[dramatic music]
- Taking a huge leap of faith.
I'm finally going to marry a stranger.
- I've always wanted to have a family,
Someone who I can build traditions with,
Because I didn't have that growing up.
- I've dated so much, wasted so much time.
I'm ready to be married.
I'm ready to meet my wife.
- I'm finally in this great place in my life,
So I am totally ready to be a wife.
- Meeting my wife--I don't care about anything else.
I've never been in love,
But I'm ready to be in love with this woman.
- ♪ whoo-ooh ♪
- I know him.
I think he knows me.
- Previously, ten singles were matched
To be married as strangers.
♪ ♪
Bao and johnny.
- Look at each other. - [laughs]
What do I do with this hand?
- Grab my ass. [both laugh]
As much as I feel like bao's attractive,
The fact of the matter is I know her,
But I don't know her like that.
[chuckles]
And I haven't seen her in this light
Until today.
- ♪ feels like I'm ten feet off the ground ♪
- Michaela and zack.
- I just hope that I fit her--
You know, her standards, you know?
She may not be attracted to me,
And that would be heartbreaking if she isn't.
- The idea that I would let somebody I don't know
Have all of me emotionally--
I'm starting to feel like, "oh, my gosh."
It's wild, it's crazy.
And I'm emotional, because I know my father
Won't be able to walk me down the aisle.
- ♪ I can't let go, go of you ♪
- Myrla and gil.
- The biggest thing for me is somebody
That's very, like, one-minded.
If they see things a certain way,
And that's it...
- Yeah. - I can't do that.
- I want to be able to live the lifestyle
That I currently live.
If I can't continue
The fun stuff that I like to do,
That would be a problem. - Damn.
- ♪ you make me wanna look crazy ♪
- Brett and ryan.
- You fall in love easy.
- I can absolutely fall in love in eight weeks.
That's not-- - yeah, eight weeks?
He's fallen in love in 24 hours, so...
- It's a risk.
I mean, there's a huge potential
That I could get my heart broken.
♪ ♪
- Rachel and jose.
- I gonna get married in two weeks.
- I cannot believe
That you're actually gonna do this.
- I'm getting married in two weeks.
- What?
- I'm getting married in two weeks.
It's either gonna be a fairy tale,
Or it could be, unfortunately, a train wreck.
- ♪ crazy ♪
[dramatic music]
- This is it, I'm getting married.
- Please stand.
And tonight, it's the wedding day.
And for these five couples,
This is the most important day of their lives,
When they meet and marry a complete stranger.
- Please give a round of applause
As we welcome our bride.
[applause]
- It's happening.
- I've been dreaming about this moment
For my whole life.
- I don't want to go out and date in the world.
You know how picky I am.
- The moment is here.
- Doing it.
I'm insane for doing this.
- When you build up that image of being with somebody,
And it doesn't work out, it hurts.
- Yeah, I just want to see this person.
I truly, truly can't wait any longer.
♪ ♪
- ♪ it's all or nothing ♪
- This is "married at first sight."
- ♪ there's no other way ♪
♪ it's all or nothing ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Our first couple, bao and johnny,
Have said "I do" to a complete stranger.
And now it's michaela and zack's turn
To get married at first sight.
♪ ♪
- Michaela.
- Wake up.
- Get up, get up, get up, get up.
All: Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up.
[all laughing]
- Hey, sissies. - Wake up.
All: Hey.
- Hey, girl. - Hey.
- It's wedding day.
- Oh, snap! It's going down.
- Ooh.
- It is the day. I can't believe it.
But I'm ready, y'all.
I'm excited. - Okay, okay.
- A complete stranger. - A complete stranger.
- Believe.
- Y'all gon' see him before me. - Hoo!
How insane is that? [all laughing]
- This day is very important to me.
And I wish that my dad was here, of course.
The qualities that my dad had
That I hope my spouse has
Is somebody who is kind,
Open, strong.
And for me to be able to say
My father would trust that this person
Would keep me as safe as he would have kept me.
That's what I hope for.
That's love.
I woke up single.
I'm gonna go to bed married. - Ahh!
[laughter]
- Come on.
♪ ♪
- Let's get up, boy! [all speaking at once]
- Let's go, man. It's your wedding day!
- Today is the day where my dream comes true.
I've wanted a wife forever,
And the day is finally here.
- Yo, bro, let's go, come on. The fam's here.
We gotta go, baby. Get ready! - All right, all right.
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
My parents have been married for 28 years,
My middle brother's engaged,
And my youngest brother has a long-term girlfriend.
So, you know, it's something that's persisted in my family,
And it's something that I want
And something that definitely means a lot to me.
So I really pray that she turns out
To be my soulmate, that we connect,
And that we see a future together,
And that this is the first and last time I fall in love.
- I didn't think this day was gonna come.
- Listen, man, I didn't think this day
Was gonna come either, but here we are.
- Zack used his parents
Sort of as his model,
And he idolizes love, he idolizes marriage.
All of his family lives for marriage.
And I believe that the kind of passion
That michaela has--
I mean, she's full of passion,
And I believe she's going to do what's necessary
To bring him the good feels of marriage,
And he will get to a point where he will finally say
"I love you" to someone.
I have great faith in this marriage.
[laughter]
- I'm praying for an instant connection for you.
- Oh, that would be litty.
- One thing that could be a hindrance,
Michaela,
Is your stubbornness.
- Whoopsie. [laughter]
- We have a little running gag
In the family with michaela.
We called her hurricane k.
[laughter]
- Really?
Really? - Hurricane k comes in fast,
Hot, mean, brutal, destructive.
And then she settles all down, like, "huh."
- When hurricane k shows up,
I've been pushed, and it is all business.
And I don't care who the [bleep] you are,
What the [bleep] you do, how much money you make.
- Ooh, lord. - When I come out of it,
It's like, "I'm sorry, such and such."
- Right. - I hope he learns that too.
I think--I hope he learns-- - you're stubborn.
- Yeah, I know I'm stubborn.
If my husband is who he needs to be,
I'm not concerned. He'll be able to manage it.
- [laughs] - [chuckles]
- Game time.
- Nerves-- nerves are kicking in
A little bit more now?
- [bleep].
- You about to cry?
Aww, man. Come here, buddy.
- I feel like there's a lot of pressure,
Because I don't know what to expect.
You know, will she like me?
Is this all gonna work out?
Like, how do you not get emotional?
- Definitely feeling those nerves,
Because what if it doesn't work out?
What if I'm not able to live up to her expectations
Of what she expects her future husband to be?
♪ ♪
- It's all right, man. It's gonna be good, man.
- I'm just worried, 'cause I'm not ready for it, like--
- That's crazy. - This is actually happening.
I can't--I can't believe this.
Holy [bleep], yo, I can't.
- I know, bro.
- Oh, I don't have--
Okay, I'm--I'm fine.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- I love you, bro.
You wanted this your whole life, man.
- I don't think this is anything other than, like...
- This is crazy.
- Like, meeting my wife--
I don't care about anything else, you know?
[bleep] this is so, like--
Oh, it's so difficult, but it's happening.
- It's difficult, but it's worth it.
- I know it's worth it. It's just like--
It's just so surreal.
And you don't understand, like, how much I've wanted this.
And so, the fact that, like, this is happening,
And you guys are here, it's just, like--
- We wouldn't want to ignore your wedding, man.
- As every traditional bride generally has,
You have something old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
And something blue.
- Okay.
- You know blue is supposed to represent prosperity.
- Okay.
- That's your something blue.
- Damn it. - I'm sorry.
- I know. - I'm sorry.
- I know.
- I'm sorry.
- So our father was a trekkie,
And he was big on, like, building model sets.
We are all trekkies for life now.
- He's here.
He's here, baby.
He's here.
- Our father would have been here
Had he not been taken from us by a drunk driver.
Losing him was a heavy impact on my life.
My father, absolutely amazing person,
And a man of many facets.
Hard worker.
Nerd.
So those are the kind of traits
That I love that I would want to see in my husband.
♪ ♪
I get to explore the beyond.
- Hey!
- Perfect. - I really am.
Like, I'm ready. - Perfect.
- This is perfect.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Bro, it's game time, dog.
- Let's do it.
I didn't think this day would happen.
I didn't think this was real.
You know, I've never been in love.
I know that's kind of unusual at my age.
But, you know, I'm ready to be in love with this woman.
- Love you, brother.
- So, you know, I think it's all gonna
Be worth it in the end, because
If I spend my 50th anniversary with the person
I meet at the altar today, that would be
An unbelievable love story.
