- This is really happening. I'm really gonna get married.
- I am committing my life to a complete stranger,
and that's insane.
- This is your destiny. This is your story.
- The nation's most intriguing social experiment is back.
- You sure you want to do this? Are you sure?
- After seven seasons...
- Let's go and get me hitched.
- We've returned to Boston for season 14.
- Today is the day that I've been waiting for.
Today is the day that I've prayed for.
- We've selected ten singles to walk down the aisle
and marry a complete stranger.
- This is gonna be the happily ever after I always wanted.
- This is a legally binding marriage,
and there's only one way out...
- Oh, my God, I feel sick to my stomach.
- And that's divorce.
- It's exciting. It's scary.
- The risks could not be greater,
and the stakes could not be higher.
- Aw, [bleep].
- ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah, yeah, oh ♪
- We, the experts, used rigorous interviews,
data collection, and social science
to match five couples who will be married at first sight.
- You are getting married at first sight in two weeks.
- In two weeks, you're getting married.
- [laughs] Oh, man!
- You are getting married.
- Oh, my God.
- Like, you actually have a person.
- I do. - Oh, my God.
- ♪ I do what I want, I do what I want ♪
♪ I like it a lot, I like it a lot ♪
- Wow!
- And tonight our couples will look
for the perfect wedding look...
- I'm getting married!
[all cheering]
- Celebrate their bachelor and bachelorette parties...
- This is gonna be the greatest love story ever told.
- [laughs]
- And then one couple will walk down the aisle
and finally meet their stranger spouse.
- Wifey, I'm coming for you.
[dramatic music]
- Oh, man.
- Literally every single emotion just hit me at once.
I'm about to throw up. - Okay.
- I ask that you please stand.
♪ ♪
- Oh, God, I thought we were gonna have more time.
- I've been waiting for this day for a long time.
I can't wait to meet her.
- [burps] Sorry.
Gotta get that last bit out before I become a lady.
- [sighs]
- ♪ It's all or nothing ♪
- This is "Married at First Sight."
- ♪ There's no other way ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's all or nothing ♪
[lively percussive music]
♪ ♪
- Hi!
- Now that we have revealed to our ten singles
that they are going to marry a stranger in just two weeks,
it's time to break the news to their family and friends.
- Hey, girl. - Oh, hey, guys.
- Hey, sis.
- Hey. - What's up?
- As this is not the traditional
way to get married,
this news can be an exciting surprise for some
and a real shock for others.
♪ ♪
- The first couple is Lindsey and Mark.
They're strangers now, but in two weeks,
they'll be meeting at the altar.
Lindsey and Mark are a natural match
because they're both high-energy,
outgoing personalities
who also have a deeply caring side.
[rock music]
- Hey, guys, here we are outside my best friend's house.
I'm about to tell him that I'm getting married in two weeks.
I'm a little nervous,
because John's a little more realistic than I am,
a little more practical.
So I'm hoping this goes as planned.
I'm hoping he embraces the fact that there is someone
out there like me and wants this as much as I do.
So wish me luck.
- Is that my plate? - Here's your plate.
[laughter]
- Here you go.
- Mark, you have been, like, trying to get a girl
since, like, second grade.
[laughter]
Do you think you're gonna get picked?
- Well, Dr. Viviana came to visit me this week...
- Oh, yeah? - At work.
And, you know, she broke the news to me
that they found a match.
I'm getting married in two weeks.
- What? - Yeah. Yeah.
- No. - Yeah.
- Are you kidding me? - Yeah, yeah.
I'm getting married in two weeks.
[laughter]
- Mark's getting married! All right.
- I'm gonna need you as my best man.
- Oh, Marky!
- I've been wanting to get married so much
that after not getting picked
when they first came to Boston,
I said, "I have to go back at this
for a second chance at love."
No stopping till I get that ring.
♪ ♪
People call me Mark the Shark, aka MTS,
because I see something I want,
I go after it like a shark would.
And when it comes to dating,
moving faster than others is just my nature.
♪ ♪
I look at a slice of pizza,
I look at a girl-- This is my type.
I know who I like.
And if I'm with you for, like, six to eight months,
we should be getting a place together at some point.
Most of the time I meet people,
they know that I want something serious,
and I think it scares the [bleep] out of them.
And then I'm, like, going to bed alone.
[smooth music]
I am looking for the girl of my dreams.
And I want to swim with her in the ocean,
and I want us to have little baby sharks,
and I want us to have a family.
- ♪ Just say that you're all in ♪
- I have three cats.
The cats are like my kids, for practice.
You know? I come home. I feed them.
We watch some TV. We all go to bed.
But they are another reason why I'm single,
because literally I think
every girl I encounter is allergic.
[laughs]
[cat meows]
- ♪ Holdin' on to someone else ♪
♪ Someone I've never held before ♪
- Growing up, I was the kid that didn't get in trouble,
that didn't swear,
that came from a good religious family.
And one of the things I miss now about what I had
is, I had, like, a really good family life.
Like, Christmases were great. Holidays were great.
The older I got, the more it kind of went away.
Every kind of just went downhill in 2019.
My dad, he had cancer in his lungs, liver,
pancreas, esophagus.
Came up, he had stage IV,
and he passed in five weeks.
And it's hard, because my grandmother's 96,
in a nursing home with dementia,
and doesn't know really who I am anymore.
My mom is in rehab
because she can't take care of herself physically
and just makes decisions that are not healthy for her.
You know, so, like, waking up on holidays,
I'm waking up, like, alone.
[somber music]
You know, life's just so short.
And, you know, all I want to do is, like,
watch Christmas movies on cold nights
and have hot chocolate
and get matching stupid pajamas together.
I'm looking for my wife.
She's out there.
She's lost.
She needs to be found, and I gotta find her.
This is it. This is it.
Two weeks.
I'm gonna have a ring on my finger.
I'm gonna be married.
- Is Rosie gonna be able to be there?
- No.
My mom, she's just declined so much,
and she can't really walk.
So I wouldn't want to put her through a situation
where I know she would feel embarrassed.
- Yes.
- Now, does she know about this?
- Yeah, I mean, the first person I called was my mom.
Mom. - What?
- I have some good news to tell you.
- What is it?
- I'm getting married in two weeks.
- Really? - Yeah.
I wanted you to be the first person I told.
- Oh, I'm happy for you. - Thanks.
I want her there more than ever.
But she's just overwhelmed by everything.
- But I also feel like whoever you're marrying needs to know
your mom's situation, because, like...
- Right, right. - This is a huge thing
that you have to, like, deal with.
[dramatic music]
You know, Mark is very private about how much he really does
have to care for his mother.
But I do think it's way more than he wants to admit.
And that might be a big issue with his new wife
that he's jumping into this with.
What if you say, like, "Yeah,
"like, this is my situation with my mom,"
and this girl was like, "Yeah, no,
like, I'm not taking care of your mom with you"?
- I mean, if she was like,
"I'm not dealing with your situation with your mom.
Like, good luck with that," I don't know what I'd do.
♪ ♪
- Mark has just revealed to his friends
that he's going to be marrying a complete stranger
in just two weeks.
Now it's Lindsey's turn.
- I'm gonna surprise my dad and brother today
and tell them that I'm getting married at first sight.
Shh, don't tell anybody. It's a secret.
- Morning, baby girl. - Hey.
It has been so hard to keep the secret
from them for the last two days,
because I'm a terrible liar,
like, the worst.
And my dad and my brother are the only family
I really have close connection with,
so it's really important to me
that they support me no matter what.
Look at that.
[bubble machines whirring]
Is that not-- - This is pretty cool.
- It's pretty cool.
So the experts asked me, "If you get married, like,
"what kind of dress would you want to wear?
And how would you want to leave your exit ceremony?"
And without a doubt, I said bubbles.
So I bought two of these guns,
because I'm getting married in two weeks.
- Hopefully.
- No, the expert just told me I--they found me a match.
- Really? - Yeah!
- Congrats, baby. - Thanks.
You know how hard it is to keep a secret from you guys?
You know when you play "Uno," that has a wild card?
- ♪ I'm a force, I do anything I want to ♪
- I'm a wild card. [laughs]
A lot of my friends that I'm really close to
will tell you, like, "I wasn't sure about you
when I first met you; you're a lot."
And then they were like,
"I'm a storm watcher; I love it."
- ♪ Check, check, one, two ♪
- I will jump out of a plane with you,
and if you pick a random flight anywhere, absolutely.
But I also like to go to bed at 9:30.
I don't like caffeine, 'cause it's too much of a stimulant.
And I like rules a little bit.
- ♪ This is how you work, work it ♪
- I think sometimes that makes dating hard,
because I don't necessarily fit a box.
I mean, I'm a circle.
I've got, like, curves and edges.
♪ ♪
I've been ready to be married for a long time.
And a year ago, I was planning my wedding to somebody
I was in a long-term relationship with.
And five days before the wedding,
he called it off.
- ♪ Too scared to be alone ♪
- It was devastating to me.
But I really want a family and a future.
I believe I deserve it. I think I'm worthy of it.
And I just really need help,
because there is a lot of pee in this dating pool.
It's so bad.
- ♪ We gon' do this ♪
- But my blood type is B positive,
and that's my way of life.
I just have so much to offer.
And I'm a caretaker,
because it's just in my heart and soul.
Like, my very first memory is my dad teaching me
how to change my brother's diaper.
And I've kind of always found that connection with others.
That's the most important thing.
But that's not easy to hold on to.
- ♪ I can't sleep at night ♪
- My mom and dad split four years ago.
And I have a very rough relationship with my mother.
You know, she don't--she doesn't pick up my phone.
When she does call me, she attacks me.
I haven't seen her in three years.
It's sad.
And so what I'm really looking for is my true love.
I want to have that family.
And I want to build and grow and create a future together.
I just want to have somebody, you know?
I know I'm not for everybody,
but frankly, I'm a needle in a haystack.
Like, I'm a catch.
And I'm not afraid to put myself out there for love.
Like, what's the worst thing that can happen?
I'm still not married? [laughs]
Is this how you pictured me getting married?
- No, you haven't had the best decision-making
on other halves.
- I know.
- People always ask me to describe you.
I say, "Well, Lindsey's the kind of girl that will kick
the door down, kick your ass, and then take names."
And that's kind of how you are.
- Yeah, they'll get chewed up and spit out real quick
if it's not the right guy.
- Yeah.
Lindsey's future husband has to have the patience of a saint,
because Lindsey takes no prisoners.
She's--she's a strong personality.
You--you tend to react instead of respond.
- Yeah, you know, like,
I don't mean to hurt somebody's feelings,
but I don't shut up, and sometimes, like--
- You don't have a filter either.
- No.
- You need to go in it with the attitude
that you're gonna make it work no matter what, you know?
- Yeah.
- And he better be on his toes, because you're a lot to handle.
So I hope he's a lion tamer.
♪ ♪
Should I bring a chair for him? [laughs]
- Maybe just a whip.
- Lindsey and Mark spend their time caring for other people
but have never found anyone to be able to care for them.
A powerhouse like Lindsey will be impressed
with a husband like Mark the Shark,
who can swim against the current to keep up with her.
Mark will appreciate the fun and lightheartedness
that Lindsey can bring to his life
while he deals with the stress of ailing family members.
We foresee an instant spark
that's going to burn red-hot between Mr. and Mrs. Shark.
- ♪ This is how we do it, be who they wanna be ♪
- Our second couple is Katina and Olajuwon.
- ♪ Just follow the money, hey ♪
- Both Katina and Olajuwon
have outgrown the party lifestyle
and are ready to trade nights at the club
for quiet dinners and cuddling at home.
And we think that their mutual desire to plant roots
and grow a shared family unit
will create a rock-solid marriage.
- You want to put the cheese on it now, right,
or throw it on after?
- Later. - Later, right?
Yeah, yet that cook.
- Man, young grasshopper, you got a lot to learn.
[laughter] - I know.
- 30 years old, learning how to cook a burger?
- I know.
I'm gonna surprise my family
that I'm getting married in two weeks.
I'm excited, but also, I have a lot of emotions
going through me, 'cause I don't know
how my family's gonna take the news.
So, yo, y'all know I've been going through the process
for the last three months.
- Do you feel like you're ready?
- Absolutely, bro.
- Nobody ready until they in a situation.
Before I met my wife, I wasn't looking for a wife.
I was looking for a night, know what I'm saying?
I met her, we caught the vibe, and I was like,
"Oh, I can't let this go." But--
- So how did you feel when you was about to get married?
- Honestly, it was the happiest day of my life.
I was happy as hell! Like, "Yeah, she said yeah!"
- Perfect, because I'm getting married in two weeks.
- What? - What?
- Yeah, my man.
- Really, what?
He really is? He really is?
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
- The hell's wrong with you?
I think Olajuwon is out of his mind.
[laughs]
- Gotta twist it.
[all cheering]
- ♪ Do you really wanna play with fire ♪
- I forgot almost how it feels to be loved,
because it's been so long
since I've been in a true relationship.
♪ ♪
I am single because the last two years,
I've been working on myself,
figuring out who Olajuwon truly is.
♪ ♪
Some of my relationships did not work out in the past
because I was a different person.
I cheated. I wasn't being truthful.
You know, professors would ask who I am,
so I said Olajuwon to them,
and then women would ask me who I am.
To the women, I was saying Isaac.
- ♪ Play with fire ♪
- That's not my real name. It's my middle name.
[laughs]
- ♪ Yo, yo, yeah, I walk up in the room like ♪
- Isaac was a immature me.
