Welcome to Love is Blind.
[soft music plays]
I'm just finding myself, like, thinking about you.
There's a heart with your name right in the middle of my notebook.
[Nick Lachey] Here, you'll choose someone to marry without ever seeing them.
[Nick] I'm on one knee, and I'm asking you
if you will marry me.
-Yes. -[Deepti] Yes.
-Yes. Yes! -Yes, yes, yes!
Yeah, I'll marry you. [laughs]
Let's go!
[Vanessa] And if they accept,
you'll see your fiancé for the very first time.
-Oh my gosh. -♪ Life is wonderfully beautiful ♪
[Jarrette] Oh my God.
[Vanessa] Together, hopefully, you turn that emotional connection
into a physical one.
[Jarrette] That physical connection we have
is just as strong as our emotional connection.
I just show my love differently. I think you have such high expectations.
I'm done.
I want you to show me that you prioritize me.
And I think the closer I get, the more concerned I get.
If there's someone else that you, like, wanna be with, just tell me.
[sighs]
-I'm not fucking around. -Oh, okay.
I had things going on yesterday, outside of meeting your family.
I can't do this.
[Nick Lachey] And in just four weeks, you will be at your wedding.
Will you say I do to the person you chose sight unseen…
I do, absolutely.
…or will you walk away from that person forever?
[dramatic music builds to crescendo]
[dramatic music plays]
Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
[Nick] My vision for marriage is two people that come together and decide
that we're gonna spend our life together and be together no matter what,
through thick and thin, good times and bad.
And so it's a very serious, real, lifelong commitment.
[Danielle] I want Nick to be my husband more than anything.
This is the biggest moment of my life.
[minister] Nick Matthew Thompson,
do you take Danielle Jean Ruhl
to be your wife
as long as you both shall live?
[dramatic music builds]
[music fades]
I do.
[Wendy crying]
I have no question whatsoever that you are the person I'm supposed to be with.
♪ Two souls sewn together ♪
I'm glad that I found you, and I can't wait to spend
the rest of my life being better together.
Thank you. [chuckles]
♪ You're the one thing I can't lose ♪
Oh, my beautiful girl.
I now declare you to be husband and wife.
Nick, you may kiss your wife.
[cheers and applause]
[man 1] Yeah, Danielle!
[man 2] Yeah! Whoo!
[Danielle] I'm so happy!
[Nick] Me too.
I'm sweating through my pants.
So am I.
♪ I will always fight Always fight for you ♪
[Wendy] Oh, I'm so happy for her. It's truly what she wanted.
[laughs]
♪ I will always fight Always fight for you ♪
[Danielle and Nick chuckle]
-[Danielle sighs] -[Nick] How do you feel?
[Danielle] So good.
-I'm so happy. -[Nick] Me too.
I'm a married man. I'm very happy. Very excited.
Um, saying yes and committing to getting married today to Danielle
was a game-time decision because I wasn't 100% sure
that she was 100% sure.
But it all worked out the way it was supposed to,
and that means that I'm a married man.
And we have a whole life of 50-some-odd years together,
and I can't wait.
-You're my husband now. -You're my wife.
[Danielle] This is the last thing I thought would happen. It happened.
We love each other and care more about each other
than we could ever express to anyone.
And the thought of losing that in the blink of an eye was terrifying.
I'm just so happy he came to the same conclusion.
He is my person, and he is the person I wanna spend the rest of my life with.
And he thinks that about me too.
Ah! [chuckles]
Nothing better than that.
I can't believe I'm married. I'm a wife. I have a husband.
This is everything I could've ever wanted. So, love is blind, obviously.
[laughing]
I'm so happy.
-Cheers. -Cheers. [chuckles]
To us.
-For the rest of our lives. -Yeah. [chuckles]
-That's crazy. -Ah!
I'm realizing the rest of our lives. Should've thought this through more.
-I'm kidding. -[both chuckle]
♪ We can make it through, me and you… ♪
I'm so happy.
-[whispers] I can't believe this. -I know.
Congratulations to us.
To Nick and Danielle Ruhl. [laughs]
I love you.
I love you too.
♪ Prove it ♪
[soft music plays]
♪ Here we stand ♪
♪ In the light of day ♪
♪ And the world is at our feet ♪
You know, coming into this experience and starting this journey,
I really wanted to find my perfect match,
my soulmate.
And now, it's my wedding day.
Deepti, will you make me the luckiest man in the world and marry me?
Oh my God.
Abhi, I never thought that I would meet someone like you.
And, oh man, I feel like fate has just gravitated us towards each other.
And a thousand times yes.
-[Shake] Yes. Yes! -Yes, yes, yes!
-I wish I could hug you right now. -[Shake] I know.
-My gosh. And then some… -Can't wait to see you.
Oh my God.
[chuckling softly]
-Oh my God. -Hi!
-Oh, you're gonna be my fucking wife. -You're gonna be my husband.
Today is my wedding day.
And so far, the day has been… [sighs] …surreal, you know?
Getting picked up in a Suburban and whisked away to the venue here.
Right now, I'm excited.
-[man 1] Yo! -[man 2] Yo, yo! What's up, buddy?
-Oh. -[Shake] Oh!
-Whoa. Got the squad. All right. -What's up, man?
-[Shake] Yeah. -[man 1] Opa.
-There we go. -[man 2] Opa.
How's your feeling? Where's your mind at right now?
This isn't something that… you can be, like, 80% sure.
You know, it's like, you have to be 150% sure, right?
What's missing?
I don't feel that kind of instinctual physical attraction that I feel like…
So, is that the missing piece?
Is that why it's not 100? Is that why it's 20%?
That is. That is.
What do you think you'll look like in 20, 30 years?
-What are we gonna look like? -He's already a silver fox.
[laughter]
If you're forever gonna be thinking there's always something better,
you're always a swipe away…
Wouldn't you want somebody that you're emotionally connected to?
You're marrying the personality anyways, to a certain degree.
Connections like this…
Once every ten, 20 years, maybe a lifetime.
I'm an only child, but today is not just about me.
It's about Deepti also.
