- ♪ I've been knocked down
♪ One too many times
♪ I know what it's like to be afraid ♪
- I believe so much in the magic of the universe.
Like, that's what love is to me.
- The Chicago dating scene is tough.
It's almost like they're not willing to commit.
- I feel like there's someone out there
that needs my love and my care.
- The whole goal of this is really never
to go to bed alone again.
[upbeat music]
♪
- ♪ Forever starts today
- I'm getting married!
- Would it be the end of the world if I just
literally didn't do this?
- What we have right here is a situation.
- You want your mother[bleep] space,
I'll give it to you. I get it.
- Do you see a world where we can last forever?
- Forever is a long time.
- I've sacrificed things that I wanted
to make the relationship work.
- I think that message was for another woman.
- I've been texting you and calling you
for two [bleep] days.
- You haven't texted me or called me.
- You're [bleep] lying!
[crying]
- I'm shut the [bleep] down.
- The time is here for you to decide.
Do you wanna stay married
or do you wanna get a divorce?
[dramatic musical sting]
- Marriage is hard work,
but I still believe in love at first sight.
- Come on. - Aah! [squeals]
♪
- I've been so happy that it's felt uncomfortable for me.
It's feeling the things that I've been wanting to feel
for so long.
- I appreciate you opening your heart
to a complete stranger.
♪
- I feel like I love him already.
I'm, like, ready to see what the rest of our lives
are like together.
♪
- ♪ Forever starts today
♪
- ♪ It's all or nothing
- This is "Married at First Sight."
- ♪ There's no other way
♪ It's all or nothing
- ♪ Let me introduce myself
- "Married at First Sight" is back.
And this time, we're in Chicago, Illinois.
Here's the one thing that I wanna let you know--
you're getting married in two weeks.
- What, what?
- [laughs]
- Did you just say what I think you said?
- We found you a husband.
- What? Yes! - [laughs]
We, the experts, matched five couples
who are ready to risk it all and marry a complete stranger.
- Guess what, y'all? - What?
- I'm getting married! [all cheering]
- I'm gonna be getting married to a complete stranger.
- Oh, my God. - Really?
- Yeah. - No way.
- I swear to God. [laughs]
- Oh, my God! - What?
- To who? - We don't know!
- To who? - Really?
- We don't know. [laughs]
- You mean you don't--
- No, like, I don't know.
- They found somebody for you?
- Yes, they found somebody for me.
- With all that hair? [laughter]
- I am gonna be married to a stranger. [chuckles]
- What a disaster.
- How are you feeling right now?
- I'm excited. A lot of emotions.
I'm excited, um, shocked, nervous.
[chuckles] Just a lot of things.
- I am so excited. - [laughs]
- Oh. - It's okay to cry.
- Yeah, it's happy tears. [laughter]
- You a little nervous? - I'm definitely nervous.
When I heard, I was like, "Do I puke,
do I poop, or do both right now?"
- ♪ So much better with you
- I mean, I'm so-- like, I'm so excited for you.
- Yeah, like, I feel like I'm, like, so much, like,
more in tune with what I want and, like, my feelings.
And, like, I'm, like, way more independent
than I ever have been.
So I feel like, like, I'm ready for marriage,
and I know things will change, obviously, yes.
But, like, I don't think I'll lose, like,
my, like, identity for, like, me.
both: Yeah.
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ Whoo - ♪ Hey!
- ♪ Here we go, here we go
- I think I'm fun. I think I'm cute.
I've got a good job. I'm independent.
So, yeah, I would say I'm a catch.
- ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
- But I've been single for six years now.
- ♪ Yeah, it's a long road
♪ To be all right
- I do everything for myself,
so I don't need a man to protect me.
I don't need a man to provide for me.
I'm looking for, like, a partner and an equal,
someone who is confident in themselves.
They are passionate.
I like, like, light-skinned Black guys
who are, like, tall and, like, built.
I don't want anyone too vanilla.
Like, maybe that's, like, a beard
and, like, a couple tattoos.
But, like, also someone who is, like, ride-or-die.
I grew up in a small town in Central Illinois
called Dunlap, Illinois.
♪
I always knew that I wanted more,
and to do that, I needed a bigger city,
bigger opportunities.
- ♪ Yeah, seen a whole lot of things I'll never forget ♪
- And I put in my notice and moved up here without a job.
And it was like, "I'm figuring it out."
♪
- ♪ Let's go riding out with the top down ♪
- I honestly can't wait to meet, like, my person.
It would be an amazing love story
if our families like each other,
his parents like me, my parents like him,
we last forever, like, end of story.
- Are you ready to not be judgy?
- I do feel like I will have to remind myself continuously
that, like, even when, like, things get hard,
like, people who, like, do this for a living
have, like, found something between the two of us
that they, like, see and, like, feel strongly about.
And so I have to remind myself of that and trust that.
I'm, like, 100% want to do this and want it to work.
And not just for, like, the short term, for the long haul.
- Obviously, like, you're super independent
and can take care of yourself, 'cause that's what you do.
But I feel like he's gonna be like, uh--
wants to take care of you.
I don't know, I picture, like, a guy with, like, a bun.
Like, a man bun. - Oh, oh, okay.
- And some ink and, um-- - Ooh, all right.
- This--this sounds--this sounds like a really great guy.
- You don't wanna be by yourself, baby. Look at me.
- You're beautiful and young. What you mean?
[laughter]
- You full of poop. [laughter]
- What are you looking for in a wife?
- I'm looking for someone that is loyal.
Loyalty means a lot to me.
Independence, very strong, and confident.
Let me know what you're thinking.
Tell me, and like how you women are here.
All four of you are strong as can be.
And I just hope she holds those--
those family ties like we do.
- ♪ You can shake me, break me ♪
♪ Set me on fire
♪ You can use me, abuse me
- We're a big loving, outgoing family.
And I'm proud to be a mama's boy.
A mama's boy, to me, means that you just respect women.
You know how women should be treated.
She's the boss of the mother[bleep]--the family.
My mother is one of the strongest women around town.
- ♪ Looking at my own reflection ♪
- All the women on my Puerto Rican side family
are strong; they will give it to you real.
And I've always been around that my entire life.
So even though I do have a sweet spot for white women
who are blonde with blue eyes, more than anything,
I want a strong, independent woman.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ You know that we can do it better ♪
- I am at a spot in my life
where I can provide emotional, physical,
mental compassionship to someone with real,
genuine loyalty and love that could be unheard of.
The meaning of husband to me means the rock,
a support system, one that's gonna be--
go through thick and thin with you.
And I've had a great, great experience of that
through, you know, my mother and my father.
Their genuine love for each other
is, pfft, outta this world. [chuckles]
♪
I'm definitely looking forward to one-upping 'em on this one.
[clicks tongue and chuckles]
I just wanna let you guys know
that I'm confident in this process
and that I'm strong, I'm willing, I'm open,
and just as confident as could be.
- I mean, getting so emotional, but--
- Aw, don't, 'cause I will too. I feel a little choked up.
- It's my firstborn. [chuckles] - Aw.
♪
- Um, it's hard because he's always been so close.
I mean, literally, when he went to college,
I had to send my husband away because they look alike.
And I was an emotional basket case.
But I know he has to go on and live his life too.
- Can you tell us a little about the person?
- I don't know anything
what youse are gonna know about, Granny.
We just gotta go on fate and love.
- Oh, she better have a lot of love for you.
[laughter] That's all I gotta say.
- If she don't, I got a stick for her.
[laughter] - I love you.
[laughter]
- ♪ Oh, oh
♪ Oh, oh
♪ Show me what you got
♪ Come and come and get it, yeah ♪
[all exclaiming]
♪ Show me what you got, yeah, come and get it ♪
- Come on. Yes, sir. - Ooh!
- ♪ Yeah, come and get it, show me what you ♪
♪ Bring the gang if you wanna get it ♪
♪ Come alive, overdrive, yeah, show me what you got ♪
[all exclaim] - I don't even need no more.
That was it right there. You see me?
- ♪ Yeah, show me what you got ♪
- Not y'all out here being in the Olympics for ax throwin'.
- This dude. - First place.
[chuckles] Yeah, that's real. - Man. Yeah.
- Where are you at right now? - Uh...
uh, dating has been kinda hell.
- But are you still open, though?
Like, it falls in your lap, a girl says hello,
you catch those eyes,
are you gonna follow through? Like--
- I did wanna let y'all know.
- What?
- That I'm getting married at first sight.
- So--so are you just gonna get married?
- At first sight.
- As soon as y'all see each other,
they finna marry you? - At first sight.
- And you got-- you can't say no?
- At first sight. [laughs] - Oh, wow.
[upbeat music]
- I'm looking for a safe place, a best friend.
I would love to cook with my wife,
make sure she has any and everything that she needs,
be her cheerleader, be her motivator.
Make sure her gas in her car. [chuckles]
Make sure her tires good.
- ♪ Being next to you makes me feel good ♪
♪ Standing next to you makes me feel good ♪
- I think creativity is just a part of my life.
I do paint, I do write, I do music.
It's an outlet for anything that is bothering me.
- ♪ Bring out the best in me
- I was a high-school band director for about 15 years.
I went into academic advising on a college level.
And now I'm back at a high school
working as a college counselor.
I've been ready to be married for quite a long time.
This is my second time that I have tried
to get married at first sight.
I didn't get picked in Houston,
and now I've moved to Chicago.
Maybe my match was in Chicago the whole time.
Timing is everything.
So what kind of wife do you think I need?
- Seeing as you like to stay home all the time, like,
you need somebody who would be a homebody too.
But they need to be able to give you your space
when you need your space. - I feel that.
- But a little fun, though. You know what I'm saying?
Like, I know you still got that fun space,
but then when you meet up and if she doesn't like some
of the stuff you like, like, how would that--
how are you gonna be able to, you know, work with that,
like, and finesse with that?
Are you just gonna give up?
- I understand compromise.
I mean, everybody don't have to like what I like.
- Yeah. - I'm okay with that.
It's the world.
Everybody don't like what I like.
Some people do, some people don't.
- Okay. - All right.
But what if she into, like, different things?
Like, she-- - Like what?
- You know, like they got, like, little furry--
like, people like to be cats.
- She wants to be a cat?
- She might not have a leg or something.
What if she got a, like, a little fake one?
- I'm done. - I'm out, I'm out.
- She come home, take off the wig, take off the...
- I would--I would... - Take off the leg.
- I would-- I would love that.
- It--it don't matter.
Like, it really don't matter, to be honest with you.
This is kinda like Christmas,
where you don't know what presents you get.
- Mm-hmm. - You know,
you know it's gonna be something good.
- You know what you asked for.
- Yeah, I know what I asked for.
[laughter]
But you don't really know until you unwrap the gift.
- ♪ Together in this life
♪
[knocking on door]
- Hey! Happy birthday. [dog barking]
- This is cute. - Have a seat.
- 35. Somebody old.
- Please don't disrespect. - That half of 70.
- No, no, but I appreciate y'all
coming to celebrate my 35th.
Like, this a big deal.
And I just wanted to share something with you guys.
All right, y'all, I think it's time for a toast.