When it comes to love,
he never wanted to know what love means.
And he was living in the moment
of just enjoying his young life
and not caring for other people's hearts.
And I'm not that person anymore,
so I--that's why I took almost two years
to develop who I wanted to be and find out my true identity.
[R&B music]
- ♪ That's one-on-one ♪
- The person I am today is Olajuwon Dickerson,
somebody who thinks about others before himself.
And I never done that in my whole life.
It was always about me and my mom.
That's the only people I cared about.
- ♪ You know why I'm calling ♪
♪ You know what I need ♪
- When I was 16 years old, I lost my father.
I'm the only person in my family
who my dad didn't see graduate.
♪ ♪
One of the last times I seen him,
he jumped out of the chair for my brother's graduation,
and I know he would be even more excited to see me do this.
♪ ♪
My relationship with my mom is like my best friend.
I am a mama's boy,
and I'm proud to be a mama's boy.
My mom sacrificed her life
to get us out of the ghetto and into the suburbs.
♪ ♪
If I could get my wife to love me
even close to my mama will, I'll be excited.
My mother and father never even got married.
And I want my children to grow up to know
how it feels to be in a household
with a mother and a father
that are married together happily.
- ♪ Got me like, "Hey" ♪
- My childish ways are gone, and I'm not looking back.
Now I'm at the point in my life
where I feel like the next chapter
is marriage and a family.
I have the house, the picket fence,
but I don't have a wife.
I feel like every man is only as strong
as the woman that stands beside him,
and I don't have a woman to stand beside me,
so I feel like I'm not living to my full potential.
So I'm ready to just open my heart to somebody.
♪ ♪
- Why do you want to be married?
- Is Isaac gone?
Are you ready to leave Isaac alone?
- Isaac--Isaac is truly gone,
because one day, I was coming back from Lawrence,
and it was, like, 3:00 in the morning
after one of my late nights out,
and I was driving home, and it just hit me.
I was like, "What am I [bleep] doing?"
It's not a life. It's a phase. It's living in the moment.
It's not living in the future or your life.
I want to be married because watching Shawn,
talking to Coach Mack, listening to Kevin,
watching Rasheed's marriage, you know,
I find happiness watching you guys.
These feelings that I'm saying is, like,
thoughts I had in my head for, like, a year, honestly.
And I just never expressed it to you guys
'cause it's hard to.
How do I come out and say,
"Dude, I want to find love"? Seriously?
- What kind of wife do you want?
- I want--I want--I want, like, a traditional wife.
I want, like, I come home, there's a hot meal.
Cooking is huge, because that is what I vision my marriage.
There's no way we're cracking cans
and guessing what we eating every night.
- What if your wife can't cook?
- Oh, that's not a wife. That's not a wife.
- I'm gonna tell you right now, blatantly honest,
she doesn't have to anything.
It's a together.
[dramatic music]
It's not a deal breaker that she can't cook.
- That is really-- No, seriously, it really is.
It really is. It really is.
There's some things that I can allow and I can't allow.
- My advice to Olajuwon's wife would be to have patience,
to bear with him, to ignore him,
and just to work with him.
He needs that special person to balance him out.
But he's ready to be a loving, devoted husband.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Hold on to my heart ♪
♪ As I wander through the dark ♪
- Our second couple is Katina and Olajuwon.
Olajuwon has just revealed to his family and friends
that he's getting married to a complete stranger.
Now it's Katina's turn.
- I'm so excited.
I get to tell my friends that I'm getting married.
[thumping electronic music]
- Hey, girl. - Oh, hey, guys.
- Hey, sis. - Hey.
- What's up? - Nothing. How are you?
- Good. How are you? - Good.
- Hey, queen. - Hey.
I'm excited just to see their reactions.
I want to know what they have to say.
I know they're tired of hearing my awful dating stories.
So I hope that they are just excited for me.
[laughs]
I have big news, and we're gonna need drinks.
- Okay. What is it? - What?
- I found out that I'm going to get married in two weeks.
- Wait, what? - No. No way!
- You're joking. - No.
- Oh, so this is really happening.
- Yeah. - You're gonna be a wife?
- Yeah. - Yeah!
- ♪ DJ, turn it up ♪
- Single Katina is the life of the party.
- ♪ DJ, turn it up ♪
- If we start at 7:00, you might not get home
till 3:00, 4:00 in the morning with me.
- ♪ Raise your glass, don't be last ♪
♪ Shake it on the dance floor ♪
- But I'm ready to leave behind
literally my whole single life
because I'm tired of the single dating scene.
Like, I have Chanel bags under my eyes,
and I'm ready to just be calm
and Netflix and chill with my husband.
[laughs]
[soft music]
I haven't been in a relationship in a long time
because I was cheated on multiple times.
I was in a relationship where the other person
had another girlfriend on the side,
and he was literally dating us the same amount of time,
but I found out a year later, after the fact.
- ♪ Wouldn't it be nice ♪
♪ If I didn't fall for your disguise ♪
♪ Wouldn't it be nice ♪
- And then I was at the bar with my friend,
and this guy came over, and he was buying us shots.
He's like, "Oh, like, you're pretty."
I go on a date with him every day,
I'd say, for, like, two, three weeks straight.
And I get a phone call on my phone from his girlfriend.
You see--you see why I'm here?
This is the type of things that I go through.
- ♪ Had enough of your lies ♪
♪ Your goodbyes and your maybes ♪
- I was a baby when my parents divorced.
My father was incarcerated
from when I was an infant up into adulthood,
so I didn't get a chance to build that
father-daughter relationship that every girl wants.
- ♪ I guess living my own life got you acting crazy ♪
- I had to learn on my own how to be in a relationship.
I didn't have, like, an example of, like,
my dad making my mom dinner or bringing her flowers.
So when I got into relationships with a guy,
it was kind of like trial and error.
- ♪ I will fight for you, die for you ♪
♪ I'm not letting go till I'm next to you ♪
- I've done the party scene. I've dated.
I've been in serious relationships.
And I just feel like, at this point,
I'm not meeting anybody who's on the same page as me.
I want to feel excited with them.
I want to feel at peace.
I just want a man who knows what he wants
and is ready to make the commitment
and will just stick to that commitment.
I'm--I'm ready just to take the leap.
- In terms of falling in love, right, like,
do you have, like, a time limit?
Do you feel like you fall in love fast?
- I haven't been in love in, like, so long.
I haven't been in a relationship
in, like, three years.
I'm just so used to, like,
kind of protecting myself.
Like, when I date somebody, I don't know if you have, like,
five other girls on your line.
- Right. - Okay.
- So I'm used to having to, like,
control my feelings a little bit, you know?
So with this, I think I have to tell myself,
like, "It's okay for you to let yourself,
like, fall for this person, like..."
- Yeah. - "100%."
- Being vulnerable, I think,
in this situation is, like, key.
- Exactly, you have to be really open-minded.
- Yeah, and you have to be able to let yourself feel.
- Mm-hmm.
- Like, "Ooh, I think I like him."
Like, and just go with it.
- Yeah. Oh, gosh.
♪ ♪
- Katina and Olajuwon are a strong match
because they both come from similar backgrounds,
having grown up in single-parent homes.
Because of this, they both have a desire
to create a two-parent home
where they can create stability for both themselves
and their future children.
Katina is looking for a man
who can finally be consistent for her
and give her the commitment she's been seeking.
Meanwhile, Olajuwon is looking for a wife
who will be there to support him
through the ups and downs of life.
And Katina's devotion for the people she loves
will provide her husband with a soft spot to land.
- ♪ Save me somehow ♪
♪ One step and I'm going down ♪
- Our third couple is Noi and Steve.
We've matched Noi and Steve
because Steve has the emotional side
that Noi is looking for in a husband,
and maternal Noi is ready to start the family
that Steve so desperately desires.
- There he is. The man, the myth, the legend.
- Oh, yay! - Hey.
- What time we supposed to be here, 6:30?
- Just in time, right? - Yeah, yeah.
- When was the last time we did this?
- Sat down together as a family?
- Yeah. - At a restaurant.
- Have to say, it's very nice. - Yeah.
- Steve-O. - Yeah.
- So where are we at in the process?
♪ ♪
- Although I'm prepared to tell my family this news,
I'm a little concerned about how some of them may react.
My mom's nickname is Worry.
And she also is just a very emotional person.
I'm the last of her children that is still not married,
so I think this is a pretty big piece of news
that she's about to receive.
You know, there's been a lot going on.
I've worked with the matchmakers.
They did say some good news.
They narrowed it down to the point
where I'm gonna be getting married in two weeks.
♪ ♪
- In two weeks, you're getting actually married.
- Like, married, married.
- Marriage. - Yeah.
Like--like, she's gonna walk down the aisle.
You know, I didn't propose to her,
but I'm gonna be marrying her. - Are you gonna have a ring?
- I don't think it's a good idea.
[dramatic music]
I think it's a great idea.
[laughter]
About time someone--someone nailed you down.
[all cheering]
- Stevie! - Awesome!
[upbeat music]
- I'm a very adventurous person.
♪ ♪
I'm a big risk taker.
You know, I'd be down to go skydiving
with my wife or parasailing.
Whatever may come up, I'm pretty much game for it.
My last position was software sales at a large company,
and end of November, my company had a mass layoff.
I couldn't picture another full winter in Boston,
so I just decided to pick up and head south.
♪ ♪
I went on a road trip all along the East Coast
and down to Florida.
For the most part, I lived out of my car.
This trip really showed me that I don't believe
I need a lot to be happy.
I prefer to spend my free time and fun time
seeing new places and new experiences.
At this point in time in my life,
I've done so many things that I always,
you know, hoped to do or dreamed to do.
The two main things that are missing in my life
are having a partner to share my life with
and having children to raise them.
♪ ♪
I want to get married more than anything
because I want a wife and I want children.
Building a family's so important to me
because I do have a big family.
You know, all my old brothers and even my younger sister
are all married with children.
And I do want that for myself as well.
You know, I want somebody to build a family with.
I feel like there's so much possibility in the prospect
of getting married to someone I don't know.
My grandparents were a product of an arranged marriage,
my uncle and aunt as well.
They're still together,
so that's a successful arranged marriage.
And between my grandparents, going on 70 years.
So I'm open for adventure and possibility,
and I'm ready for whatever may come.
- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
- You're getting married. Oh, my God!
- You all right, Mom? Is everything okay?
I know this is a lot for you.
- It's hard. You're the baby boy.
- Did you ever think that he would get married?
- I hoped he would get married.
But, you know, getting a little older,
I wasn't sure if that would happen.
So it's pretty exciting.
- Were you expecting me to live in a van by the river?
- Yeah. You kind of did do that.
[laughter]
Steven has always been a free spirit.
Like, he always did his own thing,
which is, like, what I love about him so much.
I'm grateful that he has this opportunity.
- Wait a second, you just got back from a long road trip.
So when you first meet her and she asks you,
"What do you do?" what are you gonna say?
- I'm gonna say I was a sales engineer.
I just did some, you know,
traveling and some self-growth work.
And I'm also doing some freelance work,
and I'm about to make a plan to get back into my career.
- So you're between jobs.
[dramatic music]
- I feel like she would want him to have a job.
♪ ♪
- ♪ What are you waiting for ♪
- We matched five couples to be married at first sight.
Our third couple is Noi and Steve.
Steve has just revealed to his family
that he's getting married to a stranger.
Now it's Noi's turn.
- Hi! [laughs] - Hi!
- How are you guys?
I feel super anxious to finally tell my friends
that I'm getting married to a complete stranger.
- Hi. - Hi.
It has crossed my mind that some of my friends
might not be fully supportive of my decision
because they're super protective.
And if they weren't approving, that would just really make
this whole process so much more difficult.
I don't think I could do it.
♪ ♪
- How's the whole process going?
- I'm glad you brought it up.
And I'm glad that you guys are all here tonight,
because I wanted to tell you something.
♪ ♪
They found me a husband.
- What? Yay! - That's so excit--
It's, like, overwhelming exciting.
- I know! - How do you feel about it?
- I'm freaking out! [laughter]
- I love that.
- Like, I'm engaged right now.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
I'm pretty shy when I initially meet people.
But my alter ego is noisy.
[rock music]
♪ ♪
She likes to dance and wear wigs...
♪ ♪
And get dressed up and just be silly and goofy.
♪ ♪
[laughs]
- ♪ You gotta live more, love more ♪
♪ Take in every second as it passes ♪
- I am a hopeless romantic.
I have literally flown across oceans
to find true love.
- ♪ There's nothing like living in the moment ♪
- I met this man in Bulgaria.
I thought he was my soul mate.
We traveled in Europe.
It was wonderful, beautiful,
but didn't work out.
And then there was a man from the UK.
He invited me to Mexico,
so I went, and we had a fabulous time.
But that obviously didn't work out.
So I moved out to the East Coast
about a year and a half ago to start over.
I'm just tired of doing the same thing
and having disappointing outcomes.
- ♪ It's all so simple ♪
♪ In the beginning ♪
- Family means everything to me.
We are refugees from the country of Laos.
So I was born in a refugee camp with my sister.
And then my parents immigrated to the U.S.
when I was two years old.
And for a while, when we first moved to Minneapolis, like,
we lived in a one-bedroom apartment,
my parents and my two siblings and myself.
And, you know, even at that age, I was like,
"We really don't have a lot," you know?
But we had each other.
And with all the trauma that they've been through
and the hardships that they've been through,
to see their marriage succeed through all of that
is just beautiful.