They say you have to be selfish and think about yourself,
and I think that's true in many scenarios,
but I also think, you know, when it comes to marriage,
that's-- that's the day you stop thinking about just yourself.
So are you feeling excited, nervous, scared, worried?
Glass case of emotions, baby.
That's what I've been saying this entire journey.
That's how I'm feeling. [laughs]
This wedding day, I mean, of course, means the world to me,
because I've just always wanted to find this happiness and my person.
Not everyone's going to be perfect for you, so you have to figure out
what compromises you're willing to live with and what you're not.
And there's never gonna be the perfect person.
[Juhie] Right.
So, it's like, you have to pick and choose what values mean the most to you.
-[Juhie] Right. -[Deepti] Hi, Mom.
[Gayatri] Hi.
[Deepti] Hi!
-[Gayatri] Hi. How are you doing? -Hey.
I'm good.
I just wanna celebrate our love.
I guess it's, like, one of a kind. It's different.
It's unique, but it is our love story.
And I'm so grateful for my family for being here and being so supportive.
They are putting in so much effort to make sure that I look beautiful,
to make sure that, you know, all the right things are at this wedding.
And everything's just so much more magical.
Oh, there she goes.
I love you. You good? Okay.
Don't touch me! No, I'm just kidding.
[laughs] You just wanna squeeze.
I love you. Thank you for being here.
♪ Just one step away So close you can taste it ♪
♪ No risk in our way It's gotta be today ♪
♪ Told you we'd be here And we indeed here ♪
♪ No matter how heartless This darkness, gon' light it up ♪
[Gayatri] The bride's most important thing is a bindi.
It's a significance of your days will be brighter with me, and forward.
Yeah.
[Gayatri chuckles] Mm-hmm.
-Cute. -Yeah.
[Shake] It's the Chatterjees!
-Hello. -Hi!
-Thank you. -Hello.
[Sita] Oh my God.
-How are you, darling? -I'm doing good. Yeah.
-Good to see you. Yeah. -You look good.
Yeah, you know, I felt like I had to go a little extra.
-Yes. -You know?
If ever there was an occasion to go extra…
-Sure. -…this is it, right?
Yes, yes, yes.
-[Deepti] Oh my… -[chuckling]
-[Deepti] Hi, Dad! -[Venkateswar] Oh.
How are you feeling?
[Deepti] Good. Oh no, I got makeup on you!
[Venkateswar chuckles] That's fine.
-Gorgeous. -[Deepti] Good? Yeah.
I came into this experience wanting to find my person.
For somebody who loves me for who I am.
Someone I can spend the rest of my life with.
And I've given it my all. I've given it my 110%.
I know what I'm gonna say today, and… let's see how it goes.
-I support in any decision you take. -Yeah. We're always here to support what…
We all are there for you. Always. And always we will support.
I want you to be really, really happy.
And whenever you walk into a relationship,
there has to be a commitment. Lifelong commitment.
And when you know that this is who I'm going to spend the whole life,
and when you feel it, that's… that's what I want for you.
Thank you. I love you guys.
-Love you. -I love you too.
Thank you.
[Shake] What are you guys thinking? Curious what your thoughts are.
[Debasish] Whichever way you go,
I think you'll make a good decision, right decision.
You know, a wise man said that
when you have to make a difficult decision,
the important thing is that you make a decision.
You know?
As a husband, it's, uh, obviously, you have to take care of your wife.
She should be your good friend.
Both of you should be able to help each other.
And good times will come. Bad times will also come.
So, you should be prepared for both.
[Sita] If you do what's good for you,
then you will be the best person for the other person.
Even though I haven't consciously thought about it,
I don't consciously think about it, in a lot of ways, I am like you guys.
You know? I mean, you guys probably see it.
This is… This is a new dimension of life.
Yeah. Yeah.
-It's a whole other level. -[Debasish] Yes.
It's a whole… Yeah.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
As I make this decision, it could go…
[sighs] Really, I could go either way right now.
But what I know for certain
is that we are celebrating love today.
[drums playing rhythmically]
[singing, cheering]
-Hey! -Hey!
[man] Hey! Ho!
[Shake] This experiment, in a way,
was to see if the emotional could outweigh the physical.
In the past, I have run away from my culture and Indian women,
but right now, I'm just embracing who I am,
and feeling very excited and at home.
[cheers and applause]
Wow, that was fun. Huh?
-And now you can go and get the bride. -Okay, sure. Thank you.
Oh, okay. We wait.
[soft instrumental music plays]
Don't they look good, my friends?
♪ I don't need any more proof ♪
♪ I see it right in front of me And no, there's no use ♪
♪ You always get the best of me ♪
♪ We find a way Find a way to each other ♪
Hi. [chuckles]
♪ Everything we try goes round and round ♪
[whispers] Oh man.
Seeing Deeps coming down the aisle, she just looked stunning.
♪ No matter all the steps we try… ♪
Stop crying. Oh my gosh.
-[Shake] You look hot. -[laughs softly]
-[Deepti] Hi, how are you? -Hey. You look amazing.
-[Deepti] Thank you. You do too. -[Shake speaks indistinctly]
[chuckles]
♪ We end up back to where we started ♪
Today, Deepti and Abhishek are going through the holy ceremony of marriage.
[chanting in Hindi]
[priest in English] Now is the time to decide if the love is blind.
[dramatic music plays]
Deepti, do you take Abhishek to be your husband to love and to cherish
as long as you both shall live?
I hope you know how much you mean to me and the impact you've made on my life.
But no, I cannot marry you.
I deserve somebody who knows for sure.
So, I'm choosing myself,
and I'm gonna say no.
[somber instrumental music plays]
[Deepti] He's not the one for me, because if he was,
he'd make me feel like I was the one, and he never did that.
[exhales deeply]
We're still good, though.
Yo, this is a celebration.
This is a celebration. That's the last thing I'm gonna say.
-Let's run it. Let's run it. -[cheering]
Here we go, baby. Everybody up. Here we go.
[drum music playing rhythmically]
[Shake] Let's do it.
Yeah.
[somber music playing]
♪ Light flows through the window ♪
♪ The darkness calls from me to you ♪
[Deepti] Hi.