♪ ♪
- Go into it with your whole heart
And soul,
And you'll be fine.
I know you want it.
This is your moment, baby.
I love you.
♪ ♪
It's okay.
Sweet angel, sweet angel.
♪ ♪
Sweet angel.
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
Best case scenario,
I walk down the aisle right now
And I see the man of my dreams, literally.
And I'm like, "oh, [bleep], he handsome."
I don't think worst case.
I think, "let's do this, step by step."
I can't get out of this hotel room fast enough,
Because I want you, and I want to meet you,
I want to see who you are.
I just hope that we are
Good to go on this dance floor.
Even if we aren't, we'll figure it out.
I feel like you're down for the count.
So I know you'll roll with--
I know you'll roll with the punches.
Let's do this, dude.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [bleep], come on. - This is a happy time.
- I know, I know. [bleep], that's why I'm crying.
- All right, all right.
Tears of joy.
- I know, but now I'm crying. [bleep], [bleep].
- It's okay. - I was good, I was good.
I was good, I was good. I was good until everything.
It's okay, it's okay. - Come on.
- I'm about to meet my wife.
And to have everything that I ever thought
Would happen actually happen,
It's unbelievable.
- You good? - I got it.
♪ ♪
[gentle music]
[cheers and applause]
- How you guys doing? How you guys doing?
How you doing?
How you doing? How you doing? How you doing?
♪ ♪
I'm zack. - Mrs. Clark.
- Mrs. Clark, nice to meet you.
Thank you so much for letting your daughter do this.
I promise she's in good hands. - I can't let her
Do anything at 30. - Yeah, I got you.
- I just gotta support her. Nice meeting you.
- Nice meeting you, too. - God bless y'all.
- Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Nice to meet you guys. Nice to meet you guys.
Thank you.
♪ ♪
- All right, sis.
That's it. - We love you.
- You are beautiful, and you are good to go, girl.
- I think the next time we speak, you'll be married.
- You okay, baby?
- I'm okay, I'm okay. - All right.
- I'm doing it. - Let's do it.
- Whether I like it or not.
- You're here. - Let's do it.
- Hugs, hugs. - I love y'all.
I'm about to marry a stranger, and it's setting in.
And I really do hope that he is as excited as I am.
- Ready to go do it to it?
- Yeah, bro.
It's happening.
- The worst-case scenario is that we're matched
And we're not compatible at all.
What if this actually doesn't work out and, you know,
If this is not actually that fairy tale ending?
That would be definitely devastating to me.
♪ ♪
- Please stand.
- It's gonna be good.
I have good feelings.
Ready or not, here I come.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
- I'm about to meet my wife,
And I really can't explain how happy I am.
No matter how much money you have or don't have,
Or how many friends you have,
I think love is what you need
To kind of complete a person.
And I know that she's gonna be perfect for me.
♪ ♪
- Please stand.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[heartbeat echoing]
[light music]
- ♪ from the first time I saw you ♪
♪ baby, I knew ♪
♪ that I would never be the same ♪
♪ from the first time you touched me ♪
- How you doing?
Hi! Hi, husband!
How are you? - Hi.
- ♪ and it's like heaven on earth ♪
♪ when I'm looking at you ♪
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.
- You're gorgeous. - Oh, thank you.
You're gorgeous. - [laughs]
♪ ♪
- You nervous? - I'm excited.
- Yeah, me too.
- Are you nervous?
- Yeah.
- I got you.
- ♪ she fell from heaven for you ♪
- This is so surreal.
- So, zack.
- His name is zack?
- Yeah. - Your name is zack!
- Yeah.
- Is it zackary or zack? - Zackary, zackary.
- Do you want a zackary, jr.?
- Uh, up to you.
- He threw that back real quick.
Okay. [both laughing]
- Up to you.
- So, zack,
Please meet, for the very first time,
Michaela.
- Nice to meet you, michaela. I'm zack.
- Nice to meet you, zack.
- How you doing? How you doing?
- Michaela's family and friends
Would like you to know
That michaela is a very, very giving
And loyal individual.
She wears her heart on her sleeve
And is completely fearless.
She is both a highly, highly energetic person,
A very chill person,
With a beautiful soul, and a big heart.
- And a beautiful smile. - And a beautiful smile.
- Thank you.
- But don't push her too hard,
Because she can be stubborn.
She is a wonderful daughter,
A sister, an auntie,
And a doting dog mom
To her furry baby, nova.
Once you get michaela to open up to you,
She will bring more sunshine into your life
Than the sun ever could.
Michaela,
Zackary's family and friends would like for you to know
That he is a modern-day renaissance man
Who will do everything
To make sure that you are happy.
- That's true.
- He's been talking about getting married
And finding a wife his entire life,
So thank you
For bringing that to an end.
[laughter]
- Hey! - [laughs]
- Amen. - That is true.
That's true, that's true.
- The man that you're about to marry
Is fiercely loyal,
Passionate, kind, and adventurous.
We can't wait to help welcome you
Into our family.
[applause]
So, zack and michaela,
You have written vows to one another.
Would you like to share those with us now?
- All right.
Though I've just met you,
I know more things about you than you may realize.
For one, you're the more courageous woman I've ever met.
On your special day,
You decided to marry a complete stranger.
If that isn't brave, I don't know what is.
Two, you believe in love.
What better way to show that
Than to do something like this?
Tells me that, you know, you're just like me.
I wanted this all my life.
I would have done anything
Just to be standing here today.
I vow to be patient, loving, and understanding.
I vow to be giving and forgiving.
I vow to always be the fun and charming guy
You'll come to know and hopefully love
Over the next weeks and months.
I vow to be committed and to always put you first.
From this day on, I choose you,
And I really hope you choose me too.
♪ ♪
- Okay. Come on. [laughter]
- Wait, wait, wait.
[laughter]
[applause]
- I'm good.
[applause]
- Bravo.
♪ ♪
- I'm gon' read mine.
[laughter]
To my future husband:
I know that this is not and will not be
An easy journey,
But I can promise you
That our trek will be worth this endeavor.
I promise to have your highest and best interests in mind
And provide you with an open and safe place
For us to build stability,
Grow in love, and thrive together.
Today, tomorrow, and for years to come,
You will never have to worry.
I am here for you, and I will be here for you.
So let this wildest experience begin.
[laughs]
- That was really--I love that.
- You are charming.
- May I have the rings, please?
May these rings always remind you
Of the vows that you have taken today.
Zack, repeat after me.
With this ring...
- With this ring. - I wed you, michaela.
- I wed you, zack.
- For today, for tomorrow...
- And for all the years to come.
- Please wear it as a sign of my commitment...
- And a notice to the entire world...
- That I am your husband.
- That I am your wife.
- And now, by the authority vested in me,
I pronounce you married.
Zack, you may kiss your michaela.
- Can I kiss you? - Yes.
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ love you till the wheels fall off ♪
♪ that means forever, ever and ever ♪
- Ladies and gentlemen,
It is my pleasure to introduce,
For the first time
As husband and wife,
Zack and michaela!
- ♪ been waiting on someone like you to show up ♪
- ♪ show up ♪
- ♪ I'll drink all of you ♪
♪ until I need to refill my cup ♪
[cheers and applause]
- I got a man. He's mine.
He's gorgeous.
[laughter]
- ♪ I'll leave you never, never ever ♪
- I am finally married.
You're very handsome. - Oh, thank you.
No, you're very gorgeous.
Has it, like, hit you? - No.
Finally here. I got my man.
I got him, and he's gorgeous.
He's the type of man, he walks into the room,
And it's just like, "yeah, that's my man."
- This is, like, all a crazy experience.
I really thought it was gonna hit me
When I was at the altar, but it still feels
Very surreal. - It does.
- You know?
So, like, tell me about yourself.
So what do you like to do for fun?
What do you do for work? How old are you?
I guess that's an important question.
- Oh, yeah, we don't know any of that.
- Guess. - Okay.
So I'm gonna guess that you're 32.
- Whoo. - Okay, no.
- No, no, no, no. - So I'm assuming not.
- No, no, no, no, younger.
- Younger? - Damn it, yeah.
- 27? - 27, exactly 27.
- 27, okay. - Yeah.
- What about you?
- I'm 30. - Okay.
- So you got yourself a cougar.
- No, no, no, no.
- No. - I prefer older--
I would prefer an older woman.
So that's not an issue. - [laughs]
- That's not an issue.
