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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
00:07:58oh
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
00:19:02thank you
00:19:03you
00:19:06you
00:19:07you
00:19:07you
00:19:07you
00:19:07you
00:19:07you
00:19:33I just want you to know that, 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.
00:19:43Does that mean better?
00:19:45Yeah, honestly.
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, maybe he wants more time.
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, but that's, like, a lot to ask for him.
00:20:18I'm understanding either way, though.
00:20:22I will say this.
00:20:24Till the day I died, I think that you deserve the best.
00:20:29And...
00:20:30Aww!
00:20:31Woo-hoo!
00:20:34Everything's coming and to feel
00:20:37The start of it all
00:20:42Soap and new
00:20:47Here on the ground, up to the moon
00:20:56Hello
00:20:56That's pretty girl
00:20:58Good job, baby, Curry
00:21:00She's so cute
00:21:01Thanks, he must love
00:21:02Let's go
00:21:03Amen
00:21:20Thanks a lot
00:21:27Sorry
00:21:28I haven't seen him
00:21:34I'm so ready.
00:21:36Mm-hmm.
00:21:43I see mommy.
00:21:47Oh, sorry.
00:21:50I love you.
00:21:51I love you.
00:21:59It looks so good.
00:22:00Yeah, it's sweet.
00:22:01I love this side.
00:22:04Thanks.
00:22:04This is the second one we brought today.
00:22:07Please 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.
00:22:24Love brings people together, strengthens them in times of hardship,
00:22:28and fills life with meaning and joy.
00:22:31Amber and Jordan stand before us,
00:22:34ready 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 his situation.
00:22:52He is always looking to say hi to the stranger.
00:22:55He made, like, seven airport friends over a CPAP.
00:22:59Like, he's starting a CPAP club, actually.
00:23:03He said he was interested in joining.
00:23:07Stupid.
00:23:08He is just, like, that positive of a person.
00:23:11I can sometimes be such, like, a go-getter.
00:23:13I'm, like, always trying to do everything,
00:23:14and he makes me step back
00:23:17and realize, like, what truly matters in life.
00:23:26Amber,
00:23:28we 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,
00:23:46you chose to get engaged
00:23:48and spend the rest of your lives together
00:23:50based on a deep emotional connection.
00:23:57Now is the time to decide
00:23:59if love is blind.
00:24:09Will you get married
00:24:10and commit to face life together
00:24:12as husband and wife,
00:24:14or will you walk away forever?
00:24:21Amber,
00:24:23do you take Jordan
00:24:24to be your lawfully wedded husband?
00:24:26Do you solemnly vow
00:24:28to be his faithful partner
00:24:29in sickness and in health,
00:24:31in good times and in bad,
00:24:33and in joy as well as in sorrow?
00:24:36Do you promise to love him unconditionally,
00:24:38to honor and respect him,
00:24:41to laugh with him and cry with him,
00:24:43and to cherish him
00:24:44as long as you both shall live?
00:24:47If so, say, I do.
00:24:58I do.
00:24:59I do.
00:25:00But I understand
00:25:02if there's any doubts.
00:25:05I have a lot going on.
00:25:11Jordan,
00:25:14do you take Amber
00:25:15to be your lawfully wedded wife?
00:25:17Do you solemnly vow
00:25:19to be her faithful partner
00:25:20in sickness and in health,
00:25:22in good times and in bad?
00:25:24Do you promise
00:25:24to love her unconditionally,
00:25:26to honor and respect her,
00:25:28and to cherish her
00:25:29as long as you both shall live?
00:25:31If so, say, I do.
00:25:34I do.
00:25:38I do.
00:25:38I do.
00:25:40I do.
00:25:41I do.
00:25:41I do.
00:25:42I do.
00:25:43I do.
00:25:43I do.
00:25:44I do.
00:25:45I do.
00:25:46I do.
00:25:56I do.
00:25:57I want to follow my heart
00:25:57and say that I do.
00:26:00So your answer is?
00:26:02I do.
00:26:10Oh, my God.
00:26:12I do.