That's what I want for my marriage.
And it would make all my dreams come true.
- ♪ Into the middle of true love ♪
- I want to leave a legacy, I want to make memories,
and I want to have children with someone.
I want someone who feels like home,
who feels like my safe place,
where I can really be myself and they can be themselves.
You know, I can only hope that I'll find someone
who will get through anything with me
and want to stand by my side no matter what.
That would be the dream.
- ♪ Into the middle of true love ♪
♪ ♪
- Noi, why--I mean, I feel like we've all been dating online
and trying all these different ways.
Like, what made you do this?
- I think, for me, I was like,
well, I feel like I believe in love so much that, like--
I don't know, it wasn't that big of a risk for me
to risk finding my person.
- Do you feel like your parents' love kind of, like,
impacts the way that you look at it
and, like, what you hope to have?
- Yeah. I just think about, like,
all the things that they lived through,
and I'm like--
Like, I want that too.
Like, it just makes me really emotional,
'cause I'm just, like--
- It's okay.
- Yeah, love is-- It's everything.
- It's everything.
Like, it's worth all of this, like, craziness.
- I know. I mean, I do believe that.
- I feel like it's so courageous.
- Yeah, it is really brave.
- He better deserve you.
♪ ♪
- Noi and Steve are a great match
because they're both dreamers.
Noi has taken big leaps
and long plane rides to find love,
but she's never found a man
who's willing to jump with her.
An ardent adventurer and fellow romantic,
Steve is just that man.
Most importantly, they share fundamental values.
Both come from a close-knit family,
and both have a strong desire to have children.
And these values will be the foundation
for a long-lasting marriage.
♪ ♪
- Our fourth couple is Jasmina and Michael.
Jasmina and Michael both cherish their large families
and are looking to create large families of their own.
Coupled with their shared morals and cultural ties,
we think they will be a perfect match.
- Take this one. - Oh, thank you.
- I've had the worst luck with relationships
and the men that I choose.
And I am a bit nervous about how my family's
going to take the news.
So we'll see how it goes.
♪ ♪
So would you guys love to come to my wedding?
♪ ♪
- Wait. What?
- 'Cause I'm officially getting married in two weeks!
- Two weeks?
- Yes. They found me a match.
♪ ♪
Say something. You just--
- This should be interesting.
- ♪ I'm getting married in two weeks ♪
- Oh, jeez.
- ♪ In two weeks ♪
- I'ma need something stronger than this water.
- ♪ I shine so bright, can't help that I'm gorgeous ♪
- Sometimes I ask myself why I'm single.
But it's not me. It's them.
[laughs]
In my past relationships,
I always just have a bad habit of just being with people
that's just emotionally unavailable.
You know, like, my first serious relationship,
he realized how serious I was but realized
that he wasn't ready to settle down.
So he'd rather just, you know, go out and ho, in a sense,
before he wanted to settle down,
and after he did that, he tried to come back,
and I was like, "No."
And then the last person that I was involved with,
he had a baby behind my back.
It was probably the worst thing
that ever happened to me.
- ♪ This life, fragile as a feather ♪
- Marriage to me is definitely not a joke.
I take it very seriously.
And not being around successful marriages when I was young,
I always said that I wanted to be that change.
I am a child of nine. I am the third-oldest.
All girls, one boy.
Even though I do have a lot of siblings,
I don't know all of them, and I haven't met some of them,
because when I was around two years old,
my biological mom did walk out on my younger sister and I.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Your love is bittersweet ♪
- My dad, he eventually got remarried
when I was seven to my stepmom Kimberly,
and she's the best person that I ever met in my entire life.
And after her and my dad got a divorce,
my dad moved to Jamaica.
So, you know, I asked her
if she could get custody of my sister and I,
and she did,
and so that's who I call my mom.
She's, like, my role model. She's my superhero.
She's everything.
- ♪ You're not gonna put this fire out ♪
♪ You're not gonna put this fire out ♪
- I've been through a lot,
but it has just made me a stronger person.
And I am ready to get married.
I want to show my younger sisters how it's done,
that you can be in a relationship,
there can be love, and it can work.
- ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪
- I'm looking for the love of my life,
someone that challenges me and pushes me,
someone that makes me laugh so hard that my stomach hurts.
[laughs] You know?
I deserve someone who will put me first
and really wants the same thing that I want
without playing all of the games to--to get to it.
- ♪ Burning ♪
♪ Burning, burning ♪
- It's definitely scary.
But I wouldn't be wasting my time
if I knew that I wasn't prepared.
- I know, but usually there's a dating period.
There's a getting-to-know period.
- You ever been in the same space
with a guy for a month yet?
- I mean, I've lived with men before.
I've never lived with a boyfriend.
- And now you're gonna be like, "Hello."
[laughter]
You know, I want to go in with an optimistic attitude,
but at the end of the day, I don't know him.
I'm terrified, because this is a stranger.
We don't know anything about this person.
So to have him be a part of my daughter's life
in such a short order is--is terrifying.
I don't want your heart to be broken.
♪ ♪
I just--I do not want her hurt.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I been, I been catching, catching feelings ♪
♪ I been, I been catching, catching feelings ♪
- Jasmina just revealed to her family
that she's getting married at first sight.
Now it's Michael's turn.
- ♪ There's no place that I'd rather be ♪
[dance music]
- Today is the day that I finally get to tell my sisters,
my family that I'm getting married.
And I'm just up. I'm nervous.
Is it rude to start putting food on my plate
before Thina sits down?
- Yeah. Yeah. - A little bit. A little bit.
- If my sisters, you know,
don't approve of me marrying a stranger
and if I get any type of reluctance from them,
it would really be heartbreaking.
And if they're not there on this journey with me,
I'm not really sure how to continue.
[clears throat] You know I'm going through this process
of potentially marrying someone.
- Super excited about it.
- It's gonna be worth it.
- Would you all be disappointed in me if I pulled out?
[dramatic music]
- Who gets the chance to go through this process?
I think you should continue.
- You're not pulling out, right?
♪ ♪
- It's actually too late to pull out,
'cause I'm getting married in two weeks.
[all cheering]
- Oh, my God!
- I'll take a risk to be happy.
I'll take a risk to go after things that really drive me.
- ♪ Never felt better ♪
- I only want to align myself with things
that I'm passionate about, so I decided
in order to get the life that I wanted for myself,
I had to take the biggest risk,
which is marrying a stranger.
- ♪ Why I love you, girl, just for who you are ♪
- I thought by this age,
I would have at least one child.
Like, I've always wanted a big family
'cause I come from a big family.
But in the traditional dating world,
I have lacked patience just because it's been tough
trying to figure out, like, how much time
do I spend with this person that I met on Tinder
before I decide, like, this isn't worth it?
♪ ♪
Growing up, my family experienced loss.
My father passed away when I was 11 or 12.
And my brother passed away. He got--he got shot.
And then my mom passed away in--when I was 20
from--from breast cancer.
I was in college at the time, and it kind of just
affected everything from--from there on out.
Had to, like, just pull myself up
from, like, a-- Like, a dark--a dark place.
- ♪ Lay your weapons down, my love ♪
♪ I just want forgiveness ♪
- 'Cause of the loss I've experienced,
it's been difficult to figure out how to let people in.
I've always been somebody that's, like, pretty much,
like, a lone wolf, and I like to process things on my own.
And I think that's been, like, a block in my relationships.
It's hard to open up to somebody about things
if you haven't processed
these certain emotions with yourself.
- ♪ Can we forgive and forget ♪
- I was dating these women who could be great spouses.
But I wasn't allowing myself
to fully give myself to those people.
I would amplify negative things about them--
Not even just their looks--
And I think it would make me feel better
about not committing to that person.
I have things that I'm definitely trying to work on.
Like, there's no more waiting.
All this talking and things
that I'm saying I'm gonna work on,
I have to do that.
I'm ready to commit to somebody.
I'm ready to build with someone.
♪ ♪
- Oh, man!
- So get y'all dresses ready.
Get the hair ready. Is it happy tears?
- Oh, yes! Happy tears!
- It's happy tears. - Excitement.
- It's scary tears. It's everything.
But you're gonna be good.
- It's hard to, like, I guess, accept
that he's gonna be married and he's gonna be off
doing his own thing with his wife sometimes.
We're gonna say, "Hey, Mike, come over here."
"No, I'm with my wife today." [laughs]
But we already love her.
It's okay.
'Cause we fully support Michael in this process.
- Who should I call first? - Call Ralph.
- Wait, is my heart beating fast?
- I think all of our hearts beating fast.
- Yo. Hello. - Hey.
- What's up, bro?
I wanted to call you to let you know
that you're gonna have a sister-in-law in 14 days.
- Wow! Wow! Wow, wow, wow, wow.
Do you know that you're ready for that?
♪ ♪
- I'm ready for that.
What do you think is the main thing that I need to,
like, work on when it comes to having a wife?
♪ ♪
- One is being able to compromise.
It's not just what you want, right?
It's what--what-- What do we want?
- Yeah.
- Have I seen enough of you being experienced with that
to that extent? No.
So keep that in mind: without compromise,
it's--you're not gonna get anywhere.
- ♪ I folded, and everything's all right ♪
♪ And you could call me if you need me ♪
- You okay?
- That's what I'm the most-- One of the things
I'm most nervous about.
Compromise is something that's new for me.
- ♪ Freely, like ♪
♪ ♪
- We've matched Jasmina and Michael
because they're both highly compassionate people
who strive for a successful, long-lasting marriage,
despite not having grown up with examples of it
in their own home.
We believe Jasmina's pragmatic nature
can help overthinker Michael,
while Michael's reliability is exactly what Jasmina needs
after years of relationships
where she's put in more than she's gotten out.
[bright music]
♪ ♪
- Our fifth couple is Alyssa and Chris.
Alyssa and Chris are both extremely ambitious people
who are looking for a spouse who shares the same drive
and determined attitude.
We think that together,
they will make for an unstoppable match.
♪ ♪
- I am getting married at first sight.
I'm nervous.
I have not told my mom anything.
I actually told a little white lie.
I told her that my company was filming a real estate show.
So hopefully she's not mad at me about that.
We'll see what happens.
Hi. - [laughs]
- Wish me the best of luck.
How are you?
- Good, and you? - Good.
So I--
I know that I told you
that this was about real estate.
- Yeah.
- But it's actually not about real estate.
♪ ♪
[laughs]
- Is this a big joke? - No.
- Am I on "Candid Camera"?
- Nope. Not that show.
♪ ♪
So I am gonna be getting married
in about two weeks.
[dramatic music]
- To who?
- That's the thing. I don't know.
♪ ♪
I don't know her name.
I don't know who she is.
- Are you crazy?
♪ ♪
[rock music]
- I describe myself as a serial monogamist.
- ♪ She said, "I'm ready to go again" ♪
- I end up in a relationship, spend a few years together,
and then tends to end--
Since, like, the end of high school.
[laughs] Yup.
[upbeat music]
I feel invigorated by my hobbies,
my career, my life.
- ♪ I'm blowing up, I'm blowing up ♪
♪ Can't keep me down, can't keep me down ♪
- I play a lot of disc golf.
It's just like regular golf,
but we're throwing discs, Frisbees, in the woods.
But I compete, and I've played at the local pro level.
- ♪ Watch me grow ♪
♪ Watch me go ♪
- I was the president,
now I'm the vice president of the New England
Flying disc Association, NEFA.
Unfortunately there's not a lot of women in disc golf.
It's not a place that you go, maybe, to--for dating.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Don't wait for life to grab you ♪
- I didn't grow up rich or anything, right?
I came from a single-mother household.
And so now I have, like,
a deep-down drive to be successful.
I feel like I've been a successful real estate agent
for the last few years.
But now I would love to be successful in a marriage.
[smooth music]
- ♪ You got me right now, right now ♪
- I think I'm still single because my genuine goal
is to find somebody that I can spend the rest of my life with.
I'm just maybe bad at picking it.
I am a guy in that if I'm at a bar
and I find somebody attractive,
there's a good chance I'm gonna be like, "Hey, let's go out.
You want to go out? You want to date?"
Zero clue what their life is like, but they're attractive,
and that's good enough for a Friday night,
and then six months goes by,
and I just wasted five months of their time and mine.
- ♪ Where we been, where we going ♪
♪ Where we going ♪
♪ I'ma keep swimming, the ocean keep flowing ♪
- When I'm in a relationship, the person that I'm with,
they're my best friend.
I miss having
the default person you go to when you have trouble,
the person you go to when you're happy
and want to share good news,
the one person that is always at the top of your cell phone
that you're always texting.
Now when something great happens,
I'm like, "Who do I tell?"
[laughs]
But I'm ready to build something
big and beautiful with someone.
And I would want a relationship with my future wife
to be one that other people look at and say,
"Look at them.
"They're clearly incredibly happy.
I want that."
- ♪ I don't wanna run away ♪
- I'm just nervous that the first day
you're gonna meet her is gonna be at the wedding.
- That's reasonable.
- Doesn't that scare you a little bit?
- Oh, yeah. Oh, for sure.
Oh, I'm nervous. I'm nervous and excited.
♪ ♪
This is a crazy way of doing this.
Like, an insane way of doing this.
But it's doing it to get to what I really do want
and skips a lot of that stuff that I don't want to do
because what almost ends up happening
is, I date somebody for a year or two,
and it's almost like I end up in these, like,
relationships that are one or two years long
just because of the first person
who I thought was good enough, as opposed to, like,
being pickier and saying, "What do I really want?"
