Married at First Sight (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Matchmaking - full transcript

- I'm getting married.
Oh, my god.

- I know I'm gonna
fall in love with her.

I know for a fact I'm gonna
fall in love with her.

- He's a freak in the sheets.

[dramatic music]

- Ten singles
are about to meet

For the very first time.

- I don't know
what he looks like.

- They will legally marry
and commit their lives

To a complete stranger.

- I have not told my dad.



I'm gonna tell him
on the wedding day.

♪ ♪

- Once the couples say I do,

There's only one way out,
and that's divorce.

- Did I do the right thing?

[sobbing]

♪ ♪

- We're in san diego.

- It's truly happening.

- And this
is the biggest...

- I am freaking out right now.

- Most shocking "married
at first sight" season

In history.

- Why didn't anybody
talk me out of this?



- We, the experts
use rigorous interviews,

Data collection,
and social science

To match five couples who will
be married at first sight.

In two weeks,
you're getting married.

Congratulations.
- Thank you. [screams]

- Oh, my god.

I'm marrying a complete
stranger, but I don't care.

This is like the day that I've
been waiting for all my life.

I'm going to be a whole wife.

- And tonight,
our singles will prepare

For their wedding...

- God, who is she?

[all cheering]

- Celebrate their bachelor
and bachelorette parties...

- Get on your knees.

All:
Whoa!

- And prepare
to walk down the aisle...

- What the [bleep] am I doing?

- And meet the spouse
they have never seen before.

- Oh, [bleep].

- You got this, mitch.

I'm taking a huge risk,

Putting everything
on the line.

- We're gonna get
married today.

I'm a daddy's girl,

So if he doesn't approve
of this, I'll be devastated.

- I think you're insane.

- I'm starting to get
really nervous now.

It's terrifying.

- It's a different type
of nerve that just hit.

Oh, that's gonna crack.
- Oh, my god.

♪ ♪

- Oh, [bleep].

- ♪ it's all or nothing ♪

- This is
"married at first sight."

- ♪ it's all worth the wait ♪

♪ ♪

♪ it's all or nothing ♪

[upbeat music]

- ♪ chasing birds and bees ♪

♪ dancing in the sea ♪

- We use scientific methods
to match ten singles

And reveal to them that
they'll be getting

Legally married
in just two weeks.

- Hey, broski.

- Now it's time
to break the news

To their family and friends.

- Hi, mom.
- Hi.

- How are you?
- Good.

- As this is not
the traditional way

To get married...

- Hey, cheers to a good night.
- Yeah.

- This news could be a
fantastic surprise to some...

- Oh, what's up, man.

- And a major shock to others.

- The first couple
is lindy and miguel.

The ultimate romantic, miguel,

Is ready to sweep the person
who becomes his wife

Off her feet.

An open-hearted lindy is ready
to leave the commitment-phobes

And the dating apps
behind and find herself a man

Who's certain
he's ready for forever.

- I am going to go
tell my friends

That I'm getting married.

This is a huge decision,
and it's pretty scary

To do without
the people closest to you.

So I really need
their support today.

Definitely.

- Oh, yay, lindy's here.

- Hey.
- What's up, girl?

- We ordered you
a plate already.

- Oh, perfect.
You guys know me so well.

[all laugh]

So you guys have been through
all my crazy terrible

Dating app experiences.
- Yeah.

- And I'm definitely
ready to settle down.

I'm so sick of these boys.

- We get it.

- You know, there's no men.
I want a man.

Some of you know I've been
like in this long

Application process
and working with the experts

As far as like trying to
find a match and everything,

And they found me a match.

[all cheering]

- That's so exciting!
- You're gonna have a husband!

- ♪ oh, oh-oh, oh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ oh, oh-oh, oh ♪

- I feel pretty awkward
most of the time

Because I'm an
anxious overthinker.

Well, actually,
I currently don't feel

Like I'm an overthinker.
I don't know.

Now I'm overthinking it.
[laughter]

♪ ♪

I grew up really sheltered.

Like, I'm not kidding you,
my eighth grade

Graduating class was me
and one other girl.

I was raised
a seventh day adventist,

Which is a denomination
of christianity.

And they're just very strict,
like, rules on, like, jewelry

And no dancing,
which was hard because

I'm definitely, like,
a free spirit.

♪ ♪

Because of my
religious upbringing,

Dating has been
horrible for me.

My mom, you know,
really enforced,

Like, no sex before marriage.

And then I have, you know,
like, the one-night stand,

Which is, like, insane,
and just stuff like that,

Which is normal
in your early 20s,

But if you've never seen that
and no one around you

Has done it, it feels crazy.

So it's kind of just, like,
"jekyll and hyde"

In my head all the time.

It's like,
what would the church say?

Like, screw the church.
[laughs]

♪ ♪

I am a physical therapist.

I have a clinical doctorate.

In the hospital,
my favorite thing to do

Is ask patients
about their spouse

And how long
they've been married.

I'm always like, "you've been
married for 38 years?"

Like, "okay,
what's the secret?"

Because I am
a really bad picker.

I pick men who are
emotionally unavailable

And who are not ready
for the level of commitment

That I'm looking for.

♪ ♪

I'm ready to start
my life with someone

And know that
they're already committed

To doing that with someone
without ever meeting them.

I'm just ready for a real man.

I want a man.

- Make sure you tell him
about when you start

To get hungry, 'cause girl--
- that's what I was gonna say!

- When you start
to shut down, you shut down.

- I get crazy.

- Can you have him wait at the
altar with a meal for you?

- Honestly.
- Just like a baguette.

- He has to be good at,
like, handling confrontation

'cause I feel like
your emotions

Can get heightened.
- Yes.

- And to have somebody
that's, like, can be able

To be calm enough
to, like, talk you through it.

If you're like, "oh, my god,
I'm so irrationally mad

About this one little thing."
- yes.

I don't want somebody
to escalate and, like,

Just kind of go down a wormhole
of, like, what-ifs and anxiety

And all that stuff.

- Lindy's a pretty
emotional person

And I think sometimes that
can get the best of her.

She always means well,
but it--she can

Get a little crazy sometimes.

- You're so great, and, like,
you deserve someone

Who loves you, and, like,

I feel like you've been
looking for--for a long time,

And like now you have someone

That's potentially, like,
a great match for you,

And I'm so excited
for it to work out.

- It's a gamble, but I
feel hopeful because

I wanna spend forever with him.

- Yeah.
- Absolutely.

- But they have to
wanna have kids.

Like, I'm so ready.

I-I got these birthing hips.
[laughter]

Like, let them walk out,
let's just go.

♪ ♪

- Lindy just revealed
to her friends

That she's getting
married at first sight.

Now it's miguel's turn.

- ♪ time to bring
this make-believe ♪

- Where's our game master?

- Where is our game master?

♪ ♪

- My friends haven't approved
our prior relationships

And I'm going to
reveal that I'm

Getting married
to a complete stranger.

All: Hey.

- Hello, my fellow adventurers.

Sorry, I'm a little late.
- Welcome.

- It's kinda heavy.

So I'm definitely anxious
to see their reactions.

They could become monsters,
trolls, ogres, goblins.

I'm getting scared.

I'm getting scared out
of my mind is more accurate.

As you know, I haven't had
the best luck in relationships.

- Some of your girlfriends
were wah-wah.

- Why--why do you say that?
Why do--

- Sometimes I think
you want to force

These relationships that are
not necessarily the right fit.

- You want to be loved.

You want to love someone,
you want to be

In a loving relationship,
I think more than anybody

I've ever met.

And I feel like you tend
to avoid red flags.

When you find text messages
on somebody's phone

And give them
a second chance and then

Find more text messages
on somebody's phone

And give them another chance.

And then a third time.
- Oh, god.

Yeah, but--and you're
absolutely right, frankie,

The red flags
have been glaring,

Staring me in the face.

- And I feel like
some people have a lot

Of barriers and you don't.

Bear-iers.
- Bear-iers.

[laughter]

- Well as you know,
I'm in the running

To get married
at first sight...

♪ ♪

And there may be
an occasion to celebrate.

♪ ♪

- Maybe?
- It--it may require drinks.

So in about two weeks...

♪ ♪

I am going to get married.

- Oh!

- God.
- That's insane. Oh, my god.

- Well, we gotta cheers
to that one.

- You don't have it in you.
- Party foul.

- I'm so excited.

- My cup runneth over
with excitement.

- ♪ oh, we dancing
till the daylight ♪

♪ we can do it all ♪

- I have a lot of layers.
I'm a dork, I'm a jock,

I'm a lover, I'm a fighter,
I'm a hopeless romantic,

And I love writing creatively,
either short stories, poetry.

And I think the
romantic aspect of me

Manifested even then
when I was a child.

I'd like to write little love
sappy poems,

But yeah, and that's something
that I still do now

As an adult.

I've always found escapes
in, like, fantasy and sci-fi,

Being video games,
being comic books.

I would love to introduce
my wife to the magical world

That is "dungeons & dragons."

It's improv based
in a fantasy setting.

We role-play.

- Does any of this
role-playing manifest itself

In your life sexually?

- It doesn't.

I'm very vanilla,
but not boring.

- ♪ I just want your love ♪

- I have my doctorate.
I have my phd in neuroscience,

But I gave up the science
research life in place

For being a medical writer.

♪ ♪

My parents are puerto rican.

When I was ten, my dad
did move to puerto rico.

I moved to puerto rico
with my siblings.

My mom left, and that's kinda
been, like, a recurring theme,

Like, just women
that I can't really

Rely on or feel safe with.

And it's not for a lack
of trying with me.

- ♪ some people say
fate is fictional ♪

- I'm taking the leap of
faith and getting married

At first sight
because I've been the one

To really put in the efforts
in relationships.

And the return on investment
has been pretty bad for me.

Not many people get me the way
I would like to be understood.

I need someone open-minded.

I need someone
that's a good listener,

That cares to know about me.

And so I get dissatisfied
when they're not present.

And that's kinda, like,
the emotional depth

That I require, but it's also
the emotional depth

That I bring
to the relationship.

- ♪ here I am again,
here I am ♪

- I'm a serial monogamist,
and married is the end game.

- ♪ here I am again ♪

- Like, what happens
after you get married?

- We live happily ever after.

♪ ♪

- My biggest concern
for miguel is not

Finding the right person
and this not being

Everything he wants it to be.

I think that he deserves
someone amazing,

And I know that he wants it,
to find love, so I'm--

I'm really concerned
that this person might not

Be the right match for him.

I-I hope that she
doesn't become a person

Who takes advantage of you.

- I mean, I-I generally
assume if--if I--

If I let the person in
that they have

My best interests at heart.

♪ ♪

It's kinda a leap of faith;
you don't really know until--

Until you know for sure.

- I think we just need to clean
your rose-colored lenses

Just a little bit.

♪ ♪

- I rolled well, yeah.

Your prospects look good.
[laughter]

♪ ♪

- We matched lindy and miguel
because they desire a partner

With high emotional
intelligence,

Who is ready
to work through issues

And not throw in the towel
at the first sign of trouble.

Lindy is a self-admitted
over-thinker

Who is joyful and exuberant,
but can sometimes spiral out,

And miguel's calm nature
will help put her at ease.

Meanwhile, miguel has
a history of putting in

More work
into his relationships

Than his partners.

And lindy is eager
to be in a marriage

Where each spouse
is giving their all.

♪ ♪

- ♪ hold on, hold on,
hold on ♪

- Our second couple
is alexis and justin.

♪ ♪

Alexis and justin are both
highly caring individuals

Who are looking for a spouse
they can cater to.

Alexis desires a husband
like justin,

Who is more low-key
than herself.

And justin is looking for
an enthusiastic cheerleader

Like alexis, who can encourage
him to strive for his best.

- Oh, what's up, man?
- What's up, man?

'sup, 'sup, boy.

- ♪ the future
looking bright ♪

- Single life has been lonely,

And I do want to just share
my time and share my life,

Share my experience,
share my feelings with someone.

So I-I really hope my brother
is on board with this.

My brother raised me
from the age of 14 to 19.

He really--he made
a man out of me, you know.

According to him, I was
a crybaby when I was a kid.

I don't--I don't remember that.

But you know, his opinion
just matters to me

Because he's not
only my brother,

But he's also
a-a father figure.

I'm gonna go ahead
and jump right into it.

So you know, I've been
living here seven months.

I started dating, but it just--
just hasn't been my thing.

I want to feel something,
like, mental, you know,

And I want
that-that connection,

And I'm not getting that.

And so I recently applied to...

♪ ♪

Basically what I wanna share
with you guys is that

I'm marrying
a stranger in two weeks.

- [laughing]
- what?

- Oh, [bleep].

- ♪ it gets so hard
to please ♪

♪ ♪

♪ you're way too hard
to please ♪

- I may be tall,
dark, and handsome,

But I am not a piece of meat.

The worst part about being
single for me is,

Women were just curious about,
you know,

If I was packing or not,
or, you know,

What's it like
being with a 6'8" guy.

I was having a
conversation with a girl.

I was trying to be vulnerable.

I was being open,
just kinda tell her, you know,

What I'm interested in.

And the entire time,
she's looking at me

Like I was a snack.
[laughs]

♪ ♪

Growing up was challenging,
you know.

I was 5'3" in third grade.

I was 5'10 by fifth grade.

You know, I didn't
get the opportunity

To even pick basketball.

Like, people picked it for me
'cause I was tall.

You know, I wish they
would--they would've told me

Growing up that like,
"hey, it's really hard

"to make the nba, you know,
you not just gonna

Make it 'cause you're 6'8"."

♪ ♪

I was engaged previously,
but we split, like,

A month before our wedding.

The reason it didn't
work out is,

She didn't want somebody
that was 23, 24.