- Em! - What is this?
That's a bride and a groom.
- She got a dress on the bottom?
- I'm getting married in two weeks.
- What? - You're getting what?
- I'm officially engaged.
Um-- - To who?
- I don't know who.
I'm getting married at first sight.
- Uh-huh.
- I know.
[laughing] I know, I know.
- Look at your face.
- And--[chuckles]
And I think that this is gonna be the best bet
for me to find a man who is a match for me.
- A instant match?
- Yes. - Like a scratch-off ticket?
[laughter]
- Okay, okay, hitting the lotto. Okay.
- I hit the lottery. - Whoa.
- I'll take that. [laughter]
[bright music]
- ♪ I put in what I got
- I wanna have my soulmate.
I want to start my family.
I'm ready to have a partnership.
But I feel like a lot of men
are not ready to take that big step.
And the ones that are, they're married.
♪
I am a first-generation Nigerian American.
And I'm so proud of it.
You know, I'm flourishing career-wise,
and I feel like I've given my parents proof
that moving here was a good decision.
♪
My father has always been very vocal
about me focusing on my career
because he didn't want me to have to rely on a man,
which is why I put my career before my relationship.
But I lost my dad recently.
I don't talk too much about it because the tears will flow.
I just turned 35.
My career is where I want it to be,
and I wanna start a family.
- ♪ Yeah, this gonna be the end ♪
♪ I finally realized
- I don't wanna date for fun anymore.
Safety, security, consideration,
those are things I need in a partner.
I wanna start my life with my husband.
My man, my man, my man.
[laughs]
I'm ready to "My man, my man, my man" y'all to death, okay?
I'm ready.
- You've been by yourself. You've built your empire.
I hope he adds value.
- People say career, school.
This is what you do, this is how you do it.
But if I have a partner who's like,
"Hey, you know what, relax a little bit,
soften up, you good..."
- Ooh! Ooh. - I could eas--
did it--did it touch your spirit?
- It sounds good. - It did.
- It does. - No, this is--
y'all joining each other in unity.
If you walk down that aisle,
I feel like you walk down that aisle forever.
- Well, I'm 'bout to make my wish.
- [laughs] - Look, look. Think hard.
- I'm 'bout to make my wish. - Think long and hard
'cause, baby-- - You definitely gave them
a wish list on a husband, so.
- Come on.
- And I'm not saying it out loud
because, baby, I want it to come true!
- Please don't.
- ♪ Come in from the cold
♪ And there's always a little love to share ♪
- ♪ I get dressed up
♪ You like dressed down
♪ I put things on, you take them off ♪
- We are on the way to dress fitting,
but we have to make a very crucial stop first.
Because we need some chicky nuggies
and possibly a Cheesy Gordita Crunch or two.
It's gonna go to all the right areas,
hopefully the booty cheeks.
[laughter]
- The booty cheeks. - Yes.
- Future hubby, I hope you like butts
because I've been working really hard on mine.
[laughter]
♪
- ♪ Try to find love tonight
♪ Trying to find you
- All righty. Hey. - Hi.
How's it goin' today? My name is Matt.
- Matt, Allen. - Allen?
- It's a pleasure. - You're my groom.
- Now let's start this day right.
- Where do we start? - Well, I mean,
we got the whole showroom here, so...
- Whoo. - What about--what about this?
- Oh, is that-- [laughter]
- That is--that's the one.
- I remember holding his hand when he was younger.
And then now he holds my hand.
both: Aw. - [chuckles]
- Ooh. - I need a wife.
[laughter]
- ♪ Let's get it started now
♪ We just can't get enough - ♪ Just can't get enough
- ♪ Let's get it started
- My close friends would call me loyal,
sincere, genuine, but also
a friggin' nutjob.
If I go into work, I'm usually very quiet.
But then happy hour after work,
I come out with my little faux fur coat,
get on the dance floor, and bust out
some thuggish-ruggish kind of stuff.
- ♪ Uh, no, it wouldn't be the first time they doubted me ♪
♪ But I'm still shattering expectations ♪
♪ I gotta be - [chuckles]
- ♪ One step ahead at all times ♪
- I'm a financial systems manager.
So financially, I would say I'm doin' pretty well.
My day-to-day life, I'm pretty frugal.
But then once or twice a year,
I'll be like--[pops lips]
You know, thousand-dollar designer shoes,
goin' on vacation.
- ♪ On and on the highway goes ♪
♪ Listening to the radio
- You know, I wanna live life,
and I don't wanna worry about the finances
because growing up, you know,
I saw both spectrums of the socioeconomic position in life.
Going from Mom's house to Dad's house,
you could see the challenges that my mom had over my dad.
You know, my mom always tried to provide for me
whatever she could, but there were some struggles
where I had to conserve my meals.
- ♪ Give me your low
♪ Give me your high, give me
- I don't think there was ever a point where
I lived in a household with a mom and a dad.
So, you know, I wanna create that family,
you know, the family that I never had.
You know, that's why I take this so seriously.
[gentle music]
All right, ladies and gentlemen.
- Oh, wow. - Wow.
[upbeat music]
♪
- Oh, I like that.
- I have a good feeling about this. I do.
- What are you looking forward to, like, most,
as far as this union, having a partner in life?
- You know, for me, it's, like, the simple things.
You know, you're brushing your teeth,
and you can hear her in there making coffee or something
and knowing that she's there.
Like, if you find that person
that it's more natural to be with them
than without them, you know? - Than without them, yeah.
- Life just makes more sense to me.
- Mm-hmm. Right. - So.
- Hopefully this will be that person.
- ♪ Lights, camera, action
♪ Give me your best side
[laughter] - I know.
both: Hi! - Welcome.
- I'm Madison. - Tina.
both: Nice to meet you. - Love the yellow.
- Thanks. [chuckles] - But yeah.
Let's do champagne. - Let's do it.
- Drink a little bit, and, you know,
I want you--the biggest thing is, I want you to have fun.
- Oh, we're gonna have fun. - Yeah.
[cork pops] - [gasps] Whoo!
[laughter] Oh, jeez.
- Yes. - Yes!
- ♪ I wanna do whatever I wanna do ♪
♪ 'Cause it feels good
- I am the most outgoing
and extroverted extrovert you could meet.
[laughs]
♪
My Fridays and Saturdays are usually with my girlfriends,
maybe go dancing, karaoke.
I am definitely the one in the friend group ordering shots.
Shot queen, you know? [laughs]
- ♪ Got nothing to prove
- I would definitely say that I am successful
and I make a good living.
I've always been very driven and ambitious
and have wanted to do well for myself.
I personally love to travel and go out
to nice dinners and really live experiences.
And so it was just a goal of mine to make sure
that I was financially well on my own,
and, you know, hopefully
being able to share that with somebody someday.
My parents got divorced when I was fairly young.
And my mom, you know,
was very absent for my adolescent life.
But my dad is amazing.
I think he definitely made up for
the lack of mom-hood that I didn't get.
My mom's absence, you know,
impacted my relationships in a sense of
I don't think I was as vulnerable in my relationships
because of my, you know, lack of relationship with her.
And through therapy,
I really was able to understand, okay,
well, I can give myself fully to somebody else.
And I don't think that you can do that
if you don't love who you are
and what you bring to the table.
And I feel like I've done that work,
and I feel like I'm there and ready.
- ♪ And the heart wants what it wants ♪
- You know, when I'm out at a concert
and I see, like, a couple holding each other
or, like, dancing to the music or a couple out to dinner,
like, holding hands, that's what I want out of this.
- ♪ The heart wants what it wants ♪
- I honestly couldn't be more excited.
I just wanna run up and hug him, honestly.
[laughs] And I don't even know who he is.
- Yeah. - [gasps]
[together] Aw. - Ooh.
[laughter] - That's so pretty.
- ♪ I just wanna find a, find a way ♪
♪
♪ I just wanna make a, make a change ♪
- Why am I so emotional?
- Don't do that. - Oh.
- Your boobs look amazing. [laughter]
- So good.
- It's so pretty. - It's really beautiful.
- ♪ Change
♪ I just wanna make a, make a change ♪
- All right, you're in your wedding dress.
You know what you look like.
What does he look like at the end of the aisle?
- I'm trying not to picture him, honestly.
Like, you guys can describe what my type is.
Like, you know what I've typically gone for.
I like tall,
you know, athletic build, usually baby-faced.
- Do you think that that's set you back in your dating,
is 'cause you haven't gone outside of your type?
- Yeah.
For sure, because I've gone for the pretty boys, you know?
- Muscular. - Yeah.
And with that comes arrogance or overconfidence, you know?
And I don't wanna set that standard of
this is what he has to look like for me to love him.
I feel like as long as you're just, like, a kind person,
the personality will be really good.
If you can make me laugh, I mean,
it's gonna be even better.
- Oh. - [chuckles]
- ♪ I'll shine for you
♪ Yeah, if you do it right
♪ I'll shine for you
- That's you. - [exhales deeply]
[laughter]
- No, yeah. - [laughs]
- That's the pose you gotta hit, Allen.
That's it. - What do you guys think?
You think, like, I look like a little sausage or, uh--
[laughter] - Nah, nah.
You look--you look-- - Or do I need--
when it comes to the fit?
- I do like this, Allen.
- I got my special garter ready.
- So if this is the one, how do you feel looking at yourself
in the mirror, knowing that you are
about to meet your wife, man?
- Like, I'm anxious as hell. Like, I wanna get this down.
Like, I mean, if I could be like,
"Let's get this wedding moved up," you know?
- Moved up?
- I'm 100% ready
for my life to change.
I've had too many lonely movie nights,
sittin' here petting my dog,
and he just poops, and I'm like,
"Ope, that's my night," you know?
So I'm--I'm ecstatic. I-I can't wait.
- I look at you and I feel like
this is a product of my love for you,
what I brought up here and being such a wonderful man
and looking forward to a good future
with your future wife and family and--
[chuckles emotionally]
And continue loving you always and forever.
- Aww. - [smooches]
- I'm just excited to have somebody who, like,
wants to do all the stuff that I do alone,
like go out on dinner dates,
go walk by the lake...
- Yeah. - Go work out together.
- Just, like, hang out. - Just--yeah,
just hang out with somebody. - Yeah.
- Like, I would just love to have,
like, a partner that just, like,
loves me or wants to be with me.
And we're just, like, doing this together.
Like, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.
God, I'm just a ball of emotion.
- Don't do it. [laughter]
- And I'm filled with, like,
so many wonderful people who love me.
But it's so easy to feel alone sometimes.
[bittersweet music]
Like--[sniffles]
And it's not like I need a partner so badly
to, like, be happy.
I want one because I think it's just gonna
supplement my life so much more.
And I wanna bring him around
and have him fifth-wheel with all of us.
[laughter] - Yeah.
- Like, I'm just really excited to, like,
share these moments with somebody.
I feel like at the end of the day,
if they have my back,
they're committed to me, you know,
they do all these other things,
I just don't see, like, how it could fail.
[upbeat music]
- ♪ And that's all right
- ♪ Check me out
♪ Check me out
[upbeat music]
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ Check me out
♪ Check me out, check me out
♪ Check me out
- Oh, my gosh. Look at the dresses.