- That's because it took you that long to figure out
if this was a person you wanted to marry or not.
♪ ♪
You might go, "Oh, what have I done?"
When you're standing at the altar.
Or she might think that.
♪ ♪
What are you gonna do then if that's what you think?
♪ ♪
- That's a great question.
- Yeah, I know.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Those eyes ♪
♪ Like a loaded gun ♪
- Our fifth couple is Alyssa and Chris.
Chris has just broken the news
that he is marrying a stranger in two weeks.
Now Alyssa gets to do the same.
- She's coming!
- I'm very excited to tell all my friends and my mom
that I'm getting married at first sight.
I think my mom is gonna be shocked, obviously.
How are you guys? - You look cute.
- Thank you. You guys look gorgeous.
Me and my mom are best friends, so if my mom didn't support me,
I would not be able to do this.
It's a scary situation, you know?
I want to be married.
I am just so ready for that step in my life.
So I would be so heartbroken if she did not approve.
So what are you guys doing in two weeks?
[dramatic music]
- It's my birthday.
- Oh, my God, it is your birthday!
We have to celebrate.
- Yeah. In two weeks? I don't know.
I don't plan that far ahead in the summer.
It's like, something comes up all the time.
- I'm such a planner, but I have no idea.
- I know. I am too.
- What are you doing in two weeks?
- [sighs]
I'm getting married.
- Stop it. - Stop it.
- Are you serious? - Stop.
No, you're not. - You're lying.
- No. - I swear to God.
- Wait, wait, wait. Like, really?
- Like, in two weeks, we're getting married.
- Wait, what do you mean? We're getting married?
What are you talking about? - Let's talk this over.
- Who's getting married?
- I'm getting married in two weeks.
♪ ♪
- Is Penelope in your wedding? - I hope so. I don't know yet.
[singer vocalizing]
My husband needs to like animals. [laughs]
- ♪ I'm just a pussycat ♪
- I've always loved animals.
I rescue dogs and cats
and match them with their forever families.
But I am still looking for my forever person.
- ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Find me in the crowd singing aloud ♪
- I feel like I've dated, like, a million people
to try--to try to find my guy.
And I haven't been able to find that person.
And I know that he's out there,
someone who's loyal and kind and caring and funny.
And I think he's looking for me too.
[twangy guitar music]
I used to hate country music,
but I'm just a country girl now.
[laughs]
I love to horseback ride. I love to be on the farm.
I love to be in my cowboy boots.
I think that I sit here looking like this,
and people would never guess all those things about me.
[laughs]
So at 30 years old,
I did expect that I would be at least engaged by now.
I'm literally the only single person out of my friends.
And, you know, when you see all these other people
that have something so special,
like, you want that.
- ♪ You're gonna get what's coming to you ♪
- I did pour my heart and soul into my last relationship.
We were together for a year
when we went to go look at engagement rings,
and then one day, he was coming home from work,
and he was like, "Don't make dinner.
We're breaking up."
[dramatic music]
It was literally out of nowhere.
I mean, I was beyond devastated.
You know, my whole life kind of, like, blew up,
you know, right in front of my face.
After me and my ex broke up, I had gone on so many dates,
and, like, not one person is anything that I'm looking for.
It was, like, a pattern, it seemed like.
An absurd pattern. [laughs]
So I chose to try "Married at First Sight"
and put into the universe, like, what I want.
You know, if you write it down and you say it out loud,
like, that person will come and find you.
This person has, like, the best personality and is super funny
and outgoing and kind and caring and handsome,
and he's looking for me.
That's the most important part. [laughs]
- ♪ Baby, you can have it all ♪
- How do you feel, Mom? Oh, my God!
- I know!
- It's your only daughter.
- I know.
- It's true. I know.
I think you were actually waiting for this moment.
And hopefully the experts have really looked
into--they know you now.
They know what you need, I think.
And this is it. This will be forever.
- I do too. I think so too.
- If Mom thinks that... - Yeah. Right? Right?
- Yeah. - Yes.
I feel that this was meant to be
that Alyssa is marrying a stranger.
She's very romantic. She's very loving and giving.
And when Alyssa loves, she loves so completely
and so deeply,
and I think it's gonna be great.
I hate to say this, but what if he doesn't like dogs?
- He can't--he has to.
- What if he's allergic to dogs?
- Yeah. - I'm scared.
♪ ♪
- We matched Alyssa and Chris
because they have so many similarities
in what they're looking for in a spouse.
Alyssa and Chris are full of ambition,
and they're both extremely passionate about their hobbies
and are looking for a spouse that has passions as well.
Additionally, Alyssa and Chris
are both very straightforward communicators.
Getting to the root of a problem
and tackling it head-on is important to them,
even if it involves delivering some tough love.
We believe these two strong individuals
will put in the work to make this marriage last.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Ooh ♪
♪ ♪
♪ High life at the top ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
- Our ten singles are just days away
from taking the biggest risk of their lives.
But they won't be doing it alone.
- Alyssa, nice to meet you. - How are you? So excited.
- Yeah, I'm Noi. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Today the soon-to-be brides and soon-to-be grooms
will be getting together separately
to meet each other for the very first time.
- Chris. - Chris. Mark.
- Mike. Steve. - Steve.
Nice to meet you. Mark.
- I'm Lindsey with an E. - Okay.
- And without the drug problem like Lohan, you know?
- Marrying a stranger is far from ordinary.
And our hope is that these men and women
will be able to encourage and support each other
during this crazy new chapter of their lives.
- Hey, guys. All: Cheers.
- To getting married.
- That's awesome.
- I'm so excited.
- I haven't been nervous once. This is a piece of cake.
- Yeah? - I did this four years ago.
- Oh! With--oh!
- They came to Boston four years ago,
and I went to the first casting,
and it was, like, all the guys.
And I got, like, the call.
It was like, "We didn't find a match."
And I'm like, "Man."
- You went through that much of a process twice, man?
I was stressing out. - [laughs]
- Just put her at the altar. Like, I'm ready to go.
- You're not nervous at all. - No. Nope.
- You're not anxious, nothing.
- I feel like, for me,
I'm somebody who's, like, really, like, a go-getter.
Like, my nickname's, like, MTS, like, Mark the Shark.
So, like, I go after things. No problem.
- Mark is your classic New England guy.
I want to hang out with Mark. Guy's got great energy.
And I like any guy who's already got a nickname.
Mark the Shark.
- How old are you guys?
- I'm definitely 30.
- I just turned 30.
- All right, welcome. It's the best.
- I'm 29. I'm turning 30 in November.
- I'm 33. - Oh. Welcome, sis.
- Oh, wow! You're 33? - Yeah.
- Youthful! I love it!
- Yeah, what did everyone say about, like, their age,
what they wanted?
- I always typically date older men.
- I think the oldest I would go
would probably be, like, around 40.
- I have a confession.
[music winds down]
I gave them pretty much free range
for what they could look like.
- No. - Mm-hmm.
I said no belly, no baby teeth.
- But that's good, though. [laughter]
- You know what I'm talking about,
when they get the little chiclets.
- Have you dated somebody with baby teeth before?
- No. Because that's a thing.
- That's her nonnegotiable. - It's a nonnegotiable.
- That was her deal breaker.
- Yeah, I need nice teeth. I can--I cannot.
- I mean, yeah, that is actually important.
- The biggest thing-- I gotta let y'all know--
Is definitely finding attraction.
That's huge, huge, huge, huge.
If the girl is not attracted to me,
you have to try to win her over with your charms.
That's one of the hardest things to do.
- Yeah, yeah. - I mean, really,
would you go up to somebody if you wasn't attracted to them?
- Right, right, right. - I'm not gonna go,
"Oh, I hear that personality. I'm in love."
- Yeah, you really gotta move with your heart...
- Yeah. - And not your visual,
you know what I'm saying? - That's the only thing.
What if, like, I'm not her type?
- That's what I'm most nervous about.
I'm more concerned that the decisions I've made in my life
won't be attractive to her,
that she'll say, "I don't like him.
"I don't like what he looks like.
I don't like what he does for work,"
or whatever-- "his personality."
I'm more nervous about that.
- Thinking about this, here's my biggest fear, right?
If it's uncomfortable or awkward...
- Just call me. - Do whatever you can
to not let that-- - I'll be like, "Steve,"
we gotta go out and get another drink."
[laughter]
- How did all your parents react?
Are they supportive or...
- I mentioned it to my mom before I even--
- You did. - I was like, "You know, say,
if I was to do this..."
She was, like, "You know,
I know, like, at the end of the day,
you're always gonna make, like, the best decision."
- Aw. - "If this is something
that you want to do, then we gon' do it."
- Yeah! - So she's been supportive
since the first time I mentioned it to her, yeah.
- Yeah, my mom was the same as you.
♪ ♪
- Are you about to cry? - Yeah.
- Aw! - Oh, my God.
- Oh, my gosh, someone get her a--
- What's going on?
- Aw, don't cry. - Aw, Lindsey.
- What's going on?
- What's wrong? - Ugh!
[dramatic music]
My mom's really, like, unkind to me.
- Mm.
- And I've worked so hard at trying to have my mom
be a part of the wedding day and invite her
and, like, be there for me.
And she's, like, hanging a carrot in front of me
and having me chase it, you know?
I'm so envious of these women
who have these moms who support them.
I don't have that, and it's heartbreaking.
- Yes, our families are supportive,
but it's not always like what you think it is.
Like, my mom is supportive, but she's my stepmom.
- Mm.
- I don't have a relationship
with my biological mom, you know?
But that's not important to me,
because I still have my stepmom.
- Yeah. - You got your chosen family.
- Every family has their stuff. Every family, so...
- That's true.
- I just, like, feel for you so much, because...
- I know.
- My family means so much to me.
I'm really touched by Lindsey,
'cause I know how important family is,
and if my mom wasn't supportive,
it would just be so devastating.
Thank you for sharing that.
- Sorry. I was, like--oof.
- ♪ Sunday fun day ♪
♪ Baby, champagne showers ♪
- What made you decide to come and decide to marry a stranger?
- I don't have a problem meeting women.
My friends call me Facebook Crook
because they just, like, usually ask,
"How do meet these girls?"
"Through Facebook," and you meet somebody,
they put on this persona on the internet,
and you meet them, and you're like, "Wow, this is nobody
"who I--this is like 'Catfish, ' almost.
You just look like that person."
- Yeah. - So in my past,
I'll be honest with you guys, I haven't been honest.
[tense music]
In college, I had, like, multiple names.
They used to call me Isaac
because that's how much I was running around and whatever.
- Yeah. - And you can't get caught
if you have different identities.
[laughter]
- I feel like guys with girlfriends
always try and talk to me.
I always find out they have a girlfriend.
I was dating this guy, and everything was,
like, going good.
And then my intuition or something
tapped me on the shoulder, like, "Find his Facebook."
Come to find out, he's in a nine-year relationship.
He got this other girl and then me.
- Oh, my God. - Yeah, so...
I'm like, "What is going on here?
"Does it say, like, 'side chick' on my forehead?
Because I'm not signing up for this."
- I'm really gonna put in a effort.
This is the most I've ever put into...
- A relationship? - Meeting somebody.
Yes. A relationship. - That's good, man.
- You gotta mature.
I'm at that level in my life, man.
It's time for me to settle down,
find me a old good girl, you know?
- Yeah.
- You know, this is a beautiful opportunity
to meet the love of your life. It's huge.
- And for you, too, to, like,
like--like--like you just said, be vulnerable...
- Yeah, I'm being very vulnerable.
- To, like--to go all in... - Yes. 100%.
- And be like, "This is-this is who O is."
- Yes.
- So when it comes to Olajuwon,
he's the youngest one out of the bunch,
so I hope he has done the growth
that he's talking about
so that he's ready for--for this relationship.
But if not, you know, that could be problematic.
- Like, what was your last relationship like?
- So me and my ex, we dated for 2 1/2 years.
And he--I was making him dinner,
and he came home from work and broke up with me...
- Oh, my God. - Out of nowhere.
- That's the worst.
- So I got out of that and realized, like,
I just want to find my person,
and I started saying it out loud.
Like, "I want to find my husband.
I don't want to date anymore.
Like, please bring me my guy."
And I would say it every single day, and...
- Did you make a list? - Here I am.
- I've been in multiple relationships
going all the way back to college
that were multiple years, most of the time.
- Yeah.
- So I'd date a girl for a year,
date a girl for two years, three years.
I was looking for long-term,
but I never found the right person.
- I'm the type of person where I can't date someone
for, like, a long period of time
if it's not gonna go down--down to marriage.
- I'm the opposite. - Yeah.
See, like, I meet people. I'm like, "How long you--
"You had, like, two-, three-, or four-year relationships.
How do you do that?"
Like, after, like, six to eight months,
I'm like, "We gotta get a place together.
"I ain't packing a bag. I don't want a pen pal.
"Like, how many times we gonna hook up to realize,
like, I want to be with you?"
- Mark the Shark's wife
is gonna have to be ready
for someone who wears their heart on their sleeve,
someone who's aggressive, someone that is no BS.
So I hope that she's able to see that
and see it as a positive as opposed to something
that's, like-- Makes her nervous.
So I think I'm on the opposite end of you.
I am picky, to where, like, I'll meet someone.
They're great. - Yeah.
- And I'll find, like, one little thing...
- Okay.
- Where I'm like, "Oh, this isn't gonna work."
- So how are you gonna-- How is this gonna work for you?