[Gayatri] My sweetheart.
-I chose myself. -I know.
-I'm so proud of you. -Thank you.
We're gonna be partying through till tomorrow,
'cause I don't work till Monday.
She will definitely be my friend. She'll definitely be my friend.
Are you sad at all?
Part of me is upset.
Part of me is upset, but, like, it's a net positive.
Like, overall, there's so much more positive emotion.
So…
Yeah, man.
-I just want you to be happy, okay? -I am happy.
-Just don't worry about anything. Yeah. -I chose myself. I'm happy.
-I promise. -Absolutely. Absolutely.
-I love you so much. Thank you. -I love you too.
That's my brave girl. My sweetheart.
That's… [sobs softly]
[sniffling]
[Deepti] I love you.
Yeah. You did good.
It's probably for the best, man. You know?
-She did her thing, and… -Yeah.
I would much rather be… Like, dude, I'd…
Thank God Thank God I didn't have to say anything.
And, you know… And, like, very transparent.
I was the one that was more on the fence. Like, you know what I mean?
It's not a fun thing to talk about right now,
but if I would've said yes, she would've said yes. Yeah.
That's why I feel amazing. We got… We avoided all that.
I was like, "Please be the one to reject me."
Like, "I can handle it. I can take it." You know?
[chuckles]
It'll be fine.
Honestly, right now,
I'm excited to just get back in the normal swing of things.
I wanna get back into my fitness routine,
and, um, I have reservations at Nobu on Sunday.
So, things are gonna be good.
I'm good. Don't cry.
I know you're good. I know you're good.
You're always good.
Today she stood up for herself,
and I'm so, so proud of her.
She's not a girl who asks for a lot.
She is a person who cares for every single person, no matter what.
And I think she deserves that connection, and full commitment,
and a lot more from him.
So, there's nothing more to say.
That's my daughter.
-You gotta celebrate life. -Yes.
-Always be happy. -I chose myself.
-Let's celebrate that. -Absolutely.
I don't think he realizes what he just lost.
And a little time from now, he's gonna look back and realize
he lost the best thing of his life.
And when that day comes, I'll be long gone.
To me, that's heartbreaking, but I have to see my worth and move on.
He doesn't deserve me.
♪ Who calls it love? ♪
♪ Who calls it love Just to make me stay? ♪
[intense music playing]
[Natalie] I'm nervous. I'm stressed.
Last night, Shayne and I got into… a fight.
It was a really bad one, and he said some hurtful things to me.
I asked Shayne, "Do you think you, like, maybe
had a little bit too much to drink?"
And he just got really, really angry at me.
I mean, despite being and getting into a big fight, I…
I still love him.
And he's, like, still my best friend.
[sobs]
I just, like…
[crying]
I don't know.
[melancholy music plays]
♪ Maybe you can tell me what I did wrong ♪
♪ Maybe you can tell me that I'm crazy ♪
♪ Maybe you don't forget The things you told me ♪
During arguments, everyone says stuff they don't mean most of the time.
[interviewer] Can you explain what happened?
I don't wanna talk about the fight, dude.
You know, she's my best friend.
The person I, you know, see myself with the rest of my life.
Ideally, I hope we both say yes,
and, you know, we start our new life together,
you know, outside of, um, this experiment.
-Shayne. -Hey.
♪ I told you I believe in love ♪
♪ Lately I've been Holding onto something ♪
♪ Even though I know it's really nothing ♪
♪ Maybe I need something to believe in ♪
-What are you nervous about? -Everything. We had our bachelor party.
And then we got into a little argument again, of course.
[John] Why'd you say "of course"? Makes it seem like…
'Cause she'll find something wrong I do almost every time.
Um…
But, yeah. Then from there, I basically said, "With what you say about me,
why would you wanna marry me?"
I'm like, "I don't think we should get married now."
-I said that. -[John] You said that to her?
-[Shayne] Mm-hmm. -It seems like you do have doubts.
You don't wanna jump into something if you know she's not fully committed.
The argument between Natalie and I,
I believe it stemmed from me having to prove myself all the time.
-Do you think I'm pretty? -Do I think you're pretty?
-Do you think I'm pretty? -Are you fishing for compliments?
-Mm-hmm. -Not really. I'm just… [chuckles]
-See, honestly… It's so… -Yes.
Stop doing that. I'm trying to have a fucking conversation.
-[Natalie] Take your shirts off. -Finally, she says that.
Actually, put it back on. I'm good.
You're a piece of shit. I'm just kidding.
Oh my God.
We all have breaking points and whatnot. And, I had mine that night.
I never feel like I'm enough.
Just know that whatever you do, we'll be here.
[John] Yeah. That's why we're here.
[woman] When did you know it was… When did you narrow it down to Shayne?
I think what attracted me to him initially is that he was so different from me.
Like, he was, like, a lot more confident.
What he was is what I wanted to be, if that makes sense.
-Yeah. -Yeah, totally.
[Natalie] And he just made me feel, like, very reassured.
[Shayne] I get those butterflies with you. I get all the special feelings for you.
This last week and a half has been life-changing. I mean…
[grunts]
I can make it down on a knee. [chuckles] You can't see me but…
[sighs] I mean, I… I love you.
I cannot wait
to explore the rest of my life with you.
So, Natalie…
will you marry me?
-Yes. Oh my gosh, of course. -[laughs]
-[Shayne] I'm so fucking happy. -I know. Me too.
-Hi. Oh my gosh. -Hi.
♪ This is your heart ♪
♪ To break ♪
-How are you? -Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Oh my God. You… Oh my God.
You look so good.
[Nan speaking softly]
[Natalie] Yeah.
-Hi, Dad. -Hello, my baby. [chuckles]
[chuckling]
-You look fabulous. Fabulous, my baby. -Thanks. You look good, Dad.
[Don chuckles]
Everything's gonna work out. I know it for a fact.
-You know what I was gonna say? -What?
[clears throat] Of all the things I've done in my life,
being your dad is my greatest achievement ever.
-[sniffles] -Really.
You really make me happy, kid, all the time.
If this is what you want and you decide, we're here for you. Really. Okay?
Right.