- Hi! - Hi.
- I'm Juan. Good to meet you. - Hi. Juan. You're our groom.
Nice to meet you. - Yes, I am the groom.
- Congratulations.
- Oh, my gosh, this is exciting.
- Let's start with a couple styles and go from there.
♪
- I don't know how you feel about square neckline.
- Oh, I like square. Let's try that.
- And then another suggestion is this is very romantic,
but I don't know if that-- - Oh, that's pretty.
- I feel like that's already giving me a little anxiety.
- Okay, sure.
- Like-- - Too much, too much coverage.
- I can't---I don't like to be too covered either.
I like to show, whether it's, like, a high slit or just--
- Gotcha. - Like, I need to breathe.
- Okay. - Yeah?
- [chuckles]
- ♪ Stars are shining, brilliant bright ♪
- I definitely consider myself, like, a free spirit.
Like, I'm just, like, straight chillin'
like, as a light being.
Like, I just flow with the universe.
[sitar music]
I'm like an alien from another galaxy,
and I'm manifesting always.
- ♪ Did I manifest you?
♪ Did you manifest me?
- I crave intimacy. I crave to have a companion.
I love love.
So to be able to find my forever person
and to be able to kinda seal that with marriage
and build a life together,
that's kind of always what, like, I envisioned for myself.
[upbeat music]
♪
My family is, like, a huge part of my life.
My parents are happily married
and I am one of six.
Growing up with very traditional Mexican parents,
there was no really dating.
You were not supposed to date.
And my dad would let us know, like,
"I am not gonna meet every single one of your boyfriends."
Like, "You bring home the final one,
"and that's it, because men are not gonna be, like,
coming in and out of this house."
♪
Because of that, I was always in long-term relationships
to kind of fill a void.
And I feel I almost, like, lost myself
in that process of being in a relationship
for the sake of just being in the relationship.
And I'm no longer kind of looking for someone
to bring something to my table.
My table's full.
I want you to come, like, sit with me
and, like, eat with me.
Like, I have food to share.
- Oh, my God.
- ♪ It's okay to turn around
♪ You can
- Okay, yeah. - I love this one.
I love it. I love it.
- ♪ Let you down
♪
- Oh, my God. - Oh, my God, Karla.
- Yes, I feel this is what I envisioned.
Super classic, elegant.
- Keep it real. You're a little classy
and a little fun put together, so.
- I'm a whole lot of fun. [laughter]
- Oh, this is wild. - A little spicy.
- Gotta make sure I can get down on my husband.
[laughter]
- ♪ Ooh, hoo
♪
- Wow.
What do you think?
- ♪ Whoo-hoo
♪ What do you say?
♪ Whoo-hoo
♪ Come get it, babe
- I love this-- - That's the one.
- It's good. - And the lapel, man.
The black lapel? Come on, man.
- It looks really good.
- This is what I asked for.
This is what-- they got me what I wanted.
- You will be perfect for her.
- If she doesn't like me in this...
- [laughs] - Then I don't know--
I don't know what will make her like me.
- You don't have anything else to do.
[laughter]
- So are you ready to change your life?
- I'm ready to change my life, man, I really am.
- Are you ready? - I am. I am.
- What if she doesn't like something that you really like?
- I think-- - Like dancing, for example.
- Oh, that's gonna be tough.
- You need somebody that really gets into your world.
Could be a good dancer, but she's not--
wants to be with your family, with your friends.
So that's also important.
- That's important. Exactly, yeah.
Some of the biggest concerns now are, like,
is she gonna like the stuff that I like doing?
'Cause I have a lot of energy.
So I hope she's ready for that.
[laughs]
♪
- [singing in Spanish]
- Eatin' tacos, music, dancin',
that's my vibe.
♪
I've tried being on a dating app.
I've tried meeting people out.
But it just hasn't worked out.
I haven't been able to find someone that--
that is in touch with both my cultural Latino side
and my American side.
And understanding both of those--
those personalities of who I am is important to me.
♪
[mellow guitar music]
So I was born in Colombia,
and around when I was seven years old,
my parents were really struggling financially.
Like, Colombia was considered
the most dangerous country in the world at the time.
And little by little, we just started--
we all just started coming to the U.S.
And it was, like, my mom, my dad, and my little sister
and myself sleeping in one bed.
I think that my drive comes from, like,
fear of going back to having nothing.
[gentle music]
- ♪ Another chance
- I would say that I'm very blessed.
You know, like, I live in a high-rise.
I look out the window, and I see the lake
and I see Soldier Field.
I mean, I'm livin' the American dream.
But what I really feel like I'm missin' is, like,
when I wake up in the morning, someone to talk to,
someone that I can, like, make breakfast for,
someone that I can listen to music with.
And I really do believe that
this person that I'm matched with is the one.
I'm an intricate person.
It's not easy. I'm not a easy guy.
I got a lot of things going on.
If she is as--
as--as intricate of an individual as I am,
I know that we're both gonna have
to give a little for this to work.
If you're with somebody good,
they're holdin' you accountable.
They're pushin' you to be a better person.
So I'm excited about that.
It's gonna be fun.
- ♪ Ooh, yeah, yeah
♪ She got a real good bad girl style ♪
♪ Ooh, yeah, yeah
♪ She do it all, that's versatile ♪
♪
- [gasps] - Oh, my God!
- Wow!
Yeah, that's exactly what I thought.
- Oh, my God. - Yes!
- Mija, you are gorgeous.
- Mami said you look beautiful and gorgeous.
- [gasps] Hello! [smooches]
I wish you ladies were here.
I love you so, so much.
- We love you too. You look gorgeous.
- Aw. You're gonna make me cry, Mama.
The universe, I feel, conspired this.
They put it together. I'm just super excited.
And I wish I could celebrate this day with everyone.
And I wish--
I wish you were here.
My mom is in Mexico celebrating my grandma's birthday
with the rest of my family.
So the fact that they made it a point
to see me in my dress,
I will forever cherish that memory.
That was so beautiful. Oh!
All these feelings are coming over me.
You never know what life is gonna throw at you.
I just want to be open to receiving everything.
I know there will be a hard point in our marriage,
and I'm hoping in that moment when we do feel
like times are hard that we can continue
to be open, vulnerable,
and just in the end of the day, remember why we did this.
- Mm-hmm.
- It's because we want this to be a forever thing.
I hope he's just proud to have me right beside him.
Because once I love you, I'll love you for life.
- ♪ Never stop
♪ Do it for the love of it
[upbeat music]
- ♪ Yeah
- Hi, ladies. - Hi.
Welcome to Grace + Ivory. - Thank you.
- ♪ Yeah, hey, yeah
- Hey, guys. Welcome to SuitShop.
- How are you? - My name is Matt. How are you?
Welcome in. - Thomas. Nice to meet you--
- Feel free to make yourself a drink
over there at the table.
- Oh, yeah. - Of course.
- I didn't think we would be here
looking for your dress like this.
- I know. I woke up this morning like, "Where am I?"
[laughter] "Who am I? What am I doing?"
But now that I see all the dresses, I can't wait.
- Should we help you look? - Yeah.
You guys come take a look with me and see.
- What do you hope your husband feels
when he sees you in your dress?
- I hope he's speechless.
I hope his jaw drops.
And I hope he thinks and knows he's a lucky man.
- [chuckles] - Yeah.
- 'Cause he is. - Yes.
[bright music]
- ♪ When night falls, you call ♪
- Definitely feel like I've been a hopeless romantic
for as long as I can remember
and I don't know if it was watching Disney movies
with all the princesses and their Prince Charmings or what,
but it's definitely a little different than I envisioned,
'cause these dudes ain't been actin' right.
- ♪ Yeah, um, watch me, watch me ♪
♪ Watch me, yuh
- I can't wait till I have a husband
that I can just do all of these things with together,
whether it be cooking together, playing basketball,
and just pushing each other in general.
I would like to think he would enjoy that too.
♪
I grew up with both my parents until I was about 13.
My parents' divorce definitely shaped me
in a sense that I felt like, you know,
I did kind of take on that emotional caretaker role.
That probably trickles over into some of my relationships,
making it seem like everything's all good,
no worries.
And that's probably what backfires.
[soft music]
- ♪ Go get it
♪ Go get it, go get it
- I'm struggling out here with being able to hold on
to this kinda hopeless-romantic viewpoint
that there is someone out there for everyone.
- ♪ Oh, go get it
- I'm ready for a grown man who knows what he wants,
who is ready to build something with me
and is really ready to-- to--to do the damn thing.
[laughs]
- Ooh. - Oh, my gosh.
- ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ah
- Wow.
- I actually really love this one.
- ♪ Can you handle my love?
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ah
- It's so crazy to be here.
I think the last five years,
I've really been wanting this.
And every step of the way,
when another relationship didn't work out,
it's kinda like, "Is it something about me?"
I'm tired of these dudes
letting me feel like I'm disposable.
So I think that this is definitely, you know,
the route I was supposed to go.
Like, what if all along, all these, you know,
toads I had to kiss and all of that are leading up
to finding my Prince Charming?
So I'ma show up in one of these dresses,
and this man is gonna say, "That's the one.
She ain't going nowhere."
- Any nerves yet? Thoughts? Feelings?
- Yeah, a lot of nerves. You know how I am.
I always, like, overthink things.
- Yeah. - And I'm really cautious.
- That's why I think this is a good thing for you
because, you know, it takes away that option for you.
- It's part of the reason I wanted to do this was,
it's really giving me that push I need
to take that step forward.
And I think I'm at that point
where I'm ready to just go and go full speed.
- ♪ I got that feeling deep in my spine ♪
♪ Higher than the ceiling's where I'm headin' tonight ♪
- Yeah, I never imagined
I would wait until I was over 40 to get married,
but here we are.
- 'Cause I'm about to take you ♪
- I am a perfectionist.
Things have to be done a certain way.
My clothes are coordinated by type.
Crew necks are in a drawer. Button-ups are on a hanger.
My suits are all pressed.
Five tie racks, and I organize my ties by pattern.
- [laughs] Yeah, 'cause I'm crazy.
♪
Growing up as a twin,
my brother and I always did things together.
As we got older, we went on our own paths
and formed, you know, our individual identities.
He was able to get married and take that next step.
So for me, I feel like the odd twin out
as he's taking this venture in life and I haven't.
So I wanna be a part of that.
I wanna be able to go on couples dates with my brother.
I wanna be able to do trips,
and then I'm not the one just sitting there by myself
while everybody else is boo'd up.
♪
My family, it's not the traditional family structure.
So there's a lot of layers to it.
I have an identical twin brother.
I was adopted in that household,
so I have four older siblings.
And then I have two other biological siblings.
To honor my dad when he was, like, going through...
[sniffles] You know, terminal cancer,
one of the things he said when he was dying,
he told me to continue to live a good life
and to have a family and be married
because that would be one of the better ways to honor him
and, you know, keep his legacy going.
And that's why I'm here.
I know that Mrs. Right is there to be by my side
and us start that adventure together and start our story.
- Let's cut through the BS.