She wanted somebody that
was 54, 55, not literally,

But on a financial basis,
that's what she wanted.

She wanted a daddy
to take care of her.

And she wasn't honest
with me about that,

So she didn't really
give me the opportunity

To even work on those things.

You know, she just kinda--

She just kinda called it quits.

Because of my
previous engagement,

I'm a lot more cautious now.
I am very cautious.

I'm cautious with people's
actions, what they say.

I pay attention to red flags.

So I decided to be celibate,
and I've been celibate

For a year and a half.

- ♪ I've been giving well,
you just take it off ♪

- It's just sex.

You know, I want
something more than that.

I want something
deeper than that.

And the women that I was
just--I was choosing,

You know, they
just wanted the d.

And so I got to a point
where I was like,

You know what, I'm good.

I'm good.

I don't wanna keep
adding to my body count.

I'm serious about,
you know, wanting to connect

With a person mentally,
emotionally,

But that person
is hard to find.

Five years of all this
still single?

Uh-uh. My way isn't working.

I'm doing my best
to do it right,

But I keep going out
for what I want

Versus what I need.

And so here I am.

♪ ♪

- I don't know, man.

- Give me your feedback.
I wanna hear it.

- I don't know why
you rushing to get married

And then you wanna get
married to somebody

You don't even much know?

- I mean, apparently, the way
I'm doing it ain't working.

- I just think it's a--
it's a huge commitment,

And I'm not sure
if you--if you're just

Ready for that just yet.

- I mean, five years ago,
I almost got married,

And I was ready then.

Now, why you shaking
your head, man?

- You know, you don't know
anything about this person

That's you're about to marry.
Nothing.

♪ ♪

- I, you know, I pictured
this conversation

Going smooth in my head.

You know, like,
you raised me, you know?

And so, like, to come to you
and like, not fully get,

You know what I'm saying?

Sorry I'm getting emotional.
My bad.

I guess, you know, like, I just
thought that you was gonna

Be super excited for a man.

- You just spring
this on us, man.

What you expect?

♪ ♪

I feel like this
is like a hail mary,

And he putting all
the chips on the table.

When you're doing something
like this, it's kinda forced.

It's not natural.

And my fear is,
if this doesn't work out,

Like, where does he go?

Does he give up on,
you know, love all together?

And I just don't want
to see that.

♪ ♪

I'm just worried that,
man, if you go into this

And it doesn't work out,
you gonna be broken.

And I remember how
things were for you

After your--your last
engagement.

I know that was
a hard time for you.

I mean, you left the state.

I--it didn't happen for me
the first time, you know,

And I think this is a
good opportunity, you know,

To do it, to--to move
forward with exactly

What I've been wanting.

I've had a lot
of time to work on me.

I am happy internally
with myself,

But I'll be so much happier
if I had a partner.

♪ ♪

- I think you're
making a mistake.

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

- ♪ this is all for everyone ♪

- We have matched five couples
to be married at first sight.

Our second couple
is alexis and justin.

♪ ♪

Justin just dropped
the bombshell

That he's getting married
to a stranger.

Now alexis is going
to give her friends

The surprise of their lives.

- All right, you ready?
Set, go!

Hut!

There we go. There we go!
Touchdown!

- ♪ like a runaway phrase ♪

♪ reach persistence,
I know you feel me ♪

♪ hold my horses
and stop on a dime ♪

♪ like a meteorite
headed for earth ♪

♪ I'm making headlines ♪

♪ ♪

- [laughing]
incoming, incoming!

- She caught that.
That's a touchdown.

- My male friends
are very protective of me.

They do look at me like
a little sister in a way.

So the worst-case scenario
is that they aren't a fan

Of me marrying a stranger.

That was fun.

Going through the process
without the support

Of my friends
would be very lonely.

It would just--
it would be awful.

So y'all know I been not
doing the best with dating.

Um, and I've been going
through this process

Of "married at first sight."

Well, I don't
have to be anxious anymore...

♪ ♪

Because I'm getting
married in two weeks, guys.

- Oh, sh--

♪ ♪

Like, married, married?

- Today, two weeks from now?

- Yeah.

Married, married, like.
- Like...

- Like, I'm engaged
technically.

♪ ♪

- Congratulations.
[laughter]

- I'm a fiancée.
Do I look different?

'cause I'm a fiancée,
now, you know.

- [indistinct]
- it might be sweat.

- ♪ why you gotta be
such a basic ♪

♪ ♪

♪ who are you gonna put
in that love heart frame ♪

- I have never been engaged
before, however,

I've been proposed to
three times.

No comment.

[laughs]

What you see is what you get.

I'm very transparent
and direct,

And I'm also a badass.
Am I allowed to say ass?

No.

I always wanted to be married.

I always saw myself
as a wife,

But when the time
presented itself,

I obviously got cold feet.

I always felt like I would

Change expectations
inconsistently.

So I think I was afraid
of a marriage that failed.

But I do consider myself
someone who loves fast

And loves with everything
they have.

My dog is like my little baby.

Newton is the world to me.

My mom definitely treats him
like her grandchild.

That little boy,
she buys him outfit.

She gives him oatmeal baths.

She was like, "I do what I can
with what I have

'cause y'all
won't get me kids."

- ♪ I've been running ♪

♪ I've been reaching ♪

- I'm the youngest
of three girls.

I'm very spoiled.

My parents didn't really
have a great marriage.

My mom and dad really just
stayed together for the love

Of us, their daughters.

So they did whatever they had
to until my 18th birthday,

And they're like, "yo,
we're getting a divorce."

And we're like, "thank god."

♪ ♪

Watching my parents' marriage
fail, it affected me.

- ♪ run, run, run,
can't catch me ♪

- I always thought
everything had to be perfect,

And if it wasn't perfect,
I didn't want it,

Which were unrealistic
in retrospect.

I've come to realize, like,
no, we gotta work this out.

Like everything doesn't end

In me running away
or me quitting.

- ♪ watch me shine ♪

♪ watch me rise ♪

- I'm getting married
at first sight

To stop myself
from getting in my own way.

♪ ♪

I wanna have a partner.

I wanna have my homey.
I wanna have my best friends.

Like, I'm tired of
writing my mom's name down

As emergency contact.

Like it--it's getting
a little out of control.

I just wanna give
all this love

And pour it
into a fine, tall man.

♪ ♪

[laughs]

See how I threw that in there.

So what do you guys think,
like, I should like, work on

That you've seen in me
that somebody

May not fare well with
just meeting 'em

'cause they are a stranger.

- Delivery, delivery.

- I'm tactful.

- [laughs]
yeah.

- Crickets?

- I think you need a man,
a strong man that can--

If you get outta hand,
you go crazy.

You know, that kinda like--
- I do that?

[laughter]

- You got a lot of energy,
you know what I'm saying?

- One that can keep that
under control.

- What if he is...
- What if, what if.

- The perfect guy for you,
matches your energy--

- Everything, check all
the boxes, but he's like--

- He's my height.

- Don't speak that evil
over my life, tommy.

Don't do it.

♪ ♪

Aw, I'm not worried.

I wasn't worried until
I started talking to y'all.

♪ ♪

- Alexis and justin
are a strong match

Because they can balance
each other out in the areas

Where they recognize
they're lacking.

Sensitive and emotionally
available justin

Can help alexis,
who is used to playing

The position of strong female,

Feel more comfortable
being vulnerable.

While devoted alexis
will provide justin

With the commitment
he's long been

Searching for after
his failed engagement.

- ♪ I don't wanna be
your best friend ♪

♪ I only wanna
be your girlfriend ♪

- Our third couple
is krysten and mitch.

We've matched outdoor
enthusiasts krysten and mitch

Because mitch has the
self-sufficiency

That krysten is looking for
in a husband.

And kristen shares
mitch's strong desire

To start the family that
is so important to him.

- Ready for some wine.
- I know you.

- I know, it's gorgeous.
- So cute.

I would be very hurt if my
friends don't approve of me

Getting married
at first sight.

It would hugely impact
our friendship.

I mean, marriage is something
that I want so badly,

And I've stood by
my friend's sides

As they've gotten married.

So it would really hurt if
they don't stand by my side

As I'm getting married.

So you know I've been kinda
going through

This matchmaking process.
- Mm-hmm.

- Hmm.

- But what you guys
don't know is that

I am getting married
in two weeks.

I'm engaged,
and they found me a match.

- Oh, my god.

- Wait.
- What?

- Are you speechless?
- Wait, what?

Who's the guy?

- He's coming--
- he's coming from where?

- At this exact moment,
I know nothing.

- Are you--wow.

- And I am not going to know
anything until the wedding.

- Oh, my god.

- How can you get
married at first sight?

Like, what?

You haven't even seen the guy,
you don't know the guy.

Who's his family?
What's his name?

What's his last name?

What is his--
like, is he religious?

Does he want kids?
There's just so many questions.

I mean, it's crazy.
- Yeah.

- It's crazy, but--
- it's crazy.

- It's krysten.
[laughter]

- Oh, my god.

- ♪ come on, baby, tell me
about the way that you move ♪

♪ 'cause you move it right ♪

- This morning, I woke up
to my dog being the big spoon.

Her face was kind of in my
butt and I said,

"oh, my god,
please find me a man.

I cannot wake up
like this again."

♪ ♪

Ever since I was a little girl,
I never imagined

That I would see
my mid-thirties

Without being married.

But unfortunately,
things don't always

Work out the way you imagine.

♪ ♪

- ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

When I was about 23, I met my,

What I thought would be
my husband.

I met my ex-fiancé
in my apartment building.

He was actually staying
on the couch of the neighbor,

Which I should have taken
as a red flag,

But I just leaned right in.

We dated for five
and a half years.

And I planned my wedding
that was supposed to happen

Almost four years ago.

I planned a gorgeous
destination,

Lavish wedding that I spent
my entire life savings on.

About two weeks before
I was supposed to get married,

My fiancé's mistress
approached me and told me

That they had been
sleeping together

For the past six months.

So me and all my friends,
we went

To the destination wedding
without a groom there.

Yeah, I mean the
life budget was spent;

Might as well enjoy it,
and it was incredible.

We turned something so sad
and lonely and dark

To one of the best weeks
of my life.

♪ ♪

- ♪ life is hard,
I should make it, yeah, yeah ♪

- My biggest fear in life is
dying alone with no children.

I absolutely 100%
want children,

And I want to raise someone
like I was raised.

- ♪ I could place,
I'm moving at my own pace ♪

- Growing up, I had
an incredible childhood.

I'm the oldest of three girls.

My parents were together
until I was about 14.

They divorced.

Being a child of divorce,

As well as
my engagement falling through,

They could label me
as doomed at love,

But just because
outside experiences

Have happened to me
does not disqualify me

From finding love.

- ♪ you gotta
keep your head up ♪

- I want a match
made perfect for me.

And I know that I deserve it.

I have been through it
to get here.

Marrying a stranger
is definitely a risk,

But I heard before that
in order

To have something
you've never had,

You must do something
you've never done.

- ♪ you're gonna be
all right ♪

- So what happens?
Like, of course,

You hope that
the attraction's there,

So like, if the sex sucks,

Like, what happens--
what happens?

- And the size is not ideal?
- Yeah.

- Did you have to fill out
the size on the questionnaire?

- No!

Guys, I wasn't
even thinking about that.

- Really? The color.

Yeah, chug, take a sip.

- This is crazy,
but at the same time,

It's very krysten-esque.

She's a risk-taker.

She loves operating
outside the box.

- So there's something
I should tell you.

I have told my mom
and my sisters.

- Uh-huh.
- Who are super excited.

- Oh, good.
- I have not told my dad.

Him and I are very close,
and his opinion

Is really important to me.

But I have this idea
where I'm gonna

Tell him on the wedding day.

- Oh, how does he
come to there?

- Krysten!
- What?

- Wait, does he wear,
like, a suit and tie to--

I-I don't understand.

- I've told him
to be somewhere at x day

And x time and look nice.
- Oh, my god.

- He's gonna show up
to your wedding

And not know you're getting
married on the day of?

- 100%.
- Krysten!

- Okay.

- Oh, man.

♪ ♪

- ♪ our sun stopped rising ♪

♪ the world quit spinning
in our way ♪

- Our third couple
is krysten and mitch.

Krysten just revealed
to her friends

That she's getting
married at first sight.

Now mitch is about
to spring the news

On his unsuspecting family.

- 'sup man.
- Hey, bro.

Good to see you, man.
Thanks for coming.

I know this was
a little unexpected.

- Yeah, yeah, no,
I'm happy to be here, man.

- All right. Have a seat.

We're gonna get--
we're gonna get steph

And the kids and mom on zoom.
- Okay, cool.

- I'm gonna tell
my whole family,

Drop the bomb on 'em.

Hey, kiddos.

- Hi.

- My dad passed away in 2014,

So it's become
really important for me

Over the last few years
to be close to my family.

I need to have their support.

I don't think
I could do this alone.

So hey,
thanks for coming in on this.

I know I've been giving you,
like, little tidbits

Of updates
on this whole process

That I've been going through
for the last couple months.

- Mm-hmm.
- You guys are my fam.

I don't wanna do stuff
without you.

So do you guys feel like
I should still be

In the running here?

- Yes!
- Yeah?

Emi, you think--
you think uncle mitch

Should try to find a wife?

[both laugh]

Mama?

- Those girls need cousins.

- Let's not get
ahead of ourselves.

- No.

- Okay, good.
Well, here's the deal.

Pastor cal and the experts
have found a match,

And I am getting married
in two weeks.

- What? Oh!

- This is happening.
- Oh, I can't believe it.

- I'm so excited!

Oh, my god, I can't
believe this is happening.

- I'm getting wifed up.

♪ ♪

I love the ocean.
I love to surf.