My wife is gorgeous,
And she's making me feel really at ease.
She's smiling, you know, laughing, making jokes.
- So toast to us. - Yes.
- To this. - Yes.
- To learning more about each other.
- Yes. - And figuring out
What are we doing? - Yeah.
- [laughs] - cheers.
I can tell she has a ton of confidence,
Which I find very, very attractive.
I'm happy. I have no-- I have no complaints.
And so, hopefully she feels the same way.
- They described you as a renaissance man.
- Yeah, yeah, so, that-- - so tell me more.
- Yeah, yeah. So when I was younger,
My dad taught all of our brothers
How to crochet and make lotion.
So we did that growing up.
- Really? - Yeah, yeah.
[quirky music]
- Okay, cool. - Yeah, yeah.
I don't really--I can't--
I can crochet still, but I don't do it.
I'm into, like, computer programming,
So software engineering.
I just like doing a bunch of random things.
- Yeah. - You know, just, you know,
Switching it up, yeah. - That's awesome.
- Yeah, yeah. - That's really awesome.
- Yeah.
- I really, really like him so far.
He seems kind, genuine.
I like his confidence. I like his looks.
I like his shyness.
I like his goofiness.
I like him.
- ♪ forever and ever ♪
♪ whoa, whoa ♪
[upbeat music]
- ♪ yeah, yeah ♪
- Two couples have now been married at first sight.
In keeping with cultural traditions,
Bao and johnny have decided to take part
In a traditional tea ceremony.
But neither had any idea
That their soon-to-be spouse
Was busy planning the same thing.
- ♪ let's go, let's go ♪
♪ uh, let's go ♪
- I thought I was coming in to marry a stranger,
And it turns out I married someone
I knew from 15 years ago.
I know her, but I don't know her well.
So it's gonna be an adjustment to be married to bao.
- ♪ let's go, go ♪
- How you feel?
- I'm a queen. - Yes.
- I am a queen. - Here we go.
Beautiful.
- I love that johnny
Decided to surprise me
With a tea ceremony.
Look at us matching.
- Yeah, I love this.
- Which was something I insisted.
I insisted on a tea ceremony.
You actually picked red and gold?
- I said wine and rose gold.
- Oh, my god.
I picked red and gold.
This is crazy.
Vietnamese culture, it's a part of my identity.
So to have a husband
Who understands where I come from
And embraces this, it's perfect.
♪ ♪
[instrumental music]
♪ ♪
- Today is a very auspicious and unique day
For the hoang and lam families.
- The tea ceremony is
A joining of two families.
I think we're gonna get to know each other
A lot more as the night goes on,
But at least this is the formal,
Respectful, traditional way to do it,
And I'm glad that she wanted to do that with me.
♪ ♪
- Please give a round of applause
As we welcome our bride.
[applause]
- Gosh. [gasps] there's the pig!
Oh, yay. - Be careful.
- These look familiar.
- Yeah. - Thank you.
- The next portion is the most important part
Of our entire ceremony.
It is a ceremony honoring our ancestors.
We honor our ancestors and ask them
To watch over our bride and groom
As they begin their lives as husband and wife.
- I am feeling so many emotions right now.
I've known johnny since college.
Johnny was university of texas
Vietnamese student association president
When I was the university of houston's
Vietnamese student association president,
And we did events together.
This was meant to be.
- Today, the bride and groom
Are serving tea to their parents
As a show of respect
And to receive the elders' blessings
Upon their marriage.
- I think we're starting everything
On the right foot right now.
I'm having such a time taking all of this in,
Because I'm thinking about
The possibility that this is the start
To the biggest and best love story ever.
♪ ♪
[applause]
♪ ♪
[chuckling]
- My dad doesn't support this,
And that's why he's not here.
To have my dad's approval would mean a lot to me,
Because I just want support from my family,
And my dad is still my family.
But even if he doesn't support this,
I'm gonna move forward,
And this is gonna be one of those things
Where I just ask for forgiveness later.
- ♪ no, I'll never be the same, no ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Hello, ladies.
Hello, gentlemen. Hello.
[all cheering]
- Michaela and zack have only had a few moments
To spend together since being married at first sight.
And now, it's time for these strangers
To reunite with their family and friends
For their wedding photos.
- ♪ show me the world ♪
♪ I'm here tonight, I'm here tonight ♪
- Yeah, and I was like, that's crazy.
- I'm a wife now.
You see my man? He's beautiful.
- You did good, baby. He was made for you.
- He was made for me. - Yeah.
I have every confidence in the world
That he's gonna take care of you.
- That smile. His parents seem beautiful.
- Oh, their energy.
You should have saw their parents.
- They're so excited for you guys,
And that's everything.
The fact that they're excited
And they're with you and not against you.
- And they're with me. They're with us.
- Michaela. - They supported him.
- Let me have you. Y'all stay right there for me.
- Everything that I went through
To get to this moment is 100% worth it.
But it makes me curious and nervous to say,
"all right, daddy, you know, as you looking down,
"you see what the hell I'm doing.
"please send your energies
To make sure that the man is it."
♪ ♪
- One, two, and three.
[camera clicking]
[both laughing]
- Sorry! - I ain't mad.
We good, we good. All right.
- It feels very natural.
I've only known him, I don't know,
An hour or so, you know?
So it's crazy that I could be
That comfortable with a person.
Like, it just feels like,
Okay, let's just lean into this.
- All right, whoever laughs first loses, all right?
- Okay, all right, let's do it. Are we doing--
What kind of face are we doing?
Like a cold face? - Serious.
- Okay, like a gq? - Like a gq. Ready?
- All right, let's do it. - Don't laugh, though.
- All right. - All right, all right.
- All right.
- ♪ I wanna ♪
♪ I wanna ♪
[both laughing]
- ♪ love you till the wheels fall off ♪
- Okay.
- ♪ that means forever ♪
♪ forever and ever ♪
♪ ooh, love you till the wheels fall off ♪
- And three.
I'm like, "hell yeah, you can kiss me.
I've been wanting you. Come on, boy."
Man, not boy. [laughs]
- I'm happy, because, you know,
This is finally happening.
The fact that I just feel, like, really comfortable
With her makes me just feel wonderful.
It's just, you know, almost too good to be true.
I'm hoping to fall in love for the first and last time.
I hope to have found the one.
- ♪ I'll leave you never ♪
♪ never, ever ♪
♪ oh, no ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Friends and family,
I present to you zack and michaela!
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- On a scale from one to ten,
I think our chemistry is at a nine.
I think we are both physically attracted to each other.
I'm attracted to him on a level
Where I'm, like, I can have sex with him.
I mean, I'd definitely have his kids, yeah.
Just by looking at him.
- Everyone, please pay attention to the dance floor
As we present our first dance. - Oh, okay.
- So we good?
- Yeah. - All right.
When the last time you had a slow dance?
- Last time I had a slow dance, I don't think was ever.
- Ever? - Mm-mm.
- Not even, like middle school?
- I didn't go to my middle school prom.
I went to high school prom-- [glasses clinking]
[cheering and whooping]
[indistinct singing]
- ♪ but I can't keep... ♪
- It does feel like I'm dancing with my husband.
[laughs] because I am.
It feels like I could do it forever.
Yep, that we could have many more--
More dances.
- So what was your-- your first impression of me?
- That you were handsome.
- Oh. [chuckles] - yeah.
- That you were very handsome. - Thank you, thank you,
Thank you, thank you. - That was my first--
Like, my literal first impression.
What about you? - I was, like, "damn,
I'm, like, really happy." - [laughs]
- Yeah, yeah, so, yeah. - Okay.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, so... - Okay.
- I'm definitely happy.
- ♪ you saved the day ♪
♪ you look so smart ♪
♪ apologies and flowers seem bit desperate, hey ♪
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
- Make some noise for our newlyweds,
Johnny and bao, everyone.
[cheers and applause]
Keep it going.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
Now we're gonna have johnny and bao
Have their first dance as a newlywed couple.
- What is our first dance?
Oh, here we go. How do I do this?
- I think you go, like, here or something.
- Okay.
♪ ♪
- ♪ there's a time to dim the lights ♪
♪ if we only have tonight to get it right ♪
♪ and there's a time to make it last ♪
♪ never stop, never thought we would get the chance ♪
- I am attracted to johnny.
I think he's very handsome.
I know he's very fit.
He works out, he's athletic.
I think we're a good match in that area.
I think, in terms of physical attraction,
I assume he's probably attracted to me.