When you're making a decision like this, do what your heart tells you.
[Natalie] I know.
-I'm so happy you guys are here. -[Don] Of course.
My baby. Really, life is never boring with you.
-I love it. -[all laughing]
-Thank you. -[laughing]
[Don] We're ready.
-Okay. -We're ready. Let's do this. Are we good?
Yeah, we're good.
Shayne is my best friend. I feel like I can talk to him about everything.
And just everything about him just, like, makes me feel like a new person,
and it's a feeling I want to feel for, like, the rest of my life.
But if I didn't build the emotional connection
with Shayne in the pods,
I don't think we could've survived the arguments we have.
I would've absolutely walked away.
My love for him just, like, forces me to not do that, not walk away.
-Good? Okay. See you there. -[Natalie] Good. Okay, bye.
[Shayne chuckling]
-No, it fits. -It does not.
-Can you button this? -I'm swinging in like Tarzan last minute.
-Can you button this? -I don't want any other guy to do it.
-Is your neck too small? -I think it is.
-You got plenty of room. -Do I?
-Mine's way tighter. -[Shayne laughs]
But I'm not good at buttoning other people's buttons up.
Can you pop the collar?
[both laughing]
[John] I'm glad you're doing okay.
Can you believe this is happening right now?
-[Brent] No. -[laughter]
[Shayne] That's perfect.
[tense music plays]
[sighs deeply]
You're gonna do fine. You're gonna do fine.
Just take deep breaths.
[chuckling softly]
-Both our palms are wet. -I know.
I'm, like, so sweaty and nervous.
[both chuckling softly]
Love you, love you, love ya.
-Don't make me cry. -[chuckles]
[Shayne grunts]
My biggest fear is that after our fight, Natalie says no,
and she can't let go of, kind of, like, what happened.
If Natalie said yes,
I'd be the happiest person in the world. It's all I want.
I'll be the happiest person in the world if she says yes.
Up there? Oh boy.
[dramatic sting]
[exhales deeply]
[exhales]
[uplifting music plays]
[Natalie sighs]
How are you feeling? Huh?
How are you feeling, babe?
I'm okay.
You know what, like Mom says, speak from your heart.
-It'll all work out. -Okay, thanks.
[officiant] Please rise.
[inhales deeply]
[Natalie] This is the biggest decision of my life.
Before this experiment, I always led with my head
and I always ignored my heart.
I know in my heart that I love Shayne so much,
and I want to work it out,
but I'm scared.
[officiant] Please be seated.
Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
I do.
Shayne. Let's do this right.
[Natalie chuckles softly]
[officiant] Natalie and Shayne,
you chose to be engaged and spend the rest of your lives together,
based on incredible emotional connection.
And you decided to get married sight unseen.
Now is the time to decide
if love is truly blind.
[dramatic music plays]
Shayne James Jansen,
do you take Natalie Nina Lee
to be your wife forevermore?
It's so hard to describe what we've been through.
And I honestly… I just…
I mean… [sighs] I just want you to know that I love you.
I do.
A thousand times over.
You're my best friend,
and there's no one else I'd rather do this with in my entire life.
[soft instrumental music plays]
Natalie Nina Lee,
do you take Shayne James Jansen
to be your husband forevermore?
[tense music plays]
I'm so glad that we shared this journey together.
I think we've grown a lot,
as two people who have fallen in love.
I know I've grown a lot because of you.
But I don't.
[dramatic sting]
[Shayne speaks indistinctly]
I'm so sorry.
[softly] I'm really sorry, Shayne.
I still love you, and you're still my best friend,
but, like, we have really big issues to sort through.
What?
I know.
[Shayne] Oh boy.
[Natalie] I, um…
[Natalie sighs]
[melancholy music plays]
-I'm really sorry. -I know you are. It's not your fault.
I can't be mad with what you decided. I respect it.
We can still try to work on this.
I'm not closing the door on us. I just think we need…
Sure, I get it. But respectfully,
I need time to think about this. I need some time too. Okay?
[sighs]
You know, I'm sorry that I said what I said,
but that's how I truly felt.
We can talk about it later if you want, but however this turns out is fine.
So you're saying you truly felt like you hated me,
and I was the worst thing for you at that moment?
Do you want to do this right now?
No, I was just… Is that what you were saying?
[tense music plays]
When? Up there?
I just didn't know what you meant by what you said,
you truly meant those words.
I told you a hundred times over I didn't.
I told you I'd have to live with myself the rest of my life for that.
I can't apologize more than I've done.
I apologize every single fucking time I can.
And I told you I own it, and I'll live up to it.
I have to live with it for the rest of my life. Okay?
Before our fight, I was 100% sure I was gonna marry him today.
Like, today would have looked so different,
but saying that you hate someone,
telling someone you're the worst thing that's ever happened to them,
those cannot be unintentionally said.
I thought today truly was gonna be the happiest day of my life.
I think it's just…
I got to a point where I just emotionally could not do it anymore.
[sighs]
-I want to say sorry too. -Don't apologize. That's how you feel.
I don't apologize for how I feel. I don't apologize for it.
You don't have to apologize either. All right?
[tense music continues]
I'm fuckin' hurt. I'm hurt, okay?
I'm very hurt. I'm very sad. What else you wanna know about it, man?
I say what I say.
I don't know. I need time to process it, man.
I don't know.
It's just all blurred right now. Like, what's going on?
I'm sorry. It's all fucking blurred.
Still love her. Still think she's a good person.
But you think I'm actually gonna fucking come back to you
after that kind of stuff again?
What a fucking day.
I still love Shayne and know he was devastated by my response.
Like, obviously breaks my heart,
but I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders,
and it just, like, affirms that I've made the right decision for myself.
When I was walking down the aisle with my dad,
I thought about how my dad makes me feel so safe and secure.
And it's because I know that he always puts me in front of him
and I can trust him fully.
And I realized I just don't have those same feelings anymore for Shayne.
When I was standing at the altar with Shayne and looking at him,
I felt on edge and scared.
For me, that was the moment where I was like, "This is not it."
I truly, truly loved him, but I think love can only go so far.