♪ ♪

Ocean is a refuge for me

At some of the best times
of my life,

But I really started
to see trash

All the time in the ocean
and kind of,

It raised my awareness.

♪ ♪

I kinda grew up
with a rebellious instinct

To the world and I was kind
of a rebel without a cause.

And I feel just lucky
and fortunate to have found

A cause worth fighting for,
making the planet

A better place
for future generations.

♪ ♪

As soon as I got the job
that I'm in now,

It just kind of took over
my life on such a level

That I didn't make time to--
to date and think

About relationships
'cause I got

Really focused on my own self.

I mean, I think
as a 41-year-old guy,

I probably should have
a couple four-

Or five-year relationships.

The longest relationships
I've had

Are probably two
to three years.

I'm a bit of a loud mouth.

I have a very inappropriate
sense of humor,

But I mean, my biggest flaw

Is just,
I've had commitment issues.

- ♪ the road is never easy ♪

- Growing up, my parents
did divorce

When I was probably
three years old.

So I don't really remember
having a mom and dad

In the same home, and I think
if I didn't have my brother

And sister-in-law
as role models

For what
a healthy marriage looks like,

I might not be
in this situation today

Where I feel--where I actually
feel ready to get married.

- ♪ whoa, whoa ♪

- My brother is
two years older than me.

He's currently married,
and they've got

Two beautiful daughters
who are my nieces

Who I love to death.

I actually took care
of my older niece

For a year and a half
kind of between careers,

So I was--I was a
full-on nanny, a manny.

I think I excelled
as a caretaker to a child,

And I think I'd be a great dad.

- ♪ oh, he can turn it up ♪

- I wanna get married
at first sight

Because it's probably the only
way I'm gonna get married.

I need help to get out of my
comfort zone here, you know,

So this is gonna force me
to take the highest level

Of commitment that there is
in relationship

When I've really failed at even

The lowest levels
of commitment.

So I think it's just the
right--it's the right thing

For me at the right time.

- ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪

- Can't stop thinking
about who is she?

- What's--what's my ideal wife?

What do we hope she is?

- I guess a-a strong--
a stronger woman,

Like, able to speak her mind.

- A woman who's not strong
opinion who doesn't have

A strong will, who doesn't
have a lot of determination,

To me, that seems boring.

- Yeah, yeah, respect.
- A badass.

- You need someone that
you respect and you admire.

- Yeah, yeah.

- He's a little rough
around the edges.

I don't know
if I would've thought

He was ready for marriage,
but he's a good guy.

- Bye, bye.

- Bye, bye.

- He's never been in a real
committed relationship.

You know, he, hasn't had
to suffer through some

Of those really
hard conversations

Where you just don't
see eye to eye,

But you have to come
to some sort of agreement.

So he might think
that he can walk away

Or he might want to just,
you know, say eff this.

You know, you've always been
kind of a rebel,

And you've always resisted
conforming, you know.

There's gonna be arguments,
and the--the one thing

I would say is like,
try not to say anything

That you are gonna
have trouble taking back.

- Yeah, and you know me,
I mean, I'm cra--I'm fiery.

I don't--I don't
back down about anything,

And I don't want to ever
compromise my integrity.

- Right.

- You know, with--
you know, the plastic thing,

It's like ridiculous.
I mean, I'm almost ridiculous.

I'm the guy that
causes scene at a café

'cause they won't fill up
my cup, you know what I mean?

- So what if you're
with your future wife,

And she was just hoping to
have, like, a nice night out?

♪ ♪

- I'll learn,
you know, I'll be cool.

Mitch is committed now.

[both laugh]

♪ ♪

- Krysten and mitch
are a great match because

They journeyed to become
the people that they are today,

And they're secure in
themselves and what they want.

Krysten is looking
for a man with passion

For what he does,
and mitch's passion

For his work as an
environmentalist

Knows no bounds.

Krysten will find security
in the fact

That self-sufficient
mitch will not

Take advantage of her
like other men in the past.

Most importantly,
they both care deeply

About starting a family
in the not-too-distant future.

- ♪ I just want your loving,
your loving ♪

- Our fourth couple
is morgan and binh.

We've matched morgan
and binh because binh

Is the dependable nice guy
that morgan knows she needs

But never attracts.

And fearless morgan will be
the willing adventure partner

That binh has been
searching for.

- Cute.

- I love the view.
- Oh, this is really cute.

- This is really nice.

I'm really excited to tell
my friends that I am engaged.

Now, I know there's gonna
be a lot of questions,

A lot of concerns,
probably shock and confusion

With me marrying a total,
complete stranger,

But I hope they will
be truly supportive

Of this entire process.

If not, I can--
I can throw a punch. [laughs]

Cheers to a great night out.
- Yes.

- To a lot of fun.
Thank you.

- Only single person.
[laughter]

- Hey, not now.

- I always say you'll find it
when you least expect it.

- Yeah.
- It could be tomorrow.

- It could be tomorrow.

It could be
in a couple of weeks.

- It could be
in a couple weeks, who knows?

- There's someone out there
for me right now.

- Of course.

- There is, because I'm--I'm
getting married in two weeks.

Cheers.

♪ ♪

- Just so you know,
I don't care.

♪ shut up,
I don't wanna hear it ♪

- I know a lot of guys wish
they could have that woman

Who is a little bit more
laid back and, "oh, yeah,

"whatever you wanna
do, babe, that's fine.

"oh, you want to
watch a sports game?

Cool, let's go together."

No, I don't wanna go watch
your stupid sports game.

- ♪ coming in fast
like a jet plane ♪

- When I tell guys that I'm
into, like, video games

And muay thai and working out
and lifting weights,

At first, they're really
intrigued, but I've noticed

That a lot of the times
that, like, guys can be stuck

In the mindset of,
"oh, I want this passive woman

Who's gonna follow me."

So they get to know me
and they're like,

Maybe she's a little bit
too headstrong for me.

Maybe she's a little bit
too independent for me.

♪ ♪

- ♪ yeah, yeah ♪

- A year and a half ago,

I was going through a lot
in that time.

My relationship sucked.

My career sucked,
and I had no relationship

Between me and my father.

It was everything all at once.

I was gaining weight, I was
unhappy with how I looked.

♪ ♪

There were a lot of times
I broke down

To my mom, and I was just like,

"I don't know
what I'm doing right now."

And she's like,
"morgan, you come

From such a strong line
of hukuwi women,

And you need to remember that."

Hukuwi, it's my
japanese family name.

And so that was, like,
the turning point.

Turned everything
around there--

I got out of the relationship,
make career moves.

Made moves that, like,
made me happier,

Healthier, mentally stronger.

So now I look at myself now,
and I'm, like, extremely happy

That I went through that
because now I'm, like,

Such a better person
because of it.

But I'm alone,

And I want to share
my life with someone.

I'm tired of dating,

And at this point,
there's obviously something

That I'm doing wrong.

So if these matchmakers
can see something in me

That I'm not seeing
and they can find someone

That meets those standards,
then I'm--I'm ready.

Let's do it.
Let's get married.

♪ ♪

- What are you--
- jesus.

- And you're casually just--

- Just casually.

I know, it's just,
gotta get married real quick.

- Like, you're just casually--

- No, no, like, this is,
this is like a real marriage.

This is, like, a real serious--
- dude--

- Like, we're--we're
actually getting married.

- That's so crazy.

- Yeah.

- I've known you
through nursing school,

And we worked
together for a bit.

And if anything,
you're a leader.

You're not a follower.
- You like your freedom.

- I do like my freedom.

I like my freedom and my
independence and my control.

- He needs to understand
that, that you are powerful.

- Yeah.

- And if he can't handle that,
it's not gonna work.

- It's just
who I am as a person.

- Morgan can be a little
intense sometimes.

You can see my tooth
is a little chipped right now.

We do kickboxing together,
and yeah, she did this

With a nice knee to the face.

So you know, guys just
gonna have to deal

With that stuff with morgan.

So good luck to him.
[laughs]

- Well, I hope they
found you a man

That can handle a strong woman,
'cause that's definitely you.

- Thank you.

They're giving me, like,
this picture-perfect man

That's essentially for me.

I'm ready to just
get married already.

♪ ♪

- ♪ I wanted to dance
to your frequency ♪

♪ do you hear my ♪

- We've matched five couples
to be married at first sight.

Our fourth couple
is morgan and binh.

Morgan just revealed
that she's getting

Married at first sight.

Now binh's going to tell
his closest buddies.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

[laughter]

- All my friends are married
or in a relationship.

I feel like I'm a step behind,
so it's hard for me.

I'm tired of being
the ninth wheel.

So I'm super excited
to tell them

That I'm getting married
at first sight.

They could be skeptical,
but we've been there

Through the good
and the bad and--

And I want them to be there now

In potentially the
happiest moment of my life.

- Hey, I miss living
with this guy, man.

- We were roommates
for, like, what?

A year--almost a year?

- Yeah, since he moved
out, you--you got

No girls moving in with you?
- Yeah.

- You've replaced him?
Dude, what's going on?

- You know, I'm trying--
trying to figure it out.

You know, it's been--it's
been some--some lonely nights

And then, like,
I see you guys all,

All happy with your girls.

Like, you guys all
moved in with your girl.

- Binh, you got--
you got two degrees.

You fit, you muscular, bro.

Like, you're super smart,
which you've gotten to a point

Where you can filter yourself
where you,

"I want somebody
that's smart and she fine."

And you're gonna get
both of them, bro.

- Honestly, kyle,
my mama says the same thing,

But I'm still waiting, man.

- ♪ it's your party, baby ♪

♪ work it out if you want to ♪

♪ rock it out if you want to ♪

- I'm I a mama's boy?

To a certain extent, yes.

My mama is someone
that I can go to for anything.

And when I talk to her,
she makes my day.

She makes me smile.

- ♪ hey, mama,
I need you in my life ♪

- Every girl
that I have in my life,

I always compare to my mom.

She's the kindest person
I know.

And growing up with that,
I've always felt like I wanted

My wife to be the same way.

♪ ♪

My parents left vietnam
in 1975 with very little

And met at a refugee camp.

- ♪ take a look and see
what you wanna be ♪

- Growing up, my parents
were very traditional.

It's kind of like
you have to pick

Engineer, lawyer, or doctor,
and for me,

One of the things
that I kinda excelled at

Was at mathematics.

I was on the--I was a mathlete
and as an engineer, you know,

I work a sedentary lifestyle.
I'm on the computer all day.

So when I'm outside of work,
I love to go on hikes.

I love to work out
and go into the beach,

Doing a lot of things that
san diego has to offer,

But also going and adventuring

In other parts of the world
as well,

As long as it's affordable.

[laughs]

- ♪ money, money,
I just can't get enough ♪

- I'm a super frugal person,

And that's because
of my--my mom and my dad.

- ♪ money, money ♪

- I don't do laundry
from 4:00 to 9:00.

Those are peak hours.

I don't use air conditioning.

I don't use the heater.

I just open the window.

- ♪ money, money ♪

- My frugalness does,
to a certain extent,

Dictate relationships on the
fact that, like,

I-I really don't wanna
do bottle service.

I don't wanna go out
every weekend.

If I'm accruing debt,
that's something

That I can't compromise.

♪ ♪

People see a lot
of external things from me.

They see a master's program.
They see the fit body.

They see my stable job,
but for me, when I come home,

I come home to emptiness,
and I would honestly take away

My master's program
if it meant having a wife

And--and a happy marriage.

I wanna find somebody,
a best friend,

But I've been having
a rough time in san diego

With--with the
dating apps or--

Or meeting people in person.

And it's hard at the gym
because everyone has rbf.

[laughs]

I won't cuss for my mom.

I won't cuss.

What are you guys doing
in two weeks?

- Two weeks?
- Two weeks. Yeah.

- I think I'm free, bro.

I mean, well, it depends.
For you?

I mean, for you,
I'll make time.

- For--okay.
- Just working, like whatever.

- I'm getting married
in two weeks.

- Let's go!

- Yeah, I'm getting married
in two weeks, yeah.

I'm getting married in philly.

You feel me?
No more seventh wheel.

- Ever since I've known binh,
he's definitely not

Had the best luck with ladies.

And I lived with him
for almost a year.

You know, definitely didn't
have some very good nights,

And you know,
nothing really lasted for him.

So I, you know, I really hope
these experts can help him out

And, you know,
find what he's looking for.

- I mean, I feel like when
I dedicate to something,

Like, I-I for sure, like,
I feel like put my time in.

- You always see it to the end.
- Yeah.

- You--you that type
of guy that always,

You know, has best intentions.

- Which is, like,
crazy 'cause I've been

In some crazy relationships.

- Yeah.
- Like, you know what I mean?

That first girl that--
remember--remember--

We don't even--I won't
even speak of her name

Like she's voldemort but--

- She cheated on you, huh?
- She done cheated on me.

Yeah, she cheated on me
after like two, three years.

- It's probably 'cause
you cheap as hell bro.

- I mean,
that's subjective, right?

- No.

- Ever since I've known you,
every--every day for lunch,

You have a peanut butter
sandwich and a banana, bro.

- What about,
what about the quinoa?

What about the quinoa?

- Binh's had a 401(k)
since he was 15.

- Like, literally.

- Everything I do, I put it
into crypto and stocks

And stuff like that.
- Damn, bro!

But you need to take
your next girl out, bro.

- Yeah.
I mean, we can go hiking.

[laughter]

- You gotta splurge
sometimes, though,

Because if your girl wants,
you know,

Ben and jerry's
you might have--

- Ben and jerry's
the double scoop--

- Sacrifice.
- She gets a single scoop.

No cone.
- No cone?

- That's--that's lavish.
- Oh, dang.

- I-I don't know
the last time he bought

Any jewelry for any girl.

Binh would probably be
buying his new fiancée

A onion ring, or something.

