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00:00:12Welcome to love is blind when I think about the future you're in it you were made for me
00:00:17you could say that oh you have me smiling ear to ear yeah you got the tingly wingly
00:00:23I have the tingly wingly you will finally have a chance to fall in love based solely
00:00:27on who you are on the inside I love you Ash I love you and I would love to know
00:00:33if you
00:00:33do the honor of being my wife I would love to will you marry me yes you'll get engaged
00:00:41and then you'll finally see your fiance for the very first time oh my god you're so handsome
00:00:48you're gorgeous seeing you it literally makes it like a thousand times better but this is
00:00:54just a cherry on top to be honest up until now your attraction's been based entirely in an
00:01:00emotional connection feels like we've known each other such a long time definitely can get used to
00:01:05this Amber hopefully you turn that emotional connection into a physical one I feel like
00:01:10you've been a little distant sometimes I feel like I need to be in my nothing box we haven't
00:01:16been into it and you know physical dodge is like very important to me are you not attracted to me
00:01:22will looks race lifestyle or insecurities tear them apart in the real world do you think we have
00:01:27a good physical connection I do I just don't know if it's like there for me I don't like that
00:01:32you
00:01:32don't ever really tell me that I'm pretty because I don't know if you're attracted to me you're forcing
00:01:37me now I don't feel like it's genuine if I say anything you both want children right for me I
00:01:43am on the
00:01:43side of the fence if we get married and then we have a kid and you resent that I could
00:01:48never live
00:01:49with that do you still have a relationship with any of your ex yes saw her in Austin for a
00:01:54week
00:01:55what was that dynamic when you visited her then I mean we hooked up I thought you were looking for
00:02:00a place in Austin I was looking for a place in Austin but I thought you said you'd like moved
00:02:04there uh for a little bit yeah you never told me you lived in Austin
00:02:08have you got to meet Emma no I'm a little nervous what if she doesn't like me because that's a
00:02:14scary
00:02:14thought am I ready to walk down the aisle no I know I've never felt like this in my life
00:02:23I love you
00:02:24deeply baby deeply I a hundred percent think you are the right partner I feel like we're in a good
00:02:31place
00:02:31right now I love you then you will be at your wedding and there you will make the most important
00:02:38decision of your life now is the time to decide love is blind I can't see a future without you
00:02:48that was yes Mike do you take Emma to be your lawfully wedded wife if so say I do
00:03:22Emma I do I do love you
00:03:33right now I'm not ready to say I do
00:03:40I want kids and I want to know that you
00:03:46definitely 100% want to have a family with me I don't want to say yes and jump into something
00:03:51and then it changed down the road and it's hard because I you know
00:03:58I'm sorry
00:04:11I do love you
00:04:13I just wanna be loved
00:04:25can you tell me I'm worthy or important am I working hard enough
00:04:33oh I just wanna be loved
00:04:44I'm gonna go check on her
00:04:48I'm not ready to get married we're not ready to get married we have a big thing with kids
00:04:53okay he's 50 50 I want someone that's gonna have a family all right
00:04:56I just couldn't say no like I still I love him
00:05:04I'll be back
00:05:13we love you okay love you
00:05:21hey
00:05:24oh my god
00:05:25my heart is beating so fast there's a lot of emotions
00:05:28yeah
00:05:29I know my son cares about your daughter
00:05:32they are all the same
00:05:34I mean he did say that then the
00:05:35yeah the children were the issues they were trying to work out
00:05:39but I was like okay as long as you're happy
00:05:42it's bigger for Mike that's a big thing I get that and I want him to have kids and I'm
00:05:49not sure
00:05:49she's there and she might get there okay you know she's not a no but they still have to work
00:05:55level and she knows that I want to get married to you I know we have a lot to work
00:06:00through yeah um
00:06:02but I I see glimpses of a future I see glimpses of a family like I know you're going to
00:06:10be an amazing
00:06:11father I wouldn't be here today if I didn't start seeing that sure I understand that yeah
00:06:23if we're gonna be married I want you to know that you want a family with me yeah for sure
00:06:29yeah I don't
00:06:31want it to be half ass I don't want it to be 50 50 I don't want to be 90
00:06:3410 whatever it may be 99
00:06:36one yeah I want it to be a hundred percent yeah and I want to be with someone that's a
00:06:41hundred percent
00:06:41yeah and you have your your points and you have your reasons and I respect them I respect you no
00:06:49matter what but I just can't say yes yeah without knowing yeah I'm sorry I'm sorry
00:06:59love is a choice and you choose to be with someone you choose to make those decisions together and for
00:07:06me like I can see a future with him and I know I can get there so I thought that
00:07:13would be enough but
00:07:16I don't think that was enough for him
00:07:19yeah so she did say yes she is open to possibly having children right we knew that
00:07:25but for me to say yes I just wanted a little more assurance from her god damn yeah
00:07:35obviously we want to let our feelings make the decision for us at the altar
00:07:39but I cannot say I do if I know the other person is not 100 with kids
00:07:46yes if she would have said independently I will have kids with you would that have changed your
00:07:52yeah I think it would have
00:07:57yeah
00:07:58yeah
00:08:08drop my defenses
00:08:10baby I'm helpless
00:08:13I finally found us
00:08:18so today is my wedding day today is starting to feel like a fairy tale I definitely was losing
00:08:25hope in finding somebody like Jordan today's the day it's crazy like with a kid who wants to just
00:08:34walk into that the right person like to actually find somebody that you fall in love with that's
00:08:39pretty amazing it's wild was I'm excited yesterday it was like really cute she did a magic show for
00:08:47Jordan that's adorable I think you had fun when your life is working especially doing what you do
00:08:56like basically running a practice and then having your daughter you don't really have the opportunity
00:09:01to meet I'm usually just like meeting a guy on a Saturday and like not getting to know them and
00:09:06like you just don't have the time and it was so like bad for so long and all these like
00:09:11toxic
00:09:12relationships that you've been in I'm gonna cry but like you've just come like so far yeah
00:09:19I'm like really proud of you
00:09:22I know this wasn't easy no it was not I feel like we've worked so hard to get here he
00:09:28had to meet my
00:09:29daughter's dad he had to meet my daughter there's a lot of stress with work traveling back and forth from
00:09:34Mount Vernon you know we had a few stress moments but to get through everything it's just been such a
00:09:39wild
00:09:39crazy and amazing ride do you feel confident in your decision that you're gonna make today
00:09:45yeah you do mm-hmm I'm ready to marry Jordan I am you know he's like a best friend to
00:09:51me
00:09:51and you know that we love you so much no matter what happens we're here for you we love you
00:09:59that's why you're here out of you so my biggest fear is how Jordan feels like if he's feeling a
00:10:05lot
00:10:05of pressure or anything like I know it's like changing his life and maybe he does kind of want
00:10:09to like run if that's his decision as well so that's been kind of lingering on the back of my
00:10:14mind
00:10:15but I just care about him a lot so I don't want him to have those like feelings I want
00:10:19this to be a
00:10:19good day for him as well oh my gosh
00:10:34I don't think I've ever loved somebody as much as I love Amber and get the wedding today
00:10:38everything's better with you I did not sleep great last night at all hey it's been a lot of