00:26:13Oh, my God.
00:26:15Oh, my God.
00:26:20Oh, my God.
00:26:25Good pitch.
00:26:26Can I kiss you?
00:26:27Oh, my God.
00:26:28Well, very, sir.
00:26:29I do.
00:26:31Oh, my God.
00:26:35Oh, my God.
00:26:40Oh, my God.
00:26:47Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and Amber Faye.
00:27:01That's crazy.
00:27:02My sister told me, you know, just follow your heart, you know.
00:27:07So 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.
00:27:21That's crazy.
00:27:24At least you're my person.
00:27:27You're mine too.
00:27:29All right.
00:27:30Let's have some fun.
00:27:36Are you excited?
00:27:38Yeah.
00:27:39I'm done.
00:27:42Cheers.
00:27:44Cheers.
00:27:45Cheers.
00:27:53Cheers.
00:27:57Cheers.
00:28:04Cheers.
00:28:08Cheers.
00:28:11Take your time.
00:28:13I love you.
00:28:14I see a life with you.
00:28:16You know, I have the dress.
00:28:17Yeah.
00:28:17The nails, the lashes, all the things, like,
00:28:19ready to be married.
00:28:21I want to be your wife.
00:28:23I'm shocked that I'm not actually getting married,
00:28:26even though I'm supposed to get married.
00:28:27Yeah.
00:28:28Like, both of my parents, they were so excited
00:28:30that everything that 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 can 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,
00:29:22it 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,
00:29:36you 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, yeah.
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.
00:30:12After the initial, like, shock of it all,
00:30:15of, 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?
00:30:25I'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, I 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,
00:30:55for 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 that 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 that I picked out
00:31:27before 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.
00:31:35Yeah, I got to go apart.
00:31:38Well, 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.
00:31:48We 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.
00:32:01She is sometimes like a shadow to me,
00:32:04and I'm just, like, sometimes I'm, like,
00:32:06just wait out there.
00:32:07I'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, it's not going to work out.
00:32:15Oh, I need to go.
00:32:19We 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.
00:32:30I would have just got married and figured, like,
00:32:34I probably would have, like, swept it all under 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
00:32:43of feeling like my 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.
00:33:03I think what I'm most fearful of is having to start all over.
00:33:07If for some reason we don't work, I'm fearful to have to be vulnerable
00:33:14with somebody else all over again.
00:33:18Because it was really hard to do it in this instance,
00:33:23but it paid off.
00:33:24Because 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,
00:33:56that I didn't want to have, like, a wedding.
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, won't change my mind.
00:34:41Love is choosing someone every single day.
00:34:44Waking up and just being 100% confident in your decision
00:34:47to be with that person, to make them your wife,
00:34:50to be their husband.
00:34:51I just remember being all in and telling my dad,
00:34:54like, 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?
00:35:07How did that go?
00:35:08Separated.
00:35:09I don't think he realizes, like, how strong it probably
00:35:14does really make him to 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 with, you know,
00:35:25stepfathers, fathers, whatever 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 with a great family.
00:35:38And he has not.
00:35:40But I think that will make him not 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, after such a short period
00:35:53of time, can make you feel all these emotions all at once.
00:35:58Ash, did you ever think you 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.
00:36:18I think Ashley makes a phenomenal life in a number of ways.
00:36:22Just the confidence that she has.
00:36:24She meets every single thing that I could want checked
00:36:27in a box or whatever, emotionally, 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 when it comes to,
00:36:35you know, choosing a wife.
00:36:36It's so bad, it's so bad, it's so bad.
00:36:40Are you nervous to walk down the wedding aisle?
00:36:42No.
00:36:43I mean, you play Division I soccer, you know what I'm talking about.
00:36:46You walk out, like, the 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 to stay cool, calm, and collected
00:36:52on a day like this, with high kind of stakes involved,
00:36:55it's like a penalty shootout.
00:36:56With everything on the line, there's no pressure on the goalkeeper ever,
00:36:59because they're supposed to score.