Why wouldn't he be? [laughs]
But I also think he's very handsome,
And he looks great in that suit.
I'm very pleased.
- I came into this wanting to find a wife
And starting a family. - Mm-hmm.
- I don't know if you are thinking about the same thing.
- I am. - You are?
- Yeah, the same.
- How many kids do you want? - Oh, my god.
♪ ♪
No more than two.
- No more than two. I'm on board with that.
- Okay, good, good, good, good, good.
- Well, I'm glad we're on the same page about that.
- Mm-hmm. - 'cause I do want that.
I feel--I feel like grandkids are gonna light up
Both of our... - Oh, yeah.
- Our houses. - Yeah, definitely, definitely.
- Dancing with my wife,
I can feel that she is a little stiff,
And not really used to my touch yet.
I want to be respectful and make sure
I don't cross any lines.
I'm keeping my hand on her waist.
I'm not going in for a kiss or anything,
Even though I kind of want to,
Just to see if we-- like, usually,
Kissing leads to other emotions,
And I want to see what it's like
To make out with my wife.
- ♪ let go and just close your eyes ♪
- ♪ call me, call me, call me yours ♪
♪ 'cause this is no ordinary love ♪
- Two couples have now been married at first sight.
Three other sets of strangers
Are still nervously anticipating
Their walks down the aisle
And making final preparations
To hopefully meet the love of their lives.
- I'm ready. I can't wait.
- ♪ 'cause this is no ordinary love ♪
♪ no ordinary love ♪
- I am here looking for a wedding suit.
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
- Congratulations. - I'm looking for--
I want traditional,
But with a little splash with it.
Right? So I wanna--
I don't want to be too--
- He wants it flamboyant.
- I don't want nothing flamboyant.
Like, I don't need tie-dyed or, like--
Little traditional, but with a little splash of color, just--
Just to make it pop.
I'm ready to get married.
You know, being a firefighter,
It can be lonely at times, coming home.
And having a wife to come to
After, you know, a 24-hour shift, would be great,
Just to talk to her about, not work-related stuff,
But things to get me off of work.
Somebody warm to hug, or somebody to be goofy with,
Somebody to make jokes with.
That's something that I'm looking forward to.
That's something that I definitely want in my life.
- This is your classic black, two-button notch.
Then, next to that, is--
We call that our ink blue,
Which is really sharp.
- I like that one. Actually, that's popping out.
Especially with the-- what's that, champagne?
- That is exactly champagne. Yes, sir.
- So that--that'll be ideal,
Because I don't know what she's gonna be wearing.
So I feel like champagne is safe,
Whether she's wearing hot pink
Or, you know, tangerine.
- So I just have to know a little bit more
About this hunt for this dream dress
You are looking for. - Yes.
So, like-- - what, like--
- This is so, not--this is no.
I don't like sparkly stuff. - Okay.
- And then long sleeve is, like, non-negotiable.
Long sleeves. - No rhinestones.
- No shiny stuff. - No shiny.
- I don't like it. And sheer.
- Yes. - And sheer.
- Being married at first sight is big.
I could live happily ever after.
I could find the person that I was meant to be with.
But it's scary.
You know, I enjoy living a certain lifestyle.
I'm not going to change my lifestyle,
As far as, like, choosing to travel
And being able to enjoy nice things.
Like, those are things that I'm looking forward
To having someone to do with.
I don't like this. Can you take this off?
- These can probably come off.
- They can? - Yeah.
- I know. - I don't like that.
I don't like the sleeves. - It's too shiny.
I mean, I would want long sleeves.
- Yeah, she wants sleeves.
- Just try it. - But I don't like--
I'll try it, but I don't like this.
- You don't like what?
- The ruching, the ruching.
- Maybe you'll like it-- maybe you'll like it on.
- Sure, yes. - Sure, yes.
- What is this?
- Mm-mm. - Oh, no.
- Mm-mm. - What about this?
- This one is 3d. So I want to try this one on.
- This is 3d, you like this? - I like this one.
- No, I don't like those cake flowers.
- It's 3-d. - Those look like cake flowers.
- Even though myrla is somewhat of a diva,
We believe that gil can balance her out.
We believe that he has the kind of patience,
He has the kindness,
And he's not gonna be a pushover.
He's going to be able to meet her strength
And just give her the balance she needs,
So they can move forward successfully.
- How do you want your husband to feel when he sees you?
- I want him to feel
In love with me. No, I'm kidding.
I want him to feel excited.
Like, "oh, you know, my wife is gonna be sexy and fun."
All of it in a box.
- So do you want to try outside of the box?
Outside of long sleeve?
- Not really, I don't. - Sexy.
- Is this the suit you're gonna--
- No, absolutely not. - No?
- Why not? - I look like a deacon.
- He about to preach a sermon. - Yes sir!
- No, I look like
I'm going to a funeral, not a wedding.
I'm just wearing this for size purposes.
I'ma rock the ink blue. - Yeah.
- With the champagne, you know. - Mm, okay.
- Okay, you stepping out like that.
- For sure, for sure. - Okay.
- This is the most important first impression,
First look of my life,
Because this is essentially
The person that I'ma grow old with.
And we're talking 40, 50, 60 years.
So I want to make sure
That she not only feels good about
Taking this chance of getting married,
I want her to feel happy about it.
And it starts with how you dress.
What y'all think?
Good? - Yes, sir.
- Yeah.
♪ ♪
- [gasps] - [laughs]
- See? That's so sexy.
Girl, this looks good. - See?
- I picked that one.
- And your boobs-- - you're fired.
- I hate the shoulders.
The shoulders look very weird to me.
- It's a no, yeah.
- You don't like it?
- Clarissa likes it. - I personally
Do like this dress. - I told y'all.
- Will you feel sexy walking down?
- No.
You know, I just don't feel, like,
The little excitement.
- You have to feel that. - I have to feel that.
- Okay.
Why are you laughing like that? - Ooh.
I don't know, I like that.
- This is, like, I think-- when I see this,
I think of a traditional bride. That's just not me.
- More-- - maybe more skin.
- You don't like the sweetheart?
- I just feel like it's so simple.
- It's not the myrla swag.
- Got it.
All right. We gon' find it.
- So in your head, in your mind...
- Yeah. - When you see her coming down,
What do you think is all gonna happen? Like--
- I haven't-- I've thought about it.
You know, ideally, perfect world,
I think she hits that corner... - Yeah.
- With her dad or her mom,
Whoever's gonna walk her down the aisle...
- Yep. - And, like, we glance--
We stare at each other,
And we just smile at each other.
And--but a good smile, not, like, a--
- A creepy smile. - You know what I'm saying?
[all speaking at once]
- When she see me, when she lay her eyes on me,
I want her to be like, "oh, yeah.
That's my man." - yeah.
- You know what I mean? - Exactly.
- Yeah, I want her to be like, "yes."
- Yeah. - "they did a good job."
- You're the ideal wife in that dress.
- Hush. - Oh, my gosh.
- How do you feel in this dress?
- I feel cute.
- Just cute?
- I feel sexy.
- Sexy? - I feel flawless.
- Okay, there you go.
- I think he'll be wowed.
I have been wanting to get married
Since I was in school.
And I just want to have a husband
That I can grow with and learn from,
And I've always wanted to have a family,
Someone that I can pray with,
Someone who I can build traditions with,
Because I didn't have that growing up.
And so that's why it's just so important for me.
- What if your husband doesn't like this dress?
What if it's too sexy for him, too revealing,
And feels like that's not for everybody to see?
- Well, then he's probably a little
Too conservative for me. - Too conservative.
- He's gonna be very unhappy with the rest
Of the outfits that I have picked out for brunch.
- [laughs]
- So what's something that you excited
That you don't have to do alone, moving forward?
- Uh, just having somebody there to do things with.
Parties and gatherings and stuff like that, trips.
- What if your wife is the type that she likes to go, you know,
On these real extravagant trips to dubai, you know,
Paris, you know?
How you gonna approach that?
- I'll be fine with going there.
I'll say that.
But there's always ways around making expensive trips cheaper.
So it just depends. Now, if she's materialistic,
Then we gon' have a little issue.
'cause what's important to you?
This $4,000 bag? - Yeah.
- Or the marriage?
Outside of being excited
About being married at first sight,
There's still a lot of questions.
People value different things,
Because people are raised differently.
But that's definitely something that we would
Have to sit down and kind of dissect.
So we'll see.