00:10:45emotions Jordan what's up guys hi you look so nice you look good thank you you look wonderful nice you
00:10:58guys came in you wouldn't miss it for the world appreciate it how was the bachelor party that was
00:11:04super fun we did the macho truck thing you didn't get to drive them though no dude your hair looks
00:11:10good man thanks were you guys sipping on here uh pbr was that your request yeah it's yeah it was
00:11:17my
00:11:17my brewski of choice today is this your ring her wedding band you got to meet emma yesterday yeah
00:11:22finally got to meet her good we had fun took her a little bit to warm up to me but
00:11:26then that's to be
00:11:27expected yeah yeah but she's like super sweet and like everybody always warms up to you yeah try
00:11:32i'm gonna try to smother me with a pillow yesterday emma did yeah oh well you did hit it off
00:11:38yeah
00:11:40that's a sign of love that you know she's super pumped about the bar girl position oh my god
00:11:46that's a huge deal she's got a cute little dress probably yeah she's pretty adorable oh was she like
00:11:52a little mini version of amber definitely has some sass for sure and what do you guys think about all
00:11:58this
00:11:59it's crazy you're wild yeah it sure is did you say you have got to talk to her today uh
00:12:05we texted for
00:12:06like two seconds this morning you know she's probably having some jitters yeah it's a big day
00:12:12yeah i mean we were talking through like you know some some some like things are still out there
00:12:19like if amber wants to relocate to columbus like i was just gonna have to look for new schools for
00:12:25for emma her and matt both live in mount vernon oh yeah but it's not that far away yeah but
00:12:31for him
00:12:31to have to like commute you know an hour to take her to school in the morning it's an hour
00:12:37yeah have
00:12:39you guys talked about relocating there i do not want to move to mount vernon we were pretty clear about
00:12:43that from day one of the pods that i'm not trying to move out there yeah you like the city
00:12:49life i mean
00:12:50i want to go to like concerts and bars and restaurants and sporting events is there somewhere
00:12:54in like the outskirts that you could be like in between well i brought up well her brother lives
00:13:00in german village that's that's an awesome neighborhood if we could find something that'd be
00:13:03that'd be cool that's where she would like to go compromise man it's the way the way it goes
00:13:09just have a little nerves is all you'll be fine you tell him nervous no you look very calm
00:13:16yeah it's nerve-wracking for sure oh yeah
00:13:22yeah i just feel bad he's so nervous yeah well that's the way you are when you get married
00:13:27it's nerve-wracking i'm a little worried
00:13:32oh you can sit there now sit over here
00:13:37we're proud of you thanks yeah you're going on an adventure none of us have done and yeah you really
00:13:42put yourself out there yeah yeah hard to believe honestly i don't think i've ever put so much into
00:13:50a relationship before so yeah that's the way it's supposed to be it's meant to be it'll be
00:13:58we're excited for you thanks
00:14:01the things you want from me definitely you know got some nerves but this helped to happiness whatever
00:14:09happens today jordan today and forever appreciate you guys love you love you
00:14:15love you
00:14:20love you
00:14:26see you over there oh boy
00:14:45oh my god don't cry oh my god amber you look beautiful thank you amazing you're a princess
00:15:00yes i like this a lot
00:15:17oh my gosh oh my gosh i love it jordan's gonna lose his shit he better
00:15:37it's good to see you oh my gosh it's so exciting i know oh my god what do you think
00:15:48what do you
00:15:48think emma you love it yeah have you been having fun you need to turn around oh my emma come
00:15:55here and
00:15:56look in the mirror i want to see in the mirror let's look at us you look pretty too you
00:16:00look like the
00:16:01perfect flower princess gorgeous what do you think are you nervous
00:16:10i will say for the longest time i have always wanted to see you get married so this is you
00:16:15didn't
00:16:15think i was i didn't think so you didn't think so okay so be honest i always felt like you
00:16:20were
00:16:20very like independent like you were just like i didn't think you would i thought i felt like if
00:16:24you were gonna get tied down it would be something that would happen maybe like way later like something
00:16:29when you were like 50 yeah like 40s or 50s yeah i figured you'd get tied down around then so
00:16:33well you
00:16:34have to put it on the other hand emma well that's too bad let me put some chapstick on you
00:16:43real quick
00:16:45too bad oh are you gonna help fix my dress
00:16:51wow bye my little baby i love you so much i can't even believe this here come here
00:17:13oh my god i wouldn't have missed this wouldn't have missed it it is a lot to ask somebody to
00:17:27bring
00:17:28another human into a relationship it's a beautiful dress i'll see you here in a little bit but i would
00:17:34love for jordan's heart to say yes yeah this is our life this is our life we're living the good
00:17:41life
00:17:52oh man i'm freaking out right now
00:17:58okay
00:18:24everybody's here for you
00:18:30she's a wonderful person i just met emma she's a wonderful girl
00:18:36about this it's okay you good yeah it's okay just breathing with your heart
00:18:52we love you no matter what you decide we're all with you we love you so much you make us
00:18:59so proud
00:19:00we love you so much you do thank you
00:19:03thank you
00:19:33I just want you to know
00:19:34that, of course, I support you.
00:19:35I think that Jordan is a good guy.
00:19:39Sounds to me like he really likes you.
00:19:41I fucking hope.
00:19:42Yeah.
00:19:43Does that mean better?
00:19:45Yeah, honestly.
00:19:47Like...
00:19:47You know, it's a big decision, of course, getting married,
00:19:49whether you guys go through with it or not.
00:19:51I'm personally expecting this not to go through
00:19:54just because I think that, you know,
00:19:57maybe he wants more time.
00:20:02Um...
00:20:03So I will say, if you guys both say yes,
00:20:05it will genuinely be a huge shock to me.
00:20:07In a good way, you know, I'll say in a good way.
00:20:12For me, it's a yes,
00:20:13but that's, like, a lot to ask for him.
00:20:18I'm understanding either way, though.
00:20:22I will say this, um...
00:20:25Till the day I died,
00:20:26I think that you deserve the best.
00:20:29And...
00:20:30Aw!
00:20:30Aw!
00:20:31Aw!
00:20:34Aw!
00:20:39Aw!
00:20:56It's a pretty girl.
00:20:57Good job, baby girl.
00:20:59She's so cute.
00:21:01She's so cute.
00:21:34Mm-hmm.
00:21:35I'm so pretty.
00:21:36Mm-hmm.
00:21:43I see mommy.
00:21:46Aw.
00:21:48Sorry.
00:21:50Sorry.
00:21:51I love you.
00:21:59I love you.
00:21:59It looks so good.
00:22:00Yeah.
00:22:01Sweet.
00:22:02I love this side.
00:22:04Thanks.
00:22:04This is the second one we brought today.
00:22:07I love you.
00:22:08Please be seated.
00:22:14We are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Amber and Jordan.
00:22:19Love is the foundation upon which we build our lives.
00:22:23Love brings people together, strengthens them in times of hardship, and fills life with meaning and joy.
00:22:31Amber and Jordan stand before us, ready to take the next step in this extraordinary journey of love.
00:22:44Jordan made me a better person, honestly.
00:22:47He always has a positive attitude.
00:22:49He's always looking to make the best out of the situation.
00:22:52He is always looking to say hi to the stranger.
00:22:54He made, like, seven airport friends over CPAP.
00:22:59Like...
00:23:01He's starting a CPAP club, actually.
00:23:03He said he was interested in joining.
00:23:06Um...
00:23:07Stupid.
00:23:08He is just, like, that positive of a person.
00:23:10I can sometimes be such, like, a go-getter.
00:23:13I'm, like, always trying to do everything, and he makes me step back and realize, like, what truly matters in
00:23:19life.
00:23:27Amber, we've both put so much effort and love into this.
00:23:34I'm glad that it's you up here.