00:37:00I, as a goalkeeper, felt very, very confident in, you know,
00:37:03making saves at that point.
00:37:04You kind of walk around with your shoulders out, ready to, you know,
00:37:08make the save that you need to.
00:37:09And at the moment, that's kind of what this feels like today.
00:37:11Big stakes, you decide the game today.
00:37:13It's not that I'm emotionally numb or anything like that.
00:37:15It's more, I've been here before.
00:37:17I do feel confident in 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 at some point.
00:37:24You 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 from politics to sense of humor.
00:37:33I don't know, she's a phenomenal person.
00:37:35Great partner.
00:37:36Mm-hmm.
00:37:36What kind of family she come from?
00:37:37Older brother, and then her father was definitely extroverted for sure.
00:37:42You said he's a divorce attorney?
00:37:43Yeah, dude, that was nuts.
00:37:45That's why the family to marry.
00:37:45Yeah, that was insane, dude.
00:37:47That's where you want to be.
00:37:48Yeah, you got grilled, I'm sure.
00:37:49I did.
00:37:50I did.
00:37:50So, like, I day trade, obviously, and, like, I know the Australian dollar.
00:37:55We were talking about crypto for a little bit.
00:37:56Yeah.
00:37:56And, like, he'll start talking about something else,
00:37:59and then randomly, he'll just be like,
00:38:00all right, so what's the price of crypto right now?
00:38:02I'm like, I don't trade that, first off.
00:38:04Off the top of my head?
00:38:05Yeah, like, what?
00:38:06You know, I don't really think I have any fears at the moment.
00:38:09I mean, outside of maybe sharks in the water,
00:38:11but that's, you know, I think pretty normal.
00:38:14What's up, boys?
00:38:15Who's sexy?
00:38:17I'll rip one sleeve off and show off the arm.
00:38:19I would love to.
00:38:21Oh, dude.
00:38:23My guys, gracias, chico.
00:38:31Huh.
00:38:33Hi.
00:38:34I'm so excited.
00:38:36Wow.
00:38:37You sparkly, you sparkly?
00:38:38You gonna get me?
00:38:39Yeah, I don't want to get my lipstick on you.
00:38:41How you doing?
00:38:42Good, how are you?
00:38:43Good.
00:38:43Wow, you clean up okay?
00:38:46Thank you, thank you.
00:38:47How are you doing, kiddo?
00:38:49Good.
00:38:49I'm comfortable, confident, sleeping well, clear head.
00:38:53Good.
00:38:54Where I should be.
00:38:55Well, I'm proud of you.
00:38:57Sad Nana and Bopper aren't here to see you.
00:38:59I kind of felt them here a little bit.
00:39:01I mean, they're around, for sure.
00:39:02Yeah, of course they are.
00:39:03For sure.
00:39:03It's supportive.
00:39:03And I'm just certain they are very proud of you.
00:39:06I hope so.
00:39:07I hope so.
00:39:08A lot of this day has been the pregame warmup, and now you've started to put the gloves on
00:39:12and the cleats on, and you're in the locker room with the boys beforehand, and you're really
00:39:15figuring out, okay, like, the moment's here.
00:39:17I think we're basically walking out to the field right now.
00:39:20It's game time now.
00:39:21Mm-hmm.
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, love me.
00:39:33Ah!
00:39:35Oh my god, Jessie!
00:39:37Okay, everybody, not, don't cry.
00:39:40Don't cry.
00:39:40You're really, like, a walking Barbie.
00:39:42Yeah, I do.
00:39:43Yeah, sorry, babe.
00:39:45Oh, the button, the button.
00:39:47They're so pretty.
00:39:48Nice.
00:39:48Perfect.
00:39:50Baby.
00:39:51I love you.
00:39:52She's so proud of you.
00:39:54I love you.
00:39:56She's so proud of you.
00:40:15Do you see how big my boobs are?
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, I did have some self-doubt.
00:40:37I clearly wasn't having any luck in the dating pool in Cleveland, and I didn't know if I'd
00:40:43be everybody's cup of tea.