♪ ♪
- ♪ oh, live a little louder ♪
♪ oh, laugh a little longer ♪
♪ push your luck, feel it all over now ♪
- Hello. All: Hi.
- How are you?
- I'm good, how are you? - Good.
- I'm really nervous, actually,
To get my dress today,
Because this is the most important
First look of my life.
Okay, pretty, but not for me.
I'm taking this leap of faith
Because I feel like
I was really meant to be married.
I've felt that from a very early age.
Yes, I'm, like, a hopeless romantic,
And I'm mushy, and I like all things
That have to do with love, but
It's deeper than that, you know?
I think that we were created to not be alone.
- What do you think she needs in a husband?
- Kind, patient, funny.
- Yeah, personality, I think, is gonna be big for her.
Like, a fun, goofy kind of person, I feel like.
- Just something that-- somebody that complements her.
- Yeah, I agree. - I think so.
- Here I come.
- Okay.
- Okay, what do we think?
- Wow, it's very carolyn bessette.
It's, like, sexy as hell, is what it is.
- It is.
Getting married is something that
You really do think about a lot in your life,
From being a little girl up until,
You know, maybe every guy you date
That you fall in love with, you start thinking about that.
And this is something that I've been
Looking for or desiring for so long.
This one is not the one.
- Bye, bye. - On to the next, ta-ta.
- Oh, my god.
- ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
- How do you feel?
- Wow. - I kind of love it.
- I do too. - I kind of love it.
- How do you feel?
- I like this one so much more
Than the other one. - Really?
- Yeah. - Me too.
- ♪ take a look around ♪
- I know that my perfect world exists,
And I know that I can have it.
That's the thing, I know that I can have it.
I just need help finding him.
I love it.
- Are you getting married? - I'm getting married.
I hope you have some good stuff for us.
- Congratulations. - I'm excited.
- I do, yes.
- Are you interested in this color?
- What color is that? - I'm not against it.
- We call that mulberry.
- Mulberry.
And it's hot, hot, hot.
- I am really, really, really ready to get married.
I hope that my wife is expecting kids
And wanting kids and open to kids.
I literally had this plan.
I remember-- even, like, high school--
Like, "if I'm still single at 28, I'm adopting."
And then at 28, I'm like,
"if I'm still single at 30, I'm adopting."
And then 30, I was like, "32, I'm adopting."
And I'm 35 now.
I want to be an active dad.
I wanna--I wanna be the tee ball coach.
Like, I want to be able to do these things with my kids.
And I mean, I'm 35 now,
So I have to get that moving
For that to be a realistic option for me.
- I believe that ryan needs someone
Who is not anything like
The women that he's dated in the past.
I believe that brett comes with the kind of sincerity,
The kind of big heart,
The willingness to love
And the willingness to pour herself into the relationship,
Which is exactly what ryan needs.
- What made you decide that
You wanted to get married
To someone you don't even know?
- Y'all have seen me change through, like,
Maybe the last handful of relationships.
Like, I've definitely taken it more serious.
I've been trying to get to that next step
Of being more serious, and ideally getting married.
I mean, I've had plenty of fun,
And gotta get-- gotta get moving.
- Yeah.
- It's definitely a risk that I could
Absolutely get my heart broken
And just devastated from this.
And, I mean, that's in the back of my mind.
I'm trying not to, like, overthink it.
But yeah, it's definitely in my mind.
- Oh, my god.
- Okay, this is the one. - Okay, okay.
- This one's good.
Yeah. - Yeah?
- You look beautiful. - No, this one's it.
- This is the one. - Yes, it is.
- Right? - Yes, yes.
A thousand-- a thousand times yes.
- Got the chills. [cork pops]
All: Oh!
- I want to be married at first sight,
And I'm getting married at first sight,
Because I want to give love,
And I want to share my life.
I definitely describe myself as a hopeless romantic.
I mean, I see people who are in love,
And it kind of chokes me up,
And I just want what they have,
And I feel like
I really like myself and I like my life.
But getting married
Is gonna make me just, like, love my life.
Like, when we make eye contact, I hope that--
Kind of have, like, a-- [exhales deeply]
- Yeah. - Like, a--
Like, we both can take a deep breath.
- I'd marry you. [laughter]
♪ ♪
- ♪ if only, only it would come together ♪
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ if only, only it would come together ♪
- ♪ ooh ♪
♪ I've been waiting on this moment ♪
♪ for all my life ♪
♪ ooh ♪
♪ everything I wanted before my eyes ♪
- Yay, we're here.
♪ ♪
- Hello. - Hi.
- How are you? - I'm rachel.
- Here for wedding dress shopping.
- Yes, yes. - Perfect.
- All right, rachel, we will go right over here
And we'll get started.
- The day is finally here.
Finally gonna get my dress.
I really can't wait to be married,
Because being single,
It's getting really lonely.
Like, I went to a world series game
By myself.
I've gone to new york by myself.
And I'm just ready to find someone
Who is deserving of me,
Who I can continue to grow with
For the rest of our lives.
♪ ♪
This is pretty.
- So you want bling or no bling?
- Minimal bling. - Okay.
This is cool. - Mm, I want to show that I--
I do squats. [laughter]
Recently, I've taken really good care of myself,
And I was able to lose 35 pounds
Within the last nine months.
And my confidence has boosted up tremendously.
But I don't have anyone to enjoy my life with.
So I cannot wait to find the perfect dress to show off
In front of my new husband.
Oh, my gosh. [laughs]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- So you're getting married.
- Yes, sir.
- Did you have a style or look in mind?
- I'm not too super flashy, but at the same time,
I do possibly want to see kind of what options you have.
- Perfect, let me get some sizes real quick.
- Sure.
For me, first impressions are everything.
It's that much greater because
This is someone you need to spend
The rest of your life with, have kids with.
I'm very, very much picky.
I know what I want. I know what I don't want.
I've climbed this ladder to the point where
I haven't met anyone that is
Kind of on my level.
So what I picture is
Kind of a spitting image of myself.
I think she's gonna have a gorgeous smile.
I think she's gonna be very outgoing.
Someone that's confident, classy,
That has a stable job, things like that.
If my marriage lasts a lifetime,
I'm gonna feel like--
Like I just won the world series.
- How does that feel?
- I'm gonna be-- I'm gonna be quite honest.
It feels kind of cushiony.
[laughter]
- Let's put the whole outfit on.
- Perfect, let's try it.
- I wonder what she's like.
- Yeah, I wonder what she's like.
He's afraid of her not liking him,
So I know that he's nervous about that.
- Yeah, I think the attraction will probably
Be the one thing that worry him the most.
- Yeah.
- Rachel has changed who she has been in the past
For relationships, and it didn't work.
But that shouldn't stop her
From being willing to compromise,
And I believe that's what she wants to do.
Jose can be a perfectionist,
But I believe he's a really kind guy
Behind that perfectionistic facade.
So if they can meet on that deeper level,
They will have something that will be enviable.
♪ ♪
- [gasps] all: Ooh.
- Is that the mannequin one?
- I think we found a dress. - I think so too.
I was trying to walk on my tippy toes.
- Oh, cute. - Look at it.
- Oh. - That's pretty.
- Rachel. - [laughs]
- I love it. I love it, I love it.
- What do you feel wearing this dress?
- Well, I'm just looking at myself and thinking, like,
So, this is what he's gonna see.
- Yeah. - And that's good.
[laughter]
- Were we ready to try a veil?
- Uh-huh, yeah. - Okay.
I'm gonna have you look into that mirror.
- Here? Okay. - Yeah.
I'm gonna have you close your eyes.
You're about to meet your husband
For the very first time.
- Oh, my god.
- Ooh.
- Are you gonna cry? - Yeah.
- Oh, my god, me too. Oh, me too.
- Oh, my gosh.
I can't believe this is happening to me.
In my past relationships,
I have found myself to be insecure,
And I've always felt that I'm not good enough.
But putting in the hard work
And just feeling good about myself,
My body, the way I look.
And now I have the dress, and it fits perfect.
So I am totally ready to be a wife
With someone who will accept me for me.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
- That one's really popping out.
Almost looks like james bond.
- Two thumbs up from both of y'all?
- I think so. - Oh, man. I'm excited.
- It's the one you're gonna be standing up at the altar with.
- Yes, sir.
You know, one of the biggest things for me is,
You know, what if she's not attracted to me?
Or, you know, even vice versa, right?
So I hope that there's love at first sight, right?
I mean, that's-- - right.
What if it's not love at first sight?