00:23:45Amber and Jordan, you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together based on a deep
00:23:52emotional connection.
00:23:57Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
00:24:09Will you get married and commit to face life together as husband and wife?
00:24:14Or will you walk away forever?
00:24:21Amber?
00:24:23Do you take Jordan to be your lawfully wedded husband?
00:24:26Do you solemnly vow to be his faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad,
00:24:33and in joy as well as in sorrow?
00:24:36Do you promise to love him unconditionally, to honor and respect him, to laugh with him and cry with him,
00:24:43and to cherish him as long as you both shall live?
00:24:47If so, say, I do.
00:24:58I do.
00:25:00But I understand if there's any doubts.
00:25:05I have a lot going on.
00:25:12Jordan...
00:25:12Jordan...
00:25:13Do you take Amber to be your lawfully wedded wife?
00:25:17Do you solemnly vow to be her faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad?
00:25:24Do you promise to love her unconditionally, to honor and respect her, and to cherish her as long as you
00:25:30both shall live?
00:25:32If so, say, I do.
00:25:56Um, I want to follow my heart and say that I do.
00:26:00So your answer is?
00:26:02I do.
00:26:27I feel very certain.
00:26:34Jordan, you may kiss your bride.
00:26:47Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and Amber Faith.
00:27:00Oh, my sister told me, you know, just follow your heart, you know.
00:27:05Uh, I don't know.
00:27:08So I did.
00:27:11I was fully expecting him to not be ready for this.
00:27:14Like, I was not expecting that at all.
00:27:18One of the best moments of my life as well that's crazy.
00:27:21Uh-huh.
00:27:24At least you're a mind person.
00:27:27You're a mind too.
00:27:29Alright.
00:27:30Let's have some fun.
00:27:33Come here.
00:27:36Are you excited?
00:27:38Yeah.
00:27:42Cheers.
00:27:43Cheers.
00:27:43Cheers.
00:27:44Cheers.
00:27:45Cheers.
00:27:48Cheers.
00:27:56Cheers.
00:27:57Cheers.
00:28:04Cheers.
00:28:14Cheers.
00:28:14Cheers.
00:28:14Cheers.
00:28:14Cheers.
00:28:18mol睿
00:28:25That's what I've seen.
00:28:25My father clearly raised her a lot, right?
00:28:25So I know that she's like swimming knows a little signaránt
00:28:26even though I'm supposed to get married.
00:28:27And like both of my parents,
00:28:29they were so excited that everything
00:28:31that I've always wanted was happening.
00:28:33Today was supposed to be our wedding day,
00:28:38but it's not.
00:28:41It was kind of shocking.
00:28:44My parents, they know how much I want to be married.
00:28:47I have family coming in town,
00:28:49and they were all here to celebrate us.
00:28:53But right now, I feel like everything that I want
00:28:57isn't happening right now.
00:28:59Everything is like great, like between us,
00:29:02but I was just like, I can't walk into a marriage
00:29:04with like self-doubt of,
00:29:07can I love you how you need to be loved?
00:29:09I think that's why I couldn't get to the altar.
00:29:11I just can't do it.
00:29:13I can see my life being with you 100%.
00:29:17I can't get married right now.
00:29:20Even though it's not right now,
00:29:21it doesn't mean that it's not going to be eventually.
00:29:25I feel like we're still together,
00:29:27and we're just taking a slight pause
00:29:30on when we actually get married.
00:29:34I think when it comes to like,
00:29:36like you feeling more comfortable with a prenup,
00:29:39for me, like, say we would have gotten married today,
00:29:44I was willing to make adjustments to what I believe.
00:29:51Yeah, right.
00:29:52Yeah.
00:29:53We're still going to be together.
00:29:54We're still engaged.
00:29:56I do see 100% like marrying each other.
00:30:00Our story's not over,
00:30:02whether that's marriage now or marriage later.
00:30:05We are going to be husband and wife one day,
00:30:09then hopefully have babies right after we get married.
00:30:13After the initial, like, shock of it all,
00:30:15of like, okay, I'm not getting married,
00:30:18it was like, okay, I'm not getting married,
00:30:20but now what does our life look like?
00:30:23Like, where do we go from here?
00:30:24I'm not a fortune teller, so I don't know.
00:30:27There's still doubts that I have,
00:30:29but it's like, I don't know the answer.
00:30:31I don't know.
00:30:31Only time will tell.
00:30:33Yeah, and I'm like,
00:30:33I don't know what the future holds.
00:30:35I don't.
00:30:36Like, if I did, like, life would be different,
00:30:39but my doubts moving forward in the relationship,
00:30:43what does it look like?
00:30:44You're not going to just date someone to date.
00:30:46Like, I'm not going to date someone just to date.
00:30:49Like, I'm dating to get married.
00:30:50Like, I'm engaged to get married.
00:30:52So it's like, these are the doubts that, like,
00:30:54for me, need to, like, kind of clear my head
00:30:57to, like, be able to move forward.
00:30:59Yeah.
00:30:59Today was supposed to be our wedding day.
00:31:02She was ready for marriage,
00:31:03but there was always doubt in my head.
00:31:06There were certain things that kind of struck me.
00:31:09Like, you know, when she mentioned
00:31:11that she had pre-bought a wedding dress,
00:31:13having the dress pre-bought was something
00:31:15that really threw me.
00:31:17I was like, were you going to get married
00:31:18regardless if it was me?
00:31:19Of course I want to be his bride,
00:31:21especially, like, when we went
00:31:22and did the wedding dress shopping
00:31:24and, like, I put my dress on
00:31:26that I picked out before we came here.
00:31:28I think that he would love this dress
00:31:31because I think this dress would make him
00:31:33see my natural beauty.
00:31:36Yeah, I got to go.
00:31:37But, well, it's not our wedding day.
00:31:41We can pick our wedding day.
00:31:43Yeah.
00:31:44I'm 99% sure I'm going to get married to Devante.
00:31:47We are supposed to be married.
00:31:50I do see myself marrying him.
00:31:52I feel like he is my person.
00:31:54Is she my forever person?
00:31:56The more I'm, like, clinged on to
00:31:57or the more I'm, like, pressured to do something,
00:32:00the, like, harder that I push back.
00:32:02She is sometimes like a shadow to me,
00:32:03and I'm just like, sometimes I'm like,
00:32:06just wait out there, I'll be right back.
00:32:08I'm just going to change my shirt.
00:32:10That's something I don't want to keep dragging
00:32:12down the road if it's, like,
00:32:14it's not going to work out.
00:32:15Oh, I need to go.
00:32:20We will be in touch.
00:32:23We will be in touch.
00:32:25I can't stand you.
00:32:27Two years ago, I would have been so nervous
00:32:29to have that conversation with her.
00:32:31I would have just got married and figured, like,
00:32:34I probably would have, like, swept it all over the rug,
00:32:36had resentment, and, like, you know,
00:32:38probably figured out how to get a divorce,
00:32:40like, the easiest way possible.
00:32:41I've had moments where I've felt naive of feeling like
00:32:44my feelings are stronger than his,
00:32:47and wondering, like, if he's just going through the motions.
00:32:50Like, is this why I have not met your mom in person?
00:32:53Is, do you still feel the same exact way
00:32:56that you felt about me in the pods?
00:32:58Like, am I the person that you fell in love with?
00:33:00I'll never forget you.
00:33:02I think what I'm most fearful of
00:33:05is having to start all over.