Your bride is gonna be lucky, man,
because her husband's gonna be gorgeous.
[laughter]
- ♪ Feel like myself
- That's so pretty. - How do you feel?
- I love it.
- ♪ I'm finding my way home
♪ No longer on my own
- This is the one. - Yes.
- Oh, my gosh. - Aww. That's so pretty.
- Aww. - Wow.
- [laughs] - Ooh.
It's gonna make me tear up.
- ♪ You can lie
♪ Don't let 'em see you, don't let 'em see you cry ♪
- Aww. - Here I am, gettin' all sappy.
- So beautiful. - But yeah, I love it.
Now that we got this locked away,
it's time for me to go get married.
- [chuckling] Hey.
- ♪ Feeling like my whole life ♪
♪ I was waiting for you
- All right. - What do you think?
- Flyer than a bird, bro. - Yeah.
- Gonna be killing it in this, right?
- Most def, man. - She's not gonna know
what hits her, right?
- Swag. - Okay.
♪
- What is that suit gonna make you feel?
- This suit gives me the confidence.
It makes me feel like when I see her coming down,
I'ma be ready.
Tim, I know you know.
I--you know, even at a young age,
I wanted to be married and to have children.
I'm at that stage where I want to.
I'm older, and the clock's a-tickin'.
So, like, you know, I wanna have at least one kid
and experience what it's like
to be a parent and do all those things.
One of the things Dad used to always tell me, he's like,
"What are you waiting for?" [laughter]
You know, he had those quotes.
He always said, you know, "You keep waitin',
the whole parade's gonna pass you by."
So that's just one of the ones that stuck with me.
And that's what I think of today.
It's--it's time, and, you know,
I don't wanna miss any more of the parade.
And we're only getting older, so.
- ♪ What are we waiting for?
♪
- ♪ Fall out
♪ Never lookin' back again
♪ There's no use trying
♪ 'Cause you know that it was true ♪
- Hello, ladies. Welcome to Avondale Bowl.
- Hello.
- ♪ Fall out
- Welcome To XSport Wrigleyville.
♪
- Hey, how's it going? - Ikechi.
- How you doing? So you're the other groom?
- You as well? - I'm the other guy.
- [laughs] - Man, all right.
♪
- I'm Camille, so I'm the bride.
- [gasps] - Yes.
[together] Congratulations. - Thank you.
I already know who the bride is here.
- Yeah. We gotta hug it out. - What's your name?
- Madison. - Madison? Okay, perfect.
- And you're a groom, correct? Are you the groom?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm the groom. - All right, all right.
Me too. Me too. - Nice to meet you.
And congratulations, bro. - Yeah.
- Hey. - Hello.
I'm Karla. - Emem.
- Emem? - Yes, I'm another bride.
- So nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- Hi, I'm Michelle. - Nice to meet you.
- Raise your hand if you're a groom.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Groom. All right. All right.
Let's keep each other straight. All right. All right.
We got this, we got this. [laughter]
- Are y'all brothers or twins?
- This is my twin brother from the womb to the tomb.
This is my ride or die for real.
- My wife's a twin too, so I was hopin'
that he would marry my wife's sister.
[all chuckling] That didn't happen.
So next best thing, right?
- It wasn't a match. [laughter]
[light percussive music]
♪
- Personally, I just keep runnin' into those dudes
that are, like, love bombing or operating off of just,
you know, how you look or-- - Their instinct.
- Yeah, and just all honeymoon phase,
like the excitement, the chase.
And once that wears off, it's kinda like,
and I think, you know, "What's going on over there?"
And I know that marriage is what I've always wanted.
- Yes. - So I'm like,
you know, "With this, it's crazy,
but you kinda just cut to the chase."
- They did the hard work for you.
- Yeah, exactly. - They did the hard work.
- I'm like, "They've been vetted."
And in my mind, I'm like, "If the experts can find me
"somebody that matches what I've said
after getting to know me for so long..."
both: Yes.
- "That they think I can have a successful marriage with,
hell yeah, I'm gonna do it." - Right.
- I'm not caring about, like,
who's waiting for me at the end of the aisle
because they've already committed more
than I've gotten from any guy in so long.
- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
- This is the Colombian--
the most traditional drink in Colombia.
It doesn't get you drunk. It makes you happy.
[laughter] So this is how we do it.
We do arriba... all: Arriba.
- Pa abajo... all: Pa abajo...
pa'l centro, pa dentro.
- ♪ Lazy Mondays, turnin' on the fun days ♪
♪ Got a couple of tens bathin' in the sunrays ♪
♪ Up again, I'm on ten when the sun raise ♪
♪ I swear I want the big bags and the chump change ♪
- So Juan certainly leaves an imprint, you know?
I mean, the dude's got a jawline, you know?
He's got, you know--it's a little intimidating, right?
You know, I feel like I'm, like, Flubber compared to,
you know, [bleep] Adonis over here.
- The hardest part for me is if--
if I get matched with somebody that--
that doesn't love to dance.
It's such a big part of my life.
- Oh, yeah.
- ♪ Coffee in my little black cup ♪
♪ I'm wonderin' what's out there for us ♪
- I'm ready to dance with my husband.
I'm about to get married in a few days.
Like, wow, I have a dance partner now.
Like, I don't have to dance alone.
[punchy music]
- Are you guys worried about being able
to open up all the way?
Or you gotta feel him out a little bit?
- Knowing myself, you're getting
all of me right out the gate.
[laughter] - What you see is what you get.
- That's--boom. - Yeah.
- Good. - Right--mm.
- See, I think it'll take me a while.
- Yeah. - Like, I feel like I'm, like--
very--like, I keep my emotions, like, very close.
- Mm-hmm. - Yeah.
- So I think that, like, it'll take some, like, warming up.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- Yeah, that's real.
- Are there certain things as future wives
that you'll be doing for your husband?
- Everythang. - Ooh, "Everythang."
[laughter] - Everythang.
- Okay, girl. - Tell us some more.
- Tell me what you need. [laughter]
Tell me what you need, tell me what you need.
- Okay. - And I mean it.
- You have some sensual energy behind that.
- Yeah. - Tell me what you need.
[laughter]
Love you. - That's perfect.
- Love you. - That's perfect.
- Tell me what you need. No, I'm in it wholeheartedly.
- Yeah. - Like, if we're together--
- It should be together, like--
- If we're together, let's do this.
- I'll be honest with you, man, I've been writing letters
to my future wife for, like, the last six or seven years.
- Really? - Wow.
- But it's like talking to the air, you know?
At some point, it's like, all right,
is this thing gonna happen, you know?
Is this really gonna happen? Is this really gonna work?
And I've always wanted children.
My brother is working on his second right now.
- Yeah.
- And, like, my nephew does everything that I do.
He loves to draw. He loves to paint.
And I'm like, "Yes!" - I gotta hear what you do.
I mean, that's--
- Spray paint, it's been my thing.
- Like graffiti art kind of thing?
- Um, well-- - Or is it--
- More on the Banksy kind of thing.
- Oh, dude, I love this. - Very cool.
- I mean, that makes sense. - No, that's cool, though.
both: Yeah. - That's awesome.
- Man, what the hell made y'all do this?
- Me, originally, it was my parents
were actually celebrating their 36th anniversary.
- Nice. Congrats.
- 36 years, you don't find that anywhere anymore.
And my grandparents are also been married
for, like, 58 years as well.
- Oh, wow. - So, like,
I want some of that love.
- And that's what we're looking for, right?
That's the whole point... - Absolutely.
- Of being a part of this. I mean, I come
from the total opposite, right?
You know, everybody fighting over custody
and going to courts and, you know,
all that kind of [bleep]
and I saw what I don't want in my life.
You know, I don't have that person that's constantly there
in your corner, you know, when you go home
and they just know by looking at you in the face,
and they're like, "You gon' get some mac 'n' cheese."
[laughter] You know?
- Come on, mac 'n' cheese.
- Something like this, you know?
[laughter] I mean, I love mac 'n' cheese.
- Oh, no, no. A good mac 'n' cheese.
- That's my comfort food. - Mine's Hot Cheetos.
- Yeah? I mean, that's really what I'm looking for
is just the person that's in your corner,
the person that's with you, that's your partner.
- Ride or die. - Ride or die.
So I would hope that she, you know, align, you know?
Like, then what's the point of being with somebody
if you can't commit to that level?
[upbeat music]
- ♪ Pedal to the metal, hotter than a kettle ♪
♪ Tryna keep up, baby, get on my level ♪
♪ Bad little rebel, not sentimental ♪
♪ Never slow down, baby, get on my level ♪
[together] I'm going to see my husband!
- I'm happy to see my husband!
[laughter]
- I'm happy to meet my husband.
- I've never seen him. - Yeah.
- This is the moment to see your husband.
- I feel your excitement. I feel it.
- [laughs]
- What if you get to, you know, that first night
and, um, he's uncircumcised?
- I love foreign men, and foreign men are uncircumcised.
- Oh, okay. - So I'm with it, girl.
And then it's like a gift that you get to unwrap.
It's like pull it back and then--
- "Pull it back." Oh, my God. [laughter]
- Karla, she seems like she's down to clown,
down to have a little fun.
And she seems very giving,
like she's ready to kind of give her man what he needs.
♪
- I'm ready. I'm ready.
- Shaved or non-shaved?
- I prefer shaved. - I mean--
- I like waxed, yeah. - I prefer shaved.
- Every now and then, I like to dabble in the jungle.
- Ooh, ah. A little jungle? - You know?
[laughter]
- I'm okay with a trail to paradise.
That's fine.
- "Trail to paradise"?
- Gotta keep a straight line all the way down the middle.
- What happens if it's crooked?
- Ooh. - Line you up.
[laughter] - Line her up.
- Favorite position? - Mm.
- I like all the ways, girl.
All the ways. - Oh, all the ways?
[laughter]
- Lick it, flip it, twist it,
sit on top, sit on bottom, all the ways.
- There's a lot of variety.
- Don't bore me. [laughter]
Do not bore me.
That is for sure.
- I love it when a girl is on top
and we just, like, embrace each other.
- Okay. - And I like the sensual.
I'm Latino. I'm very sensual, very passionate.
So I like to feel that passion and the love.
- The suave man thing.
That's what I like.
I want somebody that's very into sex and very into, like--
- The moment. - The moment.
- We have a lifetime to spend with each other.
We have a lifetime to figure out all the positions.
- Yeah.
- Honestly, I want it all.
You know, sexually, it's-- it's a buffet, man.
It's, like, a little bit of this.
- Yeah. - A little bit of that.
- I like a little razzle-dazzle.
It depends on how I'm feeling-- - What does that mean?
- Okay. - I mean missionary sometimes.
- Switch it up, keep it interesting.
- Doggy-style sometimes. Against the wall sometimes.
On the counter sometimes. You know, it depends on--
- Upside down.
- If you're strong enough, take me there.
- Honestly, 'cause we're tall ladies.
- It--come on. - So, you know,
if you can throw me over the shoulder...
- Throw me over the shoulder. - Even better, right.
Throw me over, right. - You know?
- I think my favorite position is me on top
'cause I feel like that's how I feel the best.