Do you think y'all are gonna warm up to it?
- That is kind of one thing that I've...
Thought about that's a little scary.
It makes all the little things
That much more difficult. Like, the touching
And the holding hands and whatever,
'cause it's like, "eh, I don't
Really like you too much,"
You know, or whatever.
So it's a very strong concern to me.
♪ ♪
- ♪ when you reach into my heart ♪
♪ and it feels like a dream ♪
♪ won't you tell me we can live forever ♪
- Hi. - It's your big day!
- Today is the wedding day.
Two couples have been married at first sight.
- It's time to get married.
- Now, six more
Courageous singles will prepare to take
The biggest leap of their lives
By marrying a complete stranger.
- I'm just ready to be married.
I'm ready to meet my husband.
- Okay, now it's setting in. And it's like,
"okay, you mad this decision. Here you go.
You're about to jump out the plane now." so...
- Freaking wedding day, finally.
I have, like, anxious excitement,
Rather than just anxiety.
I would call it anxious excitement.
- My hopes for today are that
My husband is everything that I asked for,
And that we just--you know,
We have that click right from the start,
When you get to see each other.
- I can't wait to get to know my wife,
Get to know everything about her.
And I hope she's willing to
Take the journey with me, from start to finish,
Which will be like 40, 50, 60 years from now.
- The third couple to take a blind leap
And get married to a complete stranger
Is myrla and gil.
- What is this?
- We brought you a little gift. - You're getting married.
- Okay. - And we want you to have,
Like, some joy.
- I decided to get married at first sight
Because I do not want to date.
I just want to find the man
That wants the things that I want,
And who wants to get married,
And isn't afraid of commitment.
You know, I've been single.
Trying to find my husband on my own,
And I haven't been successful.
[gasps] oh, this is so pretty.
- Oh, that is pretty.
- I hope my husband is a gentleman.
I hope my husband is kind.
I hope my husband has his faith.
I hope he is patient,
And that he's just an amazing, kind, outgoing guy,
And that we just really kick off.
Thank you, ronicka. - We are so excited!
- I'm excited to go shopping with him.
If he likes-- I hope he likes shopping.
Or maybe he can just walk with me.
He doesn't have to shop. I can shop.
- Big day.
Beginning of the rest of your new life.
So let's think best case, worst case.
- Best, best case scenario:
Tall, dark, and handsome, everything that I asked for,
And there's, like, a connection.
I think, for me, that's the most important thing.
- That's what I've been praying for.
- 'cause you know how picky I am.
That's the best case scenario.
Worst case scenario...
I don't know.
Some ugly dude. - Don't turn your cheek.
- I mean, I think myrla has made up in her mind,
Like, "we're doing this."
- Yeah, we're gonna do it regardless.
- It's gonna be fine. - Even if he's ugly.
- She gon' fix ugly. - [chuckles]
- Ooh-hoo-hoo!
Ooh, I like it, I like it.
I am adding a wife into my life.
It is the biggest thing
That I'm gonna do ever in my life.
Man, this is presidential.
The people I have here
Are the ones that I consider family here.
My mom and most of my family is in colombia.
I'm sad that they can't be here,
But they know what's happening.
And I spoke to them earlier. They praying for me.
You know, they have all best wishes.
So I'm feeling their energy.
- This is the first time you, like, near your wife.
Like, she's literally in the same hotel.
Man, how do you feel about that right now, man?
- Just thinking that she's in here somewhere,
It's dope, it's dope.
Like, it's just making it seem real.
- I've never worn makeup. Ever.
I don't want foundation.
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna take it off
It looks like that.
- But it doesn't have to.
- So if I don't like it, I'm gonna take it off.
- Bridezilla's coming out.
- So my eyebrows, I do not want
Like their eyebrows--like that.
I want a little-- yeah, I want smoke here.
Wait, is that makeup?
- Yeah. - I really don't want that.
Can you just, like--
Can you do, like--
What do you call those powders?
- Setting powder? - Loose powder.
- Yeah, like a loose powder?
Can you just loose powder, like, a little bit?
[chuckling]
- I like things done a certain way.
I like people to look uniform.
You know, I like organization.
I'm very picky about things.
You know, I know what I like,
And I know what I don't like.
And so, that is, like,
A little bit of myrzilla coming out.
You don't like it? Too bad. So sad.
- What is it that you asked for specifically
For your future husband? Like, physically.
- I asked for tall, dark, and handsome.
- "tall, dark, and handsome"
Can mean, like, a lot of things.
So this could mean, like,
A white guy with a nice tan.
- Mm-hmm. - He could be--
- You know, I love travis kelce.
[laughter]
He's gorgeous, he's a gorgeous man.
Or odell beckham, jr. - Mm.
- Mm-hmm. - Bearded.
- What about hair? Bald?
- No. - What if he is bald?
- I'd be really distracted by a bald head.
I like hair, so I would hope that he's not bald.
That's not something that I've ever dated
Or that I wanted to date.
- I think one of the things I am nervous about
Is not necessarily him,
But more so your expectations of what you want.
And if two or three of those things aren't true,
Then what does that mean? You know?
It can, like, set you up for--
- For failure. - Yeah.
So I'm concerned about that. - That's true.
- I think, more than anything.
- That's real.
- You gonna go for the kiss?
- Yeah, I'm gonna go for the kiss.
She's my wife. Man, I don't--
Look, she's a stranger, but she's my wife.
- Doesn't mean anything. She's a stranger.
- That means everything. - She's still a stranger.
- What do you mean "that doesn't mean anything"?
- She's still a stranger.
- When it's time to kiss the bride--
"you may kiss your bride." - no.
- You're not gonna kiss him? - No?
- I think I'm gonna do a kiss on the cheek.
- What? Really? - Yeah.
- It's a stranger. - You don't know this person.
- What if he asks?
- I said I can do one on the cheek.
- Sister, what if it's love at first?
- I mean, I don't know. I guess, then I don't know.
- Why not a kiss on the lips?
Like, just a peck? - Peck.
- Because you just don't know them.
- Maybe that's-- that's the way
He's gonna make you fall in love.
- A kiss? Nah. - Ooh!
- With his first kiss. - No, no, no.
- Do you think he's having, like,
The same conversation with his boys?
You think he's feeling the same way?
Like, what do you think is happening in his hotel suite?
- I know. - We all want to know,
Tonight, are y'all [bleep]? - [laughs]
- Good question, - come on, now, come on now.
So the thing about me, when it comes down to sex,
I just--especially this is my wife.
The one thing I like about sex
Is when it's passionate. - Mm-hmm.
- It's not gonna be passionate
With a stranger on the first night.
It's gonna feel like a one-night stand.
So it's like a "wham, bam, thank you, ma'am."
But, you know, I'd give it a little more time--
I mean, at least 24 hours-- to talk her.
- That's gonna be enough to be passionate.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
[gentle upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ so let's make this the best day of our lives ♪
♪ hidden from the dark into sunlight ♪
♪ I know that you won't believe your eyes ♪
♪ it'll be the best day of our lives ♪
- I will be married very shortly,
And I feel really good, because this is what I want.
I want to have my forever husband,
Who's a provider and a caretaker,
Who I can care for and serve and cater to.
And so, I'm ready for this.
Until death do us part.
- My ears are clogging up a little bit,
So I know I'm getting a little nervous.
- Uh-oh. - So...
- My last bit of advice: Be yourself.
Go in with a positive attitude.
They didn't match y'all for no reason,
So I think you'll be good, man.
- If you going in thinking, "this is my forever,"
It doesn't matter what happens,
You're gonna end up right.
But if you go in there saying, "what if?"
Then it's not gonna end right,
Because there's gonna be a lot of what-ifs.
- This experience is truly walking into
Something completely blind.
♪ ♪
The moment is here.
You know, those jitters--
Those last jitters are, like,
A little nerve-racking, because
I'm trusting experts but strangers
To find me a stranger
That I'll fall for and be happily married with.
But, you know, I'm not really gonna
Ever be able to fall in love with somebody
Unless if I'm open
To possibly being hurt.
So this is what I want.
This is why I'm here.
- Hey, junior. - You turned up to be
The princess you always wanted to be.
- I know.
- What's up, myrla? You look amazing.
- My feet hurt, junior.
- Are you sure you're not gonna run?
- No, junior, I'm not gonna run.
I don't want to go out and date in the world.
You know how picky I am.
- Well, dad would be very proud of you.
You look beautiful.
You look like a real-life princess.
[whispers] so give me a hug.