00:33:07If for some reason we don't work,
00:33:09I'm fearful to have to be vulnerable
00:33:13with somebody else all over again.
00:33:18Because it was really hard to do it in this instance,
00:33:23but it paid off.
00:33:25Because now I have the love of my life,
00:33:28my person, my best friend,
00:33:30that I hope to be my best friend again one day.
00:33:32But we just need to get back to all of those feelings
00:33:36of why we fell in love and why we chose each other.
00:33:40I do think Devontae will end up being my husband.
00:33:43We're not saying no to each other.
00:33:45We're just saying not right now.
00:33:47It would have been hard for me to go through today
00:33:52knowing that we aren't getting married.
00:33:54Like, if it wasn't 100% yes,
00:33:57then I didn't want to have, like, a wedding.
00:33:59I'll never forget you
00:34:02You've always been on my side
00:34:05From the day that I met you
00:34:21It's my wedding day.
00:34:23It's the biggest day that I've had in my life so far.
00:34:26I've been second best a lot of times.
00:34:29You know, I've been cheated on, I've been lied to,
00:34:32and fell in love with Alex because he was so confident
00:34:34in his decision to choose me.
00:34:36Take a deep breath in
00:34:38Won't change my mind
00:34:41Love is choosing someone every single day.
00:34:44Waking up and just being 100% confident
00:34:46in your decision to be with that person,
00:34:49to make them your wife, to be their husband.
00:34:51I just remember being all in
00:34:52and telling my dad, like, I met the man of my dreams.
00:34:55You know, I've been crying so much, too.
00:34:57Like, I get so emotional.
00:34:58I don't know why.
00:34:58I'm, like, not the emotional type.
00:35:00It's almost like it's your wedding day.
00:35:01It's almost like it's my wedding day.
00:35:02It's a crazy time in my life.
00:35:04Did you talk to Alex last night?
00:35:06We talked a little bit.
00:35:07Yeah?
00:35:07We're supposed to be separated.
00:35:09I don't think he realizes, like,
00:35:13how strong it probably does really make him
00:35:16to live the childhood he lived,
00:35:17to have the adult life that he had.
00:35:21You know, his dreams were taken away from him.
00:35:23He had trouble in his childhood
00:35:24with, you know, stepfathers, fathers,
00:35:26whatever it was.
00:35:28I had such a different life.
00:35:30Hi!
00:35:30Hi, girls!
00:35:32Hi, baby!
00:35:33I have lived a very stable life
00:35:36with a great family.
00:35:39And he has not.
00:35:40But I think that will make him
00:35:41not only a great husband,
00:35:43but a great father.
00:35:46So, yeah.
00:35:48That's what makes Alex so special.
00:35:50It's insane that one person,
00:35:52after such a short period of time,
00:35:54can make you feel
00:35:55all these emotions all at once.
00:35:58Ash, did you ever think
00:36:00you would get to this moment?
00:36:01No.
00:36:02I am the bride.
00:36:04The bride!
00:36:05I'm the bride.
00:36:07Brine.
00:36:07I can't believe it.
00:36:11With your hands up in the cold.
00:36:15Keep it there
00:36:16and let you calm down.
00:36:18I think Ashley makes
00:36:20a phenomenal life
00:36:21in a number of ways.
00:36:22Just the confidence that she has.
00:36:24She meets every single thing
00:36:25that I could want checked
00:36:27in a box or whatever,
00:36:28emotionally, without a doubt.
00:36:29And the physical is fantastic.
00:36:31She's a beautiful woman as well.
00:36:32So I think she's a top-tier partner
00:36:35when it comes to, you know,
00:36:36choosing a wife.
00:36:37So bad and so bad
00:36:38and so bad
00:36:40are you nervous
00:36:41to walk down the wedding aisle?
00:36:42No.
00:36:43I mean, you play Division I soccer,
00:36:45you know what I'm talking about.
00:36:46You walk out, like,
00:36:46the crowd's there.
00:36:47In front of 5,000 people.
00:36:48You're used to that.
00:36:48You're used to that.
00:36:49I am ready to marry Ashley.
00:36:50And the fact that I'm able
00:36:51to stay cool, calm, and collected
00:36:52on a day like this
00:36:53with high kind of stakes involved,
00:36:55it's like a penalty shootout.
00:36:56With everything on the line,
00:36:57there's no pressure
00:36:58on the goalkeeper ever
00:36:59because they're supposed to score.
00:37:00I, as a goalkeeper,
00:37:02felt very, very confident
00:37:03in, you know,
00:37:03making saves at that point.
00:37:05You kind of walk around
00:37:06with your shoulders out,
00:37:07ready to, you know,
00:37:08make the save that you need to.
00:37:09And at the moment,
00:37:09that's kind of what
00:37:10this feels like today.
00:37:11Big stakes.
00:37:11You decide the game today.
00:37:13It's not that I'm emotionally numb
00:37:14or anything like that.
00:37:15It's more I've been here before.
00:37:17I do feel confident
00:37:18in what I bring to the table
00:37:19and I'm happy to show it.
00:37:20Tell me about Ashley.
00:37:21I don't know Ashley at all.
00:37:22Oh, yeah, you got to meet her
00:37:23at some point.
00:37:24I think I'll meet her today.
00:37:25I think so.
00:37:26I think so.
00:37:27No, she's a great girl.
00:37:28Great girl.
00:37:29We align on everything
00:37:31from politics to sense of humor.
00:37:33I don't know.
00:37:34She's a phenomenal person.
00:37:35Great partner.
00:37:36What kind of family
00:37:37does she come from?
00:37:37Older brother.
00:37:38And then her father
00:37:39was definitely extroverted
00:37:41for sure.
00:37:42You said he's a divorce attorney?
00:37:43Yeah, dude, that was nuts.
00:37:45That's why the family
00:37:45to marry.
00:37:46Yeah, it was insane, dude.
00:37:47That's where he would be.
00:37:48You got grilled, I'm sure.
00:37:49I did.
00:37:50I did.
00:37:50So, like,
00:37:51I day trade, obviously,
00:37:52and, like,
00:37:53I know the Australian dollar.
00:37:55We were talking about crypto
00:37:55for a little bit.
00:37:56Yeah.
00:37:57He'll start talking
00:37:58about something else
00:37:59and then randomly
00:38:00he'll just be like,
00:38:00all right,
00:38:01so what's the price
00:38:01of crypto right now?
00:38:02I'm like,
00:38:02I don't trade that
00:38:04first off.
00:38:04Off the top of my head?
00:38:05Yeah, like, what?
00:38:06You know,
00:38:07I don't really think
00:38:08I have any fears
00:38:09at the moment.
00:38:10I mean,
00:38:10outside of maybe
00:38:10sharks in the water,
00:38:11but that's, you know,
00:38:12I think pretty normal.
00:38:14What's up, boys?
00:38:15Who's sexy?
00:38:17Rip one sleeve off
00:38:18and show off the arm.
00:38:19I would love to.
00:38:21Oh, dude.
00:38:23Oh, my God.
00:38:24Gracias, chico.
00:38:31Oh.
00:38:33Hi.
00:38:34I'm just made on.
00:38:36Wow.
00:38:37Sparkly?
00:38:38You sparkly?
00:38:38You gonna get me?
00:38:39Yeah, I don't want
00:38:40to get my lipstick on you.
00:38:41How you doing?
00:38:42Good.
00:38:42How are you?
00:38:42Good.
00:38:43Wow.
00:38:44You clean up okay?
00:38:47How are you doing, kiddo?
00:38:49Good.