- Yeah.
- I'm a morning dude.
- Oh, you're a morning dude? - Ooh-whee.
- Oh, hell yeah.
- And that starts off the day great.
- When we are intimate, like, I don't want him running out
and, like, telling everyone like, whoop-whoop,
you know what I mean?
Like, and I hope he celebrates it, but, like, with us.
[laughter] - Right.
- Yeah.
- Lemme please you and lemme do what I'm doing.
Hey, that turns me on.
- I don't wanna put any visions
in my future spouse's family's mind.
So I ain't gonna do no detail.
- Boo. - Nah, come on.
- They know she throwing it back.
[laughter]
- I know you have an answer. - On the counter.
- On the counter! I love that. [laughter]
- Get on the counter!
Get on the counter
and show us your favorite position.
Let me see it. - I'm not wearing any SPANX.
[laughter]
- When Madison got on that bar, baby--
loved that! [laughs]
I'm like, "Yeah, girl, I know exact"--no. [laughs]
- Okay, honey, okay.
- Pick your mouth up off the ground.
Like you've never seen a lady's legs before.
[laughter]
- Do you guys have a time frame on, like,
when you would wanna get intimate?
- You know, it depends. It depends on the vibes.
It depends on who. It depends on, you know.
But we'll see what my husband like.
both: Yeah. - And I'll check back in
with you guys. - Right.
[laughter] - We'll report back.
- I'll report back with details.
[laughter]
- ♪ Bet you never felt so good ♪
♪ Never felt so fine
♪ Ever been this happy in your whole damn life ♪
♪ You never felt so cool
♪ Yeah, we turnin' up
♪ 'Cause this is how we do
- Oh! It's so cute!
Is this why you were bein' all secretive?
- Yeah. - Yes.
[laughter] - This is so cute.
Thank you, guys. - Yeah.
- I'm so excited.
I can't believe the day is actually here.
And, like, I'm not gonna have
to just cook for myself anymore.
Like, if I wanna go out to a restaurant,
I can call and say, "Reservations for two, please."
Okay, you know I always want some champagne now.
- [chuckles] - I love this.
- Ready? - Yes.
- ♪ Let's start a champagne riot ♪
♪ That's where I wanna be
♪ You know we can't stop now
♪ We're dancing in the streets ♪
- Just all of those little things.
Like, I'ma be able to come home
and cuddle up with someone at night after a long day
and hopefully he'll rub my feet or something like that.
But it's just, yeah, all of that's about to be different.
And I really can't wait.
Now you guys get to see me find my man and my forever man.
- Yeah. - My husband.
- Yeah. - [laughs]
That sounds so crazy to say.
[upbeat music]
♪
♪ Fly like Tinker Bell, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- There's excitement.
My heart's kinda pumping a little faster
than it normally would.
I've been waiting for this moment my entire life.
- Hey! What up? - Hey!
- Yo, my man. - Let's go.
- What's up? How you feelin'?
- Good.
I remember being a little kid
and thinking about what this day would look like.
I didn't expect it to be like this, but here we are.
I finally get to join someone for this next chapter.
So it's beginning of a family,
and I just wanna start that phase of my life.
Can I be, like, really honest with you guys...
- Absolutely. - And a little bit vulnerable?
As it's gotten closer to the actual date,
some of my insecurities are kinda comin' out
and I'm thinking, like,
"What if I don't meet, like, her expectations?
What if I'm--" - That's crazy.
- So, like, 'cause, you know, I'm not a perfect person.
I want someone that's gonna, you know,
accept me for my flaws and, you know, help me get better.
So I just--I just kept thinking about that.
Like, "What if she's disappointed in, like, me?"
You know what I mean? Like--
- I would find solace in knowing
that she's probably feeling the same way.
We all have flaws, so just-- if you come together
and you make each other as a unit a perfect person,
because individually you're not,
then you'll be able to see past some things
and she will too.
- It's really, like, a big day.
I think I'm just most nervous about that he's a stranger.
Like, will he like how I look
or, like, my personality or whatever?
Like, he doesn't know me.
- If he's a love bomber,
are you gonna take that as a red flag?
- Yeah, I think it'd be hard not to.
It's like that delicate balance of, like,
someone who can give that positive reassurance
and let you know that they're here with you,
but also not jumping the gun.
And--and maybe, you know,
it's almost like with love bombing,
you look past who the person really is
and wind up heartbroken again, whether that being,
you know, someone who I think is in it
and then they pull out at the end or--you know,
that's kind of how all my relationships seem to end
is, like, someone who I think is there with me
and then just they're not.
I'm very scared of that.
- I-I can't help but think, you know, making this decision,
choosing this route,
did Dad have anything to do with this?
- Um, he had something to do
with a lot of my decisions in life.
He wanted me to be married eventually.
And he thought I was gonna be, and it didn't happen.
Sometimes I, like, kinda let him down in the fact
that I didn't have the strength or courage
to take that next step.
You know, I always overthought everything.
I was scared to take that next step,
if I'm being honest with myself.
And, you know, my ultimate goal,
it was always to make him proud, you know?
- I think today, he would be super proud of you, honestly.
Like, I know I used to struggle with that.
I'm like, "Is he proud of the man I am?"
And I know today, he's proud of you.
- [sniffles]
[somber piano music]
- We're all proud of you, man.
I mean, this is not traditional, per se, right?
- Right.
- And he's always gonna be here with us.
If you need us,
we all got your back all the time,
like you've had ours, you know?
- No, I appreciate y'all. I think about too, like,
I feel like there could be thousands of people
who were looking to be matched up with someone.
And I feel like all these things had to happen
for me to be here today.
And he had to have a role in that 'cause I know
that he wants me to be happy and he wanted me to be married.
♪
- If he cries when he sees you, are you gonna cry?
- I don't think I'll cry,
but that will definitely get him some bonus points.
I would love to see that or some kind of just big reaction
that shows that he really likes what he sees.
- ♪ I know that it feels good ♪
♪ Yeah, it feels good, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ But I know that it feels good ♪
♪ Yeah, it feels good, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
[upbeat music]
- Oh, who's who now? - [laughs]
We should have got you the different-colored bow tie.
♪
- Hello. all: Hey.
- Oh, you look great. - Thank you, son.
- There's no crying,
or else we're labeled the emotional ones, so--
- Almost ready to start cryin'. - Yeah.
[laughter] - Oh, don't, please don't.
- Ready to go?
- [laughing] Yes, are you?
- [laughing] Yeah. - Of course.
I'm like, "I'm the one that's getting married." [laughs]
Yeah, well, I got you something.
So when you're walkin' down, you're not walkin' alone.
So-- - [sniffles]
[sniffling] - It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay. It's okay, Mom. It's okay.
Yeah, I want-- I want Dad to be here too.
So I know he can't actually be here, but--
- He is. - Yes, he is.
He'll here with us today, so--
- I love you. - I love you too.
- So, yeah, we'll just walk down with him,
and he'll be here, he'll sit next to you, so--
- [exhales heavily] Thank you.
I'm grateful that I'm here. - Yeah. Aw.
It wouldn't be my wedding without you here.
I love you, and I thank you for always being there for me.
You'll always be my mother, and I love you.
- I know.
[chuckling] Just be a great husband like your dad.
[sniffles] - I'm trying my best.
That's--that's the goal.
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
- ♪ City lights
- [chuckling] Now you'll both be married.
- Yep. Your dream come true, right?
- Yes. [laughter]
- Hey.
- Hi. - Surprise.
How are you? - [laughs]
I love you.
- You too. - You look good.
- Thank you for being here. Thank you. You look great.
I've known my biological mom for about seven years,
but I never thought I'd see my biological mom
and the mother that raised me in the same room together.
And I truly feel blessed to have all these people
on my side and supporting me.
And there's a calming feeling to having your people here.
- It's a dream.
And this...
[shakily] To meet my sons again
was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.
[sniffles] And I thank you for everything you've done.
- You don't owe me no "Thank you," honey.
- I love you. - I love you too.
[soft emotional music]
- [sniffles]
- I feel very blessed because I got a bonus mom.
But I just feel blessed times two.
[laughter]
- We'll meet you downstairs then.
- We love you guys. We'll see you soon.
- All right, we'll see ya. Thank you.
Bring it in. - Let's do this.
- I love you, Mom. - Sweetheart.
- Thank you.
- All right, papi. - Love you.
♪
- ♪ Everybody's looking for something ♪
♪
♪ Ooh
♪ Life's so good
♪
- [laughing] Oh, my gosh.
You look so pretty. - Camille.
- ♪ You, you
♪ You
♪ You, you
- How do you feel in it? - Amazing.
Oh, my gosh. This is--
- I can't believe it. [laughs] - I know.
- This is what makes it so real.
- I know. It's gettin' real, yeah.
It's definitely hitting me all at once. [sighs]
Oh, my gosh.
Just the fact that I'm in this dress,
I'm about to be walking down the aisle
in a few minutes, it's-- it's overwhelming for sure.
Things just feel so real.
Like, the tension, the--
the nerves, it's-- it's building,
and it's bubbling right now.
- It's happening. - Yes, I know.
So I'm--the nerves are goin' crazy right now.
- So no cold feet? Just--
- [inhales shakily] We'll see.
I think once we get ready to walk in,
that might be a whole different story.
Like, I'm really 'bout to-- - It's real.
- It's really real.
I'm, like, sweating now 'cause it's like, "Whoa."
- Can you help me with my jacket?
- Yeah.
[tense music]
♪
- Let's do this. - Whoo.
- Let's go.
You lead the way, bride. [chuckles]
♪
- I don't know, y'all.
- Gettin' nervous? - I'm gettin' nervous.
♪
- Ready?
- Ready. [chuckles]
♪
- Kinda that pressure that this--this has to work out,
it's all, like, compounding in my head right now.
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know,
I don't know, I don't know.
I can't lie, I'm freakin' out a little bit.
- Are you? - I am too.
- Yeah. - I mean, what you wanna do?
[laughs] - I don't know.
I'm, like, literally, like, thinking that I'm almost ready
to go in the opposite direction.
♪
I don't know, how to-- I don't know if I--
I need some water or I just need a second or something.
- Just take a breath, just take a breath.
- Okay, I'll just--
- You've been so collected this whole way.
- Would it be the end of the world
if I just literally didn't do this?
- Not the end of the world,
but you know you want this.
- I don't know.
The buildup has been all fun and exciting,
and now that it's here, it's like
I don't know if I can walk through those doors.
I really don't know if I can do this.
- I don't know.
Uh--
you know what? I just--
I really don't know if I'm ready.
I just don't know.
- Camille. No, Camille, listen.
♪
Wait, no. - Is she runnin' away?
[suspenseful music]
- I don't know. It's just--
it just feels like too much.
- All of this.
[tense music]
- It's like, I don't know that this is really me.
Like, I'm--I'm not someone
who normally does something like this.
[clock ticking]
♪
It's like, one minute you feel like you're ready,
and the next, it's like, this is literally insane.
And I feel like it's insane.
♪
- I'll sit with you. Sissy, it's just me and you.
- Oh, my gosh. - Let's talk it out.