- "You ordered your steak which way?"
- Yeah. - "Check, please."
- Like, "Who cuts food like that?"
- Right. - "Left-handed? No."
- I don't know what it's gonna be with Mike.
I'm dying to hear what the things
that he picks--picks apart.
I feel like, with Mike,
he might like somebody really outgoing,
because it might help him get out--
I don't know if he's in a shell,
where he's shy and quiet and reserved.
- With this process... - Yeah.
- It's kind of for me to prove to myself--
- It forces you... - Exactly.
- To stay in the situation no matter what.
- Exactly.
- I never thought that I would
be doing something like this.
I'm pretty private when it comes to my personal life.
But I'm just, like-- - I'm getting that sense.
- I realize, with my past relationships,
I've always dated men who were, like, emotionally unavailable.
- Yeah. - And--
- They're the worst. - Yeah.
I just always felt like I was always that girl
that men had to go through to get it right.
- Oh! So you were the person to fix them.
- Yeah. - I mean, Jasmina is stunning.
She captures your breath when she walks in a room.
And she's, like, also my co-pink princess.
So, Jasmina...
I just think she's a knockout.
Ooh! I know 100% that when her husband walks down the aisle
and sees her at the other end,
he's gonna have no qualms about it.
[upbeat music]
- Does everybody have a pet? - I have a shih tzu.
- Shih tzu. - Okay.
- Yeah. - I'm a total cat lady.
- Oh, I'm a dog person. - You like dogs?
- Yeah. - I rescue dogs.
- Oh, cool! - Oh, cute!
- Yeah. Well, all animals, but...
- That's so wholesome of you.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
I've been doing it for, like, over ten years, so...
- Wow. - Really?
- So you're really passionate about it.
- I know.
- How many dogs do you have in your house?
- I just have one on my own.
- God forbid they set me up with a man with a small dog.
And a penis to match. Can you imagine?
Ugh.
That dog wouldn't stand a chance.
I would just, like, Bigfoot it so bad.
- Lindsey is definitely a lot.
I feel like I'm the complete opposite of her.
Like, I'm very quiet, and I don't know if I see me
and her being, like, best friends.
- Oh!
- What's the one thing you don't want her
not to like about you?
- Well, I think the one thing--
I wanted to get a cat for, like, my apartment
with, like, my roommate, and I'm getting two.
So everyone I've met has been allergic.
- Oh.
- But then I had a coworker move in with me.
She brought a cat. So, like, to tell the girl,
"Hey, what's up? I got three cats."
- [laughs]
- I'm off the table. I'm allergic to cats.
- You're allergic to cats.
- Not gonna work. - It's not gonna work.
- Not gonna work.
- I won't bring them when we get together, I promise.
- ♪ Go ♪
- ♪ We belong together ♪
♪ Like sheets on a bed ♪
♪ Your body, my body ♪
- Are you guys gonna consummate your marriage?
- Like, the day of the wedding? - Oh, wedding night?
Absolutely not, for me.
- I have no plan to either.
I need, like--I need emotional connection.
- What if your wife wants to consummate
the marriage the first night?
- The way I see it, if the energy's there...
- Okay. - Then it's gonna happen.
- If I wanted to date her, if I'm like,
"Yes, she's my type," I wouldn't feel bad.
- She wants to go all in, you're going all in.
- I'm all in. Kids in eight weeks.
Decision Day, ha-ha, got that--got that baby coming.
- I think, because what I've been through
and what I've been doing, that's all I've been doing.
So sexual relations,
I don't even care for that right now,
and I really got--this is the first time in a long time
I'm really gonna try to get to know somebody.
So mentally, I think I might judge her.
And I don't know my-- I don't know.
I just don't know I would feel.
- If it's the last time for a first time,
then I'm just gonna, you know what I mean,
slow play it and enjoy the experience.
So I'm in no rush.
- So would you have sex with your husband
on the first night?
- No. - Who do you think here
would be the first one, out of all of us?
- Not it. Definitely not me. - Not me.
- Who knows? - Her. She's quiet.
- I don't know. - She's a wild one.
- I feel like it might be you.
- It's definitely you.
- Wow, wow.
- That's not a bad thing. It's not a bad thing.
- ♪ Talking about my happy ending ♪
- What? Like, do I come off crazy?
I don't know.
But it's hard to say how I'll feel on my wedding day.
You know, we'll see what happens.
He's my husband, you know what I'm saying?
- ♪ You know that I'm just trying to spread the joy ♪
- ♪ All day ♪
♪ I could rock with you all day ♪
- Here we are!
- Cute! - Oh, cute!
- With less than two weeks until our singles marry
complete strangers, the stakes are higher
than ever to make a dynamic first impression.
Getting the perfect wedding attired locked in
is a big decision for anyone getting married.
But when you don't know
who's going to meet you at the altar,
that decision comes with pressure
you can't begin to imagine.
- ♪ Let's do it your way all day ♪
- Aw, what a gentleman. Hi.
- Welcome to Russo's Tux.
- I'm looking to get a tux for a wedding.
- Perfect. You the groom? - I'm the groom.
- All right. When's the wedding?
- Less than two weeks. - Okay.
- No time to waste. - [laughs]
Apparently not.
- Hello! - Hello.
- How are you?
- Oh, my gosh, this is so pretty.
[smooth electronic music]
♪ ♪
[gasps] Oh!
- I like that. - That.
[laughter] - I love it.
- Wet dreams all over that. Like, ooh!
- Are you gonna go white?
- Yeah, are you gonna go white? - Um, whatevs.
Like, I don't--I don't care so much about the color.
It's more how it makes me feel on my body.
- Yes. Yeah. - Same thing with men.
[laughter]
I just never imagined in my wildest dreams
that I would ever be shopping
for a dress for the second time.
[laughs]
That's insane. But I'm really excited.
- You're smiling. - I know.
I want to touch all the dresses.
Like, look at this.
♪ ♪
And it's got, like, little slits.
- Is this different than last year
when you were picking out a dress?
- Yeah. She's moving on up.
[laughter]
This feels--this feels special.
I'm really excited.
A year ago, I was about to be married
because I wanted so desperately
to build a family and future.
But I did not feel hopeful going into my last wedding.
- We're--we're, like, waiting with bated breath over here.
- I went with the one that I thought would be my vision.
Sometimes my vision's wrong.
We know that because of my taste in men.
So this is the first one.
[light music]
- Ooh!
- Okay. - Beautiful.
♪ ♪
- This feels like I've been given the ultimate gift.
A groom who's already gonna be there,
for sure this time, like, oh!
I think this is probably gonna be
the happily ever after I always wanted.
♪ ♪
I look so nice.
- You do like so nice. - Like a nice girl.
- Yeah. That might be deceiving.
- I know. I kind of like that.
- That might be deceiving.
What do we want this guy not to be like?
- Ooh! He's not gonna have baby teeth or a belly,
'cause that's all I asked for.
Okay.
- She has had some--quite-- Quite the duds along the way.
But I feel like haven't we all?
- [laughs]
- She's just such a strong person
that it's hard to keep up with her.
He can't be boring.
- A little boring is okay.
Lindsey could use a simmer.
- Let's see, what size is this for the Shark Daddy?
Let's try it on.
The pec implants might not fit.
- Meeting my wife is a big, important first impression.
- Oh, wow. - Oh, that's a little snug.
- A little snug. - You know what, though?
- Let's take that off before you bust out of the thing.
- I've been wanting to get married for many, many years,
and the first time around,
it was devastating to hear that they didn't find a match.
I think it made it harder to just believe
that you're gonna meet somebody
that's exactly what you want.
- So we'll start with classic peak.
- But in less than two weeks,
MTS is going to finally meet Mrs. Shark.
Feel like Santa Claus with the green underneath.
- You need something nice and wholesome.
- I only have one opportunity to wow her.
So whatever I pick today, whatever I wear,
it's gotta be a million bucks.
- You like the red one? - We were just checking to see.
- Yeah, you don't want her to run off the altar.
- No. The "altah."
[upbeat music]
- This one is very pretty.
But this doesn't feel as bridal to me.
- I like the last one better. - What do you think was better,
the last one or this one? - The last one.
- I like the last one better. - Yeah.
- It did feel like, whoo!
It's gonna shiver me timbers. Get ready.
- Shiver someone's timbers.
- Yeah. Hopefully.
Not on the wedding night, though.
- What do we need to warn the husband about
on the wedding day? [laughs]
- I think we just have to tell him to be patient.
- That's what I was gonna say. Patience.
- And be ready. - Yes. Be ready.
- God, and I hope he has big balls.
[music winds down]
[laughs]
- Hey, nice--nice of you to join us.
- Hey, Dad. Ready?
What do you think?
- Uh-oh. - Oh!
- Yeah. - This is beautiful, Lindsey.
- Yeah? I love it.
[light music]
- You're glowing.
- ♪ You're everything, everything, everything to me ♪
♪ I held you higher than the sky ♪
♪ I wanted to believe ♪
- I'm gonna say that this is it.
All: Yay!
- I'm feeling like this is the dress.
I think so. - That's it.
- This is it! This is it. The dress, baby.
- Cheers, Linds. - Thank you.
This is the dress I'm gonna meet my husband in.
Prince Charming, I hope you like it.
Even if you don't, lie.
[laughs]
- What do you think she's like?
- I'm hoping that she's gonna just match
his personality and just--yeah.
- He's the sweetest. As long as the other individual
is just as compassionate as him
and loving and caring, it's gonna work out.
Oh, look at this kid!
- Wow! - Wow!
- Oh! - Shark Daddy!
- Super Shark! - Navy blue.
I told you you gotta go navy.
- Dude. - So you guys like it?
- I think your mother will like it.
- What about my wife? - It looks nice.
- It looks great. - It looks nice.
You got a couple more to try?
- Yeah.
- Best-case scenario, I meet the love of my life,
I have a family, I live happily ever after,
and I get everything that I've dreamed about inside my heart
but have been too afraid to speak out loud.
And I think, like, [bleep] damn it,
I might actually just get that.
- It's gonna take work. - Yeah.
I hope he's good-looking. I hope they didn't do me wrong.
- Oh. There you go.
There you go, kid. The OG. That's the original.
- Nice. - I think this is the one.
Both: You think so? - I think so.
- Yeah, you look--you look ready for business.
- You--you look good. - Yeah?
- It's classic. You can't go wrong.
- This is the one the-- - Shark.
- This is the one the wife's gonna like?
- Yeah. Absolutely.
- I mean, the tux is on. The tux fits.
So I'm getting married in less than two weeks in this suit,
and my wife is gonna be blown away.
- You kind of look like James Bond right now.
- That's what I was thinking too.
- You know? - Look like a husband.
- How do you feel about this second chance?
- Well, the first time around, I was pretty excited
because Mom, Dad, and Nana were gonna be there.
But then I didn't get picked. And that was kind of rough.
It was kind of like you got dumped to your face.
But having this chance and thinking more about
where my parents are today, without my dad
and my grandmother in the place she's in--
My best friend's mom said,
"I think she's holding on until you find someone.
"Like, your mother too. 'Cause they might not make it
through the summer or this year."
So I think having the chance to show her this is my wife...
[soft music]
- Couldn't work out better, to be honest.
- It would be, like, the best, like, finale, you know,
for, like, that part of their life.
So yeah, it's a lot of emotions going into this.
♪ ♪
Hoo.
- ♪ I'm looking for a pure love ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
♪ I'm looking for a pure love ♪
- I'm looking for a burgundy tux, slim-fitting.
You have anything like that? - Of course.
♪ ♪
You know, we got a couple different options.
♪ ♪
- Why burgundy, Michael?
- I feel like burgundy's different.
I haven't seen burgundy before.
- Mm-mm.
- It's a little overwhelming to pick my own colors.
I always thought that my wife would just say,
"You're wearing black, you'll wear green,"
and I would say, "Okay, that's what we're doing."
Definitely nervous.
But I want to look really fly for my wife.
So I hope I can find something that lets me just be myself.
- How you feeling the closer it gets?
- I feel like every two hours, it's a different emotion.
Like, I go from feeling super positive
and feeling super good about it,
and then another two hours, I'm like,
"What are you doing right now?"
- I'm nervous for you. [laughter]
- You think I'm ready? - Think you'll be fine.
But you're a person, sometimes when things get frustrating,
you might shut down from--
You know. - Yeah.
- You're looking at me. You know I'm right.
- Okay. - You shut down sometimes.
That's just what it is. You shut down sometimes.
But when you have someone you love,
you can't do those things.
You have to let her know how you feel.
- I don't want to fall into the same traps
or the same hurdles that didn't work in my last relationships.
I just want everything to just work out,
you know what I mean? - Yeah, I feel you.
- I just want everything to just be perfect.
- ♪ Looking for love, looking for love ♪
- ♪ Feeling the high, feeling the buzz ♪
- You know, I don't got much boobs.
I feel like this would be--
What do you think I would look good in?
- I think, like, a mermaid style.
- Yeah? - Show off that little body.
- Mm. [laughter]
- Can't believe she's getting married.
It's crazy. [laughter]
I never saw it coming.
- You didn't have no faith that I would find a man?
- To be honest, your phone's been kind of dry.
I know the dating scene has been crazy.
- The last few men that I've dealt with, you know,
there were infidelity issues.
But I'm that girl that got out of it.
I'm that girl that moved on.
Anything that I've been through in my past
has just made me a stronger person.
And so I just want to feel very beautiful
and powerful in this dress.