00:38:49I'm comfortable.
00:38:50Confident.
00:38:51Sleeping well.
00:38:52Clear head.
00:38:53Good.
00:38:54Where I should be.
00:38:55Well, I'm proud of you.
00:38:57Sad Nana and Bopper
00:38:58aren't here to see you.
00:38:59I kind of felt them here
00:39:00a little bit.
00:39:01I mean, they're around.
00:39:02Yeah, of course they are.
00:39:03For sure.
00:39:03And I'm certain
00:39:04they are very proud of you.
00:39:06I hope so.
00:39:07I hope so.
00:39:08A lot of this day
00:39:09has been the pregame warm-up,
00:39:10and now you've started
00:39:11to put the gloves on
00:39:12and the cleats on,
00:39:13and you're in the locker room
00:39:14with the boys beforehand,
00:39:15and you're really figuring out,
00:39:16okay, like,
00:39:16the moment's here.
00:39:18I think we're basically
00:39:19walking out to the field
00:39:20right now.
00:39:20It's game time now.
00:39:23Talk to you soon.
00:39:24Yep.
00:39:24Thank you for all the support.
00:39:25Love you, baby.
00:39:26Appreciate it.
00:39:27Love me, love me, love me.
00:39:33Ah!
00:39:35Oh, my God.
00:39:36That's so sweet.
00:39:38Okay, everybody,
00:39:38don't cry.
00:39:40Don't cry.
00:39:40You're really like
00:39:41a walking Barbie.
00:39:42Yeah, Barbie.
00:39:43Yeah, Barbie.
00:39:45Oh, the buttons.
00:39:47They're so pretty.
00:39:48Nice.
00:39:48Perfect.
00:39:49Honey.
00:39:50Baby.
00:39:51I love you.
00:39:52I love you.
00:40:01I love you.
00:40:03I love you.
00:40:04I love you.
00:40:05I love you.
00:40:08I love you.
00:40:16Do you see how big my boobs look?
00:40:22Hello, little sweetie.
00:40:23What are you crying about?
00:40:26Oh, hi, sweetie.
00:40:31Don't cry too much.
00:40:33Keeping it together.
00:40:35Coming into the pods,
00:40:36I did have some self-doubt.
00:40:38I clearly wasn't having any luck
00:40:39in the dating pool in Cleveland,
00:40:40and I didn't know if
00:40:42I'd be everybody's cup of tea.
00:40:44I'm just this boring girl
00:40:45from a small town in Ohio.
00:40:47You look fantastic.
00:40:49Boy, that is a pretty dress.
00:40:50I've been crying all day.
00:40:52But the people I've met,
00:40:54the men that I've dated,
00:40:55the man that I'm about to marry,
00:40:56everything that I've had here
00:40:58has made me so much more confident.
00:41:00You think I've changed
00:41:01throughout this process?
00:41:02I do.
00:41:03It feels amazing
00:41:04to put on my dress.
00:41:05There have been many conversations
00:41:07that I'm not Alex's type.
00:41:13So I hope when he sees me today,
00:41:16he realizes how wrong he is.
00:41:18If I'm being completely honest,
00:41:20I would be shocked
00:41:21if Alex said yes.
00:41:23I'd be happy.
00:41:24Obviously, nobody wants to be rejected,
00:41:26but I am more so expecting
00:41:28a no from Alex.
00:41:31Love you.
00:41:31Love you, Tweet.
00:41:34You all excited?
00:41:35Yes.
00:41:36You all ready?
00:41:37Yeah.
00:41:38I know I'm not
00:41:39everybody's cup of tea.
00:41:40I'm not for every boy.
00:41:42Like, who cares?
00:41:43Like, who cares if they like me?
00:41:45Who cares if they want to be with me?
00:41:47It's more,
00:41:47do I want to be with them?
00:41:48And I think that's my biggest thing today
00:41:50is it's my wedding day.
00:41:53And the answer could be no.
00:41:54The answer could be yes.
00:41:55But someone out there
00:41:57is going to be the love of my life.
00:41:59And if it's Alex,
00:42:00it is Alex.
00:42:01If we choose each other today,
00:42:02then he will be
00:42:03the person that changes my life
00:42:05for the better.
00:42:05I know that
00:42:08I am choosing someone today
00:42:10because of happiness.
00:42:11I'm confident and ready.
00:42:14To your big day.
00:42:16To the big day.
00:42:17Alex and Ashley's big day.
00:42:20Oh, goodness.
00:42:47Oh, my God.
00:42:48Here.
00:42:50Oh, my God.
00:42:52Oh, my God.
00:42:53I'm so nervous.
00:42:54Your future is right in front of you.
00:42:55I can feel it.
00:42:57I got this.
00:42:59You got this.
00:43:00I got this.
00:43:01You're Ashley Carpenter.
00:43:03Black belt.
00:43:06You more nervous now
00:43:07or when you did
00:43:08that first tournament.
00:43:09Probably now.
00:43:16Ladies and gentlemen,
00:43:18will you please rise
00:43:18for the entrance
00:43:19of our bride?
00:43:22Oh, no.
00:43:24Here we go.
00:43:25Oh, my God.
00:43:26Oh, my God.
00:43:29Oh, my God.
00:43:32Oh, my God.
00:43:37Oh, my God.
00:43:38Oh, my God.
00:43:45Oh, my God.
00:43:53Oh, my God.
00:43:55Oh, my God.
00:43:55Oh, my God.
00:43:58Oh, my God.
00:43:58Oh, my God.
00:44:02Oh, my God.
00:44:16You may be seated, everyone.
00:44:23Good.
00:44:26Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today to celebrate Ashley and Alex.
00:44:32A unique love born from truly unique circumstances.
00:44:38While there are many dimensions to love, arguably the most beautiful is that love has no requirements
00:44:45and it knows no limitations based on who you are or how you look.
00:44:50So it is with love in mind that we celebrate these two wonderful people today.
00:44:55They have come so far together, from sitting in the pods excited for the chance to learn about each other,
00:45:02to standing on this platform today, ready for the chance to share their feelings for each other.
00:45:18Ashley, from the moment we stepped into the pods together, obviously I knew that you were very, very special.
00:45:23Whether it's riding horseback in Mexico or competing on the golf course together, it's incredible to get to know you.
00:45:31I fell for your voice. I fell for your sense of humor. And I've enjoyed every second of this.
00:45:46Alex, this has been a crazy roller coaster. I'm sure everyone here is going to think I'm completely insane when
00:45:54I say that I fell for you.
00:45:55When I was stepping into a pod, you became my best friend and I fell in love with you.
00:46:00You're back. Not bad.
00:46:07Ashley and Alex, you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together based on a deep
00:46:14emotional connection.
00:46:16Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
00:46:25Will you get married and commit to face life together as husband and wife? Or will you walk away forever?
00:46:34Alex, we're going to begin with you.
00:46:39Alex, do you take Ashley to be your lawfully wedded wife?
00:46:42To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in
00:46:49sickness and in health.
00:46:50To love, honor and cherish, forsaking all others, so long as you both shall live.
00:46:57If so, say I do.
00:47:06I know your answer, and it doesn't matter to me.
00:47:10I know you don't choose me, and I'm not choosing you either.
00:47:17When we were in the pods, all of our stories, all of our future plans, they aligned perfectly.
00:47:23However, once we left the pods, there was no effort.
00:47:27There was no intimacy. There were no questions that you had for me.
00:47:30And I felt like as soon as we moved into the apartment, we were roommates.