[grunts]
♪ It's our time ♪
[Salvador] Oh my God.
I'm nervous, excited.
And…
I'm just thinking about how this experience opened up my soul.
This whole experience has definitely made me feel
like I've dated the wrong way my whole life.
This has changed me a lot, and made me a better man.
Falling in love with you has changed me as a person.
Mallory, will you marry me?
Oh my God.
[chuckles]
Yes. I will marry you.
I will.
-Oh my God, Mal. -[both laugh]
I love Mallory very much.
[Salvador gasps]
[Mallory] Oh my God.
-I wanted to do something special for you. -You're so sweet.
♪ My fiancée is hot like Beyoncé ♪
♪ A South Side girl that knows her way ♪
[in Spanish] ♪ I'll be there ♪
♪ For you ♪
[in English] Falling in love has really changed me.
I'm vulnerable. My guard is down.
But at the same time, I don't know if I see that reciprocation from Mallory.
Man, like, you're cool as fuck, man.
-Did I look like what you expected? -Yeah.
I could see your fucking voice behind the goddamn wall.
[both chuckling]
-Okay, JerBear. -Are you ready to get married?
Is Sal somebody you'd go for outside of here?
Um, no.
After you spoke to Jarrette,
I thought I heard you say that we don't necessarily have to get married.
It bothered me.
And I say the same thing about my experience with Mallory's family.
I just want you to know that I'm being very sincere with how I'm feeling
and how I'm feeling with Mallory, and I'd hope that we'd have your blessing
to move forward.
You know, I think it's not fair to judge
on such a brief conversation.
It's a big deal.
I love her and I care for her.
Mallory knows I love her.
[soft instrumental music plays]
[Mallory] Kind of can't believe I'm here. It's very surreal, for sure.
I'm surprised, like, in a good way that I've gotten to this point.
I'm definitely putting myself out there
for love today, for all of this.
It all happened exactly how it's supposed to.
[breathes deeply, sighs]
-Hey! -Hey!
Hey, guys.
I didn't know if Tiffany was going to be supportive or even just be here,
and be a part of this.
My parents and my brothers couldn't make it, but my sister's here.
-[cork pops] -[women exclaiming]
Do you have any, um, fears today?
Like, you worried about anything?
I don't know. Fears, I don't know. Not really. I'm just…
Unless he changes his mind all of a sudden, which could happen.
Like this is a… It's an emotional moment.
[Tiffany] Can you say right now that you love him?
Like, this is the person that you love?
I do love him. I do love him, and I care about him a lot. I'm excited.
Like, this has been an insane journey. I'm here.
And through everything, I've been 100% honest about my feelings.
And there's, like, so many qualities that I, like, love about him,
and that's why I've gotten to this point.
All of my feelings and everything are very true and genuine,
but you know…
[Tiffany] And you envision him as a life partner.
Like, you can see yourself in the fut--
-For sure. -Like 5 years, 10 years, 20 years?
Like, you can see that?
Yeah, I could.
And that's, like, what makes me feel really good about all of this. You know.
So I'm good.
Oh my goodness.
[chuckling]
[laughing] What's up?
[woman squeals]
It's your wedding day. What's going through your head?
-A lot, man. -[man] Morning thoughts.
A lot.
But I'm excited. I'm nervous.
I've been thinking about everything that we've been through together.
I've been thinking about… you know, good and bad,
how we've resolved our issues. How we've--
Just kind of seeing everything that Mallory and I have been through together.
You know, like, I feel like, at this point, I just-- I want to see her.
Just, like, I want to see how she is today,
and I wanna see, like, how I'm feeling in that moment.
-And then, just take it from there. -Go from there. Yeah.
I fell in love with Mallory in the pods.
And everything between the pods and now,
there has been challenges with reality,
challenges with our jobs, with our lives.
And…
[sighs]
Was it enough?
I still feel undecided. I feel like I need to see her.
I need to see her in her dress,
and I know it's gonna be when she's coming down the aisle,
but I know that when I'm there, like, and I get to hold Mallory's hands
and just voice how I feel,
it'll all be okay.
You're feeling more like when you see her at the altar,
then that's where you feel like you're gonna know
how you wanna move forward?
-Yeah, I really think so. -Okay.
I love her and I care for her so much.
I feel like at the end of all of this, I will know that I have been
completely in tune with what I'm feeling.
-That's all that matters. -[Salvador] Yeah.
[Victoria] Obviously, we've met Mal, and we feel good about Mal.
Obviously, we're rooting for both of you, but we're here every step of the way.
-Okay? -Yeah.
-[chuckles] -[chuckles, sniffles]
-[squeals] We love you! -[chuckling]
We love you.
-[Tiffany] Mal! -[Mallory chuckles]
-[Tiffany] Just getting your dress. -[Mallory] Oh, thanks.
And I'm about to make, probably one of the,
if not the, biggest decisions of my life.
No pressure. [chuckles]
I wonder if he's crying as much as me, because we always cry, but probably not.
[Salvador] I've never made a choice this big in my life.
I've been in an emotional up and down all day today.
[Mallory] You never know with Sal.
He definitely always seems to throw me a curveball
or surprise me in some way.
I got a mariachi band. [chuckles] To sing for her today.
So I hope she really enjoys it.
[Mallory] I'm nervous, but I'm so excited.
I'm excited to see him.
He just always tends to, like, comfort me.
I feel like what he usually does is take my hand
and just kind of squeeze it a bit
to reassure me that it's okay.
[Salvador] Feeling ready, man.
Feeling ready to just walk down there and see Mallory.
She has already changed me as a man and…
And I love her.
[mariachi band plays "Wedding March"]
-I can keep this, right? -Yeah. Please. In fact, I'd like you to.
[chuckles]
[soft instrumental music plays]
How do you feel?
I feel scared.
Just follow your heart and everything will be fine.
-Bye. I love you. -Okay.
-[sighs] -[indistinct chatter]
[Mallory] I don't have my dad to walk me down the aisle, you know?
But I'm ready for that next chapter.
[exhales deeply]
And I'm 100% confident in my decision.
[woman] All rise.
[chuckles]
[exhales deeply]
You look beautiful.