And I want my husband to know what he's getting, you know,
up front the first time he sees me.
I want to try this one. - It's, like, simple...
- Yeah. - And elegant.
- Don't call me simple.
- Okay, you hear me? You hear me?
- All right.
- You hear me? - 'Sup, smooth?
- You shouldn't have even connected.
- What you think? - I like it.
- This is it. I really like this a lot.
- Yeah. - You look so good.
- Like, this is it.
- But yeah, that's definitely it, man.
- Do it. - Yeah.
- I feel confident in this, like--
- Yeah. - You know what I mean?
I feel--I feel regal. [laughter]
I mean, I feel like a-- - It's giving you what?
- It's giving me husband.
- Yes. - It's giving me life partner.
Both: Yes.
- Till death do us part.
- Okay. - You know what I mean?
- Keep going. Yes.
- It's giving me "I do."
[laughter]
It's, like, the very first time I get to see myself
really looking like somebody's husband,
so it's getting real.
Right now, probably 'cause I'm in this suit,
I'm feeling good. I'm feeling proud.
I'm feeling confident. I'm feeling ready.
- ♪ Take it to the bridge ♪
- That's what I'm talking about.
- Like that? - Can you dance in it?
- Can I dance in it? - Can you dance in it?
- I'm at the reception like this?
- Yes!
- I want my bride to feel happy
that I'm gonna be next to her on that altar.
But more than anything, I want to be confident
so my confidence and my positivity rub off on her
and set the tone for the marriage.
And I spin her, look. - Yes.
- I would like a drumroll, please.
[hands thumping]
- Here she comes.
- ♪ Whoa-oh ♪
- Oh, that's really beautiful.
- ♪ Whoa-oh-ooh-oh ♪
- I like it. It's the "bam" I wanted.
I've always wanted to be married.
And I always dreamed about finding my wedding dress
and finally putting one on.
So I'm excited that that's finally coming true.
- Go, Jas. Go, Jas.
- I feel like everything that's been leading up
to this moment was worth it.
- ♪ Whoa-oh-ooh-oh ♪
- I'm just tired of being that person that men have
to go through for their next relationship to be successful.
And I'm ready for someone that's just tired
of playing those games.
I'm just ready to have my own person.
[soft music]
- It is absolutely stunning.
- It's that wow factor.
- Look at you looking like a bride.
- I do. I definitely feel like a bride in here.
♪ ♪
The thing is, I really--I--
- Ma, are you seriously crying?
- So beautiful. - Oh, my God.
- It's just, I'm overwhelmed.
I just--there's so many emotions
with--with you getting married.
- I think that what you've been through
has made marriage so important.
- Oh, gotta open the floodgates.
- Aah! No!
- You're not gonna catch me crying.
[laughter]
- I know that Jasmina's gonna be
a very loving wife, very supportive.
But my biggest fear for Jasmina's marriage
is that he doesn't want to be married
and the marriage fails.
I'm worried about who he is,
'cause I definitely don't want the type of men
that she has dealt with in the past.
♪ ♪
- Ooh. Drama.
♪ ♪
- Just thinking about--
Picturing myself walking down the aisle.
- Question of the night.
♪ ♪
- This is my dress. I'm--I'm choosing this one.
- Whoo! - So this is the one.
This is the one we're getting married in.
[applause]
- Yay! - So you feel like a bride?
- A wife.
- It's a wife.
- I am 100% ready for a husband and a full-time marriage.
With this dress, I know I'm gonna walk down the aisle
being confident and being happy
and ready to just meet my man.
Clear mind, clear head, positive vibes.
- Okay. - That's right.
Throw it out into the universe.
- So...
- Yeah, it's all rushing to my head now.
- That's funny. Grandma loved burgundy.
- For real? - That's her favorite color.
- Grandma loved burgundy.
- Really? - Yeah.
- That's her favorite color. - Burgundy and gold.
- Really? - Yeah.
- Makes sense, 'cause I feel regal in it.
I feel like-- I feel like a king.
- There we go. - Know what I mean?
♪ ♪
Only thing that's, like, a little bittersweet about this,
if I'm being honest...
♪ ♪
It's the truth. - Yeah.
- Is, like, the passing of Mom and Grandma.
♪ ♪
Every time I thought of this day--like, I envisioned it...
- Mm-hmm.
- And I always thought my mom would be there.
- Mm-hmm.
- Grandma would be there.
♪ ♪
And I'm gonna be happy, wholeheartedly happy,
'cause I feel like--and I think you guys can agree
that she would have wanted-- She wanted this.
♪ ♪
I can just feel it.
I can just feel that she would want this to happen to me.
So it's, like, another reason why I'll be able to walk in
with, like, a--with, like--
With my chest high, you know what I mean?
'Cause I know in my heart that she would want this.
So when she sees me in this suit--
When my wife see me in this suit,
like, I feel like it's gonna-- It's gonna be perfect.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Earthquake on the floor like a fault line ♪
♪ Don't stop, keep moving till the bass line ♪
♪ Earthquake, baby, shake, shake, shake, shake ♪
- Whoo!
All: Hi!
- Tonight, before their big day,
our ten singles will have one last chance to get together
and celebrate leaving their single life behind.
- To my wedding. - To your wedding!
- Because in just a few days, our couples will enter
into legally binding marriages with complete strangers.
- I'm getting married!
[all cheering]
- Yeah!
I'm so excited to turn up with my girls...
[dance music]
And just let loose one last time
before we settle down for the rest of our lives.
♪ ♪
[laughs] - [whistles]
Hey, ladies. We got shots.
- Oh, my God.
- What are we drinking?
- It's tequila.
- Are you guys ready?
- To leaving the single life.
[all cheering]
- Gentlemen, gentlemen.
Yo, for a new chapter, for love,
[indistinct], for a better life.
All: One! Two! Three!
[all cheering]
- ♪ I don't wanna grow up ♪
- It's just nice to have the camaraderie
of the other guys together, sharing this moment.
We have a crew. This is like District 5.
[laughter] - Mark's our captain.
- Captain, captain. Okay, captain.
We're all marrying a stranger in a few days.
So it's just a surreal feeling.
And I am so ready for marriage.
I can't wait.
[all cheering]
- Yes, bitch! Yes!
♪ ♪
- Did I hear somebody's getting married here?
- What's your name?
- Dixie Normous, darling.
- [bleep] Enormous? I would love one.
- Oh.
- Lindsey is a firecracker.
You really don't know what is gonna happen with her.
♪ ♪
- She really needs a husband who can handle her.
- I can't wait to meet her.
This is gonna be the greatest love story ever told.
- [laughs] - I get a kiss on New Year's.
I haven't had a kiss on New Year's, ever.
- What? - No!
- They've all been in between?
- Yeah.
This is gonna be a great New Year's.
- Oh, my God.
All Mark has ever wanted was this night.
This night makes his dreams come true.
And I just hope that she'll be there forever.
- Are you ready for the last person?
- I was just thinking, like,
the bartender I had at dinner the other night was so cute,
and I probably should have, like, enjoyed
that last moment of freedom.
I was ready a long time ago, so here we go.
I sure hope he doesn't have a small [bleep].
♪ ♪
- Hey, hold on.
♪ ♪
- I love strippers.
- ♪ You got me, got me, got me bucking in this club ♪
- ♪ You got me bucking, bucking, bucking, bucking ♪
♪ Bucking in this club ♪ - This is my habitat!
- ♪ I see you standing over there on the wall ♪
- Oh, my God! - Oh!
- Olajuwon!
I think O is having a blast.
I think O is in the comfort zone.
But get it out of your system,
'cause this ain't happening when you get married.
- So you've never used sex toys.
- I've used it once, and I didn't like it.
- Katina. Come on. You don't want to spice it up?
- I'm just not into, like, that whole, like--
No, you're not gonna handc-- No, we're not doing all that.
♪ ♪
- What's happening over there?
♪ ♪
- I'm not that freaky. I promise you.
And I feel like he's gonna be, like, on the same page as me.
♪ ♪
- You know, I see that,
and the first thing I think is, guy's ready to get married.
♪ ♪
- I just feel so, like, happy.
Like, I'm really just ready to meet him.
Like, I just--I just know the person who's standing
at the other side of the door of this
is, like, really, like, my soul mate.
- What are you hoping for, though?
- I'm hoping for a girl that's my partner.
Somebody I could bring to the strip club
and have that confidence.
I'll be like, "Baby, I dare you--
I dare you to go smack her butt."
You know what I'm saying? Like--
- Bro, but I'ma tell you right now.
- Yeah. - When you're married...
- Yeah. - You gotta realize, like,
you have another person that's a part of it.
- Beside you.
- No, not--not beside you, a part of you.
- A part of you. Damn. - You gotta realize that.
- Damn.
♪ ♪
- I'm not feeling this song.
- We're just over here in the dark corner.
[all cheering]
- Whoo!
- I'm like, "Okay, Noi."
The quiet ones--you gotta watch out for the quiet ones.
The way she was, like, dancing,
twerking a little bit, you know. [laughs]
I think Noi has a lot of, like, spice to her.
- I envision our first wedding night together to be us
staying up all night talking and getting to know each other.
That's honestly what I think is gonna happen.
I don't think, like, we'll have time to have sex.
- I mean, you never know. - Yeah, you never know.
♪ ♪
- I'm also not against it.
- The way I'm looking at it, right?
Here is a perfect stranger.
We're meeting at the altar, right?
This is not something you just dive into.
Let's say we had sex early.
From that point on, it could either be, this was awesome,
we're just off, or it could be, like...
- You know how it goes. - Now what?
- You have to build some--some tension.
- Yeah. Anticipation.
- Maybe when I see him, I'll be like...
- You'll be like, "All right, let's do this."
[laughter]
- "Tonight."
- Let's give it some time. - Of course.
- Let's actually feel each other out.
- You can't be too quick with this arrangement,
because it cannot be a one-night stand
from the [bleep] marriage.
- It'll be like a one-night stand that lasts forever.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- So what are you expecting is gonna happen at the altar?
- I'm open if he wants to hold my hand.
- Mm-hmm. - Right.
- Don't shove your tongue down my throat when we kiss, though.
- Facts. - Please.
- Then he can shove his tongue down my throat.
[laughter]
If I had a message for my husband,
it would just be to get ready for all of this,
because I'm ready for all of that.
And I just can't wait to meet you
and just hug you and smell you. [laughs]
- I'm trying to stay positive, but right now,
I'm--I'm overthinking.
My brain is just thinking about every single scenario
and how it can go right and how it can go wrong.
- You think it's fear, or do you think it's...
- It's 100% fear. To be vulnerable with somebody?
100%.
- Mike is a good guy. He deserves well.
But, you know, he's got to break through the barriers,
though, his fears.
And I don't think this is ideal.
I mean, what could go wrong? A lot of things.
- I'm very big on communication.
So we have to be able to talk.
We have to be able to keep each other up-to-date
on things and, you know,
talk about our emotions and stuff like that.
- I feel like, in your past relationships,
you hide your insecurities.
You hide, you know, your emotions.
- Like, it's not just this easy decision to make,
to just be vulnerable with somebody.
But I understand that I need to do that in order
to get what I'm looking to get out of a relationship,
out of a marriage, out of life.
Doesn't make it any easier.
- ♪ First time I saw her, yo, I couldn't believe my eyes ♪
♪ Her sexy body just got me hypnotized ♪
- I love, like, 90% of the brides I met.
I think they're badass.
We're gonna have friendships for life.
Jasmina [bleep] looks like Naomi Campbell.
She's just, like, gorgeous.
Noi is your wild card.
Y'all thought I was gonna be your wild card,
but spoiler alert: it's always who you don't think.
It's her.
Katina--love it.
She is personality. She knows what she wants.
And I think she's gonna be very interesting to watch.
There's a fifth bride, right?
[music winds down]
[crickets chirping]
What's her name?
[crickets chirping]
I mean, really, she's been missing.
- I'm just, like, happy to, like, sit in the corner
with my friends and, like, chitchat.
And, like, you know, that's my personality,
and I'm not gonna change that.
You know, like, I was offered many shots tonight,
and, like, that's just not for me.
And I'm like, "No, thank you."
- What if he's a big party boy?
♪ ♪
I feel like you need a guy
that's, like, kind of straightedge.
- ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
- Chris, you gotta get up there.
- Nope. - Why not?
- No, I do not. No, I do not.
- What's the worst that can happen?
- This--the worst that can happen is that I go up there.
- ♪ Put your hands up, put your, put your hands up ♪
- I want to do that, but I want to do it with my wife.
I want my wife to do that to me.
She can do that for me on the honeymoon.
- ♪ Oh, will you love me tomorrow ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ Oh, oh ♪
- How you feeling? - I don't know.
It just doesn't seem like it's really here.
- With only one day before our spouses-to-be
say "I do" to a complete stranger,
the nerves and pressure are at a all-time high.
- Who all is coming? Like--
- My mom, stepdad.
- No dad?
- No. My dad lives in Jamaica.
I did tell him that I was getting married.
- What did he say about that?
- He just said he was just very scared
and concerned that I don't know this person.
♪ ♪
- These will be legally binding marriages
and not something for any of these individuals
to take lightly,
so it's important for them to lean on their loved ones
so that they can talk about
any lingering concerns or doubts
or fears about the marriage that they might have.
- Getting nervous?
- It's scary to break down all the walls
that I know I have for somebody.
I just think, when you experience a lot of loss
in different parts of your life,
it's difficult to figure out how to let people in.