00:47:40Something always kind of felt off.
00:47:43Your stories were so vivid. They were so detailed.
00:47:46You would say a lot of words, but somehow I just found myself more confused at the end of our
00:47:51conversations.
00:47:52Okay.
00:47:54Lying is a non-negotiable for me, and I'm sure it is for you as well.
00:47:59Mm-hmm.
00:48:00I lead my life with integrity, which is one of the reasons you've told me that you fall in love
00:48:04with me, and I expect my husband to do the same thing.
00:48:07That's okay.
00:48:07Unfortunately, I do feel like you have missed that mark.
00:48:10Okay.
00:48:13Wow.
00:48:16I used to ignore red flags. I accepted dishonesty, and I spent far too much time waiting for a man
00:48:26to love me that was not my person.
00:48:29I think this process has really made us grow, and I'm very proud of the woman I am today, and
00:48:34I hope you're proud of the man that you are through all of this.
00:48:37Absolutely.
00:48:39If I was standing here a year ago, I would have ignored all of the red flags, all of the
00:48:45lies.
00:48:45I would have probably thought, I can change him or just give it some more time, and I would have
00:48:50spent far too much time waiting for you to become the man that I deserve.
00:48:55Because I know I deserve something extraordinary, and I deserve so much better.
00:49:07So I am so sorry, but it is a no for me today.
00:49:14Okay.
00:49:16I would like to say I completely respect that from you.
00:49:20I do disagree to an extent about the integrity.
00:49:23I felt as though the questions about my past were more to try and catch me in something that didn't
00:49:28really understand me.
00:49:29I do live a very different lifestyle.
00:49:31I do my best to explain it as much as possible.
00:49:34I personally don't think that I've missed the mark on integrity, but I do understand the rest of your feelings,
00:49:39and I respect your feelings without a doubt.
00:49:41From my end, it's mutual.
00:49:46Saying no to you today is a win.
00:49:53Rosie.
00:49:53Can I help you?
00:49:56See it.
00:49:58I love you.
00:49:59Go,Paul.
00:49:59Rain slips between my fingers
00:50:03And it's washing you away
00:50:06Rain so my tears don't linger
00:50:10Rain down like a hurricane
00:50:13Got you hotline and sinker
00:50:17And it's washing you away
00:50:20She's not out of Cosmo, liar.
00:50:22No.
00:50:23That just is not right.
00:50:25And it's washing you away
00:50:34All right.
00:50:35Clocked that guy.
00:50:39Appreciate you, boys.
00:50:41We got you.
00:50:41We got you.
00:50:42We got you.
00:50:43Come here.
00:50:44We're good.
00:50:44I know, but I'm just not happy with her calling you a liar
00:50:48because you're not.
00:50:50I know that and everyone here knows that
00:50:52so I'm exactly where I should be
00:50:53and where I needed to be.
00:50:55Very confident.
00:50:56And you're a great person and a great man.
00:50:57Appreciate you, bro.
00:50:58You're going to be a great husband one day.
00:50:59Appreciate you.
00:50:59I know it.
00:51:00You all know who I am.
00:51:01I know who I am.
00:51:03That's all that really matters.
00:51:04I don't really care about the rest of it.
00:51:05She's a great girl.
00:51:06There's no ill will, no hard feelings towards her.
00:51:08She feels a certain way.
00:51:10I respect that.
00:51:11You want to go see if she's okay?
00:51:13No.
00:51:14What do you mean?
00:51:16I will say I didn't expect integrity to be called into question.
00:51:20I didn't expect the I'm going to go first type thing.
00:51:22And that's a power move.
00:51:23Do your thing.
00:51:23But it was a consistent theme throughout this process here
00:51:26where I was always asked,
00:51:27where were you at this time?
00:51:28When did this happen?
00:51:29What were you doing?
00:51:30And I think she was looking for a potential way out
00:51:33to really kind of find that
00:51:35and was really targeting my past.
00:51:37But if you're going to heavily weight, you know, my past,
00:51:39there are some things in hers as well.
00:51:41To my integrity.
00:51:48I'm sure he's a little annoyed
00:51:50that I called out his integrity
00:51:53in front of all of his friends and his mom.
00:51:55But I don't care.
00:51:58I just don't care.
00:51:59Today was all about me.
00:52:01I could tell when I walked in.
00:52:02He didn't say much.
00:52:03Like, why did he only, like...
00:52:04Because he has nothing to say.
00:52:05He knows I'm right.
00:52:07That was, I don't know, weird.
00:52:09He was weird.
00:52:10He was a loser.
00:52:11I was like, that's all you can say that way?
00:52:12He didn't love me.
00:52:13He didn't even like me, I don't think so.
00:52:15Really?
00:52:16Yeah, every...
00:52:16He kept talking about how I'm, like, not his type.
00:52:18And I was like, you're not my type.
00:52:20For him to sit there and lie,
00:52:22I don't think he's here for the right reasons.
00:52:24I think he wanted something else out of this
00:52:28rather than a wife.
00:52:29Just not the right guy.
00:52:30Perfect dress, perfect venue.
00:52:32Not the perfect guy.
00:52:57I've been drifting away for so long.
00:53:15Today is wedding day and I am beyond excited.
00:53:18I don't even know what word to use.
00:53:20I'm not running away.
00:53:22Oh, he's so pretty.
00:53:24I knew he was my person and I didn't care what he looked like.
00:53:30I knew that I was so crazy in love with him.
00:53:33Like, the rest didn't matter.
00:53:35Like, I love him.
00:53:36I love his qualities.
00:53:37I love his heart.
00:53:38I love his mind.
00:53:39I love his soul.
00:53:40I love how much he loves other people.
00:53:43I love how passionate he is.
00:53:46I love how smart he is.
00:53:47I love how silly he can be.
00:53:49I know he's not perfect for everybody,
00:53:51but for me, he, like, could not be more perfect for my personality
00:53:55and what I envisioned in my life
00:53:57and what I want in a husband
00:53:58and what I want in the father of my kids.
00:54:06I've just been calm and confident with him.
00:54:11You know, I know.
00:54:15My biggest fear is just, like, not feeling good enough.
00:54:26Whether it's family stuff or education stuff or upbringing stuff,
00:54:30a lot of my fear in dating in the past
00:54:32was that when someone really gets to know me
00:54:34and see my flaws or my family's flaws,
00:54:37that I wouldn't feel good enough.
00:54:39And that's why this experiment was so beautiful
00:54:41because I gave him everything
00:54:43and he said, like, you are good enough.