00:40:44I'm just this boring girl from a small town in Ohio.
00:40:47You look fantastic.
00:40:49Boy, that is a pretty dress.
00:40:51I've been crying all day.
00:40:52But the people I've met, the men that I've dated, the man that I'm about to marry, everything
00:40:57that I've had here has made me so much more confident.
00:41:00You think I've changed throughout this process?
00:41:02I do.
00:41:03It feels amazing to put on my dress.
00:41:05There have been many conversations that I'm not Alex's type.
00:41:13So I hope when he sees me today, he realizes how wrong he is.
00:41:18If I'm being completely honest, I would be shocked if Alex said yes.
00:41:22I'd be happy.
00:41:24Obviously, nobody wants to be rejected, but I am more so expecting a no from Alex.
00:41:30Mm-hmm.
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 everybody'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, do I want to be with them?
00:41:48And I think that's my biggest thing today is it's my wedding day, and the answer could
00:41:54be no, the answer could be yes, but someone out there is going to be the love of my life,
00:41:59and if it's Alex, it is Alex.
00:42:01If we choose each other today, then he will be the person that changes my life for the better.
00:42:06I know that I am choosing someone today because of happiness.
00:42:11I'm confident and ready.
00:42:14To your big day, to Alex and Ashley's big day.
00:42:20Oh, goodness.
00:42:47Oh, my God.
00:42:49Yeah.
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.
00:42:58You got this.
00:43:00I got this.
00:43:01You're Ashley Carpenter.
00:43:03Black belt.
00:43:06You more nervous now or when you did that first tournament?
00:43:10Probably now.
00:43:16Ladies and gentlemen, will you please rise for the entrance of our bride.
00:43:22Oh, no.
00:43:24Here we go.
00:43:26Oh, my God.
00:43:26Oh, my God.
00:43:27Oh, my God.
00:43:29Oh, my God.
00:43:36Oh, my God.
00:43:45Oh, my God.
00:44:16You may be seated, everyone.
00:44:26Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today to celebrate Ashley and Alex, a unique love
00:44:34born from truly unique circumstances. While there are many dimensions to love,
00:44:41arguably the most beautiful is that love has no requirements and it knows no limitations
00:44:47based on who you are or how you look. So it is with love in mind that we celebrate these
00:44:53two wonderful
00:44:54people today. They have come so far together, from sitting in the pods, excited for the chance to
00:45:00learn about each other, to standing on this platform today, ready for the chance to share
00:45:07their feelings for each other.
00:45:18Ashley, from the moment we stepped into the pods together, obviously I knew that you were very,
00:45:22very special. Whether it's riding horseback in Mexico or competing on the golf course together,
00:45:29it's incredible to get to know you. I fell for your voice, I fell for your sense of humor, and
00:45:36I've enjoyed every second of this.
00:45:46Alex, this has been a crazy rollercoaster. I'm sure everyone here is gonna think I'm completely insane
00:45:53when I say that I fell for you. When I was stepping into a pod, you became my best friend,
00:45:59and I fell in love with you.
00:46:01You'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 gonna 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. I know you don't choose me, and I'm not choosing
00:47:13you either.
00:47:18When 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. There was no intimacy. There were no questions that you
00:47:29had 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.
00:48:16I 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. I 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. I 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.
00:49:43Mutual.
00:49:46Saying no to you today is a win.
00:49:52You're on me. You're on me.
00:49:56You're on me.
00:49:59Come on, baby.
00:50:14You're on me.
00:50:17You're on me.
00:50:17You're on me.
00:50:20I'm on you.
00:50:21She thought I would call him a liar.
00:50:22I am.
00:50:23That just is not right.
00:50:25It's washing you.
00:50:34All right.
00:50:35Clock, that guy.
00:50:39Appreciate you, boys.
