do love him.
-[exhales] -[Ieasha] Yes.
[sniffles]
[exhales]
[groans loudly]
♪ Drive through the night… ♪
[Jessie] Do you need a second? Can I stay here with you?
I wouldn't hate you staying.
Oh my goodness.
-[Jessie] Oh. -Oh. [laughs]
-God's got other plans. -I know.
God's got other plans.
You don't know what those are yet.
I swear. I've been-- I was-- I really was good to her.
-I know. -Like…
-[laughs] I mean, I don't… It's just… -I know.
She wasn't a diamond.
Maybe she was a sapphire. There's a diamond out there.
-Yeah. -You deserve a diamond.
[Edmond] I can't lie. It's so hard out here. This was my best chance.
-No, it's not. It's not. It's not. -It was.
I've done everything else. I've even done this.
-What else? -It is not your best chance.
Marry the wrong person, end in a divorce
or find the right person that's willing to go every mile with you.
-Yeah. [sniffles] -[Jessie] Everybody loves you.
Even the teachers in school that you drove absolutely nuts loved you.
All of 'em.
When we came to your senior night football game in college,
the cooks at the college were there for you,
because you impact every single person that you meet.
I mean, you shine.
Yeah.
Oh man.
I was expecting her to say, "I do,"
so I am shocked for her to not say I do.
There was no bright side. I just be…
This sucks. It just hurts.
Just giving your all to someone,
treating them the best…
I'm just… so hurt.
I'm just hurt. [chuckles]
-["Undertow" by Zayde Wolf playing] -♪ These eyes… ♪
[sobbing]
[sobs, sniffles]
[sniffles]
It's still lonely out here in the world. [laughs]
[sniffles]
[sobbing]
♪ If we're swallowed by the ocean ♪
♪ I will carry you out ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ I will carry you out ♪
Hello.
[Megan W] Mm.
What's up? How was your day?
I woke up this morning at, like, 4:30.
And I was an absolute mess.
I feel like we're like ships in the night, like two different people.
I don't think we're that different.
You keep saying that, but I just, like, don't see it.
[Megan W] We are pretty different.
You are very simple, and, like…
doing the same things every day, eating the same things, all of that.
You're a picky eater, I'm an adventurous eater.
-So what? -[Megan W chuckles]
You don't have to eat the same things.
You don't have to do the same things as me.
I feel like that's a weird thing to say we're not compatible, you know?
If I had a million, gazillion dollars,
I would be doing whatever I wanted with you, you know.
I know, Jordan. I know you are encouraging me
to still do all the things that I've been doing on my own,
but I've been doing all those things by myself for the past four years,
and I want to do those things with a partner.
I've never dated somebody with a kid.
All the men that I have dated up to this have had a fairly flexible schedule,
and that's, like, how all my friends are, and so…
Yeah, I don't know why you chose me in the pods then.
Jordan, I just didn't realize how rigid it truly was.
Yeah, I told you. You would have to make sacrifices to be with me and Luca.
I told you. It's not easy.
-Yeah. -I'm a fucking normal guy.
Wanting to be a good dad and be a good provider.
'Cause I told you, I think everyone wants to be in your spot.
It's just you also have to remember,
you have, like, five years on me. [chuckles]
So I don't know.
I realize you could be in a totally different spot in a year and a half,
in two years, in three years.
Um… you're very easy to love.
And I think initially I leaned into…
opposites attract, but…
I just still have reservations.
And that's not how I should be feeling going into my wedding.
Our wedding.
And, again, I'm sorry for…
For what?
[Megan W] For not feeling more compassion for you.
And understanding and…
giving you what you needed in a fiancée.
[voice breaks] Yeah, I just… I can't do this, Jordan.
-["Hold My Breath" by Post Malone playing] -♪ Please don't leave ♪
♪ 'Cause you're holding on ♪
♪ To something special to me ♪
♪ It's essential to me… ♪
And I love you so much, but I just…
It doesn't feel right. [sniffles]
♪ Hold my breath ♪
♪ Till I turn green… ♪
Knowing this today,
there's no way I wanted to go to the altar
and put either of us through that.
[sobs] I'm sorry I didn't love you and
accept you the way you needed me to.
Truly, because you deserve that.
[sobbing]
♪ 'Cause you're holding on ♪
♪ To something special to me… ♪
[gasps]
♪ It's essential to me… ♪
Thank you for introducing me to Luca.
I know that was huge.
And it's not only you in this.
Well, I don't really have anything else to say, so…
I'm gonna try to go get Luca from school.
I'm sorry.
[grunts]
[clears throat]
[Megan W] I do love you, Jordan.
Didn't think we were different. The only thing is just the lifestyle difference
is she has enough money
to live the rest of her life without ever working, and I don't.
-[pop music playing] -♪ Where will we go from here… ♪
I think if I had enough money that I didn't really have to work,
I think we would be getting married.
[clears throat]
[producer] Do you have any regrets?
Yeah, I wish I didn't introduce her to my son.
I feel like she doesn't love me for me,
and that's the closure I need.
♪ Where will we go from here? ♪
In the pods, I was really leaning into him being a single father,
like, the excitement of it.
But I don't think I thought through
how challenging it is
and how I would need
to make a lot of concessions to how I currently live.
I mean, maybe I'm just not cut out to be a stepmom.
Honestly, this has me questioning if I'm…
[sniffles] …if I'm even cut out to be a mom.
I don't know. Maybe I am too… [sniffles]
…too caught up in my own life.
All I wanted coming into this experiment
was to find love and to find my partner.
And I will love Jordan always.
But he's not my partner.
-["Flowers" by Miley Cyrus playing] -♪ We were good, we were gold ♪
♪ Kind of dream that can't be sold ♪
♪ We were right till we weren't… ♪
Goodness. [exhales]
Just keep on keeping on.
Yeah.
-I get she hurt your feelings though. -Oh!
I know. [groans]
[groans]
♪ Write my name in the sand ♪
♪ Talk to myself for hours ♪
♪ See things you don't understand ♪
[officiant] Love isn't happily ever after.
Love is the experience of writing your story.
-It's not one moment, not even this one. -[chuckles]
[officiant] It's every moment.
Big ones, like saying "I love you…"
-I love you. -I love you too.
-[officiant] …and getting engaged… -I'm a fiancée.
[shouting]
[officiant] …but mostly, a million little ones
that come in between big moments.
-You knew what you signed up for! -You're in trouble.
-Am I? -Yeah.
Please don't talk to me. No, don't talk to me.
My love for you is real.
-I'm in trouble. -[sobs]
[officiant] It's running errands together.
[all] Cheers!
[officiant] It's hanging with friends,
going out to dinner, staying in to cuddle
or simply falling asleep next to one another.
-[laughing] -[shouting]
[officiant] Those everyday moments fuse together into one shared experience.
That's my man!
[officiant] Your story.
♪ Can love me better I can love me better, baby ♪
♪ Can love me better, I ♪
-[ring chimes] -[water bubbles]
["Queen of My Own Heart" by Penguin Asylum playing]
♪ I reign with magic and love ♪
♪ I rule my own world ♪
♪ I am the queen of my heart ♪
♪ I rule my own world ♪
♪ I reign with my very love ♪
♪ I rule my own world ♪
♪ I know what I've got ♪
♪ I'm in control ♪
♪ I rule my own world ♪
♪ I am the queen of my heart ♪
♪ I rule my own world ♪
♪ I reign with magic and love ♪