- Yeah, so for her birthday
and like, anniversaries,

I'ma buy her stocks.

- She ain't gonna like that.
- She--she want a tesla.

We'll get a tesla stock.

- My phone will be open
at night when you wanna talk

'cause you gonna be
sleeping in your car.

♪ ♪

- Morgan and binh are a solid
match because

They both work hard
on themselves in order to be

Ready to be
a supportive partner

In a healthy relationship.

Morgan needs someone
like happy-go-lucky binh,

Who isn't intimidated
by her natural

Independence and leadership.

Additionally, this active
and physically fit couple

Will have
a lot of fun together--

As long as their adventures
are not too expensive

For binh's frugal side.

- ♪ heartbreak never
gonna stop me now ♪

- Our fifth couple
is stacia and nate.

Stacia and nate
are a natural match.

These two stylish
and good-natured individuals

Are both looking
for their other half

To create
the ultimate power couple,

Build wealth, and provide
for their future family.

♪ ♪

- So I just pulled up
to tell my mom

That I am getting married
at first sight.

I am super, super excited.

I'm nervous.

I'm not sure what
she's going to say

Or how she's going to respond.

How are you?
- Good.

- I'm just hoping that she is
real supportive of all of this

Because my mom is pretty much
the only parent that I have.

So you know, I've been
on the search for a husband

For what is it?

What am I, 37?

I mean, do the math,
about 15 years.

[both laugh]
- yeah, yeah.

- But I was so focused
on trying to build myself up,

Like, going to school,
working on my business,

And you know I've been going
through this whole process.

- Mm-hmm.

- And they're doing
everything that they can

Try and find me
a perfect match.

So I just wanted to know
if you would be open to going

Dress shopping with me
on Thursday...

Because I'm getting married
to a stranger

In less than two weeks.

- Ah, say what?

You're getting married
in two weeks?

- Yes.
They found me a match.

- You've not met this person?

- I know nothing about him.

♪ ♪

[laughs]

Who are you praying for?
- That's for him.

[both laugh]

- ♪ you know when you rolling
with the big boss ♪

♪ you ain't gotta worry
about what it costs ♪

- I've spent numerous years
building my empire.

You know, I don't need a man.
I want a man.

- ♪ I've been
making millions ♪

♪ and I spend it
on the dance floor ♪

- I am definitely a boss.

I am no nonsense.

I'm gonna come in there,
get the job done.

Nobody's gonna try and
persuade me any type of way.

- ♪ na, na, na, na, na ♪

♪ you can call me bossy ♪

- I definitely think that
I'm single because of me

Being intimidating to men.

You know, I will
stand up for myself.

I will put you in your place,

And I will hold you
accountable.

Not in a bad way though.

- ♪ better say it right,
eyes on me tonight ♪

I haven't done anything to
try and find anybody to date.

I've just been
working and grinding.

I'm in the finance world.

I also have
investment properties

That I renovate and rent out.

I'm definitely about
creating generational wealth.

I'm addicted to only
two things in this world,

And that's coffee and success.

♪ ♪

I think I got my work ethic
from not having.

I saw things on tv
and wanted those things.

So I was always told
we didn't have enough money

Or you can't have those things.

So I knew that
if I wanted something,

I had to work for it.

- ♪ in a world
where everyone is phony ♪

- I don't know
my biological father,

But I was raised
by my mom and my stepdad.

- ♪ get it, really show me ♪

- When I was
in high school, my mom

Wanted to move out
of the city,

And I'm, like, on the
varsity volleyball team,

I've been growing up
with all of these people

Since I was
in the first grade.

So me being the stubborn
person that I am, I was like,

"no, I'm not doing that.
I wanna stay here."

I ended up emancipating myself
and then living

With one of my teammates.

And I definitely saw,
like, the contrast

Of having, like, the mom
be home and, like,

Having a dad who comes home

And eats dinner
with the family.

That was something
that I wanted.

- ♪ I'm ready to see what's
next, feeling good today ♪

- I feel like I have everything
and achieve all my goals

That I had set, but the
marriage, the family,

This is my missing piece.

You know, with me being
37 years old, you know,

Once I hit 40 years old,
am I still gonna

Be able to have a family?

Like, you know,
I want, like, two kids.

So you know, 37 to 40, like,
I need to get started quick.

Married at first sight
is probably

The last option for me.

I'm--I'm excited.
I'm scared.

I have so many
different emotions.

- It is--it's nuts.
- Yeah, it's nuts.

- It's nuts.
- Yeah.

But I feel like as I get older,

It's pushing me
a little bit further back,

Like with having kids.
- Mm-hmm.

- So I need to find somebody
who's as serious and committed

To wanting to, you know,
build a family.

- Get into a real relationship.
- Yeah.

- Yeah.

So because you've taken
all this time to develop

Your business and acquiring
property investments

And stuff like that,

Is there a possibility
of a postnup?

♪ ♪

- Yeah, I-I absolutely--
I mean, I'm 100% for that.

- What if he's not?

♪ ♪

What would you do?

- That's a-a deal breaker.
Yeah.

♪ ♪

- ♪ through the fire ♪

♪ 'cause I crawl right back
to the top ♪

♪ and watch me ♪

♪ I can climb higher ♪

- Our fifth couple
is stacia and nate.

Stacia just
surprised her mother

With the unexpected news that
she's marrying a stranger.

Now it's nate's turn
to surprise his friends.

- Nate.
- Game night.

Let's get it.

- How are you?
- I'm doing good.

What's up, kelli?
- Hi.

- My friends
are really important to me

Because I have a small family.
They don't live here.

So you know, that is
literally my family

Out here in san diego.

♪ ♪

If I had to go through this
process with my friends

Not supporting me,
I would feel devastated.

I would feel lonely,

And my anxiety levels
would skyrocket.

You know, you guys know that
I'm going through this process

With getting married
and like, I just feel like

It's, like, a huge risk
if I'm chosen,

But you know, I'm--I'm 34.

And I've done a lot of work to
do the improvement on myself.

Kind of got into my little
hustle mode,

And now I-I just
wanna move forward

And--and--and find my partner.

♪ ♪

So I just wanna
let you guys know that

They actually did find a match.

- Oh! Did they?
- What?

- Oh, my god.

- So happy for you.

- Yeah, I'm getting married
in two weeks.

I'm getting married.
- Oh, bless her heart.

- ♪ okay, watch my face go ♪

♪ boom, boom, boom ♪

♪ wobble, wobble, wobble ♪

- I would say I'm an
unorthodox risk taker.

I'm not afraid
of challenging the status quo.

♪ ♪

Growing up, I always
had that, like,

Entrepreneurial spirit
in my dna.

I was that guy that would,
like, sell replica louis bags.

- ♪ that's right,
little bit of blood ♪

♪ that's what I want ♪

- And I would literally
pull up the barbershop

And sell that stuff.

It got to the point
where metro pd, like,

They actually called me
and they were like, "hey,

"you need to shut this down
or you're gonna--

You're gonna go to jail."

And so I immediately stopped,
but you know,

Like, things like that kinda,
like, course corrected me.

- ♪ don't know no better ♪

♪ I can get her wetter ♪

- So what led up to me being
financially savvy is--

Is just, like,
a lot of hardships.

You know,
I've been broke a lot.

I slept in my car,
and I was willing to hit

Rock bottom multiple times
to get that upside potential.

I started, like, getting
into self-improvement,

Reading books, and so now,

Like, I'm day trading,
and I'm in sales.

I-I sell advertising
to retail chains

Like shopping malls or big,
you know, restaurants.

- ♪ I'm the topic
in the topic ♪

- And now that I can actually
take care of myself,

I'm ready for a partner that
I can actually take care of.

- ♪ baby, it's magic ♪

♪ ♪

- I believe that
I'm a good guy overall,

And I'm ready to be a husband.

But sometimes it could
just be hard for women

To get over my past.

♪ ♪

I'm tired of trying
to find my partner.

I believe in consulting
with professionals.

And if there's really
good upside potential,

I'm gonna trust that process.

♪ ♪

- ♪ baby, it's magic ♪

- I don't wanna
be lonely anymore.

I want us to level up.

I want us to just be
a power couple.

That's what I truly want.

♪ ♪

Like, I'm just done with, like,
going out, smashing chicks.

Like, I did that in my 20s.

And so I deleted, like,
literally all the dating apps,

And I'm gonna take it
serious and--and like,

It's just time for me.

- Nate 100% deserves this,

And the typical, like,
modern-day dating scene

Just doesn't
really vibe with him.

- Everybody's out
partying and drinking.

Nate is like,
I've got work to do.

I'm focused. I'm grinding.

Like, nate is such
a unique person.

He's one of the, like,
good guy friends we have.

I moved out here a year ago.

He's one of the first
people I met out here,

And he was so sweet and
caring and, and hopefully,

She really likes us and
appreciates him for who he is

'cause he is
a really awesome soul.

What if she isn't okay with
you having female friends?

Like, is--is that
a concern for you?

I mean, obviously,
it is for us 'cause

We really care about you
and want the best for you.

- I never even really
thought about that.

If she has like, really,
really, like, I guess

Hard, strict rules on like,
"oh, you can't hang out

With any females period,"
that might be an issue.

Hopefully,
she's not the jealous type.

♪ ♪

- We match stacia and nate
because they both share

The entrepreneurial spirit
and goal

Of accumulating wealth
for their future family.

Spirited and creative nate
will be able to bring out

A more playful side
in exacting stacia

While stacia will be
the encouraging

And enthusiastic partner
nate needs

To keep him on the path
to success.

♪ ♪

- ♪ vibing in the shadows
in the club like ♪

♪ hit me
with the cold drinks ♪

♪ dj told 'em
throw it up like ♪

♪ up like ♪

♪ dj told 'em
throw it up like ♪

♪ up like ♪

- Our ten singles are
less than two weeks away

From taking the biggest
risk of their lives,

But they won't be
doing it alone.

- Hey.
- What's up, man?

- How you doing it up, man?

- I'm good.
- I'm nathan.

- Nathan, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, man.

- The soon-to-be
brides and grooms

Will be meeting each other
for the very first time.

- Hello.

- Hi.
- I'm lindy.

- Hi, lindy.
I'm stacia.

- Marrying a stranger is
extremely non-traditional,

And our hope is that these
men and women will be able

To encourage and support
each other

During this exciting
new chapter of their lives.

- Nice to meet you.

You guys ready to get
married next week?

- The nervousness is
just hitting me now.

♪ ♪

- It's so nice to have friends
to go through the same thing.

- Yeah, you guys know
what I'm going through.

We're all going through
the same things.

- Yeah.

- I feel better already, like,
just chilling with you guys.

- That part I'm
really refreshing

'cause I just feel like we
really gonna need each other.

- It's like you confide
in your friends,

They don't really know...
- No.

- What's really going on.
- They don't understand.

- Or they think
you're out of your mind.

- Yeah, I've gotten that.
- Oh, yeah.

Like why would you do that?
- Right.

- Why wouldn't I, actually?

So how old is everybody?
I'm 29.

- I'm 27.
- Okay.

- I am 32.
- I'm 37.

- 29.
- Okay.

- I'm the old guy.
- How old are you, mitch?

- 41.
- You're 41? No, really?

- Yeah, you look good.
- You ain't cracking, bro.

Let me tell you.
- You get close up, you'll see.

How about you?

33? Okay.

How about you?

- Ah, I'm a--I'm a man child,
so it's fine.

- Has anyone been married
or engaged before?

- No.
- Or lived with a man before.

- Never been engaged, but I've
been proposed to three times.

- Oh, my--what, just casually,
she's like, yeah, three men.

- It's like my
dirty little secret.

I've said no to the
three different people.

- Why?

- I had a skewed perspective of
what I thought a relationship

Took and what a marriage took.

And at that time, I was--
the first one was,

Like, my high school boyfriend.

Second one
was my college friend,

And the third one was my
college romance or whatever.

- Alexis is very outspoken.

Everything is out in the open.

She's been proposed to
three times.

And so I just hope that
the man that the experts have

Chosen for her are, like,
the one that she's ready

To say yes to.

- I-I'm a lover.
- Yeah.

You love being in
a relationship.

- Love, love.
- I do.

- How come you
haven't been able

To find like a-a solid chick?

- Man, realistically...
- Yeah, yeah.

- Women look at me
like a piece of meat, dog.

[laughter]

I'm--I'm being honest.
Like, that's what's up.

- So like a good piece of meat?
- Yeah.

- Or like a vegetarian.

- Well, we talking--we talking
like ribeye steak or wagyu?

- Right.

- It means, they see me,
they don't--they not

Interested in conversation.

They just wanna know
if I'm packing or not.

♪ ♪

- Justin just kept surprising
me 'cause he just kind

Of seemed like he'd be
more of like a--

He seems, like,
somehow humble but also

Confident at the same time.

- I'm a very insecure person.
You know what I'm saying?

- Like, I did not
expect for him to say,

"women just want to see
if I'm packing the goods."

I was like, "what?"

Like, I wish
I had that problem.

- What are you
most nervous about?

- I feel a lot of pressure
to--to like who they chose,

You know what I mean?

And if after end
of the week--after

The end of eight weeks,
like I'm not into her,

I feel, like, guilty.
You know what I mean?

- So what's some
red flags for you guys?

♪ ♪

- I feel like the guys
that are in--

In their late 30s and they've
never been in love before,

And they've never had a
serious relationship before.

- I thought I was in shape.
[bleep].

- Is he ready to settle down
if he's almost 40

And he hasn't yet?

♪ ♪

That worries me a little bit.
- Yeah.

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

- I feel like the guys
that are

In their late 30s and they've
never been in love before,

And they've never had
a serious relationship before.

That worries me a little bit.
- Yeah.

- Because there's something
to love about everyone.

- Yeah.