00:50:44I know that and everyone here knows that so I'm exactly where I should be
00:50:53standing where I needed to be very confident you're a great person and a
00:50:57great man appreciate you a great husband one day appreciate you I know it y'all
00:51:00know who I am I know who I am that's all that really matters I don't really care
00:51:04about the rest of it she's a great girl there's no ill will no hard feelings
00:51:08towards her she feels a certain way I respect that you wanna go see if she's
00:51:12okay no what do you mean I will say I didn't expect integrity to be called
00:51:19into question I didn't expect the I'm gonna go first type thing that's a
00:51:22power move do your thing but it was a consistent theme throughout this
00:51:25process here where I was always asked where were you at this time when did
00:51:29this happen what were you doing and I think she was looking for a potential
00:51:33way out to really kind of find that and was really targeting my past but if
00:51:37you're gonna heavily weight you know my past there are some things in hers as
00:51:40well to my integrity
00:51:48I'm sure he's a little annoyed that I called out his integrity in front of all
00:51:53of his friends and his mom but I don't care I just don't care today was all
00:52:10about me he didn't love me he didn't even like me I don't think so really yeah
00:52:16every he kept talking about how I'm like not his type and I was like you're not
00:52:19my type for him to sit there and lie I don't think he's here for the right
00:52:23reasons I think he wanted something else out of this rather than a wife just not
00:52:29the right guy perfect dress perfect venue not the perfect guy
00:52:57I've been drifting away for so long
00:53:15today's wedding day and I am beyond excited I don't even know what word to use
00:53:24I knew he was my person and I didn't care what he looked like I knew that I was so
00:53:32crazy in love
00:53:32with him like the rest didn't matter like I love him I love his qualities I love his heart I
00:53:38love his
00:53:39mind I love his soul I love how much he loves other people I love how passionate he is I
00:53:46love how smart he
00:53:47is I love how silly he can be I know he's not perfect for everybody but for me he like
00:53:53could not be more
00:53:54perfect for my personality and what I envisioned in my life and what I want husband and what I
00:53:58want in the father of my kids I've just been calm and confident with him yeah you know you know
00:54:16my biggest fear is just like not feeling good enough
00:54:26whether it's family stuff or education stuff or upbringing stuff a lot of my fear in dating in
00:54:31the past was that when someone really gets to know me and see my flaws or my family's flaws that
00:54:38I
00:54:38wouldn't feel good enough and that's why this experiment was so beautiful because it gave him
00:54:42everything and he said that you are good enough
00:54:52and I'm gonna cry saying it but um he wrote me something in the pods and like the very first
00:54:58line
00:55:00was I can't see you but I see you and I felt seen it didn't feel like some BS wording
00:55:09and so I felt like really loved and accepted and so that fear kind of dissipated like right there in
00:55:15that moment and it hasn't even crept up not once since
00:55:21like now I can't imagine a future without him and I don't want to even try there's still time if
00:55:27you want to run Christy I'm just kidding I'd punch you you say no I already told Vic I'd punch
00:55:36him
00:55:38Shandell Vic sister she's marrying us did you know that yes I can't wait to meet his mom for the
00:55:43first
00:55:44time I don't know like what I'm gonna say I don't know what she's gonna say I just want to
00:55:48see her
00:55:49and I want to hug her you know Vic's so incredible like I know his mom's gonna be too and
00:55:53I'm really
00:55:53excited for her to be here oh my god finally
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
00:56:42well he makes me beyond happy this is um one of my best friends from college her name's Tori
00:56:47hey Tori my other best friend from college this is Amani hey Amani and then this is um she's
00:56:53actually my niece but she's older than me so I call her my sister but this is Karina
00:56:59so happy Vic from the rise so happy I always wanted to find something oh well I'm honored that
00:57:06he chose me he's a beautiful beautiful person I'll let you read it um in private you know as
00:57:12you wish but that's uh thank you just a little note I was like I'm not gonna have the words
00:57:16and
00:57:16the emotions to say it here in person we do not want that you see the arm ring I was