You're so handsome.
[both chuckle]
[minister] Please be seated.
Mallory Rose Zapata
and Salvador Arvizo Perez,
you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together
based on a deep emotional connection, sight unseen.
Mallory, before we get your decision,
please share your truth.
[exhales]
Um… [exhales sharply]
Sal… Salito…
-Yes. -Salsa.
[scattered chuckling]
From the very moment I heard your voice, you felt like home.
You've always made me feel comfortable, safe, and loved,
even in the hardest moments when I didn't feel very lovable.
You have helped me grow as a person
and to be more vulnerable than I've ever been.
There's so much that I love about you.
Your laugh, your gift to sing,
your Sal-isms,
your smile, your thoughtfulness,
your love for your family.
You're a beautiful person inside and out.
I'm blessed to have you in my life.
[sighs]
Mal, I know that I could not be standing here
with anyone else.
Getting to know you
and being vulnerable with you
has literally made me a better man.
I love you, I respect you,
and I admire the person that you are.
And I promise to always be my truest self for you.
I love you.
Now is the time to decide
if love is blind.
Salvador Arvizo Perez,
do you take Mallory Rose Zapata to be your wife,
to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
to love and to cherish as long as you both shall live?
[dramatic music playing]
[shakily] I cannot.
-[dramatic sting] -[sighs]
-I feel like I just need more time. -It's okay.
Bye.
[sighs]
[Salvador] Um…
Guys, I don't even really know what to say.
I, uh…
I feel like I just need to talk to Mallory's loved ones and family. Like…
I feel like I haven't had the time to meet a lot of you,
and I just wanna say I know this was hard for all of you too.
I can only give her my truest self and my most honest choice.
That's why I said no today.
And I just thank you for being here for us today.
-Love you. -We love you so much.
I love you.
[sobbing softly]
♪ So let it hurt ♪
♪ Let it bleed ♪
♪ Feel it all ♪
♪ Lose everything ♪
♪ Let it hurt ♪
♪ Just let it bleed ♪
♪ Feel it all ♪
-Hey… you. -Hey.
What's up? Are you good?
-Yeah. Are you good? -Yeah.
[Mallory exclaims]
There you go.
I didn't wanna make the final decision until I was here.
I feel like…
I feel like we said everything
that we needed to say. I feel…
I don't feel like anything is on my chest.
In my heart, I knew that you weren't 100% sure.
Honestly, Mal, like, I almost did take that leap with you.
-Yeah. Mm-hmm. -In that moment.
[sighs] I don't know what I would've said if I'd have went first.
I'm not gonna lie. There's a part of me that, like, maybe wanted you to say yes.
Would you have said yes to me if I said yes?
I might have.
I'm tough, but I'm also, like, a fucking softy.
Um…
I meant everything I've ever said to you.
Regardless of all of this, I…
I hope that we can remain in each other's lives, and…
[Mallory] Mm-hmm.
Is that what you want? Honestly, though.
Like, do you want to keep, like…
exploring a relationship with me or, like…
Do I wanna keep exploring a relationship with you?
Like, dating, or what-- You know, like…
[sighs] I just need to take a few days, yeah?
Let's take some time away from all of this.
-Mm-hmm. -And let's talk.
-Yeah. No, I agree. I know. I get it. -That's what I want.
I think what we should do next is…
[clears throat]
…go on a date.
[Salvador chuckles]
[softly] I would love that.
-Yeah? -Mm-hmm.
-You wanna get out of here? -Uh, yeah.
[Mallory] I know that I love Sal.
I'm just so emotional.
[sighs, sniffles]
I've really just… I've given 100%of myself, and…
Like, just, I don't know.
I was terrified of, like, putting myself out there
and getting hurt and I…
[sniffles] I don't let a lot of people in.
I don't know. I was, like, fully going in there expecting
that we were both gonna kind of be, like, on the same page
about, like, connecting with one another, and marriage, and things like that.
So, like, it's hard to not be in your head and question everything.
♪ Let it hurt ♪
[sighs]
♪ Let it bleed ♪
♪ Feel it all ♪
♪ Gotta hold on to that soul ♪
-Well, we tried. We did try. -We know you did.
-I know that. -We don't need for you to say anything.
I feel like she took your words to heart.
-[Daisy] I agree. -I'm so glad you spoke to her family too.
-That was really important. -Very big of you.
[Victoria] I thought that was super respectful. It was a good call.
-Yeah. -We're not surprised that you did that.
-That's so you. -Yeah.
Through and through. We're so proud of you.
Yeah.
I feel like I was being very hopeful in that moment.
I love Mallory very much, but I just needed more…
I need us to build more trust with each other.
I needed more communication with one another,
and a better definition of what our boundaries were
and honoring those boundaries for both of us.
When I was there holding her hands, I just… I knew that…
whatever it is that we needed, we needed more of it in that moment and…
[sighs]
Okay.
That's why I said no today.
[upbeat music playing]
♪ Isn't this the part Where I watch you walk away? ♪
♪ Or is this the part where I run after you and beg you to stay? ♪
Today is my wedding day. I'm getting married to Jarrette.
Falling in love with someone's soul is a real thing.
♪ Say it to me… ♪
[chuckling] What is…? Is this my tire? These are mine.
I love him completely as his whole person.
[sniffs] Cute.
It didn't matter, the outside things,
and what he does or what he makes or what he looks like.
He has an amazing heart.
I've never had someone just be so empathetic.
He has great character.
How much were these? [laughs]
I didn't think I would be here, but here I am getting married.
-Mmm. -[soft music plays]
This is not how I ever envisioned getting proposed to.
[laughing] I can't do it.
-We're some weirdos. -[Jarrette laughs]
We're gonna be weird together forever.
[chuckles]
[repeating] Oh God. [chuckles]
-[chuckles] -Oh my God.
What's up, babe?
[both chuckling softly]
[Jarrette] Oh my God.
I came in here ready to find love, find a wife.
I feel like at this point where I am, I think that is definitely enough
for me to be like, "Fuck it, I'mma take this leap of faith."
You're so cute.
It's the big day. The biggest day of my life.