- Yeah, it's just--
it's just feeling like too much.
- Yeah. - Can I just--
can I get some water?
- It's okay. Take deep breaths.
- Yeah, I just-- am I built for this?
- You are. - I don't know. I just--
I don't even know if I'm even built to do this.
Thank you.
[suspenseful music]
- Take a breath. It's okay.
You've wanted this for so long.
You've worked so hard on yourself.
You know you're ready to be a wife.
- But, like, will literally everyone be disappointed
if I don't go through with this?
'Cause I'm almost at that point right now.
- No, you're going through with this.
We've all gathered here for you today.
It's gonna happen.
You look beautiful. You've thought about this.
It's time.
♪
- [exhales deeply] - Talk it out. Talk it out.
- All right. - Affirmations.
- Yes.
I got this.
I was meant to take this route.
He's gonna think I'm beautiful.
We're gonna get along great.
And we're gonna live happily ever after.
All right, all right, all right.
- You ready? - I think I'm ready. Okay.
[exhales]
The fear is just this whole new life that's about to start,
this whole new person I have to take into account
and just a different Camille is gonna have to emerge.
Like, there will have to be some changes
and some compromises and I'm gonna have to grow
to be a different person for my husband.
So it's coming to terms with all of that
that literally right in this moment is the last time
that my life is ever gonna be exactly how it is.
Oh, my goodness.
What did I get myself into?
♪
- Hey. - [chuckling] Okay, I'm good.
- How are you? - Good.
- You good? - I'm nervous.
- We've prepared, right?
- Right. As much as we can.
- Which means we've always been nontraditional as a family.
- Right. You're right. - Right? And how we do things.
So just enjoy yourself today.
Take a deep breath.
- Right, that's what I gotta do.
- Show that beautiful smile... - Mm-hmm.
- And let's get ready to get it done, okay?
- All right.
[dramatic music]
♪
[chuckles] - Game time.
Biggest game of my life.
- Please stand.
♪
[gentle sweet music]
♪
- ♪ You
♪
- Hi. Nice to meet you.
[laughs]
Ooh, it's crazy.
- Yeah. You look beautiful. - Thank you.
Thank you. You look amazing too.
[chuckles and exhales quickly]
- [exhales quickly] - Hey, it's all right.
It's all right. It's all right. - It's all right.
We're gonna do this. [both laugh]
You do this all the time, right?
- Right, right. Yeah. [both laugh]
♪
- Camille, meet, for the very first time, Thomas.
And, Thomas,
meet, for the very first time, Camille.
♪
And, Thomas, Camille's friends and family
would like you to know that she is
an extremely caring, genuine,
eternally optimistic, strong woman.
In high school and in college, she led her basketball team
further than they had ever been.
And she was the captain and the lead scorer.
- Whoo. - Yeah.
[scattered chuckling]
[applause and laughter] - Whoo.
- Camille deserves someone
who will have fun with her on a daily basis
and just return the unconditional love
that she provides.
So, Camille...
[chatter and chuckling]
- Here's what I'm waiting on. [both laugh]
- You're marryin' the nice twin.
[laughter] - Oh, twins.
- He is a fun guy who is ambitious,
level-headed, caring, genuine,
and in overall, he's a good guy.
- That's what we need.
That's what we need.
- He volunteers at the local charities.
He always shows up for everything
to support those he loves.
He's a great listener.
He's an even better drinkin' buddy.
- Okay. - Oh, say less.
[laughter]
- Camille and Thomas, you have written your own vows.
- Yes.
"Dear Thomas, I had no idea what today would look like,
"but I do have ideas about what the rest of this journey
"will hold for us and what I can promise to you.
"I promise to support you in everything you do.
"I promise to make you feel wanted and appreciated.
"And I promise to take no more
"than three bites of food off of your plate
every time we go to dinner at a restaurant."
- [chuckles]
- "Marriage, to me,
"is continuing to choose each other every day,
"no matter what, enjoying the highs
"and working through the lows together.
"I'm excited to be able to look back one day and smile about
"this wild thing that we both decided to do
"that ultimately brought us together,
hopefully for a lifetime to come."
♪
- Yeah, you got the pocket.
- Yeah, the pocket. - [laughs]
[clears throat]
"I've always been a positive person,
"but I've never really believed in destiny or fate until today.
"And I'm ready to take this leap of faith with you.
"I promise to be faithful
"and let you choose your side of the bed
as long as I can be the big spoon."
[laughter]
"I promise to let you have the window seat on the plane
if you promise not to clap when the plane lands."
[laughter]
"I don't always say the right thing,
"but I promise to apologize
after I pull my foot from my mouth."
[laughter]
"I promise to work at being the best versions of ourselves
because now we are a team."
- I love that.
- Thomas, look into your baby's eyes.
[laughter]
Camille, will you take Thomas
to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Will you love him, comfort him,
honor him, and keep him, in sickness and in health,
so long as you both shall live?
If you do, please say, "I do."
- I do.
[gentle music]
- The rings, please.
Camille, please take Thomas' hand
and repeat after me.
With this ring... - With this ring...
- I wed you, Thomas... - I wed you, Thomas...
- I wed you, Camille...
- For today... - For tomorrow...
- And for all the years to come.
- Please wear it as a sign...
- As a commitment and a notice to the entire world
that I am your wife... - That I am your husband.
♪
- And now by the authority vested in me,
but most of all, by the power of your shared commitment,
I now pronounce you a married couple.
♪
Thomas, you may kiss your bride.
- May I? - Yeah.
- ♪ Whoa
♪ I will be there for you
[cheers and applause]
♪
- Now as our bride and groom jump over the broom,
it symbolizes the sweeping away of the old
and welcoming in of the new. Ready?
One, two, three.
- ♪ I swear to you that I will be around ♪
♪ Let me in, and I won't let you down ♪
- Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce to you
for the first time, as husband and wife,
Thomas and Camille.
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ Whoa
♪ I will be there for you
♪ Whoa
♪ I will be there for you, for you ♪
- ♪ Today is the day
♪ I've been waiting for
♪ Waiting for
all: Cheers. - It's your wedding day!
- Wedding day! - So excited.
- It's my wedding day. I get married!
Whoo! [laughs]
This dude better be, like-- [laughter]
- Amazing. - So excited.
He's gonna, like, have the coolest wife ever,
the best people.
- Powerhouse couple. - Yeah, seriously.
- Yeah.
- Like, I'm so excited for that.
♪
- ♪ Heads up, I'ma give you everything I got ♪
- The past two days, you know, I think collectively,
I got maybe nine hours of sleep or something.
I wanna make sure that I'm prepped,
I'm packed, I'm lookin' good.
- Oh, my God! Allen, dude! - Hey, gentlemen.
- This is crazy. - Whoa!
- Welcome to the penthouse. - Hello, hello.
- I'm surrounded by love in all aspects of my life,
platonically, familial.
I love my work.
I just don't have that romantic love.
So I want it to work out. I need it to work out.
I'm not no spring chicken anymore, you know?
I gotta get the ducks quackin', right? So.
- What are you most excited about?
- I wanna see her, know who the hell she is.
I wanna--it's just everything about her,
all those elements that you--like,
you know, in a traditional marriage,
you're... you already know her.
You already love her.
You already, you know, have all these feelings.
And I'm looking forward to that moment where it's like,
"Okay, now it makes sense."
- I feel like everything in my life
is pretty freakin' great, honestly.
I mean, the only part of my life that's missing
is having, you know, a partner or a spouse to share it with.
- Yeah.
- And I want that more than anything.
Like, I see you and Ryan
and I see you and Taylor, Kayla.
Like, I just want that.
I want that companionship, and I want that, like,
love and commitment and dedication
from somebody to be, you know, a life partner
and to be able to travel the world with
and go golfing with on the weekends.
And I wanna learn all about, like,
his friends and his family.
And, you know, if he has any of the same,
you know, type of family drama that we have
or if his family is a lot, you know, different.
[soft dramatic music]
- Is your dad gonna come up here with us?
- Yeah, no, he, uh-- I did invite him.
Yeah, no, I hope he'll be gettin' here soon.
Last time I think my mom and dad saw each other
was at my college graduation, you know?
And I use my parents as an example in a sense
of I know what I don't want.
And they've helped me, you know,
throughout those years in forming what I do want.
You know, each one was drastically different, right?
My mom is, you know, emotional, sensitive, nurturing.
My dad was definitely not nurturing, you know?
But he was always there, and he provided.
And, you know, I mean, if it wasn't for them,
I wouldn't be who I am.
And that's a lot of the reason why I don't have nerves
is 'cause I'm confident in who I am and how I come across.
I put a lot of stock into this, you know?
And I'm just praying that it works out
as I envision in my head, you know? So.
- Your dad's gonna lose it, you know? Like--
- That was the best dad in the whole wide world.
Like, he-- - Seriously.
- He-- both: Yeah.
- We would not be who we are. - He was Mom and Dad, yeah.
Like, he did everything, but he worked so much
and, like, trying to, you know, provide for all of us kids.
And so he wasn't always around to,
you know, be there for everything.
And, like, I think a mom is so important,
especially during those critical years of your life
when you're going through puberty and first dating
and going through your horribly awkward phase like I was.
But I feel like holding on to resentment
doesn't do anybody any good.
And, like, with her and Dad, it's not like
they had the, you know, most ideal marriage either.
Like, I look towards, like, Gaga and Papa or, you know,
Grandpa Charlie and Grandma Jane.
Like, those people are the ones that have that unconditional,
you know, lifelong love that I feel like we got to,
you know, look up to as kids.
And I think that's something
that I'm really excited to find.
[bright music]
- ♪ Something to believe in
- ♪ You and me together
♪ Is all I wanna know, yeah
♪
♪ And everything is better
♪
♪ Whatever it is, whatever it is, yeah ♪
- Hey. - Hey, Dad.
- Oh, there we go.
- Who's this? - Adi.
- This is Adi. - Adi! I heard a lot about you.
- [chuckling] Yeah.
- I'm a child of divorce.
That's why I take this so seriously.
I don't want to experience that with my wife.
And I'm going through this because I know what love is.
And, you know, that's the constant search
that I've had is that lasting-forever love.
And today is the beginning of that.
- Here's to the best, and God bless you all.
[gentle music]
♪
- Come on down. - [chuckles]
- Oh! - You look so beautiful.
- [laughs] - Oh, my gosh.
[upbeat music]
- You're about to get married. [laughter]
- Wow. You look stunning.
- I feel frickin' hot. [laughs]
- You look frickin' hot.
- Hot wifey for lifey. [laughs] - Heck yeah.
- I love it. - Perfect.
- Yeah. - Oh.
- Here. - Happy wedding day.
Congratulations. - Thank you.
- This is from your groom. - [gasp] Oh.
- I wonder if he wrapped the bow himself.
- [laughing] Yeah.
- That was a pretty well-wrapped gift.
- Impressive.
[laughter] - What does it say?
- "I hope you find this 'a-peeling'." [laughs]
- Okay, he has-- - He already has a personality.
- This is amazing. - Oh, my God.
- We already love him.
- We like a guy with a sense of humor.