00:57:22like so I like
00:57:23it he's so private he's an introvert I would not have seen him doing this yeah I was like what
00:57:30you're an introvert oh you know it's funny so am I he thinks that I'm more extroverted than
00:57:35he is and I was like no absolutely not you're way more extroverted than I am did you guys ever
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 and she's found it and I'm
00:58:10happy I know he wants to find a wife I'm happy for y'all yes I'm excited I'm happy me
00:58:18too I'm happy you
00:58:20I'm happy it's nice meeting you go ahead and get ready and we'll see you bye I'm not as nervous
00:58:29anymore
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 gonna be
00:58:57a 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 this is so neat I know Tori are
00:59:18you
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
00:59:42I fell in love with Christine if I even saw her I know Christine like I know all the parts
00:59:47of her
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
01:00:02it I 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 oh how you feeling man oh feeling good feeling good yeah man
01:00:37thanks y'all thanks game time feeling really good that's good yeah yeah so my question is how you
01:00:42gonna walk out what you mean you're just gonna be like I'm gonna run down they call me bullseye
01:00:57though now let me actually ask Christine's rhythm because we're gonna be partying you know I mean
01:01:04it's gonna be music playing that's a legit question man we're gonna hit it we're gonna hit it
01:01:12she be good she be good I'm gonna have to show her the electric slide okay in real time in
01:01:17real time
01:01:19you know how to do the electric slide I'm liable to hurt somebody we're gonna show you how to let
01:01:24you
01:01:24slide so stand up next to me good that's no you're doing good yeah keep it going
01:01:29I got that style got that look every trick and everything do you know what I'm saying
01:01:36yeah
01:01:36two three four to the one two three four to the one two three four to the one two three
01:01:42two three two two two one two two
01:02:11a little
01:02:14Oh, my. Oh, my. Oh, my. Oh, my.
01:02:17How are you doing?
01:02:18Good. Good to see you.
01:02:19I'm good.
01:02:22Oh, my goodness. I met Christine.
01:02:24You did? Yes.
01:02:25How was that?
01:02:26Oh, it was good. I was nervous at first, but I love her.
01:02:29Yes. I just, you know.
01:02:31Yeah. Super warm.
01:02:32Yeah, yeah.
01:02:33Knowing that I got y'all behind me is very much reassuring.
01:02:37I wouldn't miss it for anything.
01:02:39Mm-hmm.
01:02:40Mm-hmm. Yeah.
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.
01:02:51It's 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. Yeah.
01:03:00That's a big piece.
01:03:01I told her about the times I gave you hard times as a kid.
01:03:05I told her...
01:03:06I remember.
01:03:08...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
01:03:15and you were, like, following me all around the house,
01:03:18apologizing, and you'd think,
01:03:19how come you didn't give up on me?
01:03:21And I'd say, nope, we don't give up on our children.
01:03:24Yeah.
01:03:24That was part of growing up.
01:03:26Yeah. Yeah.
01:03:26Christine next to me, did you feel ashamed about it,
01:03:28those sort of things?
01:03:29And I told her for a while I did,
01:03:31especially after I kind of came to terms with God
01:03:33and what was right and what was wrong.
01:03:35And then she was reassuring.
01:03:36And she was like, I accept you for your past, your present.
01:03:38And she was like, God isn't ashamed of you, right?
01:03:40It's not about religion.
01:03:41Yeah.
01:03:42As long as you're on that path,
01:03:44I 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.
01:03:59There'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.
01:04:05No.
01:04:07Now it's just for her to choose me.
01:04:17Oh, Christine.
01:04:21Beautiful, 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.
01:04:46Oh, gosh.
01:05:04I've never felt like this before.
01:05:08You've opened up my eyes.
01:05:12When you opened up the door.
01:05:15And I just want to die with you in the deep.
01:05:21Wanna run now?
01:05:22We can make a run for it.
01:05:25I'm not running anywhere in these shoes.
01:05:28Oh.
01:05:32Hello.
01:05:33How are you?
01:05:35You look incredible.
01:05:37You look incredible.
01:05:37Okay.
01:05:39I wanted to tell you, I really liked Vic.
01:05:43I mean, I know I said that with him there, but I really did.
01:05:46I got no words of advice for you.
01:05:48You're an accomplished, beautiful young woman.