But it's not like you can just flip a switch and say,
"Okay, vulnerability time." - Right.
- That's not how it works. - Right.
- That's one of the things in the back of my head.
Like, "Are you gonna be able to do that?"
That's probably my biggest fear.
- That's something I also fear for you.
- ♪ And I'm breaking down these walls ♪
♪ For you ♪
♪ ♪
- Put some muscle into it.
- ♪ Come to life ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Come to life, come to life ♪
- How was your day?
- It was a long week.
I'm trying to, like,
do all the work for the honeymoon week this week,
to be ahead of my game.
[soft music]
Tomorrow's my wedding day,
and I feel like I'm moving at the speed of light.
- Oh, yeah. - All right. Water.
Smell my finger.
Philip is my closest family member that I have left.
He's kind,
is always available or present, and that's what I need,
because this is a very potentially crazy situation
I'm walking into.
And trying to make sure that I stay present during this chaos
and taking, you know, nothing for granted.
- You realize this is a real thing, though.
- Yeah, I'm just, like--
[sighs] I'm a little overwhelmed.
And you know how I get when I get frazzled.
Like, if I'm hungry and I'm not eating
or I don't get sleep, I get very much like, ugh.
Like, "Leave me alone. I need to focus."
And I don't want to, like, get into this position
during the honeymoon or meeting this new husband
where I have no time for myself and then I'm frazzled
and I'm not, like, being my best self.
- Hopefully he can handle you.
- True. Hopefully I can handle him.
- You starting to get nervous?
♪ ♪
- I'm embarrassed to talk to him about our family stuff,
like, with Mom and all that.
Like, that's something I've been very insecure about.
It feels just kind of like a sticky cloud
over me at times, just, like, the history of it.
Like, I don't know if Mom's coming to the wedding or not.
Maybe you'll--you can call her for me tonight
and get the final answer, 'cause it's crunch time.
- I called her a few times in the past, and I told her
that "you should go," but I can't make her go.
- Yeah, that's--that would be embarrassing to talk about.
Like, "Hey, my own mom doesn't love me enough
to come to my wedding."
TBD. To be determined.
I don't know if my mom is coming to the wedding or not.
Like, I've learned a lot in my relationships.
You can't always pour into somebody
who doesn't want to pour back into you.
I think that, like, at the heart and soul of my core
that that's just a wound
that I've never really been able to mend on my own.
♪ ♪
Like, I'm saving a seat for her.
So that's the best I can do right now.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Here we go ♪
♪ If I lose, if I go slow ♪
♪ If I try to do things solo ♪
- I'm getting married tomorrow!
Oh, my God, it is my last night as a single woman!
- Hey, wifey. I'm 12 hours away from you.
I hope you're feeling the same way I am.
And I can't wait to touch you, to smell you.
I'ma just appreciate every key detail about you
that every man took for granted.
- I'm so ready to be married.
Feel like I've been waiting for this for a super long time.
- The idea of having, like-- Having that person to--
You know, at the end of the day, to lay next to
and, you know, cuddle--
Being able to have that be a wife
instead of just a girlfriend
sounds like it's--it just sounds really special to me.
- Warnings for Ms. Mor-- Mrs. Morency:
number one, my memory is not the greatest.
I'm working on it. I'm trying.
But it's still not there yet.
- I just can't wait to have somebody
to just call my own, you know.
- I'll do my best. I will clean up after myself.
But I'm not the most organized. I apologize in advance.
- I can't wait to come home and cook for somebody.
- I snore. Sorry. Nothing I can do about it.
- I can't wait for somebody to just be annoyed
with how long I've been laying in the bed
watching Korean shows.
- I think that-- I think that's it.
I mean, there's a lot more, but I think--
I think that's a good list.
- Throughout my life, I've always had things I wanted,
but I've always wanted one thing more than ever,
and it was a wife.
- I hope he's a good snuggle and he snores minimally,
he pulls me in when I fidget,
and that he understands that I want the right side of the bed.
- Tomorrow my husband will be sleeping next to me,
and the thought of that makes me feel really nervous.
- I'm heading to bed. Good night, beautiful.
I can't wait to meet you
and see you for the first time tomorrow.
- I'm with you to the end, baby.
♪ ♪
- I'll see you at our wedding. - Have a good night.
- Tomorrow's gonna be the greatest day of my life.
- ♪ Through it all ♪
♪ Through it all ♪
[mellow music]
- ♪ This is our life, this is our day ♪
♪ This is our moment ♪
♪ Yeah, let's make it last forever ♪
- Hi! - Hi!
- How are you? - Whoo!
- For our five couples, this is the biggest day of their lives.
- I'm getting married today.
[laughs]
I can't wait.
- Some nerves today for sure.
More than anything, I just want to know
who I'm gonna be marrying.
- I'm so freaking excited to meet him today.
I hope it's not awkward.
But I feel like I'm a pretty outgoing person,
so it's hard to be awkward around me, I think.
- How do you feel? - I'm nervous AF.
- They're ready to risk everything for love...
- Ooh-la-la.
- As they prepare to say "I do" to a total stranger.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
- ♪ 'Cause I'm your girl ♪
- The first couple to get married is Lindsey and Mark.
- I'm getting married today.
You know, even though the wedding's in just a few hours,
I feel really calm, collected, cool, and confident.
I've never met a stranger I didn't like,
and I hope that that's the case today.
Now, some strangers don't like me, but that's their problem.
- I can't believe that in a few hours,
I'm gonna be a married man.
I just hope that when she sees me, we talk,
and we interact, it's everything
that she was hoping for, more so than me,
because I know that in disappointments,
I can get through them, but for her,
I don't want to disappoint her on her big day too.
So I'm really hoping that's she's as--as ecstatic
as I know I'm gonna be
and it's exactly what we both hope for.
- Wakey, wakey! - Good morning!
- Good morning, Linds! - Happy wedding day!
- Oh, my God, pig pile!
[laughter]
- Yay!
- I think I'm gonna be an amazing wife.
I'm just ready.
I've been ready for a long time.
I just was with somebody who wasn't ready.
The puzzle pieces weren't lining up.
I didn't have the right person or the right situation.
And now I have somebody who's ready to make
the commitment from day one.
And I feel like it's my time.
I really just feel like it's my time.
- So are you ready? - Yup.
- As ready as you're ever gonna be, huh?
- Yeah. I'm here.
- She's so ready. - I'm on the log ride.
It's like when you go to Disney World
and you have to wait in line for three hours,
and then you're like, "I don't even want to go
on Space Mountain anymore."
And then you go on Space Mountain,
and you're like, "This is awesome!"
- "Let's go again!" - Yeah, yeah.
Right now, I'm at the front of the line,
and I'm like, "My seat's right there in the front row."
- Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. - Big day, brother. Big day.
- Hey, it's my big day. - Let's go. Let's go.
- Let's go. - Let's go!
- Hey. - Congratulations, Mark.
- Oh, yeah!
[all speaking at once]
[laughter]
- I can't wait to do this. MTS is here.
It's time to go down the aisle, meet Mrs. Shark.
Today's the day.
[cork pops] all: Oh!
- It's been a long, long journey to find her.
But I've been keeping my faith and saying my prayers.
And I don't have any doubts
that this won't be a great love story.
[upbeat music]
- How you feeling, bud?
- I can't wait.
First Saturday I have a date.
So... [laughter]
This is gonna be-- Oh, I can't wait.
- I know you've got all the confidence in the world.
But what do you want us to find out about him?
- Somebody brush up against him.
Feel what I'm working with. No, I'm joking.
I'm joking. I'm joking.
- Not it! - Not it!
- People have asked me, "What is he gonna look like?"
And I'm like, "I don't know. Black, white, tall, short."
A lot of people were really specific
about what they wanted, but I don't know.
Some of the people who are attractive now
weren't attractive when they were younger
and vice versa, you know?
It's like when you take the filter off
or the waist cincher off and everything falls out.
- What are you doing?
♪ ♪
- So if everything's gonna fall out for my husband,
I want it to be his heart and his personality.
- ♪ I don't recall ever feeling like this ♪
♪ Every single other kiss was just practice ♪
- Big risk, big reward,
and I'm here for the big reward, so...
- Getting that emergency contact.
[laughs]
- Mark, are you nervous? - No.
- Yeah, you are. - Stop saying no.
- Just say yes. - It's okay to admit it.
- I want to screw up. I don't want to screw up.
- All right, so that means you're a little nervous.
That's okay. - Tuck that shirt in.
- Feel it all, though. We got you.
- Think my biggest hopes for today is that she comes
around the corner, our eyes lock,
and it's like magic
and everything just goes as smooth as possible,
doesn't feel like she's a stranger.
But four years ago, it was pretty tough
to go through some of the process
and then not get selected, and this time,
I've been kind of, like, waiting for the shoe to drop.
So my biggest fear would be that she doesn't like me.
[soft music]
[line ringing]
- Hello. - Mom.
- What?
- I'm getting married in one hour.
- Oh, my God, Mark. I'm beside myself.
♪ ♪
- It's okay. Just think of it this way.
I'll have someone to spend my life with, you know?
Why didn't you do it the right way?
- I tried. It never worked out. So I tried it this way--
- You didn't try hard. I mean, you know--
- All right. I love you.
- Yeah. Bye.
- Love you, Rose.
- Wow. No "I love you" back. All right.
I know that she was a little skeptical.
But I would love to have my mom here today
and my dad, so...
I know that when he was passing away,
he--he just didn't want me to be alone.
I'm an only child.
So to him, it was important that I find a wife
and I have a family.
He was a big family man.
He didn't have a great upbringing,
and he always wanted to give that to me.
So I think it's nice to find someone that I can say,
"Hey, I have a family of my own.
I'm gonna be okay, and I know you're looking down."
♪ ♪
- Wow. You look gorgeous.
- Hey, Dad. - Hey, baby girl.
- I love it.
You didn't even dress yourself today.
- You have no idea. - I love you.
- Love you. - You look good.
- You do too.
- It's such a pleasure
to have my father here today.
What's this?
- It's a flower I brought you right there.
- He brought me a flower for good luck.
- I went and got water, and I picked it on the way.
- Okay. I love it. I'll add it to the bouquet.
I feel like this is my time and I'm blooming.
And I'm so happy for the people who love me
and who care for me who are able to witness that.
I'm ready.
- I know you are.
- I'm opening the door to this husband.
I'm diving right in.
I think this is gonna be forever.
- I hope so.
No, I just think the best advice
I could possibly give you is, really think twice
before you open your mouth.
Never say something when you're angry.
When you say stuff when you're upset,
it's always devastating to the other person.
So just don't say it.
- I've tried to be that way with Mom.
- Good.
- But I wish she--
[sighs]
I wish she could be here.
- Honey, don't--don't even worry about it.
Your mother chose not to be here.
- Yeah. - And that bothers me.
But you know something? Don't let it rain on your day.
Just have a great day. It's her loss, not yours.
♪ ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- All right, buddy! Let's see the ring you got.
- Yeah, let's see the ring. - Let's see the ring you got.
- All right, so I went over to Boston Diamond
a couple days ago, and--
- You picked it out? - I picked it out.
- Whoo! - That's pretty.
- Pop that thing. - Did they tell you the size?
- It's pretty big. - I hope.
[laughter]
- That's, like, a 6 1/2.
What is that, a 6? - I think it's a 5.
- 6--oh, damn! - 5?
- 5. - Oh, man.
- Yeah. - Tiny.
- He's girthy.
Aaah!
- 20, baby!
- 20 minutes, baby! - 20 minutes!
- Game time! - Let's go!
- Mrs. MTS, are you ready?
♪ ♪
- Game time! Game time!
- Let's go, Marky! - Are you ready to dance?
I can't wait to shout. Let it all out.
Let's go. This is our time.
You've been looking for love. I've been looking for love.
I can't wait for the day that you say, "I love you,"
'cause I'm ready to go.
I've been waiting 37 years to meet you,
fall in love with you.
- Eh! Eh! Eh!
- I've been praying every night that this was gonna pan out
the way I want it to,
praying that I wouldn't get hurt,
'cause I tried this before,
and this is really happening.
I'm really gonna get married in 20 minutes.
This is it.
Let's go!
♪ ♪
[indistinct chatter]
- Oops.
- Does she need more? - Yeah. Here. There you go.
- Remember, first impressions are everything.
- Just don't get in trouble.
♪ ♪
- Lindsey's glass, right?
- You ready for the vows? - I'm ready for the vows.
- You got it all? - You sure?
- You ready to go? - I got it right here.
- All right. All right, dude.
- Hey, I love you. - I love you too.
- After this, you're married.
- That's it. Yeah.
Oh, [bleep].
I've been waiting for this day for a long time.
I'm excited to wake up tomorrow morning,
eat breakfast with someone, and start our journey.
I'm so excited for the future.
So after all this, if my marriage ends in divorce,
I'll be, like, brokenhearted.
[soft music]
[dramatic music]
[applause]
- Yeah! - There he is!
[cheers and applause]
- Yes. - Thank you, thank you.
- ♪ Feeling bored ♪
♪ Living life in monochrome ♪
- Let's see when she gets here. - All right.
- ♪ Ready or not ♪
♪ ♪
- That's my favorite part.
♪ ♪
It's the drama.
♪ ♪
- Nice to meet you guys. - Nice to meet you too.
[laughter]
- So glad you guys came.
[laughter]
- Can I pee and get a bathroom look with my purse
before we go down the aisle?
♪ ♪
- Lindsey has to go to the bathroom.