I love Iyanna to the moon and back, to infinity and beyond.
[chuckles]
-Hey! -Hey!
What's up, my boy?
-[laughter] -Hey, it's your day, man.
Iyanna always stuck out. The way we interacted with one another,
I know this is gonna be real, this is someone I can see myself with
for the rest of my life. This is the right decision for me.
This is the biggest moment of my life, but I've never been more sure in my life.
-Mmm. -You know, I pegged you for last.
I ain't gonna lie to you.
-Definitely. -For real?
I'm like, "He's gonna be a 40-year-old bachelor."
I thought Jarrette was gonna be at the cookout, picking up babies,
and that's Uncle Jarrette over there.
♪ We can make it through ♪
This is like a perfect fit.
-[Iyanna groans] -Come on, suck it in.
-♪ Win or lose ♪ -♪ Win or lose ♪
♪ Me and you, we can make it through ♪
-Don't cry. -I'm gonna cry.
We'll get you some tissues, so you're prepared.
I always say I'm a thug. I'm not a thug. I'm a thug, but I'm a thug who cries.
Thugs cry too.
Hey, man, you ready to really be off the streets?
Hey, they still gonna be calling. You won't pick up?
I can't answer the phone. "The subscriber you're trying to reach…"
-You're trying to reach… [laughs] -[Jarrette] Everything is gonna change.
I have to make sacrifices not only for my marriage, but for her happiness.
You know, I can't do the things that I was doing as a single man.
-[Dejah] JJ. -[Jarrette] I'm coming.
Bro, you look absolutely great.
-He trying to make sure he's right. -[laughs]
-Yeah. Go, man, go. -Man, go. Go get…
-Give your sister some love. -[friends exclaiming]
[chuckling]
-[crying softly] -[Dejah] It's okay.
Let me see you.
No, stop. Stop, stop, stop. I'm fine. I'm okay.
[groans]
I'm a thug. Thugs don't cry.
[Jarrette sighs]
-This ain't no joke. This is today, like… -I know.
I wanna make her the happiest person in the world.
-It's a lifelong commitment. -Yes.
I wanna make sure that she knows that she's the only woman that matters to me.
-All right. -I'm done. I'm retiring my jersey.
And that includes partying, going to clubs.
Oh, hi!
Okay, I gotta hug you a little bit. But just, like…
-You like the dress? -I love everything.
[crying] Hey. I love you.
-You look handsome. -Thank you.
-You look gorgeous, of course. -Thank you.
You're just, like, gorgeous, and you're happy, and…
Thank you.
And parents say it all the time, all this, "You've just grown up so fast."
But the time really does pass quickly from a child to being a woman
and going off with… Jarrette.
-And… -[laughter]
-He's still processing the fact that… -Yeah, I know.
I mean, I just wish you all the happiness. It's your day.
However it goes for you. Let me know who I need to fight.
-If I need to fight somebody. -I'll just give you a look.
-I got you. -[Iyanna] I know.
-[Jennifer] Come on. Hold hands. -[Iyanna] Okay.
[Jennifer] Lord, we just thank you for today. We celebrate you.
We celebrate Iyanna and Jarrette as they come together.
It's unorthodox, and it's completely different.
But we thank you that your hand is upon her life, that you love her.
Give Iyanna the strength to be who she is, Lord God, who you made her to be.
Remind her that she is loved, and that we love her.
To be completely honest, I'm a little nervous because, obviously,
I want all the happiness for her.
So, it's just… I'm not saying I'm against it,
but I'm also not saying I'm like, "Yay, go ahead, get married."
I just think, "Will he be there when she needs him?"
I don't know.
And it is in your son Jesus' name that we pray.
-Amen. -Amen.
-All right. I love you, baby. -Love you.
All righty.
[sighs]
♪ Tell me, did you have some fun? ♪
He says he's gonna make adjustments, but I haven't seen those adjustments yet.
[Jarrette] Iyanna, one thing she said,
"Better not show up to the wedding drunk." I said, "All right."
-[AJ laughs] You don't know my friends. -[Jarrette] Hey, let's do it, man. Shit.
[grunts]
And I wouldn't be able to see that in action till after we say I do.
[laughing]
That's a huge risk. That's a huge risk to take.
I just need more time, and I don't have that.
So, I have to either take a very, very large leap of faith
off a fucking cliff, or… just walk away.
-[dramatic music plays] -[indistinct chatter]
-Are we ready for this? -We're ready for it.
-Take your time. -I'm trying to keep it together.
I'm trying. Okay?
It's all settling in. It's all real right now.
It's the biggest day of my life.
I think the most important thing for me is… Iyanna saying yes.
[laughing]
[cheers and applause]
Oh.
[Jarrette sighs]
[whispering] Holy shit.
Inhale.
Exhale slow.
I am shaking.
What is going on?
[Iyanna] Are you ready?
I'm as ready as I'm gonna be.
Probably not gonna let go when I get down there.
Oh, don't make me cry. [laughs]
Everyone, would you please rise?
-Oh my God. -All eyes on you.
This is weird. I've been to weddings, and now, like, this is my moment.
Yes, it is.
Strange.
[instrumental wedding music plays]
All right. Don't let me fall. One step. One step. One step.
Oh my God. [chuckles]
[Iyanna] Oh God.
[sighs]
[chuckles]
Oh my… [chuckles]
Please stop. Don't cry. You're gonna make me cry.
[Tim] Please be seated.
-I don't… -You okay?
-I'm better now. -[Iyanna chuckles]
-Oh God. -Who gives this woman away to be married?
-Her father. -[chuckles]
You're so extra.
[chuckles softly]
-I need you to take care of her. -I will.
-And be the best man you can be. -I will.
-Love you, babe. -I love you too.
Okay.
[Tim] Friends and family members,
we have the pleasure of seeing these two persons
present themselves before God,
for the purpose of being united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
You chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together,
based on an incredible emotional connection.
Iyanna, Jarrette,
please take a moment
and tell us what made you fall in love with each other, sight unseen.
You…
Here we go. I don't wanna cry. I'm not gonna cry.
[sighs] I feel so understood with you.
I feel so loved by you,
and that has never happened.