01:05:50But my job is to get you safely down there to your wonderful new life.
01:05:55Please stand.
01:05:58Here we go, Carl.
01:06:23You.
01:06:29I love you, too.
01:06:34Please be seated.
01:06:39Good afternoon.
01:06:41Victor and Christine are pleased that their closest family and friends have come to witness their exchange of wedding vows.
01:06:50Victor, my one and only baby brother,
01:06:53has been a part of my life since the beginning.
01:06:58Though their meeting was unconventional,
01:07:01their commitment to each other
01:07:03and unwavering support of friends and family
01:07:06will help them bloom together
01:07:08like a new plant taking root.
01:07:11Just as Adam and Eve became one,
01:07:13Victor and Christine shall become one today
01:07:16as well as they become one united in marriage.
01:07:23Um, where do I begin?
01:07:27I'm trying to find my words.
01:07:29Um, Christine, the first time we met, I lost words,
01:07:36and then this time you came down the aisle,
01:07:37and I can't find my words.
01:07:42I never thought I'd fall in love
01:07:44in such a unique experiment.
01:07:49And Christine, the moment we spoke in those pods
01:07:53and we just connected,
01:07:55it felt so easy getting to know you.
01:07:58You make it easy to open up.
01:08:00You make it easy to be vulnerable.
01:08:01You know more about me than anyone else
01:08:03on this planet at this moment.
01:08:05You accept me for me,
01:08:06and I accept you for you.
01:08:09I'm so grateful to be engaged to you
01:08:13and to see what our next step in this chapter looks like.
01:08:21I think just from the beginning,
01:08:23I felt some kind of connection with you
01:08:25just from hearing your voice.
01:08:26Even from our first 10-minute conversation,
01:08:28I think something in me knew.
01:08:30And every day going forward,
01:08:32getting to know you deeper and deeper,
01:08:34and you let me fully let my guard down
01:08:36and be myself to open up parts of me
01:08:39that maybe are shameful or embarrassing
01:08:43or whatever I interpreted.
01:08:45And the fact that you still fell in love with me,
01:08:48and we had such a connection regardless
01:08:49of anything that either of us shared,
01:08:52it just felt so right.
01:08:55It's been such a calm love and an easy love,
01:08:58but very fulfilling and passionate love,
01:09:00and very, very, very grateful for you.
01:09:03I'm grateful to you.
01:09:04And I feel honored that I'm here with you.
01:09:12Victor and Christine,
01:09:14you chose to get engaged
01:09:16and spend the rest of your lives together
01:09:18based on a deep emotional connection.
01:09:21Now is the time to decide if love is blind.
01:09:26Will you get married and commit to face a life together
01:09:29as husband and wife,
01:09:31or will you walk away forever?
01:09:36Christine,
01:09:38do you take Victor to be your lawfully wedded husband,
01:09:42promising to love and comfort him,
01:09:45to honor him and keep him
01:09:48in sickness and in health,
01:09:50in prosperity and adversity,
01:09:52and forsaken all others
01:09:55as long as you both shall live?
01:09:57If so, please say I do.
01:10:07I do.
01:10:08I do.
01:10:14Victor,
01:10:15do you take Christine
01:10:17to be your lawfully wedded wife,
01:10:21promising to love and comfort her,
01:10:23to honor her and keep her
01:10:25in sickness and in health,
01:10:27in prosperity and adversity,
01:10:30and forsaken all others
01:10:32as long as you both shall live?
01:10:34If so, please say I do.
01:10:37You're a special woman,
01:10:39and you're more than that.
01:10:40You're my woman,
01:10:42you're my rib,
01:10:43and I do.
01:10:49I now pronounce you husband and wife.
01:10:54Victor,
01:10:55you may now kiss your beautiful bride.
01:10:57Oh my God!
01:10:59I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:01I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:04I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:05I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:08I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:14I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:18I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:22I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:26I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:28I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:31I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:31I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:32I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:33I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:33I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:34I got a whole lot of love!