00:54:52and I'm gonna cry saying it but um he wrote me something in the pods and like
00:54:57the very first line was I can't see you but I see you and I felt seen it didn't
00:55:06feel like some BS wording and so I felt like really loved and accepted and so
00:55:12that fear kind of dissipated like right there in that moment and it hasn't even
00:55:16crept up not once since like now I can't imagine a future without him and I
00:55:25don't want to even try there's still time if you want to run I'm just kidding
00:55:32I'd punch you you know I already told Vic I'd punch him Shandell Vic sister she's
00:55:40marrying us did you know that yes I can't wait to meet his mom for the first time
00:55:44I don't know like what I'm gonna say I don't know what she's gonna say I just
00:55:48want to see her and I want to hug her you know Vic's so incredible I can know his
00:55:52mom's gonna be too and I'm really excited for her to be here
00:56:15I'm really trying not to cry I'm really trying oh my goodness it's lovely to see you
00:56:22me too yes Vic told me a lot about you I'm so glad you could both make it I know
00:56:31this is
00:56:31this is strange like meeting on the day of I know I'm just happy when he told me he found
00:56:35someone
00:56:36he's happy all right I do know if one thing I know my brother and he's happy well he makes
00:56:43me beyond
00:56:43happy this is um one of my best friends from college her name's Tori hey Tori my other best
00:56:49friend from college this is Amani hey Amani and then this is um she's actually my niece but she's older
00:56:55than me so I call her my sister but this is Karina so happy Vic from the way so happy
00:57:02I always wanted to
00:57:03find something oh well I'm honored that he chose me he's a beautiful beautiful person I'll let you read
00:57:10it um in private you know as you wish but that's uh thank you just a little note I was
00:57:15like I'm not
00:57:15gonna have the words and the emotions to say it here in person we do not want that you see
00:57:21the
00:57:21arm ring I was like so I like it he's so private he's an introvert I would not have seen
00:57:27him doing this
00:57:28I was like what you're an introvert oh you know it's funny so am I he thinks that I'm more
00:57:34extroverted
00:57:35than he is and I was like no absolutely not you're way more extroverted than I am did you guys
00:57:40ever
00:57:40think I would ever do anything like this not in a million years I would have never saw this on
00:57:44Christine's bingo card well when Victor told me I was like well I was like really but when he makes
00:57:51up his mind to do something I know he's taken the time to research it so I was just like
00:57:56okay fine
00:57:56like me I'm from New York so I have a distressful demeanor but I spoke to her and I instantly
00:58:03liked her
00:58:04she's genuine and she came into this process wanting to find love but yeah and she's found it
00:58:10and I'm happy I know he wants to find a wife I'm happy for y'all yes I'm excited I'm
00:58:17happy me too
00:58:18I'm happy you guys are happy I'm happy it's nice meeting you go ahead and get ready and we'll see
00:58:26you
00:58:26hi I'm not as nervous anymore
00:58:38hi guys there she is oh my gosh you look gorgeous you look gorgeous baby
00:58:50are you feel are you good you're not I'm feeling more like a bride I knew I was going to
00:58:57be a wife
00:58:58you know what I mean but I feel like a bride today which is fun and exciting I got to
00:59:04meet Vic's mom
00:59:05did you like her was she nice yeah and here's a sister came up too so I can meet them
00:59:10both and
00:59:10they got the chit chat with everybody Melody can you believe it it's so neat I know Tori are you
00:59:18getting nervous too I'm not nervous I'm happy
00:59:30today's wedding day the emotional connection Christine and I have it's enough for a lifetime
00:59:42fell in love with Christine before I even saw her I know Christine like I know all the parts of
00:59:47her
00:59:48and she knows all the parts of me she called me her build-a-bear husband I'm like all right
00:59:52you
00:59:52gonna put some patches on that build-a-bear because you know I got scars and I'm not perfect in
00:59:57any way
00:59:57shape or form but that's the thing is that her imperfections my imperfections we see beauty in it
01:00:06I can't say what's in that box I can't it's between a husband and a wife
01:00:17yeah how about say where's the man okay
01:00:31how you feeling man oh feeling good feeling good yeah man thanks y'all thanks game time feeling
01:00:39really good that's good yeah yeah so my question is how you gonna walk out
01:00:45what you mean you're just gonna be like I'm gonna run down
01:00:57now let me ask you this Oscar stage rhythm because we're gonna be partying you know what
01:01:03I mean it's gonna be music playing that's a legit question
01:01:12should be good she'd be good I'm gonna have to show her the electric slide okay in real time in
01:01:17real time you know the electric slide I'm liable to hurt somebody we're gonna show you how to let
01:01:24you slide so stand up next to me good now you're doing good do it yeah keep it going
01:01:29got that style got that look every trick and everything do you know what I'm saying
01:01:43yeah
01:02:13Oh my, oh my, oh my.
01:02:17How are you doing?
01:02:18Good.
01:02:18Good to see you.
01:02:19I'm good.
01:02:22Oh my goodness, I met Christina.
01:02:24You did?
01:02:25Yes.
01:02:25How was that?
01:02:26Oh, it was good.
01:02:27I wasn't nervous at first, but I love her.
01:02:29Yes.
01:02:30I just, you know.
01:02:31Yeah.
01:02:31Super warm.
01:02:32Yeah, yeah.
01:02:33Knowing that I got y'all behind me is very good.
01:02:36Thank you very much for sharing.
01:02:37I wouldn't miss it for anything.
01:02:39Mm-hmm.
01:02:40Mm-hmm.
01:02:41Yeah.
01:02:42I was nervous this morning because I've never met her in person.
01:02:46Yeah.
01:02:47But once I went up and I met her, it's like, that was it.
01:02:51Just having the support of close friends and then family.
01:02:54That is, like, very important.
01:02:55Well, as you know, family is important to us.
01:02:58She's heavily family-oriented.
01:03:00Yeah.
01:03:00So that's a big piece.
01:03:01I told her about the times I gave you hard times as a kid.
01:03:06I told her all the stress that may have caused the family.
01:03:10I remember when you went away to college.
01:03:13When you came back the first semester and you were, like,
01:03:16following me all around the house, apologizing and saying,
01:03:19how come you didn't give up on me?
01:03:21And I said, nope, we don't give up on our children.
01:03:24Yeah.
01:03:24That was part of growing up.
01:03:26Yeah.
01:03:26Yeah.
01:03:26Christine asked me, did you feel ashamed about it,
01:03:28those sort of things?
01:03:29And I told her for a while I did, especially after I kind of came to terms
01:03:32with God and what was right and what was wrong.
01:03:34And then she was reassuring.
01:03:36She was like, I accept you for your past, your present.
01:03:38And she was like, God isn't ashamed of you.
01:03:40Right?
01:03:40It's not about religion.
01:03:41Yeah.
01:03:42As long as you're on that path, I have no concern and no doubt.
01:03:47I'm happy, truly happy for you and Christine.
01:03:50Mm-hmm.
01:03:50Really happy for you all.
01:03:52Yeah.
01:03:54I can't believe my baby's getting married.
01:03:56Could you believe that?
01:03:57Yeah.
01:03:58Yeah.
01:03:58There's no cold feet in making a decision about Christine.
01:04:03I love you.
01:04:04I love you, too.
01:04:05All right.
01:04:05Yeah.
01:04:07Now it's just for her to choose me.
01:04:17Oh, Christine.
01:04:20Beautiful, honey.
01:04:22That is incredible.
01:04:24You look so good.
01:04:25Oh, yeah.
01:04:27Yeah.
01:04:27That was the right dress.
01:04:30Gosh, it means everything if it says yes.
01:04:35Baby, I'm so proud of you, too.
01:04:38I can't wait to be Mrs. St. John.
01:04:40Come on.
01:04:45Oh, gosh.