- Go time.
♪ ♪
- Oh, my God.
They're down in there? - I threw them down here.
♪ ♪
[burps] Sorry. I know myself.
Gotta get that last bit out before I became a lady.
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Is that my cake?
- Aah!
♪ ♪
- Right here.
♪ ♪
- I am wildly energetic and passionate.
- Hey. You look great, honey.
- Glad you're on time. Step right out.
- Don't start. - You're on the right.
- Yeah, well, I don't want to step on your dress.
Give me a kiss.
♪ ♪
- I am who I am, and I'm here for good intentions.
And so I hope he is kind and caring and compassionate
and able to handle this fantastic,
exci--eccent-- Encyclopedia Brown?
That's, like, maybe even before his time.
- Are you sure you're ready? - Yeah.
- All right, let's go. - Okay.
I am the best of the best.
How's my veil? Are we set?
I hope you're not a Debbie Downer.
♪ ♪
- Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
I ask that you please stand.
♪ ♪
- We're doing it.
♪ ♪
It's happening.
- Let's do it. - Let's go, girl.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Everything is all right now ♪
♪ Keep your eyes on the road ♪
♪ 'Cause I been yearning for the jet-black tongues ♪
♪ And scarred-up lungs, you got it ♪
♪ Hanging out late with Mary Louise ♪
♪ Getting higher than the Eiffel Tower ♪
♪ Lower than the company ♪
♪ Keeping you here with me ♪
♪ It's me and Mary Louise ♪
- I'm Gregg. - Nice to meet you. Mark. Mark.
♪ ♪
- Hi. I'm Lindsey. - Nice to meet you. I'm Mark.
- What's your name? - Mark.
- What's your last name? - Maher.
- Oh, nice. An easy one!
- Yeah. - I was hoping for that.
Yes! How do you spell it?
- M-A-H-E-R.
- Yes. Suckers, see ya!
[laughter]
- Everyone calls me the Shark. - I hate sharks.
- Oh!
[laughter]
- That's great. - I'm terrified of them.
- Oh, I'll protect you.
- Okay. I hope so. - Okay.
- I'm a fast swimmer, so I'll leave you behind.
[laughter]
- So, Mark and Lindsey, I'd like you
to officially meet each other for the very first time.
- Hey. Nice to meet you. - Hey. Nice to meet you.
- We'll just hold hands. We'll figure it out eventually.
- We'll figure it out. [laughter]
- You have both have beautiful smiles,
and I'm happy for the both of you.
- That was a deal breaker for me.
- That was a deal breaker.
- I definitely said that. Did you?
- Yeah, I said nice teeth. - I was like, "Nice teeth."
- Gotta have teeth. - I was like--
- Gotta have all of them.
- I was like, "He can be whatever he wants
as long as he has good teeth."
- Do I pass? - Let's see.
Ahh! - Oh, my God.
- Okay, I don't see any cavities. Deal.
- No cavities. - [laughs]
- That's great.
- How about me? - You look great.
- Thanks, Dad. Those braces were all you.
- Very beautiful. - Thank you.
- Well, Mark, Lindsey's family and friends
would like you to know
that she is quite a woman that you got on your hands.
- I can tell. Which is good.
- Lindsey is wildly adventurous,
always up for a challenge...
- Okay. - And is fiercely loyal.
Lindsey needed a partner who is supportive, open,
and most of all loving.
Lindsey knows exactly what's on her mind all the time
and sometimes with no filter.
- I like that. That's good. - She holds on tight.
And the rest of her life--the rest of your life--starts now,
together, as husband and wife.
Lindsey, Mark's friends and family want you to know
that he is generous, kind, and totally loyal.
From this day forward, Mark will put all his energies
into making you the center of his universe.
And if he's ever too much, it's only because
he goes all in with a heart on his sleeve.
So please be gentle.
Mark might be an only child,
but he has a loving group of friends
that he calls his brothers and his sisters.
- Nice to meet you.
- And they are so anxiously all waiting to meet you.
With Mark by your side,
you should expect all the love necessary
to conquer anything together as husband and wife.
♪ ♪
Well, Mark and Lindsey have taken this opportunity
on their beautiful wedding day
to write their own vows to each other.
Lindsey, I'm gonna ask that you please go first.
- Sure. I love it.
- Take your time, sweetheart.
- Okay. Dear future husband.
Mark Maher.
- Yes. - Okay.
- I know we don't know each other yet,
but we're about to embark on the journey of a lifetime.
I have all the faith and the desire to make this work.
As your wife, I vow to honor, respect, care for,
and love you.
I vow to bring fun,
adventures, joy, and excitement to your life;
to remain loyal, kind, and caring with your heart;
to make our family and lives together a priority;
and to always choose you first.
I'm going to cherish you,
and I ask that you will cherish me.
- I will.
- Mark, would you take the time to go now?
- Yes.
Lindsey, I didn't know
if this day would ever come for me.
I feel I've searched for a wife my whole, entire life.
I looked all over for you: at Bunker Hill.
I went to-- - I wasn't there.
- I went to Castle Island.
- Wasn't there either.
- I went to Weymouth Landing, Nantasket Beach,
and I went to South Shore Plaza many weekends,
and you weren't there.
- You were in the wrong zones, boo.
You gotta go north. - This--
More than words can express,
I appreciate you taking a leap of faith on this journey
to find love with me today.
I can't wait to know everything about you
and start our lives together.
I promise to show you a love
that you never felt was ever possible.
It's important to me that you know I'm ready
to be a husband today and commit to you
in this marriage no matter what comes our way.
I will always be your anchor in life.
- Aw.
- That's very sweet. Thank you. - Mm-hmm.
♪ ♪
- Mark, as you look into Lindsey's eyes,
would you please repeat after me?
♪ ♪
With this ring... - It doesn't fit.
- With this ring... - I wed you, Lindsey...
- For today, for tomorrow...
- And for all the years to come.
♪ ♪
- Get it right on there.
Yeah, yeah, just a little rough.
It's okay. - Work it. Work it.
- I don't mind it. - Work it.
♪ ♪
- I don't want to hurt you. - I like it, actually.
- Pull the--pull the skin towards you a little bit.
- Yeah. I want it to hurt a little.
Listen, they're swollen and sweaty.
♪ ♪
- Okay. - Beautiful.
- Oh. - There we go.
- Perfect. - There it is.
- Lindsey, that's not coming off, that ring.
- No, it never was going to. Thank you.
♪ ♪
- For thousands of years... - Are you dying in the black?
- A little bit.
- People in Greece have been crowned with a wreath.
These wreaths, called the stephano,
are bound by the single cord, a cord love, of commitment.
As you are crowned, they are forever united as one.
- I grew up Greek Orthodox. Don't worry.
I'm only gonna make you follow two of those holidays.
- Okay. - Hold it over their heads.
- Have you ever seen "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"?
- Mm-mm. - Oh, well, you're gonna.
- Okay. - It's my life.
- Okay.
- May the sacraments of marriage
enrich the connection of these two souls,
that they may grow in depth and love and the glory of God.
♪ ♪
- Three times, okay.
- Now, by the authority vested upon me and, most of all,
by the power of your own love together,
I now pronounce... - Ready?
- That you are married.
You may call each other your cherished names:
"This is my husband." "This is my wife."
Mark, you may kiss Lindsey.
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- It's so weird kissing a stranger.
- Ladies and gentlemen,
it is my pleasure to introduce to you for the first time
in the state of Massachusetts
Mark and Lindsey.
[cheers and applause]
- Yeah.
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Let's run, let's never forget ♪
♪ How far we've come ♪
♪ A change is the best thing that we could have done ♪
♪ A rainbow of chapters left unread ♪
♪ Let's go clear our heads ♪
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- I was like, "I don't know if he's gonna be Black, white,
Asian, tall, short."
I literally was like, "As long as they're a good person,
that's all that matters to me."
- Yeah. - Let's just take this moment.
Hold on. Can I just...
Let's go in for, like...
♪ ♪
Very nice to meet you. - Hey. Nice to meet you.
- What a crazy week, huh? - Yeah.
I'm married, and I can't even believe it.
This is wild. I think she's beautiful.
I think this is gonna be a great success.
I mean, she's as excited as I am, which is awesome.
What do you do for work?
- I'm a COVID-19 project manager
for Boston Public Health.
- Okay. That's great. - What do you do?
- I work in the fitness industry.
- What do you?
- I'm regional manager for three gyms.
- Okay. - Ooh.
- That's okay. I think that's a sign for champagne.
If we had a sharp knife, I would teach you
one of my party tricks. - Okay.
- Like... - Oh, yeah. I've never--
- Do you want to learn? - Yeah. Sure.
- Oh, can we get a knife?
Can I get a sharp knife, anybody?
No, they don't trust me with knives.
[cork pops] - Oh!
- It went on its own.
- I wasn't sure if she was gonna be quiet or boring,
but we're in for quite a journey.
- Oh, my goodness, I have so many questions.
What time--what time do you like to go to bed?
- Lately I've been going to bed at, like, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00.
- Yes. - Because I've been prepping--
- 9:00 or 10:00.
- I changed my workout routine for this.
- Work out? - Yeah.
- I like to work out first thing in the morning.
- So I started--I've been going first thing
in the morning, 'cause I figure
I can't do my split shifts when I get married,
so I gotta do a straight shift.
I'm like, "Listen, I'm married."
I'm like, "My wife's not gonna want me,
like, splitting my shift and being home late,"
so I started going in, like, at 5:00 in the morning
so I could just get used to that.
- Oh, my God. You're giving me WAP.
I'm loving that.
Like, a man who wants to be there
for his family after work? Hoo!
You know, I had to, like, beg and plead my ex
to change his work shift by one hour
so we could have dinner together.
And to think that this man is willing to jump above
and beyond before he's even met me
to make sure that we could have a great home
is really wonderful.
So I think he's ready for the adventure
that I want to bring into his life,
and I'm ready for the, like, love and stability
he's gonna bring into mine.
I just want to have a family
and live a debt-free life and be happy.
- Yeah.
- So I want my husband to come home from work
and want to dance in the kitchen
and play with their kids first. - Yes.
- That's the priority. - Yes.
- Like, jobs come and go.
- Right. - Money comes and go.
I can make more than you. You can make more than me.
- I was always fine with that. - We'll figure it out.
- I was always like, "As long as she doesn't put me down
"if I make less,
"I'm fine if she makes the money and I stay home,
clean the house, take care of the kids..."
- I literally said that. - "Have her food ready."
- I was like, "He can--he can be the stay-at-home mom."
I was like, "But just don't expect me
to work all day and cook and clean."
- No! - It's an even keel thing.
- I would have the whole place prepped, food--
- Are you a clean man? - Yeah.
- I'm very clean. - Type A.
- Same. - Yeah.
Oh. - It happens a lot too.
- This is gonna be a wild time.
- For sure. - I can tell.
- I'm a tomboy. - Yeah.
- All the way. Like, I like to play football.
- Nice.
- I like to play ultimate frisbee.
I like to rough and tumble.
And don't you ever baby-talk me.
I think it's [bleep] disgusting.
- What's baby talk?
- "Hello, my little pootsy-wootsy."
- Oh, no, no, no, no, no. - Yeah, no, gross.
- No. - Just don't give me dairy,
'cause if I get dairy by accident,
I projectile vomit for 12 hours.
I'm really lucky. You're gonna find that out.
Like, I'm the luckiest bitch in the world.
Frankly, I'm magic, so buckle up.
[music winds down]
- Oh. Wow, she's got a lot of energy. Okay.
- I want to be a cat when I die.
- You okay?
- If you could be any animal, what would it be?
- A monkey. - Really?
- Yeah. - I don't like monkeys.
- No? - No. They're mean.
They like shiny jewelry, and they bite.
- Well, I don't have one. I don't have one.
- Have you ever been to a monkey temple?
- No. - They're not great.
I actually don't [bleep] with monkeys at all.
- No? - I gotta be honest with you.
They scare me. - Well, I don't have one,
so don't worry.
You don't have to worry about that.
- Do you have any pets? - I do.
- All right, you said that as, like, I need to be warned.
Tell me.
- Well, are you allergic to any pets?
- Yes. - What are you allergic to?
- The ones I have. - What are those?
- Cats. - Okay.
- Do you have cats? - I do.
- [bleep]. How many cats?
- Three. - No, you don't.
- Yeah. - No, you don't.
Are you lying to me? - No.
- No. You have to be lying.
- I wish I was. - Really?
- Yeah. - No.
- I'm not home to have a dog.
- Wait, you own three cats?
- Yeah.
- You guys. You guys!
No! I love cats! - Oh!
- I'm a crazy cat lady.
- Are you? - And I already have two.
We cannot be a five-- I'm getting rid of mine.
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
- Next time on "Married at First Sight"...
- Going into marriage, everything is about to change.
- Giving my heart away to someone is sacred.
Marriage to me is sacred.
- Taking a risk like this, it makes me anxious.
- I really want my forever person.
But getting married to a stranger is crazy.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Why are you crying?
- Every single emotion just hit me at once.
- [crying]
- We're ready? We're going now? Oh, God.
- [whistles]
What happen if she doesn't want to connect with me?
What happen if I messed with somebody she knows
and she can't get over my past?
♪ ♪
- Please help this to be right
and help this not to be a mistake, please.
- Oh, my God, I feel sick to my stomach.
My body is, like, shaking.
Oh, [bleep].
♪ ♪
I just hope that I'm not disappointed.
♪ ♪