- For me, if I'm not
immediately attracted,

I'm gonna find
something I like.

I can latch onto that one thing
I love and have it grow.

But if he doesn't like me,
what am I gonna do?

Not be me? No.
All: No.

- I don't know how to--
how to not be me.

- Never dim your light.

- So that would be my fear
is that he's just like,

"she's too much,"
or I don't know.

- Maybe he was just imagining
something different.

- Ready?

♪ ♪

- What?
- Whoo-hoo.

- Hey! Let's go.
- Yeah.

- That was professional
level right there.

- Thanks for making me
look good.

- Nate has a mean
volleyball game.

Mean spike.

- ♪ bright lights,
crowded nights ♪

- They all just
seem like cool guys.

I think these ladies
are in for a treat.

It's like I'm watching
"top gun."

- ♪ so keep swinging, baby ♪

♪ oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ she loves the adrenaline ♪

- Go ahead, binh.
- Oh, [bleep].

- I thought it was gonna roll.
- It's all right.

- So to justin's wife, I would
say hope you like tall guys.

- Ready?
- I'm ready.

♪ ♪

- But he's not the
best volleyball player

Out of all of us.

- Sheesh.

- I got a serious question
for you guys.

What's something
you guys learned

From your past relationships,
you know,

That you're not gonna bring
to your new relationship?

- I think for me, you know,
always like having

Some sort of like side hustle.

I was more selfish
with my own time,

And I didn't really give
when I, like,

Was in like work mode,
you know.

- That's fair.

- And so my ex
at the time, she,

Like, valued quality time,
and I wasn't

Giving her that--that much.

And so it put a strain
on our relationship.

Communication wasn't good,
and it didn't work out.

- My issue has been, like,
just trying to find somebody

With just intentions...
- Yeah.

- Like, knows exactly
what they want.

- Exactly.
- And, you know, moves in that.

I want a guy who's
ambitious like me.

Like, I feel, like,
I'm very, very ambitious.

- I like independent women,
you know,

That have some sort
of ambition.

- So you don't have
to be as ambitious,

But just, you know,
have some type of goals

That you're reaching for.
- Yeah.

- I think stacia's new husband,
he could be a little

Intimidated by her
only because she is

So well put together,
well-spoken

Knows exactly what she wants.

I think he could love that
right off the bat,

Or he could need
a little bit to feel

Like he is worthy
of everything that

She has done and accomplished.

- What do you do?

- I'm--I'm in the
engineering space.

I'm an engineer, but to me,
it's not fulfilling.

You know, I'm not in the
position to help others.

So in my time, pre-covid,
I got into personal training,

And like I went to peru
to volunteer at an orphanage,

Just helping out with the kids,
trying to teach them nutrition,

Just doing physical activity.

- That's what's up.
- That's amazing.

- And--and there's
no money involved.

It just generally
makes me feel better.

Like, it's a feeling
I can't duplicate

In my engineering job.

So I would love to volunteer
with my wife somewhere.

It's just an amazing feeling.
- I love that. That's dope.

- That's pretty cool, man.
- Yeah.

- Hope she's civic-minded.

- I really wanna go to japan.
- Oh, wow.

- My mom's japanese.
- Ooh.

- So we have like
distant family there

And then my ancestors
were samurai.

So we have a shrine there
with our family samurai sword.

There's a specific--there's a
specific like prefecture town,

Like, named after our family...
- That's amazing.

- One of the goals is to,
like, go there--

- You shouldn't casually throw
this in the conversation.

Morgan, she's a
little firecracker.

Like, you know, you don't
know what to expect with her.

- I'm a strong believer in
taking care of yourself, so.

I've been really into
muay thai fighting lately.

- Really?
- Whoa.

- So kicking, punching, you can
throw them to the ground,

Kind of a thing.
- Wow.

- You think she's just
this pleasant, sweet nurse.

And then she's like, I do
muay thai and, you know,

So I-I-I like morgan.

- Would that be a deal-breaker
if your husband

Wasn't like--he was just like,

Let's save money,
I don't wanna travel?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, definitely.
- That's fair.

- That's totally fair.
- That's fair.

- I'm pretty frugal.
I didn't come from a lot.

And so I'm always
trying to save money.

I'm always thinking that
my money can make money.

So I'm gonna, it's gonna be
hard to have--we're gonna

Have to have that conversation.

But something that I'm
open to compromise.

Pastor cal told me that
I need to compromise that.

- I'm like, I guess I'm--
I'm a little like that too.

I work for an
environmental nonprofit.

So I'm not necessarily,
like, bringing home the bacon.

- But it's for a good reason.
- Yeah.

So, yeah, and then my whole
environmental thing, you know,

Part of being sustainable
or trying to live

That kind of lifestyle
is maybe not always buying

Stuff you don't need, so...
- I feel that.

- That's a little hard,
you know, if--if

I'm trying to impress my wife.

- He doesn't
necessarily have to be,

You know, fully, extremely
successful, a millionaire.

But I did want him to be
passionate about his work

And excited to go to work.
- Yeah.

- That's what I wanted.
That was more important to me.

- There's nothing
like a guy who's

Just unhappy with where
they're at in their life

And their career.

And so that was
important to me.

- Yeah, yeah.

- What were your deal breakers?

- I mean, the normal things
like liars.

- Mine--mine was definitely
like a passive personality.

Like, I definitely
need a man who's, like,

Assertive who, like,
can speak up for me,

Knows what he wants.

Like, can come to me
with his problems.

- That's what I guess what
we're all looking for too.

- Because I just will walk,
I've walked over--

Like, just be brutally honest,
I will walk over these men--

- I'm right there with you.

- If they cannot
hold their ground.

I will just eat you alive
so he's better--he's gotta

Like be ready to like
to come swinging.

- Spicy.
[laughter]

- Lindy she's--she--she's cool.

She's--she's cool.
She's--she's a great girl.

Somebody's gonna love
the heck outta her.

- All right, so, um...

She talks a lot.

- I'm very just
like kinda flirty.

Like, I've lived a lot
of different places,

But then, so I was just
like, "hi, how are you?

I'm getting married in
two weeks," you know.

Like, what if my body's
just like, "nope,

[bleep] this, I'm outta here."

I just keep moving forward,
like, just the momentum

Because it's happening.

Whether we're
right here or not.

We gotta hold on tight
because it's happening.

- Um, I talk a lot as well,
but I-I don't think

She cares what other people
are thinking.

You know, I think she's
not personable in that way.

- I can be sometimes
like overly sensitive,

'cause it's--it's, you know,
choosing my battles

Ju--ju--judiciously like,
trying to figure out like,

"okay, how should
I bring this up?

What should I focus on?"

So I think for me,
that's like something

Like my sensitivities,
my--my insecurities.

I have been known to,
like, sweat

The small things in the past.

- To miguel's wife,
I'd say he's really sincere

And seems like an upfront
communicator, which is just

So good because I think
that's where a lot of men

Typically fall short.

So I think calling miguel out
and prying and make sure

That you get a good sense
of how he's feeling

Is gonna be key with him.

- I have a creative side,
I got the dorky side.

I also have like a softer side
'cause I also write poetry.

- What?
- Yeah.

- Then can you help
me with my vows?

- Spit it right now.
Come on, man.

- No, I'll--I'll
share with you.

This is like possibly the
best thing I've ever written.

Super short.

"I'm too in it
to see otherwise.

"too interwoven into the
fabric of my own lies.

♪ ♪

"how do I keep sight of
the forest for the trees

"when I'm too preoccupied
with the water

To nourish the leaves."

[crickets chirping]

- You know,
you get past the shell

And everyone's--
everyone's kind--

We're all kind of weirdos
on--on the inside.

So yeah, miguel,
full of surprises too.

I love that
he's got all his quirks.

- You're like,
you're like, well balanced.

- Yeah, you're the balance--
- yeah, seriously.

- Your wife's gonna like you.
- I hope so.

- She's gonna like that poetry.
- For real.

♪ ♪

- ♪ westward, new mexico ♪

♪ 80 miles an hour
on the open road ♪

♪ never felt so small
on all those stars ♪

♪ it's the only thing I want ♪

- Our singles are getting
married at first sight,

Literally, in just
a week and a half.

So shopping
for the wedding dresses

And tuxedos they'll wear
on that day

Is particularly important.

- Welcome in, ladies.
- Hello.

- Because this will be
the outfit they're in

When they make
their very first impression.

- ♪ I'm going up to the top ♪

♪ leaving everything behind ♪

- Hi, welcome to luv.
- Hi!

- Hi!
- Are you excited?

- I'm extremely excited
now that I'm in this room.

Two weeks ago, I was single,

And now I'm shopping
for a wedding dress.

[laughter]

After three proposals,
it feels like an emotional

Roller coaster being here.

I always wanted to be married.

I always saw myself as a
wife, but the more I kind of

Had failed relationships,
the more I just

Didn't make it
to where I wanted to be.

It didn't seem like
it was gonna ever happen.

- Seen anything that's
kinda jumping out

Even as if it's a no or a yes?

- I-I like--this is pretty,
but it's too simple for me.

- Okay.

- I'm looking
for a wedding dress.

I don't I think I did it.

You guys have capes?
[laughter]

- No, we don't have capes.
No.

- I don't know!

I don't--I'm not
one of those girls

Who having a pinterest board
since they were five.

I don't know.

All I know is,
this is the first time

That this man will ever see me.

So first impressions
are at the utmost high.

- Did you look at this?

- No, jackie, that's a
little boring for me.

♪ ♪

- ♪ you ain't seen
nothing yet ♪

- What brings you in today?

- I am getting married.

- Oh, congratulations,
and when is the wedding?

- Only a few days away.

I know I'm last minute,
but I'm here.

The tux fitting
is making it real for me.

I am a little emotional
if I'm being genuinely honest,

You know what I'm saying?

There's some ptsd
from my previous engagement,

But overall,
I'm super excited.

♪ I'm gonna be a married man ♪

♪ ♪

- These fellas with you?

- Yeah, that's my brother
and my nephew.

- Hey, gentlemen.
- Thank you, sir.

Thank you, thank you.
I appreciate your nature.

- What's up, dude?
- What's up, what's up?

- Hello, fellas.

Having my brother here today

Hit a little bit different,
being honest.

It doesn't seem like he's
fully on board and it hurts.

I ain't gonna sit here
and pretend like it doesn't

'cause he matters to me,
you know?

- Go on ahead, man.
Get yourself a wedding.

♪ ♪

- Let's remain open.

That's the theme
of this marriage,

But what do you think?

- I like where it's going
with, like, the sleeves

But showing a little bit more.
- Okay.

- I don't think
I love the high neck.

I think something
a little more fitted too.

♪ ♪

- Okay, onto the next one.

♪ ♪

- I will say, this is not
my particular style.

- Oh, okay.

- Why not?
- Why do you say that? Yeah.

- Let me turn around
and tell you guys.

- I want something
a little more discreet.

- I like that one, though.

- You do?
- Yeah.

- I like the fit of it.

♪ ♪

- We're good on this one.
- Okay.

- Alex, we got the vision.
- Onto the next one.

- I think she's trying
to be too traditional.

- Yeah, she's trying
to be reserved

And that's not who she is.
- Yeah.

Stop being so reserved
and, you know,

Let lex come out and he's
gonna appreciate it.

- If not, scoot over.

- That's right.
- 100%.

- Right.

♪ ♪

- What kind of woman would
you like to see him with?

- I hope she's not shy.

It's someone
that you could probably

Like feel comfortable around.

- You're not awkward.
- Yeah.

- Not just sitting there like.

- Just sitting
with awkward hands like.

- You know, that's what
his last fiancée was like.

She was kind of awkward.

Justin's perfect wife
is gonna be someone that

Challenges him while also
being very nurturing,

Caring, and adventurous.

♪ ♪

- Not the ones I've
just described.

♪ ♪

- Okay.
- I like that one.

- Justin has a thing with
looking for what he wants,

Rather than looking for the
things that he actually needs.

- I mean, ooh.

- And I'm hoping this is
the woman that he needs,

But, you know, this is
a farfetched chance.

- I mean, damn.

- Nah, you look like you
about to serve a drink, man.

- [bleep]. That's cold.
[laughter]

♪ ♪

- ♪ we gon' get it ♪

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah,
we gon' get it ♪

- I might feel a little drunk,
a little bit,

You know what I'm saying?
I might be like.

- ♪ oh, yeah, we gon' get it ♪

- That's it.

- I like that one.
- That's it.

- ♪ can't turn back now ♪

- I like how I look,
and I'm excited to see

How my wife thinks I look.

I mean--I mean, like when
you walk out you be like,

"that's my man."
I'll be like, "girl, I'm it.

I'm it, girl."
you know what I'm saying?

Like, I gotta try
my hardest not

To drop the coat like this.

♪ ♪

That hurt, but.

♪ ♪

- What do you think, fellas?

- Mm.
- Yeah.

- That suit said,
"yes, let's do it."

We're going with what
the suit says.

I feel good.

- And this is a--
it's a big day, bro.

About to meet the woman
that you might be spending

The rest of your life with.

- When I revealed
the news, like,

Do you feel the exact same way,
or?

- I'm still terrified.

- That's fair.
- You know?

- My brother's nervousness
make me feel

Like I'm making a mistake,

But I know that, you know,

That's the risk
I'm willing to take,

'cause I can meet my soulmate,

You know, mother of my kids,
and that's what I want.

- Just don't wanna
see you get hurt.

♪ ♪

- ♪ feel the heat ♪
- ♪ I'm a badass ♪

♪ I'm a badass, baby,
I'm a badass ♪

♪ ♪

- ♪ feeling like
my whole life ♪

- Oh, my gosh.
- Wow.

- That is so hot and so pretty.

Whoa. Oh, my gosh.

- Mm.