- Yes.
- Wow, that is hilarious.
- Oh, oh. [laughter]
- Well.
- Oh, my gosh.
- [gasps]
- Oh. - Okay.
- Oh, we're starting the day off right.
- [exhales deeply] Ooh.
- What?
- It's powerful.
I mean, this is, like, the woman that's--
- Read what it says.
- [sighs]
- "To my future hubby,
I'm so excited to finally meet you today."
- "I want to express how excited to get to know you
and embark on this journey together."
- "Just a little reminder that no matter where life takes us,
"there will always be these fun,
unexpected moments to look forward to."
- "Just know I appreciate you taking this leap of faith
"with me, and I intend on putting everything into us.
From insert name here."
[laughter]
- We love good humor.
- Okay, this is amazing already, like.
- "I'll see you at the altar, your future wifey."
I'm glad she said "Wifey." I put "Wifey" on the damn--
- Wifey.
[soft dramatic music]
- I think, like, the sense of humor
is probably one of the biggest things that I--
I might not have, like, harped on it enough,
but, like, life is so serious that,
like, you just shouldn't be. - Yeah.
- And, like, this just made me feel
so much more, like, excited.
I love it. I'm so excited.
Is it weird I want the banana too?
[laughter]
- I will say, this is-- it's the first time, like, my--
my heart, like, warmed up.
It's been a while since I've genuinely felt
like there's potential for that love, you know,
where I can be loved, you know,
or, um--so I'm--
♪
I don't know, man.
I'm just gonna try to maintain composure.
[chuckles] That's the only thing.
I'm trying to be nonchalant on the outside,
and I'm hoping that, you know,
correlates to the balance on the inside.
So we'll see.
- Let's do this thing.
[dramatic music]
♪
- Good luck.
- We're gonna get this show on the road.
- Get it done.
- [sighs]
♪
♪ Oh, my gosh! - [cheers]
- Aah!
♪
- Oh, hi.
It's okay, Mom.
Really.
Things are-- this is good, right?
- Yes. - Don't cry, don't cry.
Your makeup looks nice.
- [chuckling] Okay.
I'm so nervous.
- The only thing-- - It's really happening.
- Yeah, the only thing that I have to worry about
is meeting her, you know?
And that's--I don't think that's gonna be hard at all.
- My baby's leaving me.
- Nobody--no, not at all, not at all.
- He's leaving me.
- Mom, no. - No, I know.
- That's not-- - I know.
- That's not what this is, you know?
- This is a new phase of your life, and it's a good one.
- This is adding to.
- I know. - You know?
- I know. - Okay.
[tense music]
It's scary as hell, you know, promising your--
your future and your everything
and your forever to a stranger.
It's not something one takes lightly.
But I'm more than ready to be married.
And, yeah, I mean, the whole goal of this
is really never to go to bed alone again, right?
♪
[sighs]
- I'm very proud of you, sweetie.
- Thanks, Dad. - God, you look gorgeous.
- Thank you.
- I was nervous this morning
because you're marrying somebody that I don't know
and that I don't trust yet.
- Yeah.
- And that's a huge part for me.
- Yeah.
- But I will support this with everything that I have
to make it work for you.
- Thanks, Dad.
- 'Cause you deserve it.
You are so kind and your heart is so big.
[sentimental music]
And you're smart.
See if I can get this out. - [laughs softly]
- You are what every father
wants in a daughter.
Sorry. - It's okay.
- But it's true.
- Thanks, Dad. [both laugh]
♪
- I love you, sweetie. - I love you, Dad.
[smooches] Mm.
♪
- [smooches]
- You ready? - Let's go do it.
- Are you ready for this?
- [squeals softly] I'm panicking.
[laughs]
I'm about to marry a stranger.
Like, I'd be crazy if I wasn't nervous.
[suspenseful music]
Who is this person?
You know, what are his likes, his dislikes,
his fears, his dreams, his passions,
you know, his goals?
Everything about him.
- [sighs]
- Please stand.
[dramatic music]
♪
- [sighs]
- All right, you guys ready?
- Let's do it. Are you?
- I think so, yeah. I mean, I'm walking.
♪
- [exhales]
- Next time on "Married at First Sight"...
- ♪ I am going to see my husband ♪
- The wedding day continues.
- I want this to last a lifetime,
and I really hope that he has the same mentality.
- The one thing that I'm really kinda nervous about is, like,
the whole, um, "You live in your parents' basement."
Like, I'm that guy in the basement.
And that's kind of, like, a judgment thing to me.
- I appreciate you guys opening your hearts...
[shakily] To a complete stranger.
I'm trying to be calm about this,
but, uh, I'm sweating.
- Please stand.
- The unknown about the unknown scares me.
I mean, everything is unknown at this situation.
- Whoo.
- Ooh.
♪
- Holy [bleep]. I'm getting nervous now.
Are you in love?
- ♪ Get up, get up, get up, get up ♪
♪ We about to get it started
[cheers and applause]
♪ Let's go
- Hey, "MAFS" family, welcome to a brand-new season
of the "Married at First Sight Afterparty."
I'm your host, Keshia Knight Pulliam,
and we have got an exciting new group of courageous singles
who are bravely stepping into the unknown
as they get ready to marry a complete stranger.
With that, I am so excited to welcome
Karla, Camille, and Madison to the studio tonight.
So welcome to the "Afterparty," ladies.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- So how does it feel to be here for the very first time?
- Surreal. - Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Definitely surreal.
I'm usually kind of an introvert,
and I stay within my own energy,
so kind of pushing myself to, like, go out there
and get to know everyone and be personable
and then also the anticipation of, like, meeting my husband...
- Right? That part. - Is like--
I'm like, OK, I'm about to be a wife.
[laughter] - Camille?
- Yeah, it's kind of crazy because, you know,
I'm excited too, and it's fun
being ready to come in and meet other people
that are just as crazy as me.
[laughter]
- Madison, what are you thinking?
- I'm so curious to get to know my husband,
you know, the personality behind the banana, you know?
[laughter]
And the Tiffany's--you know, very contrasting things.
So we'll find out.
- Listen, my hat goes off to you ladies
because this is so brave.
- Thank you.
- And I'm really super excited for you.
Well, all right, we like to start every "Afterparty"
with a signature cocktail inspired by the latest episode
of "Married at First Sight."
And to celebrate this season taking place in Chicago,
we're calling tonight's signature cocktail
the Windy City Whiskey Sour.
- Ooh.
- This twist-- ooh, you ladies like that.
Yeah. - Right.
My ears perked up.
- This twist on a whiskey sour contains
whiskey, maple syrup, fresh lemon juice,
bitters, and an egg white.
Let's cheers to your engagements, ladies.
Cheers. - All right, cheers.
♪
- Santé.
- Oh, this is nice. - I don't mind that at all.
- Well, all right, let's dive into tonight's episode.
The brides met for the very first time
and didn't waste any time talking about the most
important topic of all, sex.
- Ooh. - Take a look at this clip.
- Favorite position? - Mm.
- I like all the ways, girl, all the ways.
- Oh, all the ways? [laughter]
- Lick it, flip it, twist it,
sit on top, sit on bottom, all the ways.
- There's a lot of variety. - Don't bore me.
Do not bore me.
- Oh, my gosh, I love that.
- OK, ladies, I have so many questions.
[laughter]
Karla, "I want it this way and that way and ha and hoo
and don't bore me."
- Oh, my gosh. - So please, do tell, ma'am.
- I feel like it's such an important aspect
in one's relationship.
Obviously, you want the genuine connection.
I like to be mentally stimulated,
but I like to be stimulated in other ways.
- Yes, ma'am. OK.
- So make it happen. - OK.
I mean, it was your bachelorette party.
Honestly, this was the most tame...
- It could have been worse, right?
- Bachelorette party. - We were at a bowling alley.
I mean, there were balls to play with.
Balls were there. - There were lots of balls.
- But, you know-- - Not the kind we wanted.
I kept waiting for Magic Mike to come out.
Like, where is he at? - I know, the strippers?
- I'm ready to throw some dollars.
- Have like a hot bartender or something?
- Exactly.
- So this was a very PG-13 bachelorette party.
Give me the behind the scenes.
- We went out, had, like, a night out on the town.
- OK.
- We definitely had some drinks
and turned some corners.
[laughter]
- Listen, we're all grown.
No judgment. No judgment.
How about you, Madison?
- My friends gave me probably the best bachelorette party.
- Tell. Tell. Do tell.
- Two of my best friends planned everything.
I had no idea who was going to be there, what was--
all I knew was I had to show up in a pink and orange dress.
- OK.
- And I show up to my friend Kate's house.
And they had calligraphied all these signs.
They had the espresso martini,
which is one of my favorite cocktails.
They did get me my male stripper for that one.
[laughs] - All right.
- I can't do male strippers or strippers.
- No strippers?
- Yeah, I'm not a stripper kind of girl.
- No?
- I mean, maybe a lady stripper I would prefer, but--
- What is it about male strippers you say just no to?
- Sometimes I think they're so cheesy.
- Yeah. - I can't do the cheesiness.
- Understood. OK.
So I know you're very in touch
with, you know, energy and the whole thing.
So did you send any positive energy to the space
or--so you did-- did you do any of those things
in preparation?
- Yeah, I definitely, like, gave myself a sound bath.
I did an energy cleanse. - OK.
You guys are going to have to get a reading from Karla
as things move forward. - I know.
- Definitely.
I feel relaxed already. [laughter]
Karla, Camille, and Madison have been giving me
all the details about the season premiere
of "Married at First Sight."
And on tonight's episode, we learned
that liking pretty boys can be pretty messy.
Take a look at this clip. [laughs]
- Why am I so emotional?
- Don't do that. - Aww.
- Your boobs look amazing. [laughter]
- So good.
- It's so pretty. - It's really beautiful.
- All right, you're in your wedding dress.
You know what you look like.
What does he look like at the end of the aisle?
- I'm trying not to picture him, honestly.
Like, you guys can describe what my type is.
Like, you know what I've typically gone for.
I've gone for the pretty boys.
With that comes arrogance or overconfidence, you know.
And I don't want to set that standard of,
this is what he has to look like for me to love him.
- Well, first of all, your boobs do look great.
[laughter] You look absolutely stunning.
How did you feel watching that back tonight?
- [exhales deeply] Emotional. - Really?
- Honestly, I mean, I never thought
that I'd be the person to cry
when I tried on a wedding dress.
I never understood it.
I was like, no way.
And I immediately just feel the rush of,
wow, I feel beautiful.
I feel so confident and ready for this.
- You know, I think all of us--
maybe I'm just speaking for me.
We've all had the "we like the pretty boy
who's maybe a little bit of a bad boy" phase.
But let me tell you, you don't want to marry those.
- Yeah. [laughter]
- You don't want to marry those.
So, Karla, my question for you is,
what has your type typically been like?
We know Madison liked the pretty boys.
What do you normally gravitate toward?
- I don't have a type.
- Really? - I think I like them all.
I like all the flavors. - You like all the things.
- I like all the flavors.
- You like all the surprises to unwrap.
[laughter] - I like to unwrap the gifts.