01:05:10my eyes when you open up the door and i just want to die with you in the deep
01:05:21want to run now we can make a run for it i'm not running anywhere in these shoes
01:05:32hello how are you
01:05:35you look incredible i wanted to tell you i really liked vic i mean i i know i said that
01:05:44with him
01:05:45there but i really did i got no words of advice for you you're an accomplished beautiful young woman
01:05:51my job is to get you safely down there to your wonderful new life please stand here we go carl
01:06:33please be seated
01:06:39good afternoon victor and christine are pleased that their closest family and friends have come
01:06:47to witness their exchange of wedding vows victor my one and only baby brother has been a part of my
01:06:55life since the beginning though their meeting was unconventional their commitment to each other
01:07:03and unwavering support of friends and family will help them bloom together like a new plant taking
01:07:10root just as adam and eve became one victor and christine shall become one today as well as they
01:07:17become one united in marriage um where do i begin
01:07:27i'm trying to find my words um
01:07:32christine the first time we met i lost words and then this time you came down the aisle and
01:07:38i can't find my words
01:07:42i never thought i'd fall in love in such a unique experiment and christine the moment we spoke in
01:07:52those pods and we just connected it felt so easy getting to know you you make it easy to open
01:07:59up you
01:08:00make it easy to be vulnerable you know more about me than anyone else on this planet at this moment
01:08:05you accept me for me then i accept you for you i'm so grateful to be engaged to you and
01:08:13to see
01:08:14what our next step in this chapter looks like
01:08:21i think just from the beginning i felt some kind of connection with you just from hearing your voice
01:08:26even from our first 10-minute conversation i think something in me knew and every day going forward
01:08:32getting to know you deeper and deeper and you let me fully let my guard down and be myself to
01:08:37open
01:08:38up parts of me that maybe are shameful or embarrassing or whatever i interpreted and the
01:08:46fact that you still fell in love with me and we had such a connection regardless of anything that
01:08:50either of us shared it just felt so right since such a calm love and an easy love but very
01:08:59fulfilling and passionate love and very very very grateful for you i'm grateful too and i feel honored
01:09:07that i'm here with you
01:09:12victor and christine
01:09:14you chose to get engaged and spend the rest of your lives together based on a deep emotional connection
01:09:22now is the time to decide if love is blind will you get married and commit to face a life
01:09:29together
01:09:29as husband and wife or will you walk away forever
01:09:36christine
01:09:38do you take victor to be your lawfully wedded husband promising to love and comfort him
01:09:45to honor him and keep him in sickness and in health in prosperity and adversity and forsaken
01:09:54all others as long as you both shall live if so please say i do
01:10:07i do
01:10:14victor do you take christine to be your lawfully wedded wife promising to love and comfort her to honor her
01:10:24and keep her in sickness and in health in prosperity and adversity and forsaken all others as long as you
01:10:33both shall live if so please say i do you're a special woman and you're more than that you're my
01:10:41woman
01:10:41you're my rib and i do
01:10:49i now pronounce you husband and wife victor you may now kiss your beautiful bride
01:10:57oh
01:10:58oh
01:11:02oh
01:11:21for the St. John's baby what a beautiful thing yeah nice meeting her
01:11:28Oh, my God.
01:11:32Best day of my life, times 10.
01:11:35Yeah.
01:11:36Never felt love like this.
01:11:37Yeah.
01:11:40My forever.
01:11:42Forever, ever.
01:11:43Ever, ever.
01:11:44We've got to merge into families.
01:11:46We've got a tribe now.
01:11:47Yeah.
01:11:48With my wife.
01:11:52That's what I'm looking forward to.
01:11:54Same.
01:11:55I've got to show you the electric slide later.
01:11:58I'm going to have to take my shoes off for that.
01:11:59Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:12:01Mm.
01:12:03Yeah, I love you, too.
01:12:05Next chapter?
01:12:06Mm-hmm.
01:12:06The best chapter?
01:12:07Mm-hmm.
01:12:08I love you.
01:12:28I won't be held down by the damaged door.
01:12:35Emma was feeling that it was an I do, and I was definitely shocked.
01:12:39So light the flame and walk away.
01:12:45It's not that I don't want to be with her.
01:12:47I do.
01:12:47But at the same time, it was coming off as if almost she didn't want the responsibility
01:12:51of children ever, and that's scary to me.
01:12:56I didn't want to hurt Emma.
01:12:58Yeah.
01:12:58And I truly do believe, even with this happening today, I do think that love is blind.
01:13:06I still do think that love is blind, but I do think that there are big things in life,
01:13:15like children, that you, I guess, can't be blind on.
01:13:21Especially for him.
01:13:27Absolutely no regrets on my end.
01:13:29I'm so pleased and proud of myself as a person.
01:13:31I would say love is blind to an extent.
01:13:33One of the biggest things I've learned from this process is the emotional connection needs
01:13:38to be prioritized over the physical.
01:13:40The physical is still important to me.
01:13:42I'm not saying it needs to be important to everybody else, but to me, I need a physical
01:13:45match that makes me very, very happy.
01:13:48Moving forward from me, seeing what happens next, staying open to everything that comes
01:13:51for me.
01:13:57Ashley, a year ago, would have let him walk all over me.
01:14:00She would have said yes, and she would have been miserable living a life with him.
01:14:04But today, I stood my ground.
01:14:06I walked away from something because it no longer brought me joy.
01:14:10I think this process has definitely helped me figure out what I want, what I don't want,
01:14:15what I'll accept in a relationship.
01:14:16I want a love that lasts a lifetime.
01:14:19I don't want some mediocre love.
01:14:22And he falls very short of what I deserve in this life.
01:14:31Join me in welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Bay!
01:14:41Yeah!
01:14:43Let's go!
01:14:44We're both ecstatic right now.
01:14:46It's so much fun.
01:14:47I love you, baby!
01:14:48Hey!
01:14:49I love you!
01:14:51I love you!
01:14:53Yeah!
01:14:54You've heard that before.
01:14:55Oh!
01:14:56Well that wasn't me.
01:14:58Every promise I make is a promise I make.
01:15:00I love you!
01:15:01I love you!
01:15:03I love you!
01:15:07It's really amazing.
01:15:10I just love you, baby.
01:15:14Three and five!
01:15:22Mr. and Mrs. St. John!
01:15:34Being married feels just like it should.
01:15:37It feels perfect.
01:15:37Yeah, and on top of the world.
01:15:39Yeah.
01:15:39Couldn't be happier.
01:15:40I mean, it's been, it's incredible to have his family
01:15:43and his friends and mine.
01:15:44There's so much love and support.
01:15:46It's a really special feeling.
01:16:01Last thing, it's, what, two minus two hours
01:16:04until you guys use the box?
01:16:06Yeah, we're on a countdown.
01:16:08That box.
01:16:09Um, yeah.
01:16:11Well, I just found out my sister and their kids,
01:16:13her kids are staying in the same hotel as we are.
01:16:15Oh, they are?
01:16:16But they're not staying in the same room.
01:16:18You'll be the proof I'm gonna love you.
01:16:23Did I say too much?
01:16:34I'm assuming you're hearing this for the first time.
01:16:36Oh.
01:16:36Oh my God.
01:16:37God!
01:16:38I'm not proud of a lot of those moments.
01:16:40The reality was very, very different
01:16:42than what was being shown.
01:16:43He's really bad.
01:16:44It wasn't anything.
01:16:46Did you not know that I had my engagement ring on?
01:16:48I literally did not.
01:16:49Were you lying?
01:16:51I told you.
01:16:52Don't fucking do that!
01:16:53Oh my God.
01:16:54Oh my God.
01:16:55Come on and choose me
01:17:00I know you wanna
01:17:03Come on you gotta
01:17:05Gotta believe me
01:17:09There's no denying
01:17:12Why still deciding
01:17:14Just choose me
01:17:17Oh
01:17:18Choose me
01:17:21Baby please
01:17:23Choose me
01:17:28Choose me
01:17:30Why still deciding
01:17:33Just choose me
01:17:54Why still choosing me
01:18:05And what still deciding
01:18:11Is going to be
01:18:14I'm going to be
01:18:14I'm going to be
01:18:32You
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