- What do you think
your fiancé?

What do you think he'd say
if he saw you in this dress?

- That's such a hard question
because if he's wholesome,

He might not like it.
- Mm-hmm.

- But if he like a little,

Little nasty sumn',
he might love it.

- What are you hoping
for him to be like?

- Somewhere in between,
and I feel like this dress

Could be in between.
- Oh, yeah.

- How do you feel about it?
How do you feel in it?

- I feel confident in it.
It's comfortable.

I'm not mad at it,
but I wanna be a lady so bad.

Help me.
- No, relax.

You know what I mean?

- I'm not a traditional woman.

I'm not--nothing about me
has ever been cookie cutter.

So if there's a man who wants
like this delicate

Little thing, I'm nervous that
I might scare him away

Because I am playing sports.

I'm just one of the boys,

But also, I am a lover,
and I'm a giver.

So I want somebody
who is just gonna take time

To get to know all that I am.

♪ ♪

This is the dress.

- It's so pretty. I love it.
- This is the dress.

- Oh, my gosh.
- Nice touch.

- You look like a little angel.

- My god, who is she?

[laughter]
oh, my god.

- Who's gonna be walking
you down the aisle?

- My mother.
- Mm-hmm.

- My best friend, I wouldn't
be here without her.

She's made me the woman I am.
- Mm-hmm.

- She's made me the woman
that my husband

Will fall in love with someday.

Everything I am is
because of her,

And that's how
I wanna honor her.

- She's gonna be
so proud of you.

- ♪ I got demons
in my rearview ♪

♪ oh ♪

- I'm really just
emotional right now.

- ♪ tell me do you
see 'em too ♪

- I feel like this
dress expresses

Who I want my husband
to know me as, you know.

- Yeah.

- This dress makes me
feel like, this is it.

- ♪ so don't forget
to breathe ♪

- I'm gonna be somebody's wife.

I really--just a lot
to take in.

- ♪ forget to breathe ♪

♪ oh, oh ♪

♪ don't forget to breathe ♪

- ♪ every king needs a queen,
yeah ♪

♪ so put me on my throne ♪

[upbeat music]

- Hi, ladies.
- Hi.

- Welcome to luv.

- Oh, my god,
there are so many--

- Are you excited?
- Yes!

I'm really excited.
I'm really nervous.

It's starting to become very,
very real at this point.

- ♪ I run the ship,
I run the show ♪

- What about something
super simple?

- Nope. I'm not simple.
- There's a classic.

- No basic, no basic,
no simple, okay?

♪ ♪

I'm definitely a woman
who knows what I want,

And I hope I can find the
perfect dress to express that.

I want his first
impression of me

To be that I carry myself
with class and respect.

- Well, I have
a couple in mind.

- Show me what you got.
- Okay, girl, come over here.

- Okay, let's go.

And I just hope that he can
see immediately I'm 100% in.

- So we're thinking maybe sexy,
but elegant.

- Yes.
- I'm the right girl for you.

- All right.
Let go, let's go.

- Ooh, free drink.
- Don't drink.

- Wanna drink it.

- For my tuxedo, I want
something sophisticated, sexy.

You know, I want something
that's bold.

Gonna take care
of my boy, right?

- Yeah, absolutely.

- We want him fitted,
suited, and booted.

- Yes, sir.
- Yeah.

- I feel like I encompass
a lot of those traits,

And that's why I'm here
to pick something out

That's straight-up drip,
period.

I'm--I'm willing to
take a risk, you know,

Like, I-I think
my personality is

Just naturally a risk-taker.

You know, I day trade,
you know, I'm--

I'm always looking
for like one-off opportunities.

- She's taking a risk, too,
so that could be a great sign.

Like, she signed up
for this same way you did.

- Right, right.

- And then with
your track record,

I mean, it's always it--
no, with your track record

Of taking risks.
- It's a track record.

- I thought you was
about to say something--

- No.

- Something else
about my track record.

I was about to chug
this [bleep], bro.

[laughter]

- ♪ this is a new beginning ♪

- Wow.
- Oh, my god.

- That is gorgeous.
- Gorgeous.

- Wow.

♪ ♪

- That's really pretty.
- It's gorgeous.

- It is gorgeous.
- Very beautiful.

- It's a really,
really pretty dress.

- I love that one.
- I like it.

- But you don't love it.
- But...

- But I don't love it.
- Okay.

- Yeah.

- Are you getting
any cold feet?

- Mm-hmm.
- Oh, I'm already past that.

Yeah.
- That's good.

- What about let him
be the leader?

'cause, you know.

- Are you able
to be submissive?

- What?
I don't even know that word.

What?
[laughter]

- It doesn't mean
you lose control.

- Yeah.
- Nope.

- You have confidence in him
to lead the relationship.

- But he has to show me that.

- You know that requires
opportunities, right?

- Well, yeah, I have to give
him the opportunities.

They gonna be
baby steps, you know?

- Yeah.

- Babe, can you pick
a restaurant

For us to eat at?

Can you do that?

Okay, I'll give you
a little bit more.

Marriage is scary.

This is not just somebody
that I can see

When I'm not busy or doing
everything else that I have.

Like, that person
has to become my priority.

I'm just gonna be like,
"hey, you're my husband,

Take all this responsibility."

Like, it's a partnership,
how about that?

- It is.
- It is a partnership.

♪ ♪

- ♪ money, money, money ♪

- Okay.
- Oh, I love the blue.

- Mind your swag.
[laughter]

- That's the one?
- I like that one.

- This is, this it.
Period.

This suit is the one.

I want my wife to be
like, "damn, he's fine."

Like, you know,
"oh, wow, he's, you know,

"he's real sharp and
like put together.

He--he's a smart guy," right?

I've changed so much
in the last ten years.

I don't think I would
be ready for a marriage

Without that growth that I
got, but I'm definitely ready.

I feel confident.
I feel like I'm a businessman.

When I come into that wedding
with all that confidence,

She's gonna feel it,
and she might

Be turned on by it as well.

Wifey, she ain't ready, bro.
She ain't ready, like.

♪ ♪

- Oh, my goodness.

- She's so pretty.

- Wow.

- ♪ something
they wanna have ♪

- I look like a barbie.

- Is this the dress?

- This is the dress.

- Yay, we have our dress.

- I'm classy and I'm sassy
and a little smartassy.

[laughter]

- ♪ some would
give up everything ♪

♪ 'cause they want it
that bad ♪

- I feel like a princess
in this dress.

I feel like a real bride.

- ♪ I've been waiting
on this moment all my life ♪

- This is real.

It's really real.
Oh, wow. Okay.

- I have to share you
with somebody now.

- Oh, no. See, come on now.

- All right.
- You'll mess up my makeup.

[laughter]

I can't believe it.

I'm gonna have a husband and
somebody to share life with.

It's just something
that I've always wanted.

Someone to call my person.

It's probably like
20 years of emotion

That I've probably
just kept down.

Make it stop.
- Look, you're crying.

- Make it stop already.
- No.

- Why do I keep crying so much?

♪ ♪

I'm supposed to be a thug.
[laughs]

- ♪ I'm ready for this,
I've been dreaming ♪

♪ this will give
everything meaning ♪

♪ I've been counting it down ♪

♪ bring it here and now ♪

- Let's go.

- Tonight,
before their big day,

Our ten singles will have
one last chance

To get together and celebrate

Before leaving
their single life behind.

- Shots on me only for tonight.
- Okay.

- Only for tonight.
- Okay.

- Because in just over
a week, our couples

Will enter into legally
binding marriages

With complete strangers.

- ♪ I keep getting in my way ♪

[all cheering]

- It is finally my
bachelorette party

With all the other brides,
and it's just

So comforting
knowing that they are

All here with me right now.

[all cheering]

We're literally getting
married to a stranger.

So it's nice being able
to just like de-stress,

Have some drinks,
have some fun.

- To beautiful new
beginnings.

- Yes.
- To new beginnings.

All:
Whoo!

- Let's [bleep] go!

- ♪ don't stop, make it last ♪

♪ don't stop,
make-make it last ♪

- Tonight is my bachelor party.

It's also all
of our bachelor party.

We've got a good vibe going.

- ♪ let's go ♪

♪ no price in the tag, uh ♪

♪ she got it like that, yeah ♪

- Hey!
- Yes, sir.

- All right. Okay.

- It's a bachelor party
now, man.

- I'm--I'm engaged, I ain't
even looking that way.

I'm--I'm good--I'm good.

I've been celibate
for quite some time by choice,

And I'm not into strippers.

Realistically,
when I go to a strip club,

My [bleep] don't get hard.

You can be so fine and my
[bleep] won't get hard.

I'm just being honest.

But if we got that mental
connection, you're attractive,

And we got a, like,
emotional connection?

See, yo,
I'm making love to you.

- Now go ahead
and turn me up, girl.

I need that.

Oh, yes. Hey.

I'm definitely a freak.
I'm not gonna hold that back.

Little bit harder.
Come on, come on.

All:
Oh!

- Oh, he next.

- The stripers
are intimidating.

- Oh!

- The whips and everything.
Like, I'm scared.

I hope my wife isn't
into stuff like that.

[all cheering]

♪ ♪

- Morgan is so spunky
and so surprising.

And she was a little
quiet at first,

But I was like, I know
that there's more.

I'm here for it.

Her husband, he's--he's in
for a really good time.

- How are you gonna
connect with, you know,

This total stranger who
is suddenly your wife now?

- I can tell you
how they gonna connect.

- Physically or emotionally?

- That's how you
gotta connect, man.

If y'all married,
you gotta, you gotta connect.

- I just want someone who looks
at me and who's like,

"[bleep]," you know.

I want him to come onto me.

I want him to initiate.

- You gonna have sex
on the wedding day?

- For me on my--on my end,
it's on the table,

But I'm gonna leave that
to her.

- You're gonna
have sex on the--

- If my shirt is off
and she pounces me?

I'm not stopping.

- Girl, you have been
bitching about the lack

Of sexual intimacy
for quite some--

- July.
- July?

- July.
- It's been like seven months.

- If y'all not having sex
with y'all married for?

- I'ma--I'ma let you know
right when we have sex then.

- All right.
- Yeah, yeah.

I'll call you before
I call my mom.

[laughter]

- ♪ been looking
for some time ♪

[all cheering]

- So how are you feeling?
Like, it's coming up quick?

- She's either gonna
like me or she's not.

I mean, there's no
black and white with me.

I'm hardcore mitch, so.
- Yeah.

One of the harder things
has been

Just sticking
with it for mitch.

So in this case,
he's gonna be kind of forced

To work things out where
in the past, you know,

He may have just went
a different direction

Or looked
for a different girl.

So I-I really hope
it works out for him.

- Any regrets?
Any last moment like cold feet?

- Absolutely not, 100% no.

I'm all in.
I'm ready to be married.

You know I'm not
a good single person.

This guy's gonna get a ride or
die wife and I have his back.

I don't know him,
but I have his back.

- I think part
of this process is learning

That you don't have to be,
like, black or white.

You don't have to be
like all mitch or else

You're like, you know,
you're compromising

Your integrity, right?
- I mean--

- You have to--
- a little bit, but yeah.

We'll see, yeah.
- We'll see.

You're not ready to--to even
agree with that principle yet.

- I'm not ready for that.
- Yeah.

[all cheering]

- ♪ two time for the dj
with some hip-hop ♪

♪ 'cause the party don't stop
till the record drop ♪

- I wasn't allowed
to dance growing up,

So I'm really like awkward.

- What do you mean
you weren't allowed to dance?

- Everyone's had background
in dance.

- So I don't know
how to dance.

I'm just like over here like,
bulldog, sprinkler.

- Can I ask what
religion--what religion?

- Yeah, I grew up
seventh day adventist.

So, like, we weren't allowed
to dance, so I've never

Been to, like, a formal dance
in my whole life.

- ♪ I like the way
you move your body ♪

♪ work, now you my hobby ♪

[all cheering]

- What's happening?

- I haven't found that
sweet spot to where

I can relate to lindy yet.

We're both marrying strangers;
other than that,

Conversation gets real slim.

- I need a drink.

♪ ♪

- ♪ grew up on the corner
as a young'un ♪

♪ straight from the block
I've been hustling ♪

- You prefer a pretty boy--

- Or like rough
around the edges?

- Tattoos.
- Yeah.

- I mean, I think, like,
the problem with me

Is, like, I've been
trying to get that

Fairy tale with that thug,
right?

- Yeah, yeah.
- That's where my problem is.

You know, I like the little
rough, I like the tattoos.

I like that little edge,
you know what I mean?

But I also like, well
put together, clean cut.

- Well, if he gets
a lot of attention

From like other females.

- That's what I'm
talking about.

Come on, get comfy, baby.

Get comfy.
- I love it.

- Okay.
- I love it.

- I would not be
insecure at one bit

If he was getting attention,
looks from other women.

What upsets me is when
the boundary is crossed

Because he's inviting it in
and he's communicating

And he's not setting the
boundary with those women.

- Get on your knees right now.

♪ ♪

- What upsets me is when
the boundary is crossed

Because he's inviting it in
and he's communicating

And he's not setting
the boundary with those women.

- Get on your knees right now.

All: Oh!

- And that's when my issue
becomes with him.

Not them.

- You gotta get on
your [bleep] knees.

- [shrieks]

- I think his wife
may take issue with some

Of the behavior seen tonight.

Now he's ready to get married.

- Yeah, I'm ready.

♪ ♪

- So how would you guys
feel with an uncircumcised?

- Oh.
- Oh.

- Turtleneck, let's go.
I got a sweater.

- Oh, my god.

- I've never seen one.
I've never seen one in my life.

- Really?

- I feel like I'd be terrified.

If my husband
was uncircumcised...

[laughing]

Like, I wouldn't
know what to do.