Yeah, no, I don't have a type.
I feel like--
I've been in three serious relationships in the past.
And I feel like I find these lost boys.
- You like projects.
- No, not no more.
[laughter] - OK, OK.
- Not no more.
But yes, they were projects.
But it was reciprocal because I was also--
- Absolutely. - I will take ownership.
I was also in a place where
I didn't have the knowing
that I don't need to take on a project.
- Oh, Lord. - Yes. Girl.
- Listen, we've all been there.
We've all been there, so no judgment.
- Yes. - So I have a question.
Like, let's keep this light.
Everyone's had a horrible date. - Mm-hmm.
- What is your absolute worst date in your life?
- I definitely had gone on a date with a guy
that I really liked, but then shortly after,
I found out that he was married.
- Oh. - Yeah, on Facebook, so...
- Oh, wow. - The damn--the pesky Facebook.
- It'll get you every time. [laughter]
- OK.
Speaking of dating history, Karla,
when you were growing up,
your parents didn't want you dating at all.
Let's play the clip.
- My family is, like, a huge part of my life.
My parents are happily married, and I am one of six.
Growing up with very traditional Mexican parents,
there was no really dating.
You were not supposed to date.
And my dad would let us know, like,
I am not going to meet every single one of your boyfriends.
Like, you bring home the final one,
and that's it because men are not going to be, like,
coming in and out of this house.
- Karla, you said that your parents
are very, very traditional. - Yes.
- So how do they feel about you marrying a stranger?
- I mean, I was definitely nervous to sit my dad down.
I think my dad's, like, the tougher--
- What'd your dad say?
I want to hear what your dad-- because your dad's the same man
who was like, don't bring nobody home
until you know it's the person. - Yes.
He's like, "You know that's not the way I raised you,
"but I love you and I support you.
So I wish you the best."
And I was like, OK, Dad, thank you.
And that was growth within himself.
- Yeah.
- For me to be able to sit across from him
and have his support means so much to me.
- OK.
So how did you break the news, everyone, to being engaged?
Like, how did you tell your family, Madison?
- I think my brother was the first person
that I called, actually.
And he's a police officer.
- OK. - And he was so excited.
When I told my dad, he was the exact same way.
They're both like, Madison, you're the one person
in our family that I know would do this
without a blink of an eye. - Oh, yeah.
I bet your brother was waiting for the name
so he could run a background check.
[laughter] - Oh, no doubt about it.
- He's like, I need to check the record.
What is his driving record?
Every--all the things.
- He's my little big brother for sure.
- Yes. I have three younger brothers.
But they all think they're my daddy.
- Oh, for sure. For sure. - Of course.
- All of them think they're my daddy.
So, Camille, how did you tell your family and your friends?
- As soon as I told my friends that I wanted to do it,
they're like, yeah, they're going to find
someone for you, you know.
Like, they believed in it from the get-go.
And then both of my parents,
they were really supportive, eventually.
You know, I'm usually the type to make really,
like, level-headed decisions-- - Right.
- And kind of think things through.
So I think in the back of their minds, it's like,
OK, well, this sounds crazy as hell,
but there must be something to it.
So, yeah, so we're behind you 100%.
Tonight, I've been chatting with three
of our lovely brides, Karla, Camille, and Madison.
And it is finally time to chat about wedding day.
So, Madison, you learned about your soon-to-be husband's
sense of humor.
And all I can say is, thank goodness
he also has good taste in jewelry.
Take a look at this clip.
[laughs]
- What does it say? - Yes.
- "I hope you find this appealing."
[laughs]
- OK, he has a great sense of humor.
- I love his sense of humor. This is amazing.
- Oh, my God. - We already love him.
- You like a guy with a sense of humor.
- Yes.
- Wow, that is hilar--oh.
- Oh. [laughter]
- Well... - Oh, my God.
[laughter]
- OK.
- Oh, we're starting the day off right.
- [laughs]
- Aww.
So what are you thinking when you open this and see a banana?
And would your reaction have been the same
if it wasn't followed up with some Tiffany?
- Honestly, the banana is something
that is breaking down my nerves.
Seeing this little bit of humor is something
that is making me more relaxed.
- So I have a question, Karla.
How would you have reacted?
Ooh. The face tells it all.
So if your husband sent you a banana in the box,
what would you have said?
- Honestly, I have no idea.
I--I--
- You're-- - Speechless.
- I know the one. - I'd be like, what?
- "Uh-uh, honey." That's what--
[laughter]
- So, Camille, did you and Thomas exchange
any gifts before the wedding? - Yeah, we did.
- What did you do?
- So I got Thomas a whiskey set...
- OK.
- Because I am kind of a whiskey gal, and--
- [whispering] I'm a whiskey girl too.
- Yes.
- Maybe she likes whiskey too.
- That would be amazing.
- And he got me a vinyl record...
- OK. - Which was really great.
I'm such a music head.
I literally almost got him a vinyl too.
And then this really pretty gold compass bracelet,
kind of like, you know, it'll lead us
in the right direction and things like that.
- Oh, he put some thought into it.
- He did. I was like, OK, yeah.
Like, come through, future hubby that I don't know.
Like, so far so good.
- Well, I love it.
Camille, you also got ready to walk down the aisle
on tonight's episode.
And I have to say, I was a little worried
that we might have a runaway bride on our hands
for a second time.
Let's watch that back.
- I don't know.
You know what, I just--
I really don't know if I'm ready.
I just don't know.
- Camille.
No, Camille, listen.
[dramatic music]
Where are you going? Is she running away?
♪
- I'll sit with you.
Sissy, it's just me and you.
You've wanted this for so long.
You've worked so hard on yourself.
You know you're ready to be a wife.
- Your sister is the star right now.
- She's literally, like-- when I tell you
we are attached at the hip, like, we talk every day,
we're each other's voice of reason,
so there's no one better
that could kind of talk me off the ledge.
- She was like, no, you're ready for this.
You wanted this.
I was like, OK, sister!
[laughter]
Well, this seems like the perfect time
to introduce our new segment called The Do-Over,
where we take one moment from each episode
and give you the opportunity to say
what you would do differently
if you could relive that moment.
So, Camille, if you could do this moment
over again, what would you do differently, my friend?
- I think if I could do this moment over differently,
I would just, you know, calm down.
I would just-- - Breathe.
- Yes, breathe.
Yes, definitely take a deep breath,
take a step back, focus on the positives
and, you know, not worrying too much about
all the things that could go wrong.
You know, I went down this path for a reason.
I'm someone who so, very much so,
believes in what's meant for you will be for you.
And I'm like, out of all the people
in the city of Chicago,
this dude and myself were deemed
to be a perfect match, essentially,
so just calm down and get your ass on.
- Get your ass on. [laughter]
I'm super excited for you.
Karla, Camille, and Madison have been giving me
all the tea about what it's like
preparing to marry a total stranger.
And, Camille, you shook off those pre-wedding jitters
and said I do.
Take a look at this clip.
- Repeat after me.
With this ring... - With this ring...
- I wed you, Thomas.
- I wed you, Camille. - For today.
- For tomorrow.
- And for all the years to come.
- Please wear it as a sign.
- As a commitment and a notice to the entire world
that I am your wife.
- That I am your husband.
♪
- Thomas, you may kiss your bride.
- Yeah.
- ♪ Whoa
[laughter]
- Aww, you look so beautiful.
- Aww, thank you.
- So when you are walking down this aisle
and you first see Thomas, what are your thoughts?
- OK, my first thoughts are, thank goodness.
I can tell he's tall.
I'm thinking he looks really good,
standing down there in his suit.
Like, he's very-- you know, very--
- Are you attracted to him? - Yeah.
I think he's a very good-looking guy.
I am someone, actually, I'm so personality-based that--
like, my friends would say that about me too,
is that looks aren't important to me, based on their opinions.
- They said, "Oh, you don't date the pretty boys."
[laughter] - Yeah.
So that is, like, a good first step.
And then I'm just anxious to see what's underneath,
to see if that's going to mesh.
- Can I say, I'm so happy y'all kissed
because so often people get down to the end of the aisle
on "Married at First Sight," and they're like, no.
- Really? - Really?
- I'm like, if you don't kiss this man--
- And honestly, like, that really sets the tone...
- Yes. - For a lot,
almost like friend zone from the start.
- Absolutely, because this is the start of a marriage.
- Exactly.
- So how was it kissing your stranger husband?
- Yeah, it was-- hey, it was good.
It was a good kiss.
It wasn't awkward. It kind of flowed.
You know, that was one of the things.
Like, when I'm thinking of all these things that can go wrong,
it's like, well, what if the kiss was all weird or awkward?
Or what if we bump heads?
Or you know, I go to--like, where am I even going to--
- What sign are you? - Aquarius.
- Oh, OK.
- Does that make sense? - Yes, absolutely.
You overthink everything.
- Every single thing. - Everything.
- Yes. - Bless your heart.
- I know. I'm trying.
I'm working on it. - OK. OK. OK.
So, Madison, what are you thinking
as you see Camille and Thomas get married?
- I mean, first of all, I think
Camille is just drop dead gorgeous.
She's got the smile that could go for miles.
So--I'm a big teeth person, too,
because I had braces a long time, so trauma.
- Me too. It's OK. - Yeah.
- Look at us now. - Yeah, right?
- And then I see Thomas, and I see them smiling at each other,
and, well, they look beautiful together.
And they just--they both look happy and open, so...
- OK, Camille, were there any funny or awkward moments
that we didn't get to witness?
- The officiant. We loved her.
But, you know, she definitely was, like,
going off the script a little bit or just, you know,
would, like, get into her ad-libs and everything.
- What did she throw in there?
- The whole statement was like, Camille is her own biggest fan
when it comes to her jokes.
Like, she'll be laughing hard as soon as she says the joke
or whatever.
But the way she said it was like,
"Camille is her own biggest fan,"
and then stopped, and I was like--
it's like-- I was ready to, like,
get on my friends and family, like me?
Like, no, I don't-- like, that's so far from it.
- So she changed the context--
- Yeah, or just where she paused.
- By where she paused. - Exactly, yes.
- Well, all right, one couple has tied the knot.
But we still have four more to go.
That is all that we have time for tonight.
But before we go, here's a preview
of what happens next week on a brand-new episode
of "Married at First Sight."
[dramatic music]
- Next time on "Married at First Sight"...
- ♪ I am going to see my husband ♪
- The wedding day continues.
- I want this to last a lifetime,
and I really hope that he has the same mentality.
- Please stand.
- The unknown about the unknown scares me.
I mean, everything is unknown at this situation.
- Whoo. - Whoo.
♪
- Holy [bleep], I'm getting nervous now.
- Are you in love?
[laughter]
- I think that's the cutest, most Karla thing to say.
"So are you in love?" - 100%.
- OK, Karla, Camille, Madison, thank you so much
for joining me on the season premiere
of "Married at First Sight Afterparty."
To everyone at home, join us next week
when I'll be sitting down
with Ikechi, Karla, and Madison.
I'm Keshia Knight Pulliam. Good night.
- ♪ Pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up ♪
♪ 'Cause life should be a party ♪