01:11:34Times ten. Yeah, never felt love like this
01:11:40My father
01:11:44We got a merge in the families we got a tribe
01:11:48with my
01:11:50wife
01:11:52That's what I'm looking forward to. Same. I gotta show you the electric slide later
01:11:57When I have to take my shoes off
01:12:04Next chapter? Mm-hmm
01:12:06Best chapter? Mm-hmm
01:12:07I'm gonna go
01:12:11I got a whole lot of love
01:12:14I'm gonna give the song
01:12:24Point of no return
01:12:27I won't be held down
01:12:30By the damaged dark
01:12:35Emma was feeling that it was an I do and I was definitely shocked
01:12:39Light the flame
01:12:42And walk away
01:12:45It's not that I don't want to be with her, I do
01:12:47But at the same time it was coming off as if almost she didn't want the responsibility of children ever
01:12:52And that's scary to me
01:12:56I didn't want to hurt Emma and I truly do believe even with this happening today
01:13:01I do think that love is blind
01:13:06I still do think that love is blind
01:13:09But I do think that there are big things in life like children that you I guess can't be blind
01:13:18on
01:13:21Especially for him
01:13:27Absolutely no regrets on my end
01:13:29And I'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 thing I've learned from this process is the emotional connection needs to be prioritized over the
01:13:39physical
01:13:39The physical is still important to me
01:13:42I'm not saying it needs to be important to everybody else
01:13:44But to me I need a physical match that makes me very very happy
01:13:48Moving forward for me
01:13:49Seeing what happens next
01:13:50Staying open to everything that comes for me
01:13:57Ashley a year ago
01:13:58Would have let him walk all over me
01:13:59She would have said yes
01:14:01And 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
01:14:08Because it no longer brought me joy
01:14:10I think this process has definitely helped me
01:14:13Figure out what I want
01:14:14What I don't want
01:14:15What I'll accept in a relationship
01:14:16I want a love that lasts a lifetime
01:14:18I don't want some
01:14:21Mediocre love
01:14:22And he falls very short of what I deserve in this life
01:14:31Join me in welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Ben
01:14:43We're both ecstatic right now
01:14:46It's so much fun
01:14:48Oh yeah
01:14:49I know we get all these things
01:14:51But I swear I want you
01:14:53Ain't heard that before
01:14:55Well that wasn't me
01:14:58Every promise I make
01:15:00So in love with Jordan like I've always
01:15:02Seven out of ten
01:15:03I like that
01:15:03A ten
01:15:07It's really amazing
01:15:08I wanna show you
01:15:10I love you baby
01:15:11Yeah
01:15:12That's what I do
01:15:14Three and five
01:15:17Yeah
01:15:22Mr. and Mrs. St. John
01:15:34Being married feels just like it should
01:15:36It 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
01:15:41It's incredible to have his family
01:15:43And his friends
01:15:43And mine
01:15:44There's so much love and support
01:15:45It's a really special feeling
01:15:49Every promise I made
01:15:51There's so much love
01:15:52It's a promise I keep
01:15:53I need to teach you
01:15:55It's time for you
01:15:57And you believe me
01:15:58And I'm gonna show you
01:16:01Last thing it's like
01:16:02T minus two hours
01:16:04Until you guys use the box
01:16:06Yeah we on the countdown
01:16:07That box
01:16:09Um
01:16:10Yeah that
01:16:11Well I just found out my sister
01:16:12And their kids
01:16:13Her kids are staying in the same hotel
01:16:14As we are
01:16:15Oh they are?
01:16:16But they're not staying in the same room
01:16:17You'll be the proof
01:16:22I'm gonna let you
01:16:24I'm gonna let you
01:16:27You'll be the proof
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 do that
01:16:53I told you
01:16:56Don't fucking do that
01:16:57Come on
01:16:58Choose me
01:17:01I know you wanna
01:17:03Come on you gotta
01:17:05God
01:17:06You need me
01:17:10There's no denying
01:17:12Why still deciding
01:17:14Just choose me, oh, choose me, baby please, choose me, oh, choose me, am I still deciding, just choose me.
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