I've never seen one.
I've never touched one.

I've never smelled one.

Like, I don't know
what it feels like.

- No, it's different.

- No, it all works the same
and goes the same place.

- I'm scared.
What if he is? [laughs]

- ♪ I think I need it
right now. ♪

♪ I don't wanna wait for it ♪

♪ not another day for it ♪

- It's not married for eight
weeks, you getting married

For the rest of your life.

- I'm looking forward
to the change

'cause I'm ready for it.
I'm just like, let's do it.

- This is not how I pictured
justin getting married.

So I'm still devastated
and terrified

That he's getting married
to a complete stranger.

You about to get married.
- I know.

- You about to get locked down.

You about to get some
handcuffs placed on you.

You about to have
a probation officer

Checking on you every day.

♪ ♪

You understand what that means?
It's your life, man.

- Bro, I'm not trying to
prove anything to you though.

- You not--don't have
to prove to it me.

- But you want me to, I can--

- I'm not asking you
to prove anything.

I hope this works out
for you, but if I'm

Being really authentic,
no, I don't think

You're ready to be married.

I'm absolutely gonna
hold you accountable.

And I'm gonna tell you
when you [bleep] up

Or when I think
you're [bleep] up.

- I'm--I'm a grown-ass man.
I'm 33.

I don't need you
to chastise me.

I've been taking care of
myself since I was 19, bro.

So what, what do you
need to chastise?

What do you need to teach me
that I don't even know?

- I won't say nothing
else, justin.

I understand
you're not ready to listen.

- All right.

If you feel like I'm not
ready to listen, then bye.

Like, cause I'm listening.
I-I can listen.

- You're not listening.

You here,
and then you're saying bye.

- All right, cool.
Well, in that case, bye.

- Justin, you acting
like a little bitch.

♪ ♪

I really don't feel like
this was a good idea.

He's not ready to be married.

♪ ♪

I just want him
to understand what

He's really about to get into.

'cause this [bleep] is real.

♪ ♪

- Night, night.

- ♪ we're the new way, honey ♪

♪ ever runnin' ♪

♪ ♪

- Do you think that
picking an engagement ring

Before knowing your wife
is a weird experience?

- Well, duh.

Like, this is, like, crazy
'cause, like, I don't know

If she's gonna like it
or not, but literally,

- She has to like
something in here.

- I see step one,
choose a setting.

- You already know
you want the cut to be pavé?

- Yeah.

- I want the
diamonds in the band,

So I need more diamonds
in the actual band.

- Yeah.
- This one just sticks out.

- Now you're gonna
have to add a diamond.

Now this, this is where
you put your money

Where your mouth is, sir.
- Okay.

- Oh, you can even choose
earth-created or lab-created.

- I like the round cut.
The round cut is classy.

It pops.

- We've got some color options.

We have the clarity,
the carats, and the cut, so.

- Look at this one.

- I love this.

This the diamond you like?
- Yes.

Now that I got
the diamond chosen,

Let's go to step three.
I'm ready.

- You ready
to complete the ring?

Oh, this is kinda cool
down here, too,

'cause it'll show you how
it will look based on the size

Of the carat you get.

That's gorgeous.

That's like perfect.
- Oh, that is amazing.

- See that? Like those.
- That's actually really nice.

- Yeah.

- Should we select this?
- Yeah, pick it.

- Oh, my gosh.
That is a gorgeous ring.

Full 360.

Don't you think it was so easy?

Just one, two, three,

Choose a setting,
choose a diamond,

And then complete your ring.

- Oh, my god.

- So that means when you
see that in the lights,

You're like ching-ling,
ching, ching.

- She's a-liking that.

- This is so easy.

- It is very easy.

- Look at this one,
something like this, right?

But it's--it's this one.
- So many options.

Ooh.

- Wow, that one's
actually pretty nice.

- This--it's this one.
It's this one.

- That's it.
- I like that one.

- This is the one.
This is the one.

- My gosh, this is
gonna be the ring.

- My hands are sweaty.
Feel it, feel it.

- Oh, they are.

- Yeah, yeah.
- This is...

- Wow.
- So pretty.

- That thing is amazing,
serious, though.

- It's huge.
- It is.

- Nobody's gonna
miss that ring.

Everyone's gonna know
that's your girl.

♪ ♪

- ♪ I'm on my way,
on my way here right now ♪

♪ ♪

- It's finally, finally
the night before the wedding.

I've been extremely nauseous
all day today.

I don't know what
to do with myself

And my nerves at this point.

- Not that I'm nervous
to sleep with my wife,

But my roommate in college
told me that I eat in my sleep.

So hopefully she doesn't
slap me with a pillow

Whenever I'm
eating in my sleep.

♪ ♪

- I-I have been waiting
my entire life to have

A full commitment from someone.
32 years.

I've been waiting a while.
I'm ready.

- I really can't wait to have
a beautiful wife next to me.

I hope she likes
to be called wifey,

'cause I always thought
that was cute.

In all my favorite r&b songs.

♪ ♪

- Best case scenario,
he's super handsome

And just, like,
really charismatic.

- I'm calling it right now,
instant fireworks.

As soon as we see each other,
it's like two lost souls

Finding each other.

- I'd be shocked
if that happened,

But that would be great.

- I still think that any
and all risks pale

In comparison
to what is to gain.

♪ ♪

- My husband, he's somewhere
thinking about me,

You know, like, we're sharing
thoughts right now.

Like, I'm thinking about
you thinking about me,

Thinking about us.

- Woke up at about,
I don't know, 6:30.

I was like, "oh, I'm getting
married in 24 hours".

And it hit me right there.

I went in the bathroom,
and I threw up.

I was just like, oh, like,
I was sweating, sweating.

♪ ♪

- [laughs] I can't believe
I'm gonna be a wife.

Oh, my god, I'm gonna
have a husband.

I didn't think that
this day would happen,

But it's happening.

- I really want this,
and I-I really want

To connect with someone.

I really want to find my love.

I want a partner.

- Goodnight, husband.

I gotta practice.

- All right, wifey,
see you tomorrow at the altar.

- Good night.

- This anticipation
has been torture.

So let's get married.

♪ ♪

- ♪ you only get one life ♪

♪ you only get one life ♪

- [laughs] hello!

- It's your big day!

- Thank you!

- For our couples,
the life-changing day

Is finally here.

- Today is my wedding day.

I feel like
I'm in a fairy tale.

I cannot believe
I'm here right now

And this day is finally here.

- I'm not gonna lie and say
I've always been imagining

What my wedding would be like,
'cause that's not true,

But I definitely never
thought it would be like this.

- Happy wedding day,
mystery fiancé.

I can't wait to meet you.

- Are you excited?
- Oh, hell yeah, dude. Come on.

- Nice.
- I'm getting married.

- This is the biggest leap
of faith of their lives.

- How I look?
- You looking good.

[cork pops]
both: Whoo!

- [bleep].

- As they prepare to say
I do to a total stranger.

- I'm getting goosebumps
for you, dude.

- I know.

[cork pops]
all: Whoo!

[glass shatters]
[laughter]

- [laughing]
oh, no!

- The first couple to get
married at first sight

Is alexis and justin.

- Guess what day it is.

Guess what day it is.

- ♪ it's my wedding day,
it's my wedding day ♪

♪ what, newton? ♪

♪ it's my wedding day ♪

♪ what, newton? ♪

♪ it's my wedding day ♪

I'm so excited.

I'm ready.
Like, I'm ready.

Well, not physically,
but mentally, I'm ready.

- Yeah, I feel good.
I feel really good.

And I'm ready to start
this new adventure together,

But we'll see when I put
that tux on and--and we--

We get closer to that time.

I gotta get all--
gotta look good for,

You know what I'm saying?

- Lexi!

♪ it's your wedding day,
it's your wedding day ♪

♪ way-hey-hey-hey! ♪
[laughter]

- I'm gonna be mrs. Last name.

[laughter]
- you excited?

- Physically,
I'm a little gassy.

That's how I be nervous
'cause I be so gassy.

[laughing]

Oh, man, I be
so gassy this morning,

But I done think
I done got it out me.

I'm clear.
I'm ready to go.

[all screaming]

Like, I've jumped off cliffs.

I went jet skiing
in a hurricane,

But when I was proposed to
three different times,

I said no, every time,
'cause I was scared.

[laughs]

[cork pops]
- whoo!

[laughter]

- Whoo, nobody died.

I decided to get
married at first sight

Because I don't have
the opportunity to run.

You know, I-I have to
commit to this person,

And I know that
on the other end,

They're gonna be committed
just to me as the same way.

So let's do it.

♪ ♪

- ♪ I salute you, salute you ♪

[laughter]

- All right.
- Ooh.

- It's real now.
- It's real.

Like, they getting married,
man.

- Had it hit you yet?

- It--it did hit me,
like hit me last night.

- Last night?
- You know--

- All right.

- But, you know,
the closer it gets to,

The more confident I feel.

I'ma say that until
I start putting my tux on

And everything, you know.
- You start freaking out.

Getting the wobbles
and whatnot.

- I-I got these tingles
in my hands right now.

Everything is, like,
locked up right now.

My knees are
low-key locking up.

My chest is tight,
but it's just nervousness

Because I want everything
to be perfect.

Let's cheers to new beginning,
happiness, great energy,

And to great success.

- To you and your wife, man.
- Thank you.

- To you and your wife.
- Cheers.

- This almost happened before,

You know,
with my last engagement,

And I got my heart broken,

And I'm afraid
of that happening again,

But I'm hopeful that
doing it this route,

I'll be a lot more successful
than doing it my way.

- What are you afraid of, man?

- My biggest fear is not
being what she imagines.

I wanna meet her needs in--
in every way:

Physical, emotional, mentally,
you know?

And so really, it's her
just being attracted

To me, you know?

And I feel like if she's
attracted to me, you know,

Everything else will
kind of come into play.

I just don't want it
to be one-sided.

♪ ♪

That's probably
my biggest fear.

- What type of husband
do y'all think,

"oh, yeah, this is gonna be
a good match for lex"?

- I am praying
for somebody fine, okay.

With personality.

- I'll take funny any day.

Maybe even over he--
nah, that's a bit much.

- Over height?

- I was about to say
that's a bit much, but no.

That's a bit much.

I'm about say it, but I'm like,
"ehh..."

Physically, I hope
to see someone tall.

Preferably 6'2",
6'3", 6'4", 6'5".

That's getting a little greedy,
but I'm--I'm willing

To get to know him, even if
he like--oh god, my stomach.

Even if he, like, 5'9".

Oh, I'm still willing to--
I'll be okay.

We'll be okay.
It's okay.

It's okay!
[laughs]

It's crazy to think that he's
somewhere in this environment,

You know, having these
same thoughts,

Like what's she look like?
What's she gonna do?

- Mm-hmm, true.

- Like, you gotta
find a connection,

Like, at just the
smallest level.

So just for me, it's just like
up at night thinking about,

Is he thinking about me?

I'm pretty sure he's
thinking about me right now.

- You know, like,
I'm hanging on to that.

- ♪ every moment is
bringing us closer ♪

♪ to paradise ♪

♪ feels so nice,
ready if you are ♪

♪ to join me ♪

- These are her rings, and I
got them from james allen.

- Oh.
- Yeah.

- Oh, it's the band
and the engagement.

- Yeah, man.
- Oh, wow.

- Wow.

- Are you ready for her
to say this is my husband?

- I've been ready
since five years ago.

I'm even more ready now.

- The bachelor party,
your brother

Voiced some
negative opinions about it.

Has he--has he
changed how he feels?

Is--is he supportive now?

- Realistically,
no, he has not.

♪ ♪

He is fully against
this whole process.

You know, to this day,
even though we chopped it up

And apologized, you know,
with what happened

At the bachelor party,
you know,

He's still uncomfortable
with it.

But I understand from his
perspective, you know,

Being an older brother
and almost

Being a father figure for me,
he don't wanna see me hurt.

But at the end of the day,
I told him, I said,

"hey, you know,
I know you feel this way,

But you gon' have to trust
the process and trust me."

Because I am ready
to be married.

And I genuinely hope
this is my person.

- Oh, I don't
like crying, like.

- It's okay to cry.

- I give myself
twice a year to cry,

And I feel it
and I'm trying to do

Everything I can to stop it.

- I'm a bride
and I look like a bride,

And I immediately
am slightly terrified.

Whoo.

Everything is coming
real fast at once,

And I am trying
to keep myself calm,

But looking at myself

Is really just
sending me over right now.

♪ ♪

It is crazy 'cause it's like...

♪ ♪

I'm doing this.

It's a lot.
It's a lot.

♪ ♪

All: Mommy!

- Hey, baby.
- You look so pretty, mommy.

- Thank--
oh, look at that hair.

- Oh, do you like it?
- That's beautiful.

- Do I look like a bride?
- Yes, you do.

- Mommy!

- Oh, that's beautiful.

♪ ♪

Are you ready?

- I don't know.
I'm scared.

- [sobbing]
- oh, don't cry, baby.

- Oh, god.

- This is just another journey
in your life,

And you've over-conquered
everything.

This is just--no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no. No. No.

You're beautiful.

You're gonna--
you're a beautiful bride,

And you're just
entering another journey.

Oh, okay.

Look, look, you know
I'm always there for you

No matter what.
No matter what, you're my baby.

You know what I'm saying?

You're my baby girl.

I love you.
And I'm there no matter what.

♪ ♪

What are you feeling?

What are you feeling now?

♪ ♪

[sobbing]

♪ ♪

- Hey, mama.
- You look so handsome.

- Mm-hmm.
- What's up, man?

- You and your suspenders,
you look good.

Looking like urkel.

- Whew.

- Man, you gotta
stop crying, man.

You making me cry.