- Oh, you're about to make me cry.
It means everything to have my brother
Walk me down the aisle,
Because my dad is no longer with me.
You know, it's not something that any girl
Wants to experience in their life--
To lose their father.
But I'm also grateful
That my brother is here supporting me,
Because he wants happiness for me,
And that I get to have,
You know, him walk me down
Into something that I've dreamed of doing
Since I was a little girl.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- So this is the moment
Right before I get to meet my future husband,
And my life will be forever changed for the better,
Because I will no longer be single.
I will have a husband with me,
Someone that I can grow with.
And so, really taking in this moment
And feeling calm, and happy,
And at peace, because this is what I've been waiting for
For a very long time.
♪ ♪
- Please stand.
- I'm hoping that
He's everything that I've ever envisioned
When it comes to a husband,
Someone to spend the rest of my life with.
I hope he is everything that I've dreamed of.
♪ ♪
Oh, my god, he's bald.
[tense music]
- Please stand.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ 'cause it all feels right ♪
♪ and I'm falling for your everything ♪
- My husband is bald.
But I'm open to it.
We're gonna go through this,
And we're gonna get married.
- ♪ I made up my mind when I looked into your eyes ♪
- Take care of her. - Thank you.
- ♪ you're the secret that I always knew ♪
♪ ♪
- You look gorgeous. - Thank you.
- Yes. [both chuckle]
That's a really, really pretty dress.
- Thank you. - Yeah, I love it.
♪ ♪
- Gil, meet, for the very first time,
Myrla. - Nice to meet you, myrla.
Hi, gil. Gil, right? - Yeah.
- Nice to meet you, gil.
- Likewise.
- Gil, myrla's friends and family
Would like you to know that
Myrla is a true romantic
And is a big fan of physical touch.
Don't be surprised when you come home
From a long day of work
And she greets you at the door
To take off your shoes
And give you the massage of your life.
- Not at the door, but once you get seated.
- I got you. - [laughs]
[laughter]
- Myrla is a very hard worker
And not ashamed to enjoy the fruits of her labor,
But she also enjoys giving back and making a difference
In the lives of those who are less fortunate,
Even if it means showing up dressed in designer clothes
At a clothing drive.
[laughter]
- Who was that? Elisha?
Thought so.
- Fortunately for you, myrla loves to cook,
And your mouth will water at just the thought
Of her famous low-carb muffins, brownies, and biscuits.
However, she will definitely hire someone to clean
So that she can spend her day doing her favorite pastime:
Shopping. - Oh.
♪ ♪
- Myrla, gil's friends and family
Would like you to know that
Gil is the life of the party,
Especially when tequila and salsa dancing are involved.
He will keep you laughing even if that means
Making a complete spectacle of himself.
[laughter]
- Not true? - That's true.
- When it comes to your first disagreement,
Gil probably won't bring you flowers.
He will most likely show up
With a basket full of chocolate chip cookies,
Which also happens to be the key to his heart.
- Chocolate chip cookies?
- Yes. - Well, that's easy.
- Easy.
- Oh, and one last thing:
Congratulations.
You're a new mom to gil's beloved pit bull mix,
Hype. - That's right.
- Who you will hopefully learn to love.
- Is he slobbery? - No.
No.
- Now, gil and myrla
Have also written their own vows.
Gil, please recite your vows to myrla.
- From this day forward, I promise to be worth it.
Worth the time,
Worth the trip,
Worth the energy.
You will always come first.
And of course, if you don't, for whatever reason,
I'll buy you food and some shoes.
- Yes. [laughter]
- Whew!
- I promise to be your-- - got a good one, y'all.
- I promise to be your faithful husband.
I promise to not only listen, but to hear.
I vow to always protect you from harm,
To stand with you against your troubles.
I humbly give you all that I am,
And I pray that you take me as I am,
And will teach me to love you.
I will be your willing pupil,
Your devoted husband,
As long as we shall live.
- Oh, that's very nice.
Today, we are strangers.
I promise to be patient, kind,
And understanding as we get to know each other.
Today, we become a family.
I promise to dedicate myself
To your happiness
As we build our own memories and traditions.
Today, my prayers and answered.
Yes, lord.
I promise to listen and learn from you
As we build a life together.
Today, I say "I do."
I promise I will stand by you
In my red bottoms.
Note that.
For better or for worse,
In sickness and in health,
For richer or for poorer.
- Love it.
Love it.
- Gil, please take myrla's hand
And repeat after me.
With this ring... - With this ring,
I wed you, myrla.
- I wed you, gil.
- For today, for tomorrow...
- And for all the years to come.
- Please wear is as a sign of my commitment...
- And a notice to the entire world
That I am your wife.
- That I am your husband.
- Gladly.
♪ ♪
- And now, by the authority vested in me,
But most of all, by the power of your own love,
I pronounce you are married.
You may now call yourself those cherished names,
Husband and wife.
Gil, you may kiss your myrla.
- [laughs]
[applause]
- Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce,
For the first time as husband and wife,
Gil and myrla.
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ so let's go take a walk ♪
♪ on the wild side ♪
♪ I wanna feel the fire ♪
♪ are you ready or not? ♪
♪ I'm done playing safe ♪
♪ let's take a leap ♪ - ♪ take a leap ♪
- ♪ to feel alive ♪
♪ so let's feel the fire ♪
♪ are you ready or not? ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- It's been, like, a really long day.
Like, dang, y'all, for real?
Does it have to be this long? Oh, my lord.
- I am married!
It feels great to say that. I love it.
I'm excited to have a wife.
I'm excited for someone
To be sharing my last name.
And I'm mesmerized by how pretty she is.
We are going to cheers to us.
- Cheers to us. - Cheers.
- I'm definitely attracted to my husband,
And I think he's a handsome man.
I was a little distracted
That my husband has bald head.
But not for long, because I was looking at
His smile, and he has really kind eyes.
He's dressed very sharply, so that's kind of nice--
You know, somebody who dresses nice, looks sharp.
Of course, it's a wedding, so I don't think
He would look any other way.
So I'm interested to see, you know,
What his little style is
Outside of the wedding norm.
- So how long you been in houston?
- I moved to houston in 2018,
So I've been here for three years.
- Okay, that's awesome. That's awesome.
- Are you from houston? - So originally
Born in colombia. - Okay.
- But I've been living in houston
For a better part of my life.
Yeah, so-- - wow.
- I've always wanted to go to colombia.
- Well, you will be going to colombia.
You speak spanish? - Si.
- Perfect. - You speak spanish?
- Yeah. - Oh, my god.
- Yeah, yeah, that's perfect,
'cause my mom only speaks spanish.
- Yeah, my mom only speaks spanish.
- Exactly. I met your mom.
My name's gil.
[speaking spanish]
- Juan, I'm her--
- [speaking spanish]
- I'm sure she was impressed. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's a--that's a good start. - Yeah.
- What did--what did your bridesmaids think?
- They were all supportive.
My best friend, dion, who's in there,
They reached out to him, and he's like,
"no, but my best friend wants to get married,
"and she wants to have a family,
So I think she would be perfect."
And then-- - so you do want to have kids.
- I do want to have kids.
- So-- - do you want to have kids?
- Of course. - Okay, lovely.
- Yeah. - I want kids.
- You know how many kids you want to have?
- One or two.
♪ ♪
- Okay, that's cool.
- It just depends on
What my body goes through-- - timing and all that.
- What my body goes through and then the mommy makeover
That has to come after that.
♪ ♪
As long as you're okay with that.
- That's fair. - Okay, good.
- That's perfectly fine. - Okay.
- Well, I was a trainer for 11 years, so...
- Oh, cool, I work out every day.
- Oh, that's perfect. I'm a firefighter now.
- Okay. - So that's what
I do for a living.
- I'm an educator. - Okay.
- So I was a-- I'm a leadership coach.
- Oh, so you teach the teachers.
- No. - What do you do?
- I--I was a former principal,
And so now I coach and consult
Principals and school leaders for districts.
- Got it. - So what's your passion?
Like, what are you passionate about?
- My job. Firefighting.
Like, helping others.
So I've always done that.
I've always helped,
Like, my community and stuff like that.
I like giving back a lot.
What about you?
- My passion is, I think, similar--
Like, you know, I want to make sure that
Every child has access to quality education.
You know, when I think of kids, I think of my nieces.
I think of the kids that are underprivileged,
That don't get the same access and opportunities.
I think everyone should have the opportunity
To that quality and, like, success in life.