I've-- I just feel like I'm supposed to be with you.
You were made for me,
and I was made for you. [sobs softly]
-But don't… -[crying] Sorry. I'm not gonna cry.
That got me.
Jarrette.
Iyanna, you showed me
that I'm able to be loved the way that I wanted to be loved.
No other woman has accepted me for who I am, flaws and all.
You took me and you cared for me,
you nurtured me, and this all happened through walls.
[softly] Through a wall.
Through walls, and I knew that this was something that was real,
something that was strong, that can withstand the test of time.
[Iyanna] Mm-hmm.
And I know that it's only gonna get better.
I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.
Ditto, dude.
-[chuckles] Stop. -That's incredible.
Oh my God.
Iyanna, Jarrette,
you stand together in the presence of God
to decide whether to face life together
as husband and wife.
Now is the time to decide
if love is truly blind.
It better be.
Jarrette…
do you take Iyanna
to be your lawfully wedded wife,
to live together in the holy estate of matrimony
so long as you both shall live?
I do. I do. I do.
-Extra. -I do.
[Tim] Iyanna,
do you take Jarrette…
to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Will you love him, comfort him,
honor and keep him
so long as you both shall live?
I do.
[guests chuckling]
Jesus. Took too long.
[Tim] I now pronounce that they are husband and wife.
[Jarrette chuckles]
♪ We fall in love And it's straight from the heart ♪
♪ We fall in love Every time our eyes meet ♪
-My baby. -Oh.
[guests exclaiming]
[laughing]
Okay, ready? One, two, three.
[guests cheering]
[Tim] Everybody.
I now present
Mr. and Mrs. Jarrette Jones.
[all cheering]
♪ We fall in love ♪
-Cheers. Come here. -What are we cheersing to?
Cheersing to us, cheersing to the rest of our lives together.
Bro, the rest of our lives. I gotta stay with you for the rest of my life.
-You ain't going nowhere. -You ain't going nowhere.
Exactly.
-Glad we're on the same page. -On the same page. That's good.
Mmm.
♪ Give thanks ♪
Yes, you can try…
♪ Thank you for the joy ♪
-I love you. -I love you too.
I just married the woman of my dreams.
I'm fucking… I'm on top of the world right now. Cloud nine.
You're so goddamn fine.
I ain't touched you and hugged you in forever.
[Iyanna] Mmm. Liar.
I met my damn wife through a wall.
Not too many people can say that, not too many understand that, but it happened.
I'm a married man. I'm a husband. I'mma wear this shit with pride.
-I'm gonna make you so fucking happy. -I'll make you happy too.
Got my back?
-Like a thong in a crack. Is that right? -Like a thong in a butt crack.
-Yeah. -[both chuckle]
-Got that booty crack. -Cheers. [laughs]
Six weeks ago, I was completely single.
Completely single. And now, I'm, like, a whole married woman.
I'm a whole wife.
This is the beginning of our journey.
We have so much more to do, but, oh my God, this is a great start.
That's for sure.
♪ Give thanks ♪
-♪ Thank you ♪ - [Jarrette] Mm-mmm-mmm.
-[somber music playing] -Oh shit.
[Natalie] I truly still love Shayne.
I know that we will both recover from this moment
and maybe things will bring us back once we sort through our big issues.
Or maybe we'll go down separate paths, and that's okay.
And it's not saying the experiment didn't work.
It did. I fell in love.
For me, the door's still open, if he wants it to be.
♪ I'm wasting away all my heart ♪
But it just wasn't right today.
♪ All my heart ♪
I need time to process it. Like, it's just all a blur right now.
Like, what's going on? I'm sorry.
It's all a fucking blur.
I'm very sad, but guess what, though. I mean, I believe in it.
Love is blind. I fell in love with her without even seeing her.
And, I mean, I still love her. But…
at the end of the day, if it's meant to be, it's meant to be,
so it happened for a reason.
♪ Falling down ♪
♪ 'Cause I lost you ♪
[Salvador] I love Mallory very much
and I can only give her my truest self
and my most honest choice, and that's what I did.
Not having that familial support is difficult.
When I was in the pods with Mallory, I fell in love with her,
but I feel like there's more outside of that.
But is love blind?
Absolutely. I fell in love with that girl.
♪ It's not like we get one more try ♪
♪ This story that we can't rewrite ♪
[Mallory] There's a bittersweetness to it, because this day showed me
that I do wanna get married.
♪ Falling down ♪
[Shake] I feel like there is somebody out there for me.
This is maybe the only rejection from a girl that I can…
I can be totally okay with, and happy with, and happy for her.
♪ That hurt, nobody can take ♪
I'll find my person, and it's not Shake.
I have no fucking regrets,
but I guess love isn't always blind.
[clapping]
[man] Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Nick and Danielle Thompson.
[cheering]
♪ You make me wanna look crazy ♪
♪ Like diving with my eyes closed ♪
♪ Crazy ♪
♪ Like free-falling, just let it go ♪
[Danielle] Six weeks ago, I was single.
Now I have a husband. I'm married. I'm a wife.
This is more than all of my dreams come true.
Love is blind. We've proven that in so many different ways.
I cannot believe it, but this experiment worked.
And now we're very happy and we have the rest of our lives to look forward to.
Oh my God.
[all] Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
I got married to the most beautiful woman in the world. Do you see her?
All right.
She had me waiting at the altar for too damn long
before she said "I do."
But listen,
this shit is well worth it.
-All right, baby. -Oh my God.
[laughs]
♪ You make me wanna look crazy ♪
[Iyanna] I imagine my future with Jarrette.
Us with three kids, and just continuing to love each other.
[laughing]
[Jarrette] I'm glad God talked to my heart and told me to choose Iyanna,
because I couldn't be happier.
It just goes to show that love is truly blind.
The best part?
-What's the best part? -When she said yes.
I was about to say when you said, "I do."
-'Cause we're in it, for the long haul. -Long haul.
-One and done. -[muttering playfully]
-One and done. You can't take us nowhere. -[squeals]
I'm sorry. I'm…
♪ That's just the way You make me love you crazy ♪
[upbeat music playing]