♪ ♪

My brother is still
not a fan of it,

But I think as long
as he sees that I'm happy,

Then eventually
he'll be on board.

So just him just being here,

And that's all that
matters to me.

- I'm out of words right now.
[laughs]

- I think you did good.

- I think you did
an awesome job, man.

Just everything.

- Thank you.
Gosh, that means a lot.

- After the bachelor party,
and my brother

Had a nice conversation,

And I'm feeling
a heck of a lot better

Than I did in the beginning.

My concerns are just being
overprotective and not really

Wanting to accept
the maturity he has acquired,

But it's just--
it's overwhelming.

- I'm ready. I feel better.
- I hope you're ready, man.

- I'm ready.
- Born ready.

♪ ♪

I wanna break
your back right now,

'cause I wanna hug you so hard.

- Give me a sign
that you know, enjoy this.

- I know. I love you, man.

I know that I want you
just remember that

You are the greatest man
I know.

♪ ♪

- I'm getting married.

Oh, my gosh.

♪ ♪

The nerves are
definitely here now.

It hits me hard,
and then it goes away.

You know, I'm realizing
like this is real.

This is not a joke.

- From your future husband.
- Mm!

- Wanna open it up
and check it out?

- I'm like nervous.

All: Oh!

- Okay, bill cosby!

- This is the engagement ring.
He gon' do the wedding band.

All: Oh!

- In the past,
I've had so many chances

To say yes to a ring,
but I didn't.

I was never really satisfied,
and I just

Had to come full circle
and say,

"maybe you're the problem,
alexis."

You know, so for me,
this is a big deal.

♪ ♪

- Hello, everyone.

- Hello.

- Thank you, guys,
for being here.

She gon' love that though.

♪ ♪

- It's a different type
of nerves that just hit.

I feel it from my toes up
to my ankles, to my knees,

To my hip,
from my hips to my chest,

From my chest to my heart,
and my heart to my throat.

Ooh, I gotta try not to cry.

Whew, [bleep].

♪ ♪

- This is not the end.

This is only beginning for you.

- This is happening.

- I know.
It's a lot.

- And I'm just trying to
process everything right now.

- It's a lot to take in.

- I talk myself out a lot
of things that I should do

Out of fear,
out of nervousness,

Out of fear that I'm settling.

I said no to people
that I actually knew

For significant
amounts of time.

And then to say yes
to somebody,

I have no idea who they are,

It's just like,
"what am I doing?"

Why y'all let me do this?

♪ ♪

- If I could design
my perfect wife,

She would be
caramel complexion,

Beautiful natural hair,
sparkling brown eyes

You can go swimming in,

And then she has
this soft voice.

Just--it just makes me
have goosebumps.

♪ ♪

I can't stop rubbing these
hands, god, let me tell you.

♪ ♪

But I'm nervous because
I did get my heart broken

In my previous engagement.

And I do fear not
being fully loved

And not being accepted
for who I am.

So if I get my heart broken
for the second time,

It'll definitely hurt
because I'm putting

Everything on the line.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- ♪ yeah, I ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I know you can feel it ♪

♪ we go first ♪

♪ no need to say a word ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes ♪

♪ you give me life ♪

♪ exhale ♪

♪ ♪

- Hi.
- Hi, there.

- [giggles]

- Go ahead.

- Nice to meet you, I'm alexis.
- I'm justin.

- Nice to meet you.
- Gosh, you are stunning.

- Thank you.
- God did good.

- [laughing]
- ooh, you did good.

[laughter]

How you feeling right now?

We got this, we got this.

- You're tall.

[laughter]

- It's the shoes.
It's not me.

- Oh, okay.
You got platforms on?

- Probably the shoes, yeah.

- I got me lipstick
on my teeth?

- No, you don't.
- Okay.

- Not at all, at all.

- Okay.

- Alexis meet for the
very first time, justin.

- Hello, justin.

- Nice to meet you.

- Justin's family
would like you to know

That justin is a
fun, charismatic,

And cool character.

He can be a bit annoying
at times...

♪ ♪

But he's a sweetheart.
- Okay.

- You'll never question
how he's feeling

Because justin--or tree,

As we like to call him--

Is a great communicator.

- You can call me branch.

- I can dig it, see.

- Who speaks his mind
and is very

Straightforward and direct.

We hope you don't mind
sharing him

With another lady in his life.

- You a mama's boy?
- No.

- His dog.

- [laughing]

Oh, yes!
- You a dog person?

- Yeah, I have a--
I have a fur baby too.

- You do?
- Yeah.

[laughter]

- Justin can be
a little sensitive,

But don't let that fool you.

He's one of the most confident,
resilient,

And resourceful men
you'll come to know.

Take care of our guy
and he'll take care of you.

♪ ♪

- I got you.

- I got you too.

- Aw.

♪ ♪

- Justin,
alexis' family and friends

Would like you
to know that alexis

Is an absolute powerhouse.

- Oh, I love that.

- She's intelligent,
breathtakingly beautiful,

And filled with faith.

There's never
a dull moment with her.

Appearance matters to her,

So be prepared
to match her fly.

She loves all things fashion,

And she loves opportunities
to display her creativity,

Like making vagina molds
out of clay.

- Oh, my goodness.

[laughter]

- She's a confident woman.
- Oh, I like it.

Oh, I love it.

- Be prepared for the
adventure of your life.

- Oh, my god,
this is gonna be great.

[laughter]

I had to do it.
I got a good one.

[laughter and applause]

- Alexis and justin,
you have written your vows.

- Yes.
- Mm-hmm.

- There is not many
places to put 'em.

I'm so sorry.

I know we are strangers.

However, I'd like to start off
with a series of apologies.

I apologize for all the times

I wasn't there
to wipe your tears,

For not being there
after a long day of work

When you just needed a hug
and a hot meal.

And most importantly,
forgive me for all the times

You have wondered if I
would ever make it to you,

Or if I even ever existed.

I may have not been there then,
but I am here now.

And if you'll let me,
I vow to take care of you

And to give you
everything that you need.

I can't promise
I'll never hurt you

Because even
the best of intentions

Sometimes fall short,

But I can promise
to be patient with you

And to make our lives
exciting, adventurous,

And full of passion.

And finally, I promise
to be wid it if you wid it.

- I'm wid it.

[laughter and applause]

- Justin.

- I vow to respect,
admire, and appreciate you

For who you are, as well as
the person you wish to become.

I vow to support you
and protect your freedom.

Because although
our lives are intertwined,

Your choices
are still yours alone.

- Ah.

- I vow to always strive
to meet your needs,

Not out of obligation,
but because

It delights me
to see you happy.

I vow to keep our lives
exciting, adventurous,

And full of passion.

- [laughing]

- Great minds think alike.
- I know.

- And google alike.
- Yes, yes, girl.

I vow to treat you
with compassion over fairness

Because we are a team,
now and for always,

And lastly, I vow
to show you every day

That I know exactly how lucky
I am to have you in my life.

- Aww.

[applause]

- Oh, thank you.

- Alexis, will you
take justin to be

Your lawfully wedded husband,
to live together

In the holy estate
of matrimony,

Keeping only onto him so as
long as you both shall live?

- I do.

- Justin, will you take alexis
to be your lawful wedded wife

To live together in the
holy estate of matrimony,

So as long as you both
shall live?

- I do.

♪ ♪

- Take justin's hand
and repeat after me.

With this ring.
- With this ring.

- I wed you, justin, for today.
- I wed you, justin, for today.

- For tomorrow, and for
all of the years to come.

- Please wear it
as a sign of my commitment.

And a notice
to this whole world...

- That I am your husband.
- That I am your wife.

- With pride, girl.

- All right, here we go.
- There we go.

♪ ♪

- The bride has decided
to perform the ceremony

Of the cord of three strands.

- Thank you, sissy.
- That's my sister.

- Hey, sis.
- [laughs]

- This cord has three strands.

One represents the bride,

One represents the groom,

And a third represents love,

The tie that binds
two together.

I now ask justin for you
to please hold the ring

And alexis will
braid them together.

♪ ♪

- You're pretty good at this.
- I'ma put this on my resume.

- I mean, you did,
you like went right in.

- Oh, look what's up.

- I was just like
that's part of it.

I see you.

- I didn't even
lay the edges yet.

[laughter]

- You a good girl.
Look at it.

- We doing this.

- Mm, yes.

- And now by the
authority vested in me,

I pronounce you are married.

♪ ♪

- That's it?
- That's it.

- You did it.

[cheers and applause]

- Wait, do we kiss?
Do we kiss?

- Oh, okay. Too soon.

- I was just--I was
just gonna get a hug.

It wasn't a kiss, y'all.

- You may now call yourself
those cherished names--

Husband and wife.

- Justin, you may now
kiss alexis.

- May I kiss you?
- Yes.

[cheers and applause]

- ♪ don't you know
you give me that feeling ♪

- Oh.
- I--not the peck.

- Ladies and gentlemen,
it is my pleasure

To introduce for the first time

As husband and wife,
alexis and justin.

All: One, two, three, jump!

Whoo!

- ♪ yeah, don't you know
you give me that feeling ♪

♪ I can't describe it, baby ♪

♪ that feeling ♪

♪ don't you know
you give me that ♪

♪ feeling, feeling ♪

♪ give me that feeling,
give that feeling ♪

♪ give me that feeling,
give that feeling ♪

♪ give me that feeling,
give that feeling ♪

♪ give me that feeling,
give that feeling ♪

- So justin hall.

- Justin hall. That's--
- alexis hall.

- Mm-hmm.

- How tall are you?
- 6'8".

- Oh!

He's so tall.

Like, it's like--
6'8" is a bit much.

Like, I asked for tall,
but I'm like 6'8"?

You know like
that's a bit much.

That's uncomfortably tall.

How old are you?
- 33.

- Okay.
- How old are you?

- 29.
- Oh, snap, I like that.

- Little young thing.
- Right.

- My sugar daddy, what's up.

- You know, black ain't
cracking, girl.

Look at that. Girl, gimme some.
- Right.

- I mean, if you can think
about your perfect wife,

What would she look like? Her.

Beautiful hair, dark skin,
beautiful full lips.

I mean, personality
out this world.

- You got a--you got
really long eyelashes, but.

Sorry about that.

- Where are you from?
- New jersey. Where you from?

- Alabama.
- Ooh, what part?

- Mobile.
- Ooh, look at you, country!

- [in southern accent]
mobile, alabama.

- So you country?

- I am a little country.
It comes out.

It comes out a little bit.

- Why are you 6'8", though?

Like, that seems--
- it's the shoe.

It's the shoes.
They runs in the family.

- That's not the shoes.

- My dad in the wheelchair,
he's 6'11".

- Are you serious?
- Mm-hmm.

My grandmother was 6'1".

- You know what
that sounds like to me?

- What?
- Do you want athletes?

- Yes, yes.

- Do you want children?

- I do want children.
- Me too.

- How many?
- Maybe two.

- I don't like high fives
though and you keep doing it.

I'm sorry.
- I do it.

- Yeah, it's kinda corny to me.

- That's all right.
I can work on that.

- Yeah.

Physically, I mean,
he's not awful,

But he's not my type
by looking at him,

But as far as his just banter

And he makes
you feel comfortable.

What landed you here?

- So I was engaged once before.

♪ ♪

- Let's hear about this.

- Let's hear it.
- Do tell.

- I will.
- How long ago was this?

- Five years. Five years.
- Okay.

♪ ♪

- We split a month
before our wedding.

The person I am today,
she wanted that version,

And in order to become
this version,

It took trial and tribulations
and growth.

I found my own closure.
I moved on.

I worked on me, you know,
like, I got to a point

Where I was like,
you know what?

I'm just working on tree
and try to be the best version

I can for the next person.

- It does not turn me off.

It does not make me
feel any type of way.

Because--
- that's refreshing.

- Yeah, 'cause it's shows me
that you're willing

To commit to somebody.
- Okay, good.

I appreciate that.

- ♪ y'all say so much ♪

♪ they tell me I ♪

- I was proposed to
three times before.

I said no, every single time.

- Damn, I got lucky.
I love that. Mm.

- I had this
unrealistic expectation

Of what it took to be
in a marriage,

What it took to be
in a relationship.

I'm not saying no anymore.

Like, I'm not running
from anything anymore.

Like, I'm here, I'm in it.
I'm all in.

- Right,
saying I trust the process.

- Me too.

When you were talking up
there, I'm like,

Oh, I see exactly
why they matched us.

Like, I see exactly why.

- We almost had the same vow.

- I know.
- We almost had the same vow.

- Did you catch my drake lyric?
Both: Love drake.

[both laughing]

- ♪ let me know ♪

- Gosh, how did I
get this lucky?

Everything about her
is perfect.

This is perfect,
this is perfect.

- ♪ oh, no ♪

♪ do you love me, love me ♪

- We're only 15 minutes
in this marriage

And we have so much more
to learn about each other.

Good and bad,
but I'm committed,

'cause I hope it's forever.

I'm stuck and I wanna be stuck.

- ♪ don't you love me now ♪

- This is a lifetime for us.

[dramatic music]

- Next time on
"married at first sight."

- Three.
- Oh, my god.

♪ ♪

- All of a sudden,
like super [bleep] nervous.

- [bleep], what the [bleep]
am I doing?

- Oh, gosh.

♪ ♪

I'm taking a huge risk by
marrying someone I haven't met

And I'm putting everything
on the line.

- I hope that you would
walk me down the aisle.

I'm a daddy's girl.

So if he doesn't approve
of this, I'll be devastated.

- I think you're insane.

♪ ♪

- Can we please all stand?

♪ ♪

- You got this, mitch.

♪ ♪

- [groans]

I could be meeting
the man of my dreams

Or I could be meeting
the most toxic person.

It's terrifying.

♪ ♪

- Oh, gosh.

♪ ♪