- I'm excited to have somebody
That I can build something with,
To eventually have that trust
That I always wanted to have in somebody,
Somebody I can be vulnerable with.
I can't say that I love her,
But I know for a fact that I like her.
And so that is one step forward
Into moving this along in the right direction.
I wanted to ask you something.
So do you like dogs?
♪ ♪
- As long as they're not, like, shedding all over the place.
- Mm.
- [whispers] oh, man. - He does.
I'm not even gon' lie.
♪ ♪
But I'm a--I'm a neat freak. - Okay.
- So he sheds, but I'm a--
I'm a neat freak, for real.
- Everybody defines "neat freak" differently.
- Correct, correct, correct.
So I know he sheds a lot.
But I don't allow it.
- I think I'm, like, irrelevant to dogs.
Sorry, dog lovers and dog moms and dog dads.
But I'm just not gonna take them outside if it's cool.
Not gonna happen.
- ♪ won't be complaining if I got you ♪
♪ I just want to be with you ♪
- The fourth couple meeting for
The very first time at the altar
Is brett and ryan.
- Oh, my god, I'm so excited.
- I'm excited. - Did you sleep?
- I don't think I slept. - Okay.
Fair, that's fair. - No.
It was like christmas eve for love.
[both laugh]
The day I've been dreaming of
Since I was a little girl is finally here.
I hope there is somebody at the end of the altar
Who is...
Someone that has a really open heart
And is genuinely ready to
Foster a real, genuine, deep relationship.
If he loves dogs, that's a plus.
If he doesn't, he needs to
Be open to loving my dog.
Hey, hey, I hear voices. - Hey, hey.
- Hi. - It's the big day.
Give me that shimmy. Give me that shimmy.
- I've definitely been hurt
In past relationships a lot,
Probably more often than
One person should have to experience.
You know, I've tried really hard,
And I'm definitely a commitment girl.
I just believe in honoring your commitments.
But I haven't had that in return.
I need a lot more champagne.
I haven't kissed anybody in over two years.
The next person that I do kiss
Is gonna be my husband.
♪ ♪
- Time to get the party started.
- We got some snacks and some champagne.
Need that.
I'm so ready for this to happen.
Every day of waiting has made it--
I guess nervous excitement building.
I mean, it's a huge risk.
But the number one thing that I hope for
Is just that she's just a genuinely
Good person that knows how to treat people.
That's one thing you can't fabricate.
That's--that's honestly the biggest thing for me.
I trust the experts, and I'm hopeful.
- Over or under on the amount of days
Before you say "I love you"? - Great question.
- 1.7.
- Ooh, that's aggressive.
- I'm kidding.
I'm kidding. Like, four. [laughter]
Give me a little credit.
- Ryan has a sensitivity that,
You know, takes a little digging to see.
I mean, when I met with him, he talked about
The loss of one of his friends.
I mean, he makes a mean cheesecake.
I mean, this guy has a sensitivity.
He's not just a "bro."
He's a sensitive guy.
And brett also is such a romantic.
If they can see each other
For the emotional, loving beings that they are,
I believe that that's going to really be
A great foundation for them to build something great.
- Cheers to your wedding, man.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- How are you feeling now? Now that you're getting
The makeup and the hair? Realer and realer?
- I think until I actually see that there's a person there...
- Yeah. - I don't know that I'll
Really grasp it.
- I can't wait to talk to him myself.
- What are y'all gonna ask him?
- I think I'm more or less just telling him things.
- What are you gonna tell him?
- I need him to be your glass half full.
- Okay, facts.
- Let her dance. - "let her dance."
If he can real dance, then I don't know what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna be real awkward. - Yeah.
- So whenever you look--
You're standing up there, and you look back,
What do you hope you see?
- I mean, I want her to be fit, obviously.
That's my main thing, is I want somebody
That I can be active with.
Hopefully that's not the extent of our relationship,
But it would be a good start to know that
She's at least active to the point to where
We can do that together,
'cause, I mean, that's a big part of my life.
I'm more of an outdoors,
Getting out and enjoying being outside guy.
And it would be tough for me
To not have her there, 'cause that'd be--
I'd feel like that would be so much time wasted,
Just to not be able to share that interest.
It would save me a lot of time, having someone
That I could actually go to the gym with
And not trying to balance that time without her.
- ♪ I've got my heart in my hands ♪
♪ she's your pretty baby ♪
♪ your pretty baby ♪
♪ I won't ever be your pretty baby ♪
♪ your pretty baby ♪
- I'm a big romantic,
And I'm gonna marry a stranger,
But someone that I've been
Praying for for a long time.
- You're so pretty.
- Thanks, y'all made me.
The fact that we're both really ready to risk it all
For each other, sight unseen--
There's, like, really nothing more romantic than that to me.
- You excited? - Yeah, I am excited.
- You're very calm. - Super calm.
- Calmer than I am. - And you're calmer than I am.
- He better take care of you. - Yeah.
- So... - Yeah.
- That's my only concern. - Yeah, of course.
- Truthfully, it's what's inside.
- Facts.
- I really believe that. - Facts.
- I really believe that. I really do.
- I mean, cute doesn't hurt.
- Cute doesn't hurt. - But--
- First impression doesn't hurt.
You know, you have to, you know, have some kind of--
- Soul. - Some kind of connection
Somehow, when you see somebody. - Yeah.
- You know, it grows,
And it's really about the inside
And how they treat you, really. - I agree.
- That's what I say. How they treat you.
- Oh, my--
- We have special treats for you.
- We have special treats. - Wow.
- These say,
"to my future mother-in-law."
Both: Oh!
- Wow, brett.
Wow. You have tears. - Mm-hmm.
- You have tears. Because of this?
- It makes me feel relieved--
That he's a nice person.
[laughter]
Like, I already like him, I don't even know him.
- What does it say?
- "last chance." [laughter]
- Last chance?
- I have really, truly been waiting
My whole life, as long as I can remember,
To find my partner.
It's like--[snaps]
Bring me--bring me to him.
- Whoa.
- Last chance to run?
Like, to get out? - Yes.
- Get it? - Yes.
- Last chance to run. - Yes.
- That's brilliant. - Yes.
- So he's a witty man.
- I love him.
- Yes. - I think you should marry him.
- I think you should marry him, brett.
- You should marry him. He's the one.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Today's gonna affect the rest of my life, 100%.
[sighs]
♪ ♪
There's so much emotion going on right now.
I know at some point, I'm gonna lose it.
I'm trying to hold the tears and stuff back,
But I know I'm gonna see her
And there's a good chance that it comes out.
That's my spot.
♪ ♪
- We're down to the wire.
So it's killing me. - How do you feel?
- Oh, I'm just like, let's do it.
- Let's do it. Let's meet him.
- Yes, very much. Let's do it.
I'm definitely nervous.
Yes, I'm ready. Yes, I'm confident.
Yes, I'm here. I'm excited, I'm everything.
But it's still unknown.
You know, it could go any direction
That it pleases,
And of course I'm nervous about that.
- Gotta keep moving my leg so I don't tense up.
♪ ♪
- Hi. - How are y'all?
♪ ♪
- Well-ski, this is it. - Yeah.
- You ready?
- You know, I've experienced
A lot of broken hearts in my life.
I mean, I've had some relationships that were
Really important to me that I thought were it,
But they didn't work out.
And when you have that idea and you kind of
Build up that image of being with somebody,
And it doesn't work out, it hurts.
I don't want to get hurt again.
I definitely don't want to get hurt again.
- Please stand.
[dramatic music]
- I'm gonna hold you like this. - However you want.
♪ ♪
- I just want to see this person.
I truly, truly can't wait any longer.
My dreams of being a husband and father--
I mean, they start now.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Next time on "married at first sight"...
- ♪ you make me wanna cry ♪
- There we go.
- Oh!
- Feeling like I've never felt before.
I've never been in love, but for the first time,
I can definitely see that happening.
- Oh, my god! - I am attracted to my wife.
I hope she's up for the task of replacing my body pillow.
- This body pillow, it's like a little barricade for us.
- I'm not gonna be in prada and gucci every weekend.
I'm conservative about spending.
My wife's the opposite.
- I enjoy the lifestyle
That I've worked hard to enjoy.
- So you're high maintenance.
- And then, the final two couples
Walk down the aisle to marry a complete stranger.
- It's happening. [exhales deeply]
- I went to the experts with a laundry list of
"this is exactly what I want."
I want the marriage to be perfect.
♪ ♪